This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

The moment the five golden rays pierced the chest of the demon general undergoing tribulation, the demonic energy outside the city surged even more violently.

Upon witnessing the death of a demonic cultivator at the Tribulation Transcending stage, the leader of the demons flew into a rage. He solidified the black mist around him, his crimson pupils fixed on the Immortal Execution Arrow Tower atop the city wall. His roar shook the heavens and earth, and he roared, "Cowardly righteous cultivators hiding in their shells!"

"You think a few broken towers can stop my demonic army? Issue my order: advance in waves! Use your low-level demons to exhaust the fortifications' spiritual power, dismantle the towers, break the formation, and raze the Demon-Suppressing City to the ground!"

The demonic army came and went in a hurry, and came and went in a hurry.

Soon, the demon horde retreated like a tide and quickly regrouped, with ten twisted demonic runes landing on the ground, clearly defining the attacking echelons.

At the same time, a system notification suddenly rang in Jiang Liu's mind.

[System Notification: The Demonic Path has launched a ten-wave tiered siege, with each wave featuring an increasing cultivation level, culminating in a final wave led by a Demonic Path leader in the early Mahayana stage]

[First Wave: 5000 Nascent Soul Stage Demon Soldiers]

[Second Wave: 8000 Divine Transformation Demon Soldiers]

[Third Wave: 6000 Nascent Soul Demon Soldiers + 1000 Rock Armor Meat Shield Demon Soldiers]

[Fourth Wave: 20 Demon Generals at the Divine Transformation stage + 3000 Ranged Demon Soldiers]

[Fifth Wave: 800 Combined Demon Soldiers + 2000 Assassin Demon Soldiers]

[Sixth Wave: 10 Combined Demon Generals + 5000 Mixed Demon Soldiers]

[Seventh Wave: 3 early-stage Tribulation Demon Generals + 800 Fusion Demon Soldiers]

[Eighth Wave: 4 mid-stage Tribulation Demon Generals + 3000 Fusion Demon Soldiers]

[Ninth Wave: 3 late-stage Tribulation Demon Generals + 15 early-stage Tribulation Demon Commanders + 4000 Fusion Demon Soldiers]

[Wave 10: 1 early-stage Mahayana commander + 3 late-stage Tribulation Demon Generals + 6000 high-level demon soldiers]

Jiang Liu: “.”

They've started launching waves of attacks; is this turning into a pure tower defense game?

"Ten waves, right? And divided into tiers?"

Jiang Liu grinned, his fingers flying across the defense control panel, bringing up a 3D map of Zhenmo City. The main gate, left wing, right wing, and four attack routes on both sides were clearly visible.

If the demonic path were to launch an attack, these would be the only four paths it could take.

"I have so many spirit stones that they're piled up like mountains. Today, I'll give you an unlimited tower defense game and let the demons taste what it's like to be overwhelmed by a rain of arrows!"

Jiang Liu grinned menacingly. He had nothing else but spirit stones.

Since we won't let him take action, let the arrow tower do it for him and vent his frustration.

Seeing this, Ling Xuan Zhenren, who was guarding the city wall, thought that Jiang Liu was putting on a brave face, and hurriedly transmitted his voice: "Commander Jiang, the defensive fortifications are extremely expensive, there is no need to force it, just hold the core array base!"

"Don't worry, Senior Ling."

Jiang Liu didn't even turn his head; with a flick of his finger, a large number of arrow tower phantoms landed on the ground.

"We may not have much else, but we have plenty of spirit stones. Today, we'll show the demonic path what it means to crush them with money!"

Before the words were even finished, the first wave of Nascent Soul demon soldiers roared and charged forward. Five thousand dark figures densely covered the main gate avenue, their bone blades reflecting a blinding light.

Jiang Liu frantically tapped the panel: "Build 30 Tier 1 Demon-Suppressing Arrow Towers on each side of the main gate, place 20 Tier 2 Demon-Breaking Arrow Towers in the middle, and then lay 5 Tier 1 Demon-Suppressing Arrays to cover the entire area!"

【系统提示：消耗600万灵石建60座一阶镇魔箭塔，消耗1000万灵石建20座二阶破魔箭塔，消耗75万灵石铺5座一阶镇魔阵
The gray-blue first-tier arrow towers and the silver-gold second-tier arrow towers instantly rose from the ground. Seventy arrow towers were arranged in two rows on both sides of the avenue, their top arrow slots filled with golden light. The light curtain of the demon-suppressing array fell down, and the demonic energy was instantly suppressed.

