Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 229 - 159: Struggling to Hold On

Just as the tail of the Qingyu Demon King was about to touch the defense light shield, a red shadow descended from the sky, standing before the shield.

This was the demon spirit transformed by the White Cloud Immortal City’s defense array—a Tier Three Middle-Grade Firebird.

"Bang—"

A loud boom sounded.

The snake tail struck the Firebird, but true to its Tier Three Middle-Grade stature, the Firebird barely managed to withstand it with a flap of its wings.

Seizing this opportunity.

Master White Cloud hurried to repair the defense light shield.

He formed a seal with both hands and directed it towards the shield in front of him.

The shield’s surface glimmered, and the previously cracked shield instantly restored to its original state.

"This Snake Demon is formidable; even my array’s defense light shield can only withstand a few strikes. This won’t do; we must not let it attack this array!"

Master White Cloud murmured to himself, then pointed towards a cyan gourd below the city wall.

With a "buzz" sound.

The "Wood Radiance Gourd" once again flew into the air, and under Master White Cloud’s control, it fiercely charged towards the Qingyu Demon King.

At this moment, the Firebird was entangled with the Qingyu Demon King, giving Master White Cloud a chance to attack surreptitiously.

If the gourd could strike the Snake Demon, its sturdy form would surely inflict damage on the Snake Demon.

After all, the last Snake Demon suffered severe injuries under the gourd’s heavy blow, allowing the Firebird to finish it off in one strike.

Today, he was determined to recreate that scenario.

This Cyan Snake was clearly the leading Great Demon of this Beast Tide; if he could kill or severely wound it.

It would likely cause the Beast Tide to quickly retreat.

However, just as the gourd lifted into the air again, the Qingyu Demon King noticed it.

Thus, its tail flicked.

A flash of light, and then a giant white orb, several meters wide, instantly formed and shot towards the cyan gourd controlled by Master White Cloud.

The white light transformed into a white light cord the moment it touched the Wood Radiance Gourd, binding it tightly, rendering it immobile in an instant.

"Petty tricks!"

The Qingyu Demon King sneered.

It had realized that as long as it struck the gourd with its body, it was nothing more than an ordinary Middle-Grade Magical Treasure, unable to harm him.

And the Firebird in front of him was no exception.

It wasn’t like what the Huang Yuan Demon King claimed, a mere demonic beast.

Instead, it was a demon spirit composed of the essence of a Tier Three Middle-Grade Fire Phoenix, blended with the array’s spiritual power.

This kind of demon spirit lacked a physical form, and its strength was somewhat diminished compared to its former self, unable to withstand a direct confrontation.

Luckily, with the entire grand array supplying spiritual power, it could last relatively long.

To deal with it, sheer force was necessary; a war of attrition must be avoided at all costs.

Hence, taking advantage of the moment when the Wood Radiance Gourd was trapped, it launched a full-on attack against this Firebird demon spirit.

The Qingyu Demon King rose high, emitting a complex, ancient sound wave.

Immediately after, a cyan snake illusion, over a hundred meters in size, formed behind it, letting out a fierce cry towards the firebird.

Then it rushed downwards, opening its gaping mouth, biting towards the firebird.

The cyan snake illusion moved incredibly fast, and before the firebird could react, it bit half of its wing.

Then it slammed the firebird fiercely to the ground.

"Boom—"

A loud crash, with dust rising dozens of meters high.

The Firebird let out a mournful cry, attempting to regain its stance.

The cyan snake illusion pursued once more, striking the Firebird, flipping it over several times.

Just as the cyan snake illusion was about to attack again, several giant tree vines, several meters in diameter and a hundred meters long, burst from the ground.

Forming a giant vine shield, it stood in front of the Firebird.

The Firebird seized the opportunity, flapping its wings, escaping its disadvantageous position.

Simultaneously, under Master White Cloud’s control, strands of spiritual power streamed from the Immortal City’s array into the Firebird.

Moments later, the Firebird was mostly recovered.

This was the strength of the White Cloud Immortal City’s defense array.

As long as the Firebird’s essence remained, and the array endured, it could continue to fight unceasingly, quickly healing from injuries.

However, summoning this Firebird required a True Pill Realm cultivation; otherwise, it was impossible to call upon.

This was also why Master White Cloud was anxious to train Xing Huai’an.

Otherwise, with just this Firebird, facing the pressure from the Cloud Light Sect, White Cloud Immortal City could still protect itself.

After a few breaths, the Firebird was fully restored.

The cyan snake illusion, blocked by the vine shield, was completely unaware.

At this moment, the Firebird cried out crisply, extending its sharp claws, its wings flapping, clawing towards the illusion before it.

As it was about to hit the vine shield, the shield suddenly dispersed, transforming back into winding vines.

Thus, without the cyan snake illusion noticing, the Firebird’s claws instantly pierced through the illusion’s head.

With a single strike, it scattered the illusion into nothingness.

With the illusion shattered, the Qingyu Demon King groaned.

Unexpectedly, he had suffered a slight setback with this strike.

Immediately opening its mouth, several light spheres shot out towards the Firebird, but were blocked by the regrouped vine shield.

Thus, under Master White Cloud and the Firebird’s cooperation, they managed to hold on against the Qingyu Demon King’s attacks.

...

On the other side, Master Jin Hong barely withstood the giant bear’s assault.

A golden giant shield, tens of meters wide, blocked in front of him, rumbling under the bear’s pounding blows.

This was a defense magical treasure temporarily loaned to Master Jin Hong by the Cloud Light Sect.

The Cloud Light Sect has a long legacy, with each generation having True Pill cultivators, and even in certain eras, Late-Stage True Core cultivators appeared,

therefore leaving behind many powerful magical treasures.

These treasures, upon their owners’ passing, were acquired by the sect and temporarily lent to subsequent True Pill cultivators for protection.

As for Master Jin Hong, being one of the Cloud Light Sect’s only three True Pill cultivators, the sect temporarily lent one or two life-saving magical treasures.

This "Golden Yu Shield" was one of them.

Tier Three High-Grade level, with extremely high defense; even a Late-Stage Core Formation cultivator would find it hard to break through it in a short time.

With the shield’s presence, Master Jin Hong managed to withstand the full frontal assault of a Tier Three Middle-Grade demon beast, despite his mere Early-Stage Core Formation cultivation.

However, he was merely managing to hold on, with no capacity for a counterattack.

Apart from him, the other four Fake Pill cultivators of the Cloud Light Sect found themselves handling their tasks with ease.

By pairing up, they could handle a Tier Three Low-Grade demon beast without much trouble.

However, Liu Bo’an was having an extremely tough time, but fortunately, he had partial control permissions of this array.

Facing Xuan Lang Demon King’s attacks, he occasionally retreated into the array or utilized its power to defend himself.

At the moment, he was barely holding on.

Thus, the battle along the west city wall showcased a deadlocked situation.

However, Zhou Xun and the others knew that this was only a temporary occurrence.

The more time passed, the weaker their defense would become.

Soon, a day passed, and both sides ceased their attacks, retreating in turn.