Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

"Alright," Elder A said.

"Pei Li, you take charge of coordinating everything needed for the formation's operation."

"Hmm," Elder C said sullenly.

"Tian Yue, you organize the manpower to firmly guard all the sect's locations."

"Leave it to this old man!" Elder B laughed heartily.

Chen Yanwei took one last look at the silent Elder D, then turned around and said:

"Then let's do it! Work together as one, defend Shushan to the death, and don't give the enemy any opportunity!"

The group dispersed. Suddenly, Mei Yingxue transmitted her voice and said:

"The three elders all have tasks, but only the last elder isn't assigned anything. Could it be there's something wrong with him, and the Sun Sword Master doesn't trust him?"

"Maybe he's a connected insider," Yan Yu speculated, "A connected insider who just takes up a spot without doing any work, isn't that quite normal."

The two, as sect disciples, were assigned to Elder B to start patrolling the sect's surroundings using sword control.

In the high air, the sky winds roared, and the chill was biting. Additionally, clouds and mist rose, covering the Emei mountains like smoky locked brows, resembling clouds obscuring Biluo.

"This is the Heavenly Thunder Unwarranted Ten Thousand Sword Formation." Elder B pointed and laughed, "When the formation is activated, it can generate endless sword qi, sounding like thunder, swift as lightning. No matter how many enemies come, once they enter the formation, they'll be cut into pieces!"

"How is the actual power of this formation?" Yan Yu secretly transmitted his voice to Mei Yingxue to ask.

"A youthful version of the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation," Mei Yingxue replied, "The killing efficiency is somewhat limited, but it can be powered by spirit stones, which isn't without its benefits."

The group flew half a day with sword control, with nothing happening. Suddenly they heard a scream, rushed over, and saw several demon cultivators being besieged and killed by the Ten Thousand Sword Formation, their bodies falling in pieces into the mountain streams.

Just like the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation, the sword qi of the Ten Thousand Sword Formation springs forth out of thin air, arriving instantly. Unless one is a Sword Immortal with very quick reactions, there's simply no time to defend.

Seeing the formation achieving success in killing enemies, the Shushan disciples were jubilant, eager to defend the sect and fight the enemy.

However, Yan Yu noticed something amiss and secretly communicated with Mei Yingxue:

"As expected, this formation's destructive power is insufficient. The Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation cuts through space directly, a touch means death and cannot be guarded against. The formation's sword qi is only aimed at vital points, indicating a lack of armor-piercing capability."

"If the enemy numbers increase, the formation's host might not be able to attend to both ends, making it difficult to hold."

"If the formation wasn't limited in power, why would they ask us to assist in defense?" Mei Yingxue also sighed, "If we can't fight, and it's hard to defend, this path is not a good way either, we can only go on and try."

The two held out until late at night, when another batch of disciples came to change shifts.

Yan Yu and Mei Yingxue were taken back to the disciples' quarters. Originally, each person had their own place. Now, because the Demon Cult villains were attacking the mountain, the disciples needed to patrol in shifts frequently, so they were all gathered in the Diligence Hall. Everyone was to meditate and rest on the spot, adjust their breath for recovery. Every half an hour, they counted heads, waking up those who needed it without mercy.

Mei Yingxue did breathing exercises for a moment and transmitted her voice:

"In this mysterious realm, there's not a bit of spiritual energy. True Yuan can't be restored, and essence can't be replenished."

"We should just endure for now," Yan Yu comforted her, "If guarding the mountain proves unfeasible, we'll think of other ways."

The two continued to meditate, and when it was their scheduled shift, they left with sword control. Most of the time, it was watching the Ten Thousand Sword Formation slaughter invading enemies. Occasionally, some would slip through, using some defensive magic treasures to withstand attacks, requiring disciples to confront them personally and fight.

Yan Yu keenly noticed that these uninvited guests' cultivation realms were very ordinary, with many people still in the Foundation Establishment stage, clearly sent in as cannon fodder for probing.

As for those like the high-cultivation demon monks who previously set up the Red Lotus Karmic Fire Formation outside, none were seen this time.

"They're doing it on purpose," Mei Yingxue frowned and said, "Every activation of the formation requires spirit stones as energy. If all is wasted on slaying this cannon fodder, when truly strong enemies arrive, it might not be able to run."