Before the demon soldiers could even get within a hundred meters of the city gate, the arrow towers locked onto their targets, and a dense barrage of golden arrows roared out, crashing down on the demon horde like a torrential downpour.

The Nascent Soul demon soldiers were already no match for the first-tier arrow towers, and the penetrating arrows from the second-tier demon-slaying arrow towers pierced through three or four demon soldiers with a single arrow. The front-line demon soldiers fell in droves, and the demon soldiers in the back line were swallowed up by the rain of arrows as soon as they came to fill in, without even touching the edge of the demon-suppressing formation.

Within minutes, all five thousand Nascent Soul demon soldiers perished, their black demonic blood flowing like a stream along the main road, even the stench of blood in the air was diluted by the golden light of the arrows.

[System Notification: First wave of attack has been defeated. 500 merit points awarded. Defenses undamaged.]

Upon hearing the system notification, Jiang Liu smiled with satisfaction.

It's simple: if a problem can be solved with spending money, then it's not a problem.

Fortunately, most problems in the cultivation era can be solved by spending money.

Oh, my God who orchestrated this.

The righteous cultivators guarding the main gate were stunned. One Nascent Soul cultivator rubbed his eyes, his face full of shock, and said, "This density of arrow towers... Commander Jiang has emptied his coffers?"

Jiang Liu chuckled and, before the second wave of attacks arrived, immediately maxed out the basic defenses along the four attack paths.

Each path is equipped with 40 Tier 1 Demon-Suppressing Arrow Towers and 25 Tier 2 Demon-Breaking Arrow Towers. Each core node is equipped with 3 Tier 1 Demon-Suppressing Arrays. The cost of spirit stones is only tens of millions, which is a drop in the ocean for him.

Just as he finished making his arrangements, the second wave of the demonic path arrived. Eight thousand transformed demons charged straight in, braving the first-tier arrow towers as they rampaged through the Demon Suppression City.

Before they could even feel smug, the piercing arrows from the second-tier Demon-Slaying Arrow Towers had already arrived with a whoosh. With the support of the Demon-Suppressing Array, the demon soldiers moved slowly, and the arrow towers' firepower covered them completely. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, more than 10,000 demon soldiers were reduced to nothing but bones.

"Boring, too weak."

Jiang Liu yawned and simply upgraded all the Tier 1 arrow towers to Tier 2, and added 10 Tier 3 Demon-Burning Arrow Towers to each of the four paths.

"Add some firepower, so we don't dawdle."

[System Notification: Consume 80 million spirit stones to build 40 Tier 3 Demon-Burning Arrow Towers]

Golden flames ignited atop the Tier 3 Demon-Burning Arrow Tower, the arrow beams wreathed in flames, and locked onto the third wave of charging demon soldiers as soon as they took shape.

Eight thousand Nascent Soul demon soldiers led the way, followed by one thousand rock-armored meat shield demon soldiers. The rock-armored demon soldiers had thick skin and could withstand second-tier arrow towers. However, when the fiery arrows from the Demon-Burning Arrow Towers struck their bodies, they instantly ignited the demonic energy, causing the rock armor to melt and the defense to crumble.

A barrage of arrows followed, and the tank-like demon soldiers didn't even have a chance to get close to the base before they were burned to ashes.

The third wave had just been cleared when the fourth wave of ranged demon soldiers lined up a thousand meters outside the city. The demon general held a giant axe in front to hold the line, while the ranged demon soldiers condensed black magic bullets in their palms, ready to fire at the arrow towers on the city walls.

They're planning to destroy the towers built with real money before charging in!

Do you think you can destroy all these towers that I built with hundreds of millions of spirit stones so easily?
Jiang Liu sneered inwardly and frantically tapped the panel again.

[System Notification: Consume 300 million spirit stones to build 30 Tier 4 Immortal Slaying Arrow Towers]

Come on, have a taste of this big one!

Thirty gilded Immortal-Slaying Arrow Towers rose from the ground, three times taller than the Demon-Burning Arrow Towers. Golden light condensed at their tips into giant arrows, which shot through the air the instant they locked onto their targets. Twenty Nascent Soul Demon Generals, who had just raised their giant axes, were pierced through the chest by the Immortal-Slaying Arrows, their demonic energy instantly dissipating.

