Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 286 Saving a city is like putting out a fire

The top of the mountains is the fortified city.

Yu Fengwu, dressed in black, stood on the top of the city wall, overlooking the black fog that kept rising out dozens of miles away. She received a message yesterday that the gate to the dark world had been opened, and immediately led the crowd from Wangjian Mountain to this place to take over the position of the city lord of Gucheng.

It stretches for a hundred miles from north to south, all of which is within the scope of the city defense formation.

The order she received was to stay in Gucheng for three years, provide solid support and ensure the smooth operation of resources and personnel.

All the current mountain masters, formation masters, great sorcerers, great priests and others from other mountains in Xiyuan assist her in the reserve training of the monks, the mobilization of supplies, the reception of the seriously injured and other matters.

Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the plan that had been planned long ago.

All the remaining monks who had gathered in Xiyuan had entered Gucheng last night.

But in less than a day, the passage in and out of Dingzhou's dark world was lost, and the Black Spirit army unexpectedly invaded the human world.

"This cruel catastrophe will cause countless deaths."

Yu Fengwu had a blank expression on his face, his heart was heavy, and he sighed silently.

Relying on the experience accumulated over thousands of years in defending the city, she has layered defenses. Even if she does not have enough experts, she can hold on for a few months without any problem. At most, she will lose dozens of miles of the outer city, but can keep the core area of ​​20 miles intact.

The black spirit is a creature similar to a soul and a spirit. Once it enters the human world, it cannot withstand long-term exposure to sunlight.

Even if they gather in groups and form black fog to block the sunlight, their energy will still be eroded by the ubiquitous Yang energy, and their fighting power will be reduced all the time, so twenty days is about the limit for the black spirits to invade the human world.

But after the black spirit occupied the passage, it could attack or defend.

The two forces in Dingzhou could not come together and were in danger of being surrounded and annihilated.

After all, the fight between the Black Spirit World and the Thousand Directions World is for the Dark World, a resource planet that appears once every three thousand years.

Everyone wants to destroy the other's power and monopolize the mining rights in the dark world for a hundred years. They don't want to face attacks from behind at any time while happily mining.

The dark world has day and night, but there is no rotation of sun and moon.

There is no sun shining during the day, only the sky is bright with varying shades of brightness, and you can even see a few stars in the sky.

There is no bright moon hanging high in the sky at night, and only sparse stars can be seen in the dark sky.

The Dark World is extremely rich in various resources. For humans, demon cultivators, black spirits, and monsters, it is a blessed land suitable for activities. However, there is a drawback. After a hundred years, the Dark World will disappear, and the cultivators and black spirits that unfortunately remain there will also disappear.

"Give orders not to leave the city and actively attack, so as to avoid innocent deaths."

"There are countless sixth- and fifth-level masters hidden in the Black Spirit Army. They can all come and go invisibly, making them extremely difficult to detect. Therefore, we should focus on steady defense. We can use talisman crossbows, thunder pool arrow rain and other means to attack the black fog groups from a distance and eliminate the third-level Black Spirits."

"The Black Spirit's siege will definitely take place at night, so we can arrange for some of our men to rest during the day."

After Yu Fengwu discussed with several people around him, he issued orders one by one.

Currently in the entire Gucheng, she is the only newly promoted fifth-level master.

She would lead the many remaining four-story buildings and monks to hold back the locust-like black spirit army from penetrating into the blessed land of Dingzhou and endangering the lives of mortals of the dynasty outside Xiyuan.

It is also imperative to defend Gucheng, no matter what the cost.

Otherwise, the human monks trapped in the dark world base will have no way to retreat and no chance of survival.

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"The Black Spirit Realm's several forces joined forces to attack the Qianfang Realm's family with a tactic of annihilating the whole family. However, this tactic has a huge flaw, which can easily leave the rear empty. Once the Qianfang Realm's several forces join forces to block the passage, they will not be able to return to the Dark Realm. Every day they stay in the human world, their strength will be seriously reduced."

"When we invaded the Dark Spirit Realm, we suffered a great loss. The passage back to the Dark World was blocked. Human cultivators and demon cultivators can only stay in the Dark Spirit Realm for about ten days at most, which led to heavy casualties that time."

Fellow Daoist Li in the space took advantage of his free time on the road to chatter away ancient stories to Little Xu.

They also taught various experiences on how to deal with black spirits and monsters. There were records of this in the classics of various mountains in Xiyuan, and Xu Yuanchang had read some of them.

It is told by the people who have fought face to face with the Black Spirit, with different emphasis on details.

"Black spirits are divided into three categories: black spirits, gray spirits, and dark spirits. No matter which category they are, they can be restrained by fire, gold, and thunder. Those nasty things will not die even if they are cut into multiple pieces. The only way to kill them is to attack their 'soul beads' in one blow."

"It's very easy for you to identify the location of the black soul bead. Didn't I teach you to use your left and right eyes to perform two pupil techniques respectively? With the blessing of your Yin and Yang dual fire, you can 'see through' the hidden location of the fourth-level black soul bead at a glance, and even detect the invisibility of the fifth-level black spirit. This requires your own perception and increase your experience."

