Above the dark clouds, at the peak of Qilian Mountain.

The site of a Magical Combat between Golden Core Cultivators and Ancient Exotic Beasts.

There were no fluttering white robes or carefree elegance, just scattered blood.

Also, a few people lying on the ground, and severed body parts of Demonic Beasts.

Chun Ningzhi was covered in blood, his Immortal Sword already broken, hoarsely shouting:

"Junior Sister Ye, watch out!"

Beside him were Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan, both half stained with blood.

Liu Su lay on the ground, chest heaving, muttering:

"I told you I don’t like fighting, boohoo, it hurts!"

Mo Xiaolan sat cross-legged on the ground, pale and weakly said to Liu Su:

"Susu, quickly circulate your Spiritual Power to heal! We need to assist them!"

Not far away, Qin Gengyun, Qiu Zhihe, Ye Xiyue, and Wei Wan were confronting three Demonic Beasts.

The black goat Hunting Cloud, known for spewing dark clouds, had one horn severed, and half a hoof of the black mane pig was chopped off.

The immense body of the Ancient Exotic Beast Tiger Boar was also covered in red marks, clearly not unscathed from the earlier assault by seven Golden Core Cultivators.

Yet, the previous battle resulted in three Demonic Beasts with minor injuries, while Chun Ningzhi was severely wounded, losing combat power.

Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan were injured and retreated temporarily from the battle.

Now, only Qin Gengyun and the others faced three Demonic Beasts, whose combat power was largely intact.

The screams from below indicated the Zhenyang Sect disciples were in even more dire straits.

Liu Su called out from afar:

"Senior Sister Ruo, Senior Sister Ye, finish this quickly."

The Tiger Boar let out a furious roar, its gigantic tiger face showing anger and disdain, glaring fiercely at Liu Su, seemingly feeling insulted.

The black mane pig snorted, unleashing a barrage of Mane Arrows towards Liu Su.

"Aiya, sister-in-law, help!"

Liu Su screamed, covering her head, suddenly an Array appeared in the air, blocking all the Mane Arrows aimed at her.

"Baa baa baa?"

"Snort snort?"

"Roar?"

The three Demonic Beasts looked at Qiu Zhihe in surprise, during the fierce battle, this petite woman had been slashing closely, unexpectedly wielding an Array.

Wei Wan also glanced at Qiu Zhihe, eyes glinting: "Junior Sister Ruo, are you an Array Master?"

Ye Xiyue suddenly spoke: "Junior Sister Wei, our comrades below are in danger, please go and assist them."

Wei Wan hesitated, quickly asking: "If I leave, what about you all?"

Ye Xiyue said: "We can fend for ourselves, but the Junior Brothers and Sisters below are not as assured, Junior Sister Wei, if you delay, they’ll all perish."

Another scream echoed from below, this time a female disciple, followed by the sound of a Demonic Beast chewing and devouring flesh!

Wei Wan turned pale, her expression changing unpredictably, she clenched her teeth: "Be careful!" Then flew down into the dark clouds.

With Wei Wan gone, Ye Xiyue’s aloof expression suddenly shifted, and she began to chuckle, saying to Qiu Zhihe:

"The meddler is gone, no need to hide your strength anymore."

"Junior Sister Ye, I’ll recover shortly, hang in there a bit longer!"

In the distance, Chun Ningzhi was still fully exerting himself to heal, shouting worriedly towards Ye Xiyue.

Jian Yue rolled her eyes: "Forgot there’s another fool."

"Junior Sister Ye, I’ll be quick..."

On the other side, Chun Ningzhi was still yelling, suddenly a fist transformed from Spiritual Energy knocked him on the head, and he froze.

"Junior Sister Ye..." he mumbled once more, his eyes rolling as he fainted.

Jian Yue clapped her hands, smiling: "There we go, it’s all among friends now, Lady, we can go all out."

Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan exchanged glances, Qin Gengyun looked at Jian Yue in astonishment:

"When did you recognize the Mistress?"

Jian Yue giggled: "Wei Wan and the others don’t know the transformation method, but I do, and the Mistress has such jealousy, a test easily exposed it."

Qiu Zhihe coldly snorted, waved her hand in the air, and soon, a round Array appeared with over a thousand Flying Swords floating and shimmering!

Thousand Sword Array!

Jian Yue giggled again: "The Mistress is formidable, I must also put on a good show!"

As she spoke, her Spiritual Power surged, cultivation rising to Golden Core Sixth-Layer!

Liu Su gasped: "How did her cultivation recover so fast?!"

"Thanks to the Master’s daily nurture, receiving the Master’s Spiritual Power Essence, my cultivation restored swiftly!"

Jian Yue laughed flirtatiously, throwing a charming wink at Qin Gengyun.

Qiu Zhihe snorted, Spiritual Energy burst around her, her dress fluttered, strands of hair danced, her cultivation also soared to Golden Core Sixth-Layer.

Qin Gengyun was equally shocked: "Lady, when did you also..."

Qiu Zhihe shot him a glance, whispering: "You and I... that kind of practice, it’s greatly beneficial to you, naturally the same for me."

Their eyes met, yet they were interrupted by a deafening roar from the Tiger Boar, pouncing towards the trio, with hundreds of Mane Arrows behind!

...

At the city wall, the faces of Zhenlian City’s high-ranking individuals were pale.

Xu Jiangxing tightly clenched his fists, veins bulging on the back of his hand, his lips bitten bloody.

Less than a mile outside was the brutal battlefield, though the view was obscured by dark clouds, the screams reached their ears clear as day.

From the repeated harrowing sounds, one could tell how intense the battle within was.

Maybe within an incense stick of time, everyone inside would perish.

"Xu Jiangxing, you truly have a heart of stone!"

Zhou Shinen’s eyes were wide with anger, knowing Xu Jiangxing’s decision to not open the gates was right, yet unable to accept watching his daughter die before him.

Suddenly, a tiger’s roar echoed from above the dark clouds, a shower of blood rained from the sky.

A gigantic goat’s head fell from the sky, thudding into the ground, creating a small pit.

The goat’s head faced the city gate, its eyeballs still rolling around.

"Baa baa..."

The eerie voice slowly weakened, the goat’s eyes froze, life extinguished.

"The Demonic Beast is dead?"

"The Demonic Beast is dead!"

Cheers erupted inside the city, more and more people climbed the city wall, peering out.

The dark clouds shrouding the city gradually dispersed, revealing the scene within more clearly.

Mountaintop of Qilian.

Hunting Cloud’s headless corpse fell, the black mane pig was cleaved in two.

Qin Gengyun collapsed on the ground, his Vajra Iron Bone body covered with wounds.

The Tiger Boar, also blood-drenched, bloodshot eyes stared at the two women before him, for the first time showing fear.

On the ground below, over two hundred cultivators were reduced to just over thirty, each with clothes stained red.

Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er supported each other, their bodies bearing dozens of scars, luckily none hitting vital spots.

Even Wei Wan had a few cuts, her clothes torn open, revealing blood-stained fair skin.

With the dark clouds half gone, they looked up to the mountaintop, someone cried out with sobs:

"Senior Sister, Junior Sister Ruo, kill that vile beast for revenge!"

"Revenge!"

"Revenge!"

Jian Yue regained her cool, said to Qiu Zhihe:

"Junior Sister Ruo, shall we make the final strike?"

Qiu Zhihe nodded slightly, with the Tiger Boar severely wounded, even suppressing their power, they could slay it.

They raised their Long Swords, about to strike, when a golden light flew from afar, and a sword beheaded the severely wounded Tiger Boar!