Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

The footsteps were dense and chaotic.

As if a large army was marching.

A team composed of many warriors is winding across the land.

Sometimes, disaster beasts roaming the wilderness would rush over to attack.

But it is like the splashes of water on the river bank, fleeting.

After casually killing a wolf-shaped disaster beast with a cracked head, Yan Lingshuang couldn't help but frown slightly and sent a message to Chi Hanxue beside him:

"Is there something wrong with our action strategy?"

"what is the problem?"

Chi Hanxue, who was looking at the wilderness in the distance, turned his head and looked at her.

Yan Lingshuang glanced at the team in front of him and said in a deep voice:
"We dealt with the corpse holder before, including killing many disaster beasts later, essentially to gain the favor of all parties in the city and facilitate the next action. But now many masters from various sects are out together to deal with the dragonborn hiding in the Shinra ruins. The city is very empty, which is just right for the two of us to act.

Even if we take this opportunity to recruit a large number of medicine people, no one will be able to contact us.

Why did you reject Duan Haishan's suggestion to stay behind and instead ask to go to the Shinra ruins with them?

You know how dangerous the Shinra ruins are. Even if we both have the strength of Silk Power, we will die in it if we are not careful.

Not to mention that Duan Haishan is determined to cause trouble for that group of dragon descendants, and will definitely face many traps. In the chaos of war, you and I will definitely take huge risks. Why should we go out with them and would rather give up staying in the safe city?
We are not really kind-hearted and righteous, are you addicted to playing the good guy?"

After hearing Yan Lingshuang's long speech, Chi Hanxue couldn't help but smile:
"When I agreed to go out with Duan Haishan, I guessed you would ask, but I didn't expect you to hold it in for so long."

"Well, let me explain it to you clearly."

Chi Hanxue's eyes gleamed with brilliance, and she transmitted the message:
"Speaking of staying behind, first of all, if you and I stay in the city, we will undoubtedly be the strongest in public, with leadership responsibilities, and countless people will be watching our every move. It is almost impossible for us to get away and go out to devour the medicine man as we thought.

Furthermore, the chaos in Fulong City has been initially settled, but no one can guarantee that the dragonborn do not have subsequent plans. The herd of beasts alone has already broken through the barrier of the Suppression Stone and even penetrated deep into the city. If they want to launch other offensives later, it will only be more convenient.

So the question is, as the strongest in the open, we will definitely be the first to be targeted by the other side. If they come to kill us, what will you do? Say that this matter has nothing to do with you? Say that you are just a bystander? Do you think the other side will believe it?"

“On the other hand, if we follow Duan Haishan out of the city, we won’t have to bear these unnecessary responsibilities, and we can continue to cultivate our image as warm-hearted and righteous people.

Although the Shinra ruins are indeed very dangerous, there are quite a few people coming this time, including several strong men equipped with spirit swords, whose strength is no less than ours. This means that if we encounter any danger, we are not alone, but will be safer.

And don't forget that this time, the breakthrough of Huajin is indeed very important, but it is not particularly important. There are more important things that we need to deal with."

Yan Lingshuang listened and her expression changed slightly:
"Are you saying that this visit is related to the Myriad Beasts Pearl?"

Chi Hanxue nodded:
"I did go with them with this idea in mind. Although their actions this time are mainly aimed at the group of dragon descendants, no one knows whether they will touch the location of the Myriad Beasts Pearl. Therefore, we must follow them closely and check the situation in time."

"That shouldn't be the case, right?"

Yan Lingshuang hesitated and said:

"Back then, so many Third Realm experts turned the Shinra ruins upside down, but they couldn't find the Ten Thousand Beasts Pearl. Now, after so many years, we finally got the clues to the Ten Thousand Beasts Pearl. How could Fulong's gang know the whereabouts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pearl?"

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens."

Chi Hanxue's expression was solemn:
"Since we can get the clue, we can't rule out the possibility that others can get the clue as well. Fulong City is the closest to the Shinra ruins, and Duan Haishan is a very scheming guy. If he suddenly mobilizes the entire sect to deal with the Dragonborn, it doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it.

But if we add the task of searching for the Ten Thousand Beasts Pearl, it would be quite reasonable.

