“Ouch—”
Under the city wall, the demon roared, rushed towards the city gate, and climbed up the city wall.
On the city wall, arrows rained down and swords flew like locusts.
The demons are fearless and come in waves, one after another.
The practitioners share the same hatred for the enemy and will not give in!
The battle went from night to day, and then from day to night.
It lasted for two days and two nights!
The city walls and the walls were filled with corpses of demons and humans.
After the giant rat king underground was killed by the masters of the three immortal sects, the demon army finally retreated.
It's early morning.
The remaining demons retreated like a wave, leaving behind a field of dismembered bodies.
The human practitioners stood on the city wall, watching the demon gradually disappear in the black fog in the distance. They all breathed heavily and their hands couldn't help shaking.
Some people's swords are full of gaps.
Some people's fists were already a bloody mess.
Some people simply collapsed on the ground.
Two days and two nights of continuous fighting had left them exhausted and drained of energy.
The practitioners underground also came out in a miserable state.
The top leaders of the three major immortal sects silently came to the city wall and looked at the black fog in the distance together.
Gongyang Yan, Jia Xun, Fairy Liuyun and others also had scars on their bodies.
There was a blood scar on Bai Yishan's shoulder that was so deep that the bone could be seen.
Some young practitioners seemed to have disappeared.
As the evening breeze blew, the strong smell of blood filled the entire city.
There was deathly silence on the city wall.
Half an hour later.
All the casualties this time have been counted.
Each sect counted their personnel, walked up to the city wall, and reported in a low voice with a serious expression.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing.
After a while.
Jia Xun looked in the direction of Mocheng in the distance and suddenly said, "In two battles, we only killed one giant rat king. In addition to the Golden Eagle King, there should be three more demon kings, none of which have appeared yet. The elite demon soldiers we encountered in Mocheng last time have also not appeared yet."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
Fairy Liuyun said, "There were more than 200 people coming to my Jiutian Yaotai this time, but now there are only more than 30 people left, and two elders also died underground."
Gong Yangyan smiled bitterly and said, "My Piao Miao Xian Sect has suffered even more severe losses."
The long-bearded old man, Sun Ming, said gloomily, "On my Penglai Fairy Island, more than 300 people died, all of them were elite disciples, and there were five elders and deacons. Several sects under our command lost more than 2,000 people..."
Several people looked at Liucheng shrouded in black fog, and spoke in deep voices about their respective losses.
Bai Yishen and Linqiu City Mayor Zhang Yan stood aside in silence.
The practitioners and soldiers of Dayan suffered even greater losses.
There was no place left to pile the bodies at the city gate.
At this time, a woman from Jiutian Yaotai suddenly sighed and said, "Just for a wisp of tree soul that may not exist, is it worth it?"
Everyone was silent.
Another moment passed.
The Yueyang Tower of Piaomiao Xianzong suddenly bowed to the people of Jiutian Yaotai and Penglai Xiandao, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I am really sorry. My Piaomiao Xianzong has really tried its best. If it continues like this, I am afraid that the remaining disciples will be buried here, so we have decided to withdraw."
There was silence for a moment.
Jia Xun of Penglai Fairy Island sighed and said, "Why insist on doing something when you know it's impossible? We at Penglai Fairy Island have also decided to withdraw."
Fairy Liuyun of Jiutian Yaotai also said calmly: "We, Jiutian Yaotai, will also withdraw."
After hearing what the three major immortal sects said, the sects affiliated with them also said, "We will withdraw too!"
For a moment, people on the city walls and under the city walls expressed their desire to withdraw.
Only the people of Dayan remained silent.
When they said they were going to quit, they actually meant giving up the city and leaving, each going back to their own homes.
They can, but Dayan’s practitioners and soldiers can’t.
Because this is the territory of Dayan, the city of Dayan, and the last pass leading to the inland of Dayan.
