After the spiritual energy was restored: Goddess girlfriends came knocking.

Over the next few days, Jiang Yan spent most of his time on military affairs and strengthening his own capabilities.

Cang Yao stayed by his side, occasionally helping him organize military reports, and sometimes bringing him a bowl of hot soup when he was reviewing official documents late at night.

Zhou Caiwei was also there; she and Yu Qian's team needed to be coordinated and deployed to integrate with the existing combat system of the Chang'an Army.

As the three patrolled the city wall, they were always followed by a string of eyes.

The patrolling soldiers dared not look directly at her, but their eyes kept following the white sword-robed figure flitting about.

At first, only a few deputy generals whispered behind her back, but later even the soldiers guarding the city began to assume that this white-clad female swordswoman was also the city lord's woman.

Some people were talking animatedly in the canteen, while others swore that they had personally witnessed Fairy Zhou wiping the sweat off the city lord on the city wall.

Of course, nobody actually saw it.

But that didn't stop them from spreading the word enthusiastically.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan rubbed his temples but ultimately said nothing.

The more you explain, the worse it gets; it's better to keep quiet.

Zhou Caiwei stood next to him, her face expressionless, but her ears were secretly turning red.

She pretended to be looking at the clouds in the distance, without uttering a single word in her defense.

Cang Yao took in their reactions, snorted, and pouted.

Besides that, what surprised Jiang Yan was Xiao Xiao and Jian Li.

They actually got together.

Xiao Xiao led the group of geniuses from Qianyuan Pavilion on a leisurely stroll around Chang'an City, with Jian Li following beside them.

At first, Jianli had some resistance to Xiaoxiao. He even gritted his teeth for a long time when he saw her rush into his master's arms at the city gate that day.

But after Xiao Xiao took her shopping a few times, she started talking non-stop. Xiao Xiao chattered on and on about Jiang Yan's experiences in Qinghe Village back then, and Jian Li listened with wide eyes.

Cang Xiaoxiao quite liked this little girl and treated her like a younger sister.

Jian Li gradually came to think that Xiao Xiaoren was quite good, and she was incredibly efficient at digging up her master's embarrassing past from her.

The group from Qianyuan Pavilion following behind felt that the young lady's personality seemed to have become more lively since she met City Lord Jiang.

Jiang Yan watched the two wander around the city and decided to let them be.

Anyway, there's nothing much going on right now, so it's good to let them relax.

……

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The weather was unusually gloomy that day.

Dark clouds pressed in from the north, layer upon layer, obscuring the sky and blocking out even a few rays of sunlight.

That wasn't a cloud, it was demonic energy, a demonic energy soaring to the sky.

At the horizon, a black tide was slowly rolling in.

That was a coalition of six nations.

Tushan, Tianlang, Xuanyu, Yinshan, plus two banners appearing for the first time, Cangfeng and Baigu.

A million-strong army spread out, their formations stretching to the horizon, and the sheer pressure they exuded silenced the entire area.

The birds outside the city have long since disappeared, and even the chirping of insects has vanished.

A streak of bluish-gray light streaked across the sky at incredible speed, hovering in front of the army formation in the blink of an eye.

The light dissipated, revealing a tall, slender figure with a pair of bluish-gray wings fluttering slightly behind him. Each flutter created tiny wind blades that condensed and dissipated at the wingtips.

Galewind, Sky Eagle bloodline, mid-stage Mahayana stage.

He looked down at the distant city of Chang'an, his gaze as indifferent as if he were looking at a nest of ants.

Immediately afterwards, a massive figure flew out from behind the army formation, its towering body standing at the forefront, its shoulders and back so thick it looked as if a mountain was draped over its body.

Mountain Kui.

The killing intent spread out without reservation, and the array patterns on the city wall seemed to sense the killing intent and lit up on their own, with the pale golden light curtain expanding layer by layer.

Following behind the two were four demon kings at the Fusion Stage.

