Chapter Sixty-Six: The Demon Clan's Siege
Then a tall, thin, sinister-looking man spoke up: "Fairy Xu, those demons don't care which realm you belong to. Now we should work together, so why be stingy with a few magical treasures, Fairy?"
This man, named Lin An, had always admired Han Wei, but Han Wei had never given him a second glance, and his love had turned to hatred. Seeing Lu Xiuzhen making things difficult for Han Wei, he couldn't resist kicking her while she was down.
After someone started it, many others chimed in, all siding with Lu Xiuzhen. They believed Lu Xiuzhen was jealous of Han Wei and wanted to make things difficult for her. As for the others, they genuinely wanted Han Wei's magical treasure; the greed in their eyes was barely concealed.
"They're just a few magical treasures, how can they compare to human lives? If I had magical treasures, I would definitely be willing to give them up," said a middle-aged man with cloudy eyes, speaking in a very generous manner.
"Xu Xianzi is beautiful and kind-hearted, how could she be so heartless?"
Han Wei looked at them coldly, then glanced at the three Void Refinement stage cultivators above.
Li Min and the others just watched without saying a word, clearly waiting to see how she would respond.
After they finished speaking, Han Wei slowly said, "You've all overthought it. I don't have many spiritual treasures. I only have three spiritual treasures. One is already my natal magic weapon, and the other two are bloodline inheritance magic weapons passed down through my family. Only those with the Xu family bloodline can use them."
Everyone fell silent immediately.
Borrowing is absolutely out of the question.
If she borrows it today, everyone will think she's weak and easily bullied. The status of a powerful clan from the upper realm can't stop greed, especially since she's lived here for twenty-five years. The longer she stays in Moon Chasing City, the more these people will question her.
If she really is from a super powerful clan in the upper realm, why hasn't anyone come to pick her up yet? If they can't find her here, it means her master and elders aren't that powerful either.
If others have already raised such doubts, lending out the magic treasure today would be tantamount to telling them that you have a guilty conscience. Then, countless people would want to devour her until not even bones are left.
Lu Xiuzhen looked at Han Wei, gritting her teeth, still refusing to give up: "I don't believe it."
Han Wei said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Lu, whether you believe me or not is none of my business. If you want my spiritual treasure, you can come and take it from me."
“You…” Lu Xiuzhen’s face turned pale.
Since things have come to this point, continuing the conversation would be tantamount to a complete breakdown in relations.
Shen Nanyi glared at Lu Xiuzhen: "Third Junior Sister, what exactly do you want from this relentless pressure? Fairy Xu has already said that her spiritual treasures are her natal magic treasure and bloodline magic treasure, and she can't lend them to anyone."
One's natal magic weapon is a matter of life and death; damage to it will cause severe backlash and injury, so even one's closest relatives would not lend it to them. Stealing someone else's natal magic weapon is tantamount to taking their life. Even if one manages to steal it, the natal imprint on the magic weapon needs to be erased, which takes considerable effort. Moreover, a stolen natal magic weapon can be used, but its power will be greatly diminished.
Bloodline magic treasures are crafted in a special way and are very difficult to make. Once they are made, no one other than one's own bloodline descendant can use them.
Han Wei had already explained everything perfectly, and she hadn't expected this guy to be so shameless, so there was no way she would lend him the money.
"I'm doing this for everyone's sake," Lu Xiuzhen said.
“Yes, Senior Brother Shen, Senior Sister Lu is only trying to reduce casualties for everyone’s sake.” The female cultivator named Wen Xiuxiu said, looking at Han Wei, and asked softly, “Is Fairy really so heartless? If Zhu Yue City falls, can Fairy Xu, as a human, remain unscathed?”
Wen Xiuxiu's tone made it sound as if it were her responsibility if Han Wei didn't bring out the magical treasure and Zhu Yue City fell.
Han Wei said coldly, "I said, if you want my Lingbao, just take it. If you can take it, it's yours."
Suddenly, the hall fell silent again.
Wen Xiuxiu looked unwell.
Han Wei was clearly angry. Although some people questioned her, they were afraid that her elders would come looking for her, so no one dared to actually try to take it.
"Alright, alright, shut up. With a formidable enemy at hand, do you still want to fight amongst yourselves?" Li Min finally spoke up. He could see that Han Wei was truly angry, and if things continued like this, they would really offend someone.
After Li Min spoke, no one dared to speak again.
Han Wei didn't thank Li Min; she sneered inwardly. Those three guys standing on the high place, who had just been watching the commotion, clearly had been testing her. They just didn't dare offend her too much, which was why they spoke up.
At that moment, the entire Moon Chaser City trembled.
Everyone turned their divine senses to look outside and saw that the vanguard of the demon race had begun to attack the city. Their expressions changed drastically.
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"Hurry! Hurry home!"
"Niu Niu, run!"
In the streets and alleys of Zhuyue City, ordinary people were packing their belongings, and many were rushing towards the inner city. A massive protective array enveloped the entire city of Zhuyue. This array had twelve layers in total, with two layers usually open, but eight layers were currently activated.
The number of spirit stones consumed increases exponentially with each layer of the city's protective formation that is opened.
One by one, array masters were directing the crowd and supplying spirit stones at the nodes of the city's protective array.
Rumble—
Outside the City of Chasing the Moon, the sky was pitch black. That blackness wasn't from dark clouds, but from demonic beasts, warships, and demonic soldiers who had transformed into their original forms.
Like a dark, surging tide, the demon army almost completely surrounded the entire Moon Chasing City. The vanguard rapidly expanded their bodies, transforming into enormous demonic beasts, opening their mouths and spewing out thick beams of light.
Rumble—
A young mortal girl sat on the ground, watching as a gigantic python, hundreds of feet long, crashed fiercely into the barrier from the sky. Its gaping maw held countless sharp teeth that resembled steel knives, and she screamed in terror, closing her eyes. Her mother scooped her up and ran home as fast as she could.
The giant python crashed into the barrier array, creating a crack in the array, but the runes flickered and it quickly healed.
Bang bang bang—
One by one, demons of different forms unleashed terrifying beams of light at the city's protective array, or rammed their massive bodies directly into the array, or commanded demonic beasts, or launched powerful attacks with magical artifacts. The enormous sounds were earth-shattering, and even with eight layers of array activated, the deafening noise still reached the entire city of Zhu Yue.
Soon, all twelve layers of the magic array were activated.
However, the entire demon army has also gathered here.
Long streaks of light flew out from the white tower, and the experts in the city flew to the outermost city wall, looking out through the light barrier formed by the magic array.
On the demon race's warships were powerful demon race generals.
Among them were twelve demon generals at the Void Refinement stage, each standing atop their own warship, their eyes gleaming with cold cruelty. Even before they made a move, their mere presence was enough to terrify many cultivators in the city.
Han Wei looked at the demon race outside, her expression indifferent. The situation was different in each realm. The Yunlan Realm only had demonic beasts, not demon races. In her previous life, she had been to many places. In some realms, demon races and human cultivators were like fire and water, just like in the Xingluo Realm. In other realms, demon races and human cultivators could coexist peacefully.
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