As the demonic serpent reveled, Zhu Yi seemed to have suddenly understood.
A red magic spell swept across his palm, and bright red blood droplets were pumped out and dripped onto the golden lotus.
Within her golden dantian, the five elements of spiritual energy rapidly condensed and interacted, and amidst the frenzied attacks of ice spikes and the jubilation of the demonic serpent, the Brahma Lamp once again released its dazzling and brilliant light.
Seven lotus petals fell from the lotus in response, forming a small array of the Big Dipper above the lamplight, heading straight towards the thousands of ice spikes.
Darkness swallowed the light, but the light broke through all the shackles, using its innate righteousness to fight against the resentment of thousands of demonic serpents.
Zhu Yi's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals to enhance her spells. Before she knew it, the hair at her temples was already damp. The frequent and intense spellcasting was taking its toll on her.
The alternating hot and cold temperatures caused unstable air pressure, and the rising heat waves gradually melted the snow on the mountain.
In just a few moments, the leading demonic serpent was drawn into the Purple Gold Alchemy Furnace by the karmic fire of the Brahma Lamp.
Seeing this, Zhu Yi didn't bother to pick and choose the herbs. She just glanced at the herbs in her hand and threw them in without any conflicting properties.
On the Canglan Continent, only royal-level alchemists are qualified to refine the souls of demonic beasts.
As a master alchemist, Zhu Yi was not actually confident that he could refine the souls of so many snake demons in one go.
She had a very clever plan: if she couldn't refine it successfully, she would seal it up and take it back to her master for him to refine.
Anyway, she felt that instead of letting the souls of these demonic snakes simply dissipate, it would be better to make use of them.
"You will be punished by the heavens!" The demon serpent leader's soul was burned away, removing a layer of demonic energy.
After just a few rounds, Zhu Yi's technique of forming hand seals and refining elixirs became even more proficient.
The fiery red or dark blue flames reflected on Zhu Yi's cheeks, and her gaze grew even more resolute. "If Heaven is unjust, it will punish me. If Heaven is just, it will know that you should be eliminated by the evolutionary laws of this world!"
At this moment, on Qingyuan Mountain, near the demon army camp, the spiritual energy fluctuations were unusually frequent.
Jinbao commanded the militia squad to mobilize and lead the people inside and outside Qingyuan Town to relocate to the vicinity of the two long streets of Qingyuan Town, as the scattered residents were difficult to manage.
Bringing everyone together can also reduce some of the workload.
"We are members of the Zhu family, why should we take your orders?" a Zhu family guard complained as he followed Jinbao.
"That's right, that's right. We are members of the Shangguan family. Do you think you, an nobody, can order us around?"
"So, I really shouldn't have given each of you a Royal-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill." Jinbao sneered. These young masters from noble families only knew how to seek pleasure and were unaware of the hardships of ordinary people. Even at such a critical moment, they were restraining themselves and disregarding others.
"Then return my Royal-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill now!" Jinbao, dressed in white, was difficult to spot in the snow, but fortunately, he was carrying a striking red folding fan.
The group looked at each other, none of them mentioning the matter of exchanging the Royal-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill for its return.
This morning, they woke up in the inn's lobby. The first thing they saw when they opened their eyes was this very low-key white-robed cultivator, Jinbao, with a matter-of-fact smile on his face, assigning them the task of protecting the people of Qingyuan Town.
No one was very happy about it; they all agreed outwardly but were not convinced inwardly.
They neither wanted to work nor wanted to buy Jinbao's Royal-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill at market price.
Amidst the noisy and chaotic crowd, one voice stood out: "Fine, I'll go wherever you tell me to go. Anyway, none of us can get out now. Once the demonic cultivators outside break in, none of us will escape. Every one of us who survives is a lifesaver!"
"Your name is Xie Ao, right?" Jinbao asked.
"Immortal Lord, just give the order, and I'll do my best to comply!"
The guards sent by the Shangguan and Zhu families were both very arrogant.
With Zhu Qianying and Shangguan Wenqi no longer around, they naturally wanted to avoid trouble.
The way everyone looked at Xie Ao changed as soon as they looked up.
He had a stern look on his face, as if to say, "You are the enemy."
Xie Ao chose to ignore others.
During this time, he finally understood that although the Zhu family and the Shangguan family were clans, they always acted with arrogance and selfishness, never considering the consequences that others would suffer because of their actions.
On the other hand, Zhu Yi and her group are magnanimous and principled in their actions, with clear likes and dislikes, and they would not betray their companions for easily obtainable benefits.
More importantly, if they follow Jinbao at this moment, they might be able to leave Qingyuan Town. If they don't follow, they might not even be able to tell him if he finds them and gets out.
Jinbao patted Xie Ao's shoulder with an air of superiority, then silently walked away to arrange other matters with Yu Da.
The vibrant and ever-changing colors of the sky are reflected in the eyes of every resident of Qingyuan Town.
The old man said, "I have never seen anything that is both frightening and reassuring."
People were unusually well-behaved in such a depressing and unpredictable atmosphere. Occasionally, a few troublemakers who didn't cooperate with Jinbao's rear protection plan were corrected on the spot by their neighbors with a few words!
Looking out the window at the unpredictable sky, Xiao Baizhi was frightened. She told Su Linyuan what she had seen little by little, especially when she mentioned that her master had been gone for three days and had not returned, her voice trembled with tears.
Jinbao, meanwhile, was busy setting up protective barriers on the two main streets of Qingyuan Town market.
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