As expected.

In an ordinary state, my body's defense and strength are far inferior to my full-strength state.

However, compared to the bodies of those ordinary Great True Monarchs, there is still a huge disparity.

At the very least, a normal True Treasure would require at least 0.1 seconds to break through his body's defense.

And in a confrontation at the Great True Monarch level, 0.1 seconds can accomplish a lot.

Six months later.

Ji Haoyuan ended his seclusion and came outside.

Calculating the time, it should be around the time that Senior Brother Sect Leader officially ascends to Divinity Transformation.

At that time, the commotion inside Small Cave Heaven may not be kept from the outside world.

He must find a way to make some arrangements in advance.

Thinking of this, Ji Haoyuan went alone to the back mountain, setting multiple layers of concealment restrictions at the connection point of Small Cave Heaven.

After finishing this, Ji Haoyuan was about to call Miao Zixi, Zhang Tianyang, and others over to ask about the situation of the past two years.

Unexpectedly, they had already come to Ji Haoyuan ahead of time.

At this moment, the expressions of several people were very grave.

This made Ji Haoyuan instinctively sense a hint of ominous premonition.

He looked at them and said directly:

"Did something happen for you to come here?"

Miao Zixi, Zhang Tianyang, Master Beichen, and Pei Youlan exchanged glances.

Finally, Zhang Tianyang said solemnly:

"Reporting to Dean, not long ago, we received news.

Yuan Tong Pass, which Senior Uncle Xuan Yuan and others were responsible for guarding, was breached by the Demon Race."

"What?"

Suddenly hearing this news from Zhang Tianyang, even Ji Haoyuan's heart shockingly fluttered, his pupils contracted.

Clearly, he was very aware of what the fall of Yuan Tong Pass meant for their Human Race.

To know, Yuan Tong Pass was one of their human pivotal passes.

How could it be broken so easily?

Moreover, calculating the time, how much has passed since the outbreak of the Second War of Humans and Demons?

The most important thing is, currently, besides the Nascent Soul cultivators of other sects, three True Monarchs of their Demonstration Sect were responsible for guarding Yuan Tong Pass.

What is their current situation?

At this moment, Ji Haoyuan's expression became very grave.

He looked at Zhang Tianyang and the others, speaking sternly:

"Exactly what happened? Tell me in detail.

Also.

How are Senior Brother Xuan Yuan, Senior Brother Fuguang, and Senior Sister Baihua faring? Any news on them?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianyang dared not delay and, together with Miao Zixi, Master Beichen, and Pei Youlan, told Ji Haoyuan everything they knew.

It turned out.

Since the outbreak of the Second War between Humans and Demons.

Yuan Tong Pass had become one of the main defensive lines of the Demon Race's assaults.

From beginning to end, the entire battle at Yuan Tong Pass was extremely tense and brutal.

Originally.

The group relied on Yuan Tong Pass's tier-four high-grade defense array to barely resist.

But unexpectedly, just a few days ago, the peak Demon King, Red Flood Dragon King, led a large number of demons and several tier-four Demon Kings to launch a surprise attack on Yuan Tong Pass.

During this assault, the Red Flood Dragon King also used a tier-four high-grade Forbidden-Breaking Talisman.

These are talismans that our Human Race cultivators possess.

Where did the Demon Race get such things from?

To know, a tier-four high-grade Forbidden-Breaking Talisman is not something readily available.

Many large sects of Nascent Souls don't even have this level of strategic resource.

The Demon Race couldn't possibly have a means to acquire such strategic resources.

Unless they could make them themselves.

However, according to Ji Haoyuan's understanding.

The demon race mostly relies on the innate divine techniques of their bloodlines.

They are almost impossible to start with the Hundred Skills of Cultivation that humans excel at, much less master.

A strategic resource like a tier-four Forbidden-Breaking Talisman is impossible for them to grasp.

Could it be that someone is secretly supplying the Demon Race with such resources?

It's not entirely out of the question.

At any time, within any race, it's impossible for there to be absolute unity.

Demon Kings can submit to Human Race cultivators to survive, becoming spiritual beasts that guard mountains or even personal mounts.

Could it be that Human Race cultivators wouldn't betray and become traitors to the Demon Race?

Ji Haoyuan felt that this was entirely possible.

And there wouldn't be just one or two.

The only point that made him ponder was whether the person secretly trading tier-four high-grade Forbidden-Breaking Talismans for the Demon Race was merely conducting a one-time trade or if they took their tier-four high-grade talisman-making expertise and fully defected to the Demon Race.

Logically speaking.

If the other party truly mastered the tier-four high-grade talisman-making ability, even within the Human Race, they would hold quite a remarkable status and identity.

Even more so than many Great True Monarchs.

There was utterly no reason for him to betray the Human Race camp.

Unless the Demon Race could offer him even more.

Or he wanted to achieve some goal through the hands of the Demon Race.

Ji Haoyuan did not dwell further on this matter.

Because compared to it, he was more concerned about the situation with the cultivators of his own sect.

Especially True Monarch Xuanyuan, True Monarch Fuguang, and True Monarch Baihua.

According to the current information gathered by Zhang Tianyang and others.

After Yuan Tong Pass was breached by the Red Flood Dragon King and other demons.

True Monarch Xuanyuan, True Monarch Fuguang, True Monarch Baihua had already dispersed to escape.

Including the other True Monarchs present, it was the same.

No one would be foolish enough to insist on a death struggle with the Demon Race at that moment.

It was meaningless.

Besides contributing their Nascent Souls and bodies to the Demon Race, it wouldn't change anything significant on the overall war front.

In comparison, escaping was the best choice and the best way to preserve the existing strength.

As for those unfortunate low-level cultivators left behind...

It really was a helpless act.

Ji Haoyuan could easily imagine, after Yuan Tong Pass was breached by the Demon Race, the number of cultivators and commoners killed under the claws of demons would likely number in the millions, if not billions.

This was the most brutal defeat that the Human Race had suffered in the two successive wars between the two races.

Unless the three major Divinity Transformation sects could subsequently concentrate and dispatch a significant number of cultivators to reclaim the lost territory.

Otherwise, from this point on, Yuan Tong Pass and its surrounding tens to millions of miles, this critical location of the Human Race would become the new home and territory of the Demon Race.

But according to Ji Haoyuan's understanding of the three major Divinity Transformation sects.

The possibility of them sacrificing themselves and even their sect's heritage to recover lost territory for the Human Race at this time is almost zero.

So...

The fall of Yuan Tong Pass this time is likely permanent.

At least for a very long time, the tens to millions of miles surrounding Yuan Tong Pass will no longer be the territory of the Human Race.

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