After handling these matters.
Outside the mountain gate.
Demonic qi ran rampant, and sinister winds howled.
These demons, sneaky and furtive, finally arrived before the gates of Tianxing Sect.
Although they had concealed themselves as much as possible, their demonic qi was still detected in advance by Tianxing Sect.
At this moment.
The sect-protecting formation of Tianxing Sect had already been activated.
These demons immediately began a forceful assault.
The situation on the leader's side was still unknown, what if the Demon Lord's true hiding place was Tianxing Sect?
It's better to kill by mistake than to let one go!
The demons took out formation flags and began breaking the formation.
Hearing the commotion outside, the several Supreme Elders all sneered.
"Split up. Yue Zhao, Si Wanning, Yu Songnian, Gu Jinghong, you all go gather the entire sect's disciples. Have all disciples assemble at the central plaza!"
"The sect-protecting formation should still be able to hold for a while! Tonight, a fierce battle is inevitable!"
"This battle will definitely be extremely brutal."
"All of you must only advance forward, retreat is not an option."
A trace of resolute determination appeared on their faces.
The demons were attacking the mountain so openly, with such a large disturbance. The Demon-Destroying Alliance would arrive soon, and these demons were ultimately doomed to die.
Yet they were still willing to pay the price of certain death to attack Tianxing Sect.
This meant there was something within Tianxing Sect that they absolutely had to obtain!
They must never hand over what the demons want.
Then… they would fight to the death!
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.
"Yun Jin, it was thanks to you this time. If not for you resolving our poison, the situation would be even more dire." That female Supreme Elder said gently. "From now on, you may call me Sister Yin Jun."
Yun Jin followed suit, "Sister Yin Jun."
Immortal Yin Jun nodded, then introduced the others, "These two are Nie Hai and Zhang Xin. You have rendered great merit this time. If we survive tonight's calamity, the three of us will certainly report your contributions. With your achievements, you should directly receive a First-Class Demon-Destroying Token."
"Thank you, Elders." Yun Jin behaved very obediently.
"The rest, follow us to face the enemy." Immortal Yin Jun said seriously.
Everyone responded.
Yun Jin also silently followed along.
Immortal Yin Jun paused for a moment. Originally, she wanted to say that Yun Jin's cultivation was still shallow and that she should remain with the disciples.
But recalling how Zhao Wuji had been instantly defeated by her earlier, Immortal Yin Jun chose to be silent.
If one were to truly compare,
Yun Jin's combat strength most likely already surpassed her own master.
Within Tianxing Sect, aside from the few of them, she could probably rank in the top three.
The night was deep, and the entire Tianxing Sect moved swiftly.
Under Yue Zhao and the others' coordination, the disciples gathered at the central plaza.
Upon hearing that it was a demon invasion, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
Demons…
Many of them had never even seen a demon before.
When they went down the mountain for missions, most of what they encountered were demonic cultivators, still a tier below the true demons.
It was said that those demons were each more brutal than the last, they were demons that drank human blood and ate human flesh after all.
And tonight, they were suddenly facing such terrifying beings?
There were some who were afraid, there were also some eager to try, others were filled with hatred, wishing to charge forward immediately to fight the demons.
"Look at the sky!"
Suddenly someone shouted.
Everyone looked up at the sky and saw the Supreme Elders, several peak masters, and nearly all experts of the sect above Fusion Stage had gathered!
The only oddity was…
Yun Jin was actually following behind them.
"Junior Sister Yun! When did she return?"
"Are you stupid? Since Senior Brother Yue and the others are back, of course Junior Sister Yun is too."
"She's actually with the Elders!"
"Everyone in that group is at least in Fusion Stage!"
"Junior Sister Yun just broke through to Soul Transformation Stage. Don't tell me she's already in Fusion Stage now?"
"What nonsense are you saying? My Yun Goddess's strength is beyond your mortal comprehension."
"In front of Yun Goddess, who isn't a mortal?"
As the disciples discussed, suddenly, from the direction of the Manual Pavilion.
An old man sighed. One step, two steps, three steps, he walked step by step into the sky.
"Elder Ming." Immortal Yin Jun and the others called out.
Elder Ming looked at Yun Jin, a trace of satisfaction in his eyes.
Yun Jin now was truly remarkable.
But this wasn't the time for reminiscing, he simply nodded, "Let's go together."
Although he hadn't fought for many years, he could still contribute some power.
In the next moment.
A man in white with wings descended, he folded them and nodded toward Ling Fei below.
"Senior White Feather, you've come as well."
White Feather Dragon said calmly, "I once promised to protect Tianxing Sect. Since it is in danger, I cannot refuse."
Their clan always honored their word.
"Sword Elder just happened to be traveling abroad. Otherwise, we could've witnessed his swordsmanship again." Lin Ya said with a smile.
"There's no need for him. This merit of slaying demons cannot be given to him. After all, sword cultivators kill the fastest." Fang Mingyue said with a smile.
"That's true."
"Let us take this merit instead."
Everyone spoke and laughed lightly.
But in their hearts, they all knew that this battle wouldn't be easy.
They observed the demons attacking the formation outside.
With a single look, their hearts sank.
This group of demons were extremely skilled in concealment.
They had actually only been detected at the foot of the mountain, and judging from their lineup, there were seven in Tribulation Crossing Stage.
Over a dozen in Fusion Stage.
And the remaining Soul Transformation Stages and Nascent Soul Stages numbered more than dozens.
There was no one weaker than that.
In terms of numbers alone, they, of course, didn't exceed Tianxing Sect.
But…
The most troublesome were those Tribulation Crossing Stage experts!
Tianxing Sect only had three elders in Tribulation Crossing Stage.
Even if each of them held one back, there would still be four Tribulation Crossing Stage enemies left unaccounted for!
Those four alone would be enough to slaughter the entire Tianxing Sect.
Not to mention the rest of the experts.
Could tonight be the moment that Tianxing Sect was destroyed?
Although no one said it aloud, despair inevitably crept into their hearts.
In terms of combat strength, demons were inherently stronger than human cultivators at the same level.
Even if it was seven versus seven in Tribulation Crossing Stage, the demons would still have the advantage.
Let alone the fact that the enemy right now had four more.
How could this battle be fought?
A bleak atmosphere slowly spread.
If even the high-level members of the sect felt this way, then the disciples below were even more panicked.
The reason they cultivated was because they wanted longevity.
If they were to die here at the hands of demons, they wouldn't be able to accept it.
But.
Facing such a lineup, did they have any hope?
For now, the sect-protecting formation still stood, but its light had already begun to dim.
It wouldn't be long before it completely shattered.
When the time came, once the Demon Clan rushed in, it would be a full-scale battle!
How could they survive?
Had these demons gone mad?!
How dared they slaughter so openly within human territory?
Even if they killed them, what would these demons gain?
Wouldn't they still be annihilated by the Demon-Destroying Alliance?
What did they even want?!
Some people even began to waver.
Shouldn't they just give whatever they wanted to them?
Human lives were more important than things, weren't they?