Dayan City.

A group of monks in white robes stood on the wall, looking out of the city with serious expressions.

The deserted suburbs and the mountains were filled with demons, their numbers were astonishingly large, nearly tens of millions of troops.

This is the second time that such a large number has appeared. The first time was when the war between humans and demons broke out.

There was no demon battlefield at that time. Demons invaded Lingtian Continent in large numbers, causing great suffering to the people and rivers of blood. The sky and the earth seemed to be dyed blood red.

Later, the demon battlefield appeared. Although several large-scale wars broke out, the number of demons had never exceeded nearly 10 million like today.

"With so many demons, they were not only well prepared, but also did a lot of things in secret. If Master Zixiao hadn't warned us, if we hadn't responded in time, something terrible might have happened."

Dayan City is the first large human city that the demons decided to attack. The scale of the city is comparable to that of the demon imperial city, and the number of humans living in it also reaches over millions.

The city is located on the only way to the Wanzhou Mountains. It is an important line of defense and a spiritual symbol of human cultivators. Once lost, it will be a huge blow to the human race. The demons can also march straight in and attack other cities, and approach the border between the battlefield and the Lingtian Continent, so this victory is very important.

Master Zixiao said that this would be a war of unprecedented scale. His ability to tell fortunes was almost known to everyone. All the major sects and forces dared not disbelieve him and sent a large number of strong men to come. As a result, the demon clan really assembled an army of tens of millions.

"Does the spy have any news?" The wine fairy had a gourd bigger than his head hanging on his waist, and the indifference on his face was replaced by a seriousness this time.

A cultivator stepped forward and said, "According to the spies' report, the demons sent out ten great monarchs, a hundred king-level warriors, and thousands of great lord-level demons to fight. This bloody battle is inevitable."

When they heard that the demon had sent out ten great monarch-level men, everyone was shocked.

"So many great monarchs? Normally, the demons would only send out two or three great monarchs at most, but this time they sent out ten. Do they take this battle so seriously?" Elder Cheng of Zixiao Sect was shocked.

"The demons' behavior is indeed very abnormal. What are they relying on this time? If a full-scale war breaks out, things will not be that simple. Or have they been holding back in the past?" The Thousand-Faced Fairy was invited here and sensed that the war was unusual.

The wine fairy looked at everyone with a hint of uneasiness and sighed, "Master said that it might be related to the demon species trying to break through the seal."

Everyone's faces changed again. Only some people who were still young and didn't know much about the great war in the fairy world that year were still in a daze.

To them, the demon seed is the demon's soul. Because there is a seed in their soul, they think the demon seed that everyone is talking about is the demon seed in their soul.

"Elder Jiu, although the demon species is terrifying, it should not be to the extent that everyone is so afraid of it, right?" asked a young-looking cultivator. He was a casual cultivator and did not know much.

"You all don't know that this demon species is not that demon species, but the culprit that caused the destruction of the fairy world..."

The war was about to begin, and there was no need to hide it any longer, so Elder Jiu decided to tell them the truth.

The greatest enemy of the human race has never been eliminated. Even though the entire fairy world has become a thing of the past and no longer exists, the threat of demons still does not disappear.

As the demons grow stronger, the demon species will also become increasingly powerful, and one day the seal will be broken.

At that time, it will be the greatest crisis for the human race. If the human race cannot survive this disaster, it will either disappear or become prisoners of demons. Either way, it is not what humans want to see.

A group of people who had never heard of the true origin of the demon species were stunned. The secret of the destruction of the fairy world has always been a secret, and few people mentioned it. Even if they asked some powerful people who knew the truth, they would not say it. They all regarded it as a common secret. As a result, they never thought that the human race was not only facing the difficulty of being unable to ascend, but also facing the crisis of extinction.

"Elder Jiu, is this true?" The young monk's face turned pale.

Elder Jiu hesitated for a moment, but still nodded solemnly, "It's true, the survival of the human race is now in your hands."

There was a flash of despair in the young monk's eyes, "But even the immortals back then couldn't defeat the demons, how can we possibly do it!"

“Don’t be defeated by your inner demons before the fight even begins. According to the divination made by Master Zixiao, the human race may still have a glimmer of hope.” The Thousand-Faced Fairy said with a cold face.

"That's right." Elder Jiu said, "Although the demon seed is about to be born, its power has actually been consumed a lot by the seal over the years. What we need to do is to completely exterminate it after its power is consumed. Even if we can't do that, we have to seal it again."

"Can you do that?"

“Even if you can’t do it, you have to do it.”

Elder Jiu looked at everyone and said, "I told you this today because I hope you can have a correct understanding of this battle. This is a matter of life and death for the human race and we cannot take it lightly. This battle is even more important. If we win, we can boost the morale of the human race. If we lose, it will be a big blow to the human race. The demons will take this opportunity to spread propaganda and stabilize the morale while attacking the human race. As the strong ones among the human race, I hope you can understand that only when you become strong can the human race become strong."

