Longevity: Comprehending the Heart Method

”My King, when do we attack?” the Thunderous Demon King asked. He had taken the form of a brawny man in simple clothes, and his voice was a low rumble.

”I’ll give you one ancient hour. I don’t want to see this city standing when it’s over,” the Black Dragon Demon King said coldly.

”As you command, my King!” A cruel smile spread across Lei Ming’s brawny face. He had been waiting for this moment for a very long time.

A demonic wind swept out, and Lei Ming instantly reverted to his true form. He was the first to charge toward Luoxia City, with a million Demon Beasts right behind him.

The earth trembled and the sky was blotted out.

They were like a raging tsunami, threatening to completely submerge Luoxia City...

On a mountain range thousands of miles from the battlefield, a scruffy, middle-aged man holding a Wine Gourd murmured, ”Luoxia City is finished.”

The woman beside him sneered. ”Good. Let them all die.”

The middle-aged man shook his head. ”Everyone in Luoxia City is worthy of respect. They are the heroes of Daqi.”

”Heh. Have you forgotten who you used to be? It’s not like you haven’t killed your fair share of people from Luoxia City,” the woman said, her gaze fixed on his face, her eyes filled with ice.

The middle-aged man fell silent. He quietly raised the gourd and began to drink, gulp after gulp...

An atmosphere of despair spread through the city. Some prepared to fight to the death, while others had already abandoned all resistance, passively accepting their fate.

Just then, it was as if the world suddenly fell silent.

The notes of a zither drifted from an unknown source, reaching everyone’s ears. The fear in their hearts began to fade, replaced by a profound sense of peace.

Even Lei Ming was affected by the zither’s song. He had a vision of a sword descending from the Nine Heavens, poised to sever his head if he took a single step further.

The tide of beasts came to a dead halt. The zither’s song seemed to possess an extraordinary magic that held them rooted to the spot.

Seeing this bizarre scene, the Black Dragon Demon King, who was positioned at the rear, frowned and cursed under his breath. ’Idiot!’

He took a step forward. The faint, ferocious visage of a dragon’s head appeared over his face as he let out a heaven-shaking roar.

ROAR—

The might of a Flood Dragon filled the air, and Lei Ming and the horde of Demons instantly snapped out of the zither’s spell.

The first thing Lei Ming felt upon snapping out of it was not lingering fear, but shame and fury. ’A mighty Demon King like myself, tricked by a mere zither’s song!’

”Who? Who is it? Show yourself!” Lei Ming let out a series of thunderous roars.

”Shut up, you idiot.” The Black Dragon Demon King shot him a glare of utter disappointment before turning his cold gaze to a point in the empty sky. ”I never thought you’d break through to the Golden Core Realm. But you shouldn’t have revealed yourself. Your strength is nothing before me!”

”Are you suggesting, Demon King, that I should have cowered in the Black Water Marsh, just to eke out a miserable existence like you?”

A gentle voice rang out as a figure strode through the air from the distance. He was clad in robes as white as snow and wore a Purple Gold Crown, and a Jade Zither floated before him.

The moment this man appeared, the entirety of Luoxia City erupted.

”It’s the Great City Lord!”

”He’s walking on air! He’s walking on air! The Great City Lord has broken through to the Golden Core Realm!”

”This is wonderful! Luoxia City is saved!”

Zhan Tianxia’s tense expression finally relaxed. ’He made it.’ He could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

No one knew the immense pressure he had been under all this time.

To prevent any leaks, he was the only person in all of Luoxia City who knew of Muu Guibai’s whereabouts. He had thought it was too late, but against all odds, Muu Guibai had made it just in time.

Tears welled in the corners of Zhuang Yuechan’s eyes. She knew it. Her master would never abandon Luoxia City, and he would certainly never abandon any of them.

A strange light glinted in Xu Yunhe’s eyes as well, but he couldn’t bring himself to relax. ’The Great City Lord may be strong, but he’s only just broken through to the Golden Core Realm. How can he possibly fight a Demon King at the Tier Four Great Perfection Realm?’

”You’re courting death.” Hearing Muu Guibai’s words, the Black Dragon Demon King’s expression darkened. A terrifying pressure radiated from him, bearing down on Muu Guibai.

Muu Guibai stood firm in the air, unmoved, and said calmly, ”It’s true that I’m no match for you. But your opponent today isn’t me.”

The moment he finished speaking, the Black Dragon Demon King was suddenly enveloped by an overwhelming sense of danger.

