A dozen minutes later.
Thanks to Chen Yi and Zhao Liangpeng's powerful cleaning, everyone was finally able to see the barrier light screen clearly.
"Buzz!"
Chen Yi led the Zhao family into the barrier.
Because he possessed a battle merit token, he was able to enter and exit the barrier.
The number of people on campus fighting against the monsters has also surged to several thousand.
But those who came later did not have battle merit tokens; they killed demons simply to survive.
The school provided them with shelter, so naturally they had to do everything in their power to kill the monsters and prevent the place from falling.
In this light, the battle merit token became an opportunity for the first group of students to stay at the academy...
......
Not long after Chen Yi returned to Xiande School, it gradually became light.
But it was clear to the naked eye that the people on campus were not relieved to have survived the night; instead, a look of worry appeared on their faces.
This was because the demon lord had declared that his offspring must be returned within three days, or he would kill everyone.
These words hung like a guillotine over the heads of everyone in Xiande, making them dare not rejoice.
"Oh dear! It's all thanks to the experts sent from the other cities, otherwise our school probably wouldn't have lasted until dawn," someone exclaimed with a lingering sense of unease.
"Other cities?"
Chen Yi overheard this news by chance.
No wonder...
Given the density of the beast tide we just saw outside, it would be difficult for Xiande to hold out without strong reinforcements.
However, this is actually a good thing for him.
After all, he had already made up for the military achievements he had missed.
That's right. Just before he led the Zhao family into the barrier, he had already made up for the missing 300-plus battle merits.
With so many experts on campus and each area guarded, it will be much harder for him to gain merit than before.
Therefore, he decided to stop fighting for military merit.
Firstly, the supplies that could be exchanged for battle merits were no longer worth his attention, and secondly, he had more important things to do.
That is to cultivate the "Gengjin Qi-Guiding Technique," condense the fifth strand of true spiritual energy, and reach the peak of Qi Refining.
At that time, he will have completed all the preparations for the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment and will be ready to begin the foundation establishment process at any time.
However, as a student of Xiande Middle School, it would be somewhat unreasonable for him not to participate in the battle at this time.
Fortunately, he had already come up with a solution.
"I used up too much energy when I went to rescue people, and now I urgently need to go into seclusion to recuperate."
This was the explanation he had already prepared.
If Ma Guangzhi has any objections, then let him talk to Zhao Liangpeng.
Chen Yi himself went through great lengths to rescue the school board member's family, so the other party would certainly be happy to do this small favor.
As expected, when Chen Yi applied to not participate in the next rotation, Ma Guangzhi immediately came to him.
"Chen Yi! As the student representative, this is a crucial moment for you to express your stance. Don't let us down!"
"You want to rest? Fine, but is four hours enough? You can't just disappear all day, can you?"
Before Chen Yi could explain, Zhao Liangpeng directly rejected Ma Guangzhi's opinion.
"Principal Ma, Chen Yi suffered great losses while rescuing my family. Please let him go and rest."
“But…” Ma Guangzhi was still somewhat unwilling.
Zhao Liangpeng then said meaningfully, "I suddenly remembered that when Yu Wanbai and Sun Yu came to ask for reinforcements, you seemed to have said something that was not conducive to unity?"
Ma Guangzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly smiled apologetically, "How could that be? You've seen the situation at the school; we simply can't spare any manpower!"
Zhao Liangpeng snorted coldly: "This time, I, the school board member, will not hold it against you."
Ma Guangzhi immediately understood what the other party meant.
This is showing favoritism towards Chen Yi!
Since a school board member like him isn't going to hold a grudge against a principal like you, then you shouldn't hold a grudge against a student either.
Having been in the business for many years, Ma Guangzhi was already well aware of these hints.
So he quickly said to Chen Yi, "Go ahead and get some rest. You won't be assigned any more shifts or tasks."
Chen Yi smiled slightly: "Thank you, Principal!"
......
A few minutes later, Chen Yi appeared in a quiet room.
This time he was smarter and set up array flags in the quiet room beforehand.
With his mastery of formations, Su Xin wouldn't be able to get in directly this time.
In addition, this formation can also conceal some of the noises he makes when he breaks through in his cultivation.
After doing all this, he took out the "Gengjin Qi-Guiding Technique" and began to cultivate.
To speed up his cultivation, he also took out the Iron Pear Blossom.
With this item, along with the attributes of "Mastery of Skills" and "Multitasking," he can condense the Great Plate of Geng Metal True Spiritual Energy in less than half a day.
"There is less than a day and a half left until the three-day deadline mentioned by the Demon Lord. We must establish our foundation as soon as possible."
......
Half a day later, in a quiet room.
"Clang!"
With a metallic clang, Chen Yi was enveloped in a sharp golden light.
With a wave of his hand, a golden aura shot out, leaving a sharp mark on the ground.
He felt that he could cut through a mortal's blade with a single breath.
"Is this the true spiritual energy of the Geng metal in the Great Plate?"
He looked inward and found that the five streams of true spiritual energy were each swirling around one of the five internal organs.
The true spiritual energy of Nine Yin Earth Fire resides in the heart; the true spiritual energy of Withered Wood Meeting Spring resides in the liver; the true spiritual energy of Earth Element Lying on the Ground resides in the spleen; the true spiritual energy of Great Plate Geng Metal resides in the lungs; and the true spiritual energy of Waterfall Jade Dew resides in the kidneys.
The energy of each organ is connected to the five elements, forming the human body's energy field. Through Chen Yi, these energies are kept in balance and harmony.
At that moment, a mysterious and profound feeling welled up in my heart.
He had encountered this state when he met the conditions for building the tunnel foundation.
At that time, he was focused on the Way of Heaven and rejected that kind of unseen guidance.
Chen Yi took a deep breath, no longer hesitating, and followed the guidance of this feeling to circulate his true energy.
Five streams of true spiritual energy gathered in his Niwan Palace. At this moment, his body, spirit, and breath reached a new balance, which is called the Five Qi Returning to the Origin.
By gathering the Qi of the five internal organs into the Niwan Palace of the upper Dantian, one can achieve the state of "Chaoyuan" and begin to break through in cultivation!
"laugh!"
The Qi vortex in the lower dantian rotates continuously, and the spiritual energy around the body is compressed, condensed, and transformed into droplets of liquid in this rotation.
Soon, the spiritual energy stored in his body was exhausted, but it was still far from enough!
As a result, his body involuntarily absorbed spiritual energy from the surroundings.
A terrifying vortex appeared around him...
One day later.
Xiande Middle School.
The teachers and students looked tired.
These days, the school's supplies have been completely used up, and the supplies they brought themselves are almost gone as well.
But the beast tide still shows no sign of ending...
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a deafening earthquake struck.
A look of surprise flashed across everyone's face.
The underground array pillars could no longer withstand the force and shattered one after another.
The barrier that had withstood the beast tide for three days lasted only a few seconds before it was already riddled with cracks.
Inside the barrier, despair welled up in the eyes of the Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"The combined might of several fully-fledged demons is no match for a single, casual tremor from the Demon Lord..."
In the next instant, a majestic mountain rose up from the ground in Xiande City.
Buildings, soil, monsters, human corpses, and cars fell from the cliff.
Upon closer inspection, the rocky hill revealed a dark, black face.
The man with the human face said in a muffled voice, "The three-day deadline has passed. Quickly hand over my offspring... or die!"
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