The ranged magic soldiers' magic bullets were immediately neutralized by the magic-breaking array's light barrier. Then, a rain of flaming arrows and piercing arrows swept in, and the three thousand ranged magic soldiers were wiped out before they could even condense a second magic bullet.

"The fourth-tier arrow tower is still more powerful!"

Jiang Liu was satisfied with the result, so he simply placed 20 Immortal Slaying Arrow Towers at the beginning and end of each path to form a pincer attack network, and also laid 5 Tier 3 Demon Burning Arrays around the core array base.

Let's go all out with the firepower!
At this moment, the fifth wave of assassin demons had quietly moved to both sides. The two thousand assassins moved swiftly along the city wall, their figures ghostly, intending to destroy the towers when no one was paying attention.

But as soon as they got close, they were locked onto by the arrow towers that had been set up beforehand. A rain of arrows fell instantly, and the assassins and demon soldiers perished before they could even reveal their figures.

Without the assassins' support, the eight thousand combined demon soldiers became sitting ducks. The flames of the Demon-Burning Arrow Towers scorched their demonic armor, while the Immortal-Slaying Arrow Towers delivered precise kills. Combined with the counterattacks of the righteous cultivators, the fifth wave of attacks collapsed in less than half an hour.

[System Notification: The fifth wave of attack has been defeated. 1800 merit points awarded. Arrow Tower Rapid Fire Mode unlocked.]

"Rapid fire mode? Do I need to spend money to access it?"

Jiang Liu glanced at the control panel and discovered that the rapid-fire mode was free, so he immediately activated rapid-fire from all the arrow towers.

Second-tier and higher arrow towers double their firing rate, allowing three arrows to be fired in the gap that was originally one, thus tripling their firepower.

Taking advantage of the lull in the sixth wave of attacks led by the combined demon general, he added 15 fourth-tier Immortal Slaying Arrow Towers to each path and stacked three fourth-tier Myriad Immortal Formations in the core area, completely surrounding the massive Demon Suppression City.

If the demonic forces can conquer this place, then he can quit the game right now.

Don't underestimate tower defense players!

The ten combined demon generals of the sixth wave intended to lead the team to break through the formation, but they were locked on by dozens of Immortal-Slaying Arrows as soon as they rushed halfway. The demonic energy shield that the demon generals had gathered around them shattered like paper, and the arrows pierced their chests. They died before they could even scream.

The five thousand mixed demon soldiers were wiped out in no time under the counterattack of the cultivators who were supported by the rain of arrows and the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, and the defensive line was not disturbed at all.

"This...this is absolutely devastating!"

The cultivators on the city wall were completely excited, their previous fear vanished, and their fighting spirit soared.

On the other hand, the morale of the demon army outside the city had already dropped, and many demon soldiers hesitated as they looked at the dense array of arrow towers on the city walls.

The leading demon general, who had just reached the Great Perfection of Tribulation, was enraged upon seeing this and roared, "Useless! They're just a bunch of broken towers. Charge over and tear them down!"

"Seventh wave! The Tribulation-Transcending Demon General is leading the team to break through the formation! Hurry!"

"He who deserts the battlefield shall die!"

Three dark, demonic figures soared into the air; they were the three early-stage demonic generals of the seventh wave. As they chanted, countless black demonic flames condensed and hurled towards the arrow towers and formations. Wherever the demonic flames passed, the air crackled and sizzled.

"Is he a Tribulation-Transcending Demon General?"

Jiang Liu sneered and frantically tapped his fingers on the panel.

"Add another 20 fourth-tier Immortal Slaying Arrow Towers to the core area, stack the Myriad Immortals Formation to 5, and deploy the Demon Burning Formation to 8. All arrow towers will lock onto Tribulation Transcending stage demon generals!"

Swish, swish, swish!
Fifty Immortal-Slaying Arrow Towers simultaneously locked onto three Tribulation-Transcending Demon Generals, and golden giant arrows shot out from the sky!

The three demon generals undergoing tribulation were surrounded by surging demonic energy, and they withstood several arrows. However, with the support of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, the power of the arrow towers increased by 50%, and the demon generals' shields crumbled one by one.

