Jiang Yan's gaze swept over a host of emaciated mortals, and he instantly saw through the Demon Sect's intentions. He thought to himself coldly:

"This is not defense, they are merely fodder for the monster."

"Clang!"

The cave entrance had only just opened when an array appeared above it. The bewildering formation activated, causing a group of mortals to start moving, crazily charging out.

"Aaaaah..."

Among the crowd, Jiang Yan was immediately met by the gaping maws of wolf demons, their teeth glinting frostily. The mortals stupidly ran into them, and in an instant, blood splattered and filth flew about.

He took a detour, not daring to ride the winds upward, and could only sprint away desperately. Unexpectedly, the monster seemed to consider him a rare treat and turned its head to bite at him.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Yan was injured, but he was not someone that a minor demon could bully. With a slap, he sent the wolf demon stumbling and then flew low to the ground, awkwardly fleeing towards the south.

Atop Yi Shan City.

Liu Changdie had already gone down to the city to maintain the Great Formation, while Li Xuanfeng stood with his bow ready. Beside him, Fei Yihe remained silent, quietly watching the surging wave of beasts.

The rest of the cultivators, some holding bows, others holding spears, all calmly concentrated, with Dharma Light shining from their magic artifacts.

These cultivators lacked family teachings. Whether they studied the sword or the spear, they only managed to produce Sword Radiance or Spear Qi which they attached to their magic artifacts — the longer, the stronger. Naturally, they all learned the spear, hoping to live an extra few days.

Besides, even if they managed to produce Sword Qi or Spear Qi, the latter always had a wider range, offering more chances to survive. Thus, apart from a few disciples of Noble Families, they all wielded spears.

The group braced themselves, ready to act, while behind them stood a few Green-robed Cultivators, mostly at mid to late stages of Qi Cultivation. They stood with their hands behind their backs; they were disciples of the Green Pond Sect, here to back up the formation.

"Howl!"

The distant Great Eagle screeched, yet dared not get too close. Glancing at the few corpses being torn apart on the ground, it must have been killed by Li Xuanfeng's shots, hence its hesitation to approach.

After a while, around a dozen demonic beasts gathered together before daring to attack all at once, charging towards the city wall.

"Here they come!"

On this side, Li Xuanfeng drew his bow, as other cultivators busied themselves changing their formation to protect him in the center. Holding spears, they cast spells to fend off the monsters' lunges for Li Xuanfeng. Black demon arts collided with the Dharma Light, causing a series of booming sounds.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

In just a few breaths, golden rays surged from Li Xuanfeng's bow, seemingly alive as they targeted the eyes, noses, and mouths of the beasts, resulting in a shower of blood and fur flying everywhere. This prompted the Green Pond disciples behind to nod slowly, the person next to them whispering:

"Brother... if not for this man, very few of these cultivators would have survived until today."

The individual in front of him, who seemed to have a high status, completely ignored him, his expression grave and brow furrowed as he said solemnly:

"Is that... a slave soldier?"

His gaze was locked on the city below, within the countless waves of bloodshed. The slave soldier had slapped away a wolf demon and was escaping at an inconceivable speed.

The surrounding beasts quickly converged on him, blatantly diving at him. Realizing he had been exposed, the slave soldier simply took to the air, shooting toward the dense forest in the distance like a meteor.

The leading Green Pond Sect disciple sneered and was about to release a brilliant burst of Dharma Light from his hands, when the disciple who had spoken earlier laughed:

"Brother, why use a cleaver to kill a chicken?"

He waved his green sleeve, turned to the person below him, and said with a beaming smile:

"That Li Family bowman, shoot that thing down."