Ma Chenzi of the Huashan Sect could not help but said angrily: "It is everyone's responsibility to kill the demons! If our Great Yan is destroyed and the demons grow stronger, the entire Jiuzhou Continent will be devastated! Since you are an immortal sect, how can you just leave like this?"
Yueyang Tower looked at him and said, "If you don't leave now, will you wait until all of us die in battle and become demons before leaving?"
Sun Ming said sarcastically: "With our limited strength, do you think we can defend this city? When other demon kings arrive with their armies, everyone here will be buried with them. If we leave now, we can at least save some strength and fight again later."
Jia Xun also said: "President Bai, it's not that we are unwilling to continue to help you defend the city. It's just that the demons are so powerful that this city can no longer be defended. Rather than being annihilated, it is better to retreat in time, retain some combat power, and then make long-term plans. There is no need for you, Da Yan, to defend here to the death. Retreat first and save your lives."
Bai Yishan was silent for a moment, then he saluted and said, "You have helped to defend the city during this period, and we have lost many disciples. I and everyone in Da Yan will remember this and are grateful. The demons are indeed powerful, and I know that this city may not be able to be defended. Therefore, it is natural for you to leave now, and I have no complaints. However, I and all the soldiers of Da Yan will never leave. Linqiu City is the last pass on the border of Da Yan. If it is lost, all the people in Guanzhong will suffer. Therefore, we will never evacuate."
Jia Xun was silent for a moment and said nothing more.
Sun Ming also sneered and said sarcastically, "Scholars are just pedantic. Do you think that if you die in battle, you will be serving your country? How ridiculous."
Then he said to the others, "Let's go. Don't worry about them. If they want to wait to die here, then let them go. We won't accompany them any longer."
Everyone else nodded.
The people from Piaomiao Immortal Sect left first.
Then, people from Penglai Fairy Island, Jiutian Yaotai, and other national sects also left one after another.
On the city walls and under the walls, only Dayan's practitioners and soldiers stood still without moving.
In the pitch-black night, they stood there like sculptures. Although they were covered in blood and exhausted, the look in their eyes was still firm and resolute.
The practitioners from the three major immortal sects and other countries walked onto the street, turned their heads to look at them, and fell silent.
"Let's go. They are determined to die. It's useless to persuade them."
Everyone left quickly with mixed feelings.
Several people from Jiutian Yaotai looked at the figure on the city wall, seeming to be hesitating about something.
Fairy Liuyun looked at them and said coldly, "It's time to go."
Several people lowered their heads slightly, turned around and left without saying anything.
The road out of the city in the west has been opened.
Without any further delay, they gathered the remaining people and quickly left the city.
When they were leaving the city, the army of Dayan lined up neatly and entered the city silently from outside.
The soldiers of Dayan stationed nearby all rushed over.
There were also some practitioners who came from all over Dayan, including men, women, young and old, and even some ordinary people holding hoes and sickles.
When the practitioners from the three major immortal sects saw this scene, they became even more silent and silently quickened their pace.
Some practitioners didn't even dare to look these Great Yan people in the eye, and walked hurriedly with their heads down.
After walking out of the range covered by the magic tree's canopy, they immediately released the spaceship and sailed away in silence.
Because in the land below, more people from Dayan were rushing towards Linqiu City.
Even some of the people who had fled began to return.
The weak Da Yan will have to mobilize the entire country to fight a decisive battle here with the demon army.
"Humph, you are trying to hit a rock with an egg. You are overestimating your own abilities."
Someone on the spaceship said something, but no one echoed him.
They looked back and saw that Linqiu City was shrouded by huge black tree canopies and black fog, as if it had been swallowed by a giant creature and nothing could be seen.
And at this time.
In Linqiu City, large numbers of soldiers entered the city one after another.
Yueying and Yuchiling, who were stationed nearby, brought their entire armies with them.
The practitioners and soldiers who had been fighting in the city for two days and two nights finally had time to go back and eat and rest.
