Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 336 - 84: Repelling the Ghost Spirits Single-Handedly!
Master Tianyang’s expression changed dramatically upon hearing the news, and he stood up immediately.
The sound of the drum was so sudden that, even though Zhou Xun was not a native of Fengyuan City, he could guess that something major was happening, so he quickly asked:
"What happened?"
"It’s a routine in Fengyuan City; when the drum sounds nine times, it means a formidable enemy is invading, putting the city at risk of being overrun. All cultivators in the city must go up the city walls to resist the enemy!"
Master Tianyang’s face was solemn, and he looked at Zhou Xun, bowed to the ground, and pleaded:
"The drum hasn’t sounded nine times since three hundred years ago when our Fengyuan City was besieged by a beast tide, facing the threat of annihilation,"
"Brother Zhou, as a True Pill Cultivator, please lend Fengyuan City a hand. After repelling the enemy, the entire city will surely express its deep gratitude!"
Zhou Xun, after all, was an outsider and not obligated to defend against foreign enemies, but as a True Pill Cultivator,
if he could lend a hand, it could significantly alleviate the pressure on Fengyuan City.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun nodded and said:
"Daoist Brother, you are exaggerating. Since I’m in the Brothers Fengg Xuu’s country, I naturally won’t stand by idly, but... I must speak openly first,"
"I have no problem taking action, but if... it comes to a life-or-death crisis, I will have to choose to protect myself!"
Master Tianyang nodded without hesitation:
"Brother Zhou, your willingness to assist is already a great favor to Fengyuan City. We wouldn’t expect you to risk your life."
"If that is the case, there’s no time to waste. Let’s quickly go out and see!" Zhou Xun nodded affirmatively.
Then he and Master Tianyang immediately left the door of the Cultivation Room.
They happened to meet Master Wenyang coming down, so the three of them teamed up and flew towards the nearest city wall.
...
With their speed, the three quickly reached the vicinity of the city wall.
At this time, Fengyuan City had been completely sealed, and the City Defense Array was fully activated.
Looking at the light shield covering the entire Fengyuan City and sensing the spiritual pressure on it, Zhou Xun recognized it instantly.
"This is... the Tier Three High-Grade Forbidden Array!"
The Forbidden Array is more powerful than ordinary Tier Three Arrays and has the capability of void shifting.
At this moment, the city walls were crowded with cultivators,
mostly the defenders of Fengyuan City, while other cultivators had to wait until the official organization of Fengyuan City grouped them before they could come to resist the enemy.
As soon as they reached the wall, Zhou Xun saw the situation outside the city:
Thousands of black shadows surrounded Fengyuan City, covering the sky, resembling an apocalypse.
Seeing these black shadows, Zhou Xun’s expression became solemn.
This was somewhat similar to the strange creatures he encountered in that eerie black fog outside White Cloud Immortal City back then.
"Could it be... there is also such a place nearby?"
Zhou Xun speculated.
At this moment, an excited voice sounded:
"Daoist Tianyang, you are here too; that’s great, and so is Master Wangchuan!"
It was Song Shiweng, the Song Family Ancestor who was stationed as the True Pill in Fengyuan City.
Normally, there was only one True Pill stationed in Fengyuan City.
At this critical moment, it was unexpected that Zhou Xun and Master Tianyang were both here; they were both True Pill Cultivators.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun looked in the direction of the voice,
seeing a slightly chubby elder dressed in a Confucian robe, with a gentle demeanor and slightly white hair, he slightly bowed:
"Daoist Song, long time no see!"
Back then at Wangchuan Lake, this Elder Song had come personally to apologize due to the pressure from Master Nanyue, hence they had made each other’s acquaintance.
"It’s been decades; it’s truly joyous to see Master Zhou advancing to the True Pill Realm!"
"Today, as my Fengyuan City faces calamity, Master Zhou lending a hand is something Song shall remember!"
With that, he gave a grand salute to Zhou Xun, showing no embarrassment over past matters.
"No need for such words. Since I’m here, I wouldn’t stand aside idly. Daoist Song, perhaps you could introduce the situation here!"
"This matter... better be introduced by Daoist Hu; no one knows it better than him!"
At this point, Song Shiweng’s expression turned grim.
An elder wearing red robes and looking a bit disheveled stepped forward, clasping his hands politely,
"Greetings to Master Wangchuan!"
