The cultivators inside the North River Pass' Great City Barrier Formation shuddered the moment the Black Demon Flowers appeared.
The general of the North River Pass, in particular, had a drastic change in expression.
They didn't immediately recognize what the strange plants were, but they smelled a hint of danger.
At this time, Lu Qingshan, who had also rushed to the North River Pass to check the situation, had a more solemn expression compared to the cultivators of the North River Pass.
He recognized the three strange plants.
Not long ago, when he was attacking the Feather Demon City, he had seen the Black Demon Flowers.
They were the foundation of the Feather Demon City, a strange item comparable to the Human Race's Great City Barrier Formation.
At that time, just one flower was enough to increase the combat strength of all the cultivators in the Feather Demon City.
The power that he released caused Lu Qingshan to be powerless for a moment.
But now, a total of three Black Demon Flowers had appeared!
The three Black Demon Flowers emitted a dense black light that suddenly spread outward.
In the blink of an eye, the black light had already enveloped more than three thousand seventh-grade cultivators.
After being enveloped by the black light, the aura of all the cultivators suddenly increased by a notch.
The billowing black fog condensed by Demonic Qi was also thirty percent thicker than before.
The three Black Demon Flowers instantly brought a huge boost to the combat strength of the Demon Race.
However, this was not the end.
"Condense!" The leader of the Demons, Demonic Commander Withered Dragon, stood near the Black Demon Flowers. His eyes were gloomy as he shouted coldly.
His voice rang out, setting off endless echoes that reverberated in the sky outside the North River Pass.
The cultivators of the North River Pass also heard this voice, and their hearts trembled.
The moment the voice rang out, the black light released by the Black Demon Flowers became even more intense.
The billowing Demonic Qi suddenly rolled back in the black light, suddenly shrinking and condensing, almost condensing into a solid substance.
The Demonic Qi finally condensed outside the North River Pass into …
A sharp spear!
A sharp spear condensed from Demonic Qi.
The tip of the spear was aimed at the North River Pass!
The moment this Demonic Spear appeared, the pupils of all the cultivators on the North River Pass's walls shrank, and their breathing quickened in shock.
This was because they felt an irresistible pressure from the sharp spear.
"Go!"
The Withered Dragon Demon Commander grinned hideously.
The Demonic Spear whistled as it shot toward the North River Pass.
It crossed a distance of several miles almost instantaneously.
The demonic spear arrived in an instant and landed heavily on the North River Pass's City Protection Formation, bombarding the several-meter-thick barrier.
Boom!
The light screen that was supposed to be indestructible and unshakable instantly emitted a loud rumble.
Amidst the rumbling, the light screen began to tremble violently. Ripples appeared on it, as if it was unable to withstand the pressure.
Fortunately, the Devil Qi on the sharp spear was also quickly dissipating, and its power was also dissipating.
A moment later, the sharp spear formed from Demonic Qi finally turned back into Demonic Qi and returned to nothingness.
The ripples on the light screen also calmed down and returned to normal. It looked as if nothing had happened.
However, the general of the North River Pass couldn't bring himself to smile.
Because he knew that in order to withstand this attack, the Grand City Barrier Formation had consumed a lot of energy.
"A human's formation … a tortoise shell, hehe." The Withered Dragon Demon Commander was very calm when he saw this from afar.
He waved his hand lightly, and the Devil Qi churned again. Another sharp spear formed, and it attacked the North River Pass's City Protection Formation again.
At the same time, the Withered Dragon Demon Commander shouted, "Attack!"
Following his command, all of the Demonic Cultivators began to execute their techniques.
First, three black Devil Flames streaked across the sky and shot toward the North River Pass. In an instant, they reached the North River Pass's City Protection Formation. Black demonic winds swept out, and the Devil Cultivators controlled poisonous mist to form tornadoes. There were also ice arrows, blood-red lights, green threads …
In an instant, more than 3,000 Devil Cultivators attacked at the same time. Only a few Devil Cultivators who didn't have any long-range attacks were still holding back.
