The battle was confined to the city gate, while the city fell into an eerie calm.

While the battle was going on in the sky, tens of thousands of monks dressed in black swept towards Wuling City with murderous intent. They held weapons in their hands, and no one would think that they were guests.

Feng Shao activated the Wuling City's defensive formation, and a faint blue halo enveloped the sky above Wuling City. This halo looked inconspicuous, but it blocked the black-robed monks outside the city. It was only the first time they tried it, but they found that this defensive formation had the ability to resist monks at the Taiqing realm or even above!

But they were not panicked at all. No matter how powerful the defensive magic circle was, its spiritual power would eventually run out. As long as they kept attacking the magic circle and continued to consume the energy of the defensive magic circle, they would be able to break this solid magic circle sooner or later!

So the black monks formed a formation in groups of fifteen, and continuously bombarded the city defense formation. Various colored streams of light continued to shine on the halo, and the strong vibration shook the ground.

Those who came to Wuling City to participate in the city-building ceremony were all geniuses from various forces, and most of them were knowledgeable people. However, this was the first time they had seen such a large-scale siege. Moreover, the one who organized this siege was not an ordinary force, but the Jiuyou Holy Land, one of the five super-first-class forces in Dongzhou!

This made many people look uneasy. Being implicated in the conflict between the two sides for no reason, many people could not help but feel resentful towards Feng Shao and Tao Yan.

Is this time, I am not going to die here?

Someone couldn't help but yelled at Feng Shao: "Feng Shao, all this was caused by those people you protected. Now that things have come to this, do you still want to continue protecting them?"

With the first person taking the lead, the others followed suit, saying, "Lord Feng, quickly hand over those people! Maybe we can get a glimmer of hope!"

"We don't want to sacrifice our lives for someone irrelevant. Feng Shao, if you don't want to do it, don't blame us for doing it for you!"

"What are you all still hesitating about? No matter how strong this city defense formation is, I'm afraid it won't last long. We must capture Zuo Linglan and the others before the city defense formation is breached!"

For a moment, the crowd was excited, and many people who were quite friendly to Feng Shao before now loudly rebuked Feng Shao and were ready to take action immediately.

Zuo Linglan suddenly came out and bowed to Feng Shao. Her face was pale but she still tried to remain calm and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Feng, for taking care of us during this period. Now it's time to say goodbye!"

Feng Shao shook his head and said, "Miss Zuo, you are wrong this time. Do you really think that the Nine Nether Holy Land's massive attack this time is because of you?"

Zuo Linglan was startled, but before she could figure it out, Feng Shao turned his gaze to Xin Ruxiong: "Am I right, Brother Xin?"

After the fight started, Xin Ruxiong stood there without saying a word, with a faint smile on his face, looking confident.

Hearing Feng Shao's question, Xin Ruxiong laughed and said, "City Lord Feng is really amazing. I can't even hide this from you!"

Feng Shao said calmly: "If my guess is correct, your target should be Yunjian Pavilion and the geniuses participating in the ceremony. Am I right?"

Xin Ruxiong smiled and said, "Not bad! Not bad! You have guessed the Holy Land's plan to be almost correct."

At this point, Xin Ruxiong suddenly changed the subject: "Then Lord Feng, why don't you guess again, why would I admit these things without any care?"

Feng Shao sneered: "Isn't this obvious? In your eyes, we are already dead, so why bother about how much we know?"

Xin Ruxiong clapped his hands and laughed: "Lord Feng is indeed smart. I admire you!"

At this time, Guan Shuo suddenly said: "Everyone, the most important thing right now is not to start an internal conflict here, but to find a way to resolve the current crisis. As long as we are united, we may be able to overcome the danger!"

Someone retorted: "You are making it sound so easy! That is the Jiuyou Holy Land! You Taixuan Holy Land are not afraid of them, but what about us? What can we use to resist them?"

Guan Shuo said calmly, "Although the Nine Nether Holy Land is strong, it is not invincible; although they have many people, they are all mediocre. Instead of boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige, why not fight back and win a chance of survival for yourself?"

A Tianjiao who was on good terms with Guan Shuo immediately agreed: "Saint Guan is right. No matter how much we quarrel now, it will be useless. We cultivators are supposed to go against the will of heaven. Now that we have encountered some setbacks, are we going to lose our fighting spirit?"

After that, he bowed to Guan Shuo and said loudly: "Brother Guan, I will fight alongside you today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice coldly say: "Add me."

The one who spoke was Fang Yiming, the Son of Nine Yin.

"Count me in too! Although my strength is limited, I dare to join you in killing people in the Nine Nether Holy Land!" Wuzhen of Wuliang Temple said in a muffled voice.

