At the same time, a group of cultivators clad in black armor suddenly descended from the sky. Each of these cultivators was at least at the Golden Core stage, and their leader was even at the Nascent Soul stage. The moment they appeared, they flew straight toward the City Lord's mansion.

But in the next second, a semi-transparent barrier materialized above the city. Liu Meng had made some preparations while constructing the formation; she had isolated part of it to counter the demonic assault.

Once the barrier appeared, the demonic cultivators paused in mid-air for a moment, then all dove toward a gap that Liu Meng had intentionally left open. On the other side, elite guards of the City Lord's mansion were already in position, with the weakest among them also at the Golden Core stage, and even the leader of the soldiers was at the Nascent Soul level.

It seemed that a signal had been received, as chaos erupted in the west of the city. However, the Tianjian Sect and the City Lord's mansion were well-prepared, and it wasn't long before the situation was brought under control.

Bai Feng, observing through a crow perched on a branch, saw the demonic figures pouring out from the flower boat being swiftly defeated by the elders of the Tianjian Sect. However, he did not catch sight of the demoness's disguise.

He kept changing his perspective and finally spotted the demoness in a room, but the next second, she suddenly turned to look at a small bird outside the window.

A charming smile spread across her face, and just like that, Bai Feng lost his line of sight.

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**Chapter 115: Is This Really the Demonic Path?**

Had he been discovered? Was it because he was too close?

Bai Feng quickly directed the other small birds to fly toward the house, but by the time they arrived, the demoness had already vanished.

‘As expected, such small tricks can’t fool the demoness.’

Fortunately, he had been cautious before, observing from a distance without rashly approaching.

But now, things were getting a bit troublesome; he had no idea what methods the demoness would use to get close to him this time.

At that moment, the forces of the Divine Lord had already engaged in close combat with the guards of the City Lord's mansion. The cultivators of the Divine Lord seemed quite different from the stereotypical demonic cultivators; they did not fight individually but instead gathered together to break through the guards' defenses.

Their discipline was even stronger than that of the elite soldiers of the City Lord's mansion.

Just then, a group of scattered cultivators summoned by the City Lord and the Tianjian Sect joined the fray. With the guards fighting desperately to hold the line, they barely managed to control the situation. However, a few demonic cultivators still broke through the encirclement and charged toward the City Lord's mansion.

“Is this really the demonic path?” Bai Feng couldn’t help but mutter.

Aren’t demonic cultivators supposed to act on their whims?

“No wonder the Divine Lord can stand against those holy places in Zhongzhou; they really have something going for them.” Chu Ningyan said, her expression serious. She turned to Bai Feng and the others, warning, “Be careful in the upcoming battle, and don’t stray too far from me.”

As they spoke, a small squad of the Divine Lord's forces was about to reach the entrance of the City Lord's mansion.

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‘Be careful, Bai Feng and the others are coming.’

Zuo Qiu, who was venting her frustrations on the battlefield against the Divine Lord's cultivators, suddenly paused. She then raised her blade and swiftly decapitated a Golden Core cultivator in front of her.

‘I got it.’

She nodded slightly, then targeted another Golden Core cultivator from the Divine Lord, breaking through their defenses with a few strikes before once again severing their head.

But Hei Lian did not stop her, as if she didn’t care about the lives of these people at all.

The more this happened, the colder Zuo Qiu's heart became.

She had thought she would be a pawn in Hei Lian's hands, but now she realized she was merely a disposable tool to be discarded at will.

Given her personality, she would never have revealed her true self, but Hei Lian wouldn’t allow her to disguise herself.

Because Hei Lian needed her identity as a disciple of the Refining Spirit Sect to get close to Bai Feng and then kill him.

As for what would happen to her after Bai Feng's death, Hei Lian probably didn’t care at all.

Thinking of this, Zuo Qiu's heart grew increasingly violent. The raging spiritual energy stirred up dust from the ground, and in the next moment, the nearby Divine Lord cultivators lost their heads.

Hei Lian remained silent, while the nearby city guards couldn’t help but cheer for her:

“Truly worthy of being a disciple of the Refining Spirit Sect, effortlessly achieving what we couldn’t do, it’s exhilarating and awe-inspiring!”

“Damn it! She’s on fire!”

“Everyone, go assist her! Don’t let her get surrounded by the demonic path!”

Zuo Qiu looked at the city guards standing beside her and couldn’t help but click her tongue: these people were really meddling!