The sky was slowed down by the various spells and lights. All the clouds were torn apart and scattered.
The attack was from all directions. With so many Devil Cultivators attacking the North River Pass's City Protection Formation at the same time, it was impossible for them to escape.
For a moment, the earth shook and the mountains shook.
Under the continuous attacks, the North River Pass's City Protection Formation was like a small boat in a stormy sea. It could capsize at any time.
No formation was perfect. Moreover, no matter how sturdy the formation was, it still needed to be replenished and rested. It couldn't be constantly overloaded.
The North River Pass' General Wu Yan's eyes flashed. He knew that the situation was not optimistic, so he quickly ordered, "Let's attack together. We'll share some of the attacks with the North River Pass Formation!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the North River Pass' cultivators unleashed their spells and Artifacts. They charged out of the North River Pass's City Protection Formation's City Protection Formation to meet the Demons' attacks.
The spells of the human cultivators and the Demons clashed in the air.
For a moment, the flames of war filled the sky. The two sides annihilated each other.
Spells filled the entire North River Pass. The entire sky turned into a battlefield. The ferocious power of the spells set off a series of distorted ripples. The air and Spirit Qi in the area were almost sucked dry.
Their auras surged, and rumbling sounds echoed.
Many of the Demons' attacks were blocked by the North River Pass cultivators' spells before they could land on the City Protection Formation's City Protection Formation's City Protection Formation.
However, there were even more attacks that landed on the City Protection Formation's City Protection Formation without any hindrance.
The ripples on the City Protection Formation's City Protection Formation did not stop.
Boom!
Another deafening rumble sounded.
The sharp spear condensed from Demonic Qi once again struck the City Protection Formation.
This sharp spear would scatter and condense, condense and scatter. Like a battering ram, it smashed into the sturdy 'city gate' of the Great Northern River Formation again and again.
"This won't do. The Demons' attacks are much more ferocious than expected. If this continues, the City Protection Formation will collapse in at most a day." Inside the City Protection Formation's City Protection Formation, General Wu Yan made this judgment.
North River Pass was ranked third among the Human Race's seventeen City Passes. Its scale was far greater than that of Wild Goose Pass, so its City Protection Formation was extremely powerful.
Under normal circumstances, even in the face of over three thousand seventh-grade demonic cultivators, with the support of the North River Grand Formation, tens of thousands of North River Pass cultivators would be able to hold out for at least three days.
But now, the situation was much worse than he had expected.
The root of the problem was …
Wu Yan kept looking at the rear of the Demonic Cultivators' camp.
There were three Black Demon Flowers that were constantly emitting black light.
It was these three Black Demon Flowers that raised the combat power of the Demonic Cultivators to a whole new level. Coupled with the Demonic Qi spear condensed from the Black Demon Flowers' power, it led to the current terrible situation.
"General, given the distance between us and Jade Gate Pass, it will take at least three days for the City Protection Formation's reinforcements to arrive …"
Zhao Xuan, the General of North River Pass beside General Wu Yan, said with a pale face, "Given the current situation, we'll be lucky if we can hold on for even a day …"
"Unless …" Zhao Xuan's eyes were red. He gritted his teeth and said, "Unless we can destroy those three Demonic Flowers."
All the cultivators in North River Pass could see that whether they could hold on until reinforcements arrived depended on those three Demonic Flowers.
Wu Yan was silent for a moment. His eyes flashed.
After pondering for a moment, he finally made a decision. "The plan now is to take the initiative and destroy those three Demonic Flowers!"
"But …" General Zhao Xuan frowned. Looking at the sky full of Grade Seven Demonic Cultivators outside North River Pass, he was momentarily speechless.
The three Demonic Flowers were at the rear of the Demons' camp. This meant that if they wanted to destroy those three Demonic Flowers, they would have to charge through the three thousand Grade Seven Demonic Cultivators.
