Wu Jinliang chuckled, as soon as the Master stuck out his behind, he knew what it meant, naturally following along, he adopted a posture of going along.

"Wait!" Huang Yingying, who was sitting cross-legged, almost shouted strangely to stop them, getting up with a face full of suspicion and uncertainty.

He really couldn't sit still anymore, not knowing what Shi Chun's words meant, whether he was going to leave him in the Netherworld from now on or go against the Golden-haired Rat Clan.

The Golden-haired Rat Clan is currently sheltering under Young Master Nan, and Young Master Nan is collaborating closely with Shi Chun. If Shi Chun really wants to take action against them, unpleasantly saying, the Golden-haired Rat Clan might not even know they're digging a pit to bury themselves.

And over on this side of the Netherworld, there are obviously people too. His current strength still doesn't qualify him to act recklessly in the Netherworld, there are plenty who can deal with him. The person just now taking out the Mother-child Talisman might have made contact with someone, planning to target him.

Caught in a dilemma, fearing both ways, the ultimately yellow whiskers lifted a hint of an awkward smile. He followed suit, saying: "So Li Hongjiu has favored my clan, can't do such ungrateful thing, let's go, even if it's a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, this old man will go with you this time."

At the scene, he slapped his skinny chest, rarely displaying a heroic stance.

Wu Jinliang grinned widely.

Just then, Lao Changtai and Chu Jingtang, who received the message, also came, seeing the opened passage between two realms. The two didn't know why Shi Chun called them over.

The result was simple, not only Huang Yingying is to be taken to the battlefield but also the two of them, because both held a top-tier magical treasure of the Artifact Refining Sect.

Chu Jingtang held the fifth-grade magical treasure 'Sudden Slash', crafted by Refining Heaven Sect, the top Artifact Refining Sect. Lao Changtai held the fifth-grade magical treasure 'Heavenly Net Sword Bone Umbrella', crafted by the fourth Artifact Refining Sect.

Coinciding with the major war, the people he could use were few, and there was no time for him to slowly recruit manpower. Moreover, Chu and Lao had wielded their treasures for over twenty years, people and treasure should be well-acquainted.

To raise an army for a thousand days, not using them now, when will he?

Discussing Brotherhood, showing loyalty, he willingly offered what should be given—providing cultivation techniques, cultivation resources, and even magical treasures.

When the critical time arrived, he wasn't soft-hearted, he also used soldiers as mud.

Chu and Lao didn't get the situation, Shi Chun said go, and they didn't think much, obeying the order they collapsed the cave entrance, muddling along out of the Netherworld.

Outside, it was already dawn, with the occasional wandering sinister air, the two realized they were now on the Demonic Realm battlefield.

Shi Chun glanced around, identified the highest place in the distance, where he previously entered the Netherworld, Feng Chi and others should still be waiting there.

He directly took out two Mother-child Talismans, first contacting Mulan Jin, asking about Li Hongjiu's situation.

Not reassured by asking one party, he used another Mother-child Talisman to contact Pang Tiansheng's side, asking the same situation.

What he primarily wanted to clarify was whether Li Hongjiu was still worth saving; if already dead, then how Huang Yingying and the others were retrieved is how they'd be sent back.

After sending the two messages, he felt somewhat anxious and tense, silently praying for Li Hongjiu in his heart, hoping you Li Hongjiu could withstand, you are extraordinary, you must hold out!

Prior to this, Mulan Jin was staring at the bleak battle situation in the Heavenly Mirror's mirror image.

It had nothing to do with the Heavenly Court Team he was in, that sense of bleakness belonged to the Nanshan Squad.

The enlarged image from the Mountain River Map showed assorted concentrated light points already surrounding a small cluster of red ones—it's the '138' squad led by Li Hongjiu of the Nanshan Squad, already besieged by the other four sides who've reached a consensus.

This consensus was reached after each side suffered significant losses, so initially, there was a strong assault.

However, the Sky Splitting Sword is indeed a broken fifth-grade magical treasure, its power truly immense, with attack nature somewhat similar to the Void Escape Divine Arrow, one slash shreds through space—the vast power suppresses forces from each side, leaving them too afraid to approach and thus adopting wolf-pack harassment tactics.

They were deliberately draining the 'Nan 138' led temporarily by Gao Lian.

Though the Sky Splitting Sword's power is great, wielding it also exhausts cultivation immensely. Facing previous sieges, no individual could wield the treasure sword alone, it was by turns deployed by those with higher cultivation, and at this moment, the temporary leader Gao Lian's face showed a weak pallor.

This flaw was successfully spotted and exploited by various sides.

What made it more difficult was the lack of reinforcements.

It wasn't that Nanshan Squad Commander Ming Chaofeng didn't want to send reinforcements; initially, he dispatched quite a few, which led others to taste the flavor of pinning and attacking the reinforcements, seizing the opportunity to take tokens and create a prolonged brutal battle.

The four forces teamed up against one Nanshan Squad, and although the latter continuously sent reinforcements in piecemeal fashion, the Nanshan Squad's losses were predictable.

Ultimately, the losses here jolted the Nanshan Royal Court outside the Demon Realm, prompting an intervention, severely admonishing Ming Chaofeng's reckless attempts to save his junior brother, stating Li Hongjiu was already irrecoverable, ordering him to abandon Li Hongjiu!

The Royal Court gave a direct order, what could Ming Chaofeng do? He could only give up rescuing Li Hongjiu.

Thus, there was the current situation, where all sides gave the 'Nan-138' team no chance to recover, persistently harassing from all directions, continuously exhausting, and consistently following as they moved.

The 'Nan-138' team was basically always in a state of floating, unable to land at all.

