Qinghe Immortal Clan.

“Your Highness is absolutely right. Our clan’s southward expansion has been unsuccessful, and we don’t even know how to explain it to our ancestor when we return. How can we flee without a fight now?”

"Boyun Mountain" is also a place that the demon race has managed for ten thousand years. When the "Boyun Demon Emperor" occupied this place, a high-level demon wind formation was already set up on the mountain.

With the help of the more than 50,000 demon beasts gathered on the mountain, they could also fight against a cultivator army that was about twice as strong as themselves in a short period of time.

Just as the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" decided to stay and continue the resistance, the human cultivators at the foot of "Cloud-Breaking Mountain" had also already set up their formations on the battlefield.

Looking at the "Boyun Mountain" shrouded in clouds and mist ahead, Song Qingming immediately ordered the cultivator army to be divided into three groups and attacked the Spirit Mountain from the east, west and south.

The main force in the east was the army of cultivators from the East Sea, led by "Xuantong Daoist," while the main force in the west was the allied forces of "Hunyuan Sect" and "Tianji Sect."

The southern part of the demon race's grand formation, which has the strongest defense, was entrusted to the most powerful "Xiaoyao Sect" and its many subordinate sects.

With Song Qingming's order, the three armies immediately charged towards the "Boyun Mountain" demonic wind formation.

In mid-air, Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and many other Nascent Soul cultivators were also dividing up their tasks. Some of them were covering the army of cultivators below, while the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators were all involved in attacking the formation.

After several major battles, although there are still 50,000 demon beasts on "Boyun Mountain", there are also demon emperors at the Nascent Soul level.

Including the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", there are now only nine left.

Faced with more than twenty human Nascent Soul cultivators outside, the many demon emperors, knowing that their strength was far inferior to their opponents, dared not easily step forward to fight.

They could only hide within the "Demon Wind Formation" and use the formation's power to cast spells to restrain Song Qingyu and the others outside.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Led by numerous Nascent Soul cultivators, the human cultivators steadily advanced and have now conquered most of the mountain territory, trapping the demon army on the mountainside.

Despite the cover of the "Demon Wind Formation," the demon army on the mountaintop had already lost nearly half of its demon beasts due to the continuous siege by the powerful human cultivators outside for half a month.

Inside the main hall atop the mountain, the numerous demon emperors, led by the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," grew increasingly anxious as the situation on the mountain grew more and more tense.

"Your Highness, has there been any news of reinforcements from the Ancient Crane Clan? I wonder how long it will take them to reach Boyun Mountain?"

"Don't worry, they've already set off and should arrive here in about ten days at most."

"boom!.."

"Huh! What happened?"

".."

Just as the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was speaking, the main hall suddenly began to shake violently, followed by a rumbling sound coming from the foot of the mountain.

Sensing that something was amiss, the many demon kings quickly slipped outside the main hall.

On the western side of "Boyun Mountain", the "Demon Wind Formation", which was originally shrouded in clouds and mist, suddenly developed a crack several meters wide.

Not only were rocks flying everywhere and the spiritual energy in the vicinity chaotic, but also thousands of monster corpses were left behind, as if they had been forcibly blasted apart by something powerful.

At this moment, Song Qingyu and others outside had already taken the opportunity to lead the army of cultivators to break in through the crack in the "Demon Wind Formation".

Upon seeing this, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" immediately changed his expression.

"Oh no, this is the formation-breaking bead! The great formation has already been blown up by them."

"Quickly plug the gap; we must not let them break in."

".."

At the command of the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor", many demon emperors beside him immediately rushed to the location of the array crack and blocked the human cultivator army led by Song Qingming and others.

In order to conquer "Boyun Mountain", Song Qingming not only gathered an army of over 100,000 cultivators, but also made ample preparations and brought three high-level formation-breaking beads of level four or above.

After half a month of investigation, Song Qingming, Bai Yuxian, and Xuantong, who were the most skilled in array formations among the group, gradually found the key points of the array controlling the formation on "Boyun Mountain".

Taking advantage of the fact that the demon army was preoccupied with dealing with the attack of the cultivators outside and was not prepared, the three of them used a high-level "array-breaking bead" to destroy the array eye and open a gap.

At this moment, not only did cracks appear in the "Demon Wind Formation", but the power of the formation also weakened by 30% to 40%.

Even with the desperate resistance of numerous demon experts, including the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor," the demons were still unable to withstand the onslaught of human cultivators and were forced into a series of defeats.

However, in just half a day, two demon emperors fell one after another in the siege of many human experts, and the remaining demon army could only gradually retreat towards the mountaintop.

"Fellow Daoist Ice Fox, didn't His Highness say he had a way to break through? Why haven't we heard anything yet? If this continues, we're all doomed!"

"Please help me hold on, fellow Daoist, while I go check on things!"