How was that possible?
"If we don't take the initiative, we'll be waiting for death. If we take the initiative, at least there's a glimmer of hope," Wu Yan said in a low voice. He was trying to convince the general beside him as well as himself.
He naturally knew that his decision was rash, but he had no other choice.
Finally, he made a decision.
"North River Guard First Army, charge with me." General Wu Yan suddenly spoke. He immediately took the lead and led a group of twenty North River Pass cultivators to charge out of the light screen.
"For North River!" Wu Yan's voice shook the sky. He immediately charged towards the Demons' camp.
"Heh, I was just waiting for you to throw your lives away!" Demonic Commander Ku Long, who was in charge of commanding and guarding the Black Demonic Flowers at the rear of the Demons' camp, couldn't help but grin sinisterly.
In the next moment, the sharp spear formed by Demonic Qi that was attacking the North River Great Formation turned and attacked Wu Yan and the other human cultivators who had just charged out of the North River Great Formation's protection.
"Block it!" General Wu Yan stood at the very front. His entire body burst into flames and transformed into a Heavenly God of Fire. He charged toward the spear.
He was a body cultivator.
A body cultivator's duty was to block all attacks for their companions.
Only when a body cultivator died would their companions be harmed.
Around his body, countless flames rose out of nowhere, forming a world of fire.
That was his Law Domain.
But what Wu Yan didn't expect was that when the Demonic Qi spear charged into his Law Domain, it erupted with a terrifying power that was far more terrifying than before.
As the Demonic Qi spear advanced, its light went from dim to brilliant, from black to purple-black. It seemed to have undergone a qualitative change.
The world changed colors and the void shattered. It was so powerful that it was unstoppable.
Tremendous power resonated.
Wu Yan's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly crossed his arms, and strong Yuan Qi spewed out from his nose and mouth. Countless flames rose from his Law Domain.
The power of the Law Domain emerged, transforming into a pair of fire dragons that waved their bodies and formed a pair of giant dragon scissors.
The Law Domain Spirit.
This was the Law Domain Spirit that Wu Yan cultivated. Its arms transformed into dragons and could defeat all attacks.
The pair of dragon scissors was incomparably brilliant. It was formed from flames and blocked the Demonic Qi spear.
In just an instant, the two erupted with dazzling light and emitted powerful waves of energy.
Wu Yan could feel the tyrannical power of the Demonic Qi spear.
The Demonic Qi rolled over like an ocean, and the tip of the spear was as sharp as a divine sword and was about to penetrate his arms.
The leaves of the three Black Demon Flowers rustled. They were clearly doing their best to launch such an attack.
In the fierce collision, Wu Yan's body began to tremble violently.
As he trembled, blood began to flow from his seven orifices, and his vigorous qi and blood withered.
Wu Yan's situation was still considered good.
At the same time, the three Black Demon Flowers spewed out purplish-black rays of light. Like a volcanic eruption, they erupted with tyrannical power and condensed into twenty much smaller Demon Qi spears. They shot towards the twenty North River Guard cultivators who had rushed out of the light screen together with Wu Yan.
The power of these Demonic Qi spears wasn't as terrifying as the Demonic Qi spear.
But similarly, the cultivators of the North River Guard First Army were far less powerful than Wu Yan.
Therefore, nearly ten North River Guard cultivators were killed in the blink of an eye.
Blood dyed the sky, and the smell of blood filled the air.
Let alone reaching the three Black Demon Flowers, they had already lost more than half of their people before they could even rush out one li.
The North River Pass cultivators within the light screen could only watch helplessly as their companions died. Their eyes were bloodshot as they let out roars of unwillingness.
But … they couldn't rush out.
Once they rushed out of the North River Great Array, they would also die. At that time, not only would they not be able to save them, but they would also speed up the fall of the North River Pass.
