Jiang Yuechu withdrew her finger.
The soft white gas, like silk winding around a finger, also dispersed, sinking into her fingertips and disappearing.
If the Yang Mountain path focused on physical sanctification and proving the Dao with strength...
Then this move... was clearly no longer just pure blood and Qi power.
It seemed somewhat similar to a Sword Cultivator's Sword Qi.
But at its core, it was a technique of Qi manipulation.
"Since it is Qi manipulation..."
Jiang Yuechu thought to herself.
"Then it cannot be considered a purely physical method."
The Golden-Winged Great Peng's divine abilities should also occupy a place in the Yin Mountain Painting Scroll in the future.
Jiang Yuechu nodded with satisfaction.
She cast her gaze once more at the system panel in her Sea of Consciousness.
[Remaining Dao Cultivation: 29,401 years]
Looking at this number, the girl frowned slightly.
A bit awkward.
This amount of Dao Cultivation was clearly not enough for the remaining Demon Venerables and Demon Saints.
Since she couldn't add points to the demons, she might as well pour the Dao Cultivation into Myriad Demon Swallowing Heaven, which hadn't been touched for a long time.
Consumed 21,145 years of Dao Cultivation.
[Myriad Demon Swallowing Heaven has been upgraded to supreme]
Jiang Yuechu slowly opened her eyes, feeling a faint sense of hunger within her body.
She felt somewhat helpless.
Great.
Only 8,256 years of Dao Cultivation left.
She took a look.
And found that the technique White Ape Bone Transformation was still at the proficiency level.
Similarly consumed 6,712 years of Dao Cultivation.
To push it to supreme.
Jiang Yuechu sighed.
Now she was completely back to square one.
Moreover... she discovered a very serious problem.
Although she had killed happily these past few days, and her Dao Cultivation grew by tens of thousands...
That was based on the fact that the opponents were Demon Venerables and Demon Saints.
Such Great Demons, were they as common as cabbage?
If she went to kill those insignificant little demons... even if she possessed extreme speed now and could travel a thousand miles in a day.
How many could she kill?
An insignificant little demon only gave a few hundred years of Dao Cultivation.
Working hard all day might not be as practical as slaughtering one Mountain Gazing Great Demon.
But the problem returned to the beginning... Jiang Yuechu frowned and sighed inwardly.
If only there were a place.
Where demons gathered in groups, all over the mountains and fields.
No need to search hard, just waiting in line for her to hack them... the Western Regions Demon Court might be one such place.
But she didn't have a massive amount of Dao Cultivation to back her up now, so she didn't dare to enter easily.
What if she encountered the Lamp Lighting Realm again?
Jiang Yuechu shook her head, dismissing the thoughts in her mind.
She stood up.
Blew out the palace lantern.
"Time to sleep."
...The next morning.
The Golden Crow rose in the east, with ten thousand rays of rosy light.
Jiang Yuechu pushed open the palace door and heard footsteps everywhere in the distance.
Frowning, she went outside the palace and saw the Imperial Road filled with a sea of vermilion and purple, and countless generals in heavy armor, hurrying in and out with anxious expressions.
Just yesterday, the city was full of celebration, with drums and gongs.
How could it be that upon waking up, it felt like half the sky had collapsed?
It happened that a burly man with a full beard was holding up his hem and rushing inward in a great hurry.
Jiang Yuechu didn't say much; her figure swayed slightly, and she had already blocked the man's path.
"Who the hell dares to stop—"
The burly man was anxious, and having an explosive temper, being pulled like this made him want to curse immediately.
But as soon as he looked up.
The curses at the tip of his tongue were forced back down.
"Your... Your Highness?!"
"No need for formalities."
Jiang Yuechu released her hand, her gaze scanning the messy scene in the distance, and asked calmly: "What happened?"
"This..."
The man looked troubled, glanced left and right, and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, this is a matter of military secrecy. Without His Majesty's approval, This subordinate..."