Driven by pure survival instinct, the Black Dragon Demon King shot backward.

But it was too late. Beams of golden light descended from the heavens, blocking his retreat.

Figures emerged from within the golden light, one after another, making the Black Dragon Demon King’s eye twitch.

”Su Ding, Chen Zhongfang, Bai Zimo, Shi Potian, Bai Yan.”

”What a fine performance you’ve all put on!” The Black Dragon Demon King’s face was as black as ink. He had been cautious his entire life, yet today he had been utterly played.

In stark contrast to the Black Dragon Demon King’s foul mood, the people of Luoxia City erupted once more, their faces alight with joyous surprise.

For these five powerful figures were none other than all the surviving Golden Core Masters of the two Major Sects in the Daqi Cultivation World. And among them, Su Ding was a supreme expert at the Golden Core Great Perfection Realm!

He alone was enough to contend with the Black Dragon Demon King, let alone with the others at his side.

In an instant, the tables had turned!

”Old serpent, today is the day you die!” Su Ding declared, looking down upon the Black Dragon Demon King with an icy tone. They had paid too high a price to lure him out of the Black Water Marsh.

”You think you have me cornered? Lei Ming, break out! We’ll go separately!” the Black Dragon Demon King roared. He instantly reverted to his true form and charged straight for Bai Yan, the weakest in terms of Cultivation.

Following his orders, Lei Ming decisively abandoned all of his subordinates and made a break for the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

’With the five Golden Core Masters busy with the Black Dragon Demon King, I have a good chance of getting out of this alive.’

Just then, a figure appeared before him. Who else could it be but Muu Guibai?

”You think you can stop me? Die!” Lei Ming roared, opening his maw to unleash a torrent of lightning.

Muu Guibai’s expression was serene. With a slow beckoning gesture, a streak of light shot forth from Celestial Sound Mountain and landed in his hand. It was a slender long sword.

This was the only Spiritual Treasure left behind by Luoxia City’s Mountain Ancestor. It had been nurtured on Celestial Sound Mountain for all these years, and now, for the first time in a millennium, it was being drawn.

”Today,” Muu Guibai murmured, ”you shall drink the blood of a Demon King with me.”

With his sword in hand, he lunged forward, and the two became a blur of combat.

Meanwhile, the Black Dragon Demon King had already clashed with the five Golden Core Cultivators. In an instant, Divine Techniques were unleashed one after another, filling the sky with iridescent light. The area for thousands of miles around became the battlefield for their Magical Combat.

Mountains shattered and rivers ceased to flow. Countless Demon Beasts were pulverized by the battle’s aftershocks. The once-unstoppable army of Demon Beasts now scattered and fled in terror—a truly apocalyptic scene.

Just then, a series of rumbling booms echoed from behind Luoxia City.

Everyone turned to look and was met with a sight they would never forget.

A fleet of massive Flying Ships sailed swiftly toward them, their great sails billowing as they blotted out the sky. The figures standing erect on their decks were clearly visible, exuding an aura of immense power.

”It’s the Flying Ships of the Golden Crow Sect and the Celestial Vein Sect!” someone shouted in excitement, pointing at the emblems on the sails.

”There are so many of them... The two Major Sects must have mobilized their entire strength,” Xu Yunhe murmured, staring blankly at the scene. He couldn’t understand it. ’Aren’t the two Major Sects at war with each other? Why would they suddenly appear in Bian Province?’

Seeing their fellow Cultivators arrive, Su Ding and the others deliberately shifted the battle higher into the sky.

Then, figures shot forth from the Flying Ships. With the support of the larger Flying Ships and Celestial Ships, they began a one-sided slaughter of the frantically fleeing Demon Beast army.

In an instant, a sky-high mist of blood dyed the firmament crimson.

Today was not the day of Luoxia City’s destruction, but the day of destruction for the entire Demon Race of the Hundred Thousand Mountains!

After effortlessly routing the Beast Tide, the armies of the two Major Sects did not stop. Instead, they charged headlong into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, advancing unopposed.

The people on the city walls watched, their hearts soaring with encouragement. For a thousand years, the Beast Tides had battered the Daqi Cultivation World. This was the first time the Human Race’s grand army had ever counter-attacked into the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It was a day of epoch-making significance.

And they were not just witnesses—they had lived through it.

In this battle, the Black Dragon arrived with a million-strong host, only to be utterly crushed by the Human Race!

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