After all, the clues only indicate a rough range. How can two or three people searching alone compare to the many disciples and relatives brought by Duan Haishan?"

When Yan Lingshuang heard this, she immediately felt that it made sense and stopped objecting.

No matter what, they must get the Ten Thousand Beasts Pearl, which is also the important reason why they came here despite being delayed on the road for so long.

That is a treasure that can support a top-level sect!

Not to mention them, even if a strong man in the third realm heard it, it would be difficult to ignore it.

……

Front of the team.

Duan Haishan said to Ji Dinghuang and others with a smile:

"Originally, I was planning to take action alone, but I never thought that Brother Ji, Brother He and the others would also join me in completely exterminating those bastards of the Dragonborn. I am so grateful to them."

"Brother Duan is joking,"

Qi Ruyue said with an indifferent expression:

"Although the Dragonborn gang is mainly targeting your Jianji Sect, they did not ignore other people when they attacked the city this time. Disciples from all our sects died in the beast tide. This hatred is not small, and we must retaliate severely!"

"Old Qi is right."

He Qianyan said in a deep voice:
“Even if we put aside the hatred this time, those Dragonborn guys don’t consider themselves human beings. They are willing to be evil dragons, so they are no longer in the same camp as us.

Those who are not of our race will be killed no matter how far away they are. Even if we don’t have this expedition, we will still have to fight them next time. It is better to go all out like we are doing now and defeat them in one battle!”

Duan Haishan nodded slightly, and then continued:

"I am just a little worried about your recovery..."

"You can rest assured about that."

Ji Dinghuang laughed:
“Although I consumed too much energy in the fight against the Qiongqi God Envoy, it would normally take at least ten days or half a month to fully recover.

But dealing with the Dragonborn is also a priority, so each of our families has taken out their treasured medicines. Now, even though we can't say that we have completely recovered to our peak state, we can almost recover. Combined with the spirit sword in our hands, our combat power is absolutely reliable and we will definitely not hold you back."

"Brother Ji, what are you talking about? I can't thank you enough for coming."

Duan Haishan smiled, his face full of gratitude.

“We are going out with a group of warriors this time. There are also sects such as the Bald Head Sect stationed in the city, as well as a group of strong independent cultivators and special spirit swords left behind. I think it should not be a problem to maintain Fulong’s defense.

I’m just a little worried now…”

As he spoke, Ji Dinghuang glanced at the Zhenyu Stone that was on the verge of breaking not far away, his face full of worry: "I'm afraid this Zhenyu Stone can't hold on for too long."

Duan Haishan listened, his expression darkened slightly:
"If you can't hold on, there's nothing you can do about it."

“In fact, the Sword Saint once said that this Suppressing Stone would only last a few decades before breaking. We have carefully cared for it over the years, and it is a pleasant surprise that it has lasted until now. If it breaks one day later, we can say that we have gained one more day.

Moreover, we have also prepared a detailed plan for the defense of the city after the Suppression Stone is broken. We have also stored a lot of warning arrays and Mingshen Stones purchased from the Tianxiahui in the warehouse.

Now that the city wall is broken, I will have people put it on the wall for protection when I go back to repair it, to ensure that it can be alert to external disasters to the greatest extent possible."

After hearing this, Ji Dinghuang and the others' expressions recovered a little.

At this time, Jiang Yiyou, a student from the Imperial Academy, suddenly asked:
"Master Duan has numerous elites under his command, and he has put curses on the prisoners in Zixia Pass. Logically speaking, Master Duan should have received the news immediately when Zixia Pass was breached by the beast tide. Why didn't Master Duan warn them until the city was breached?"

Hearing this, everyone around, including Ning Yan, looked towards Duan Haishan.

Duan Haishan said in a deep voice:
"It was indeed my oversight."

"Although I have placed curse marks in the bodies of those prisoners, the curse marks themselves have been engraved with instructions. As long as they move within Zixia Pass, the curse marks will not be activated. Only when they leave the territory of Zixia Pass will I feel the induction."

"But I didn't receive any response until the beast tide attacked the city. Based on this, I guess those prisoners either performed their duties conscientiously and fought to the death at Zixia Pass and were eventually destroyed, or they found other ways to break through the pass and chose to abandon the pass and flee when the beast tide attacked the pass, so the beast tide was able to march straight in and invade all the way to Fulong."