Once they touched the ground, it either attacked like a living creature with its fanged mouth open, or grew vines and roots that entangled them.

There were frequent visits of wind, fire, lightning, rain, and ice; being able to control lightning, the Cultivation World doesn't only have Li Hongjiu, it's just that not everyone can wield such an attack power like Li Hongjiu.

The Sky Splitting Sword fortunately was a type of Magical Treasure that required strong cultivation to drive; it didn't have an Artifact Spirit inside, but even if it did, this kind of harassing lightning would hardly have any destructive power.

In short, under the siege of various forces, the means against this team, including attacks of water, fire, metal, wood, and earth, were all complete.

The besieged group, though exhausted, was still fighting because they didn't realize that their rescue had been given up by those above. Instead, due to Li Hongjiu's identity, they believed the Commander wouldn't sit by, so they kept persisting.

At this time, Li Hongjiu, under the protection of his teammates, floated within Wind Scale, his complexion still bright red, his clothes fluttering, giving the impression of not knowing if he was alive or dead, still maintaining the gesture of slicing before him, motionless like a stone sculpture.

Only the blood occasionally oozing from his nostrils and the corners of his eyes proved he was still alive.

Though the blood loss wasn't large, it was frighteningly persistent; Li Hongjiu's chest had long been stained red by blood.

The occasional glances from Gao Lian were also extremely worried; she knew well that if there was no effort to quickly rescue and heal from above, this Junior Brother, the Commander, even if not poisoned to death, would die from excessive blood loss.

When the scene shifted to Li Hongjiu, the rarely-speaking Mulan Jin also sighed with genuine amazement, "Having been hit by Demon Dew, and managed to tough it out for most of the day without faltering, this Li Hongjiu might be considered a transcendent figure through the ages."

Just as he finished speaking, a forward observer unexpectedly turned to report to Manxi, "Commander, the light spot of Yan Zhili's team seems to be heading towards Li Hongjiu."

The current situation was no longer as chaotic as in the beginning, now even without enlarging the sequence number on the light spot, the movements of the main elite fighters involved had basically been noted by corresponding observers, who could provide timely reminders according to the situation.

This 'Yan Zhili' was naturally the main elite fighter involved.

Upon hearing this person mentioned, Manxi couldn't help but turn his head to look at Mulan Jin, feeling a sensation like taking a cold breath in shock.

Mulan Jin also slightly furrowed his brows; the reason was none other than Yan Zhili being a disciple of the Su Yuan Sect, the largest sect in East Victory, sharing the same school of thought as him, Mulan Jin.

Of course, Yan Zhili was not voluntarily signing up for battle; instead, he was someone who could not defy the orders of his master, representing the sect in the expedition.

There's no choice; when it comes to such warfare, which sect leading the Four Great Continents can avoid being approached?

These leading sects, at certain times, were often more helpless than the smaller sects, and when it required donations or efforts, they were always the first to be approached.

This time was no exception, commanders from all sides would first call on these sects, requesting them to set an example.

Even the phrase "set an example" could corner you; if the leading one didn't set an example, isn't it also part of your responsibility if no one else can be found?

And the reason why these commanders would shamelessly come calling was certainly because the disciples of these large sects possessed extraordinary strength; calling them out meant they would become pivotal forces viewed above all others.

Naturally, after the task was accomplished, if there were good positions available, disciples of these large sects would be the first to be arranged.

This time, the Su Yuan Sect sent two people, one being Yan Zhili from the Earth Immortal Great Success Realm, and another a woman from the Earth Immortal Upper Realm, named Lu Zhanying.

If Su Yuan Sect hadn't sent anyone, the uncontrollable behavior like Mulan Qingqing crazily rushing to sign up for the Heavenly Court Team, East Victory would definitely demand an explanation.

With a somewhat heavy expression, Manxi transmitted a message to Mulan Jin: "Yan Zhili is going over, even if Li Hongjiu wasn't poisoned, he might not be Yan Zhili's opponent. That unknown broken fifth-grade treasure sword, in the hands of those people, probably couldn't stop Yan Zhili either. Commander, that broken fifth-grade Magical Treasure cannot easily fall into Yan Zhili's hands; the impact on subsequent contention is too great. There's no choice, I have to dispatch Dongguo Shou to confront him."

Indeed, he had few options left; the 'Soldier Resolution Technique' of Su Yuan Sect was too formidable. Yan Zhili was incomparable to someone like Mulan Qingqing, his prowess equaled a thousand troops, and even those in the Heavenly Immortal realm did not dare to declare victory against him. For Yan Zhili had indeed slain masters from the Heavenly Immortal realm, and not just one.

Facing such a person, it was possible that before both sides even met face to face, you would have been taken down by him.

Observation results from the Mountain River Map confirmed that wherever Yan Zhili and his team went, all encountered light spots either completely vanished or became completely motionless, all died, none were spared; indeed terrifyingly strong.

He could only dispatch Dongguo Shou, a disciple of the Carefree Sect ranking stronger in his sect, to confront them. Su Yuan Sect was just the largest sect of East Victory, not the strongest sect in the entire Cultivation World, and this was his strongest card at hand.

Previously, not knowing the depth of Li Hongjiu, nor the power mode of the Magical Treasure he carried, he dared not rashly deploy this card, fearing any unforeseen situation could affect the overall situation. Now that Li Hongjiu was poisoned and unconscious, the power mode of that broken fifth-grade Magical Treasure was understood, Yan Zhili moved, so Dongguo Shou here had to move.

Mulan Jin, being from Su Yuan Sect and needing to act against a disciple from Su Yuan Sect, naturally required Manxi to give a formal notice first to show respect and that necessity calls, especially when they were watching closely nearby.

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