"Go … go back, go back to the North River Great Array!" Wu Yan laughed bitterly. His qi and blood suddenly soared, and bright flowers of blood bloomed from his pores.
He groaned as if he was enduring some kind of pain. His body continued to crack, and blood splattered everywhere.
On the other hand, the flames in his Law Domain seemed to have been poured with hot oil. They suddenly shot up and erupted with unparalleled power. They whizzed out and burned the Demonic Qi spear and the surrounding Demonic Qi into nothingness.
At this moment, he and the remaining ten North River Guard cultivators finally escaped the threat of the Black Demon Flowers for the time being.
They quickly retreated without hesitation and fled back into the light curtain before a new wave of attacks from the Black Demon Flowers arrived.
After rushing back into the light curtain, Zhao Xuan, the general of the North River Pass, hurriedly went forward to support the heavily injured General Wu Yan.
"Defeated … completely defeated …" Wu Yan pushed Zhao Xuan away, staggered, and laughed bitterly.
The power erupting from the Black Demon Flowers was too terrifying. Even he couldn't resist it.
Besides, even if he could block the attacks launched by the Black Demon Flowers, there was still an extremely long distance between him and the Black Demon Flowers.
In this distance, there were more than three thousand seventh-stage Demonic Qi cultivators blocking the way. There was also a top-level Demonic Qi cultivator guarding the Black Demon Flowers, Demonic Qi cultivator Withered Dragon.
How could they kill their way through such a natural chasm?
Unless they were a level-eight cultivator …
Only a level-eight cultivator could do that, right?
But there were no level-eight cultivators in the North River Pass.
So … this was a dead end.
In at most one day, their North River Pass Great Array would be broken, and the city would be destroyed and the people would die.
No one could save them.
…
The walls of the North River Pass stretched far and wide, and there were many cultivators around.
Xu Xi was also in the crowd, and he wasn't too far away from Wu Yan.
In addition, Wu Yan didn't deliberately hide anything from him, so he easily learned about the current situation of the North River Pass.
"Is the North River Pass going to fall in the end?" Xu Xi opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he couldn't say anything.
He thought that he had already prepared himself mentally, but when the day really came, he realized that his mental preparation was completely useless.
A huge wave of sorrow surged in his heart.
After guarding the North River Pass for a thousand years, he had long regarded it as his home.
Now, this home was about to be destroyed under the iron hooves of the Demons. How could he not be sad?
But now … who could save the North River Pass?
He couldn't see any hope.
Xu Xi's vision darkened.
He didn't expect that he would have to witness the fall of the North River Pass before he could see the Sword Sect's Young Master after his eyes were healed.
"If we destroy those three demonic flowers, the North River Pass will have hope of holding on until reinforcements arrive, right?" At this moment, an extremely familiar voice sounded in Xu Xi's ears.
He suddenly widened his eyes, and his heart trembled. His eyes shone with a strong light as he turned to look in the direction of the voice.
At some point, an extremely young and handsome male cultivator had appeared near Wu Yan, the general of the North River Pass.
Wu Yan also subconsciously cast his gaze over.
Then, his expression changed drastically, and his breathing quickened. He revealed an expression of disbelief and extreme shock.
"Lu … Young Master Lu?!" He cried out in shock.
As the General of North River Pass, he'd seen the portrait of the Sword Sect's Young Master since a long time ago. Coupled with the fact that Lu Qingshan was extraordinarily handsome and left a deep impression on others, how could he not recognize Lu Qingshan?
"Young Master Lu?" Xu Xi couldn't wrap his head around it.
'That young man is the Young Master? Which sect's Young Master is he from? '
In the next moment, he suddenly reacted. "It's the Sword Sect's Young Master!"
Who else could make the general of the North River Pass so politely address him as Young Master other than the Sword Sect's Young Master?
Xu Xi wasn't the only one. The other cultivators also reacted at this moment and looked at the young male cultivator in shock.
