The next day.

Outside Lotus City.

Qilian Mountain.

This is a mountain range spanning hundreds of miles, with overlapping peaks and undulating terrain.

Legend has it that five hundred years ago, a male cultivator planted ten thousand lotus flowers on the mountain, hoping his beloved would agree to marry him.

Thus the mountain earned its name "Qilian Mountain."

Qilian Mountain is several times more vast than Yunling Mountain, with tens of thousands of demonic beasts dwelling within. Usually, these low-level demonic beasts pose no significant threat, and many even become the beast pets of cultivators.

But after the beast tide erupted, three Sixth Grade Beast Kings emerged on Qilian Mountain, and those low-level demonic beasts all went berserk, forming an army to attack Lotus City.

Fortunately, Lotus City is protected by a Sixth-Grade Grand Array, and there are several Golden Core Realm cultivators within the city, preventing immediate danger.

However, those three Sixth Grade demonic beasts are very cunning; they no longer attack directly but merely command the beast army to surround the entire Lotus City, seemingly wanting to wear it down slowly.

As a result, people inside the city cannot leave, and the beasts outside cannot enter. The situation is deadlocked.

At this moment, City Lord Xu Jiangxing stands atop the city walls, looking at the gloomy sight of Qilian Mountain not far away, his face full of concern.

"Fifteen days."

Lotus City has been under siege for fifteen days. Although Foundation Establishment cultivators do not need to eat daily, the Spirit Pills for healing and Spirit Marrow for replenishing Spiritual Power have already been mostly consumed.

There are even more cultivators below Foundation Establishment in the city, they need food, and the remaining grain in the city is insufficient for half a year.

If things continue like this, the demonic beasts won’t need to attack; they only need to lay siege for half a year, and Lotus City will naturally fall.

Beside Xu Jiangxing stands over ten people, all patriarchs of the major city families, as well as a few Golden Core Realm cultivators.

They are the core figures defending Lotus City, but at this time, each face is filled with sorrow.

Three Sixth Grade demonic beasts are equivalent to three Golden Core Realm cultivators, in terms of cultivation alone. If we consider the real combat power of the demonic beasts, they might be comparable to Late Golden Core or Golden Core Peak.

Simultaneously, there are tens of thousands of berserk low-level demonic beasts, a surging beast tide that no human cultivator could resist directly.

Xu Jiangxing is full of worry, but he has no other option than to wait for rescue from Zhenyang Sect.

"You need not worry, City Lord, Elder Zheng should be on his way. Once he arrives, the slaughter of those three Sixth Grade beasts will be easy, and the siege of Lotus City will naturally be resolved."

A middle-aged man in white, with a handsome appearance, said to Xu Jiangxing.

His appearance was somewhat similar to Zhou Ling’Er’s, he was the patriarch of Zhou family, the largest family in Lotus City, Zhou Shinen.

The Zhou family has been in Lotus City for three hundred years, their power is immense, and Zhou Shinen’s status is almost equal to that of the City Lord.

But Zhou Shinen is not ambitious, getting along well with Xu Jiangxing, the two cooperating seamlessly, which has allowed Lotus City to develop into the second-largest city under Zhenyang Sect in just over a decade.

However, since the beast tide erupted, Lotus City has lost its past prosperity, and like Xu Jiangxing, Zhou Shinen is heartbroken.

Upon hearing Zhou Shinen’s words, the surrounding patriarchs also chimed in:

"Indeed, Elder Zheng’s cultivation is profound, once he reaches the sect, Lotus City will be safe."

Xu Jiangxing nodded slightly, but still felt somewhat uneasy.

The situation in Lotus City is tense, he has been sending communications to Zhenyang Sect urging them to dispatch an elder soon.

The Six Great Elders of Zhenyang Sect, apart from Ye Xiyue who was severely injured in the battle of Celestial Ridge Mountain, dropping her cultivation, the other five elders are at the Nascent Soul Realm.

Just one would be enough.

A few days ago the sect finally replied, saying they would send Master of Forgetful Peak, Zheng Shengmo, personally.