Before he could finish.
He saw the girl's eyebrow twitch slightly, a flash of impatience in her eyes.
The man suddenly snapped back to his senses.
Who was the person in front of him?
In terms of position, she was a member of the Demon Suppression Division.
In terms of status, she was the Grand Princess.
In terms of strength, she had just slain a Lamp Lighting Demon Sage.
In this Great Tang empire, besides His Majesty, who else was more qualified to know?
Thinking of this.
The man no longer hesitated, stomped his foot hard, and gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, something big has happened!"
"Just last night! Jiannan Circuit, Longyou Circuit... overnight! Demons rose everywhere, and in the fifty-four counties of the two circuits, beacon fires are everywhere, and most of them have already fallen!"
"Now, not only has the Demon Suppression Division suffered heavy casualties, but even the stationed armies have been routed and are in full retreat..."
"His Majesty is currently discussing matters in the hall, wanting to..."
Jiang Yuechu was no longer listening to the rest of the words.
How long had it been since she left the Region?
At most, only about a month.
How could it be that as soon as she left.
That Region was turned upside down?
Seeing the man's anxious Face, Jiang Yuechu didn't make things too difficult for him, waved him away, and turned to walk toward the palace exit.
Now that her cheap older brother was discussing matters in the hall, it seemed a bit disrespectful to barge in, as it might not give him enough Face.
Better to go to the Demon Suppression Headquarters first... Demon Suppression Headquarters.
At this moment.
The usually solemn and majestic office was also in a state of chaos, just like inside the palace.
"Report—!!!"
"Urgent report from Jiannan Circuit! City has fallen! The Commander of the Jiannan Provincial Command has died in battle! Three hundred thousand commoners have become blood food!"
"Report—!!!"
"Urgent report from Longyou Circuit! Yumen Pass has fallen! The demons are already closing in on Liangzhou Prefecture!"
Inside the main hall.
Several Deputy Generals surrounded an old man, their Faces pale.
General Commander Bai's lamp was running out of oil, and he was currently hanging on to life in the palace.
Although Lü Qinghou and Gu Wanlan had rushed back, they were only in the Mountain Gazing Realm after all. In this mess... who could hold the line?
"Where on earth did these demons come from?!"
A Deputy General slammed his fist onto the desk and roared: "Overnight! Overnight! They suddenly appeared in the heart of the circuits? Could these demons have some kind of Divine Ability?"
A person beside him pondered for a moment and speculated: "Could it be... the Western Regions Demon Court making a comeback?"
"Impossible!"
Another red-faced general immediately retorted: "That old Demon Emperor was severely wounded years ago; he can only show off his power in the Western Regions desert."
"If he really had that kind of courage, why didn't he send troops to support when the Demon Saint Huiyue broke the seal a few days ago?"
"Now that Dark Moon is dead and the remaining Demon Venerables are almost all dead or injured, even if he were given ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to provoke the Great Tang at this time!"
"Then where else could they have come from?!"
The generals were arguing in a heated mess, their Faces flushed.
At that moment.
Footsteps were heard from outside.
Everyone turned their heads.
They saw a girl dressed in black, slowly walking into the hall.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Everyone snapped back to their senses and quickly bowed in greeting.
Jiang Yuechu waved her hand: "No need for formalities. Can someone tell me the current situation?"
The crowd parted.
An old man with graying temples, wearing a black cloak, stepped forward slowly.
It was Zhao Zhongliu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
The usually energetic old man now looked exhausted, with deep-set eyes.
"Your Highness."
"The current situation... is very pessimistic."
"City in Jiannan Circuit has fallen, and the demons' vanguard is pointing straight at Hanzhong."
"Yumen Pass in Longyou Circuit has been lost, and Liangzhou Prefecture is in critical danger."
"If these two lines of defense are broken again..."
"I'm afraid... these demons will step into the territory of Chang'an in a few days..."