Several young monks also knew this, but they were more concerned about the future of the human race. "Where is that glimmer of hope?"

"We need to find the vitality of the human race ourselves, otherwise how can we call it a ray of vitality." Elder Jiu shook his head and asked, "When will the masters from Jishang Sect, Qixing Valley and Youmo Palace arrive? The war is about to start. If we can't control the ten great monarch-level demons, once a great monarch-level demon escapes, it will be very disadvantageous to us."

"There's no news from there yet, but it should be soon." A disciple replied.

"It's good to have news." Elder Jiu calculated that if each sect sent out one Mahayana cultivator, plus two independent Mahayana cultivators, it should be enough to deal with this crisis.

"Pass my order to increase patrols inside and outside Dayan City and be on guard against sneak attacks from demons at any time. I think the war should happen in the next few days, so don't slack off easily."

"Yes, Elder."

Looking at the demon army hiding behind the mountain, everyone felt a suffocating feeling of impending storm, as well as an oppressive feeling of tightness, an aura that could not be blocked no matter how vast the world was.

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The Land of the Fallen.

On the Fairy Island, the huge skeleton with a hint of crystal glittering shrank to a size slightly larger than the skeleton of an adult man in less than half a day. It could be seen with the naked eye that the energy loss in the skeleton was serious.

At this moment, Gao Han suddenly stopped absorbing and prevented Zhongli Tingzhou and Fugui from absorbing as well.

"What's wrong?" Zhongli Tingzhou opened his charming eyes.

Gao Han thought for a moment and said, "What's left won't have much effect on us. This Earth Immortal King only has a skeleton left in the world. We should not let him disappear completely."

Zhongli Tingzhou praised: "My boyfriend is so kind-hearted. I like this about you. You look very serious, but you are actually very soft-hearted."

Gao Han: “…” The acting master really didn’t hold back when praising him.

Gao Han: "Stop making trouble."

Zhongli Tingzhou said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not making a fuss. I still have a lot of flattery to say. You are so kind-hearted, just like the clouds in the sky, suddenly floating into my heart, not only illuminating my dark heart, but also warming my cold heart, making me no longer a cold robot from now on. In order to repay you, I decided to pledge my love to you!"

Gao Han's ears turned slightly red because of what he said. He knew that although the actor said this, it seemed like he was just playing around, but he was actually speaking from the heart, which was why he felt uncomfortable.

Fugui didn't expect this to happen. He widened his eyes, rolled them around, and immediately grabbed Gao Han's thighs, "Dad, I love you too."

Before Gao Han could say anything, he was dragged away by Zhongli Tingzhou, "What do you mean by loving you? Loving you, second dad, is my right."

Fugui: "Dad, I declare you."

Zhongli Tingzhou was curious: "Xuan, what do you mean?"

Fugui: “It means I like you. It’s an internet term.”

Zhongli Tingzhou immediately scolded him: "Why are you learning internet slang instead of proper words? Don't say that in the future."

Fuguicai ignored him, and Zhongli Tingzhou tried his best to restore his prestige as the head of the family.

Gao Han told Immortal Lord Wuliang about his decision.

Wuliang Immortal Lord had a dazed expression on his face, so he didn't hear what Gao Han said. After a while, he finally received the complete message when he heard Gao Han's repetition. He looked at Gao Han and the quarreling father and son, and his eyes became more and more complicated.

"It's good that you can think this way, but you know that even after ten thousand years, the skeleton of the Earth Immortal Monarch still has a lot of energy under the protection of the Immortal Island formation. Even if a few more people come, they may not be able to absorb it all in one day."

Gao Han really didn't know this. He thought about it and said, "Could it be that the energy was lost during the absorption process?"

Immortal Wuliang knew that he still didn't understand what he meant, so he got straight to the point, "When you absorbed the bone energy of Immortal Dadi, did you feel anything unusual?"

Gao Han shook his head, "Not really, everything went smoothly."

Whether it is his Sumeru World or Zhongli Tingzhou's Samsara Pearl, their appetites are too big. If they are not intentionally controlled, the bones of the Earth Immortal King would probably be gone in the end.

Wuliang Xianjun was speechless, "You have absorbed so much energy, how come your cultivation has not increased at all?"

Gao Han replied honestly: "I saved it and planned to absorb it slowly and polish my foundation."

The same goes for Zhongli Tingzhou. After their trip to the Xuantu Universe, they both discovered that instead of absorbing too much at once and breaking through directly, it would be better to store it and then absorb it slowly to break through. In this way, the spiritual power that has been honed will be more refined.

Wuliang Immortal Lord suddenly felt that he had underestimated them. He had never heard of storing energy and then slowly breaking through.