After shaking off the several opponents entangled in front of him, the "Ice Fox Demon King" flashed into the main hall on the mountaintop.

A white light array had appeared in the middle of the main hall, and the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was standing not far from the array, looking at him with some surprise.

"Didn't I tell you to stop Song Qingming and the others? How did you get in here!"

"Your Highness, is this a teleportation array?"

Seeing that the other party's gaze was fixed on the white light magic array beside him, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" paused for a moment and then immediately nodded in response:

"Hmm! This formation will take some time to activate. Ice Fox, you guard the entrance to the main hall for me. Make sure Gu Yun and the others don't get in."

Now that the "Demon Wind Formation" has been breached by the human cultivators, the small number of demons on the mountain can no longer hold out until reinforcements arrive.

For the demon race, breaking through the encirclement is now their only way to survive.

Upon hearing the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor's" slightly cautious reminder, the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" glanced at the teleportation array beside him and immediately nodded in understanding.

"Your Highness, rest assured, I know what to do!"

Having said that, the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" immediately turned around and walked to the entrance of the main hall. After casting a spell to transmit a message, he immediately severed his connection with the other demon emperors outside.

Seeing this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was immediately relieved and turned around to continue casting his spell.

Just as the "Ice Fox Demon King" stood aside patiently waiting, the sounds of battle shouting outside continued incessantly, getting closer and closer to the main hall on the mountaintop.

The "Ice Fox Demon King" stood at the entrance of the main hall, turning around to look behind him every now and then, his face growing increasingly anxious.

After a long time, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" who was casting a spell in front of him remained motionless and had not activated the great formation in front of him.

Finally, the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" couldn't help but step forward and cautiously ask, "Your Highness, I'm afraid Gu Yun and the others won't be able to hold out for much longer."

"How much longer will it take you to open the teleportation array? Would you require my assistance?"

When the Ice Fox Demon King asked him a question, the Heavenly Tail Demon King in front of him seemed not to have heard what he said, and continued to cast a spell without turning around to pay attention to him.

"Your Highness."

"Huh!..."

Sensing that something seemed amiss, the Ice Fox Demon King immediately cast a spell to investigate the area ahead.

Just as its divine sense flew forward, it suddenly discovered that it was blocked in mid-air by an invisible force, and the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" immediately changed its expression.

"Could this be... an illusion?"

"not good!"

As the "Ice Fox Demon King" vigorously cast spells to break through the Five Elements Barrier in front of him, the scene in front of the main hall quickly changed.

The next moment, only after the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" looked around did he realize that the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" was no longer in the hall.

On the ground ahead, there was a broken magic array that had lost its spiritual light.

Upon seeing this, the "Ice Fox Demon King" immediately showed a look of horror and rushed over.

".."

It is located in a cave hundreds of miles north of "Boyun Mountain".

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in the originally dark cave, and a white ball of light appeared out of thin air above the stone platform.

As the white light gradually dissipated, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," dressed in a red robe, strode out of the spiritual light, holding a white bronze mirror in his hand.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor," who was floating in mid-air and whose physical body had not yet recovered, immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"See Your Highness!"

"I specially arranged for you to heal here, but I never expected it would actually come in handy. If I hadn't prepared a backup plan here beforehand, I would have been in some danger today."

"Your Highness, has something major happened at Boyun Mountain?"

"The Great Formation of Boyun Mountain has been breached by human cultivators. Gu Yun and Binghu will probably have a hard time escaping."

"What? The Great Formation of Boyun Mountain has been broken so quickly!"
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

The "White Dragon Demon Emperor," who was still unaware of what had happened, was also surprised and somewhat incredulous upon hearing the news.

At this moment, the "White Dragon Demon Emperor" was at a loss for words.

Seeing this, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" did not continue to explain, but instead walked directly out of the cave.

"Boyun Mountain is finished. I'm afraid the human cultivators will catch up here soon. We should leave this place as soon as possible!"
"To avoid them finding out, that would be troublesome."

"Song Qingming, Xiaoyao Sect, one day I will take back everything you took from me."

Standing in mid-air outside the cave, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" glanced once more at the location of the distant Boyun Mountain, then transformed into a beam of light and fled northwards without looking back.

".."

Below the summit of "Boyun Mountain".

After nearly a full day of fighting, the human cultivator army had reached the vicinity of the main hall on the mountaintop, and the remaining small groups of demonic beasts had also retreated to this place.

As the sun sets in the west, the sky gradually darkens.

At this moment, the "Demon Wind Formation" on the mountain has not been completely broken, and the surrounding sky has been shrouded in dark clouds and mist, obscuring most of the view on the entire "Boyun Mountain".

Just as the human cultivator army was still struggling to rush towards the main hall on the mountaintop, a deafening roar suddenly came from a location behind the mountaintop.

