"It's not enough; the spiritual energy from a second-rank low-grade spirit vein is insufficient to withstand this."
The Third Elder's expression suddenly changed. He decisively retrieved three thousand spirit stones from his storage pouch.
Before the beast tide chaos, considering that Pingyang City's spiritual energy was inadequate to bring out the full power of the formation, the family had specifically left the Third Elder a large sum of spirit stones.
At this moment, that preparation finally proved useful. Thousands of spirit stones instantly turned to powder, greatly increasing the spiritual energy within Pingyang City. The power of the formation reached its peak and finally managed to block the attack of the Blood Transformation Demon Blade.
Seeing that the formation couldn't be breached for now, the old demon Hong frowned and said, "We can't keep dragging this out. If you have any means, use them now."
Lin Mocheng's expression shifted slightly, but he had already prepared. He raised his hand and took out three red and white treasure talismans.
These were third-rank high-grade Metal Divine Thunder Talismans, which Lin Mocheng had specially purchased from Qingyang Sect. To acquire these three talismans, he spent over ten thousand spirit stones, nearly crippling the Lin family's resources.
As he activated the three talismans, they transformed into three streaks of divine thunder that descended upon Pingyang City with a deafening roar.
Seeing the three bolts of lightning falling, Chen Qinghao's expression shifted slightly. He raised his hand and activated the Fire Divine Thunder Net.
After being refined into a formation tool, the Fire Divine Thunder Net could release nine divine bolts consecutively. With Chen Qinghao's mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could only activate three bolts at the same time.
Three bolts of fire divine thunder were unleashed, intercepting the three metal divine bolts. The six bolts clashed violently in mid-air, releasing a massive shockwave before canceling each other out.
"How can there be a Fire Divine Thunder Net?"
Lin Mocheng was greatly surprised but soon noticed Chen Qinghao summoning more fire divine bolts.
This time, Chen Qinghao activated six bolts in succession and directly targeted the Blood Transformation Demon Blade.
The pure yang divine thunder was naturally a nemesis to demonic cultivators. The six consecutive bolts severely damaged the demonic blade, leaving it dim and dulled. The two attackers were also gravely injured.
Despite their cultivation surpassing the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, they survived without fatalities but could no longer sustain their assault on the formation.
After withstanding the nine divine bolts, Lin Mocheng loudly declared to prevent the old demon Hong from retreating, "This formation has no more offensive means and consumes immense spiritual energy. We only need to persist for half a day to break through it."
With no choice but to wear down the formation's power, the two of them continued attacking, dragging on for half a day.
As night fell, with the formation's power significantly diminished, a streak of light approached from afar.
"How dare you, vile demons!"
The newcomer was Meng Xinghe. From a distance, he raised his hand and unleashed his natal artifact, along with a second-rank high-grade treasure talisman.
"How did he arrive so quickly?"
Lin Mocheng's heart sank. Both he and the old demon Hong were severely injured, with their true essence largely depleted after their prolonged assault.
Now, with the formation still intact and Meng Xinghe, a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator, joining forces with Chen Qinghao, victory seemed impossible for them.
The old demon Hong was keenly aware of the situation. With his natal treasure, the Blood Transformation Demon Blade, damaged, he knew there was no benefit in continuing the fight. He decisively abandoned Lin Mocheng and fled.
Clearly, the old demon Hong had prepared an escape plan from the start and didn't share Lin Mocheng's resolve to fight to the end.
"Old demon Hong!"
Seeing his ally flee, Lin Mocheng let out an enraged roar but had no choice but to retreat as well.
Before he could act, Chen Qinghao had already moved in for the kill. The Third Elder, protected by his second-rank high-grade defensive treasure seal, unleashed his natal immortal sword, forcing Lin Mocheng back.
This delay sealed Lin Mocheng's fate. With his spiritual power depleted by seventy to eighty percent and severely injured, Lin Mocheng could only hold out for a quarter of an hour under the combined assault of Meng Xinghe and Chen Qinghao before succumbing.
Exhausted of his power, Lin Mocheng was ultimately slain by Meng Xinghe at the outskirts of Pingyang City.
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Meanwhile, after receiving the news, Elian and the Patriarch immediately rushed back to Pingyang City.
The two arrived within three days, only to find that the crisis had already been resolved.
However, during these three days, another event shook Yu County to its core. The Lin Immortal Clan, in collusion with tigers, finally met their doom.
After fleeing, the old demon Hong headed straight for Lin City, where he performed a blood sacrifice on its tens of thousands of inhabitants.
It turned out that the old demon Hong had long planned to betray the Lin family. He had secretly sent his disciples to infiltrate Lin City and attack it in coordination with his forces.
Lin Moqin, the guardian of Lin City, was caught off guard. Upon discovering that the Patriarch's soul lamp had extinguished, he abandoned Lin City and fled in panic.
The Lin Immortal Clan's last Foundation Establishment cultivator rushed to reinforce Lin City but arrived too late. The city had already fallen, and its tens of thousands of mortals had been slaughtered by the old demon Hong.
In his fury, he fought the old demon Hong to the death but was ultimately slain by the Blood Transformation Demon Blade.
With that, the Lin family was nearly wiped out. Only Lin Moqin escaped, fleeing to Qingmo Mountain with all the Lin family's wealth. He abandoned his clan entirely and disappeared, likely to live as a rogue cultivator.
With their enemies annihilated, and the old demon Hong nowhere to be found, Elian decided to let the matter rest.
After a brief discussion, the Patriarch stayed in Pingyang City while Elian returned to Tianxu Mountain.
The beast tide at Tianxu Mountain had subsided, and Jiang Linglong was refining Foundation Establishment Pills, requiring Elian and other alchemists to help process materials and expedite the process.
Back at Tianxu Mountain, Elian went directly to the alchemy room to assist Jiang Linglong.
This campaign was an overwhelming victory. In Yu County, three demonic Purple Mansion experts were slain. In Feng County, another five fell. After advancing on Tianxu Mountain, three Purple Mansion experts of the Golden Horn Bull Tribe were also killed.
Additionally, two were killed in the surprise attack on Jiangyang Mountain. In total, thirteen Purple Mansion demons were slain. Including the seven slain by Jiang Linglong, the campaign eliminated twenty Purple Mansion demons.
With twenty Purple Mansion demon cores in hand, and the demon core of the Purple-Striped Wolf King divided into two batches, a total of twenty-one furnaces of Foundation Establishment Pills were refined.
To achieve this, Jiang Linglong personally led the effort, assisted by Elian, Su Mingwei, Mu Xuanming, and seven other second-rank high-grade alchemists.
Working together, they could produce one batch in five days, but it still took three and a half months to complete all twenty-one batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.
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