This night, Zixia Sect lived in fear.
Although the two great demons of the Tenth Realm have left, their words have fallen into the hearts of everyone. Everyone now knows that as soon as the sky breaks, the third tenth-level demon will appear and join forces to break the Zixia Sect's formation. It is feared that there will be more misfortune than good. Everyone was worried and scared, and no one could squint for a moment in peace that night.
The elders were on standby around the Patriarch Hall. Once a demon clan attacked the mountain, they would immediately form a formation to protect the sect. The disciples below have already been distributed on the mountain roads leading to the sect according to prior arrangements, in preparation for resisting the attack of the demon army after the formation is broken.
In the war with the demon clan, either you die or I live. Therefore, thousands of people in Zixia Sect have already staked their lives at this time, and they will not give up until one party dies.
At this moment, everyone's attention is undoubtedly focused on this sect-protecting formation, and nothing can happen to the formation.
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Fan Xuan got her master's order and drove the talisman to the entrance of the main mountain. She saw that the huge stone with the three characters "Zixia Sect" carved at the entrance was already crowded with people, and there were scattered disciples on the mountain road. Stay on both sides. At a cursory glance, there were actually one or two hundred people, all dressed in Zixia Sect's Taoist robes, and they were all disciples of this sect.
Among the people, there was also a woman standing by the stone table at the entrance of the mountain. This was Hu Xun. The last time Xu Huaigu visited the Zixia Sect, this person was on duty at the mountain gate. Because she handled the matter extremely properly, she had gained the respect of the sect, so she was able to lead more than a hundred disciples to guard the Zixia Sect with her seventh level cultivation. At the main entrance of Xia Zong, this is not an optional task.
Hu Xun was naturally proud of this, so although he was at the end of his rope this time, he did his best.
Fan Xuan's talisman has not even gotten close, but it has already attracted the attention of the disciples here, and everyone immediately became alert. Some people were about to twist out the talismans and cast spells, while others subconsciously took two steps back, flinching in their eyes, and wanted to hide behind everyone.
Hu Xun condensed his gaze towards Fan Xuan. After recognizing her, he hurriedly said: "Don't panic, it's Junior Sister Fan Xuan who is here. The sect-protecting formation has not yet been broken by the demon clan, and the demon clan will never be able to enter. You don't have to In this way, all trees and plants are soldiers."
When everyone heard this, they felt relieved.
Fan Xuan landed next to Hu Xun, raised her hands in salute, and said, "Fan Xuan came to the main entrance to defend against the enemy on Master's orders, and is at the command of Senior Sister Hu."
Hu Xun hurriedly smiled and said: "Junior sister Fan is too polite. We are all disciples of our sect. Anyone who is not sent out is just to contribute to the sect. But with your help, I will be more confident in guarding the main entrance."
Fan Xuan raised her head and nodded slightly. Hu Xun saw that the corners of her eyes were a little red, and thought that Fan Xuan had not been seen in the sect in the past few days, but now she seemed to be rushing back in a hurry, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious. But she didn't ask much. Although she was in a higher realm, after all, in terms of status, Fan Xuan was much higher than her.
Hu Xun didn't say anything, but Fan Xuan asked eagerly: "Senior Sister Hu, I haven't been in the sect these days. Has anything major happened to the sect?"
Hu Xun replied: "When it comes to big things, no matter how big it is, the two big monsters broke the formation tonight. In addition, the elders have given orders to stick to it, and the entire sect's disciples have been divided into more than a dozen factions. They are all led by senior brothers and sisters to resist the monsters at various intersections up the mountain. Regardless of their cultivation level or age, we must all defend against the enemy together."
Fan Xuan looked around at the crowd and saw many young disciples. Most of these people have only been in the sect for two or three years. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, their childish look has not faded from their faces. They are often only at the first or second level of cultivation, but they still stand among the crowd.
I was still at the age of Qing Xiu, and I had never even slaughtered livestock. How could I kill demons? Fan Xuan saw their eyes bewildered and at a loss. She couldn't imagine how these children would be able to defend themselves against the monsters if they really attacked the mountain.
