Chapter 140: A Solution!

Upon returning to Ling'an City, Tianxuan did not follow Li Chang'an back to Xuanling Immortal Mountain, but instead went to the Cultivation Alliance branch to find Yuheng.

The amount of information he saw about the future was too great, so he had to inform Yuheng to prepare in advance.

Seven days later, most of the spiritual veins in the entire Cangxuan Realm had completely dried up. However, there was still immortal soil, and the cultivators had dealt with the monster rifts in time. So people did not feel that their lives had changed much for the time being.

Perhaps due to the presence of Xuanling Immortal Mountain, the spiritual veins in Ling'an City and several surrounding cities still exist for the time being.

That evening, the sky was unusually red.

At first, people thought it was just a normal sunset with clouds stretching out in one continuous line. They had never seen such a red sunset before, and they even took out their phones to take pictures.

It wasn't until everyone noticed that the red clouds began to swirl, and the clouds seemed to be subtly pressing down.

Centered on Ling'an City, several surrounding cities also saw the blood-red clouds, and the area seemed to be expanding.

By 11 p.m., the sky was still blood red, and the vortexes were becoming more numerous and larger, looking even more terrifying.

After receiving Tianxuan's notification, Yuheng had already organized the cultivators.

At this moment, regardless of whether they were independent cultivators or disciples of sects, tens of thousands of cultivators stood in the air, ready for battle.

Seeing this, people realized something was wrong, lost their curiosity, and instead hid in their homes in fear.

With the defensive talismans drawn by Li Chang'an, at least the vast majority of demonic beasts cannot do anything to them.

At midnight, the largest vortex appeared in the clouds directly above Qingfeng Mountain. A crack several kilometers long opened up in the center of the vortex, and it was impossible to see the end from a distance.

Countless monsters crawled out of the cracks and descended from the sky like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

These demonic beasts were all at least at the Nascent Soul stage.

A vast expanse of silvery-white sword light flashed, and the first batch of demonic beasts to emerge were reduced to ashes.

Li Chang'an, wielding a black sword, stood at the forefront, killing each wave that came out.

Mountain demons, tea spirits, spirits, and other spirits were also present and took the lead in dealing with most of the monsters.

However, the rift between the demon beasts was too large, and too many demon beasts crawled out, so quite a few demon beasts still clashed with the cultivators.

Most cultivators these days are only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so they are no match for these demonic beasts.

Some people dared not move under the gaze of the monster, their bodies trembling involuntarily.

A demonic beast's tail stabbed towards a cultivator.

Its tail is covered with blade-like scales that gleam with the cold light of metal weapons.

To the cultivator's horrified gaze, the tip of the tail pierced his abdomen, but did not pierce through.

The cultivators suddenly came to their senses. They were protected by the defensive talismans drawn by Li Chang'an, and their magical artifacts were also blessed with various high-level talismans drawn by Li Chang'an. Their storage bags contained immortal rice...

In an instant, the cultivator suddenly gained courage, and his gaze toward the demon beast became firm.

However, the difference in cultivation level was too great. Even if the cultivators had the best talismans and supplies, it was useless. Li Chang'an's talismans could only guarantee that they would not die.

One after another, figures were shot down from the sky. Of course, occasionally a few demonic beasts would also fall. Those demonic beasts were shot down by the combined efforts of the elders of various sects or several star lords of the alliance.

The state-developed firearms also came in handy; with the help of talismans, the shells could shatter the monsters.

The sky would light up with different magical lights one moment, and then explode into a conflagration the next.

Some demonic beasts, with a clear objective, flew towards Qingfeng Mountain.

However, just as they were about to fly into the Qingfeng Mountain area, a dazzling golden rune wall suddenly rose up, and the demonic beasts that crashed into it were instantly reduced to ashes.

"By the way, the Qingfeng Sect has a formation left behind by a deity that can lure the demonic beasts away and deal with them." The cultivator who spoke had his eyes light up, and the people around him echoed his sentiment.

More and more monsters are being lured to the Qingfeng Sect.

Xie Xuan was dealing with a demon beast with the Qingfeng Sect elders when he turned around and saw this scene, causing him to pause in his actions.

Xie Ku Ling is now at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and with the support of his cultivation, the formation can be activated on its own. However, during this process, the formation will continuously absorb Xie Ku Ling's cultivation.

How long can he hold on?

Xie Xuan frowned, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw some demonic beasts that had landed in the Ling'an City area, constantly devouring spiritual energy.

Xie Xuan and Wu Hui led the other elders to confront the monster.

With disaster looming, he couldn't care less about anything else. He just hoped that with the help of the spiritual plants, Bitter Ridge could hold out for a little longer.

Half an hour passed, and thanks to the Qingfeng Sect's formation, the number of monsters eliminated had at least increased somewhat.

However, Xie Kuling's face grew paler and paler.

The formation was draining him much faster than he could absorb spiritual plants and meditate to restore his spiritual power.

Xie Kuling gritted his teeth.

Unable to leave the Qingfeng Sect, he could only offer his assistance in this way.

No matter what, he will persevere until the very last moment.

After dealing with another batch of monsters, Li Chang'an frowned and looked up.

The blood-red clouds and the monstrous cracks were indeed slowly pressing down, and the cracks were continuing to widen; it was truly a "monstrous descent."

The monsters that have crawled out are already too numerous to deal with, and their cultivation levels are getting higher and higher.

Li Chang'an looked down again and saw that the spiritual veins of Ling'an City had been completely depleted in such a short time. Without timely replenishment of the immortal soil, there was gray soil everywhere, and all kinds of dirty-colored demonic beasts were lying on it.

