Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

The battle raged fiercely. As more demon core realm beasts joined the fray, human cultivators quickly began to suffer casualties. Foundation Establishment cultivators were especially vulnerable, often injured by the residual force of demon core realm beasts' attacks if not adequately protected by Core Formation cultivators.

This was unavoidable. In the chaos of battle, humans and beasts were intermingled, with the beasts holding an absolute advantage in numbers. Core Formation cultivators had to deal with their immediate enemies, making it difficult to protect every Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The same was true for the demon beasts. A single strike from a Core Formation cultivator's magical weapon could fell swathes of Spirit Awakening and Savage Blood realm beasts.

More and more demon birds filled the sky, including many demon core realm avian demons. The pressure on the human cultivators increased, and the battle lines could no longer be maintained, steadily retreating.

As the battle lines retreated to fifteen miles from the city, a massive roar suddenly echoed from the sky. Hundreds of light waves shot out, sweeping down the demon birds that couldn't evade in time.

The aerial situation instantly descended into chaos. Countless birds frantically dodged, some flapping their wings and fleeing into the distance. Others, more intelligent, flew directly to the ground, engaging in close combat with the human cultivators.

Standing on the hillside, the transformed wild man's expression changed slightly. He looked up and let out a deafening roar that reverberated through the mountains. A few moments later, countless fireballs rose from below the mountain, raining down on the immortal city and the human cultivators' positions, with some falling into the midst of the ongoing battle.

"Boom!"

Tremendous explosions echoed across the city. The Fire Crow Daoist ignored them, summoning several swords to intercept the fireballs falling toward concentrated groups of cultivators.

One fireball landed not far from Zhang Yuanjing, amidst a group of demon beasts. Flames erupted in all directions, and agonizing screams filled the air as a dozen low-level demon beasts, engulfed in flames, charged madly toward him.

Zhang Yuanjing focused his magical power, executing a powerful earth defense technique, creating a wall of earth over sixty feet wide to isolate the incoming flames and rampaging beasts.

However, this massive wall only lasted for a few breaths before being shattered by the combined force of the demon beasts.

Zhang Yuanjing immediately wielded his Heavy Earth Art sword, simultaneously unleashing techniques of raging sand and flying stones, hindering several demon core realm beasts.

However, not every Core Formation cultivator possessed Zhang Yuanjing's capabilities. Many demon slaying squads were hit by the fireballs, suffering heavy losses.

"Retreat within ten miles!" The Fire Crow Daoist, observing the overall situation from the sky, quickly issued the order.

The human cultivators began to retreat. Some demon slaying squads, due to incomplete formations, devolved into routs, creating gaps in the battle lines. The demon beasts below, led by demon core realm leaders, seized the opportunity to advance and interweave, attempting to disrupt the cultivators' formations and encircle them.

At that moment, the light waves in the sky suddenly swept across the ground, first covering an area of hundreds of feet beyond fifteen miles, then gradually moving closer. Any demon beast below the Spirit Awakening realm was instantly reduced to ashes, while demon core realm beasts suffered varying degrees of injury and retreated in disarray.

The transformed wild man roared, and the demon beasts retreated like a receding tide. Before long, the human cultivators and the demon beast army completely disengaged, facing each other across the undulating terrain and a ravaged battlefield.

Zhang Yuanjing had attempted to leave the battlefield several times, using earth tunneling to escape, but he couldn't bear to abandon several junior disciples. Therefore, he stayed behind to protect them, retreating with them to a point ten miles from the city.

This marked the end of the first large-scale battle fought by the human cultivators since the demon beasts besieged the city. However, this was only on the eastern side of the city. The battle continued outside the other three city walls.

The Fire Crow Daoist ordered the cultivators waiting in the city to replace the wounded, while also replenishing the demon slaying squads that had suffered heavy losses.

This battle, though not very long, had resulted in over a hundred cultivator deaths. Although a large number of demon beasts had been killed, most were Savage Blood realm, with few Spirit Awakening realm and even fewer demon core realm.