"So it’s Master Hu Kui. I’ve heard much about you. Please, give us an introduction!" Zhou Xun reciprocated the greeting.
Years ago, it was from this person that Zhou Xun had exchanged for that quasi-third-tier Monkey Puppet.
"Two years ago, along with Daoist Yuheng from the Song Family and Daoist Xuan Feizi from the Profound Cloud Sect, we went to Fengyuan in search of treasures,"
"On our return, we happened to see this group of ghost spirits approaching our Fengyuan City,"
"To deliver the warning in advance, the three of us took turns piloting the flying ship without daring to stop, and finally delivered the message ahead of time!"
"This group of ghost spirits is incredibly troublesome, including many that are those difficult-to-handle spirits like the Shadow Shura. Fortunately, our Fengyuan City’s ’Purple Sky Celestial Net Array’ possesses Thunder Transformation, just the bane for these creatures!"
The red-robed cultivator slowly explained the origin of the situation and the details about the ghost spirits.
Of course, certain facts were naturally omitted.
Fortunately, this matter wasn’t solely his fault; Song Yuheng of the Song Family and Xuan Feizi of the Profound Cloud Sect were both involved.
Thus, there was no need to worry about repercussions later!
"What makes the Shadow Shura so troublesome?" Zhou Xun continued to ask.
"The Shadow Shura possesses invisible special effects; even if cleaved by a magical treasure, it can quickly reform, only dissipating slightly,"
"Unless one has thunder skills, the only way is to break it repeatedly, grinding it down to death!"
The red-robed master explained.
At this moment, the ghost spirits besieging the city began slowly advancing towards Fengyuan City.
"They’re attacking!" Someone shouted!
One by one, the ghost spirits began colliding with the Mountain Protection Array!
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Violent crashing sounds reverberated.
Countless ghost spirits surged forward, adhering to the City Defense Light Shield, forming a massive black curtain that blotted out the sky!
They bit and clawed, relentlessly assaulting the light shield.
The spiritual power of the shield was rapidly depleted, and soon it grew significantly dimmer.
Seeing this, Song Shiweng pulled out a command flag with a solemn expression and waved it gently downward.
The entire array lit up, and then a massive purple ray shot into the sky, finally transforming into streaks of lightning, descending from above.
"Zzla!"
Each lightning bolt struck a ghost spirit.
Thunder Dao Techniques are indeed the bane of ghost spirits, whether it’s Shadow Shura or Yaksha; when they come into contact with lightning, they immediately turn into a puff of black smoke and vanish.
With just this, a huge gap appeared in the black curtain formed by the ghost spirits.
However, soon, new shadows filled the gap.
"This won’t do; if this continues, the array will eventually be breached!"
The grand array of Fengyuan City may be at the Tier Three High-Grade Level, but the spirit vein beneath the whole Fengyuan City is only Tier Three Middle-Grade.
Although this year, after many years of accumulation, I’ve stored quite a bit of spiritual power.
But the consumption speed of the Tier Three High-Grade Array is immense, and there are simply too many ghost spirits. If they aren’t cleared out in time, I’m afraid the city will ultimately fall.
"We need to act quickly!"
As soon as Master Tianyang finished speaking, he drove a golden halberd forward.
At the same time, all the cultivators on the city wall took out their magical artifacts and rushed out.
Seeing this, Zhou Xun couldn’t just stand and watch. He tapped his storage bag, and two spirit lights flew out, transforming into two magical treasures, hanging before him.
One shield and one blade!
The shield was naturally the low-grade magical treasure, Profound Cyan Shield.
Zhou Xun hit it with a stream of spirit light, and the shield expanded against the wind, becoming over a yard in size, blocking in front of him.
The blade was naturally the Extreme Blade, which Zhou Xun held in his hand.
Following behind the others, he charged out of the grand array!
The Extreme Blade was supremely sharp, and under the control of Zhou Xun, a True Pill Cultivator, its power was even greater.
His figure flashed, and the Extreme Blade sliced through a Yaksha,
"Szz!"
The black shadow was split in half and instantly perished.
With each strike from Zhou Xun, a Ghost Spirit Yaksha fell.
At this moment, three dark shadows wrapped around him, and these shadows appeared different from those seen before.
