Chapter 222: Chapter 222 Demon Lord’s Assault (3rd Release)

Xia Kingdom, Tianyu City, the Second Princess Si Yan was cultivating in the palace when suddenly, it began to shake, and an extremely terrifying aura descended!

Si Yan felt her soul trembling, a sense of endless despair rising within her.

Her pretty face turned pale, and she immediately summoned her Flying Sword and soared into the sky.

“That is…”

Si Yan saw a crack in the space above Tianyu City from which surging demonic qi poured out through the spatial rift, obscuring the sun and blanketing the city with dark clouds.

The horrific demonic qi was unprecedented.

Si Yan’s current level of cultivation was the third layer of the Dao Palace Realm. Among the loose cultivators of Xia State, she was considered a prodigious talent, but in the face of this horrifying demonic qi, Si Yan felt as insignificant as an ant.

“What’s going on here?”

“There are tens of thousands of loose cultivators in Tianyu City, and it’s near Mount Shu. Yet, some Great Demon dares to attack Tianyu City; they truly have a death wish.”

“But this demonic qi is terribly frightening, absolutely the most terrifying demonic qi I have ever encountered in my life.”

Loose cultivators within Tianyu City, like Si Yan, took to Sword Flight, arriving in the air above and looking panic-stricken at the spatial rift that had appeared above Tianyu City, unsure of what was going to happen next.

The Imperial Guards and city defense forces of Tianyu City were immediately mobilized, and the city was put on high alert. Numerous princes and princesses appeared, employing Sword Flight, turning into streaks of golden light, and taking positions at crucial spots throughout the city.

The Literary Court of the Great Xia was also disturbed.

Many scholars of the Nascent Soul Realm and Dao Palace Realm simultaneously turned to look toward the State Preceptor of Great Xia.

Over the years, the State Preceptor of Great Xia had reached the eighth layer of the Dao Palace Realm and was among the highest-level cultivators in Xia State.

The State Preceptor of Great Xia, gazing at the suffocating endless black clouds of demonic qi, found his robe soaked with sweat.

Even with his cultivation at the eighth layer of the Dao Palace Realm, he felt a sense of desperate powerlessness.

“You all wait here, I will go and ask my teacher to come down from the mountain.”

The State Preceptor of Great Xia took a deep breath and immediately rushed to the bamboo grove of the Literary Court.

This surging demonic qi was beyond his ability to contend with.

In the thatched cottage among the bamboo, an elderly man with white hair held a scroll in his left hand, looking at the endless demonic qi in the sky with a deeply furrowed brow.

Despite his advanced age, the elderly sage was still full of spirit, wearing a Four-Corners Peace Headband, a dark robe with wide sleeves and black edging, surrounded by Magnificent Righteous Qi.

Upon seeing this elderly sage, the State Preceptor of Great Xia respectfully bowed: “This demonic qi is uncommon and may be a disaster of extermination for our Tianyu City. I am incapable of dealing with it, I implore my teacher to take action.”

The elderly sage’s eyes were as profound as the stars: “The master of this demonic qi has surpassed the Void Refinement Realm.”

“How is that possible…”

The State Preceptor of Great Xia’s body shook.

The State Preceptor of Great Xia knew only too well how terrifying the Void Refinement Realm was, and the master of this horrifying demonic qi was actually at the Unity Realm?

A Unity Realm power could crush him effortlessly.

“Then, teacher…”

“I am not his match either, but perhaps I can buy some time. Hurry and seek help from Mount Shu.”

“I will do so immediately.”

The State Preceptor of Great Xia took out an Earth Escape Talisman, infused it with Magnificent Righteous Qi, and the talisman emitted a pale yellow glow.

Although Tianyu City was almost at the foot of Mount Shu, to save time, the State Preceptor of Great Xia used talismans to hasten his journey and arrived at the gate of Mount Shu.

“I am the State Preceptor of Great Xia, the situation is urgent! Quick, take me to see your Sect Leader!”

The State Preceptor of Great Xia was in a frantic rush, taking out the token given to him by Mount Shu.

The elders and disciples guarding the gate of Mount Shu sensed the urgency of the Great Xia State Preceptor and hurriedly rushed to inform Sect Leader Taiyuan.

“The Demon Lord is finally going to make a real move. We must lure the Demon Lord to our Mount Shu and activate the Mountain Protection Array.”

“With the combined efforts of the many Supreme Elders and elders of Mount Shu to operate the Mountain Protection Array, we can surely obliterate the Demon Lord.”

