Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 220 - 133, 134. Occupying the East Sea, raising the south of the state, belief in Mysterious Lady, Six-tails Song Cheng (Main Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)

Chapter 220: 133, 134. Occupying the East Sea, raising the south of the state, belief in Mysterious Lady, Six-tails Song Cheng (Main Chapter - Seeking Subscriptions)

Hanping Prefecture.

This was the third massive Ghost Tide.

North City.

In the bitter cold of the twelfth lunar month, a grating, teeth-clenching hissing noise suddenly erupted from the city walls. When a guard peeked over, what he saw was an indescribable monstrosity...

It was a grotesque creature patched together from various furs and rusty metal...

Many legs, many hands...

Somewhat human, somewhat tiger, somewhat rabbit, somewhat snake, but overall it resembled a spider.

Leather Spider!

This abomination was scurrying along the city wall at a terrifying speed, cracking and denting the huge stones of the wall with each step, propelling itself upward by leaps each time, reaching the top in a mere instant.

And in the sky, there were Leather Spiders with wings.

The soldiers defending the city reacted instantly, bellowing to embolden themselves while rushing forward with their spears. Their role wasn’t to kill the Ghost Servants, but to act as a buffer.

Using their own flesh and blood as a buffer.

Inside the watchtowers, the bugle calls promptly echoed out, their droning melody resonating far and wide.

This was the agreed-upon signal for an enemy attack.

Disciples of Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple and Medicinal Humans, who were resting beneath the city, hurriedly climbed the stairs to the walls.

Song Cheng now didn’t need a partner, but the Pearl Mountain Taoist Temple still maintained the pairing of "one Soul Trainer and one Medicinal Human."

One such pair had just charged to the top of the wall when they confronted a Leather Spider.

The black-robed Soul Trainer quickly targeted the Leather Spider, his gaze fixated, as he silently operated his Dharma Method, swiftly engaging in Visualization.

In his mind... the image of a nation-toppling beauty emerged.

It was Ling, possessed by the Fox Immortal Su and with her appearance altered.

Ling had replaced Lady Zhushan as their "secondary Visualization object."

Instantly, a captivating aura enveloped the Leather Spider like strands of silk wrapping it in a web.

The Medicinal Human hurriedly stepped forward and swung his blade down.

The Leather Spider began to thrash wildly, and the Soul Trainer, engrossed in Visualization, felt a heat surge in his head, followed by his forehead’s veins bulging out as though he had been laboring tirelessly without rest.

However, the Leather Spider only struggled; it was unable to escape.

Crack!

The Form Realm Medicinal Human brought the blade down, and a large gash appeared on the Leather Spider’s bizarre outer layer.

There was nothing inside but emptiness, just another layer of skin.

The Medicinal Human’s face was devoid of emotion as he continued to hack away feverishly as if chopping wood. After several thudding blows, the gash on the weird Leather Spider grew wider until it was cleaved into two halves. Losing the support of its supernatural power, the Spider collapsed atop the city wall, deflated like a crushed leather ball.

About dozen such pairs were rapidly countering the Ghost Servants that surged onto the walls.

Dozens of pairs comprised dozens of Form Realm Medicinal Humans and dozens of Soul Trainers, which was quite strong already.

Their intervention slightly improved the situation on the city walls.

But within the time it took an incense stick to burn, mishaps began to occur.

Hua Wen, once a disciple of Harvest Hall who sold Song Cheng the Soul Strengthening Pills at the An Residence, was now also a Soul Trainer stationed at the city wall...

After once again coordinating with a Medicinal Human to slay a Leather Spider, he turned his attention toward the next one plummeting from the sky.

He visualized the Ghostly Fox skillfully and numbly, locking onto his enemy, casting illusion techniques.

The Leather Spider continued to thrash...

But this time, after the Medicinal Human struck only one blow, Hua Wen felt his head splitting with pain, and he couldn’t go on. Clenching his teeth, he still experienced a dizzying tumble and collapsed backward. When he opened his eyes again, everything wobbled around him like a drunken person, as if he were seeing double...

Visualization required a toll on the mind.

If the opponent weren’t strong, it would be another matter.

But all Leather Spiders were Form Realm Ghost Servants. Continuously using Visualization Technique to control these kinds of Ghost Servants drained Hua Wen completely.

The result of mental exhaustion was lying down on the city walls, unable to move even a finger.

On the other side, the Medicinal Human engaged in a frenzied battle with the Leather Spider.

Without control from the Contemplator, the Medicinal Human was quickly injured, yet still managed to kill the Leather Spider despite his wounds.

However, there seemed to be no end to the Leather Spiders. No sooner had one been killed than two more surged forward.

The Medicinal Human hurriedly brandished his sword, positioning it in front of his fallen partner.

Although Hua Wen couldn’t move, he knew what was happening and, looking at the large snowflakes falling from the sky, couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh...

This autumn, General Zhao and the Great Hall Master had taken 23,000 elite troops and many a master with them...

Otherwise, even in this dire situation, the defense could have been maintained.

As he thought this, a loud voice with a rural accent suddenly came from not too far away.

"Defend the city! Defend the city!"

Below the city, a group of burly peasants, resembling farmers, rushed forward with weapons in hand.

They were the civic militia.

Over the years, Song Cheng had trained not only soldiers, but also a significant number of these civic militia, which included leaders among them.

Once Military Momentum was formed, even power realm strong peasants could stop Form Realm Ghost Servants, but only stop them... and at the cost of continuous injuries.

Soon, remaining disciples from the Shanhe Martial Arts Hall, White Camel Estate, ordinary martial arts hall disciples, family Protectors, and masters from over a dozen counties under Hanping Prefecture began to join the battle one after another.

...

Inside the An Residence.

Song Cheng gathered his family members together.

Madam Tong and Miss An wanted to go out to command the battle, but Song Cheng did not agree.

Su Ningyu wanted to go defend the city; Song Cheng told her to stay home.

After taking care of these matters, he quickly glanced at the Ancient Mirror left by Lady Zhushan, briefly checking the status of the Ghost Tide invasion before sitting down cross-legged to meditate.

The Ninefold Ghostly Tower soared to the skies, and he hurriedly made his way to the ninth level, scanning the "Ghostly Fox" in the middle of the ninth level.