"After you get through this disaster, you should calm down and feed your Yin and Yang fires. You can upgrade the three incarnations to the fourth level. They will be very useful when you travel alone in the dark world in the future."

"..."

Xu Yuanchang felt something was wrong as he listened, and couldn't help but retort, "Old Li, you're not usually so long-winded. It feels like you're leaving your last words... Ugh, are you leaving?"

Li Dan jumped up and cursed: "Can't you have any kindness towards you? You actually treat my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. What kind of person are you? If you are mean-spirited, dog meat cannot be served at the main table."

Xu Yuanchang was relieved. The rabbit that threw away the polite shrew and scolded the street was the fellow Li Daoist he knew.

When Fellow Daoist Li stopped scolding, Xu Yuanchang asked again: "Old Li, how many sixth-level black spirits can you deal with in the Dark Realm? Why do you want to walk alone in the Dark Realm? Isn't it much safer for us to advance and retreat together with many companions?"

"I don't want to answer your string of stupid questions. Let me change it."

Li Dan crossed his arms across his chest and looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with the lonely and disdainful look of a master.

"Okay, you're awesome, you're noble!"

Xu Yuanchang kept on walking at a high speed and asked, "I have been practicing flying knife skills and want to use illusion to enhance the power of a one-hit kill. So far, I still haven't found a breakthrough. Do you have any suggestions for another way?"

He was now desperate and had sought help from an amateur expert to solve his puzzle.

It is already known that although Lao Li and he are not of the same mind, they are partners who are tied together by a rope.

He let go of most of his guard and chatted about anything since he had nothing to do anyway.

He had a feeling that after Lao Li regarded the three-legged turtle as a backup plan set by Taoist Yanshan and shouted "I understand", his attitude towards him changed, not for the worse, but for the better, subtly.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, let’s wait and see.

"Use your spiritual sense to control the flying knife and show me how to use it in the ring space. I, an old man, have always been kind and generous, and I like to give guidance to the younger generation."

Lao Li added: "Of course, brothers should also settle accounts clearly. You should not delay paying the remuneration you owe."

Xu Yuanchang agreed: "Okay, as long as your suggestions are useful, you will get some benefits."

He divided his mind into two parts, and several cold lights whistled back and forth in the space for several rounds, practicing his understanding of the overlapping, speed and changes of the flying knife's "momentum".

Lao Li watched for a long time and said bluntly, "Your flying knife is too low quality. Don't always hold on to the foolish idea that 'ordinary magic weapons can also play a super role'. Your cultivation level has improved, and your ideas must keep pace with the times. Don't leave your brain in the countryside. Hurry up and put a bunch of fourth- and fifth-level materials on the Creation Altar. I will help you take care of the fire. You still have to travel for at least an hour. I will help you refine a few phantom flying knives for emergency use."

Xu Yuanchang placed more than a dozen pieces of materials on the Creation Altar, and heard Lao Li say, "It's not enough, double it."

He suspected that Lao Li was simply trying to enrich himself, so he added more than ten pieces of material.

With the efficiency of refining materials on the fourth-level divine platform, in less than half an hour, all the materials, including the fifth-level materials, were refined into metallic liquid balls of various colors, and handed over to Lao Li to fuse and refine using magic formulas.

Before arriving in Gucheng, Xu Yuanchang had already obtained six small throwing knives.

It is thin and exquisite, and extremely sharp. After spending a little time refining it, I feel very comfortable with it, and it is very different.

From thirty to fifty miles away, the vast Gucheng area was seen covered with patches of black clouds. The two sides were fighting quite fiercely. The majestic city built on the mountain was surging with all kinds of light waves and was under fierce attacks from black and gray energy balls.

There were bursts of lightning in various places in the city, pouring down towards the areas where the dark clouds were dense.

In addition, there were some violent explosions of fire.

Xu Yuanchang sent a message to Liu Xianfeng, who was hiding in the red willow branches in the bamboo box behind him, telling him not to come out without permission.

He had already seen fine black fog floating in the east of Gucheng, ambushing the scattered monks who were entering and leaving the city.

The battle was quite intense.

"Strange, I thought the Black Spirits would gather their troops first and then launch an attack at night when it would be slightly more advantageous for them. What are those annoying guys doing?"

Li Dan was puzzled and said to himself, "Do they think they can take down a fortress that has stood for thousands of years in one fell swoop? And completely wipe out the Dingzhou monks?"

Xu Yuanchang observed and slowed down his speed, then turned to fly southeast, where there was a small group of dark clouds floating around.

There were two other dark clouds moving rapidly towards the southeast, and their intentions were self-evident.

Xu Yuanchang rushed towards the thin dark clouds that were spreading out. About five miles away, he could "see" clearly that there were ten black spirits intercepting him, three of which had phantoms with different aura fluctuations.

When we meet on a narrow road, kill each other.

The speed suddenly increased, and five blurry figures appeared in the air and pounced forward together.

At the same time as he cast the phantom, the bewitching illusion acted on three of the phantom "soul beads" with weaker auras. He could clearly see the locations of the soul beads in the third-level black spirit's body.