The Supreme Elders of Mount Shu gathered on Ten Thousand Swords Peak, each expressing their confidence in Mount Shu’s Mountain Protection Array.

The Mountain Protection Array of Mount Shu is an unparalleled formation set by the Ancestral Master of Mount Shu.

Sect Leader Taiyuan spoke gravely, “You are all thinking too simplistically. The Demon Lord has not attacked Mount Shu directly but appeared in Tianyu City instead. He is deliberately trying to draw us out of Mount Shu, to prevent us from having the chance to activate the Mountain Protection Array. It’s likely that the Demon Sects have already informed the Demon Lord of the power of our Mount Shu’s Mountain Protection Array, and the Demon Lord is also wary of it.”

The numerous Supreme Elders looked at each other in silence, not a sound to be heard.

The Demon Lord, with his own power, has conquered the major demon races of Huang State and established a great demon army, intent on unifying this realm. He is not merely a brute skilled in cultivation.

Even the Demon Lord would not dare to lightly test the Mountain Protection Array of Mount Shu.

The Mountain Protection Array of Mount Shu is known to be the most powerful among the six major sects.

The Peak Master of Chao Yuan Peak said, “Taiyuan, you are the Sect Leader, so you decide what we should do.”

“For tens of thousands of years, our Mount Shu has taken it upon ourselves to act with chivalry, to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits. Now that living beings are plunged into misery, how can we not come forth to save them? We shall descend the mountain and cooperate fully with other sects to resist the demon army and cover the evacuation of millions of civilians in Tianyu City to Mount Shu.”

“Good!”

The Supreme Elders of Mount Shu, on the brink of life and death, were steadfast in their resolve.

Since the founding of Mount Shu, its purpose has been to slay demons and exorcise evil spirits and to protect Xia State.

With the emergence of the Demon Lord, it is Mount Shu’s undeniable duty.

“The Demon Lord is attacking, Tianyu City is in imminent danger. Elders and disciples of Mount Shu, proceed to the main hall of Mount Shu and stand by for orders!”

Sect Leader Taiyuan transmitted messages to all the peaks of Mount Shu.

“The catastrophe prophesied by the Ancestral Master has finally arrived. My current cultivation level is only at the second layer of the Void Refinement Realm, definitely not the one fated in the prophecy to overcome the calamity. Lu, it seems we may have to rely on you again this time.”

The eldest senior brother Li Changye carried an Immortal Sword on his back, leading his disciple Xiao Xiangdao, on a Sword Flight towards the Great Hall of Mount Shu.

Meanwhile, the purple aura in the sky above Qingyun Peak had not yet dissipated, and Lu Changsheng was still making his utmost effort for a breakthrough.

“I, Zhao Wuyan, have now reached the seventh layer of the Dao Palace Realm.”

As one of the direct disciples of Mount Shu’s Sect Leader Taiyuan, with high aptitude, Elder Zhao Wuyan of Zhiyue Peak had reached the seventh layer of the Dao Palace Realm after being taught the Taiqing Wuji Technique by Sect Leader Taiyuan and then retreating to cultivate for a period of time, advancing from the initial fifth layer of the Dao Palace Realm.

In fact, Zhao Wuyan’s cultivation speed was what a normal genius should have; it’s just that the disciples of Qingyun Peak made rapid advancements, making Zhao Wuyan’s progress seem slow.

“Follow me to the Great Hall of Mount Shu to gather, and await the Sect Leader’s dispatch.”

“Yes!”

The disciples of Zhiyue Peak followed Zhao Wuyan to assemble at the Great Hall of Mount Shu.

“If we give Lu enough time, the Demon Lord is nothing to him. It’s possible that the Demon Lord also has a premonition, hence his attack at this time.”

Before leaving Zhiyue Peak, Zhao Wuyan glanced toward Qingyun Peak, where the purple aura signifying that Lu Changsheng had been in retreat was still emerging.

In the main hall of Mount Shu, elders and disciples from hundreds of peaks gathered, including Murong Shi, Chen Yao, and other disciples of Bimoon Peak.

Chen Yao looked around at those present and did not see Lin Qingzhi, the chief disciple of Qingyun Peak.

The Peak Master of Bimoon Peak, leaning on a wooden staff, perceived her disciple’s thoughts, “The Sect Leader has ordered that the disciples of Qingyun Peak wait for that lad Lu Changsheng to come out of his retreat before joining us.”