After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

"Ah! Shunuo, Shuyang."

Seeing her two nephews being lifted into the air in the blink of an eye, Xu Qingyao screamed in fright.

He held a few talismans in his hand, wanting to throw them over, but he was afraid of accidentally hurting the brothers. Seeing the firebird fly higher and higher, the three people below were so anxious that they jumped up and down.

While everyone was terrified and at a loss, Xu Qingman finally made her move, slicing off the firebird's two claws with a single, gentle stroke of her sword.

The Xu brothers also plummeted rapidly along with the firebird's two claws, but they were not slow to react. After only a moment of confusion, they immediately dodged and stepped onto the sword, slowly flying downwards.

Seeing the two brothers land safely, Xu Qingyao rushed over, hugged them, and burst into tears.

Even now, the Xu brothers' hearts were still pounding; just a moment ago, they thought they were doomed.

Although her parents were nearby, she thought they were entangled and hadn't had time to save her.

Do you know where you went wrong?

After everyone calmed down, Xu Qingman frowned and asked them a question.

Xu Shunu lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "Mother, I'm sorry, we were too careless."

Xu Shuyang said, "Mother, we were too greedy. We didn't pay attention to whether it was safe around us. We only cared about picking up the monsters on the ground."

Xu Qingyao said, "Sister, we were wrong. Please don't be angry with us."

The Shen brothers, Wanxing and Wanrong, quickly admitted their mistake and said that they would definitely keep someone on guard if they encountered the same situation again.

They all said they shouldn't have been so greedy, that they had forgotten their elders' instructions and hadn't prioritized safety, and that they would never do it again.

"Alright, now that everything's alright, let's continue fighting. Never forget that this is a battlefield, where danger can strike at any moment, and we can't afford to be careless."

Seeing that the five had calmed down, Yu Jinchen spoke up to help them out.

In fact, Xu Qingman and her husband had already noticed the bird or beast when it flew over, but they didn't pay attention to it. Instead, they deliberately let the bird or beast suffer a great loss before they stepped in to save it.

These little guys had only achieved a small victory, but they became complacent and forgot all the repeated reminders from the two of them to be careful.

After learning their lesson, the five rookie chickens became much more disciplined. Not only did they learn to analyze the pros and cons before each battle, but they also made sure to leave at least two of them on guard whenever they had time to clean up the monster corpses on the ground.

The first wave of demonic beasts was quickly driven back by the cultivators. After waiting for nearly an hour, the cultivators who had been sent to scout the mountains returned and said that they had not seen a second wave.

The city lord's mansion left half of its guards behind, allowing the other cultivators to return to the city to rest and prepare for the arrival of the second wave of demonic beasts.

After returning to the city and replenishing their spiritual energy, they rested for less than two hours before hearing the city lord's mansion ring the gong again, saying that the second batch of demonic beasts would arrive in about fifteen minutes, and that the cultivators in the city should immediately leave the city to resist the beast tide.

"Yaoyao, Wanxing and Wanrong, the three of you don't need to go this time, just stay at the inn."

They had already gotten their hands on the swords, but then they weren't allowed to go. The three of them were stunned.

"Sister, I'll be careful, please let me go?"

After Xu Qingyao finished speaking, Shen Wanxing quickly chimed in, "Yes, Master, we won't repeat the mistakes we made before. Please punish us when we get back."

Xu Qingman laughed and said, "You little rascals, who's going to punish you? The second batch of demonic beasts is definitely much stronger than the first batch. We're afraid that if there are too many high-level demonic beasts, we won't be able to keep an eye on you."

Shu Nuo and Shu Yang are already at the Nascent Soul stage. As long as they don't do anything foolish and rush near high-level demonic beasts, and with us keeping a close eye on them, they should be fine.

But the three of you are only at the Golden Core stage. We're afraid that if we're not careful, you'll suffer a great loss.

Seeing that Xu Qingman had already made up her mind, the three of them had no choice but to agree.

"I know, sister."

"I understand, Patriarch."

"Master, rest assured, your disciple will keep a close eye on them."

Seeing that the three were still a little unhappy before setting off, Yu Jinchen said, "You three be good. After the beast tide completely recedes, I will take you into the Dragon Hidden Mountains to collect spiritual herbs."

"We'll go further in then; there are so many monsters inside, you can catch some."

Xu Qingyao immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Really? Brother-in-law?"

Yu Jinchen and Xu Qingman both nodded in agreement, and the little girl became even more excited. She immediately pulled Shen Wanxing and his brother to start talking about the spiritual herbs she knew.

She thought that was the end of the hard-won opportunity to go out, but she never expected such a big surprise to follow.

After instructing the three not to leave the city, Xu Qingman and the others hurriedly headed out of the city.

After waiting outside for less than a quarter of an hour, the second batch of monsters arrived.

Looking at the endless, dark mass of monsters, Xu Qingman immediately made a decision to send Xu Shunuo and his brother back to the city.

She could see that this batch of demonic beasts was at least twice as strong as the previous batch.

Not to mention those at the fifth or sixth rank and above, there are at least twenty or thirty of them at the eighth or ninth rank.

If I'm not mistaken, there should be at least one level 10 demon beast inside.

Fortunately, although the two brothers were mischievous, they never contradicted their parents on important matters.

Although they were somewhat disappointed to have to return before even making a move, the two still quickly flew back into the city on their swords.

It's clear that they're not the only ones going back. Besides all the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators who the City Lord's Mansion mandated to return, there are also quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators like them who were sent back by their elders.

After escorting the two children into the city and watching them enter the inn, the couple went out of the city again to meet the enemy.

Yu Jinchen glanced at the demonic beasts below and said in a deep voice, "Manman, be careful. I'm afraid I won't be able to notice you when the fight starts."

Xu Qingman nodded, "Yes, you should also be careful. If we can't beat them, we can just run inside. Don't worry about whether others see us or not. At worst, we can just hide and not show ourselves in front of people."

As they were talking, a Crimson Flame Bear at the early stage of the ninth rank pounced on her. Seeing its height of seven or eight meters and its paws that were bigger than palm fans, Xu Qingman did not dare to be careless at all, but immediately slapped a defensive talisman on her body.

Even with all the preparations, Xu Qingman was still knocked backward when it hit her.

The entanglement spell only paused the Crimson Flame Bear for a moment. As soon as the bear regained its freedom, it immediately spewed a string of flames at Xu Qingman.

Xu Qingman quickly conjured a mist of water to block the flames, but the heat of the flames quickly dried the water. If she hadn't dodged in time, she might have been burned by the flames.

Because of the battle, the Flame Bear was surrounded by raging flames, so using the Entangling spell would definitely not work; the vines would be burned off before they could even wrap around it.

Even her best skill, water control, wasn't very effective. The flames on the ninth-tier Crimson Flame Bear were too hot, and no matter how hard she sprayed water, it could only hold them off for a short while and didn't have much of an effect.

Moreover, if one keeps spraying water out, the spiritual energy in one's body cannot last long. Once the spiritual energy is depleted, one will be in danger.

Seeing the Crimson Flame Bear pounce again, Xu Qingman was sweating profusely with anxiety. At this moment, Yu Jinchen was also entangled by a ninth-level demonic beast and had no way of coming to help.

As he repeatedly used water curtains to block the flames, and his spiritual energy was running out, the Crimson Flame Bear pounced on him again.