In the war between the Daoists and Devils that would last for an unknown number of years, human resources would become an important factor in whether or not the Human Race would continue to persevere.
From this point of view, protecting the evacuation of the mortals was undoubtedly extremely necessary.
Lu Qingshan was also aware of the importance of this matter, so after receiving the patrol mission, the first thing he did was to raise the level of Mind's Eye.
"Consumed 70 million experience points, [Mind's Eye] leveled up!"
"Mind's Eye: The heart is like the eye, the mind's eye is unobstructed, able to see the sovereign of the world from afar, and see through all techniques."
"Current effect: Flying sword attack range increased by ten thousand miles."
Lu Qingshan's experience points had already exceeded one billion, if he wanted, he could continue to raise the level of Mind's Eye.
But there was no need.
An attack range of ten thousand miles was more or less the limit of what his current cultivation could support.
Once this distance was exceeded, although the flying sword could still accurately guide with the support of Mind's Eye, its power could not be guaranteed.
An attack range of ten thousand miles, combined with his flying sword's speed, was enough to guarantee that he could completely cover the area of the fourteen cities.
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Lu Qingshan began his daily patrol with Mo Yan, which was actually circling the fourteen cities within the patrol area. At the same time, he had a deeper understanding of the surrounding environment, to see if he could find the Demons hidden in the dark.
This kind of aimless search was not very efficient, and could even be said to be completely based on luck.
But waiting for the Demons to attack, Lu Qingshan was definitely not willing.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
News from the frontlines came in an unending stream.
Compared to ten days ago, the situation in the three cities of Tiger Head, Ox Horn, and Horse Hoof was much more tense.
The ten thousand mile defensive line formed by the three cities had already become the first line of defense for the Middle Spirit Cultivators and the reinforcements of the three regions to resist the Demons.
The huge army of the Demons that made people's hearts palpitate was currently confronting the three hundred thousand cultivators that the Middle Spirit Cultivators had gathered in a short period of time on the plains outside the three cities.
For the Middle Spirit Cultivators, this was not a very good choice.
This was because this line of defense had neither natural barriers nor great magic formations. A truly powerful magic formation would require the cooperation of countless magic formation masters, as well as a considerable amount of time to set it up.
But the Middle Spirit Cultivator had no other choice.
Because if they did not hold this line of defense, the vast territory east of Hutou City, Oxhorn City, and Horsehoof City all the way to the Long Night Mountain Range would completely fall, and the casualties would be in the hundreds of millions.
However, Lu Qingshan also knew that these three cities could not be defended for too long.
Because to hold such a line of defense, the human side would have to sacrifice too much.
Three months was the Human Clan's bottom line.
Once the three months were up, the Restrain Heart City on the Long Night Mountain Range would be built. The humans would retreat to the Restrain Heart City and rely on the natural barrier of the Long Night Mountain Range, the sturdy city walls, and the sturdy formations of the Restrain Heart City, to engage in a tug-of-war with the Demons.
At the rear.
The evacuation of the human race and the construction of the Core Defense City were progressing rapidly.
Over the past ten days, it was unknown whether they were lucky or not, but within the area that Lu Qingshan and Mo Yan were in charge of, there had been no incidents of Demons attacking the airship.
That didn't make sense.
This was because the area of the Fourteen Cities was already very large.
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Five thousand miles away from Wolf Tail City, outside Jianping City.
"Whoosh."
Under the cover of the night, several black-robed figures quietly emerged. Their bodies were covered in robes, and one could vaguely see the flickering black eyes within.
The leading figure among them was looking in the direction of Jianping City.
It was already late at night, but the airships circling above Jianping City did not stop. Streams of light flashed continuously like shooting stars, illuminating the sky.
At the same time, many cultivators were busy.
These cultivators who came from afar did not have high realms. Coupled with the fact that they were busy, it was impossible for them to notice these black-robed figures quietly approaching from outside the city.
"Jianping …" the leader muttered.
"My lord, we left the Void Realm at this juncture without permission, and even came so far away …"
The leader's eyes flickered with hatred. "Jianping City's City Lord stole my opportunity in the Xuyu Secret Realm 100 years ago. This enmity is absolutely irreconcilable. However, he's a cultivator of the Da Xia Kingdom, and his methods are open and aboveboard. I can't do anything to him, or else I'll be held accountable by the Da Xia Kingdom. That's why I've endured for 100 years."
"Now, I finally don't have to endure anymore …"
"But, once our mission is completed successfully, forget Jianping City's City Lord, even Jianping City will cease to exist. Why do you have to do it yourself, my lord?" the black-robed subordinate suggested cautiously.