Although they had humanoid shapes, they lacked the Yaksha’s two horns,
and their eyes were located on their foreheads, fingers extremely slender, the tips with sharp claws emitting a cold gleam!
Even more peculiar, their figures appeared semi-transparent, seemingly without a physical form!
"Could these be the Shadow Shura that Master Hu Kui mentioned!"
With a thought, Zhou Xun moved his figure again.
Just as a stream of light flashed!
Without any hindrance, the three black shadows were all split in half.
However, peculiarly, the shadows did not vanish like the Yaksha, but after some surging, they reassembled.
Just a bit dimmer!
"Just as Master Hu Kui said, these Shadow Shura must be worn down to their death!"
But he’s a Thunder Cultivator!
Zhou Xun’s gaze sharpened, mana surged at his fingertips.
Three slender arcs of lightning instantly emerged, striking the Shadow Shura before him.
"Zzzz!"
Three sharp cries echoed, and the Shadow Shura instantly perished!
"Indeed, this Cultivation Realm also adheres to the principles of mutual generation and restriction. The Ghost Spirit Shadow Shura, difficult for others, can’t withstand even one of my hits!"
Immediately, Zhou Xun’s mouth slightly opened.
Thirty-six Thunder Seeds shot out, occupying hundreds of feet in the sky.
Mudras formed by both hands, a beam of spirit light issued forth.
The entire area instantly turned into a Thunder Domain, hundreds of thumb-sized bolts of lightning descended from the sky!
"Zzzz!"
A series of harsh, sharp cries echoed, hundreds of ghost spirits vanished, nearby becoming empty.
This commotion naturally caught the attention of others.
"That’s... Master Wangchuan!"
"Magnificent!"
"Follow the Master to kill the enemy!"
...
The spirits were greatly uplifted; with such cultivators leading, what were these ghost spirits to fear?
Elsewhere, Song Shiweng stood on the city wall, controlling the array’s power.
Wherever Shadow Shura appeared, he summoned lightning to strike them.
However, there were far too many Shadow Shura; killing one group was quickly followed by another, just as he was in a bind, he saw Zhou Xun’s great feat.
Overjoyed!
Quickly sent a voice message:
"Daoist Zhou, ghost shadows are troublesome and numerous; only by killing their leader can we break the siege. Your thunder technique is its nemesis, please lend your aid!"
"Where is the leader?"
"A leader will have three horns on its head and a single eye on its face!" answered Song Shiweng.
"Watch me slay the enemy!"
Zhou Xun smiled lightly, walked through the air, rushing into the depths of the ghost shadows.
Like a leisurely walk, every wave of his hand caused dozens of ghost spirits to perish.
Amid the dense black shadows, he managed to carve a path.
Killed forward several thousand feet afar, a ghost spirit about three feet in size appeared within his divine sense, with three horns on its head and one eye on its face.
"Found you!"
Zhou Xun’s gaze sharpened, his hand’s spell changed.
Thirty-six Thunder Seeds moved as if by instant teleportation, occupying over a thousand feet in the sky.
Just enough to encompass the leader within.
The ghost spirit leader, faced with this transformation, immediately screeched.
Suddenly, ghost spirits surged like tidewater, moving towards Zhou Xun’s location.
Clad in white, Zhou Xun seemed so diminutive under these overwhelming black shadows.
To this, Zhou Xun remained fearless.
The spell in his hand changed again.
Thirty-six Thunder Seeds instantly turned into a Thunder Shield, blocking all shadows outside.
Meanwhile, thousands of Purple Sky Divine Thunders condensed within this thousand-foot space and then descended.
"Szzl!"
Each ghost spirit instantly vaporized.
Only the ghost spirit leader remained, still barely surviving!
At this moment, Zhou Xun’s form flashed, suddenly appearing before the ghost spirit leader as if by instant teleportation,
Thunder wrapped his form, using his palm as a blade!
A purple blade light flashed by, splitting the ghost spirit leader in two, then vanishing unseen.
Leaving only a thumb-sized, pitch-black bead suspended in the air.
With a wave of his sleeve, receiving it into his storage bag.
Then Zhou Xun’s spell changed again, thirty-six Thunder Shields contracted around his body, protecting him within.
Then under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of cultivators in Fengyuan City, he walked on air back!