He was the number one figure of the Jade Gate Pass, who had recently risen to fame. He was a Realm Six cultivator who had entered the Light Concealment Garden and slaughtered the Sword Sect's Young Master in Feather Demon City, Lu Qingshan?!
"Young Master Lu, why are you here?" Wu Yan's face was ghastly pale, and his scalp was numb. He was extremely flustered.
The fall of the North River Pass was a foregone conclusion.
However, he never expected that in addition to the cultivators in the city, he would also have to deal with the Sword Sect's Young Master.
This was a genius sword cultivator who had a chance of becoming a Sword Immortal in the future. A peerless genius that could only appear once in a thousand years. It was extremely likely that the Sword Sect's new sect master would die at the North River Pass in a thousand years?
Wu Yan's heart was in a mess. He didn't know what to do.
When Lu Qingshan saw that Wu Yan did not answer his question, he asked again, "If we destroy the three Devil Flowers, the North River Pass will have a chance to hold on until reinforcements arrive, right?"
"Yes …" Wu Yan was in a daze. He subconsciously replied in a daze. Then, he abruptly reacted. "Young Master Lu, why are you asking this?"
Lu Qingshan was silent for a moment. He raised his head and looked at the three Black Devil Flowers at the back of the Demons' camp. In the end, he calmly said, "Perhaps, I can destroy those three Devil Flowers."
"How is that possible?" Wu Yan instinctively retorted. "Everything else aside, how are we going to kill our way through when more than 3,000 Realm Seven cultivators are blocking the way? Besides, the Devil Flowers are guarded by the Demonic Commander Withered Dragon. If we don't kill him, how are we going to destroy the flowers? "
In his imagination, only a Realm Eight cultivator could do this under such circumstances.
However, Wu Yan clearly remembered that this Young Master Lu, who had recently risen to fame, was clearly only a Realm Six sword cultivator.
"I can give it a try," Lu Qingshan said.
"No, no!" Wu Yan shook his head and flatly rejected Lu Qingshan's suggestion. He solemnly said, "You're the Sword Sect's Young Master. Whether it's your status or potential, you're the highest in North River Pass. Your life is the most valuable.
Any of us can die, but you can't. How can I let you do something so suicidal? "
Wu Yan's tone was very resolute.
He was already thinking about how to protect Lu Qingshan's life after the North River Great Formation was broken.
"No, it's the opposite. It's precisely because I'm the Sword Sect's Young Master that I can't avoid some responsibilities." Lu Qingshan shook his head and said with certainty, "It's not that I can't die. It should be that all of you will only die if I die."
In every battle, the Sword Sect's sword cultivators would charge at the front and fight to the death without retreating.
The Sword Sect's sword cultivators had always been the first to die.
This was the pride of the Sword Sect's cultivators. It was their belief and persistence. It was also the reason why the Sword Sect had won the respect of the Jade Gate Pass' cultivators.
As the Sword Sect's Young Master, he should be even more so.
"Besides," he said softly, "there's no such thing as an immortal in this world."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qingshan didn't delay any longer and let out a long howl.
Amidst the howl, his figure had already soared into the sky. Everyone was caught off guard. In just an instant, he had already rushed out of the North River Great Formation's protective light barrier.
His direction …
Headed straight for the three Black Demon Flowers!
In front of Lu Qingshan, there were densely packed demonic shadows and surging demonic energy that soared into the sky.
Behind him was the tottering North River Pass.
Just as Lu Qingshan had said, even if the North River Pass were to fall, it would fall after his death.
Because he was the Sword Sect's Young Master.
"But …"
In the crowd, Xu Xi, who finally understood what Lu Qingshan meant by "helping him" earlier, looked at Lu Qingshan's resolute back as he rushed out of the North River Great Formation. His entire body trembled, and his lips trembled as he muttered,
"There's no such thing as an immortal in this world …"
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