On top of Azure Hill, precisely in front of the Azure Pillar Sect, hundreds of cultivators wearing green uniforms could be seen working together to tear down the sect protector belonging to the Azure Pillar. They were the cultivators of the Forest Leaf Sect.
"Give it all you've got! Quickly destroy this place before midnight!" declared an elder at the Nascent Soul stage.
Hearing the order from the elder, the cultivators began to increase their magic to destroy Emperor Huang's Fire Lion's protective wall.
Not only did disciples and elders come, but the Forest Leaf Sect Leader also arrived. He led hundreds of people from his sect to seize the place, as per Li Shen's challenge.
"Sect Leader!" greeted another elder, coming over.
"We cannot destroy it without using the sect heirloom," he explained.
The white-haired old man fell silent. Sacrificing the sect heirloom to destroy the protective wall before them was not worth it. Sect heirlooms could only be used when the sect was in a crucial situation.
"Use Nascent Soul-level heirlooms, don't use sect heirlooms!" commanded the sect leader, obeyed by the elders.
Each sect elder began to bring out their heirloom weapons equal to the Nascent Soul Early Stage, there were a total of six heirloom weapons released from the six Nascent Soul elders.
Each heirloom weapon emits its own energy, depending on the base element of the heirloom. However, the element can be modified as per the ability.
Even so, the appearance of the six Nascent Soul-level heirloom had its own impact. Rumbling lightning thundered in the Azure Hill area, and even those lightning bolts could be seen from a distance.
Xiang Wu felt the momentum of huge qi energy fluctuations in the southern direction. He opened his eyes and left his residence, looking in the direction of the rumbling thunder while still flying in the sky of the Mountain Goose Sect.
Ling Yan also felt the huge energy surge. He flew into the sect's sky and floated right beside Sect Leader Xiang Wu.
"Isn't that the location of Azure Hill?" asked Ling Yan, Xiang Wu nodded slowly.
"Did something happen to the Azure Pillar Sect?"
"I don't know, but with Li Shen's temperament, he must have offended one of the sects," Xiang Wu explained.
"Li Shen saved Elder Gu. Should we send a envoy to go help there?" asked Ling Yan.
Xiang Wu shook his head lightly. Right now, he didn't want the Mountain Goose sect to meddle in affairs that weren't their problem. That was because the cultivator capabilities in the Mountain Goose sect were still low.
"It's better that we don't interfere in their affairs. If the Azure Pillar Sect comes asking for help, we will help as much as we can," Xiang Wu explained, firmly.
"Yes, Sect Leader."
Deep within the Mountain Goose Sect, Gu Mei was still busy recovering her soul core from the destruction.
What Li Shen said was proven to be effective, the Soul Restorer Formation effectively restored one's soul core eroded by evil energy.
Being busy with recovering herself, she didn't know what was happening out there. Even so, Gu Mei still respected Li Shen as the person who had saved her.
Elsewhere, Li Shen was flying with Ye Fa, Hao Ziyue, and Xiao Bai. From their location, they witnessed thunderous lightning striking aggressively in the Azure hill area, burning trees and shattering rocky hills.
Ye Fa gasped. The closer they flew back to the sect, the more she felt an extremely powerful surge of qi energy coming from the Azure Pillar Sect.
Apparently, the Forest Leaf Sect's cultivators were trying to destroy Li Shen's powerful barrier.
Sure enough! After passing through the hilly area, Ye Fa and her two disciples stopped flying when they witnessed a huge attack from the second-level sect attacking the Azure Pillar Sect.
A Nascent Soul-level heirloom was unleashed to destroy the fourth of the sect's four protective shields. Emperor Huang's Fire Dragon Roar was able to withstand the six attacks of the heirloom.
Li Shen stopped flying when he realized Ye Fa stopped as well, "What's wrong?"
"Is our sect going to be alright?" asked Ye Fa, panicking.
"It was just an average attack, unable to destroy Emperor Huang's Fire Lion protector," explained Li Shen.
Li Shen raised two fingers and directed his blue qi energy forward. That made Ye Fa, Hao Ziyue, and Xiao Bai have a strong protective sphere from Li Shen's magic.
Not long after, Li Shen flew back and entered the sect. His presence attracted the attention of all the cultivators and elders of the Forest Leaf Sect.
Ye Fa and her two disciples also entered. They didn't step into the sect building because the three still wanted to see if their sect could survive or not.
"Let me help," Ye Fa explained, preparing the magic in her hand.
Li Shen restrained her by spreading his hands to the side, the focus of Li Shen's eyes was on all the enemy cultivators outside the barrier.
"There's no need to do anything useless," replied Li Shen.
Hearing her senior's words made Ye Fa obey. She faded her magic and focused on the battle ahead.
"Hurry up and destroy it! It's just a sect barrier, why all of you can't destroy it!" snapped the Forest Leaf Sect Leader.
All the disciples and elders complied with the order. They brought out their best abilities to try to break through Emperor Huang's Fire Lion barrier. However, the longer they tried, the more their qi energy eroded.
"My heirloom can't last any longer!" said another elder.
"Neither can I. This barrier is really strong!" said another elder, speaking to their sect leader.
'Damn!What the hell is this sect protector?Even the power of six heirlooms equivalent to Nascent Soul can't make a scratch on it?' the sect leader lamented.
Li Shen looked up at the sky, slowly the moon would be above their heads, a sign that they had reached the promised limit.
"You only have about half an incense stick left to destroy my sect's protector!" said Li Shen, his voice echoing in their ears.
"Tch!"
"If we fail to destroy this barrier, all the cultivators in the Qing Kingdom will laugh at us!" scolded the sect leader to all his disciples and elders.
BLAST!
Emperor Huang's Fire Lion shot a massive fire laser forward, shattering the six heirloom weapons belonging to the six elders into ashes. They were impacted by the aftermath, wounded inside and vomiting blood.
"Time's up!" declared Li Shen.
With one step forward, Li Shen's figure appeared before the Forest Leaf Sect Leader with a cold expression.
His arrival before them was followed by a powerful qi pressure, making Nascent Soul-level cultivators fall to their knees helplessly.
"Who are you?" the sect leader asked.
"I'm Li Shen."
A boom of qi energy spread throughout the place, knocking cultivators below the Core Formation stage unconscious.
The Forest Leaf sect leader was seriously injured just from being hit by Li Shen's energy blast.
'This momentum?Unmistakably, he must be in the Void Tribulation realm,' Li Shen explained.
"Fellow Daoist. I truly apologize for attacking your sect. The Forest Leaf Sect promises not to bother the Pillar Azure Sect again!" explained the sect leader, kowtowing for forgiveness.
"I don't easily accept apologies," Li Shen insisted.
The man took another step forward, creating another thump that knocked the Nascent Soul elder unconscious. Now, Li Shen's was in front of the Forest Leaf Sect Leader.
"D-Do you need anything from us? Just say it, Fellow Dao!"
"I want all of your disciples below the Core Formation stage!" declared Li Shen, speaking resoundingly right before the Forest Leaf Sect Leader.
"Also all of your sect's resources."
"Give me everything in three days. Otherwise, I'll pick them up by myself in the ruins of your sect!"