Chapter 48: Life and Death in an Instant

  Ah! Everyone!

  "Changri Valley... has fallen! The bodies of the Xiao family's disciples are all over the ground, and the Xiao family's dispatched disciples have been completely annihilated!" The disciple's voice trembled even more.

  "Second brother, what should we do?" Xu Haofei rushed to Xu Haobo's side.

  Before Wei Hao Bo could speak, another figure emerged from the swirling snowflakes and landed in front of them, shouting loudly:

  "Second Uncle, Luofeng Ridge has fallen, and Wu family corpses are everywhere."

  "Second brother," Xu Hao Yang also flew to the front of Xu Hao Bo, urgently saying: "Since Langri Valley and Luofeng Ridge have both fallen, continuing to stay here is no longer useful. The demon beasts have already passed through Langri Valley and Luofeng Ridge and are rushing towards Zhongdu City. Why don't we immediately hurry back to Zhongdu City? This way, we can still do our part for the family!"

  Xu Haobo hesitated for a moment before saying: "Wait a bit longer, let's wait for the disciples sent to Guandao and Zhongdu City to return before we talk."

  Everyone immediately fell silent, and the tense and oppressive atmosphere spread throughout Tongyu Valley. Every person's eyes kept looking towards the direction of Guandao and Zhongdu City, their eyes filled with anxiety.

  "We're back!"

  It was unclear who shouted, but in the midst of the flying snow, a figure rushed over and landed in front of Xu Haobo with a "whoosh" sound, saying urgently:

  "Second Uncle, there are corpses of the City Master's sons all over the official road. The demonic beasts have broken through!"

  Everyone's heart sank again, and at this time they all fell silent, one by one turning their gaze towards the direction of Zhongdu City. The disciple saw that everyone was gloomy and speechless, and couldn't help but look around in confusion. When his eyes landed on the disciples returning from Changri Valley and Luofeng Ridge, he understood that both places had fallen. Thinking of this, his heart suddenly shook, Zhongdu City...

  Just as all the disciples of the Xu family were getting anxious, a figure finally emerged from the snowy sky, descended with his sword, and stumbled a few steps before kneeling down in front of Xu Haobo, sobbing uncontrollably.

  "Second Uncle, the demonic beasts have surrounded Zhongdu City, Zhongdu City is in peril!"

  "Really?" Xu Haobo jumped a step forward and stood in front of the young monk, his voice sternly asking: "Have you seen clearly how many demon beasts there are?"

  "It's so vast and boundless, I can hardly see anything clearly!" The disciple replied in a trembling voice.

  "Then... have you ever entered Zhongdu City and seen the master of the house?"

  "No!" The disciple shook his head and said, "It's impossible to get in. There are flying demonic beasts in the sky, and my strength is not enough to even dare to approach. I just want to hurry back and tell Second Uncle about the situation." The disciple lowered his head in shame.

  Xu Haobo let out a sigh and gently patted the younger monk's shoulder, saying in a low tone:

  "Get up! You're right!"

  He pulled that disciple up from the ground, and Xu Haobo raised his head to sweep his gaze over the crowd. In the instant he raised his head, Xu Haobo's expression changed from gloomy and anxious to fervent. His firm gaze swept across every person, and each of the Xu family disciples who saw Xu Haobo's firm gaze felt their unease calm down. One by one, they stopped trembling, and with determined gazes, they looked back at Xu Haobo.

  Xu Haobo's loud voice slowly rose: "The disciples of the Xu family, now that Lang Day Valley, Luo Feng Ridge and Guan Road have all been lost, the demon beasts have surrounded Zhongdu City and are attacking our home. The City Master's Mansion, Xiao Family and Wu Family have become sinners in Zhongdu City! Now, continuing to guard here has lost its meaning."

  However, if we retreat now, we will face tens of thousands of demonic beasts. The people in the city will not come out, and we are just a lone army. But this lone army of ours may bring chaos to the demonic beasts and hope to our family. Disciples of the Xu family, have you prepared yourselves for death?

  "We swear to follow Master Xu to death and defend our home to the death!" The disciples of the Xu family shouted in unison, raising their arms high.

  "Alright! Let's go back!"

  As soon as the words fell, Xu Haobo flew up and a flying sword appeared under his feet. He stepped on the flying sword and flew towards Zhongdu City. Behind him, hundreds of figures followed closely, stepping on their own flying swords, breaking through the wind and snow, and rushing towards Zhongdu City. On the ground, over a hundred outer sect disciples ran as fast as they could, although they couldn't ride swords, they still used all their strength to run across the vast snowy field.

  Xu Ziyuan's figure flowed in the wind and snow, and as she flew by, she once again merged with the power of the snow. Her consciousness became ethereal, and the trajectory of the snow's power was even clearer in her soul. At this time, Xu Ziyuan had completely forgotten her purpose, and unknowingly drifted towards the depths of the vast mountain range.

  More and more demons followed the beast-tracking talisman left by Xu Ziyuan, with their levels constantly increasing. From low-level demons to mid-level demons, high-level demons gradually began to join in. Moreover, those high-level demons were different from the middle-level ones, they had extremely strong spiritual power, constantly releasing spiritual power, trying to lock onto Xu Ziyuan's aura.

  Xu Ziyuan had unknowingly drifted to the center of the vast mountain range, where waves of spiritual energy continuously scanned the air, sweeping over Xu Ziyuan's body countless times. Moreover, the scanning range was constantly narrowing, and it seemed that it would soon lock onto Xu Ziyuan who was hiding in the wind and snow.

  Several high-level demon beasts' spiritual powers gradually shrunk to within three meters of Xǔ Zǐyān's body, and it seemed that they were about to completely lock onto Xǔ Zǐyān. The demon beasts thought that they would soon be able to find the Void Grass that could increase their cultivation, and their hearts couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement, throwing back their heads and letting out long howls towards the sky:

  "Ahhh~~"

  "Ahhh~~"

  "Ahhh~~"

  “……”

  The roar of the high-ranking demon beast was not to be underestimated, and in an instant, the snowflakes around it were shattered into powder and blasted outwards in all directions. The sonic boom formed concentric circles of sound waves that rapidly rippled outwards...

  Zhongdu City

  The battle has reached a white-hot stage, with many demons having climbed up the city walls under the cover of flying demons. The City Lord's Manor and the three major families are suffering heavy casualties, and everyone is blinded by bloodlust.

  Li Wanpeng, Xu Haoran, Xiao Rugui and Wu Meng were fighting fiercely against the monster, but their hearts were sinking at the same time. The four of them thought to themselves at the same time, should they go wake up the old ancestors in their families who had closed the door?

  To know that the closed door is isolated from everything outside, unless family members use a special method to wake up the person who has closed the door. However, if they are awakened in this way, it is not known whether it will affect the ancestor's cultivation.

  Just as Xu Haoran was hesitating, a commotion suddenly came from behind the demon beast...

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