The demon race's plan was clear: to use low-level demon beasts to wear down the human race's formations and manpower. If the human race held firm and refused to come out, they would simply surround the city without attacking.

Over the next few days, the cultivators and demon beasts engaged in several more battles on the battlefield outside the east city wall. The demon beasts did not actively attack, and if the cultivators retreated, they would only pursue them to within twenty miles of the city before withdrawing. Similarly, if the demon beasts retreated, the cultivators would not pursue them beyond a thirty-mile radius from the city walls.

Half a month later, the Fire Crow Daoist suddenly transmitted a message to Zhang Yuanjing: "Yuanjing, the other three Nascent Soul cultivators have made their moves! That Cheng Yun Daoist didn't explain beforehand, I don't know what his purpose is. Next time we attack, I'll make my move as well, disrupting the battlefield, and you can take the opportunity to tunnel down the mountain! As for Zhi Lin and the others, don't worry, I'll take care of them."

With a command from True Person Yuan in the sky, the thousands of cultivators on the ground advanced once more, attacking the demon beasts who were waiting in formation.

The two sides engaged, magical weapons flew, talismans soared, and various consumable items such as fireballs and thunderbolts rained down on the demon beast ranks. The well-prepared human cultivators always gained the upper hand at the beginning of the battle, inflicting heavy casualties on the demon beasts.

The demon race didn't seem to mind, as those at the front were mostly Savage Blood realm demon beasts with low intelligence, and even Spirit Awakening realm beasts were few in number.

Once the human race had exhausted their supplies, the Spirit Awakening and demon core realm demon beasts from the rear would gradually join the battle, inflicting casualties on the human cultivators.

After an hour of fierce fighting, the Nascent Soul True Person who had been in the sky, overseeing the overall situation, suddenly moved. Flames flowed around him as he shot through the air like a meteor, bypassing the battlefield and striking directly at the demon beasts' heavy forces stationed in the rear. The Xuan Iron Gourd released dozens of ten-foot-tall fire crows, attacking the demon core realm beasts.

The transformed wild man had noticed the Fire Crow Daoist's movements from the beginning. At first, he only took a few steps forward, not expecting the Fire Crow Daoist to actually make a move. When he realized that his target was heading straight for the battlefield, he roared in anger and ran forward to intercept him.

However, in terms of speed, the transformed wild man was far inferior to the Fire Crow Daoist. Therefore, by the time the Fire Crow Daoist launched a strong assault on the demon beast's rear, the wild man was still several miles away. He hated the Fire Crow Daoist to the core, and now he had been caught off guard. Enraged, he screamed and threw boulders or demon beasts he grabbed in his hands at the Fire Crow Daoist.

The Fire Crow Daoist easily dodged, seizing the opportunity to attack the demon core realm demon beasts, throwing the rear of the demon race's battle formation into chaos. This also affected the front lines, and the human cultivators' morale soared. They took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the demon beasts, reaping their lives in droves.

At that moment, a sharp roar echoed from the sky, and a giant black bird pierced through the clouds, attacking the Fire Crow Daoist.

The Fire Crow Daoist sneered and transmitted a message before shouting, "Human cultivators, do not engage in prolonged combat! Quickly retreat ten miles back to the city!"

Zhang Yuanjing quietly instructed Qu Chongyi before casting Earth Tunneling, hiding himself in the earth and diving straight into the depths of the ground.

Below a hundred feet, burrowing beasts approached. These demon beasts were only the size of ordinary cats and dogs, covered in hard armor with pointed heads like drills. They could burrow through rocks and move freely in the earth. Those with higher cultivation levels could also withstand the pressure of powerful earth forces and drill to great depths.

Zhang Yuanjing did not engage them in battle, fearing that the transformed realm Mountain-Splitting Beast would detect him and use the "Sky-Shielding" ancient treasure, leading to certain death.

He immediately activated the "Sky-Shielding" treasure to conceal his aura, sinking five hundred feet into the earth before tunneling east.