Senior Brother Yun Tian quickly sat down cross-legged to restore the spiritual power within his body. He wanted to inspect the situation outside the Array with Ye Tianfan; he didn't want to rest here like a patient.

Senior Brother Yun Tian always remembered he was the first disciple of the Taichu Sect. He should take care of his junior brothers and sisters and not let them take care of him. But now, it was completely them taking care of him, although "them" only referred to Ye Tianfan.

It's not that Senior Brother Yun Tian was jealous of others' fast cultivation speed. He just couldn't accept himself being in a cared-for role. If it were with elders, and he lacked strength and needed their care, Senior Brother Yun Tian would have nothing to say. But among peers, he believed he should be the one looking after them.

However, Senior Brother Yun Tian seized the time to restore his spiritual power. He didn't want to be someone who needed care.

On Ye Tianfan's side, he soon reached the edge of the Array. The distance wasn't too far, but Ye Tianfan didn't dare fly too fast because he feared flying out of the Array and facing the endless Evil Qi.

Before Ye Tianfan landed at the edge of the Array, he already saw outside its perimeter was surrounded by a large number of the living dead. They couldn't be referred to as living dead anymore; calling them Demons was more appropriate, as their eyes were glowing red, and their bodies had undergone some mutations.

Some had grown scales, others bone spurs, and some even feathers. In short, these beings, apart from humanoid shapes, no longer looked human at all.

These Demons were gnawing madly at the Array's barrier like lunatics. There were already some cracks, but due to the rapid repair speed, the Demons couldn't break in yet.

Seeing so many Demons, each possessing a formidable aura, Ye Tianfan knew that each at least had the strength of Qian Yuan. So he realized he couldn't deal with such a multitude of Demons. He could only summon his Flying Sword again to check the north, hoping there were truly fewer Demons in the west and northwest; otherwise, he couldn't do anything about them.

The Evil Qi outside was deadly poison to Ye Tianfan, but for the Demons, it was nectar. In this environment, their lost limbs could regenerate rapidly, and the severed parts would turn into a new Demon within an hour or so.

Ye Tianfan thought that if there were more than five Demons of this kind, he wouldn't have any hope and would have to seek reinforcements.

Soon, Ye Tianfan arrived in the west of the Array and found that there were indeed far fewer Demons than in the southwest, though still more than a few. Ye Tianfan roughly counted over twenty of them, and he found something peculiar. These Demons were evidently more robust than those in the southwest, with more grotesque body mutations and a much stronger aura.

Ye Tianfan estimated they were at about the mid-level of Qian Yuan, around the fourth, fifth, or sixth tier.

The number was still too many. Without landing, Ye Tianfan directly flew towards the northwest, as his strength didn't allow him to engage.

After arriving in the northwest, Ye Tianfan saw only one Demon. He was ecstatic and prepared to land to take down this Demon, but he discovered the Demon seemed quite strong.

Although there was only one Demon here, it was even more robust than those in the west, not just slightly but several times more. The Demons in the west were already much more robust than Ye Tianfan, comparable to a fitness enthusiast, whereas this Demon was akin to an elephant, giving an oppressive feeling just standing there.

This Demon was entirely covered in scales, had three pairs of wings full of bone spurs on its back, a mouth full of sharp teeth, and a thick, sturdy tail with a sharp, metallic-reflective bone spur at the tip.

But the crux wasn't these features; what mattered was that Ye Tianfan felt an overwhelming pressure emanating from the Demon that was beyond him, indicating a level only a whole realm above Ye Tianfan could make him fail to sense its strength.

Its strength was definitely above the mid-level of Baihui. This Demon was also relentlessly attacking the Array, and every blow it landed would create a huge hole. However, before the Demon could take any further actions, the hole would quickly be repaired.

Ye Tianfan watched with his heart pounding, fearing the Demon would break in before the hole was fully mended. However, no matter how fast the Demon moved, the Array's repair speed was much faster, always keeping the Demon outside, which made Ye Tianfan breathe a sigh of relief.

But accidents happen. Just as Ye Tianfan was about to return and report this to Uncle Master Zhi Chu, something unexpected occurred.

For some unknown reason, the Array's repair speed suddenly weakened, and the Demon took advantage of this gap to stick its head inside. Once its head was in, the rest of its body could force its way in.

This turn of events startled Ye Tianfan, and he instinctively summoned the Fire Lotus Sword. With three moves, he fiercely thrust it at the Demon, forcing it out of the Array, and even half of the Fire Lotus Sword's blade was stuck outside the Array.

Ye Tianfan quickly approached to pull back the Fire Lotus Sword. If it had been completely stuck outside, Ye Tianfan temporarily wouldn't be able to retrieve it because the Array was defensive from inside to outside. The external forces couldn't penetrate inward directly, but those inside could strike those outside. Hence, Ye Tianfan could attack outsiders with the Magic Sword, while they would have to break the Array first to attack Ye Tianfan directly.

The Demon, expelled by Ye Tianfan, rolled back somersaults after being blasted out.

Immediately the Demon got back up. Ye Tianfan saw it hadn't suffered any damage whatsoever, not even where the Fire Lotus Sword had stabbed it. Not a single mark was left, not even a white scar.

After standing up, the Demon stared at Ye Tianfan with an unbearably cold and piercing gaze, roared twice into the sky, and then pounded its chest with its fists with force, before charging at the Array's barrier again.

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