“Bah! They came here for the demon race’s sacred tree, but now that they can’t get it, they immediately run away. What the hell are the three major immortal sects!”
"When they discussed opening up the road to the west a few days ago, I guessed that they might run away, and it turned out to be true."
"Even if our Great Yan is destroyed, they can't escape."
"It is said that in the ancient times, when human cultivators fought against the demons, all the humans on the continent were united and shared the same hatred for the enemy, so they destroyed the demons. I didn't expect that now..."
“What a shame!”
The practitioners of Dayan returned with injuries, cursing angrily as they walked on the road.
After Luo Qingzhou and his companions returned to the mansion in silence, they went to take a bath one by one.
Then they all had a big meal and went back to their rooms to sleep.
At this time, no one had the energy or mood to chat anymore, and they all fell asleep exhaustedly on the bed.
After Luo Qingzhou returned to his room, although he was tired, he did not fall asleep immediately.
The pure energy accumulated in his body was almost overflowing, and it would be too slow to refine it himself.
He sat down on the bed and silently recited the Heart Purification Technique for a while. After his mind was calm, he began to practice the technique to refine the pure vital energy in his body.
The streams of pure vital energy quickly transformed into energy, flowing through the meridians to every acupoint and flesh in his body, and began to nourish his thirsty body.
When it's almost dawn.
He slowly exhaled a breath of white air and opened his eyes.
After calming down the restless energy in his body, he took out the body identification stone, held it in his palm, and looked at the data that appeared on it.
Grandmaster mid-stage, progress 45
The initial stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, progress 30
Sure enough, the power those demons brought to him was extraordinary!
In just four or five days, the progress he made after the breakthrough actually increased to 45!
This was unimaginable in the past.
At this rate, I believe he will advance again soon!
At this time, he felt that his physical strength had recovered, but he was still a little tired mentally and still needed to rest.
He put away the body-identifying stone and looked at the small tree in the storage ring again.
The sapling is lush and leafy and is still growing vigorously.
The golden fruit on the branch had grown a circle bigger than before, with more rune patterns on it, making it look even more mysterious and complex.
What kind of fruit is this
Will it continue to grow
Is it for eating or for refining things
His mind was full of questions.
At this time, he looked at Erbao in the other space.
At this time, Erbao was in low spirits. The little fire fox kept provoking it, but it ignored it.
Luo Qingzhou then remembered that he had forgotten to ask Sister Yue whether Dabao was taken away by her.
With a reason, you will naturally be braver.
He left the room, came to Sister Yue's door, and knocked gently.
There was no response from inside.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to say, "Sister Yue, it's me. I have something to talk to you about."
There was still no movement inside.
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to knock on the door again and said, "Sister Yue, my Dabao is missing. Is he with you? Also, can you help me look at that small tree? The fruit looks ripe. Can I pick it?"
Still no response.
Luo Qingzhou pretended to leave, muttering to himself: "Okay, Sister Yue may still be sleeping, so I won't disturb her. I'll pick the fruit myself, eat half myself, and give the other half to my uncle."
After he finished speaking, he had just taken a few steps when the door suddenly opened.
Luo Qingzhou turned around, looked at the person in the door, and pretended to be surprised and asked: "Sister Yue, did you just wake up?"
Yue Yao did not answer. She stared at him coldly for a while before saying, "It's not mature yet."
"oh."
Luo Qingzhou walked over.
The door closed immediately.
Before the bolt was locked, Luo Qingzhou suddenly appeared, pushed the door open, rushed in, and said, "Sister Yue, I haven't finished what I want to say."
After that, he helped her close the door and bolted it.
The room became quiet.
Silence.
Luo Qingzhou suddenly said: "Sister Yue, you... kissed me..."
"I don't."
Yue Yao immediately denied it, turned around and walked to the window.
Luo Qingzhou spread his hands and said, "No? Then who kissed me before?"
Yue Yao said calmly: "Flower bones."
Luo Qingzhou: “…”