Zheng Shengmo is at the Late Nascent Soul stage, handling three Sixth Grade demonic beasts would be effortless, Xu Jiangxing breathed a big sigh of relief upon receiving the reply.

And so he waited for days, yet Zheng Shengmo has yet to arrive. In theory, with a Nascent Soul cultivator’s pace, even from the Northern Wilderness, it should only take three days at most.

Today is already the fifth day, yet Zheng Shengmo is still nowhere to be seen.

Could something have happened en route?

Or perhaps, the rumors about this Zhenyang Sect elder are true?

Looking at the rolling dark clouds over Qilian Mountain outside the city, Xu Jiangxing sighed:

"Caihe, you mustn’t come back..."

Qilian Mountain, atop a small peak.

Xu Caihe squatted behind a large rock, speaking to Wei Wan behind her:

"Senior Sister Wei, over there is Lotus City. We used to see the city from here, but now the whole Qilian Mountain is shrouded in dark clouds, it’s no longer visible."

Behind her, besides Wei Wan, are dozens of disciples from Zhenyang Sect, including Qin Gengyun, Qiu Zhihe, and others.

Since entering Qilian Mountain, they have encountered several groups of demonic beasts, but thankfully Xu Caihe and Zhou Ling’Er are familiar with the terrain, each time leading the group to evade in advance.

But they can only reach this mountain; going further ahead is where large gatherings of demonic beasts are, Wei Wan can even sense the presence of Sixth Grade demonic beasts.

With the current group’s strength, they dare not venture further.

Zhou Ling’Er felt anxious, "Senior Sister, what should we do now?"

Lotus City being besieged in this manner is not a long-term solution, no one can predict when the demonic beasts will launch a massive attack on the city.

At that moment, Wei Wan’s bosom quivered slightly, she took out a Communication Talisman, a faint smile appearing on her face: 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"The senior sister and her group have arrived!"

One incense stick’s time later, at the foot of this peak, within a wooded area.

Ye Xiyue and Chun Ningzhi led dozens of Zhenyang Sect disciples over, Wei Wan led the group forward to greet:

"Greetings, Peak Master Ye, greetings, Senior Brother Chun."

Everyone’s faces were filled with delight and excitement, Ye Xiyue and Chun Ningzhi’s group was the most powerful, one was a Peak Master, the other was the senior brother of Divinity Transformation Peak, and the leaders were all Inner Sect disciples, including several at Early Golden Core.

With such strength, it was enough to penetrate the demonic beasts’ blockade over Lotus City.

In the respectful and admiring eyes of the disciples, Ye Xiyue cold and aloof, nodded slightly, Chun Ningzhi smiling, said to Wei Wan:

"Junior Sister Wei, I heard that you killed a Sixth Grade demonic beast in Yunling Town, saving thousands of townsfolk, what a great merit that is!"

Wei Wan bowed with hands, "Regrettably, Senior Brother Chun and Senior Sister as well saved two major towns, you are the real models for all disciples."

Chun Ningzhi waved his hand repeatedly, "It’s all Junior Sister Ye’s merit, if not for her slaying two Sixth Grade demonic beasts, we couldn’t have rushed to Lotus City this quickly."

On hearing this, Xu Caihe and others were astonished, gazing at Ye Xiyue, full of admiration.

"Truly worthy of being the senior sister, even though severely injured and cultivation not restored, still so heroic!"

"Senior sister is too strong!"

Looking again at Ye Xiyue’s frosty yet majestic appearance, like some Nine Heavens Fairy, the male disciples were all full of admiration.

"Senior sister is the real fairy in my heart!"

Under countless gazes filled with admiration and affection, Ye Xiyue spoke coolly, "The night is drawing on, everyone rest for tonight, tomorrow, we’ll strike into the city!"

Her voice was cool but carried unparalleled authority, the crowd shouted in unison:

"Follow Senior Sister, slay the demonic beasts, enter Lotus City!"

Meanwhile, Qin Gengyun heard a charming and lascivious transmission:

"Master, this servant misses you so much, tonight, you must wait for me to serve you, alright!"