Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

All around were countless charred figures, each a living cultivator's life—

He swallowed hard, clutched his right arm which had been struck by lightning, and fixed his gaze on the shapely woman beside him.

"Miss Yu... how is the battle going?"

Yu Xin looked at Chen Feng with heartache. Her face was pale and her voice was weak. "Reporting to the city lord... 10% of the cultivators in the city disappeared before attacking the demon beasts, and the rest... probably about 20% have died."

Upon hearing that one-tenth of the cultivators had disappeared, Chen Feng was not particularly surprised, but rather as if he had expected it.

He knew that someone must have infiltrated the Demon Slaying Assembly in order to find treasures in the Lightning Sect ruins... Such people would exist in any era and in any place.

only--

"In such a short time, 20% of the cultivators have perished..."

Chen Feng gritted his teeth, his strong willpower rousing him again. He stared at the demonic beast in the distance, which was roaring incessantly and raining down terrifying lightning bolts from the dark sky, reaping the lives of cultivators. His gaze was stern.

To be honest, the strength of the demonic beast far exceeded his expectations. Originally, he and several other experts who had just entered the Transcendent God stage thought that this demonic beast was at most at the minor completion stage of the Origin Opening stage, but now...

The strength displayed by this demonic beast is probably... close to the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.

Why would such a terrifying monster with such power appear in Jinglin City?

I can't figure it out.

Without giving Chen Feng any time to think, he had already made up his mind to defeat this monster. If he retreated here, his dignity as the city lord would be completely destroyed.

"Yu Xin..." Chen Feng straightened up from his kneeling position and stood up, his tone resolute, "Call those Nascent Soul stage cultivators over..."

"Lord City Lord, what are you going to do?"

Chen Feng looked at the cultivators who were dying one after another, and at the other cultivators who were beginning to feel fear. He shook his head.

"This cannot continue. If we allow the demonic beasts to continue slaughtering us, the cultivators' morale will inevitably be damaged... I'm afraid..."

"We have to fight to the death."

72. The Heavenly Profound Spirit Array and the Rogue's Kick

Like endless, grotesque snakes and pythons roaming and intertwining, a terrifying roar, like thousands of iron balls colliding, erupted from the dark and vast sky. A sudden flash of dazzling white light illuminated the entire ruins in an instant.

The flashing lightning illuminated Chen Feng's weathered face, which had lost its former majesty. Standing beside him were several sect leaders with cultivation levels around the Transcendent God stage.

They stood on the outermost edge of the battle zone, gazing at the demonic beast in the distance that was wildly wielding its lightning claws and reaping the lives of cultivators, their faces extremely grave.

In fact, they were not cowardly hiding at the back of the line; they were the cultivators who charged to the front lines, yet they were also the first to be defeated.

Even with their combined cultivation at the Transcendent Stage, they were no match for this demonic beast... They couldn't even withstand three moves from it. City Lord Chen Feng's right hand was injured, and the sect leaders also suffered various injuries.

"Everyone—" Chen Feng began, his brows furrowed, his tone stern, "As the sect leader and the strongest force in Jinglin City, we cannot allow this monster to continue slaughtering our disciples at will..."

"That's true..."

A young-looking woman slightly parted her lips, her expression weak.

"This demonic beast's cultivation level far exceeds our imagination, Lord City Lord... do you really want to continue?"

The fact that she asked such a question clearly indicated that she was considering withdrawing from the relationship.

This is understandable. As the sect leader, although she was unwilling to lose face, she could not accept that her disciples would die like ants under the claws and lightning of demonic beasts.

They've been fighting for so long, and haven't even managed to harm the demonic beast in the slightest... Even if this continues, I'm afraid...

Chen Feng sighed deeply. How could he not know what these sect leaders were thinking?

"Sect Leader Liu, I understand your thoughts, but... we still have a chance."

"What opportunity?"

Another sect leader stepped forward, clutching his abdomen in pain, the edges of the skin pressed against his palm showing signs of charring.

In the battle just now, he was the one who was most seriously injured. His lower abdomen, where his spiritual root was located, was almost pierced... and his meridians and foundation were paralyzed by lightning.

The only reason he's still standing here is because his dignity as the sect leader doesn't allow him to flee immediately.

He stared at Chen Feng, a helpless and desolate look appearing in his old, deep eyes. "Even with our combined strength, we cannot harm the demon beast in the slightest. This demon beast's cultivation level has probably reached the Nascent Soul stage... A demon beast at the Nascent Soul stage, we are bound to lose."

Chen Feng looked at the heavily injured sect leader with emotion, his eyes filled with determination, "Sect Leader Xu... believe me, we still have a chance."

"Is there a chance to escape?"

The female sect leader said coldly.

Chen Feng shook his head. He took out a pale yellow scroll from his storage ring and unfurled it before the sect leaders.