"That's different." The black-robed leader revealed a ferocious smile. "Killing with one's own hands is called revenge …"
"Besides, I have to see his unwillingness before his death with my own eyes …"
The black-robed subordinate did not dare to raise any more objections. "Then we have to act quickly. We can't provoke the patrolling cultivators of the human race."
The appearance of the patrolling cultivators of the human race caused these Demons who had sneaked into the rear area to suffer heavy losses. Then, the news quickly spread.
During this time, the Demons had already restrained themselves, and the incidents of them attacking the airships had greatly decreased.
When the black-robed leader heard that, he sneered and said disdainfully, "The human cultivators above Realm Eight are either in the three frontline cities or in the Long Night Mountain Range. The cultivators in charge of patrolling are at most Realm Seven. Even if there are one or two Realm Eight cultivators, they are in charge of patrolling key areas like the state capital. Why are they here?"
"If they are not Realm Eight cultivators, although I have only controlled this body for a hundred years, I am still at the peak of the Unification Stage. Why would I care about ordinary Realm Seven cultivators?" The black-robed man was extremely confident.
"Don't worry, I'll move quickly. After killing them, I'll immediately return to the void realm. Nothing will happen."
At this point, the black-robed subordinate finally had nothing else to say. He obediently stood behind the black-robed leader.
"It's late at night now. These cultivators have been busy for a long time and are extremely tired. It's a good time to attack. We'll attack immediately." The black-robed man observed Jianping City for a while. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he immediately ordered, "Attack the flying ships of the human race and help me divert their attention. I'll go find Jianping City's City Lord!"
"Yes."
"Yes."
The black-robed subordinates responded respectfully.
Soon, the three black-robed subordinates followed their leader's orders without hesitation and charged toward Jianping Mansion.
Meanwhile, the black-robed leader hid in the dark like a venomous snake.
.....
As soon as the three black-robed subordinates attacked, their auras immediately began to skyrocket. Monstrous Devil Qi surged around them.
Dozens of demon beasts attacked together with them.
Each demon beast had a wild and ferocious gaze as they let out ferocious roars.
What was even more shocking was that other than the monstrous Devil Qi on these demon beasts, there was also Devil Qi mixed in. It was impossible to tell if they were demons or demons.
The three black-robed subordinates had no intention of hiding at all.
.....
In the sky above Jianping City, a flying ship carried thousands of mortals.
At this moment, the flying ship was very quiet. The mortals had their eyes half-closed and were in a deep sleep.
The evacuation operation was not only tiring to the cultivators, but also to the mortals.
After the initial novelty, all that was left was exhaustion and confusion.
"Watch out!" The cultivator controlling the flying ship seemed to have sensed something and shouted without hesitation. All the mortals were jolted awake.
Many of them opened their eyes in a daze. They did not know why the cultivator would shout and wake everyone up.
However, before they could ask any questions, the flying ship they were in seemed to have crashed into something, and began to roll and shake violently.
A series of screams rang out. These mortals subconsciously grabbed onto whatever they could grab onto to stabilize themselves …
After a few breaths, the flying ship crashed and rolled a few times before coming to a stop.
The flying ship was filled with wails.
In the rolling earlier, some of them had their bones crushed. Some of them were even unlucky and knocked their heads on the ship's walls, bleeding profusely.
The stench of blood and the wails mixed together. It was like hell.
"Damn it, it's the Devil Spawn!" The leading cultivator controlling the flying ship cursed. Without any hesitation, he said to the young cultivator beside him, "Control the flying ship. I'll go out and take a look at the situation!"
Immediately after, he left the flying ship.
What entered his eyes were three Demons in black robes. Devil Qi billowed, and they were as eye-catching as the sun in the dark night. Other than that, there were also dozens of demon beasts with great momentum.
The Jianping City's city lord, who was in charge of the situation, was still in the city. The moment he sensed the Devil Qi, he shuddered and turned into a stream of light, charging out with a whoosh.
"The Demons are invading. Organize the defense and protect the flying ship!" When he saw this, his expression turned ugly. He immediately gave out orders loudly. At the same time, a white token appeared in his hand, and a wave of fluctuations appeared on the token.
He wanted to quickly send the news of Jianping City being attacked to the patrolling cultivators and ask for reinforcements.
"Three rank-seven Demons and 37 rank-seven demon beasts …" The Jianping City's city lord was anxious and worried.