Only Qingfeng Mountain, thanks to the array created by the Boundless God, still retains a patch of green.

Li Chang'an had seen it in the records left by Xie Jin. The formation was linked to the successive leaders of the Qingfeng Sect. It could be activated automatically by absorbing a bit of the leader's spiritual power and could instantly eliminate high-level demons and evil spirits. It was a case of small investment and big return.

However, Xie Kuling's cultivation level is not high. If this continues, Xie Kuling will eventually be unable to hold on. At that time, the demonic beasts will attack Qingfeng Sect, and all the spiritual veins of Cangxuan Realm will be exhausted.

Li Chang'an had a headache and his mind was in turmoil.

We must come up with a solution, at the very least, a way to deal with the external threat—these monsters.

He turned to look at the sword spirit standing in the Qingfeng Sect square.

After the monsters descended, the sword spirit did not offer any assistance, seemingly waiting for something.

Are we waiting for him to compromise and agree to personally hand him over as that "nail"?

Li Chang'an couldn't help but make wild guesses.

But the next second, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura emanating from the monster's rift.

The intense pressure pressed down from above, and many cultivators could not withstand it and fell straight to the ground.

Even Li Chang'an and Cha Jing were struggling to withstand it and quickly circulated their spiritual power to resist.

The sword spirit finally moved; its black figure flickered and immediately appeared in front of Li Chang'an.

The silver-white sword light blocked the blood-red magical light, and the two stood in a stalemate.

The cultivators under the sword light felt the oppressive aura vanish instantly, and they were able to breathe again.

The near-death experience left them terrified, and they looked in horror at the monstrous rift that seemed to have torn the sky apart.

A black figure slowly appeared.

It was humanoid, yet not entirely human. From the front, it looked like a tall man, but its features were strange, and its back was covered by a mass of red flesh, within which were embedded many sinister eyes.

It grinned and made a strange sound: "Long time no see, Li'e."

Li Chang'an heard the voices of the cultivators behind him discussing:

"What is this? Is it a demon or a monster?!"

"It looks disgusting and creepy."

"It's very strong. Is that senior from Xuanling Immortal Mountain a match for it?"

The cultivators were filled with doubt and confusion.

Li Chang'an withdrew his gaze and looked at the sword spirit: "You two know each other?"

"Hmm, the Demon God, a defeated opponent of the Boundless God Venerable."

Gods and deities are not the same.

After ascending to godhood, Wuya God Venerable underwent a long period of cultivation, slaying evil gods and purifying the divine race before becoming "God Venerable".

This demon god was the same god who had been taught a lesson by the Boundless God Venerable more than once thousands of years ago, and who had been banished back to the demon realm by the Boundless God Venerable and imprisoned for six thousand years.

If it hadn't exploited a loophole in the monsters' defenses, it wouldn't have been able to lead the demons out of the demon realm.

Upon hearing the sword spirit's explanation, the demon god seemed annoyed, shouting, "Shut up! Shut up!"

Countless tentacles suddenly emerged from the fleshy pulp behind it, stabbing towards the sword spirit, but were fiercely blocked by the sword light.

The sword spirit raised its hand, and a sword light shaved off one of the demon god's tentacles: "Six thousand years, and you've become so pathetic, devouring low-level demon beasts to become this disgusting creature."

The demon god seemed unaffected by the severed tentacle, its eyes growing even more bloodshot as it stared at the sword spirit.

"What do you know? Now I am not only a demon god, but also an evil god! With dual godhood, the Cangxuan Realm, which has lost its spiritual veins, will be under my control. I can make it whatever I want it to be!"

Dual divine positions...

Li Chang'an's eyes widened slightly, as if something flashed through his mind in an instant.

The weighty task of saving the spiritual veins of the Cangxuan Realm requires more than one deity.

The cycle of the world cannot be changed; we can only accept it.

He understood! He understood!

Li Chang'an was so excited he almost jumped up. He flew forward to the sword spirit's side and exclaimed, "Senior! I know what to do!"

The Blade Spirit tilted his head, his eyes showing a hint of confusion.

Li Chang'an didn't know how to explain it to him, so he only said, "But there is something I need to ask of you, senior."

"What?"

Li Chang'an turned his head, smiled, and pointed to the demon god and the demon beast rift behind it. "Senior, I need you to kill the demon god and all the demon beasts for me when the spiritual veins are completely depleted, and destroy the corrupted demon realm behind it!"

Such an arrogant demand instantly enraged the demon god: "I'll see if you have the power to back it up!"

As soon as it finished speaking, the red light intensified, and its figure rushed towards Li Chang'an.

"Bang—" The silver-white sword light firmly blocked it.

The sword spirit didn't even glance at the demon god, and calmly said, "Alright."

Li Chang'an breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and instructed Cha Jing and the others to protect the other cultivators. Afterwards, he quickly flew to the Mountain Lord's Hall of Qingfeng Sect on his sword. As soon as he entered, he called out, "Xie Kuling, can the formation be stopped?"

Xie Kuling turned around abruptly, his voice weak: "It's possible, it's possible. But the demonic beasts..."

"I don't have time to explain, but please believe me this once and let the monster come in and absorb the spiritual energy."

Looking into Li Chang'an's bright eyes, Xie Kuling felt a little uneasy, but subconsciously nodded trustingly: "Okay, I understand."

Li Chang'an laughed, clasped his hands in a fist salute to him, turned around, and flew swiftly on his sword to Xuanling Immortal Mountain, heading straight for the snow mountain range.