Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

Hu Tian's tone was dissatisfied and full of anger.

As a retainer of the city lord's lineage, he was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and guarded the city wall for three days and three nights.

I was already seething with anger.

We finally received the support we had been waiting for.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Lu Zaian exuded an aura that indicated he was someone who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage.

He dared to argue back after being told a thing.

This immediately made Hu Tian even more unable to contain his anger.

However, Lu Zaian turned a deaf ear and couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to Hu Tian.

I came here to kill demons, not to argue.

Lu Zaian turned his gaze to the demonic beast, his eyes narrowing slightly.

This is a large, five-zhang-tall old tortoise with a green back.

Its four hooves are like pillars, strong and powerful.

Its body is covered by a dark blue-green tortoise shell, which shimmers with a metallic sheen and is covered with large patches of moss and aquatic plants.

As its head extends and retracts, one can see that it is covered with scales and barbs, making it look extremely ferocious.

What Hu Tian meant by injuring it was merely blinding one of the old turtle's eyes.

Demon blood gushed from the old turtle's eye sockets, only fueling its ferocity.

The attacks of all the Qi Refining cultivators were completely ineffective against it...

The old tortoise didn't even bother to dodge; it just kept ramming its body against the formation, determined to break through!

boom! boom! boom!

The barrier of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Glow Array burst open with clusters of dazzling light, just like fireworks in full bloom!

It looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

'Hmph, you've done a pretty good job of looking at it...'

I knew a dignified Tier 3 formation would struggle to withstand even an early-stage beast tide!

Lu Zaian's eyes were deep and thoughtful as he noticed the anomaly in the formation.

At least he inherited the complete "True Explanation of Talisman Arrays" left by Han Xiangzi, a third-order array master.

His practical skills in array formations have already reached the mid-level of the second tier.

In terms of theoretical knowledge, it is even close to the second-tier superior level.

With just a few glances, he noticed the irrationality of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Glow Array.

Many of the array patterns and nodes are operating at minimum power.

It appears that the operator of the formation deliberately reduced the intensity of its operation.

This creates the impression that the formation is on the verge of collapse, about to break apart...

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators who are not experts in this field generally cannot tell the difference.

Only a mid-grade second-tier array master like Lu Zaian could figure out what was going on.

'What are they doing? Is the City Lord's faction deliberately weakening the formation? Do they want the city to be breached?'

No... are they trying to conceal their true strength so that we outsiders can step in and lighten their burden?

Why hold back our strength? We're definitely saving it to deal with even greater dangers...

It seems the City Lord's faction is definitely hiding something...

This is getting interesting...

"What are you still standing there for?! If you're not confident, get out of here and go find someone at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

Seeing Lu Zaian still standing on the city wall in a daze, Hu Tian couldn't help but shout.

Damn it, where did this guy come from? He got lucky and managed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, does he really think he's someone important?

Hu Tian had been in seclusion for many years and had never seen or heard of Lu Zaian's name.

They simply assumed that Lu Zaian was someone who had managed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage by sheer luck.

Coincidentally, none of the low-level cultivators on the city wall recognized Lu Zaian.

At this moment, people were whispering and discussing it among themselves.

"What's going on? Why hasn't this cultivator made a move yet? The formation is really about to collapse!"

"Could it be that he really isn't confident he can handle this old turtle, and is afraid of losing face by taking action?"

"Sigh, I thought all Foundation Establishment cultivators were powerful, but it turns out they're divided into different levels..."

"If he's not going to take action, he should hurry up and find someone else."

The west wall faces the marshland, where the beast tide attacks most fiercely.

How can we withstand the Demon King without powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators?

If you're not capable, don't come and join the fun...

In private, the lower-level cultivators belittled Lu Zaian to the point of utter devastation with just a few words.

Lu Zaian's gaze was cold. His soul had only recently been born, and his spiritual sense was not strong enough to detect the telepathic messages of a Qi Refining cultivator.

But it's obvious what they're discussing right now...

Haha, that's really interesting. You're being used without even realizing it.

Although most of them were independent cultivators, they all acted more actively than the City Lord's faction.

And that guy named Hu Tian... now that I think about it, there are many suspicious points about him too.

I'm afraid this guy isn't actually injured or exhausted, or rather, it's not serious at all; he's probably just faking it.

That's why they were in such a hurry to get me to leave.

He was probably afraid that he was too weak to stop the monsters, and that this would force him to take action instead.

Thinking of this, Lu Zaian sneered inwardly.

If the original body were here, it might actually "turn the tables" and force Hu Tian to take action if it was no match for the old tortoise.

You're saying I can't beat them and that's it? Heh, you're actually right...

But now... Lu Zaian looked at the old tortoise, his eyes shining, and licked his lips.

The essence and blood of a second-tier tortoise king should be quite good.

My path to enlightenment through killing begins here.

As Lu Zaian stepped forward, the qi and blood within his body began to slowly burn and rise!

This old tortoise belongs to the water element, as does his own magical power, and he is inherently deficient in cultivating Qi.

Therefore, the best way to deal with the old tortoise is still through body tempering!

"Oh? I didn't expect it to be dual cultivation of body and spirit?"

Hu Tian was surprised, as he hadn't noticed Lu Zaian's body refinement cultivation level.

But when he saw Lu Zaian leap up, ready to fight the old turtle with his bare hands, he couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"Hmph, this old tortoise's blue shell is as hard as black iron, and it also contains a hidden force of recoil."

Want to fight me bare-handed? Dream on... I thought you had some real skills..."

The lower-level cultivators also shook their heads, expressing their disapproval.

"This... this cultivator doesn't even have a decent weapon or magic treasure?"

"Are you kidding me? How are you supposed to deal with a second-tier Turtle King like this?"

Lu Zaian's expression was cold and indifferent, his eyes only on the old tortoise, completely ignoring the outside world and rejecting all distractions.

magic weapon?

What kind of magical artifact do you need?

He was born from the bizarre demonic creature, the Nine Nether Blood Spirit Embryo, and his innate physical body was as indestructible as Xuanjing Iron Stone.

Furthermore, it is nourished by the long-term essence and blood of the original body, resulting in solidified qi and blood that are vast and boundless.

His body was his strongest weapon!

【The Savage Bear!】

Lu Zaian swung his claw, and a surge of blood energy, like smoke from a wolf's beak, gathered on his right arm.

As he moved, this energy of blood and qi rapidly condensed into a huge phantom of a bear paw, as if it had emerged from the void!

The phantom of the bear paw was ten feet wide and thick, black and red like blood, falling like a meteorite, carrying a world-destroying force as it slammed into the old turtle's head!

Hoo ho ho! ! !

The wind howled like a sonic boom!

Sensing a deadly danger, the old tortoise immediately shrank its head and hid inside its shell.

boom--! !

The blue-backed tortoise shell took a solid hit from this powerful blow!

A tremendous impact resounded, and several cracks appeared on the tortoise shell!

The strong recoil caused Lu Zaian to groan, a sweet taste in his throat, and a jolt of blood and qi throughout his body.

"Come again!"

Lu Zaian swallowed the gushing blood, his eyes gleaming, his aura soaring to the heavens.

He waved his hands, and his blood and qi transformed into a pair of huge, thick bear paw phantoms, which rained down on the tortoise shell!

Each strike was powerful and heavy, like a meteorite falling, the ultimate power of a savage bear!

boom! boom! boom! boom!

That's how it should be! Such a passionate clash and battle, enjoying the thrill of combat, is what we cultivators yearn for.

The original body... Hmph, just an old coin... I utterly despise it!