The purpose of his attack was to quickly get rid of the entanglement, not to show off his ability and kill a few black spirits.

"kill!"

With a cold shout, the three black spirits that were instantly controlled attacked the fourth-order black spirit that was about to intercept. The entire black spirit team suddenly fell into chaos and was unable to take care of themselves. The thin dark clouds dispersed, and Xu Yuanchang took the opportunity to smash out three thunder talismans.

There were several loud thunderclaps and thunder balls bombarding, and some black spirits that were unable to dodge were wrapped in lightning and let out sharp screams.

The knife flashed, and with a few "bangs" sounds, Xu Yuanchang jumped over from the gap where the black spirit's soul orb was broken and fell. With a wave of his hand, the flying knife whistled backwards towards the black spirit that was trying to chase him, scaring it back.

The phantom flying knife refined by Lao Li is very easy to use.

He vaguely found the direction where the knife's force would break through.

Seeing that they had broken through the obstruction and were less than ten miles away from the magic circle at the edge of the city, which was considered very close, Xu Yuanchang suddenly stopped.

There was a fluctuation in the air ahead, and an invisible figure blocked his way.

"Fifth-level black spirit!"

When Xu Yuanchang cast a spell with all his strength, he could see a translucent shadow with a slightly darker spot in it. That was where the black soul bead was, and its position was actually changing slowly.

From the direction of the nearest city, Hong Yuan from the Law Enforcement Hall shouted anxiously, "Elder Xu, hurry into the city!"

Xu Yuanchang raised his hand and three cold lights shot out, oscillating in different arcs in three directions in the air. He took the initiative to kill the fifth-level black spirit that was blocking him. He deliberately avoided the position of the opponent's soul bead.

The translucent shadow disappeared in a flash, and in an instant it was three feet behind Xu Yuanchang, within reach.

A brilliant golden light suddenly burst out and swept backwards in a semi-fan shape, catching the bullying fifth-level black spirit off guard.

The divine light of creation is a special kind of "fire" light, which burns the invisible black spirit and makes it reveal its figure, struggling to escape for a while.

Xu Yuanchang has seized the opportunity to perform the Dahuoluo Fighting Technique. His body is light and strange, jumping left and right and quickly approaching the city.

Rays of black light burst out angrily with sharp roars, chasing after Xu Yuanchang's afterimage in the air.

Hong Yuan in the city yelled, "Attack, quickly attack that fifth-level black spirit!"

The three crossbows whistled and shot out crossbows as thick as arms, followed by a ball of lightning that shot out from the air and hit the black spirit.

With a "bang", the fifth-level black spirit broke free from the golden light, dodged the attack of the crossbow, and passed through the exploding lightning. Its speed slowed down slightly, and it transformed into a blurry arm, pointing at Xu Yuan who was already close to the city.

"Bang", Xu Yuanchang exploded into pieces, and his body fragments splashed in the air.

Hong Yuan and other monks who were ready to respond in the city screamed.

However, the next moment, Xu Yuanchang, who was carrying a half-broken bamboo box on his back, fell on the city shield, pounding with blood gushing from his mouth and nose.

"Hurry...let me in!"

Hong Yuan reacted and Elder Xu used his avatar to block the fatal blow.

He had seen several incarnations of Elder Xu, and hurriedly used his authority to pull the seriously injured Elder Xu into the city.

The fifth-order black spirit didn't dare to come closer, and its subsequent attack hit the light shield half a breath away, causing ripples of light waves.

Xu Yuanchang didn't bother to check his injuries. He used his avatar to block the attack and relied on his phantom armor to offset the damage to his body caused by the huge impact. Even so, he still felt pain all over as if his whole body was falling apart. He had witnessed the horror of a fifth-order black spirit.

"Xianfeng, are you okay?"

"I...it's okay!"

Liu Xianfeng's voice was a little weak. He flew out from the remaining half of the red willow branch, his face as pale as paper.

She was almost annihilated by the aftermath of the attack, but she seized the opportunity and hid at the end of the branch.

"Look, what is that..."

Hong Yuan was extremely surprised and pointed at the black spirit ten miles away.

A piece of blue starlight suddenly fell from the sky, flashing and trapping the black spirit that was so arrogant just now.

The stars swirled and closed, and the black spirit let out a sharp howl of agony.

Seeing that Xianfeng was not in danger of death, Xu Yuanchang wiped the corner of his mouth, looked to the east, and shouted, "She is one of us. Let her enter the city later!"

A woman in a blue dress appeared, with starlight shining on her body. She waved her hand, and two dark clouds that were fleeing in panic for miles nearby exploded with a "crackling" sound and disappeared.

Hong Yuan stared at the woman in green skirt who killed the fifth-level black spirit with just a wave of her hand. He was so surprised that he dared not make a decision. When did Dingzhou have such a powerful master? He seriously suspected that the other party was the mysterious woman who destroyed the Chaos God Tomb two years ago. He whispered: "Elder Xu, please forgive me. This is a serious matter. Hong must ask City Lord Yu for permission before letting the master into the city."

Yu Fengwu's voice came: "Let her in."

The commotion here has attracted the attention of Yu Fengwu and others on a high ground twenty miles away.

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