He was the only rank-seven cultivator in the entire Jianping City. Even with the help of the City Barrier Formation, with such a huge difference in strength, he could not even hold on for half an hour.
Would the patrolling cultivators really be able to provide reinforcements in half an hour?
Moreover, could a group of patrolling cultivators really stop the Demons' lineup?
The Jianping City's city lord was extremely pessimistic.
Logically speaking, the Demons who attacked the humans were usually in small groups of two or three. There would usually not be more than three of them.
This time, they had mobilized such a large lineup to attack Jianping City. It was truly strange.
He could not figure it out.
However, now was not the time to think about this.
'I can only fight with my life on the line,' the Jianping City's city lord thought to himself.
The Jianping City's city lord did not know that the patrolling cultivators in charge of providing reinforcements to Jianping City were the Sword Sect's young master, Lu Qingshan, and the Torch Dragon Hall's prodigy, Mo Yan.
The distribution of the patrolling cultivators was a secret, and they would not be informed.
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Wolf Tail City.
Mo Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he took out his token.
The white jade token flickered with light.
"Hm?" Lu Qingshan frowned.
Mo Yan, who had already refined the token, immediately sensed the message from it.
"Jianping City is asking for help!" Mo Yan said in a deep voice.
On the map of the 14 cities behind the token, Jianping City's location was flashing intensely.
"Let's go!" Lu Qingshan's gaze suddenly turned cold as he spoke.
With a thought, the peach blossom had already left his body.
Bringing Mo Yan along, Lu Qingshan rode on his sword light like a bolt of lightning, streaking across the night sky and quickly disappearing.
With one more person along, Lu Qingshan's speed would be reduced to 80% of his usual speed.
However, he still brought Mo Yan along, because even 80% of his speed was faster than Mo Yan using his escape technique at full strength.
The escape technique of a sword cultivator was just like their flying swords. It was never reasonable.
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Outside Jianping City.
In the night, the flying ships and cultivators that were constantly traveling in the sky were like a long snake that had been hit at its weakest point, and they were suddenly paralyzed.
Many cultivators who were controlling the flying ships left their ships in fear to check the situation.
A black demonic wind swept past, and these cultivators silently melted into blood and died on the spot.
When the Jianping City's city lord saw this, although he was sorrowful, he could only endure it.
This was the difference between a rank-seven demon and an ordinary cultivator. A casual attack from a rank-seven demon could trample them to death like ants.
At this moment, Jianping City's formation had already been activated, and the nearby flying ships had already flown into the formation's protective range.
"They're here!" The Jianping City's city lord focused his gaze. He could already see those demon beasts charging toward Jianping City like phantoms.
He knew that this time, he had to give it his all.
For the sake of the people behind him, he had to give it his all.
"Hopefully, we can hold on until the patrolling cultivators arrive."
Although he knew that in the current situation, even if the patrolling cultivators arrived, there was a high probability that they would not be of much use.
However, this was the only hope that the Jianping City's city lord could see.
Otherwise, this would be a great catastrophe for Jianping City.
.....
In Jianping City.
The cultivators had already taken their positions at the various points of the formation, and were controlling the formation with all their might.
This was the only thing they could rely on.
These cultivators were mostly in the third and fourth realms. After all, they were only asked to help evacuate the humans, and not to fight a great battle. There were not many requirements for their strength.
Hence, when they saw the demons rapidly approaching outside the city, even with the formation, they were still incomparably nervous. However, none of them chose to retreat.
In truth, most of the Demons' attacks happened in the wild. There were very few of them, and their strength was not strong. They were only around the fifth or sixth rank, and they were only targeting one flying ship.
It was rare to see a group of seventeenth-rank demons attacking a city directly.
However, once they appeared, it was difficult for the humans to deal with them.
"Don't be afraid. As long as we can hold on for a while, the patrolling cultivators will arrive. Besides, we still have the formation." On the city wall, the Jianping City's city lord was encouraging the cultivators. After all, most of the cultivators here were seeing Demons for the first time in their lives.
"Spread out and attack. Find the formation's weak points, and then focus on attacking the weak points!" On this side, the three Demons and Devil Cultivators were also giving orders.
They were also very familiar with the humans' formations. The decision they made was also a decision that could destroy the formation in the shortest time possible.
Boom boom boom!
In an instant, ripples flickered on the formation's light, and it looked like it was about to collapse.
The Jianping City's city lord, who was controlling the formation in the middle, paled.
The Demons were more ferocious and powerful than he had expected.
The fifteen minutes he had estimated earlier had become a delusion at this moment.
They could only hold on for 50 breaths at most!
