I defeated the saint with a parry.

The laws governing heaven and earth have disrupted the natural order of this place.

Li Xi, who had been manipulating the formation with his eyes closed, immediately opened them: "How is this possible!"

She discovered that the formation was stuck.

The giant blade, as tall as the Dharma image, was stuck in the earth's crust, with runes flashing back and forth, and a massive amount of spiritual energy was being absorbed by the blade.

Originally, it should have been absorbed by the formation and used in the void to draw spiritual power from the Yin and Yang realms to merge, but instead, it was intercepted by the giant blade.

The power of the entire land was completely disrupted.

An extremely chaotic aura spread outwards from the giant blade, even breaking the combined suppression of Xu Huaixu and the True Spirit Tower.

"Elder Hou!"

Upon seeing this, Li Xi immediately shouted, "There's a problem with the formation!"

Even without her saying so, Hou Le saw the consequences of the giant blade: "My goodness, what kind of supernatural power is this that can even pierce through the Breath of Earth?"

Hou Le transformed back into human form and returned to Li Xi's side: "Young Master, it's time to leave."

Li Xi wanted to say something, but when her gaze fell on the giant blade and the giant version of Xu Ling, she opened her mouth and said, "Never mind, the array base has a problem, so there's no point in leaving the array eye on me."

After saying that, she threw a spirit pearl at Xu Ling, then turned around and disappeared with Hou Le.

Xu Huaixu didn't even have time to stop them. He only saw the talisman under their feet light up, and he knew that this was a backup plan left by the two of them.

Lu Tian, ​​who was not far away, had already arrived near the Dengyang Ladder and disappeared as a ghostly aura.

They might not be able to defeat Xu Huaixu, but escaping would be easy. Jin Yulou's movement technique allows him to traverse between Yin and Yang, making it difficult for Xu Huaixu to catch up.

Do not pursue a desperate enemy.

Xu Huaixu snorted coldly, showing no intention of giving chase. He had been trapped in the underworld for so long, and had no idea what had become of Fan Cheng. Compared to chasing after people, the arrangements for Fan Cheng's future were more important.

He gazed worriedly at the border of the underworld that was almost reaching the City God Temple, then glanced at the chaotic and bustling city, and all his worries turned into a sigh.

"You brat, what are you doing with that tall body? I don't want to look up at you."

At this moment, "Xu Ling" was looking at the settlement screen in front of him and naturally could not respond to Xu Huaixu.

However, the supernatural power of "Heaven and Earth in Manifestation" was completely dispelled, and he reverted to his original form, falling into a deep sleep.

As for the ink knife...

It was still a giant blade, stuck there, chaotic spiritual energy had spread all over the blade, and cracks were visible to the naked eye.

Xu Huaixu sighed softly, "I'm afraid we'll have to find this kid a good knife again."

The True Spirit Tower appeared beside him as a shadow, looking at Xu Ling on the ground and asking, "What happened to him?"

"He used supernatural powers and strengths that he shouldn't have used at this level, and he's exhausted." Xu Huaixu could tell Xu Ling's physical condition at a glance. At this time, the system was offline, and Xu Ling's physical body naturally showed his original condition.

He waved his hand, tucking Xu Ling into his sleeve, and shouted towards the City God Temple, "Alright, everyone come out now, it's time to go back to Fancheng."

.....

In the trial space.

Xu Ling stared at the settlement screen, lost in thought.

After the system killed the enemy and confirmed it was safe, it told him that the bug had been fixed.

A powerful Rakshasa clan expert at the Dragon Gate Realm could directly raise his level by ten, which is a major realm. However, the system deducted half of that amount, citing the fact that he was boosted by someone else.

Therefore, although he has now entered the Spirit Platform Realm, he is not at his peak.

The good news is that upon entering the extraordinary world, the first thing he felt was a complete transformation. Putting aside the physical exhaustion, the spiritual and physical elevation was like starting a new account.

It felt like even the spiritual energy in the air had become much more welcoming.

He used to feel that the spiritual energy was unloved and neglected by his parents, but now it has become his devoted follower, able to guide the surrounding spiritual energy with a mere thought.

In the system, this is a new feature called "Controlling Spirits with Divine Power," a bound function that unlocks only upon reaching a certain level. Unfortunately, the skills he saw in the trial space, such as the "Heaven and Earth Manifestation" and "Copper Skin and Iron Bones," did not unlock, which means that his level (realm) is not yet high enough.