The Suspended Mountain has sent two Mahayana cultivators and four Nascent Soul cultivators to reinforce them.

The Heavenly Wolf Grand Master stood with his hands behind his back at the front of the army formation, followed by two Heavenly Wolf generals at the Integration Stage.

The Tushan formation was positioned on the flanks.

Ruoshui, dressed in a red palace gown, leaned lazily against the carriage, her fingertips lightly tapping the armrest, her gaze casually sweeping across the road ahead.

Behind them stood two combined-body enshrined figures with their hands at their sides, and further back were all the elite Void Refinement warriors transferred from the capital.

This time, she brought almost all of Tu Shan's high-level combat power, without holding back at all.

Shan Kui glanced at Tu Shan's lineup and nodded in satisfaction.

Tu Shan Ruoshui not only came in person, but also brought almost all of her high-level combat power. It seems that the last warning had a good effect and she knew when to back down.

Unlike those old hands who only send out combined-stage cultivators and refuse to send out Mahayana cultivators no matter what.

However, I think that's enough.

A mere human city, three Mahayana cultivators, and a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators... with such a force, you still can't be defeated?

Do you think you're a suspended mountain?

Shan Kui withdrew his gaze and swept it over the figures suspended in mid-air atop the walls of Chang'an, but as he looked, his expression gradually darkened.

Sword cultivators, Confucian scholars, and even demons.

The aura that I sensed was at least that of two Mahayana practitioners.

In just a few years, such a force has been gathered right under the nose of the Demon Realm. If given a few more years, what will become of them?

Fortunately, the domain lord had the foresight to nip it in the bud.

Before coming here, he had investigated Chang'an and knew that the Dragon Court was behind it. However, the Dragon Court had just merged the Four Seas and was in dire need of rebuilding.

He didn't think that the Dragon Court would go to such great lengths to help a human city at such a crucial time, especially since it would offend the Suspended Mountain.

But now those flying over the city walls tell him that he underestimated the city.

This kind of profound heritage is something a city that has only been established for a few years should have.

On the city wall of Chang'an, Jiang Yan stood with his hands behind his back.

Beside him was Cang Yao, and further to the right were all of Chang'an's current high-level combat forces.

Behind her stood more than twenty geniuses from the Hidden Abyss Pavilion, each with a solemn expression.

The guys who were usually laughing and joking all stopped smiling and gripped their magical artifacts tightly.

All three layers of the city's protective array were activated, and a pale golden light curtain enveloped the entire city.

Jiang Yan's gaze pierced through the surging tide of the allied forces, stopping in front of the Tu Shan army and looking at Ruoshui from afar.

Ruoshui was also gazing at him, their eyes meeting.

Jiang Yan nodded almost imperceptibly.

Behind the allied forces, Luefeng hovered in mid-air, his gaze sweeping across the city walls before suddenly stopping in a corner.

Wen Chaosheng, who was leaning against the city wall drinking, paused for a moment, his fingers holding the wine gourd also looking at him.

He recognized the aura.

He was one of the three great demons who besieged Wangchao City back then.

Wen Chaosheng gulped down the last mouthful of wine, tossed the wine gourd aside, and sent a telepathic message to Jiang Yan: "Leave the birdman next to that bear for me."

Jiang Yan turned to look at him and nodded.

Cang Xiaoxiao looked up at the East China Sea, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes.

Why hasn't the teacher arrived yet?

There are at least three Mahayana cultivators on the other side. My sister should be able to hold off two of them, but the third one can only be held off by her, Sister Zhou, and Brother Yu working together. However, she is not sure how long they can hold off the third one due to the difference in their cultivation levels. Moreover, there are also quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators on the other side.

A solemn atmosphere enveloped the city walls, while the soldiers below gripped their magical weapons and blades tightly, their knuckles turning white, but no one retreated.

Because their families were in the city behind them, this city was their hope, a place they would protect even at the cost of their lives.