Could the patrolling cultivators arrive in 50 breaths?
Obviously, it was impossible.
.....
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky. In an instant, it had crossed a hundred miles.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Lu Qingshan moved on his sword and was moving forward rapidly.
He did not know what the situation in Jianping City was like, but he could foresee that the situation would not be good.
This was because this was a rare attack by the Demons on a city.
Unusual situations often meant bad things.
At this moment, Lu Qingshan was really as fast as lightning. He was rushing toward Jianping City at an astonishing speed.
However, this was not enough.
When he was still 10,000 miles away from Jianping City, Lu Qingshan had a thought.
Boom!
A blazing red stream of light shot out from his body. It was more dazzling than a shooting star. It soared into the sky and shot toward Jianping City at high speed.
The Heart's Eye had a range of 10,000 miles.
Lu Qingshan sent out a flying sword from 10,000 miles away.
The speed of a flying sword far surpassed that of a cultivator's escape technique.
Therefore, this sword would reach Jianping City before Lu Qingshan.
Mo Yan, who was enveloped and carried by the sword light, sensed Lu Qingshan's sword. His heart could not help but tremble. His gaze subconsciously followed the sword light until it quickly disappeared from his sight.
"That's a distance of 10,000 miles?!"
What kind of sword cultivator was this to attack from 10,000 miles away?
At least, Mo Yan had never seen it before.
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Outside Jianping City.
The battle had already lasted for 10 breaths.
In a short span of 10 breaths, the Demons had found the weak point of the formation. Now, they were focusing their attacks on this weak point.
The formation was trembling non-stop.
In the formation, the low-level cultivator who was controlling the formation had a pale face. Blood had already begun to seep out from the corner of his mouth.
The Jianping City Lord was adjusting the formation with all his might.
Even though his cultivation base was extraordinary, his experience was rich, and his methods were outstanding, under the suppression of the Demons, who were dozens of times stronger, it was simply not enough.
At this moment, he realized that the 50 breaths he had thought of was actually an extravagant hope.
Not to mention 50 breaths, in another five breaths, the formation would be broken.
The situation was as precarious as a pile of eggs.
Under such circumstances, he no longer had any extravagant hopes for the patrolling cultivators to arrive. Of course, he could not blame the patrolling cultivators. He could only blame the Demons' attack for being too unexpected and unusual.
At this point, the Jianping City Lord could not help but let out a long sigh in his heart, revealing a bitter smile.
Ever since the Demons entered the domain, he had been unable to calm down. He was worried about the future of the Middle Spirit, and he could not even calm down to cultivate.
If he died here today, he would not have to worry about the future of the Middle Spirit. It would be good to end everything!
However, his last wish was not fulfilled!
The space froze.
A blazing red sword light flashed in the sky, even more dazzling than a meteor.
Before he could react to what this flying sword light was, the head of a Wolf Demon that was several hundred feet in size had already directly burst open. Brain matter and blood burst out like a firework.
Things were not over yet. After the sword light killed this Wolf Demon, its momentum did not decrease. Instead, it turned back and swept towards another Wolf Demon at the side.
Under the warning of his companion's death, that Wolf Demon was finally on guard and tried his best to resist.
However, within the sword light, the Nirvana Concept changed, and the True Intent of Destruction erupted. Countless powers were born, and once again passed through his head … Another blood-colored firework exploded.
The Jianping City Lord, who was already prepared to die together with the city, was stunned on the spot, unable to react for a moment.
He didn't know what was going on, but he knew that his desire to end this once and for all had failed in the end.
His heart still had to continue to worry about the Middle Spirit!
Boom! Boom!
At this moment, a thunderous sound that was like a heavenly tribulation suddenly rang out.
It was as if the sound was delayed.
The sword arrived first, followed by the sound.
This was the Dragon Sparrow Flying Sword that Lu Qingshan sent out from ten thousand miles away.
From the moment the Demons appeared to the moment they attacked, it did not exceed fifteen breaths of time.
However, these fifteen breaths of time allowed Lu Qingshan to cross the long distance between Wolf Tail City and Jianping City!
The ferocious Fiendish Demon was stunned by the flying sword. It subconsciously stopped its attack and turned into a defensive posture.
At the same time, their gazes wandered above the dome of the sky, searching for the flying sword.
Within the ten thousand miles of space, Yin and Yang were deflected. The moonlight was dim, and only a blazing red sword light was crisscrossing.
Do you know that the cicada senses the golden wind before the cicada moves? How will you deal with the treasured sword when it arrives?
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