Chapter 171: Physical Body Coveted

"Demon-Suppressing Guards..."

Hearing the feminine man's exclamation, Hua Changxi's expression shifted.

Qianmen Fort, Demon-Suppressing Guards...

Sure enough, her previous guess was correct; Qianmen Fort was a military stronghold. Judging by the current situation, Qianmen Fort was a fort specifically responsible for guarding the array eye.

Seeing that both Master Lu and the feminine man had their expressions change drastically, simultaneously ending the battle and quickly gathering their subordinates together, Hua Changxi's gaze also turned to the hundreds of troops rapidly approaching in the distance.

The leader was none other than the General Liu who had attacked her at Qianmen Fort earlier, and behind him followed Young Master Gu from the Duke of Xin's Prefecture.

Hundreds of Demon-Suppressing Guards riding tall horses arrived in an instant. The intense murderous aura they exuded made the two parties of Master Lu and the feminine man, who were wary of each other, instinctively gather together; it seemed only then could they feel somewhat at ease.

Even Hua Changxi, who was hidden in the shadows, suppressed her own aura to the maximum extent at the first opportunity.

Liu Chengxiong looked at the activated military formation of soldiers and a look of annoyance flashed in his eyes. He looked at Master Lu and the others with the eyes of someone looking at the dead: "Trespassing into the military formation, kill without mercy."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the Demon-Suppressing Guards behind him immediately surrounded Master Lu's group.

As the Demon-Suppressing Guards closed in, not only did Master Lu and the others look like they were facing a great enemy, but Hua Changxi's expression also became grave.

There was no helping it; the pressure was too strong.

She was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator; to be able to make her feel pressure, what kind of cultivation did these Demon-Suppressing Guards have?

Hua Changxi was curious about the cultivation of the Demon-Suppressing Guards, so she performed the "Look, Listen, Ask, and Feel" technique. The next moment, her expression changed.

She did not see spiritual roots on the Demon-Suppressing Guards, nor did she see a dantian or sea of Qi...

What was the situation with these Demon-Suppressing Guards?

Soon, Hua Changxi thought of something, and her eyes began to flicker incessantly.

These Demon-Suppressing Guards were all soul cultivators without physical bodies; the "bodies" she saw now were their primordial spirits!

The pressure she felt came from their primordial spirits.

Cultivators who reach the Spirit Platform stage can cultivate divine sense. Only when divine sense accumulates to a certain degree can a primordial spirit be condensed, and only when the primordial spirit is strong enough can it leave the physical body and exist alone in the world.

At this moment, she did not yet have a primordial spirit; at most, she possessed a soul body she was born with. Although she had cultivated divine sense a step earlier, it only made her soul body somewhat stronger.

Compared to the primordial spirits of the Demon-Suppressing Guards, her soul body was undoubtedly very weak.

Although the Demon-Suppressing Guards had no spiritual power to use, they could use divine sense to perform soul attacks.

And her soul body could not perform any soul power and could only passively endure attacks. Therefore, she felt such strong pressure on her soul when facing the Demon-Suppressing Guards.

Then, Hua Changxi became puzzled again.

Primordial spirit cultivation is not simpler than physical body cultivation. With the Demon-Suppressing Guards' primordial spirits being so powerful, could it be that Jiuyou was not sealed? Had these Demon-Suppressing Guards existed all along?

Also, that General Liu had clearly discovered Master Lu's group earlier but did not stop them, letting them come to the array eye; after discovering her later, he even revealed in his words that he wanted to make a deal with her.

From this, it could be seen that this General Liu was not single-mindedly guarding the array eye.

Hua Changxi, who had cultivated divine sense, felt strong pressure, so Master Lu's group, whose cultivation was below hers, felt it even more obviously.

Seeing the Demon-Suppressing Guards looking like they were going to kill them, Master Lu hurriedly shouted loudly at Liu Chengxiong: "General Liu, the military formation was not activated by us, but by a petty thief who was hiding their figure. Please, General, use your keen eyes to judge."

Hearing this, Liu Chengxiong's eyes suddenly lit up. A petty thief hiding their figure—could it be the Nascent Soul old monster who had just dodged his attack?

He wanted to cooperate with that person, but that was just to use the strength of the Nascent Soul cultivator and their family to reshape or find a suitable physical body for himself.

