Vermillion Persimmon Mountain is erupting!

The earth trembles violently, the crimson flames soaring like a celestial pillar. Endless lava gushes forth in a frenzy.

The scorching lava traces dazzling arcs of fire in the air, like golden-red fire dragons soaring into the sky, then crashing down with ferocity.

The vast and surging lava flows downward like a deluge, threatening to consume everything!

And Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City, nestled upon Vermillion Persimmon Mountain, bears the brunt.

“We… we are doomed!”

“Why, why is Vermillion Persimmon Mountain erupting with such fury?!”

“Run, quick, run!!”

The entire Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City is plunged into immense shock and chaos.

The crowds scatter like ants, scrambling in panic.

Chi Dun and Fei Si appear simultaneously, hovering high in the sky, personally taking command, doing their utmost to stabilize the situation and the people’s morale.

The night is beaten back by the light of the flames, the smell of sulfur in the air is unprecedentedly pungent, suffocating!

Facing such overwhelming power of heaven and earth, even those as powerful as the Core Formation cultivators Chi Dun and Fei Si cannot help but feel their own frailty and insignificance.

In this situation, mere Core Formation cultivators are utterly useless. Trying to turn the tide? It’s like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

They can only rely on Nascent Soul!

At the peak of the mountain.

Meng Kui’s face is illuminated by the bright firelight. He can no longer sit calmly, his face full of grimness.

In this time of crisis, as the City Lord of Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City, he must step forward.

“Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City Protection Formation, open for me!”

Meng Kui roars. Immediately, countless emerald green formation patterns appear in the air, on the city walls, and on the ground.

Some of these formation patterns are slender, others are thick, interwoven vertically and horizontally, presenting a magnificent aura.

This is a characteristic of the full activation of the Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City Protection Formation. The formation patterns that are usually hidden can only be seen by the naked eye at this moment.

Walls formed by countless formation patterns block the surging tide of lava flowing downwards.

Sizzling…

The lava rolls and crashes against the formation pattern walls, its momentum immediately halted, emitting billowing white smoke.

Unable to advance, the molten rock can only quickly accumulate in place, its height continuously increasing, gradually forming a high slope.

And under the intense heat, cracks quickly appear in the emerald green formation pattern walls.

When countless cracks become dense and accumulate to a certain extent, these formation pattern walls finally reach their limit and collapse with a roar.

However, the walls of formation patterns are continuous, one after another. Even if the foremost formation pattern wall collapses, those behind it still hold up.

In this way, by relying on the Protection Formation to withstand the brunt, the speed of the lava’s impact is finally slowed down, buying valuable time for the city residents in the Immortal City.

“Listen to me, everyone, don’t panic!”

“The City Lord is taking action, he is a Nascent Soul cultivator, we are surely safe.”

“Tonight, no one will be harmed.”

Fei Si’s voice resounds throughout the city. His face is like iron, his voice cold, doing his utmost to soothe the people’s hearts.

After saying these words, he immediately mobilizes the city guards.

The city guards of Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City are carefully selected, with a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and are very good at group combat.

The time has come to test Fei Si’s capabilities!

He must quickly judge how many city guards are appropriate to dispatch.

Fei Si’s mind races. He clenches his teeth and dispatches sixty percent of the city guards, leaving only forty percent to guard Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City and maintain stability within the city.

Chi Dun rushes over, wanting to lead this dispatched group of city guards to the front line to resist the surging and rushing lava.

Fei Si is so angry that he curses: “莽夫 (mǎngfū – reckless man), what use are you, a mere body cultivator, on the front line?”

“You must stay and guard Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City. The situation is chaotic now. If demon cultivators take advantage of the fire and make us unstable, ultimately leading to defeat, that would be the worst.”

After a brief explanation, Fei Si directly orders Chi Dun to suppress the entire Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City. Should any unfavorable signs appear, he is to act directly, without questioning, and kill any suspicious individuals on the spot.

Although Chi Dun usually does not get along with Fei Si, at such a critical moment, he sets aside past grievances and accepts the order with awe.

Fei Si’s brows are furrowed, full of worry, feeling as if a huge rock is pressing down on his heart.

Fei Si secretly estimates: With the eruption of Vermillion Persimmon Mountain, such terrifying power, even if Meng Kui and the Protection Formation can withstand it, it will be a Pyrrhic victory.

Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City is bound to suffer impact, and at that time, it is very likely that more than half of the Immortal City will be swallowed by lava.

To avoid this situation, it is only possible to turn the tide by fully mobilizing the manpower in the city.

Fei Si does not hesitate and urgently contacts Zhu Xuanji, as well as the three major cultivation families: the Zhou family, the Zheng family, and the Ning family.

All along, the City Lord’s Mansion has tried its best to maintain good relations with the three families. Even if it was just superficial, they had put in thought and effort.

Despite the recent increase in friction and deepening conflicts between the two sides with the emergence of the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.

Zhu Xuanji’s appearance has even caused the three families to actively attach themselves to him, standing opposite the Meng family.