"And me! I will also fight to the death with Jiuyou Holy Land!"

"Me too!"

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More and more people stood up and declared that they would fight to the death with Jiuyou Holy Land. However, more people just watched coldly and did not want to participate at all.

They still naively believed that as long as they did not participate, the Nine Nether Holy Land would not make things difficult for them. After all, they also had forces behind them. Even if their individual forces were not as powerful as the Nine Nether Holy Land, with so many forces added together, the Nine Nether Holy Land could not be completely unfazed, right?

"Since everyone has decided to fight a decisive battle with Jiuyou Holy Land, let's kill Xin Ruxiong first!"

"That's right! Kill the new Holy Son of the Nine Nether Holy Land first. Even if we die, we won't suffer any loss!"

Xin Ruxiong suddenly smiled and said, "I understand the anger in everyone's hearts, but believe me, there is no need for you to attack me."

Fang Yiming said coldly: "Then please ask Brother Xin to talk and see if you can convince us not to kill you!"

Xin Ruxiong smiled and said, "If Master Fang asks, I will answer you frankly."

After a pause, Xin Ruxiong asked, "May I ask you, if I die, will it affect the outcome of today's battle?"

Everyone frowned.

After hearing what Xin Ruxiong said, everyone remembered that whether they could survive depended entirely on whether Lin Fengtian and others could defeat Tao Yan and others.

If Lin Fengtian and the others win, then everything will be fine. No matter how many people come from the Nine Nether Holy Land, they are just insignificant ants in front of the powerful beings in the Tribulation Realm and can be destroyed in the blink of an eye.

The same goes for the other side. No matter how strong Feng Shao and his men are, they are definitely unable to resist Tao Yan and his men.

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Xin Ruxiong smiled and said, "If that's the case, why don't we all wait quietly for the outcome of the battle above? It can also reduce some damage, so why not do it?"

Some people who were inspired by Xin Ruxiong's ideas couldn't help but nod slightly, but more people frowned, half believing and half doubting.

Feng Shao suddenly said, "Brother Xin, what you said does make some sense. But you seem to have overlooked another thing."

Xin Ruxiong raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"

Feng Shao smiled slightly: "Killing you will indeed not help, but at least I feel relieved!"

The smile on Xin Ruxiong's face froze and gradually disappeared.

Seeing Xin Ruxiong's expression change, Feng Shao pretended to be teasing and said, "Let me guess. Could it be that the action of Jiuyou Holy Land today was planned by you?"

"Oh? Brother Feng, what do you think?"

"Because you are too calm, too calm to be consistent with your current situation. You are very smart, smart enough to use many people, even the entire Jiuyou Holy Land. People like you will not easily put themselves in danger. And what you said just now also confirmed my guess."

Xin Ruxiong nodded calmly: "I see, I'm glad to learn from you!"

Feng Shao added: "There is even a possibility that even if Yunjian Pavilion is the winner in the end, you still have a way to escape. After all, in that situation, you failed to kill anyone present, and no one has a mortal grudge against you.

"If I'm right, you must have a trump card in your hand, so that when the time comes, you can use this trump card to force us to let you go. As long as you retreat safely to Jiuyou Mountain, no one can do anything to you.

"The Yunjian Pavilion, the only one with a reason to seek revenge in Jiuyou Mountain, can hardly threaten your sect protection formation. You just need to stay in the dark and you will be invincible!"

At this point, Feng Shao shook his head and said with emotion: "Brother Xin is really amazing. Obviously, all the plans were made by you, but it was others who put in the effort and risked their lives. You don't need to bear any risks at all. It's ridiculous that Tao Yan thought he had a good plan, but he didn't expect that he was just a chess piece of yours!"

After hearing Feng Shao's analysis, everyone looked at Xin Ruxiong with a changed expression.

Who would have thought that this unknown person could control everyone in the palm of his hand.

Xin Ruxiong clapped his hands and laughed: "Great, great! Brother Feng actually saw through my plan! It's a pity that you and I are rivals, otherwise the truth would have been revealed!"

Feng Shao said, "Okay, Brother Xin, it's time to show your cards now. Or do you want to wait until the battle in the sky is decided before showing your cards?"

Xin Ruxiong shook his head and smiled, "A good joke should always be revealed at the most appropriate time. Brother Feng has predicted my plan, so there is no point in hiding this trump card any longer."

At this point, Xin Ruxiong's smile faded, he looked into Feng Shao's eyes, and said word by word: "I wonder how much do you know about the Demon King Cave, Brother Feng?"