Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

After Bai Lin left with the late-stage Qi Refining expert who had come from the Bai family seeking help.

Li Ping finally felt the tension of the approaching beast tide.

Gu Musheng and Zhang Tie would occasionally come to Xiantao Mountain to report the latest information about the beast tide to him.

It is said that cultivators in the Qi Refining stage no longer dare to leave the city, because second-tier demonic beasts occasionally appear near the Immortal City, and some low-level demonic beasts have even ventured to the edge of the Immortal City.

For cultivators, killing demonic beasts allows them to obtain various materials from the beasts and exchange them for spirit stones, which is why they are so keen on hunting demonic beasts.

As for the demonic beasts, they regard cultivators who have refined the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and improved their physique as delicacies. Once they encounter a cultivator, they will want to devour them as soon as possible.

For low-level cultivators, encountering a second-tier demonic beast is almost certain death.

Therefore, now, low-level cultivators are all staying obediently in the Immortal City, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators dare not act alone, but instead team up to hunt second-tier demonic beasts.

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Lingbao Pavilion.

Miao Rou looked at the tiny characters that appeared on the Heavenly Mirror and quickly took out the Fiery Arrow Egg that Protector Yan had given her from her storage bag, peeling off the blood-red talisman that was stuck to its surface.

Then they waited silently.

And at the very moment Miaorou unveiled the talisman—

Deep within the distant, misty mountains, two divine birds that had been circling in the sky suddenly turned their gaze toward the Immortal City, sensing the location of their descendant's bloodline.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

A flash of hatred crossed their eyes, and the two Fiery Arrow Eagles let out a sharp cry, simultaneously turning their direction and flying towards the Immortal City, sending out signals with their cries as they flew.

Those first- and second-tier demonic beasts that they had driven out to search for their offspring also shook their heads and converged on the Immortal City after hearing the signal!

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Xiantao Mountain Cave.

Gu Musheng walked in, beaming as he went, "Big brother, great news! Two third-tier demonic beasts have appeared! I've already taken advantage of today's panic to sell off all the stockpiled goods."

"Hmm." Li Ping nodded, but his interest was not high.

Gu Musheng handed a storage bag of spirit stones to Li Ping, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement: "Brother, this time you earned about 1600 spirit stones from your 2000 spirit stones. We agreed to split it 30/70, so your net profit is 1200 spirit stones, and it's all in here."

"Not bad." Hearing the numbers, Li Ping finally smiled. Earning around 60% in such a short time was an astonishing return.

Gu Musheng probably didn't earn as much as him, after all, Gu Musheng had less capital.

After putting away the spirit stones, Li Ping turned his attention to the matter of the demonic beasts: "You mean three-tier demonic beasts, or two? What kind?"

Gu Musheng then chuckled and described the two third-tier demonic beasts. Li Ping immediately recognized from his description that these two third-tier demonic beasts were a type of avian demonic beast called the "Fierce Arrow Eagle".

"Those two third-tier demonic beasts still wanted to attack the formation, but the True Person personally led the Little Azure Dragon and drove them back!" Gu Musheng's expression was quite excited as he vividly described the battle scene.

It was as if it wasn't Master Fenglan who repelled the Fierce Arrow Eagle, but him.

However, from his description, Li Ping vaguely sensed Feng Lan Zhenren's apprehension towards the two third-tier Fiery Arrow Eagles. From beginning to end, Feng Lan Zhenren dared not stray too far from the formation, but was always ready to escape back into the city.

But it's not surprising. Feng Lan Zhenren's third-tier little azure dragon is actually a 'azure python,' which is naturally countered by eagle-type demonic beasts. When facing the Fierce Arrow Eagle, its strength will be greatly reduced.

Besides, with the Immortal City Formation as a backup, True Person Fenglan has no need to take any risks!

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When the two Fiery Arrow Eagles appeared several times and were driven away by Master Fenglan, everyone's emotions remained relatively stable.

Everyone thought that the two Fiery Arrow Eagles would leave soon after failing to gain favor in the Immortal City.

Unexpectedly, for a full half month, these two Fiery Arrow Eagles came every day to try to attack the great formation, and the number of first- and second-tier demonic beasts gathering around the Immortal City also increased.

Out of curiosity, Li Ping also went to watch the battle where Master Fenglan drove away the Fierce Arrow Eagle.

Fenglan Zhenren is a tall female cultivator dressed in white palace attire with her face veiled. Her magical artifact is a long, narrow, jade-colored cone.

Under the control of Master Fenglan, the jade-colored cone emitted a hazy light and traversed the sky at a terrifying speed.

The Little Azure Dragon was a large azure python nearly forty feet long. Its body was covered with scales the size of bowls, which, under the sunlight, were as translucent as jade. Two large bulges could be faintly seen on its head, making it appear extremely mystical.

Fighting them were two enormous red birds that circled in the air like large bombers.

The battle scene was also extremely impressive. The two Fiery Arrow Eagles attempted to attack the city's protective formation, while Master Fenglan and Little Azure Dragon kept stopping them.

Terrifying explosions and crashes echoed continuously in the sky!

However, the little green dragon seemed somewhat timid when facing its natural enemy, and the main fighting force still relied on Fenglan Zhenren.

The origin of Master Fenglan's jade-colored cone-shaped magic weapon was unknown, and the two fierce arrow eagles dared not touch it, but simply kept their distance.

Seeing that the two Fiery Arrow Eagles were unable to attack the city's protective formation due to the interference of True Person Fenglan.

Li Ping was relieved and leisurely returned to Immortal Peach Mountain to continue his secluded cultivation.

But a few days later, Zhang Tie came to him again to report on the recent battle situation.

It turned out that the two Fiery Arrow Eagles refused to leave because they were waiting for a low-level demon beast to arrive.

After a large number of first- and second-tier demonic beasts arrived in Fenglan Immortal City, the first major battle finally broke out yesterday!

In the sky were Master Fenglan and Little Azure Dragon, relying on the city's protective formation to jointly delay the two Fiery Arrow Eagles.

On the ground, a large number of Qi Refining cultivators fought against a massive number of low-level demonic beasts with the assistance of the Immortal City's formation. As for Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were on the ground, responsible for dealing with the second-level demonic beasts mixed in with the low-level demonic beasts.

This battle lasted until this morning before it finally ended. Not only did countless demonic beasts suffer casualties in the face of the city's protective formation, but many cultivators also perished in the battle.

Among the cultivators who died in battle were two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Upon hearing that a Foundation Establishment cultivator had died in battle, Li Ping was somewhat shocked. However, when Zhang Tie told him the identities of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators who had died, he was surprised but also somewhat gloating.

Because one of the two Foundation Establishment cultivators who died in battle was the Wang family patriarch who had once cheated him out of 100 spirit stones.

All Li Ping could say was, "Good riddance."

After reporting the relevant intelligence, Zhang Tie left in a hurry.

Not long after Zhang Tie left, he was greeted by an uninvited guest.

The newcomer was dressed in a light blue ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and had a sweet and charming appearance. She was none other than Meng Qingyi, the fairy who had once given Li Pingfu a brush.

Upon seeing Li Ping, Meng Qingyi hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Li, I have come here with a request."