For the next twenty days, the Demon Alarm Bell rang sixteen times, but all the Demons that entered Huashan County's territory were killed by the Independent Cultivators, causing no major disturbances. The Independent Cultivators who left the city reaped handsome rewards. Only one unlucky soul was gored by a Demon Bull's sharp horn, which pierced his Armor and sent his intestines spilling out. His injuries were severe.
At midnight, Yang Jing sat cross-legged on the roof, circulating his qi. Because the Magical Power refined by the Five Elements Wheel was too pure, breaking through to the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation required him to accumulate Magical Power for even longer than an ordinary Cultivator.
He estimated that he would need at least another forty-five days to advance to the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation.
