The flying giant boat had an early warning formation that could monitor the situation within a radius of ten to twenty li.
Huang Feifei, stationed on the flying boat, was the first to discover the demonic creatures closing in from all directions. She immediately issued a warning to everyone on the boat.
Those searching for treasures in the ruins, regardless of whether they had succeeded, could only rush back to the flying giant boat.
As for cultivators like Xiao Fei, who were hidden deep within the ruins, they were temporarily unable to receive the warning.
When everyone returned to the flying giant boat and looked at the increasingly close demonic creatures surrounding them, they all turned to Huang Feifei, awaiting her command to take off.
Since the flying giant boat was successfully refined, Huang Feifei had always served as the overall commander of the flying boat.
Huang Feifei glanced at the demonic creatures in the distance, whose ferocious fangs were already visible, and then scanned the people on the flying boat.
More than twenty people who had gone out had not yet returned, including Xiao Fei.
"There are still over twenty people who haven't returned. We cannot abandon our teammates so easily!"
Huang Feifei's words were firm. The teammates who were unaware of the truth were deeply moved. Their fear of the demonic creatures transformed into overflowing heroism, feeling that only with such a leader could they be motivated.
Only a few people who were more familiar with Huang Feifei inwardly grumbled.
For example, Zhu Yu, who was standing beside Ancestor Shangguan and idly playing with his hair, had seen through everything.
She clearly wanted to wait for Xiao Fei, yet she spoke so righteously, deceiving the feelings of those junior cultivators.
At this moment, the demonic creatures in the distance surged towards the flying giant boat like a raging tide, layer upon layer, wave after wave.
All one thousand spirit energy cannons on the flying boat were activated for the first time, targeting the demonic creatures in all directions and unleashing rounds of magical light.
Rows of demonic creatures fell in the distance, but those behind them fearlessly filled the gaps, advancing in rows and surprisingly closing in on the flying boat.
After suffering heavy casualties, some powerful demonic creatures had approached the flying boat and began to attack its protective formation.
The protective formation on the flying giant boat rippled under the continuous assault of the demonic creatures, but showed no signs of breaking.
Simultaneously, the cultivators on the flying boat also unleashed various divine abilities, attacking the demonic creatures outside the protective formation.
The greatest advantage of this protective formation was that it allowed those within the formation to attack enemies outside.
While enemies outside could only attack the formation, they could not harm the cultivators inside, as the formation bore all the damage.
At this moment, the flying giant boat was like a vessel tossed about in a stormy sea, swaying precariously, yet still enduring wave after wave.
Just then, a shocking aura suddenly rose in the distance. A figure as tall as a mountain was striding towards the flying giant boat.
"Not good! A Nascent Soul expert has appeared!"
"Hurry! If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"
Everyone on the flying boat was greatly alarmed. With their strength, they were no match for a Nascent Soul expert.
"Fellow Daoist Huang, if we don't leave now, it will be too late. Perhaps all of us hundreds of people will perish here."
"Moreover, with Fellow Daoist Xiao's abilities, it should be easier for him to escape after we leave."
At this critical juncture, Elder Shangguan and Elder Jiang could no longer sit still and began to persuade Huang Feifei.
Seeing the mountain-like figure approaching.
"Retreat!"
Huang Feifei shouted loudly, and the flying boat shot out of the encirclement of the demonic creatures like a meteor, flying eastward, crushing countless foolish demonic creatures along the way.
The moment she saw this Nascent Soul demonic creature, she had already made up her mind: she would use the flying giant boat to lure the Nascent Soul demonic creature away.
Only by the Nascent Soul demonic creature leaving the ruins would Xiao Fei have a chance to escape.
At this moment, the flying giant boat was already at its maximum speed, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
However, the mountain-tall Nascent Soul demonic creature's legs were not for show.
With each small step it took, the ground seemed to contract, allowing it to cover dozens of li.
It appeared to be walking slowly and unhurriedly, but in reality, it was as fast as chasing the sun and moon, its speed surpassing that of the flying giant boat.
