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Yunyin looked around and quickly found a hill, landing in the ravine. A flash of inspiration, and he transformed back into human form.
Clutching the token tightly, Ruan Qingyu tried to contact Li Qingchen again. A moment later, the token vibrated.
Li Qingchen's voice came from inside the token: "Good disciple, you are indeed alright."
Hearing her master's voice was normal, Ruan Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Master, I'm fine, but Holy Realm City is in a terrible state right now..."
Before she could finish speaking, Li Qingchen interjected, "Yes, it seems the demonic beasts have landed outside Holy Realm City, guarding the passage where we teleport new disciples. We can no longer send new cultivators into the Lesser Holy Realm. If we forcefully send more in, the cultivation world might become unstable. The situation is still under discussion outside."
Then Li Qingchen said, "Where are you now? If you want to come in, I will send someone with you."
Thinking of the hordes of demonic beasts she had just seen in the sky, Ruan Qingyu feared it would be troublesome if her master sent someone to help her again. She immediately shook her head and refused: "No need, Master. During the time I was gone, I had a fortuitous encounter and have advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. We will find an opportunity to go in ourselves."
Inside the Holy City, Li Qingchen stood on the city wall, occasionally keeping an eye on the menacing demonic beasts. Upon hearing his junior disciple announce that he had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, his previously serious expression softened.
"You haven't disappointed me. Even I, your master, didn't reach such a level of cultivation so quickly back then." As for the junior disciple's mention of other people, he ignored it. The junior disciple must have his reasons for not speaking up.
After losing contact with Li Qingchen, Ruan Qingyu looked at Yun Yin and said, "Perfect opportunity to practice."
Yunyin, who had been eagerly waiting and hadn't made a move in a long time, immediately nodded: "I've been waiting for you to speak."
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them didn't specifically look for a breakthrough. They charged at the nearest magical beast, with Yun Yin leading the way and looking at the beast with great interest.
Sensing the presence of the two, the magical beasts turned around, their massive bodies like giants. Some raised their hands, some their feet, all intent on grabbing Ruan Qingyu and her companion for a hearty meal.
Soon, dozens of demonic beasts rushed out, surrounding Ruan Qingyu and Yun Yin. As their gaping maws opened, a stench instantly filled the air.
The Cloud-Hidden Beast's eyes widened, and crackling lightning suddenly spread from its four claws. The next moment, purplish-black lightning ripped through the sky, binding all the magical beasts surrounding the two.
After a while, the monsters that had been struggling all fell silent and collapsed. However, the death of their companions did not deter the monsters that followed.
They are mindless monsters; they only know that when they smell meat, they will rush forward desperately.
Yun Yin sneered inwardly; he feared nothing more than group battles. His cold gaze swept over the demonic beasts that had surrounded them again, then he turned to look at Ruan Qingyu behind him, his eyes softening for a moment.
Turning his head again, his eyes quickly turned fierce. Moments later, dark clouds rapidly gathered in the sky, and thunder rumbled within the dense cloud cover.
Below the clouds, a man in purple robes hovered, lightning flashing in his hands. In an instant, countless bolts of lightning shot towards the horde of demonic beasts.
"Boom—" After a deafening roar of thunder, all that remained was a pile of charred remains. Deep trenches were even left in the ground, and many magical beasts that blindly charged in fell straight into those huge fissures.
The remaining monster corpses were quickly enveloped by golden-red flames, leaving only black ash in their wake.
Looking at those magical beasts whose original forms were unrecognizable, Ruan Qingyu found it hard to associate these magical beasts with the immortal beasts of the Immortal Realm. Considering that the Immortal Realm had suppressed a portion of them, it was surprising that so many magical beasts could still appear in the Lesser Saint Realm.
Ruan Qingyu felt a rare moment of worry about the immortal realm she was about to ascend to, but she quickly lost all interest in matters of heaven.
A continuous stream of magical beasts seemed to have been enraged by Yun Yin, all rushing towards his location. Winged magical beasts, skilled in flight, also gradually approached from afar, charging towards the floating Yun Yin.
Finally, Ruan Qingyu spread her wings and unleashed a ball of divine fire at the flying magical beasts. In the blink of an eye, the roaring magical beasts were also reduced to ashes.
Inside Holy City, the cultivators who were taking turns hunting demonic beasts quickly heard the commotion outside, but with demonic beasts pressing down on Holy City, they couldn't see what was happening outside.
"Could it be reinforcements?" a pale-faced cultivator asked in a hoarse voice.
He waved his hand, and a cultivator next to him immediately retorted, "Didn't we already say that the passage for people from the cultivation world to enter is right next to where the demonic beasts come out? For the time being, no one will be coming in."
"Those outside are probably cultivators who were still outside when the monsters besieged the city. It's good enough that they're still alive." One cultivator looked at the monsters still trying to squeeze in. Most of these monsters were low-level or mid-level, with only a few high-level ones.
Once the number of high-level magical beasts increases, there won't be as many cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage. They've only heard of spiritual energy being exhausted; they haven't seen any magical beasts actually stopping.
The Holy City has four gates. At this time, many cultivators in the teams were constantly consuming their spiritual power, but some cultivators were still accidentally bitten off by monsters during their weakened state.