Immediately afterwards, the entire Mount Ling suddenly began to shake violently, and many cultivators and demon beasts were knocked to the ground by the sudden earthquake.

The next moment, before the many human cultivators could even react to the earthquake...

Suddenly, a fierce wind arose behind the mountaintop, and the remaining army of nearly ten thousand demonic beasts, swept away by the wind, rushed out and headed straight down the mountain. "Stop them! We can't let those high-level demonic beasts escape."

"Come on!"

Faced with the last desperate attempt by the demon beast army to break through, Bai Yuxian and the others, who were standing in mid-air, immediately commanded the cultivator army to surround them.

Although the cultivator army was far stronger than the demon race, the enemy, taking advantage of the darkness and the formation, caught the human cultivators off guard.

In addition, the enemy destroyed a spiritual cave on the mountaintop, and countless rubble fell with the wind, making it impossible for nearby cultivators to approach.

Soon, the demon beast army, led by "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and a few others, broke through several human cultivators' blockades and reached the mountainside.

Just when the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and several other demon emperors thought they had broken through the encirclement of the human cultivator army,

Unexpectedly, hundreds of spiritual light arrows suddenly shot out from the sky, instantly illuminating the area below the mountainside.

Only then did the demon army realize that dozens of huge figures had appeared in mid-air and were rapidly surrounding them; these were the large flying boats that the human cultivators had arrived on.

The next moment, before the demon army could stop the attack, thousands more figures leaped down from the flying boat and stood in front of the demon army.

"kill!"

The thousands of human cultivators who had been waiting there were all elite cultivators selected from the battlefield and assigned to the supervisory team.

These people had not participated in the battle from the beginning; they were all full of energy and in much better condition than the other cultivators on the mountaintop.

Even when facing this army of monsters that had gone almost mad in their struggle for survival.

The numerous cultivators in the "Supervisory Team" showed no intention of backing down in order to seize this rare opportunity to participate in the battle; on the contrary, their momentum was no less than that of any of their opponents.

The two sides clashed in the darkness, sometimes unable to even distinguish friend from foe.

All that could be heard were shouts of battle and the sounds of fierce life-or-death struggles.

Amidst the chaotic battlefield, several figures were attempting to stealthily make their way down the mountain.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Gu Yun, where are you headed?"

Before the sound had completely subsided, several golden sword lights had already rushed over, heading straight for the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" at the front.

"Oh no, it's Song Qingming. They've discovered him."

"Let's all rush out together."

Seeing that their figures had been detected by the enemy, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" and the others, who had dodged the attack, immediately stopped trying to hide their auras and transformed into streaks of light, heading north.

He had only escaped for a few dozen miles when a golden chain flew swiftly from behind, locking one of the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor's" arms and leaving him suspended in mid-air.

At that moment, several golden bronze mirrors flew rapidly from not far behind, about to trap all the demon emperors in front of them.

Seeing this, the three demon emperors who were following "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" immediately abandoned each other and fled in different directions.

However, as they fled, several streaks of light chased after them from a short distance away, indicating that someone had been watching them for some time.

Faced with the cage formed by the "Five Elements Divine Light Mirror", the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" still wanted to rely on the magic treasures on his body to resist.

However, his cultivation level was only at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm, and now that the formation was no longer protecting him, he was no match for Song Qingming, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, after only a few dozen rounds, the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor" was killed by Song Qingming in mid-air, and his "Nascent Soul" did not even have time to escape.

At the other locations, the three Nascent Soul Demon Emperors who had escaped were stopped by Song Qingyu, Bai Yuxian, "Xuantong Daoist", and the "Black and White Twin Fiends" brothers, respectively.

The demon emperors, already severely injured, were no match for the human cultivators who outnumbered them several times over.

Without exception, they were all eventually cut down in mid-air by the crowd.

Seeing that these demon emperors were all of average strength and that he did not see his old rival, the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor," Song Qingming immediately released his divine sense to search the battlefield below.

At the same time, the army of cultivators led by Lü Yue, Zheng Zitong, and others on the mountaintop had already stormed into the main hall of "Boyun Mountain".

They are currently searching with all their might for the "Heavenly Tail Demon Emperor" and the remaining demon beasts hiding in this area.

Just as Song Qingming and his group were fighting against the breakout army led by the "Ancient Cloud Demon Emperor", two figures were also rushing down the mountain in the southeast corner of "Boyun Mountain".

Just as they were about to reach the mountainside, they suddenly ran into a patrol team led by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Hey! Uncle Wang, why did you suddenly come down?"

"Hehe! All the monsters on the mountaintop have been wiped out. We were ordered to come down to help search for the enemy, in case there are any that have escaped."

We've already searched this area and found nothing. You can go elsewhere.

"Yes, disciple obeys."

Upon hearing what the newcomer said, the Foundation Establishment cultivator hurriedly nodded. Just before he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something.