"Reversing the thinking, could this be a trap from the enemy to guide us?" Yan Yu had a different opinion, "According to your thinking, the best way is to temporarily shut down the formation to save spirit stones, leaving lower-level opponents for the disciples to handle."

"If a formidable Demon Cult villain hides among Foundation Establishment disciples and starts injuring people, it will surely cause panic. By then, morale plummets, forcing the sect to reopen the Mountain Defense Array, operating nonstop twelve hours a day, playing right into the opponent's strategy."

"This won't work, that won't work," Mei Yingxue said irritably, "Being weak is the original sin! Such a feeble sect might as well just perish!"

Fortunately, she transmitted her voice only to him, otherwise if the Sun True Obscure Sword heard, Yan Yu highly suspected it would get furious and arrange a script to teach Mei a lesson.

The two continued assisting the formation's defense. A few days later, the invasion by the Demon Path became increasingly frequent, with dozens to hundreds attacking the formation, confirming Yan Yu's earlier speculation:

The formation couldn't manage!

Left with no choice, they had to personally join the battle. On the first day of this escalated conflict, although they repelled the enemies' advances once again, two disciples tragically lost their lives.

The sect's morale visibly plummeted. While resting in the Diligence Hall, Yan Yu even overheard whispers in the corners, with some saying they're in a deadlock and need to find a way to escape Shushan.

Don't flee! I've tried it for you, there's no way out!

Days passed in the mysterious realm, with time also flowing in the real world.

With the help of the Purple Cloud Formation, the Southern Border sorcerers finally entered the interior world of the high-temperature giant snake, sacrificing over half their manpower to completely destroy the Flame Demon Lord within.

This means the Lu Country's plan effectively eliminated three giant snakes. Although the Western World still stubbornly resists, the orders for the Circulation Purple Cloud Formation from Lu Country are flying in like snowflakes.

Some foreign royals with headscarves even proposed renting cultivators to help operate the formation in their region long-term, with contracts starting at ten years, truly showing they have money to burn.

Meanwhile, within the Pear Blossom Courtyard, the Purple Cloud Formation finally completed its setup, pressing the hurricane giant snake's route from two directions.

The beast couldn't withstand the formation's power and slowly began retreating into the sea.

Swordsmen swarmed forward, directly approaching the snake's head. Zhou Hongyu, Zhao Yuanzhen, and Li Minghu each displayed their attacking methods forcibly smashing the giant snake's long snout, revealing the passage to the inner world.

The three assisted naturally due to the Pear Blossom Courtyard yielding to domestic pressure, finally compromising with Park Changmin's views and signing a comprehensive military alliance agreement with Lu Country.

As for Miti, he is now incapable of interfering with the East Asian situation.

The Light Giant Snake has already landed on the west coast. The high-intensity light exposure caused nearby trees and vegetation to wither, forcing superheroes to wear highly light-filtering sunglasses to barely approach the snake.

Getting closer, mobility first slowed, then the filtered sunglasses and shut eyelids couldn't block the penetrating light, directly melting their eyes on the spot.

The Homeland Strategic Bureau urgently contacted Europe, asking in the name of their military alliance to speed up implementation of the Holy Shroud Barrier plan in North America.

Due to being preoccupied with domestic attacks and European negotiations, Miti is now overwhelmed and naturally incapable of disrupting Lu Country from consolidating the East Asian situation.

With Goryeo conceding, Silla also acted wisely, quickly applying to join the alliance.

Thus, a new order led by Lu Country finally absorbed the entire East Asian and Southeast Asian regions into its domain.

The Privy Council then turned its attention to Australia.

Among the eight giant snakes, only one descended southward across the sea, rumored to possess the power of controlling thunder, always enveloped by a heavy cloud of electric charges.

This snake is currently still in the near-sea waters, yet to reach Australian mainland. Thus, they remain stubbornly defiant, firmly claiming no need for "malicious foreign hands to interfere with their national defense affairs."

The Privy Council dispatched two Golden Core True Men to inspect the thunder giant snake's landing situation from northern Australia.

One was the invincible seafarer Su Yunjin, the other was Thunder King Xie Ruoxi.