But at this moment, the entire Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City is in grave danger. The interests of the Meng family and the three major cultivation families are aligned; they need to overcome this difficulty together.

Upon hearing Fei Si’s plea for help, both Zhu Xuanji and the three major cultivation families immediately respond.

Six Core Formation cultivators quickly gather around Fei Si.

Fei Si says: “The situation is urgent, and I don’t need to say more. Everyone, we need to use your strength to stop the lava from spreading further.”

“Take these military tokens. Wear them on your person, and you will not be suppressed by the city’s immortal formation.”

Having said this, Fei Si takes out five military tokens and directly gives them to the three families’ Core Formation cultivators.

Only Zhu Xuanji is left without one. This is because Zhu Xuanji is of royal birth, and the formations of Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City are naturally ineffective against him.

The three families’ Core Formation cultivators immediately fly out of Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City and arrive at the front line.

Carrying military tokens, they unleash their spells without suppression, their power soaring tenfold compared to the chaotic battles within the city before.

Ning Jou Fan, clad in a white robe, waves his hand, and frost and cold snow pour down, scattering upon the lava. A large amount of water vapor instantly rises, quickly solidifying the surface of the lava, with excellent effect.

The two Core Formation cultivators of the Zheng family, Zheng Dan Lian and Zheng Shuang Gou, both unleash their signature spells, directly controlling the lava, making it continuously flow back and collide.

As a major cultivation family focused on refining artifacts, the Zheng family has considerable expertise in controlling fire.

The performance of the two Core Formation ancestors of the Zhou family is not as impressive as that of the Ning family and the Zheng family.

This is mainly because they are skilled in setting up formations, but on this battlefield, the immortal city formation is already present, and there is no space for them to fully utilize their expertise.

Nevertheless, with the two Core Formation cultivators acting with all their might and without the suppression of the formation, various spells are released, still significantly curbing the spread of the lava.

Behind them are large numbers of city guards.

Many leaders of the city guards directly receive Fei Si’s voice transmissions, positioning themselves precisely, occupying the formation points of the Protection Formation.

Within these formation points, the spellcasting abilities of the city guard leaders are significantly enhanced. At the same time, their command of their subordinates becomes more effective.

Fei Si commands with composure. Seeing that the city guards are all in position, he issues a unified order.

The first round releases the Earth Wall spell.

The second round is the Torrent spell.

The third round unleashes the Muddy Swamp spell.

The order of spellcasting is very particular, allowing them to cooperate with each other and maximize the effectiveness of the previous spells.

Countless spells pour down like heavy rain, covering the lava, sizzling and hissing.

And within Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City, the vast number of city residents are also mobilized. Many cultivators, in order to protect their homes, voluntarily contribute their strength and give their all.

Fei Si does not arrange for them to go to the front line but unifiedly opens some formation points of the Protection Formation, allowing them to cast spells out of thin air within these points.

After these spells are released, they are immediately transferred by the Protection Formation and gathered at the front line.

Fei Si demonstrates extremely strong ability, assessing the situation and commanding the entire city.

At this moment, the entire Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City is united against a common enemy, tightly bonded together!

Although the natural disaster is terrifying, all the cultivators in the city believe that human effort can overcome nature.

Under the combined spellcasting of countless cultivators, the originally terrifying and vast lava slows down more and more.

People see hope, and their morale soars even higher.

Some cultivators, after continuous spellcasting, exhaust their spiritual power and are supported out of the formation points.

Subsequent people have already formed a line, immediately taking over the vacated positions.

And those who are replaced immediately sit cross-legged on the ground, pick up medicinal pills and swallow them, racing against time to recover their spiritual power.

Such a scene, in the eyes of those who pay attention, inspires their feelings.

“Although Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City is a newly built city, these city residents are generally well trained and have basic tactical literacy.”

“While the previous City Lords of Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City did not renovate the Protection Formation, they would organize military exercises for the city residents every year.”

“Everything happening now is the result of these military exercises.”

Such military exercise policies are not unique to Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City but are widely practiced throughout the entire cultivation world.

The cultivation world has developed to this day, with abundant spiritual energy, countless possessors of excellent spiritual roots, and an endless stream of talented individuals.

The myriad arts of cultivation are like a hundred flowers blooming. Many techniques have become extremely mature, and the utilization of cultivation resources has reached its peak.

The intensity of conflicts between countless families, sects, and alliances has continuously increased, and the methods have been constantly updated and optimized, ultimately giving rise to countless large and small cultivation kingdoms.

The active military buildup between cultivation kingdoms has been ongoing for nearly a hundred years.

The content of this military buildup, of course, is not limited to the accumulation of cultivation resources and the training of cultivators, but also includes the military training of the vast majority of low-level cultivators.

It can be said that in Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City, almost everyone is a soldier!

Now that Vermillion Persimmon Immortal City faces a devastating disaster, all the cultivators in the city immediately take action. Following the previous military exercises, everyone is actively and proactively contributing their part.

Even a group of ants, when gathered together, can overturn mountains and seas!