The moment the scroll appeared, the eyes of the sect leaders shone with a dazzling light of grace.

They all knew that the lord of Jinglin City had once received a powerful treasure as a gift from an imperial prince.

It's highly likely that this scroll is the secret treasure.

As if to prove their point, Chen Feng explained in a deep voice.

"This scroll is the layout scroll of the seventh-order killing formation - the Heavenly Profound Spirit Formation. I obtained it by chance from a senior. With the power of the seventh-order killing formation, it should be able to successfully kill even a Nascent Soul stage demon beast."

Seventh-Order Killing Formation!

Yu Xin and the other sect leaders stood there stunned. They never imagined that the secret treasure Chen Feng had finally pulled out would be such a terrifying weapon.

That's a seventh-tier killing formation! Theoretically, even a Nascent Soul stage expert would likely be in grave danger if they were to directly withstand the power of this formation.

only--

The astonishment in the female sect leader's eyes slowly faded, and she immediately posed a crucial question—

"Lord City Lord... even if this seventh-tier killing formation can kill demonic beasts, with our cultivation level, I'm afraid we can't set it up, right?"

Indeed, none of them specialized in formations, nor did they have the ability to forcibly set up formations. Even if they had this weapon, the lack of ability to use it would be a major problem.

The moment the female sect leader uttered these words, the hopes that had just been raised by everyone were extinguished once again.

But Chen Feng, that handsome middle-aged man with his sharply defined features, never once showed any sign of despair.

He said sternly, "Gentlemen, although we do not have anyone specializing in formations, nor do we possess any cultivation level, but..."

"We still have our lives!"

life……

Ignoring the incredulous looks of the people around him, Chen Feng unfurled the scroll and swiftly sliced ​​open his right palm with his left hand, causing his own blood to spurt out.

He gazed at the sect leaders around him, his eyes resolute, yet his tone remained calm, "This Heavenly Profound Spirit Array can be forcibly activated with the essence of cultivators' blood. I might not be able to do it alone, but if all of you work together..."

"You're insane!" One of the sect leaders pointed at Chen Feng in astonishment. "You're overdrawing your lifespan... and consuming your essence and blood will greatly reduce your cultivation level."

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Chen Feng roared, his eyes blazing, "I cannot retreat here! I, Chen Feng, will surely slay this demonic beast!"

"Whether you are willing or not, I cannot force you, but look at your disciples, all they have is cultivation level... This kind of thing... is much less important than life!"

……

Silence.

It was as if even a thunderclap fell silent.

Everyone hesitated. Their cultivation levels weren't acquired by chance; they had worked themselves to the bone. If they sacrificed their essence and blood, their cultivation levels would definitely drop drastically.

No one wants to gamble their cultivation level on a formation that may not even succeed.

—Except for Yu Xin.

puff.

Blood splattered out, and Yu Xin cut open her palm without hesitation, letting the blood flow freely.

"Miss Yu..."

Chen Feng's eyes widened. He hadn't expected that the first person to respond to him wouldn't be a sect leader, but her.

Yu Xin didn't speak, but looked at Chen Feng with a smile on her face.

Those beautiful eyes sparkled with emotions that defied description.

Chen Feng gasped, deeply moved. Just as he was about to say something, the female sect leader in front of him suddenly let out a cold snort.

As a woman herself, she felt an unprecedented sense of injustice when she saw Yu Xin cut open her palm without hesitation, and immediately started to do the same.

"It's nothing more than cultivation level!"

She let out a delicate shout, as if trying to convince herself.

Once there was a first, there was a second.

The sect leaders exchanged glances, sighed helplessly, and then cut open their palms, dripping their blood onto the scroll.

If you lose your momentum at this time, you will likely be at a disadvantage in future competitions.

The pale yellow ancient scroll has now been dyed crimson.

Thank you everyone.

Chen Feng's face was somewhat pale. After saying this, he began to circulate his spiritual energy, condensing the blood in his body and gathering his own essence blood.

The sect leaders simultaneously activated their spiritual roots and began to condense their essence and blood.

Tick, tick.

Bright red blood droplets shimmered and fell onto the scroll.

As time went by, the complex array engraved on the top of the scroll became increasingly vivid, with countless streams of blood essence condensing into a thin river that slowly solidified into the shape of an array on the scroll.

Finally, the essence blood from the cultivators at the Transcendent Stage swirled once in the center of the formation, radiating dazzling light.

--boom!

A seventh-tier killing formation, the Heavenly Profound Spirit Formation, has appeared!

The thunder in the sky seemed to sense an unprecedented crisis and frantically tried to escape, but the azure magic array falling from the sky suddenly crashed down like a mountain!

The monster suddenly stopped moving, its eyes filled with horror. It raised its long, narrow neck and looked up at the huge circular array that resembled a cage.

It could sense that the magic array formed by countless runes... possessed enough power to kill it.

—Roar! Ro ...