The Mortal's Path to Immortality

After traveling for about half an hour, the surrounding environment became more and more gloomy and terrifying, as if swallowed by endless darkness.

As we went deeper, the visibility around us gradually decreased, and the thick death aura made people feel suffocated.

However, at this moment, a faint light appeared in front of us. As the distance got closer, the light gradually became brighter, and finally a brightly lit scene appeared in front of us.

In this light, many Hongzhou monks can be seen coming and going in an endless stream.

They seem to be completely unaffected by the surrounding death aura, and they are busy and orderly performing their tasks.

The atmosphere here is completely different from the outside, as if entering another world, a place belonging to Hongzhou monks.

This brightly lit area is because the monks of the Hongzhou Demon-Slaying Alliance have set up a large number of light formations in the central confrontation area.

These formations emit dazzling light, penetrate the thick death aura, illuminate the surrounding environment, and improve visibility to deal with possible demon attacks.

Cao Rui's arrival did not attract anyone's attention.

After all, there are more than 10,000 Hongzhou foundation-building monks here, and he is just one of them.

They are arranged according to the alliance team, some are temporarily resting, and some are fighting bravely on the front line.

Every monk's face is tired and faintly murderous, which is the trace of long-term fighting.

This is the forefront of Hongzhou's confrontation with the demons!

Here, there is no fixed concept of time, because the battle may break out at any time.

Every few days, or even just a few hours, there will be a thrilling battle.

And it is the offensive strategy of the demons that determines when these battles will begin.

Countless monks gathered here, and they fought a desperate battle with the demons with fearless courage and indomitable will.

They are not driven by money or rewards, but with a firm heart-repel the demons and protect Hongzhou's homeland.

This belief burns like a flame in every monk's heart, allowing them to move forward bravely and never retreat.

Every certain distance, a stronghold will be set up, which is dedicated to providing monks with various free elixirs, including restoring spirits and treating injuries.

For the monks in the foundation-building period who come to participate in the battle, these resources are more than enough to meet their needs.

Here, the foundation-building monks are no longer high and mighty, but have become the most basic soldiers, fighting for a common goal.

Not long after Cao Rui explored here, the sound of war drums sounded.

"Recovered scattered monks, please quickly go to the East 112 area for support, the demon army is approaching! Preliminary estimates show that a battle of more than level three intensity will break out!"

"The 1st Army of the Demon-Slaying Alliance is the main combat army in this battle!"

The voice of the communicator came from the sound transmission formation.

Near Cao Rui, there were monks who were sitting cross-legged and meditating to recover their skills. After hearing the message, they quickly gathered towards the East District 112.

Cao Rui thought about it and followed.

Not long after, following the footsteps of the monks around him, Cao Rui quickly arrived at District 112.

The 1st Army of the Demon-Slaying Alliance was ready to go.

Cao Rui took a quick look and saw more than 2,000 foundation-building monks and nearly dozens of Jindan monks.

The commander of the 1st Army was a few Yuanying monks, who were constantly appearing above the 1st Army at this time, and they were locking onto the approaching demon king of the demon army.

The scattered monks, under the command of the monk who sent the message, filled the two wings of the 1st Army and were responsible for assisting the 1st Army in fighting the demons.

Cao Rui also joined the right wing, where hundreds of foundation-building monks gathered.

In the Hongzhou Demon-Slaying Alliance, it does not mean that those scattered monks are not good enough.

In fact, many of them also have strong cultivation and combat skills.

However, scattered monks have certain limitations in team combat.

The monks who are incorporated into the formal legion have different spell attributes. This diversity allows them to merge spells, and different teams can also form a stronger overall combat power through clever cooperation.

In contrast, the abilities of scattered monks are more individual.

One of them may be good at sword control, another may be proficient in rare puppetry, and another may have a special ice-attributed spiritual root.

These individual powerful abilities may show great advantages when fighting alone, but they are difficult to fully play in team combat.

As the team assembled, the momentum of the entire army of monks gradually changed.

A strong spirit quietly rose.

The light from the bright formation passed through the gray death, hazy like a fairy mirror, and the battlefield here was like the battlefield of immortals in ancient legends.

"Brother, are you a sword cultivator?" In the tense atmosphere, a bald monk came up to Cao Rui and asked in a low voice.

Cao Rui was carrying a golden sword behind him at this time, so it was normal for him to be mistaken for a sword cultivator.

Cao Rui nodded slightly.

"No, I am a sword cultivator." The bald monk raised a nearly three-meter-long sword in his hand.

Cao Rui raised his eyebrows, this guy might be a body cultivator.

As a weapon refiner, Cao Rui smelled a strong and high-quality spiritual ore smell in this big sword.

This big sword should be quite heavy.

"The sword cultivator is mainly responsible for killing. You two will have to help us later." A cultivator nearby responded.

The bald monk laughed: "Okay, okay, we are all here to kill the demons anyway."

"Everyone help each other. When the demons retreat, we will have a drink and chat!"

After the words fell, the sound of war drums sounded.

This war drum is a rare magic weapon with good spiritual energy, which can boost the spirits of the monks.

At this moment, the scene in front became clear, and the demon army was surging like a tide in the shadows.

And the first to charge forward was a large group of monks who were possessed by demons.

"These abominable guys!"

"They are willing to become the running dogs of the demons!"

"It's really disgusting!" The bald monk cursed angrily.

He spat fiercely, then held the sword in his hand tightly, and rushed towards the group of demon monks without fear.

The two armies approached quickly and intertwined in the blink of an eye.

In the middle, the first army fired terrifying spells, with spells of various attributes such as gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. No matter how strong the demons were, they could not withstand a few rounds of bombardment.

On the two wings, the scattered soldiers fought freely.

The bald monk wielded a great sword and slashed at one of the demon monks with a thunderous force.

This sword was so powerful and unstoppable that it directly split the demon monk who had reached the demon spirit realm in half.

With a loud bang, the body of the demon monk exploded instantly, and countless fragments scattered everywhere.

Because his body contained powerful magic energy, it even triggered a self-detonation reaction similar to that of real demons.