Even if you overtake on a curve, you're still a vehicle. Don't underestimate the level the system gives you. A Spirit Platform Realm expert with all attributes and body tempering cultivation—are you scared yet?

However... Fancheng did not win this battle.

When the settlement was completed, Xu Ling was extremely weak and his body was still recovering, so he simply hid in the garrison commander's sleeve and took a nap.

But he vaguely heard Xu Huaixu say, "The area around the City God Temple at the boundary between Yin and Yang was shattered into pieces by your sword strike, and the original formation also collapsed, resolving the crisis in Fancheng. However, the explosion created a gap between the underworld and Fancheng, and ghosts will inevitably come to Fancheng through this gap in the future, which will cause great trouble. After you wake up, if anyone from the capital asks you, just say that I was the one who did it."

"With your cultivation level, you shouldn't be able to unleash that attack, so no one will doubt you. I've already told Zhong Song and the others about this, so you don't need to worry."

"However, this matter can only be kept secret on the surface. If someone really wants to investigate, they can find out the truth from Jin Yulou. So you have to be prepared that you can't keep it a secret."

These words were transmitted to him by Xu Huaixu.

They must have known about his physical condition, and the situation was urgent, so they didn't wait until he woke up to tell him.

When Xu Ling recovered and woke up from his deep sleep, half a month had passed since the Fancheng Incident.

Xu Ling witnessed firsthand the "big trouble" that Xu Huaixu had mentioned.

The ground of Fancheng was cracked with a long fissure, stretching from the northeastern City God Temple to the southwest market area.

Especially at the City God Temple, there is a huge broken sword stuck there, looking like something was pushed out of the ground.

The cracks on the ground extended outwards from the blade, almost splitting the prosperous city in two.

According to Zhang Li's recollection, when they were hiding in the City God Temple, the great formation that trapped Fancheng was broken. Suddenly, the earth dragon turned upside down, and they hurriedly ran out of Fancheng. Then Fancheng cracked open, and a giant blade suddenly emerged from the ground.

Zhang Li said the knife looked somewhat familiar, and Xu Ling remained silent in response.

He tentatively inquired about the casualties and received the only good news: no one had been injured in the fissure.

At least no one died because of him.

The demon slayers in the city had already led the city's residents to safety, while the wealthy and powerful were even more eager to escape.

However, the ghost cultivators who caused the riot in the city injured many people, and the demons and cultivators from Jin Yu Lou who were lying in ambush also killed many civilians.

Therefore, Fancheng suffered heavy losses...

Xu Ling and his group may have won their mission to the underworld, but they only won half the battle.

Because the biggest impact wasn't the casualties in Fancheng!

The fissures in the earth's surface connect to the underworld, so ghostly energy constantly overflows, affecting the environment of the bustling city to an immeasurable degree.

Jin Yulou's wish to turn Fancheng into a ghost town was not fulfilled, but as a result, Fancheng was no longer suitable for ordinary people to live in.

So for the past two weeks, Fancheng has been deserted.

As Xu Ling walked down the street, he could only see cultivators, the weakest of whom were at least at the Nascent Soul Realm. Ordinary people were nowhere to be seen. Even the demon slayers with weaker cultivation had long been dismissed by the garrison and sent to other cities.

Today, the once bustling city of Beishi is deserted, and apart from the chilling winds blowing, there isn't a soul in sight.

The once bustling brothel has long since closed its doors, and there is not a soul in sight nearby, except for occasional patrols by colleagues from the Demon Suppression Division.

The name "Fancheng" has already acquired a bad connotation.

How can this be considered a victory?

"Someone from the capital has arrived! Brother Xu, the garrison commander has asked me to summon you to the pavilion in the middle of the lake to find him."

As Xu Ling stood in front of Fan Lou, gazing blankly at the lake, Zhang Li came looking for her.

After the battle of Fancheng, Zhang Li also reached the Lingtai Realm and is now a member of the Demon Suppressor.

However, his way of addressing Xu Ling remained unchanged, and his idea of ​​having a powerful backer also remained the same.

"Who in the capital?"

It's really not right that Lord Xu didn't send him a telepathic message directly, but instead had Zhang Li shout it out.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Li pondered and said, "It seems to be a eunuch."