"Is this the legendary 'Shrinking the Ground into an Inch'?"
"Legends say that ancient humans also mastered this technique, but it is now lost."
Several Nascent Soul experts on the flying boat were knowledgeable, but they themselves could not perform it.
In just a few breaths, the mountain-like demonic creature had caught up from behind, extending a giant hand dozens of zhang wide and swatting at the flying giant boat.
"Rumble!"
This blow was like the collapse of mountains and the cracking of the earth. Under this immense force, the flying boat somersaulted several times and crashed onto a cliff on the opposite side.
The flying giant boat was indeed built with great manpower and resources.
Despite the violent blow from the Nascent Soul expert, only twenty-odd of the 108 protective formations were broken. Moreover, with the support of the flying boat's spirit energy, the protective formations were rapidly self-recovering.
In just a few short breaths, two layers of formations had already been restored.
However, while the flying boat was fine, the people were not.
Everyone on the flying boat was disoriented by the brute force, and those with weaker constitutions turned into a puddle of mud, literally.
Huang Feifei struggled to stand up. Even through the 108 formations, her internal organs were injured.
At this moment, she controlled the flying giant boat to take off again and flee into the distance, wanting to lure the Nascent Soul demonic creature as far away as possible.
However, the flying giant boat had not flown far before it was slapped down again, tumbling.
Take off again!
Another slap!
Fly again...
Hit...
...
Xiao Fei, having reaped a large pile of treasures in the secret realm, contentedly emerged from the original patch of yellow earth, only to find the ruins of Xiancheng piled with corpses.
Judging by the shapes of these demonic corpses, they should have all been killed by the flying giant boat, but the flying boat was now nowhere to be seen.
Xiao Fei casually grabbed an injured demonic creature and, after a brief interrogation, obtained the answer.
Upon learning that Huang Feifei and the others were being pursued by a Nascent Soul demonic expert, he stomped the demonic creature to death.
With a wave of his hand, the enormous Fei Yu appeared before him.
Over the years, Fei Yu had been cultivating in his spatial dimension. Relative to the outside world, forty times the time had passed, and his cultivation had now caught up to Xiao Fei, reaching the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.
"Master, who are we going to beat up this time?"
Seeing Xiao Fei's furious demeanor, Fei Yu knew they were going to fight again. He carried Xiao Fei and rushed towards the horizon at the fastest speed.
"This time, we're going to fight a Nascent Soul!"
"Uh..."
Fei Yu was so startled that he almost crashed into a mountain, causing an accident. He had grown up now and knew who not to provoke.
"Let's go, we're not going to fight the Nascent Soul head-on."
When Xiao Fei arrived at the battle scene, he saw a demonic creature as tall as a mountain, gripping the flying giant boat with both hands and smashing it fiercely onto the ground.
Even so, the formations on the giant boat were repeatedly extinguished and then self-recovered, failing to break through the flying giant boat's defenses.
Xiao Fei could even see Huang Feifei and the others rolling violently within the flying giant boat, unsure if they were alive or dead.
"Hey! You little demonic brat with the messy hair! If you have the guts, put down the flying boat and fight me, your Grandpa Xiao, for three hundred rounds."
Xiao Fei's voice, amplified by his spiritual energy, carried far, sounding like a great bell, with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers.
Not only did the Nascent Soul demonic creature hear it clearly, but even Huang Feifei and the others on the flying boat who were still alive heard it.
In fact, besides provoking the demonic creature, Xiao Fei also wanted to remind those on the flying boat to prepare for countermeasures.
As expected, this Nascent Soul demonic creature, having never been so insulted by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, immediately threw down the flying boat and walked towards Xiao Fei.
With just one step, it was already tens of zhang away from Xiao Fei. It raised its palm again and swatted at Xiao Fei.
Since Xiao Fei had come to provoke a Nascent Soul expert, he was naturally well-prepared.
A rune suddenly appeared in his hand. As soon as this rune emerged, it emitted a dazzling light that made it impossible to look directly at.