Wang Xiaoya glanced sideways at Princess Taihua, thinking to herself that women are indeed beautiful when they’re young ladies.

Playfully flirting with men doesn’t sting the eyes too much; instead, it captivates their hearts thoroughly.

At her age, if she tried acting coquettish, Long Fei would definitely say she’s out of her mind.

The sword rain came, and Long Fei flung out the Kunwu Nine Swords with a wave of his hand.

Sword Qi surrounded them in a circle, spreading out swiftly to continuously counter Qiongqi’s hair-like sword rain.

Amid the crackling noise, the surrounding space was shaken to the point of shattering.

Wang Xiaoya wrapped them in the Chaos Green Lotus, dissipating the vibrations into nothingness.

Outside it was noisy, but inside it was calm like a serene breeze.

She tapped Princess Taihua on the head to remind her, "Hey, have you hugged enough?"

Princess Taihua cautiously opened her eyes and found nothing amiss around them.

She quickly let go, her face flushing as she laughed awkwardly, "Sorry, I was just too scared!"

Qiongqi’s sword rain was indeed formidable, able to withstand the Kunwu Nine Swords without much being cut down.

With a roar, it withdrew the longsword refined from its hair, grinning at Long Fei, "You little brat, quite the collection of magical treasures you have!"

The surrounding demonic beasts were swept aside by the Five Great Divine Beasts, already frightened and retreating backward.

In no time, half of the tens of thousands of demonic beasts were devoured by the Five Great Divine Beasts.

Their auras became increasingly deep, already hinting at signs of ancestral regression.

The appearance of five powerful bloodlines on a single person’s body amazed Qiongqi immensely.

Long Fei shouted at Qiongqi, "Come again!"

This time, he acted directly, flashing in front of Qiongqi and throwing a fierce punch at it.

Qiongqi exclaimed, "You young punk, arrogant, I will eat..."

Before it could finish its sentence, Long Fei’s fist, glowing with dark light, had already smashed onto its face.

The mighty force exploded like the void tearing, right on its face.

With a resounding boom, it was smashed a hundred meters away.

Qiongqi’s physical body was unimaginably tough; every inch of muscle was like a blade.

Previously, when others hit it, it never deigned to fight back, and those who hit it were crushed to pieces from the recoil.

But this time, its tiger’s head was knocked askew, blood gushed from its mouth as it groaned, "You little kid, can’t you let me finish my sentence?"

"I wonder what Qiongqi meat tastes like?"

Long Fei sneered, eyes gleaming with a gourmet’s light, as he raised the Kunwu Nine Swords in his hand.

Each longsword employed a swordsmanship technique.

Nine swords united to form a nine-colored Sword Qi, slashing at Qiongqi with a single stroke.

The Sword Qi tore through the void, creating a black fissure in the air.

Qiongqi’s hair stood on end, knowing well the ferocity of this Sword Qi.

At the critical moment, the hooked spike on its tail unrolled like a curved blade to confront the Nine Swords’ Sword Qi.

This hook concealed the power of the Time Law, seeming to reverse time and solidify all surrounding Space Laws.

"Want to kill me! It’s not that easy!"

Qiongqi laughed, thinking it had blocked the Nine Swords.

Yet, a Sword Qi within ignored the Time Law and continued to slash down with its sharp edge.

With a snapping sound, it severed Qiongqi’s tail at the root.

Qiongqi wailed in pain, leaping like its tail was on fire.

It scooped up its severed tail with a claw and, without a word, turned and fled.

Long Fei didn’t chase after it, merely standing there with furrowed brows, deep in thought.

Wang Xiaoya asked in surprise, "What happened just now? Why did only one of the Nine Swords come down?"

Long Fei replied, "The Time Law, this guy’s tail can hook into the Time Law!"

"What?"

Wang Xiaoya was taken aback, not expecting Qiongqi to have such an ability.

Princess Taihua, however, responded calmly, "What’s so surprising, haven’t you heard of Qiongqi’s life? This fierce beast is naturally attuned to time, nothing to be startled by."

Wang Xiaoya grumbled, "If you knew, why didn’t you say so earlier? Now you’ve let it run, haven’t you?"

Princess Taihua pursed her lips, "You didn’t ask me just now! Besides, didn’t you guys injure it? It’s truly amazing though, how peculiar your swordsmanship is, breaking through time like that!"

She gazed at Long Fei with admiration, clasping her hands together, "Hero, could you teach me this swordsmanship?"

"Let’s go back!"

Long Fei ignored her, taking Wang Xiaoya with him as he left.

He rerouted the demonic beasts southward, since the Shu State Plains had no barriers for them; they could head south from anywhere.

Princess Taihua swung her arms, unhappily trailing and pestering behind, "Why leave just like that, we can talk! Teach me your swordsmanship, and I’ll have my Empress mother grant you a title and rank, so you don’t have to live this hard life!"

Before she could finish her rambling, Long Fei had already disappeared with Wang Xiaoya.

Princess Taihua shouted angrily, "Why put on airs! What did this Princess ever do to you? Why the sour face!"

In her fury, she drew her longsword and slashed the air around her several times.

At this moment, Little Diee led the experts from the Shu Royal Mansion here, exclaiming joyfully upon seeing Princess Taihua, "Oh my god, my dear princess, we finally found you. Don’t run off again; you nearly scared us to death!"

Princess Taihua vented her frustration at them, "Why are you only just coming? Where were you when I was being bullied just now?"

Little Diee looked around, puzzled, "Who was it? Who dared to bully my princess? I’ll immediately report to the Empress to have their head chopped off!"

A group of experts also looked around but saw no sign of anyone.

Princess Taihua let out a sigh of frustration, "Alright, they’re gone, what are you looking for."

She sheathed her longsword and gloomily headed back.

Little Diee covered her mouth to stifle a laugh, leading the group of experts as they followed her away.

As Long Fei predicted, after the Demon Army’s vanguard was blocked here, they immediately split into two routes, heading southward from the flanks towards Shu State.

Soon after Long Fei and his group returned, the Demon Army appeared outside Shu State City.

The right flank discovered Jintang Garden and, without a word, launched a fierce assault on it.

The walls of Jintang Garden weren’t high, only about a dozen meters.

Compared to Shu State City’s hundred-meter-high walls, it was no taller than a small dirt mound.

Long Fei sat alone at the Formation Eye, activating the Celestial Grand Formation of the Universe.

In an instant, the entire small city was enveloped in a shroud of night.

The world, bright moments ago, turned pitch black, unseen by the naked eye.

Inside, the refugees shrieked in fright, all curling up tightly.

Within the formation, they too were affected by its influence.

Immersed within, it felt like being inside a universe.

The fortifications were not yet completed, and the Aurora Flame Blade hadn’t been mass-produced.

So, the formation had no offensive elements, only defense.

The demonic beasts entered from all directions into the darkness.

Their eyes couldn’t see, their sense of smell failed, and even their Divine Senses were suppressed.

Amidst it, they saw distant starlight, as if they were amidst the stars.

The ground felt unstable beneath their feet, no longer the solid earth they were used to.

Over a thousand disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, led by Sect Leader Daoist Fiery Cloud, arrived in full force.

Long Fei had them take the Formation Flags, transforming into scattered stars in the formation, charging at the demonic beasts.

They wielded the Formation Flags, one meter from the demonic beasts.

A single sword strike killed a demonic beast with no issue.

The demonic beasts tried to kill them, but it was as if they were separated by a Star Domain.

Clearly just a meter away, yet running furiously could not close the distance.

One by one, the demonic beasts were slain by the disciples of Qingcheng, their wails echoed throughout the grand formation.