My bathroom leads to the celestial realm.

66. A simple and unpretentious reversal

Xu Yan quietly returned, just as Cheng and Yuan landed. Master Cheng gave the great writer Xu an approving look, but said nothing.

A tall tree catches the wind; if the demonic forces overhear this, Xu Yan will be in danger.

At this moment, Cuizhou City was a sea of ​​joy. People took to the streets, and deafening cheers rose and fell, as they released their pent-up frustrations.

These days, Cuizhou City has been isolated from the outside world, and prices have skyrocketed. Even the price of well water changes every day. The people have long been suffering. Now that they have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, how can they not be excited and cheer?

Some residents who had evacuated into the inner city earlier returned to the outer city with large bags and bundles.

Xu Yan was happy for a while and then returned to the guest courtyard with a cheerful smile.

The roof tiles haven't been installed yet; we need to hurry up and finish the job.

But as soon as they entered the guest courtyard, the city's protective array was raised again, the cheers outside the mansion stopped abruptly, and then a fierce clamor arose.

Xu Yan stopped and subconsciously looked up, only to see a much dimmer, warm white light flying through the air, passing through the still-unclosed city defense array, and plunging into the city lord's mansion.

The light membrane slowly closed, blocking the crimson light that was closely following behind.

Xu Yan's expression changed: What? There's a twist?

He immediately went to look for Master Cheng, but after searching around several times, he still couldn't find him.

The commotion outside the mansion suddenly turned into screams. Looking up, several blood-red meteors crashed into the great formation at the same time, causing the light membrane to tremble violently and the spirit stones in the formation's eye to dim rapidly.

The cultivators guarding the array's core immediately brought over spare spirit stones, ready to replace them at any time.

Cheng and Yuan finally appeared, riding on sword light and soaring into the air. Yuan Heng swallowed a pill and unleashed several beams of azure light, scattering the approaching blood shadow.

Master Cheng used the same technique, lightning shattering the blood shadow, leaving only the withered body falling to the ground.

However, the number of Blood Shadows did not decrease; on the contrary, it increased.

At the heart of the formation, a spirit stone exhausted its spiritual power and shattered into several pieces with a snap.

The cultivators nearby quickly replaced the spirit stones with new ones to stabilize the light membrane that was on the verge of collapse.

But at this rate, collapse is only a matter of time.

Moreover, it seems that there are not enough spirit stones, and several cultivators have brought over whole boxes of spirit manuals.

The commotion and shouts outside the mansion grew louder and louder. Xu Yan's heart tightened, and he leaped onto the roof. Looking out, he saw that the great formation only covered the inner city, and many people returning to the outer city were blocked by the formation.

Meanwhile, those demonic cultivators were in the outer city. They moved about as if they were in an empty city, constantly grabbing the people around them and using magic to smash them into the inner city.

The helpless people cried out and fled, kneeling and kowtowing, but no matter how much they pleaded, they could not get even the slightest bit of pity.

Some people lay on the light membrane, anxiously patting and crying.

The people inside the formation remained silent, many turning their gazes away in shame.

Just a thin layer of light can separate life and death.

Xu Yan felt ice-cold all over.

What exactly is going on?

Master Cheng suddenly landed beside Xu Yan: "Where's the jade talisman I gave you? Bring it here immediately!"

Xu Yan understood immediately and took out all the lightning-summoning talismans, but he only had seven at most.

Master Cheng concentrated intently and finished refining a jade talisman in just a moment. But he did not stop. Instead, he continued to pour true essence into the jade talisman until it could no longer contain any more essence. Then he suddenly threw the jade talisman out of the formation.

With a muffled boom, five bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking Yue Qianshan fiercely.

The latter struck the chest fiercely, and blood surged forth, transforming into a blood shield above the head.

At the same time, Shangguan Yang and Shisan Niang each unleashed a beam of blood-red light that merged into the blood shield.

The lightning struck, shattering the blood shield and sending Yue Qianshan flying backward.