Hu Xun saw what she was thinking, sighed, and said: "This is also something that can't be done. Even if they don't go to the front line, they are still in danger. Now, although the sect-protecting formation protects the Zixia sect, it also makes the sect No one can get in or out of the door. Now we are all grasshoppers on a rope, and we can only prosper and lose."
Fan Xuan felt very uncomfortable. Although she is willing to fight and die for the sect, these children who have just joined the sect should not. In the secular world, most of them are also the descendants of rich families. If they had not gone up the mountain, they might have escaped from East Fuyao Island with their families and survived by luck. But now that you are on the mountain, you are no longer controlled by the secular world, and everything must be obeyed by the sect's orders.
In this way, joining the Zixia Sect would harm them.
Hu Xun said: "When there is a fight, I will let them hide behind."
Fan Xuan frowned, nodded, and asked: "Is the sect master out of seclusion now?"
Hu Xun shook his head and said: "This is not something I can know. Elder Murong should know. You should ask your master."
Fan Xuan thought for a while and said helplessly: "Forget it. I don't know. What's the use? I'll stay here and advance and retreat together with you. At least I can do something practical."
Hu Xun thanked him: "Then there is Junior Sister Lao Fan."
While the two were talking, they saw a flying sword coming slowly in the air, and everyone focused their attention on the flying sword again.
Hu Xun squinted and couldn't recognize the person on the flying sword, but when he saw that she was not a disciple of the Zixia Sect and he had never seen her in the sect, he immediately became wary. Just when she was about to give a verbal warning, Fan Xuan took her hand and hurriedly explained: "This is a fellow Taoist from Qingfeng Valley. I know him, so there is no need to be suspicious."
After hearing this, Hu Xun stopped his hand, comforted the people around him for a few words, and then fell silent.
The person on the flying sword is Liu Waner. She landed next to Fan Xuan, sheathed the flying sword into the heart lake, and said with a kind smile: "Fellow Daoist Fan, I'm here too."
Fan Xuan smiled on her face, but she couldn't smile in her heart no matter what. She just asked: "Where is Xu Huaigu? Why aren't you with him?"
"Xu Huaigu has his own things to do, and he won't be able to come here for a while." Liu Waner smiled, "I think if the demon clan attacks the mountain, the front entrance must be the top priority, so I am here to help."
Hu Xun looked at her with his peripheral vision. His cultivation level was not low, and it should be almost the same as his own. She was probably in the sixth or seventh level, so he didn't dare to underestimate her.
Fan Xuan forced a smile and said, "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Liu."
Hu Xun also nodded slightly towards Liu Waner to express his gratitude.
Liu Waner found a piece of bluestone nearby and sat down, quietly waiting for the demon tribe to arrive again. She closed her eyes slightly, thinking about the thunder pool.
There were so many living people in front of her who would soon be on the road to death. None of her sect members could bear to see it. Could their sect leader be so hard-hearted? Do you really think that the so-called reputation of the sect is more important than anything else? That's a ruthless character.
Regarding the Disaster of Thunder Pond, she couldn't do much to help. Even Murong Di had said that the news could not be leaked. I was afraid that Murong Di was watching her from an unknown place at this moment. As long as she tells the story about Lei Chi, Liu Waner has no doubt that she will stop her or even seriously injure herself.
Zixia Sect’s own sect’s affairs should be settled by themselves. After all, he is an outsider and cannot interfere.
Liu Waner leaned against the stone wall and took a nap.
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In Qingfeng Valley, the situation at this time is not good either.
Although the disciples of Qingfeng Valley did not see the demon clan attacking the mountain with their own eyes, they could guess that to make such a big noise, a war must have started.
It was obviously beyond everyone's expectation that the demon clan could defeat Zixia Sect so quickly. No one knows how long Zixia Sect can hold on, and how soon it will be Qingfeng Valley's turn.