At the same time, the righteous NPC Ling Xuan Zhenren seized the opportunity to join forces with two other NPCs in the Tribulation Transcending stage and rushed forward. The golden light of his whisk and the spiritual light of his magic weapon intertwined, and with the help of the arrow towers focusing their fire, the three Tribulation Transcending demon generals quickly turned into black smoke and dissipated.

The moment the seventh wave of attacks collapsed, the eighth wave of mid-stage Tribulation Transcending Demon Generals charged in with three thousand Fusion Demon Soldiers. The Demon Generals were even more powerful and were able to cleave through all the towers below the third rank, causing heavy losses to the towers and formations in an instant.

The combined demonic soldiers, fearless of death, charged towards the formation base despite the rain of arrows.

The losses were heavy, but they were only for cheap tower construction and formations below the fourth tier.

Jiang Liu remained calm upon seeing this. He immediately rebuilt the destroyed arrow towers and focused his fire precisely on the demon general. The golden light from fifty arrow towers simultaneously shot towards a single demon general. Even a mid-stage Tribulation Transcending cultivator could not withstand such a dense rain of high-level arrows.

In the blink of an eye, the four demonic figures fell one after another, and the combined demonic army, leaderless, was quickly swallowed up by the rain of arrows.

The demonic NPCs in the mid-stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm can be killed in an instant; the power of hundreds of millions of spirit stones is simply terrifying!

By the ninth wave, a demon general in the late stage of tribulation led the charge, with demon commanders and high-ranking demon soldiers advancing from multiple directions. The main gate, left flank, and right flank were attacked simultaneously, and demonic energy blotted out the sky!

The demonic blade struck the light screen of the Myriad Immortals Formation, producing a deafening roar, and some of the edge arrow towers were destroyed by the demonic general.

However, Jiang Liu's reconstruction speed was faster than the destruction speed. As soon as one arrow tower was destroyed, a new Zhuxian Arrow Tower was already in place.

"Are you faster at destroying, or am I faster at building?"

"Of course, I built it faster!"

Jiang Liu flicked his finger, and the entire area was covered by firepower!

All arrow towers no longer differentiated paths, locking onto all magical units within their range. Golden arrows rained down, turning the sky golden. Demon soldiers and generals fell in droves, and corpses littered the area outside the city. The demonic energy was suppressed by the golden light of the arrows, preventing it from spreading.

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

The demon general, in the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, looked at the endless arrow towers and the rain of arrows, his eyes filled with despair. He tried his best to destroy two Immortal Execution Arrow Towers, but the next second, four new arrow towers rose from the ground, and the arrows instantly pierced through his head.

It would take a demon general in the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm more than two seconds to destroy a fourth-tier tower.

But Jiang Liu can build one hundred fourth-tier towers in just one second!
[System Notification: The ninth wave of attack has been defeated. 3000 merit points awarded. All defensive fortifications are now at full durability.]

"Only one last wave left. Luckily, we've reached the True Immortal Cultivation Era."

Jiang Liu let out a long sigh, stretched his aching fingers, and looked at the remaining remnants of the demonic forces outside the city with a mocking expression.

No matter how many monsters you spawn, I can build dozens or even hundreds of Tier 4 towers with a single tap of my finger. What can you do to me?

I've reached the true era of cultivation, and I'm fearless in the face of demonic attacks.

next moment.

The final wave of the siege has begun!
The oppressive force between heaven and earth suddenly surged, and the early-stage Mahayana demonic leader slowly ascended into the sky, his demonic energy condensing into a ten-thousand-foot-tall demonic shadow that blotted out the sun.

Three late-stage Tribulation Transcending Demon Generals protected him on either side, while six thousand Fusion Demon Soldiers stood in formation, their demonic energy soaring to the heavens that even the sunlight was blocked, and the golden light of the Demon Suppression City dimmed somewhat.

The early-stage Mahayana demonic leader in charge of the main attack on Zhenmo City has finally appeared!
The early stages of Mahayana Buddhism are terrifying; I wonder if a fourth-tier tower can handle it?
If the fourth-tier tower can't handle it, is it my turn to step in?
Jiang Liu thought to himself, secretly looking forward to it. Although playing tower defense games with real money was fun, he still wanted to take matters into his own hands and make a killing.

I'm begging you, Great Ascension stage demonic cultivator, please hold on! (End of Chapter)