Shangguan Yang and Shisan Niang both paled and instinctively retreated.

Without the assistance of the three accomplices, the number of Blood Shadow Meteors finally decreased.

Master Cheng forced back three demonic cultivators with a single strike, but he himself was also in bad shape, swallowing a handful of pills to silently recover his true essence.

At this moment, another cultivator leaped into the air, wielding his sword to unleash several warm white sword energies, scattering the falling blood shadows one by one.

Xu Yan: Is this the Master Tian?

According to the custom in the cultivation world, those who achieve the Golden Elixir can be called True Persons.

Lin Muyuan snorted coldly, stopped casting spells to attack the formation, and instead called on his three accomplices to capture civilians outside the formation.

Master Tian and Cheng and Yuan used their magic to interfere, but they could only manage one thing at a time and ultimately the demonic cultivators succeeded. Before long, they had captured most of the people outside the city.

The conflict finally came to an end. Master Tian slowly descended, but suddenly stumbled and almost fell.

Yuan Heng quickly helped him up: "Uncle-Master, are you alright?"

Master Tian waved his hand: "It's nothing, I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Yuan Heng helped Master Tian into the inner courtyard, and everyone's eyes immediately fell on Master Cheng.

Master Cheng had no interest in satisfying everyone's curiosity, and waved his hand, saying, "Disperse, everyone."

Xu Yan leaned closer and transmitted his voice, "Senior, what happened? Did your old injury flare up? Were you ambushed, or did that demon surnamed Lin use some secret technique to turn the tables?"

In his haste, he didn't have time to think things through carefully, so he could only think of these common scenarios.

"It seems we've been ambushed."

Xu Yan thought to himself: This plot twist is really simple and straightforward!

He didn't think there was anything wrong with the reversal itself; the key question was, were the Golden Core cultivators of Qianlu Island really that weak?

Master Cheng then asked, "How many lightning-summoning talismans are left?"

Xu Yan shook his head: "No, only the Golden Armor Talisman and the Thunderclap Talisman are left."

The Thunderclap Talisman is not an offensive technique, but rather a magic spell for acceleration.

Master Cheng asked with great difficulty, "Could you make some more? The more the better!"

Xu Yan readily agreed: "I can think of a way, but..."

"What? Is there some obstacle?"

"It's not exactly an obstacle, it just requires some spirit stones!"

"Spirit stones?" Master Cheng turned his head to look at the array's core, his eyes full of questions.

Xu Yan resisted the urge to roll her eyes: "I don't want that, just find me some smaller ones."

Master Cheng remained noncommittal: "Go back to the guest quarters and wait for me!"

About half an hour later, Master Cheng entered the guest courtyard and took out more than thirty spirit stones of various sizes from his Qiankun bag.

The larger ones looked like plump eggplants, while the smaller ones resembled eggs. Some even had neat cross-sections, clearly indicating they had been cut.

Xu Yan was stunned: "Where did all of these come from?"

Didn't they say they didn't have enough spirit stones?

"Where else could we get them? Of course, we'd exchange them for jade talismans!" Master Cheng said matter-of-factly. "Is that enough?"

Without hesitation, Xu Yan pulled out several jade talismans: "Any more? I'll take as many as you have."

This time it was Master Cheng's turn to roll his eyes: "That's it? You think spirit stones are like cabbages?"

"What about the jade manuals? Could we exchange them for some?"

Master Cheng asked in surprise, "Don't you already have two methods? What do you need the jade incantation for?"

Both sides? I've already used up more than half of it, okay?

Xu Yan helplessly spread his hands: "This is for our own use. We can't just help others defend the city and then pay them out of our own pockets, can we? Pills or refining materials will do!"

Master Cheng nodded in agreement: "In that case, I'll risk my reputation and make the trip again!"

Xu Yan... I exchanged it with a jade talisman, I didn't get it for free, boss, do you have to make it so serious?