Xuannv patted the Flying Tiger's head. "Yun Long, don't be like this. Zhou Bai is one of our companions; you should consider him family too. Do you understand?"
After chatting a bit more, Zhou Bai's understanding of the Heavenly Demon and the celestial court deepened. Next, he had Christina control his body and follow Xuannv, while he himself retreated into the sea of consciousness and began devouring the fate he had just absorbed from Xu Dela.
Zhou Bai planned to harvest more fate from the Heavenly Demons and enhance his Primordial Spirit's potential before his plan comnced.
'Take this opportunity to strengthen my power, which will also help with the plans ahead.'
Christina, controlling Zhou Bai's body, followed Xuannv and noticed the old flying tiger also trailing Xuannv, giving him fierce glares from ti to ti and then growling lowly.
Christina glared back at the tiger and also lay on the ground, wriggling her butt and emitting a threatening growl.
Xuannv said, "Both of you, don't quarrel. Get along nicely."
Christina and Yun Long glared at each other, seeming ready to pounce and tear each other apart at any mont.
Over the next day, Zhou Bai harvested fate while simultaneously devouring fate to strengthen his Primordial Spirit's potential; then, through the consecration of the Dharma Saint Relics and Xuannv's facial suppression, he cultivated his Primordial Spirit's power.
Initially, he harvested Xu Dela's fate and, after draining Xu Dela, had Xuannv help him find other Heavenly Demons to squeeze dry of their fate.
In this manner, Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit power grew at an unprecedented rate, finally increasing from 4775 to 5132 points after one day and one night.
At that mont, Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit power fully entered the standard of the fifth realm. With the cultivation of the third realm, he had obtained the Primordial Spirit power that belonged to the fifth realm, significantly improving his combat ability.
Now, Zhou Bai was confident not only in defeating strength of the sixth realm but also in matching up against cultivators of the seventh realm and Heavenly Demons of level seven. He was no longer as vulnerable as he was during the first encounter with peak-level Xu Dela.
'This is the power of the Heavenly Catastrophe Divine Diagram, the ability I cultivated myself, grasping the power beyond the limits of my realm. Only such extraordinary power has the chance to change this world, to save humanity.'
After enhancing his own strength, Zhou Bai didn't want to delay any longer but prepared to start his plan.
Although he could continue harvesting the Heavenly Demons' fate while staying by Xuannv's side, thereby growing his Primordial Spirit potential, every extra day ant West Mountain City was in more danger.
After all, the Heavenly Demons had no intention of negotiating peace with humans; they were ready to strike at any ti.
So Zhou Bai took back control of his body and said to Xuannv, "I want to release Qian Wangsun and the others."
Xuannv continued her research into the variant species, but for so reason, her work had not been going as smoothly as usual in recent days, as if she had hit a bottleneck.
Upon hearing Zhou Bai's words, Xuannv was montarily taken aback. "Release Qian Wangsun?"
"I don't want to keep them locked up for life, nor do I want to kill them here," Zhou Bai sighed. "Let's just release them. From now on, they're part of humanity, and I'm part of the variant species. When we et again, we'll be mortal enemies."
Xuannv looked at Zhou Bai sowhat joyfully, her displeasure from the failed experints seemingly vanishing. "It's good that you've figured it out. I'll release them now."
Zhou Bai feigned hesitation before saying, "I want to see them one last ti, to sever ties completely."
...
While Zhou Bai was enhancing his strength and embarking on his plan,
In the world of humans, countless people were also on the move, rallying their strength to save West Mountain City and protect humanity.
In Central City, the West Mountain City representative to the celestial court, Lan Chengzong, sat in his office looking sowhat dejected alongside several comrades.
A cultivator said, "These Celestials are unreliable when it matters most."
Another struck the table with his fist. "We've been appealing to the Thunder Departnt, Wanxian Island, and even tried to see the Combat Departnt, but we haven't even gotten an audience with a Proper Deity or an Immortal."
These past days they had truly realized what it ant to find doors closed in their faces, calling out to the heavens only to be ignored, reaching out to the earth only to find no response. The whole Central City was like a huge iron cage—no matter how loud their cries, none could reach outside.
Lan Chengzong forced a bitter smile. "When weak, we have no choice but to endure."
At that mont, a knock at the door was heard, and a staff mber brought in a young man.
Lan Chengzong asked with curiosity, "You are...?"
