Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"You're welcome." Lu Yan shook his head and put away the medicinal herbs; this was his payment.

"There's something else I should remind you of," Xuefei suddenly said as she was leaving.

"Please speak."

"It is indeed possible to change a demon's appearance, even its voice, expression, and aura, by using external objects."

But the soul cannot be changed; some special demon races have souls that are naturally very sensitive. Having said this, Xuefei fell silent, then took her leave.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan realized that the other party had discovered him.

Indeed, no race should be underestimated; they all have their own unique characteristics.

After dark, Lu Yan once again guarded the city wall, but his men were about a third fewer than the previous night.

The remaining demons are not very motivated either; if the enemy comes, they will probably just run away, so they can't be counted on at all.

Xuefei was still stationed next door, and her expression was much better than during the day, which suggested that the antidote had solved her problem.

She herself was not injured; it was probably given to someone close to her.

The human and the demon exchanged a glance, nodded, and then focused their attention on the outside of the fortress.

The demons lived in fear for another day, but the bandit demons still did not launch an attack.

However, morale inside the fortress was declining. They didn't know what was happening outside, and the fortress was in a mess. The guards were having trouble keeping order.

Everywhere there is burning, killing, and looting; it's estimated that Star River Fortress will fall without a fight before long.

There are only two ways to resolve the chaos in the city: one is for Ning Yi to come out and take charge of the city's affairs, and with a demon general in charge, no demon will dare to cause trouble.

Second, reinforcements arrived.

But all of this is impossible.

After returning home, Lu Yan began refining pills. First, he refined an antidote pill for Xue Fei, and then he refined a magic pill for himself.

After refining it, you can start taking it to enhance your strength.

The combined effects of the magic pills and magic stones allowed Lu Yan's strength to increase rapidly.

On the fifth day, he finally broke through to the seventh level of magic weapon.

As he sensed the increase in demonic energy within his body, Lu Yan's overall strength also improved, giving him greater confidence in facing this calamity.

To Lu Yan's surprise, Frost Demon Xue Fei moved next door to him, and Lu Yan also saw the demon who had taken the antidote.

Her name is Nihuang, her cultivation level is unknown, and she is Xuefei's master. She has been poisoned by some kind of poison, and her whole body is black, with wisps of black smoke even rising from it.

He fights against the toxins every day with his cultivation, but the antidote pills provided by Lu Yan only alleviate the toxins in his body; they are far from enough to completely eliminate them.

As before, Xuefei continued to provide the medicinal materials, which Lu Yan then refined.

On the tenth day of guarding the satellite river fortress, those bandits finally made a move.

But by this time, the city was in complete chaos, and even the demons that Ningyi ordered to be killed could not stop the overwhelming force.

More than a third of the entire Star River Fortress has been burned down, and the roads are littered with corpses. Of the demonic cultivators who went into the armory with us to choose weapons and techniques, less than half are still alive.

If it weren't for the things in the armory, Lu Yan would have left long ago.

That night.

The alarm bells on the city wall rang loudly, and hundreds of bandits gathered outside the fortress. Lu Yan also saw the enemy's demon general, a multi-armed demon.

With six hands and six knives, he stood out conspicuously among the bandits and demons.

Although the multi-armed demon is not as good as the Crimson Flame Demon, it has a higher cultivation level. Xuefei, who has a super strong sense of perception, told Lu Yan that this guy is a level three demon general, two levels higher than the Crimson Flame Demon.

With the appearance of the bandits, the demonic cultivators on the city walls became even more fearful, and dared not even fire the city's defensive crossbows.

These things are okay for dealing with low-level demonic cultivators, but they're a bit naive for dealing with demon generals.

"The Lord of the Fortress is here." A moment later, someone shouted, and Ningyi led several of his trusted men up the city wall.

Both severed arms were wrapped up, and the bandages on his body were covered by heavy armor, but his weak aura made the demons extremely worried.

With such severe injuries, it's impossible to recover in such a short time.

"Don't worry, everyone. Reinforcements will be here soon. As long as we can hold off these bandits, we can all go to the armory to choose magical weapons and techniques." To boost morale, Ningyi shouted loudly from the city wall.

But the effect was minimal. Anyone with eyes could see that the situation was beyond saving. The most important thing now was how to protect oneself.

Or, to put it another way, when to run, and whether you can take advantage of the chaos while running.

Meanwhile, the bandits outside the city had already begun their attack. The multi-armed demon general, a level three demon general, led the way, flying in on his weapon. The hundreds of demons, the lowest level of whom were level six demon soldiers, exerted a powerful pressure that made the demons on the city wall breathless.

"Release!" Ningyi pointed his hand, and dozens of large crossbow bolts were released instantly, rushing towards the bandit demon like meteors with a cold glint.

"A mere trick." The multi-armed demon general swung his six swords simultaneously, unleashing six arc-shaped black sword energies in an instant.

The powerful blade energy deflected most of the incoming crossbow bolts, with only a few hitting the bandits in mid-air.

Seeing that only a handful of bandits had been shot down in a volley of crossbow bolts, Ningyi continued to command his demon cultivators to load crossbow bolts and continue the attack.

"Die!" The multi-armed demon general suddenly accelerated, charging directly onto the city wall like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, half of the crossbow bolts were destroyed, and broken limbs flew everywhere.

"kill!"

With a roar from the multi-armed demon general, the two demons began to fight on the city wall.

Swords clashed, demonic energy and blood filled the entire city tower.

Six swords flashed rapidly in the hands of the multi-armed demon general, and one by one, the demon cultivators guarding the city died under his blades. None of them could withstand a single blow from him.

The demon generals basically completely crushed the demon soldiers.

In just a few breaths, he had killed more than a dozen people.

Seeing this, Ningyi had no choice but to grit his teeth and go to meet them.

"Hehe~ You managed to escape last time, but let's see where you run to today." The multi-armed demon general sneered as he swung his six swords at Ningyi.

"Hmph! You dare to attack Star River Fortress without fear of retaliation from the great demons of Night Demon City? You do have some strength, but compared to those great demons, it's like an egg hitting a rock."

"I advise you to leave now, or you'll be reduced to ashes when reinforcements arrive." Outmatched, Ningyi could only resort to threats.

"Ningyi, since I dared to attack Star River Fortress, I must have a certain degree of confidence. The great demon of Night Demon City will naturally be dealt with by other demons."

"Today I'm taking your head and Star River Fortress. No demon will come to your rescue. Just accept your death." After saying this, the multi-armed demon general intensified his attack.

"Damn it." Even before he was injured, he was no match for the multi-armed demon general.

Not to mention that he is now severely injured, with only half of his former strength, and can only struggle to hold on against the multi-armed demon general.

Judging from the situation on the ground, Ningyi has the advantage in both numbers and terrain.

But in a fight, they were far less brave than these bandits.