The howl lasted only a moment before the monster opened its massive jaws and swallowed it whole.
Inside the city, the elders in charge of deploying cultivators frowned: "Golden Core cultivators will only provide support inside and will no longer be sent out to help."
The Golden Core stage is the threshold to entering the Lesser Saint Realm. Now, under the continuous attacks of demonic beasts, the exhausted Golden Core stage cultivators are no match for those above the Nascent Soul stage.
On Ruan Qingyu's side, she and Yun Yin rushed in hand in hand, and gradually they cleared a path for themselves.
If any magical beasts rushed over, they were all kept out by the fire wall summoned by Ruan Qingyu. Soon the two arrived at a gate near the city wall. With a few magical beasts between them, their actions were quickly spotted by the cultivators still resisting below the city gate.
"Fellow Daoist! Come here!" someone shouted, and then threw a spell at Ruan Qingyu, blocking the demonic beast that was about to pounce.
The two exchanged a glance. One unleashed lightning, swiftly annihilating all the low-level magical beasts that had surrounded them. The other rapidly expanded a wall of fire, almost completely blocking off half of the city gate.
Soon, taking advantage of the gap before the magical beasts arrived, the two slipped into the city. Although Ruan Qingyu had entered, the fire wall outside continued to burn, giving the cultivators who were still fighting the magical beasts outside a brief respite.
"Were those two seniors really not reinforcements from the cultivation world? They actually barged in on their own so quickly." Looking back at the two disappearing figures, one cultivator simply sat down on the ground and gasped for breath.
Someone stood beside him, carefully watching the monsters on the other side of the wall of fire. Seeing that the monsters wouldn't be able to overtake him anytime soon, they couldn't help but sigh, "The information from above wouldn't be lying. It's probably from a senior who didn't have time to come over earlier."
Upon entering the city, the bustling scene from when Ruan Qingyu first arrived was nowhere to be seen. Many cultivators were resting inside, and the air was filled with the aroma of medicine being refined.
Looking at the orderly lines and area around her, Ruan Qingyu felt a little more at ease. She then strode towards the location of the Xuantian Sect, where a group of people was approaching from a distance.
The person at the front lit up with joy upon seeing her and quickly walked over. Yun Yin glanced at the group and subtly stood beside Ruan Qingyu.
"Qingyu, you're alright!" Lu Siyao's face lit up with joy; she hadn't expected to see Ruan Qingyu again. Seeing her normal expression, the hidden guilt in her heart was slightly relieved.
"After I got back that day, I realized that the flames covering half the sky were your magic. Luckily, you're alright!" The more she spoke, the more excited Lu Siyao became, and she subconsciously reached for Ruan Qingyu's arm.
The next moment, Ruan Qingyu withdrew her hand: "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." If she had really been saved by Lu Siyao, she might not have been able to go to the monster world to bring Yunyin back.
Lu Siyao's overly enthusiastic attitude made her feel somewhat uncomfortable. There were even several burning gazes from the crowd behind Lu Siyao.
Ruan Qingyu couldn't help but turn her head and immediately saw Xiao Ke in the group, as well as Liu Yan, Liu Feng, and even Jin Chengcheng standing behind her.
Seeing this, Ruan Qingyu nodded calmly: "Senior Sister Lu, I have something to do. Let's talk after this is over."
Upon hearing this, Lu Siyao realized that Daoist Qingchen should be at the city wall at the moment, and was about to speak when a communication talisman suddenly floated from afar, its target being Ruan Qingyu.
Ruan Qingyu deftly took the communication talisman, quickly read through the message, and then nodded slightly to Lu Siyao: "Thank you, I will go find Master now."
With a wave of her hand, Lu Siyao watched Ruan Qingyu walk away with a hint of disappointment.
On the city wall, Li Qingchen sensed that his communication talisman had been received, and then turned his gaze to the outside of the wall. At this moment, a large number of mid-level magical beasts were still gathered. He pointed his finger, and dozens of sword energies flew outward, quickly annihilating all the magical beasts within a ten-mile radius outside the city.
In an instant, the cultivators, already showing signs of fatigue, took advantage of the array's shielding to hide inside and seize the time to rest.
Following the scent, Ruan Qingyu arrived at the city wall and immediately spotted Li Qingchen, along with the sect elders discussing matters around him, including Elder Jin, whom she had only met once before.
Upon unconsciously turning his head and seeing Ruan Qingyu, Elder Jin immediately twitched his lips and turned his head away as if he hadn't seen her.
"Master." Ruan Qingyu looked at Li Qingchen with great respect.
Yunyin stood behind her, concealing his scrutinizing gaze, and looked at Li Qingchen with the same respect.
"And who is this?" Sensing Yun Yin's gaze, Li Qingchen didn't mince words and asked directly.
Immediately, Ruan Qingyu hesitated for a moment, looked at Yun Yin and then at Li Qingchen, her attitude full of firmness and sincerity: "I know I can't hide it from Master, and with Senior Brother Mo Wen here, Master should be able to see that this is a demon cultivator. His name is Yun Yin, and he is my Daoist partner."
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