He stopped and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Your Majesty."

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp beam of light flew out from the man's hand and passed right in front of him.

The next moment, the sound stopped abruptly, and more than a dozen heads fell to the ground.

"Come on!"

After instantly killing more than a dozen cultivators, the man surnamed Wang immediately urged his companions, and the two continued to run rapidly down the mountain under the cover of night.

They had only run a short distance when a shout suddenly rang out behind them, as if someone had discovered the corpses on the ground.

This immediately alerted the patrolling cultivators nearby, and several Golden Core cultivators quickly rushed over.

Seeing that their whereabouts seemed to have been exposed, the two men surnamed Wang stopped trying to hide and immediately used magic to speed up their escape, quickly arriving at the foot of the mountain.

At that moment, Li Mufeng, who happened to be patrolling nearby, noticed the commotion below and immediately used his magic to rush over.

"Where to go!"

Two beams of sword light fell from Li Mufeng's flying sword, instantly forcing the two cultivators hiding in the darkness to come out.

Li Mufeng was also surprised to see that the person in front of him was actually disguised as a human cultivator.

But after all, he was a Nascent Soul cultivator who had cultivated for over a thousand years. Even though the other party's aura was imitated perfectly, Li Mufeng quickly sensed something was wrong.

"Fellow Daoists, it's rather unbecoming of you to leave without even saying goodbye!"

"You dare to block our way?"

Seeing that Li Mufeng recognized their identities, the two "Ice Fox Demon Kings" in mid-air said no more and immediately used their magic weapons to attack their opponents.

Although Li Mufeng's cultivation had reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, his combat skills were only average.

As he gets older, Li Mufeng's strength has even begun to decline, and he is now inferior to Bai Yuxian, Song Qingyu, and a few others in the sect who have risen to prominence.

His opponent, the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor," had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage, while the other, the "Silver Fox Demon Emperor," was also a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.

Despite bearing numerous injuries, they were no match for Li Mufeng alone at this moment.

Knowing that Li Mufeng wasn't that powerful, the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" and his companion immediately launched a full-scale attack on their opponent, trying to force Li Mufeng to give way.

Although their strength far surpassed Li Mufeng's, the commotion caused by the battle between Nascent Soul cultivators was too great and would inevitably alert other Nascent Soul cultivators on the mountain soon.

The two "Ice Fox Demon Kings" were only interested in escaping and did not want to get entangled with the people in front of them.

Under the combined attack of the two demons, the "Ice Fox Demon King" and the "Ice Fox Demon King," Li Mufeng's left arm was quickly pierced by their magic weapon after only a dozen or so rounds, leaving only half of his arm hanging below his shoulder.

In addition, one of his magical artifacts had been destroyed by the opponent and fell from mid-air.

They thought that if the two of them used all their strength, Li Mufeng would surely back down.

But what the "Ice Fox Demon King" and his group didn't expect was...

Even if one's supernatural abilities are inferior to the opponent's.

Despite being outnumbered and quickly falling behind, Li Mufeng did not choose to make way for them and instead stood firmly in front of them.

Seeing that a streak of light was about to arrive nearby, the "Ice Fox Demon King," who had not yet shaken off his opponent, became somewhat anxious.

With a wide-open mouth, it spat out its natal demon core, and a powerful pressure immediately appeared.

"Since you want to die, then I will grant your wish!"

Just as the "Ice Fox Demon King" was about to cast a spell, Li Mufeng threw out a talisman, forcing back the "Silver Fox Demon King" beside him.

The next moment, before the other party could react.

Suddenly, a loud noise rang out in the middle of the battlefield. Li Mufeng's natal flying sword suddenly exploded in mid-air, directly interrupting the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor" casting a spell in front of him.

"Damn it, it actually self-destructed its magic weapon."

Forced to the side by the aftershocks of the explosion, the "Ice Fox Demon King" never expected that Li Mufeng would make such a sudden, desperate move.

The opponent revealed his "signature treasure," catching him off guard and nearly causing him to be injured by the aftershocks.

After blocking the attack, the "Ice Fox Demon King" glared fiercely at its opponent and once again channeled its magic power.

As for Li Mufeng, due to the damage to his natal magic weapon, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the side.

Li Mufeng, who was already severely injured and had lost much of his magic power, was powerless to withstand the opponent's powerful attacks.

He accepted his fate and simply closed his eyes, a look of resignation on his face.

"After so many years of cultivation, I am still able to contribute to the sect even in death. I have no regrets in this life."

Even if I perish here today, I will have done right by my sect's ancestors.

Just as Li Mufeng closed his eyes and awaited death, a sword light flew swiftly from the distant horizon and arrived near the battlefield in an instant.

The next moment, the sword light struck the inner core of the "Ice Fox Demon Emperor," forcing it back several steps. (End of Chapter)