"Xu Ping, well done!" Tan Shuyi's face lit up with joy.

Xu Ping hadn't interacted much with him. Originally, he thought the other was just a Pill Master devoted to hard cultivation, but who would have thought his swordsmanship had become so strong.

It might not be much weaker than his!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, block the breach!" Tan Shuyi shouted loudly.

At the moment, aside from himself, the other was probably the strongest here, so such a weighty responsibility naturally fell on his shoulders.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping said nothing unnecessary and directly charged toward the breach with his sword.

He understood that probably only he could barely block the breach now.

"Slash!"

Xu Ping held his sword single-handedly, mana surging. Streams of Sword Qi erupted from the sword tip, slicing the invading First Rank Demon Beasts like a meat grinder.

Blood mixed with meat scraps lay several feet thick.

"Roar!"

At this moment, two Second-stage Lower Grade Tiger Demons roared, trying to forcibly break through the breach.

The light blue energy balls forming in their mouths, carrying a bone-chilling coldness, were launched instantly, freezing the Demon Beasts into ice sculptures wherever they passed.

"Be careful, these are Second-stage Ice Tigers!" Xu Zhixuan couldn't help but remind.

Xu Ping remained expressionless; not only did he not dodge, but he instead faced them head-on with his sword. He thrust his sword forward, the Sword Qi arcing like a rainbow, directly facing the oncoming icy light balls.

In that instant, the Sword Qi burst, shattering the two light blue balls. The icy breath spread in the air, freezing several First Rank Demon Beasts into ice sculptures.

"Die!"

With concentrated eyes, Xu Ping suddenly swung his Purple Sun Sword, Sword Qi rushing like a tide toward the two Ice Tigers.

"Roar!" A mournful roar sounded as the first Ice Tiger was hit by the Sword Qi, its body instantly torn apart, blood gushing out and turning into a cold blood rain.

The other Ice Tiger, enraged by the sight, leapt furiously, its sharp claws slicing through the air, aimed straight at Xu Ping's face.

"True Body of the Blood Demon!"

He pinched a Spell, uttering a low incantation.

Instantly, his body began to swell, turning into a sturdy giant over two meters tall, his skin glowing with blood light.

Unhesitatingly, he punched out.

Boom!

A blastwave erupted between man and tiger, overturning countless First Rank Demon Beasts!

Crack, crack!

An extreme coldness traveled along Xu Ping's fist to his arm, freezing the entire arm into ice.

"Hmph!"

Xu Ping snorted coldly, blood light coursing over his arm, releasing a powerful blood energy force that directly shattered the ice covering his arm.

"Get lost!"

Then he roared, his whole body's strength pouring into his fist.

"Roar!"

Amidst the Ice Tiger's wretched scream, it was directly blasted away by Xu Ping.

Though he hadn't yet reached the second layer of Blood Demon Body Refining, his current strength was unquestionably much greater.

"Second-stage Body Refining!!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, their hearts greatly shocked.

Swordsmanship, Body Refining, how much had this Fellow Daoist Xu been hiding!

At this moment, Jiang Tian stared at Xu Ping, his gaze flickering, pondering something unknown.

"Phew!"

Xu Ping exhaled a breath of murky air, his body returning to normal. Holding his sword in his right hand, the sword tip pointed down, though standing alone in front of the breach, he exuded a majestic presence, like a mountain facing the battering of storms.

"Elder Xu!!!"

Countless remaining Qi Cultivators began to cheer, feeling that they would never forget this awe-inspiring silhouette.

The sudden outbreak from Xu Ping at the southern gate barely held the line, but the support they were hoping for seemed unlikely.

For after the Third-rank Array was damaged, the Third-rank Demon King naturally wouldn't pass up such an opportunity. Driven by it, countless Demon Beasts fought to the death, storming the city as if caring not for their lives.

Under what seemed like a storm of attacks, the east, west, and north gates were in dire straits, and even the protective strength of the Third-rank Array began to consistently weaken.

...

Northern Gate.

"Sect Leader, it's not good, the southern gate has fallen!" A Qiu Xuan Mountain Qi disciple shouted in terror.

Hongyi's face was grim. With such a commotion, he knew without needing others to point it out.

"Save me!"

At this moment, a miserable scream echoed.

Everyone looked towards the sound, only to see a giant snake covered with black scales spew several black Wind Blades, slicing through the protective shield of a Qiu Xuan Mountain Foundation Establishment Cultivator. In his terrified gaze, he was cut into several pieces by the Wind Blades.

"Die!"

Unable to save him in time, Hongyi watched helplessly as the Qiu Xuan Mountain Foundation Establishment Cultivator died before him, feeling immense rage in his heart.

He roared angrily, summoning a huge pair of scissors with golden scales on its surface, exuding a profound aura and brilliant spiritual light.

Swoosh!

The golden scissors transformed into a ray of spiritual light, instantly cutting the giant snake with black scales in half.

He struck with hatred, slaying a Second-stage Demon Beast, but it had little impact on the battlefield, where everyone was still engaged in a bitter battle.

What's more, with the southern gate breached, facing the overwhelming beast tide, with at most a Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator on their side, they probably wouldn't hold out much longer!

"Sect Leader, what should we do!!" Even the Foundation Establishment Cultivators were panicking now, fearing that Qiu Xuan Immortal City might be breached!

"Phew!"

Facing the panic of the masses, Hongyi exhaled a breath of murky air, instead calming down.

"There's no other way."

His mind sank into his Dantian, where a jade green ring floated quietly.

Refine!

Accompanied by liquid mana activating the jade green ring.

Buzzing!

The jade green ring emitted a deep green light, unleashing a powerful suction force, but it absorbed not mana, but life force!

As life force drained continuously, Hongyi's aura grew stronger and stronger.

Boom!

Finally, a wave of Fake Pill aura erupted from him, sweeping across the surroundings.

"This... a Fake Pill?"

Countless faces showed shock; what method had Hongyi used to elevate his aura to the Fake Pill level.

Although in terms of combat power, a Fake Pill was slightly inferior to a Golden Core Cultivator, it was undoubtedly much stronger than a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Die!"

With Fake Pill mana, Hongyi controlled the golden scissors, raising a mighty storm of golden light dozens of feet high.

Rumbling!

The storm of golden light annihilated everything nearby, whether Second-stage Demon Beasts or First Rank Demon Beasts, everything was equally sliced in two.

"So... so strong!"

Everyone stared in shock at Hongyi hovering in the void.

Hongyi's deep voice spread across a range of ten miles: "All cultivators of my Immortal City, kill the Demon Beasts with all your might!"

With Fake Pill combat power present, everyone's morale was instantly boosted.

...

Yet at this moment, Xu Ping and the others encountered trouble.

Although Tan Shuyi and several Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators barely managed to tangle with the Second-stage Upper Grade Demon Beast, the Purple Lightning Wolf, they were at a disadvantage, being pushed back step by step.

What was worse, two more Second-stage Middle Grade Bear Demons had broken in.

"It's over!"

"Why hasn't support arrived yet??"

Everyone present, including the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, couldn't help but feel despair. They were barely holding on now, how were they supposed to handle two more Second-stage Middle Grade Bear Demons!

Xu Ping's face darkened, feeling a wave of trouble.

Against two Second-stage Middle Grade Bear Demons, if not revealing other means, he was probably not their match!

But he still charged forward, even if he couldn't defeat them, dragging them out wouldn't be an issue.

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