Two hours later.

Lin Guang and the three girls, along with the young man leading the way, met the City Lord of Beishan City in a secret chamber of a flying ship.

He was a middle-aged man with a steadfast expression, dressed in a black robe, sitting cross-legged in an array with a Clear Heart function.

His presence was as deep as an abyss, and even though he did not deliberately release it, his whole body's mana gave off an unfathomable feeling.

Lin Guang could tell that the controller of this flying ship was also him.

That is to say, he was suppressing the influence of demonic qi while using the flying vessel to activate divine technique formulas to assist the battlefield.

It seemed the youth had informed him of the situation in advance using a communication spiritual artifact, and the Nascent Soul Great Cultivator's perception was exceedingly strong. Knowing there were now three more Golden Core Realm reinforcements joining the battlefield improved the situation considerably.

This City Lord, seeing Lin Guang and the three with his son, did not exchange any pleasantries and got straight to the point.

"Daoist Lin, how sure are you? How long will it take?"

Lin Guang also asked directly without any pleasantries, "If I assist with the healing, I'm more than ninety percent sure. It will take about two hours."

"During the healing process, will I retain consciousness and the ability to control my mana?"

"For the most part, yes, but the demonic qi has already infected your divine thought. In the end, I must dispel it, at which time City Lord Tie will briefly lose consciousness, only retaining the instinct to operate your fundamental power autonomously."

Hearing Lin Guang's straightforward words, City Lord Tie did not bother with politeness. He directly stared into the young man's dark golden, shimmering eyes as if searching for the truth in his words.

And Lin Guang did not shy away from the gaze.

— Lin Guang was not boasting.

The Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence could see that the "Nascent Soul" in the opponent's dantian was a more advanced energy core than the "Golden Core," with a considerably high energy density, arranged and operated in a special, complex, ordered manner. The powerful divine thought had already merged with the Nascent Soul, even to the extent that half of the corporeal form seemed to have transformed into an energetic state.

This extraordinary form had already developed some resistance against the erosion of demonic qi.

Even though the extraordinary system of cultivators in the Refining Heaven Realm was heavily targeted by demonic qi, at least for now, the influence of demonic qi on City Lord Tie was not as severe as it was on the Golden Core cultivator who had almost gone mad earlier.

It only required some time to sort out and resolve the issue easily.

City Lord Tie's eyes, emitting a metallic, cool light, met Lin Guang's gaze for a full ten seconds.

During this process, both parties' divine thoughts and spiritual power seemed to clash slightly.

The young man nearby seemed to want to speak but, sensing the ethereal collision of auras, felt it was improper to say anything, so he kept silent.

Soon.

City Lord Tie's eyes flashed with brilliance and he made a decision.

Mana light flashed briefly, and he severed his entire mana link with the array beside him.

This not only meant he relinquished control over the offensive capabilities of the flying vessel but also ceased suppressing the demonic qi.

Moreover, it signified...

This Nascent Soul Great Cultivator had already decided to entrust his cultivation and life into Lin Guang's hands.

"Please, fellow Daoist, assist my Beishan City."

"I will do my utmost."

......

Another two hours later.

Walking out from the array, the City Lord took several incredulous deep breaths and then solemnly clasped his fists, saying, "Tie expresses his gratitude to fellow Daoist Lin."

Seeing the City Lord looking like he wanted to go out and fight, Lin Guang quickly stopped him, "May I ask City Lord Tie, what is the situation with the City Defense Array inside the city?"

— He had this thought for a long time.

Since the second trial tested Heaven Refining Array Dao, there is a high probability that the array could be of assistance to him.

He hadn't forgotten the many dense arrays and spirit patterns in his compass.

After thinking for a moment, City Lord Tie said, "The city defense grand array, named 'Infinite,' is the masterpiece of a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator from my Golden Mountain Sect."

"Although not made with the best materials, that uncle master's expertise in Array Dao was sufficient to turn decay into a miracle, with an extremely strong effect. It is a nested grand array capable of integrating the power of dozens of arrays within the city to support weak spots."

"Although the grand array's strength can only defend against attacks at the Nascent Soul level, it is extraordinarily mysterious and complex. Once activated, it can absorb spiritual qi from Heaven and Earth to replenish itself, making it not easily broken."

"However, with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi currently polluted by evil qi, not only has the defense power of the Infinite Grand Array decreased but its efficiency in absorbing spiritual qi is also extremely low, almost nonexistent, relying almost entirely on Spirit Stones for replenishment."

"I see..."

Lin Guang suddenly said, "Can you take me to see the core of the array? The sooner, the better."

Originally, this was the most critical aspect of Beishan City, and outsiders were absolutely not allowed to touch it.

But now, Lin Guang, who appeared out of nowhere, had already created many miracles, stabilizing a battle situation that was on the verge of collapsing within half a day, even seeing a glimmer of hope.

This Nascent Soul Great Cultivator could not care for such matters anymore.

He nodded, "Certainly."

Soon, the flying ship landed in the central position of Beishan City.

It was a spacious circular plaza, paved with a green-grey metallic spiritual material, of unknown origin. In the center stood a tall platform several dozen zhang high, with a dark grey square stele erected on it.

The square stele combined the luster of metal with the warmth of jade, towering over ten zhang high, like the lighthouse at the city's heart, covered in elaborate spirit patterns of various colors, extending from the high platform downwards, spreading out in all directions.

You could feel it.

As the flying ship landed on the square, Lin Guang and the four, along with the City Lord and his son, disembarked. Numerous gazes from different corners of the city converged upon them.

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