But at this moment, he suddenly had other ideas.

With his current primordial spirit strength, if he sacrificed a bit, a Nascent Soul cultivator's physical body could withstand his primordial spirit.

He didn't need to look far; as long as he captured that Nascent Soul cultivator, he could seize that person's physical body.

Liu Chengxiong looked at Master Lu's group with burning eyes: "I will give you a chance to survive: capture that hidden petty thief."

Let these people first probe the strength of that Nascent Soul old monster!

Master Lu and the feminine man heard this, and although they were somewhat suspicious of these words, with hundreds of Demon-Suppressing Guards surrounding them, they had no other choice but to comply.

Then, Master Lu took out a soul mirror and began to shine it everywhere, while Eunuch Lin and the others cooperated with him, using magical artifacts to attack here and there.

The feminine man was not to be outdone, leading the other six people to search everywhere as well.

Hua Changxi never expected Liu Chengxiong to aim his spear at her, and her heart sank suddenly.

Master Lu's group had cultivation below hers; even if there were many of them, she was not very afraid. But facing the Demon-Suppressing Guards with powerful primordial spirits who could perform soul attacks, she felt it was tricky.

When Master Lu's soul mirror shone over, Hua Changxi could not avoid leaking spiritual energy while dodging.

Liu Chengxiong was the first to notice the fluctuation of spiritual energy and immediately launched a soul attack toward Hua Changxi, reminding Master Lu and the others: "The person is to the east of the soldiers."

Hua Changxi hurriedly dodged Liu Chengxiong's attack, and Master Lu and the others swarmed over, using the soul mirror to reveal her soul body and confirm her position.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi directly condensed a fire lotus.

"Boom—"

The fire lotus flew out, rapidly growing in the air, directly enveloping Master Lu and the others who were attacking.

Because the Demon-Suppressing Guards were watching like tigers, Hua Changxi did not show any mercy. She used her full strength from the start, and all those enveloped by the fire lotus had their physical bodies ignited by the flames.

Inside the fire lotus, because Master Lu had spiritual artifacts protecting his body, the flames had not yet burned him. He wanted to break out of the fire lotus, but unfortunately, no matter how he tried, he could not break through.

"Ah—"

Inside the fire lotus, more than a dozen cultivators were swallowed by the flames, turning into ash one after another. Not long after, Master Lu's body also ignited with flames.

"General Liu, save me!"

Watching Master Lu's group enveloped by the fire lotus, not only did the feminine man and the seven others look horrified, but Liu Chengxiong's face also revealed a grave expression.

There was no other reason; he felt the danger of the fire lotus, which meant that this fire lotus could also hurt him.

Young Master Gu, who was behind Liu Chengxiong, was also shaken in his heart as he watched this scene.

The Duke of Xin's Prefecture did not lack resources and opportunities. He was already at the late stage of the Golden Core realm. He, who prided himself on not being weak, felt a palpitation at this moment looking at that fire lotus.

The fire lotus posed a fatal threat to him!

And this was just a casual strike from the hidden cultivator.

"Nascent Soul stage cultivator!"

After Young Master Gu guessed the cultivation of the person in the shadows, he quickly glanced at Liu Chengxiong. Seeing Liu Chengxiong signaling the Demon-Suppressing Guards to attack, a look of realization flashed across his face.

Liu Chengxiong's primordial spirit was about to dissipate; he needed a physical body. He wanted to capture that Nascent Soul cultivator and seize their physical body!

Once the Demon-Suppressing Guards attacked, it was a soul attack; the swords and blades in their hands were all aimed directly at the soul.

Hua Changxi's soul body was weak and she had no soul defense means, so she could only keep retreating from the Demon-Suppressing Guards attacking her.

"Fellow Daoist, enter the military formation!"

Hua Changxi looked in the direction the voice came from and found it was Baili Changfeng and his two disciples.

The three had been seriously injured by Master Lu's group earlier. After the Demon-Suppressing Guards appeared, Master Lu and the others' attention was not on them, so the three took the opportunity to escape into the military formation.

Hua Changxi looked at the Demon-Suppressing Guards pressing in, gritted her teeth, and quickly entered the military formation. ===== CHAPTER 172 =====