The way of heaven was too biased in the matter of Li Xiuchen, but it was absolutely fair in many other matters.
Among ten thousand mortals, only one possessed the talent for cultivating immortals. This was the reason why the number of cultivators on Xuantian Continent was small. Compared to the raging tide of demonic beasts that covered the sky and the sun, it was like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm; there was no comparison at all.
However, the way of heaven is still quite fair.
It's even harder for demon beasts to advance than for humans, and most have their own cultivation limits. For example, the Green Horned Beast, which often serves as a soldier, has a limit of Level 3 and can never be promoted to Level 4. There's even a widely circulated rumor on Xuantian Continent that has never been verified:
"Except for divine beasts, demonic beasts cannot become immortals."
Monster beasts cannot become immortals and can only reach the Heavenly Stage, which is the stage of transformation of spirits for human cultivators. After that, it is a long period of time before they eventually turn into a pile of yellow earth.
At the border between the Demon Realm and the Thirteen Seas lies a long, winding wall. Within the wall, no mortals are seen. Wangdu has long been deserted, save for over nine hundred demon cultivators, ready for battle. This wall, built a hundred years ago by the Demonic Palace after the pact between the two races, stands a hundred feet tall. Standing atop it, looking down upon the ground, humans appear as insignificant as dust.
The Demon Realm has eight major capitals, but once there were only seven. A hundred years ago, Wangdu was added. Wangdu, meaning "to be vigilant from afar," is only ten miles from the Thirteen Seas. Every year, the Demonic Palace sends personnel to patrol and observe the area.
And now, they are finally here.
Nine hundred and twelve demon cultivators and thirteen hundred demon beasts.
On the earth, in the sky, and in the distant sea, thousands of monsters slowly landed and roared as they rushed towards the city walls.
On the city wall, the leading demon cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing stage narrowed his eyes and raised his right hand. The hundred demon cultivators behind him simultaneously reached out and placed their right hands into the hundred grooves in the city wall. Suddenly, a dark light shone brightly, and powerful magic power was infused into it, instantly transforming the entire city wall into a single piece of black jade, crystal clear.
Time seemed to stand still as dark beams of light appeared on the black jade wall. Light and shadow swirled, twisting and turning. From the grooves where the one hundred demon cultivators were located, black magic power continuously flowed down through the cracks in the grooves. When the energy converged on the wall, it finally formed a large circular formation.
The center of the formation is the leading demon cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and the one hundred formation points represent the spiritual power of those one hundred demon cultivators.
The formation began to gently rotate. It moved very slowly, yet the monster in the distance seemed to be approaching so quickly. The two were only nine miles apart, eight miles, seven miles... three miles away, when suddenly! A vast and boundless force emerged from the formation.
boom!
The Heavenly Demonic Array is fully activated!
The hurricane swept through, crushing the first row of charging monsters into dust. Two thousand monsters below level three were killed! One thousand level four monsters were killed or injured! Five hundred level five monsters were killed or injured!
On the city wall, the black formation was activated, and its hard shell blocked the monsters' attacks, keeping all monsters below level six within three miles of the city wall. However, all monsters above level six broke into the barrier and strode towards the city wall.
"The rest of you, fellow Taoists, go down with me to kill the enemy!"
"good!"
One hundred demon cultivators remained on the city wall to activate the formation, but more than eight hundred demon cultivators flew down and officially started a war with the demon clan.
Blood blanketed the sky. Gulps of blood flowed from the bodies of demonic cultivators and demonic beasts, oozing into the maroon-red soil of the Demon Realm, gradually turning it black. A gentle breeze from the sea blew across the devastated battlefield, and the rich stench of blood, like rotting food, was so intense it made one vomit.
Spiritual power and demonic power are fighting, and the strong body of the monster is colliding with the sharp magic weapon of the magic cultivator.
Roars resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and the rumble of iron blades clashing shook the ground. These demon cultivators, who had killed countless people and committed countless evil deeds in the past, now became a wall blocking the monsters. When one fell, another immediately rushed forward to chop off the monsters' heads!
Blood spurted from the broken head, covering the body and face of every demon cultivator.
In one day, the Heavenly Demon Formation blocked the monsters' attack route, and the monster army retreated temporarily.
In the first battle of Wangdu, eight thousand demon beasts were killed or wounded, and seven hundred and sixty-one demon cultivators perished. Outside Wangdu lay a sea of blood and hell, a foul stench filling the air. Even as darkness fell, no one dared to let their guard down. The demon cultivators guarding the city walls wore gloomy expressions, meditating and healing their wounds with expressionless faces.
Thousands of miles away, all the sects, big and small, in Cenzhou sent people to Yunzhou.
The major sects in the Far North also sent people through Qizhou, heading towards the Demon Realm and Yunzhou. However, just as they crossed Qizhou, outside a cultivator capital in northern Cenzhou, a vast army of demon beasts blocked the way of the cultivators. The demon beast in the lead held a green jade token, directly blocking the cultivators' path.
Mingzhou, that’s it.
The same is true for Chaozhou!
A line formed from the Chongteng Mountains, the northernmost of Cenzhou, Mingzhou, and Chaozhou. A terrifying formation had been set up across the three states at some unknown time. Every cultivator traveling south from the far north was horrified at being blocked from this formation, repeatedly trying to break through it but to no avail.
However, one day, Guanglingzi, the Venerable of Mount Taihua, and Jian Xiao, the Grand Elder of the Divine Sword Sect, arrived together outside Mingzhou. Behind them were the elite forces of Mount Taihua and the Divine Sword Sect. Their expressions darkened as they looked at the Golden-Robed Demon Venerable, who stood before them, holding a jade plaque.
Guanglingzi stepped forward and said, "Golden Silkworm Ancestor, do you dare to fight me?"
Inside the formation, the old, ugly, white-haired demon lord laughed and said, "I won't believe your provocation."
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