Everyone present couldn't help but fall silent.

Although Duan Haishan put forward two guesses, everyone knew which one the answer should be.

Jiang Yiyou suddenly sighed:
“Although the academy has carefully designed a powerful Moon-Breaking Divine Crossbow at Zixia Pass, weapons still need to be used by people. Once there is a problem with the user, no matter how powerful the weapon is, it will be meaningless.”

"Do not worry."

Duan Haishan comforted him:

"Once we have wiped out all the enemies, Zixia Pass will be able to be rebuilt, and by then many of the heavy weapons will be able to once again demonstrate their full power."

"Of course I understand that."

Jiang Yiyou shook his head and continued:
“But since Zixia Pass has been breached, those weapons must have been almost destroyed. No matter what, they are the painstaking work of our predecessors. Now that the Dragonborn dared to destroy these things, I must seek an explanation from them.

If not for this, I would not have brought my disciples to join this expedition today."

When the people around heard this, they all looked at each other sideways and secretly listed the academy as an object that should not be provoked.

This is not only because of their fanatical attitude towards their own creations, but also because the combat power brought by Jiang Yiyu this time is indeed extremely powerful.

Even if they met an opponent like Jiang Yiyu, they would probably have a hard time.

While everyone was walking and talking, a disciple from the Jian Ji Sect left the crowd and squatted in the grass on the side, using the excuse of taking a shit.

After making sure that no one was watching, he threw a tiny bamboo tube as thick as a finger to the ground. Soon an eight-winged blood fly crawled out of the tube and immediately flew towards the direction of the Shinra ruins after leaving the tube.

……

Two quarters of an hour later.

The purple cloud door was closed with the remaining smoke.

Fang Zhongda looked at the dozen or so eight-winged blood flies in his hand, and his brows couldn't help but frown slightly.

During these years, although they hid in the ruins of Shinra, they did not forget to keep up with the news from the outside world. To this end, they placed many spies in various sects and even cities.

Some of them even rose to middle and high-level positions in major sects with their support, which was one of the important reasons why they were able to avoid raids from all parties in time.

This time, Duan Haishan launched a large-scale attack on the ruins of Shinra, which was extremely powerful.

They were very tight on time and there was no delay. After the news was announced, everyone set out immediately, which perfectly demonstrated the meaning of "speed is of the essence in war".

However, no matter how swift their offensive was, they still could not catch up with his hidden agents in the city.

Based on information from various sources, Duan Haishan's attack this time can be said to be certain.

However, the information revealed here made Fang Zhongda a little confused for a moment.

First of all, Duan Haishan claimed that he had locked down their whereabouts and location.

He knew that there were indeed related secret techniques and magic in the world.

But the problem is, he couldn't lock it before, why did he suddenly succeed in locking it now?
Even if he could really do it, the worst that could happen was that they would just have to move to the Shinra ruins.

It is said that a cunning rabbit has three burrows. They have been playing hide-and-seek with the Jianji Sect for these years. So they rely on more than just three burrows.

Some places are even located in desolate places. Even if the other party knows they are inside, without a detailed route map, there is no way they can successfully enter.

So Fang Zhongda was not particularly worried about this.

But Duan Haishan's actions always made him feel a little weird.

There was no way he didn't know the news would be passed on, so why did he announce it with such fanfare?
What kind of conspiracy is hidden here?
Fang Zhongda couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

The problem now is that Duan Haishan’s offensive is already very clear, so how should they respond?
Should we concentrate all our efforts to annihilate the enemy's army in the ruins?

Or take the opportunity to attack the Fulong base camp which seems unusually empty?

After much hesitation, Fang Zhongda finally chose the former.

This is not just because Fulong City has experienced a beast tide, there must be some important arrangements to resist and besiege foreign enemies.

Also, the idea of ​​wiping out Duan Haishan's army was too tempting.

Now he has the advantage of terrain and intelligence, but he still doesn't dare to set up an ambush despite having such an advantage. Do they really think that they have become completely cowards after hiding for so many years?

"Since you dare to come, leave all of them to me!"

Fang Zhongda sneered, turned around and flew towards the Shinra ruins.

He had to go and make arrangements as soon as possible to give the other party a big surprise. (End of this chapter)