In the frigid lands, after my exile, I began to slay demons and monsters.

Chapter 225 Raid on the Camp

Watching the five elements dance and leap between her fingers, it was clear that the night's training had improved her control over the elements by more than one level.

I got up and stepped out of the tent, and saw four people sitting around a campfire, with two more tents nearby.

"Xiaoxi, come quickly, the water is just boiling for you to wash up." Sui Lanting greeted Ning Xiaoxi as soon as he saw her.

Ning Xiaoxi took out her copper basin from her spatial storage and looked curiously at the two extra people dressed in official robes.

"Xian Feng".

"Xian Yun".

The two gave very simple self-introductions.

“They just finished their business, and the adults told them to come directly over,” Sui Lanting continued. “The adults said he’ll come tomorrow.”

Oh, he's coming tomorrow, so they added two more people to watch over her today. She hasn't caused any trouble! Why are they adding extra 'guards'?

Ning Xiaoxi greeted them politely, then quickly washed up, ate, and returned to her tent.

Xian Feng and Xian Yun exchanged a glance, then looked at Sui Lanting and Su Yu, thinking to themselves, "This Ning official looks so well-behaved, why do we need to call them here to watch over him?"

Sui Lanting and Su Yu said nothing; some things don't need to be said.

Ning Xiaoxi stayed in the tent obediently for another morning, looking at the four elemental bricks of metal, wood, water, and earth in front of her, and was in a great mood.

"boom!"

A loud noise suddenly came from outside.

Ning Xiaoxi stepped out of the tent and looked up in the direction of the barrier. The marks left by the collision had not yet disappeared, and there was a part of the barrier that had obviously lost its luster, leaving only a transparent cover.

At that moment, a giant worm suddenly charged towards the cover again.

Just as the insect was about to reach the barrier, an old man dressed in a dark red robe opened his arms, and the spiritual energy in the entire space was absorbed and replenished to the barrier.

In a flash of light, the insect crashed into the barrier.

With a muffled thud, the insect's head slammed open, bleeding profusely, and it collapsed to the ground.

The old man reached his hand directly into the barrier, grabbed the insect, and shook it. The insect burst open from under the old man's hand, its flesh and blood flying everywhere and scattering within the barrier.

"?hold head high!"

After a few mournful wails echoed from within the barrier, silence fell.

"Elder, you are mighty!"

"Elder, you are mighty!"

The onlookers shouted excitedly, and the scene became incredibly lively.

Ning Xiaoxi squinted at the lively scene opposite her. She could sense that the insect was just a demon beast with the bloodline of the demon race and an indomitable spirit.

It seems the demons inside understand what they're facing; they've stopped fighting amongst themselves and are starting to think of ways to escape. But with a barrier guarded by a super-ranked being, how could these mid-ranking demons possibly escape?

Sui Lanting and the others excitedly cheered along with the crowd, but when they turned around and saw Ning Xiaoxi's cold expression, they couldn't help but stop cheering. They exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what was wrong with Ning Xiaoxi.

Ning Xiaoxi smiled, turned around and went back to the tent.

I sat down cross-legged. The spiritual energy in the space had been completely drained by the elder, and it wouldn't be so easy to replenish it.

"Xiaoxi, we've cooked lunch. Come out and have some!"

"Sister Sui, I'm a little tired from my cultivation. You guys eat!" Ning Xiaoxi lay down on the bed. Her cultivation last night and this morning had been effective, and now that the sun was high in the sky, it was perfect for her to rest.

Just as Ning Xiaoxi was drifting off to sleep, a violent earthquake woke her up.

"Xiao Xi, a monster is attacking the camp." Sui Lanting's voice came through, but instead of worry, it sounded excited.

Ning Xiaoxi didn't want to go out, but after turning over and thinking about it, she went out anyway.

As night fell, the boundless desert was shrouded in darkness. On the sand dunes, countless pairs of eerie green eyes flickered, slowly approaching like will-o'-the-wisps.

First to charge down the dune were a pack of sand wolves. They were agile, with rough fur covered in a layer of sand, seemingly blending into the desert. The sand wolves, their jaws agape, baring sharp fangs, charged madly towards the camp.

The Celestial Masters in the camp were fearless. Those at the front quickly formed hand seals and cast spells. In an instant, a golden flame barrier ignited around the camp, and the scorching heat caused the sand wolves charging ahead to retreat.

But the desert beasts did not give up. A gigantic sandworm burst from the ground, its body over ten meters long, its skin as hard as iron, its scales gleaming coldly. The sandworm opened its enormous mouth and spewed out a black, poisonous mist that quickly spread, attempting to erode the flame barrier.

Several more Taoist masters stepped forward, immediately throwing out talismans and shouting, "Cleanse the air and purify the evil spirits!" Wherever the talismans rippled, the poisonous fog was quickly dispelled, leaving only a patch of fresh air.

Behind the sandworms, there was a group of flying sand leeches, which resembled bats but had sharp claws and long mouthparts. The flying sand leeches flapped their wings and swooped down towards the celestial masters.

More celestial masters pulled out several talismans from their robes and flung them out forcefully. The talismans instantly transformed into beams of golden light, shooting towards the flying sand leeches like sharp arrows. The flying sand leeches screamed and fell to the ground, and for a moment, blood rained down from the sky.

The battle intensified, with wave after wave of attacks from the desert beasts. A gigantic sand demon slowly approached, standing several meters tall, its entire body formed from sand. Each step it took caused the ground to tremble. The sand demon swung its massive arms, smashing them towards the camp.

A celestial master pointed his peach wood sword to the sky and shouted, "Heavenly thunder descends to slay evil and destroy demons!" Instantly, dark clouds filled the sky, and a thick bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the Sand Demon directly. The Sand Demon roared in anger, and its body began to dissipate under the attack of the heavenly thunder.

The Celestial Masters with official positions, such as Sui Lanting, did not take action; they simply stood behind and guarded the area, letting the Celestial Masters participating in the trials take action.

Ning Xiaoxi stood behind Sui Lanting and the others. These attacking demonic beasts didn't even have demon cores. If these Celestial Masters couldn't even withstand this, then they shouldn't be participating in the trial. It just felt like these Celestial Masters were using flashy tricks—demonic beasts, even demons, all with such fanfare!

The monsters seemed endless, with more desert monsters surging in from all directions.

Under the starlight, the temperature grew increasingly frigid. In the desert at night, the cold air was like frost, and the sand was frozen by the rolling sand ants.

At this moment, five celestial masters stepped forward, channeling their spiritual power to its limit. They then clasped their hands together and chanted loudly, "Yin and Yang reverse, the Five Elements return to one!" As they cast their spell, the power of the Five Elements around the camp began to converge, forming a huge Five Elements shield that kept all the desert monsters outside.

With the buffer provided by the Five Elements Shield, the sand ants crawled onto the shield like a blanket. Lightning flashed on the shimmering shield, and crackling sounds echoed continuously. One by one, the sand ants froze into ice particles and slid off the shield.

The Celestial Masters began to organize a counterattack in an orderly manner.