Aside from being injured, was there any other way to avoid running into Bai Feng? She didn’t want to die!

Meanwhile, Lin Yan, Luo Chen, and others quickly joined the battle after dealing with a few demonic cultivators that had broken through. Bai Feng occasionally set up a few simple formations, which significantly reduced the pressure on the City Lord's guards.

“Yu Mo, please keep an eye on the surroundings and don’t let any strangers get close to me.”

Bai Feng took out several portable formation plates, which he had modified for special environments.

These had a larger range but required more formation plates to set up, totaling five, making the process more complicated.

“Got it.”

Bai Yu Mo stood beside Bai Feng with her sword, blocking and slaying any demonic cultivators that came too close. If any city guards accidentally got too near while dodging, she would unceremoniously drive them away.

“Little junior brother is setting up a formation, so don’t disturb him!” Yu Yao also positioned herself near Bai Feng, shouting at the surrounding city guards, “If you want to help, drive away the approaching demonic cultivators!”

With their assistance, no one else dared to approach Bai Feng, and he quickly set up all the formation plates.

Soon, the ground covered by the formation seemed to be flooded, the soil and bricks losing their hardness and turning into a marsh-like quagmire.

The demonic cultivators within the formation found themselves sinking up to their knees in the mud. A few of them attempted to fly away, but the ground erupted with numerous vines and roots, pulling them down into the earth.

Suddenly, a flash of black light appeared, and Bai Yu Mo almost instantaneously appeared beside Bai Feng, her sword raised to block a flying blade.

But in the next second, a figure in black, exuding the aura of the Nascent Soul, appeared before them. He raised a dagger and lunged at both Bai Feng and Bai Yu Mo.

“Yu Mo, attack directly!”

Bai Feng's eyes flashed with black and white light, his thick spiritual sense transforming into a hard hammer that struck heavily against the ‘head’ of the figure in black.

The black-clad man felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and his movements slowed for a few seconds.

The moment Bai Feng shouted, Bai Yu Mo instantly shifted from defense to offense, her sword aimed straight for his head.

By the time the black-clad man regained his senses from the daze, the tip of the sword was already at his eye.

In the next second, his head was pierced through.

But the black-clad man did not die; he quickly retreated, only to feel a sharp pain in his abdomen. Looking down, he saw a bamboo sword had pierced through him, the sharp sword energy wreaking havoc within him.

He suddenly raised his head and opened his mouth, a small figure wielding a tiny sword bursting forth from his mouth, heading straight for the two.

The sharp little sword, like a divine weapon, pierced through both of their foreheads, leaving massive blood holes.

But before he could relax, the two who should have been dead suddenly turned to look at him.

“How is this possible?”

The tiny figure, no bigger than a palm, wore an expression of shock akin to that of a real person.

In the next moment, Bai Yu Mo severed the tiny figure’s Nascent Soul, leaving him to die without understanding why the two were still alive.

“Why did he stop moving after spitting out his Nascent Soul?” Bai Yu Mo wondered, feeling as if he was almost eager to die, even going so far as to spit out his Nascent Soul for her to kill.

“I cast an illusion on him; did you forget that your brother is also skilled in illusions?” Bai Feng rubbed his eyes. After merging the second Yin-Yang pattern, his illusion skills had indeed improved significantly.

Before this, it had not been so easy to affect a Nascent Soul; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been ‘blind’ for several days dealing with a Golden Core cultivator like Ye Tang.

“Brother, are your eyes okay?” Bai Yu Mo suddenly thought of something and quickly reached out to examine Bai Feng’s eyes closely. After confirming there was no issue, she sighed in relief.

“I’m fine; my eyes aren’t that fragile.” Bai Feng waved his hand. “Let’s continue dealing with these demonic cultivators.”

At that moment, Zuo Qiu, watching from a distance, couldn’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction: ‘Hei Lian, I feel like I can’t get close; should we postpone this for next time?’

‘No, just keep getting closer.’

Zuo Qiu’s eyes widened: ‘Do you want me to die here?’

But in the next second, her body suddenly moved against her will, slowly approaching Bai Feng while fighting the demonic cultivators.

‘Damn it!’

Zuo Qiu couldn’t help but curse at Hei Lian.

Simultaneously, the demonic cultivators present seemed to receive a command, quickly abandoning their current enemies and charging toward Bai Feng, even ignoring the attacks they faced in the process.