Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Lend me your sword for a bit?

Chen Yanwei indeed flew into a towering rage, flicked his sleeve, and rebuked coldly:

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

"I'm serious." Yan Yu said with a smile, "Sect Leader, you wouldn't want our Shushan Shangqing Sect to be breached by the Demon Cult because your cultivation level isn't sufficient, would you?"

"I think you're just dreaming!" Chen Yanwei's expression quickly twisted, and he said coldly, "You're only at the Golden Core Realm, how can you unleash the full power of the Divine Sword?"

"Sect Leader, you're also at the Golden Core Realm..." Yan Yu had barely finished his words when Chen Yanwei raised his hand and pointed.

The Sword Qi of the Sun True Dullness Sword was extremely brilliant, extremely fierce, extremely blazing, and extremely hot. Yan Yu felt something flash before his eyes and then lost all sense.

The third rebirth!

Revived at the peak of Mount Emei, Yan Yu couldn't help but complain:

"This Chen Yanwei is really narrow-minded; he can't handle the current situation himself, and doesn't let others point it out."

"Your way of speaking is problematic too." Mei Yingxue said with a bitter smile, "Who comes straight up and says, 'You can't do it, let me handle it'? Asking a sword master for the Divine Sword is like asking a husband for his wife—what's the difference?"

"I think the relationship between the sword master and the Divine Sword might be more complicated, but I first rule out a marital relationship." Yan Yu argued, "Otherwise, I wouldn't make such a request. After all, I'm a warrior of pure love. By the way, is there any other way?"

"There are five methods of combat: fight if you can, defend if you can't fight, flee if you can't defend, surrender if you can't flee, or die if you can't surrender." Mei Yingxue pondered, "The enemy is strong, and we can't fight, so let's try defense."

"Alright." Yan Yu agreed.

Just as the two rose with Sword Control, Yan Yu suddenly said:

"Something's wrong, I've lost some energy."

"Energy?" Mei Yingxue quickly scanned with her Divine Sense, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Yan Yu said seriously, "I often lose vitality, so I'm quite sensitive to fluctuations in energy."

"Why do you often lose vitality?" Mei Yingxue asked curiously.

"It's mostly because of them..."

"Alright, just pretend I didn't ask." Mei Yingxue was a bit speechless.

She checked her body again and found that there was indeed a slight loss of energy.

Energy, i.e., the vitality of the physical body. Ordinary people use fine water grains to replenish energy, which fluctuates due to hunger, injury, illness, old age, etc. However, cultivators have achieved innate fasting, needing no food or water and being immune to diseases, so energy shouldn't be lost.

Could it be...

"Does each resurrection consume our body's energy?" Mei Yingxue speculated with uncertainty.

"Estimating the specific quantity, we can't resurrect more than 20 times." Yan Yu said solemnly, "In fact, when energy loss exceeds half, it starts affecting bodily functions."

"Then we have to act carefully." Mei Yingxue became worried.

The two continued with the process, heading to the Ancestor Hall for the sect meeting.

"The enemy is strong. Since we can't fight, we might as well defend Shushan." Yan Yu suggested, "If I'm not mistaken, the enemy must have set up a large formation around Shushan. If we take the initiative to fight, we'll enter the formation for a beating; but if they attack, they'll enter the formation for a beating."

"You speak easily." The elder who previously advocated splitting laughed and said, "The enemy hasn't started the siege yet, so we still have room to choose tactics. Once the siege officially starts, we can only persistently defend, with no choices left."

"How do you know, Elder, that the current seemingly available choices aren't traps deliberately left by the enemy?" Mei Yingxue countered, "Surround three and leave one open, a common strategy. If I were a demon, I'd not rush to concentrate forces, let Shushan think there's a chance to break out or escape, and then set up a big net to capture them all!"

The elders had no words. On the opposite side, regardless of the number of cultivators or overall strength, they held an absolute advantage but deliberately dragged without attacking. The reason was really not hard to guess.

"The more the enemy fears something, the more we should do it." Yan Yu concluded, "Although we're disadvantaged in numbers, with Sect Leader, the Sun Sword Master, high-level combat power is in our favor."

"Defend Shushan, activate the sect protection array, and divide and conquer the enemy. If there's a strong foe the array can't handle, let Sect Leader deal with it directly!"

"Indeed, this plan is excellent!" Chen Yanwei stroked his beard and smiled, his expression toward Yan Yu becoming much more amiable.

Though he's the Sun Sword Master, he dared not easily enter the battle, afraid of being outflanked or trapped in formations, grinding his True Yuan depleting until death.

The Sun True Dullness Sword is peerless, but alas, the sword master's cultivation realm is insufficient, True Yuan limited; too much slaughter renders one fatigued, especially against cunning demon foes.

If occupying Emei Mountain, with arrays in motion, only duels, no brawls, there'll be no issue.

"Then we shall defend." Elder A sighed, "If we can hold out for many days, the word will spread across Divine Land, and other Orthodox Sects will eventually come to support, giving this game some hope."

"As long as we can fight." Hot-tempered Elder B grumbled, "No need to hide our names... We're Sword Immortals, not spies!"

Elder C looked grim but said nothing, bowing his hands.

As for Elder D, who never spoke, he still seemed disconnected, his expression saying "I have no idea, do as you like."

"Since that's the case, then defend!" Chen Yanwei made the final decision, instructing, "Lu Gan, you're responsible for activating and operating the Mountain Defense Array."