Although she was the Great Elder of the Demon Sect's Floral Pavilion, the demonkin outside would not recognize her identity, she was well-read and strong-willed, had long understood the demonkin's cruel thods from the books, and if she fell into the hands of the demonkin... Just thinking about the terrifying practices recorded in the books made her tremble uncontrollably.
Being captured by demonkin would be worse than taking her own life on the spot.
"Indeed, City Lord Feng, when can the reinforcents from Great Qin arrive, is there a specific ti?" A sword-bearing elder in a turquoise Daoist robe and a corpulent, bald monk couldn't help but echo out loud.
Beset by these people's incessant chatter, City Lord Feng Xinglie of Heavenly Wind City could hardly suppress his scorn, "Where is the fervor all of you had when you were secretly hamstringing and competing against , each not wishing for the King of Great Qin's troops to be stationed too much in the Eastern Region?"
"Now that most of the King's forces have been redeployed to the front lines for the rotation, why do all of you Sect Masters suddenly long for the King of Great Qin's mighty forces?"
"My dear Feng, now is not the ti to mock us, this is a matter of life and death, the past is all our fault, please give us a straight answer, City Lord Feng."
"His Majesty is already aware of Heavenly Wind City being besieged, but reinforcents can't arrive that quickly, everyone, demonkin are ferocious, we too should prepare, join upon the city walls."
"In this lifeti, I've drunk wine and slept with countless beauties, I've had my fill, at worst I'll sacrifice this old life here and take a few demon spawn with ."
Whether it was reminiscence of glorious days gone by or the blood-rising desperation of dire straits, the tall and thin elder's voice suddenly turned stern, as he rose to his feet decisively.
"The Demon Army besieges the city, and the entire Heavenly Wind City is shrouded under the powerful force of spatial prohibition, fellow Daoists, you have the choice to fight to the death with or wait here to die, make your decision now."
"City Lord Feng has bold courage, we cultivators from the three sects of Daoism, Buddhism, and Demons are not the sort to fear death, certainly not to commit treachery. Fellow Daoists, we have fought for most of our lives, but now we must join hands to defend against the enemy, I never dread there would be such a day," the white-haired sword-bearing Daoist bowed to the gathered cultivators.
"Indeed, Elder Feng, if you're not afraid of death, neither are we, let's go together."
Just as everyone was gritting their teeth and rising to their feet, an armored soldier burst through the palace doors, waving a letter frantically.
"They've co, they've co, the reinforcents have arrived!"
"What? The reinforcents are here, how many troops have co?"
Upon hearing that reinforcents had arrived, the valor that had just risen in Feng Xinglie imdiately dissipated as he grabbed the arm of the armored soldier, demanding loudly.
"Cough... cough cough, two... two people have co, my lord, I..." The young face of the armored cultivator was now red as a beet.
"Two people, what use are two people?" Looking at the soldier's flushed face, knowing he had lost his composure, Feng Xinglie's hand fell limply, "It must be the ssengers, bring them in first."
"Lord, it's National Master Yi Chengzi Taoist and Deputy Director Lin Luo of the Ministry of Justice who've arrived, they ask that you hurry to the city gate to et them."
"What? National Master Yi Chengzi and Director Lin Luo have co personally? You fool, why didn't you say so sooner, delaying our chances in battle."
"I'll depart at once."
Feng Xinglie's sagging old face suddenly revived with a second youth, a joy of survival post-disaster lighting up his face.
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The east gate of Heavenly Wind City.
Yi Chen and Lin Luo's figures slowly materialized.
"The space-ti divine skills of Fellow Taoist Lin Luo are truly becoming more exquisite, to forcibly teleport into such repulsion of space."
"Are you praising yourself, Yi Taoist? You entered even more effortlessly than Lin Luo," Lin Luo said with a smile.
As the two chatted, an elder with white hair approached, leading a group of cultivators.
"National Master!"
"Less talk, you're the City Lord Feng Xinglie, right? I've seen your portrait in the reports His Majesty provided, now I order you to open the East City gate."
"Esteed guests have arrived, and Great Qin is a land of rites, turning people away from a thousand miles is not the way to treat guests."
"Huh?" Yi Chen's first order stunned Feng Xinglie speechless.
"This is an order, a bunch of country bumpkins, how could you obstruct the State Preceptor?"
"My observation of the horde of demon spawn outside was like setting up a sign and selling heads."
"This is an order, City Lord Feng, open the East City gate," Yi Chen grinned, revealing two rows of white, glaring teeth.
Looking at Yi Chen's chilling smile, a shiver ran up Feng Xinglie's spine, swBodying down the words of persuasion he had intended to offer.
After years in the red dust, he had discerned the State Preceptor's intention from his words.
Whether you do it or don't, if you don't comply, it's on your head.
"Hurry up, I'm pressed for ti!"
Gritting his teeth, Feng Xinglie took out a green token, generating a Streaming Light that pierced the majestic hundred-ter city gate of Heavenly Wind City.
Accompanying the slow opening of the gate was the Extre Origin energy that Yi Chen was steadily gathering in his hand.
A vast halberd light, growing in synchrony with the gate aperture, was quickly taking shape, the intense fluctuation of power chilled Feng Xinglie to the bone even from a distance.
The boundless strength of the State Preceptor was truly overwhelming.
"The gates are opening, the gates are opening!"
"The gates have opened, and the little bugs inside are about to give up, everyone, charge!"
The demonkin outside unleashed joyful roars of anticipation, as the gate swung wide open and the demonkin surged forward to enter, they were greeted by the dazzling light of Extre Origin.
Boom!
Like locusts through crops, leaving nothing alive, under the onslaught of the boundless Extre Origin Tide, the halberd light obliterated everything in its path, turning demonkin and bizarre ferocious beasts alike to dust.
Such a sudden shift brought silence upon the horde of demons outside, their formidable montum halted in an instant.
"What... what is this!"
At the city gate, a robust Daoist erged, holding the Holy Halberd.
With National Master Yi Chengzi's appearance, one halberd stood against a horde of demons!
"Heaven has the virtue of preserving life, lay down your weapons, and I shall spare you a path to live."
"The National Master will count to three!"
"Three!"
"So nerve, truly incorrigible! Deserve death!"
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