A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 861 Return to the city

"Let's all go back to the city and take the time to heal our wounds."

The low voice coming from the elder in the sky broke the sad atmosphere on the battlefield.

Those who were still alive began to fly towards the city.

"It's really tragic."

Lu Luan looked at the traces below. Dirty blood was flowing in the mud, and corpses were scattered all over the ground. Even though he had witnessed and created some cruel scenes, he still felt horrified.

"Almost all the demon soldiers and generals were killed in this battle, but I don't know how many casualties the demon lords and beasts suffered." Lin Xi flew into the city with him.

Judging from the reproduction and growth rate of the demon race, as long as there is enough food and the overlord demon beasts do not suffer heavy losses, the dead demon soldiers can be replenished from the lower races within a few decades.

call…

call…

A strong wind blew outside the city. Several elders who were less injured were holding Xuanbao and cleaning up the battlefield. The corpses and remains mixed with large amounts of mud were all sucked into the air and put into the Xuanbao for isolation.

"The strange soil has seeped into the ground along with the blood of the monsters. It's hard to deal with."

Lu Luan murmured. He could already feel that the spiritual energy in the air was being squeezed out by a strange force and was becoming thinner and thinner.

It's because of that weird soil.

"It can no longer be eradicated, and the surrounding area will only become increasingly barren. Haoyue City has been severely damaged. I wonder if we should retreat back to the Tengluo tribe?" Lin Xi said, glancing around.

With Haoyue City as the center, the surrounding area for thousands of miles is a devastated land, polluted by the strange soil in the blood. Sooner or later, it will become a barren land where no magical medicine can grow.

If it weren't for the purpose of destroying Haoyue City, the strange soil obtained by these two tribes could easily pollute most of the Iron Sparrow Tribe's territory.

If used in the three regions of the human race, it might lead to the fall of an entire continent.

"Probably so."

Lu Luan replied that the current situation of Haoyue City was completely unable to withstand another wave of monsters.

If the Dark Insect Clan pays attention to this place and wants to continue pursuing the victory, it is not impossible for them to send a few powerful demons here.

The threat posed by a ruined city has been greatly reduced. If we do not replenish our strength, we will lose the initiative outside this area.

"Click."

"boom……"

When flying over Haoyue City, one can see that the pollution is still continuing. In places contaminated by the attack, large sections of the city walls have lost their vitality, their luster has become dull, and they have cracked and collapsed.

After suffering such a blow, Haoyue City has become like a house with leaks on all sides.

"Senior Sister Lin."

"Sister Lin... I'm so glad you're okay."

After entering the city, several of Lin Xi's junior sisters and brothers flew over.

All the people of their lineage were forming a formation in the same area outside the city to resist the monster tide, but when Lin Xi saw Lu Luan being attacked by the monster lord, she left the formation and went to help, but was later swallowed by the monster. When she came back, she had already arrived in another area.

Lin Xi is now the backbone of their lineage. Seeing that she was safe and sound, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Elder Lu, are you alright with your injury?"

Among these people, one who was familiar with Lu Luan asked him that it was Lin Xi's senior brother, Li Ming, who had originally been with him at the outermost part to resist the tide of monsters.

"With the spiritual medicine cave suppressing it, it's not a big deal. How is Brother Li's injury?" Lu Luan asked.

Li Ming was also injured, his face was pale, and his blood and energy were severely depleted. He survived only after using his hidden skills several times.

"It will take some time to recover, but it's okay. This experience has elevated my mind, making it more likely that I will be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage." Li Ming traveled with them.

Li Ming is now over 220 years old, and has reached the peak of the Golden Core stage. He practices the same spiritual training method as Lin Xi. Now that he has gained something spiritually, he is more confident in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, your strength is truly unfathomable. You were able to fight against those overlord monsters, and even killed a overlord monster together with Junior Sister Lin." Li Ming continued, with admiration in his eyes.

He was at the peak of the Golden Core stage and was extremely powerful. He had fought with some lord monsters in previous battles, but the lord monsters that attacked the city this time were different. They were full of violent aura and had greatly increased strength. If he met them, he would definitely not be their opponent.

Not to mention that he could fight for a long time like Lu Luan, or even kill.

When they met for the first time, Li Ming still felt that even though Lu Luan was in the body of a dragon, he was definitely stronger than him because of his advantages in cultivation, cave heaven, and martial arts. But on the battlefield, he saw that Lu Luan's strength completely crushed his.

In fact, if it weren’t for the trump card like True Dragon Cave Heaven that could double his strength, Lu Luan would definitely not be his opponent if they really fought.

"Indeed, even I misjudged Elder Lu. He is truly beyond our expectations."

After Li Ming finished speaking, a voice was heard from the air, and then a middle-aged man appeared beside him.

"Fourth Elder."

"Meet the Fourth Elder..."

People around immediately greeted him.

The man who came was the fourth elder among the true elders. He had once hit Lu Luan in the Black Evil Sect's cave with a palm, causing his dragon scales to bleed and almost cost him half his life. In this tide of monsters, he was lucky to survive.

"The situation was urgent at the time, and I activated a secret technique that burned my life to increase my strength rapidly. Fortunately, I had a third-level talisman, otherwise I wouldn't be able to break the defense of that longhorn beetle." Lu Luan had already thought of what to say, and his voice revealed weakness.

The terrifying combat power displayed at that time was attributed to the secret technique of burning lifespan. This trump card of Zhenlong Dongtian cannot be easily revealed. It was meant to guard against Haoyue Sect, and also to prevent the demon clan from getting to know the news and giving special attention to him in the next battle.

"Burn life."

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned immediately, because burning lifespan is more serious than burning essence and blood, and it will damage the foundation.

"This secret technique has a huge backlash, Elder Lu, try not to use it in the future," Li Ming warned, with understanding in his eyes. It turned out that it was because of the use of this secret technique that his strength suddenly increased so much, almost doubled. This kind of increase could not be achieved even if he consumed all his blood and essence.

"Brother Lu, you..."

Lin Xi looked anxious.

Lu Luan said to her: "Don't worry, there is a spiritual medicine cave, I know what's going on."

“Elder Lu, Li Ming is right. Even if you have a spiritual medicine cave, you must use it with caution, especially now that you are preparing to break through. Rest well when you go back. With your current qualifications, it will be no problem for you to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Don’t ruin yourself on this secret technique.” The fourth elder looked serious.

They did not doubt Lu Luan's words, and this was the only explanation that made sense.

"Yeah." Lu Luan nodded, and then asked with concern: "Fourth Elder, how are your casualties?"

“Alas,” the fourth elder sighed, “We lost twelve elders with Nascent Soul cultivation. Among them, eight were from the Haoyue Sect, and four were ancestors of several other aristocratic families and sects.”