"Teacher Lan, don't you rember ? I am Zou Can from the 02 class of West Mountain Dao School," the young man said, looking at Lan Chengzong. "I heard that West Mountain City is besieged by the Heavenly Demons? My friends and I want to go back and support West Mountain City. Could you help us with the arrangents?"
Lan Chengzong gave a slight start, surprised he said, "Zou Can? You've already entered the Heavenly Court's resource managent departnt, right? You're going back to West Mountain City?"
The youth nodded, "West Mountain City is now facing the crisis of annihilation. How could I not go back?"
Lan Chengzong said with so emotion, "You an, there are also your companions?"
Lan Chengzong followed the others out of the office and saw on the corridor outside that a dozen young n and won, middle-aged and older, were standing there, looking at Lan Chengzong and Zou Can as they ca out.
Lan Chengzong: "You all..."
"We're going ho."
"Back to West Mountain City."
"To hell with the Heavenly Demon."
...
In the Thunder Departnt, Zi Yang True Monarch examined the resignation letter before him and swept his gaze over the cultivator saying, "You are leaving?"
The cultivator standing in front of Zi Yang True Monarch was the one who had advised Lan Chengzong and the others to leave the gates of the Thunder Departnt.
He looked straight into Zi Yang True Monarch's eyes and said, "The workload of the Thunder Departnt is increasing day by day. I am not capable enough to bear it; I kindly ask the True Monarch to allow to withdraw from the work of the Thunder Departnt."
Zi Yang True Monarch said slowly, "You want to go and support West Mountain City?"
The cultivator gave a slight start but did not speak.
Zi Yang True Monarch continued, "Staying here, you have the best resources, the safest cultivation environnt. Even if the Heavenly Demon conquers the four major cities, it cannot take down Central City. But going to West Mountain City now, you are practically courting death."
The cultivator remained silent, bowed his head, and after a mont, finally said, "I want to go ho."
Zi Yang True Monarch let out a cold laugh, "Then get lost, and if you want to court death, never co back."
...
At this mont in Central City, more and more cultivators serving the Heavenly Court, upon learning about the situation in West Mountain City and realizing that the Immortals and Gods were making no move to support, decided to leave the Heavenly Court to go support West Mountain City.
Among these were predominantly cultivators originally from West Mountain City.
Of course, there were those who were willing to rush to West Mountain City to provide support, and naturally, there were those who hesitated.
Inside a Dao School's dormitory, ng Ruocun was reading the notes from the Daoist scriptures.
The dormitory door opened, and a female cultivator said, "ng Ruocun, Lie Yangzi and I have decided to go to support West Mountain City. Are you going?"
ng Ruocun looked at her surprised: "You're going to support West Mountain City? Isn't that place surrounded by Heavenly Demons? And we are only at the fourth realm of cultivation..."
The female cultivator said, "It's not about cultivation level! If West Mountain City falls, the other cities will be even more at risk! It's ho to almost a quarter of the human population, and there's Jijian Pavilion from the four major sects. It absolutely can't be breached by the Heavenly Demon. Now that the Immortals and Gods are taking their ti to help West Mountain City, we humans have to be the ones to help. Are you going or not?"
ng Ruocun began to hesitate, her brow furrowed, and a whirlwind of thoughts crossed her mind: 'If it were Donghua City being surrounded, I would definitely go to support, but West Mountain City...'
She suddenly thought of the arrangents the Immortal Ming Yue had made for her before.
"ng Ruocun, your talent is quite good. Once you step into the fifth realm, you can go and receive a set of Heavenly Court's special divine diagrams. I've got your cultivation resources covered."
ng Ruocun bit her lip and said, "I... I can't go. My presence there wouldn't make much difference. Staying in Central City is where I can gain stronger power, which can help humanity more in the future."
The more she spoke, the more she felt justified. She lifted her head and said to the other, "You shouldn't go either. You've only been cultivating in the Dao School for half a year. Your potential could fully reach the sixth or even seventh realm. You shouldn't be sacrificing yourselves now."
The female cultivator glanced at her, shook her head, and said, "If West Mountain City is gone, what's the use of having a few more cultivators in the sixth or seventh realms? If we go now, even if we kill one more Heavenly Demon, it would relieve so pressure off them."
Watching the back of the leaving cultivator, ng Ruocun clenched her fists, taking a long ti before her inner turmoil settled.
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