Although there is a fairy boat that can take them away, the fairy boat has not arrived yet, not to mention who knows whether the fairy boat is reliable? Will he see the war approaching and simply run away? Then the second group of people staying in Qingfeng Valley will be difficult to deal with. Not even Zixia Sect can stop the demon clan, let alone Qingfeng Valley?
Therefore, the first thing Xie Qingyun did was to ensure that the immortal boat could arrive as soon as possible on time.
She urgently sent the messenger flying sword to Xianzhou, and soon received a reply from there, saying that it would take a day and a half to arrive at full speed. In this day and a half, the demon tribe will definitely not be able to attack Qingfeng Valley, but if the thunder pool mentioned by Xu Huaigu explodes in this day and a half, it will be risky whether Qingfeng Valley can survive.
Therefore, the second thing Xie Qingyun did was to immediately summon all the elders and try their best to operate the sect-protecting formation to prepare for emergencies.
In addition, she also spread the news to her disciples that the immortal boat would arrive in a day and a half. One is to let the disciples prepare their luggage so that they can board the boat and leave directly; the other is to let the disciples have a sense of confidence and not panic. In this way, the people of Qingfeng Valley were finally at peace.
There were stars in the night, and it was not yet dawn. There was a faint glow of candlelight in the bamboo building halfway up the mountain.
Yu Qinkuo sat in front of the chessboard, looking at it with his head buried in it, his brows filled with unconcealable worry. The game of chess was between her and Fan Xuan, and they had only made twenty moves each. Now that Fan Xuan has returned to Zixia Sect, and even Xu Huaigu has gone, she suddenly feels that things are right and people are wrong.
Ruyu had already faded away her demon body and returned to her usual appearance, so Chen Qi and Ruyu returned to the bamboo house together. The two of them stayed by Yu Qin's side, and they all knew that something big had happened, so they just sat quietly, not as lively as before.
Yu Qin just sat there frowning for more than an hour. Ruyu knew what she was worried about, and that it was all caused by her own people, so she felt guilty and became even more afraid to speak.
Chen Qi wanted to make Yu Qin happy, so he walked to sit across from her, winked and said, "Sister, how about I play a game of chess with you? It's okay to sit and worry like this. I I'll play two games with you to pass the time. Maybe Mr. Xu will come back after the game is over?"
Yu Qin smiled at her and said, "Thank you very much. Let's move on to the next round."
Chen Qi smiled, quickly put away the chess game in front of him, and started playing chess with Yu Qin. Ruyu was watching from afar, not coming close, her brows furrowed deeper than Yu Qin's, and he felt guilty in his heart.
The little girl had just given birth to a baby, and she persuaded him: "Sister, Mr. Xu is so powerful, nothing will happen to him. Don't worry, we can just wait here for him to come back."
Yu Qin nodded, as if he had thought of something, and turned to Ruyu and said, "Sit over here, and you can also take a look at the chess pieces."
Ruyu moved the chair to one side of the chess game, pursed her lips, buried her head, and said nothing.
Yu Qin said as he settled down, "Before your husband leaves, I have something to tell you."
Ruyu quickly raised her head and looked at Yu Qin curiously, and Chen Qi also looked at her.
Yu Qin said: "He said that if you encounter danger in the past two days, you can appear as a demon to save your life without his consent."
Danger? Ruyu didn't quite understand, but still nodded blankly.
Yu Qin said seriously: "If anything happens, remember to protect Chen Qi."
Ruyu still nodded without knowing why.
Chen Qi didn't quite understand Xu Huaigu's intention in telling him such a thing. It sounded like some danger was coming. Could it be that he is talking about the demon clan? Otherwise, apart from the demon clan, there should be no other major events. But the news just came from Master Xie Gu, saying that the immortal boat would arrive in a day and a half. I thought that in such a short time, the demon clan would definitely not be able to reach Qingfeng Valley. Maybe Xu Huaigu was too cautious.
Chen Qi thought for a while, didn't take it too seriously, and continued playing chess with Yu Qin.
Although Ruyu didn't understand what his husband meant, he subconsciously had an ominous premonition that enveloped his heart, lingering like a dark cloud.
Something big must have happened, and his frown deepened.
