Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

At this moment, in the 13th hole, the team members, including Luo Jingshan, listened to Li Youan recount his experience on the way there, occasionally letting out a soft gasp, amazed by the two men's bizarre journey.

At the same time, the scrutiny that lingered in the team members' eyes turned more into curiosity and exploration.

Two at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm—no, one at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm and the other at the first level of the Origin Opening Realm. Under such an organized attack by demonic beasts, and in the air no less, they actually managed to escape, and even managed to turn the tables and wipe them out unscathed.

Listening to Li Youan's explanation, the experienced group immediately understood that someone was manipulating demonic beasts to ambush them halfway.

Although Li Youan's words didn't have many ups and downs, how could the team members who had risen through that stage not imagine how tense the situation was at the time?

As Li Youan began his explanation, the team members' eyes scanned back and forth between the two. At first, they thought they were looking at Li Youan, since it was still somewhat unbelievable that he had kidnapped and killed the eldest daughter of the Dongfang family.

But as the explanation progressed and everyone understood the lineup of the ambush, they all looked at Dongfang Jinghong. Of the two, only Dongfang Jinghong could have offended an enemy of this level.

At this moment, a man of similar build to Luo Jingshan stepped out from among the team members.

"Now that our juniors have joined our 13th Squad, they're one of us. We could let it go before, but if they dare to come again, we'll make sure they don't leave alive."

"My name is Wei Xiao, and I am at the ninth level of the Kaiyuan Realm. You can come to me with any questions you may have about cultivation. Of course, I would prefer to spar with you."

As he spoke, Wei Xiao brandished the machete in his hand, which looked remarkably similar to Luo Jingshan's.

Hearing this name, which contrasted sharply with the burly man's physique, Li Yu'an was somewhat surprised.

"Wei Xiao, don't scare the new team members."

Another team member, while joking with Wei Xiao, walked over to Li Youan and the other person.

"Zheng Xuan, you're at the eighth level of the Kaiyuan Realm. If you'd like to spar, you can come find me. I also use a whip, you know."

Li Youan was wondering why this senior was staring at his waist, but it turned out she was using the same weapon as him.

The other team members may not have been as talkative as the two, but they still introduced themselves and stated their positions.

Before Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong joined the team, no one could interfere with such matters. But now that they are members of the same team, they will be comrades who can rely on each other for support.

Each person's business is the team's business. In this dangerous environment, everyone must help each other and unite against external threats.

Li Youan thought it would take more time and effort to integrate into the new group, but to his surprise, he was accepted by everyone simply by talking about his experience of being ambushed along the way.

Unlike Li Youan's surprise, Dongfang Jinghong found it quite normal.

First, one of them is a treasure refiner, and the other is a formation master. These are relatively rare professions, and having even one of them in any team would significantly boost the overall strength.

Now that two have arrived at once, and both come from prominent families or have excellent mentors, the team members are naturally happy and will accept them quickly.

Moreover, through Li Youan's explanation, the team members also realized that the two were not the kind of good-for-nothing playboys who came to the outpost to gain experience.

Even though their current cultivation level may not be high, everyone still highly approves of their combat strength, as well as the various combat skills and wisdom they demonstrate. After all, in the most dangerous place like the outpost, no team wants two burdens.

Seeing that the two had quickly gained the acceptance of the team members, Luo Jingshan spoke up at the right time.

"There are a few others who aren't here. They're currently in the cultivation room and the alchemy room. I'll introduce them to you two tomorrow."

"You two have been through so much on your way here today, go back to your rooms and rest. Li Youan, you're in room number twelve, and Dongfang Jinghong, you're in room number thirteen."

Luo Jingshan didn't care whether Dongfang Jinghong and the other two rested or not. He knew that the two needed to contact their respective masters or families about today's events, so he didn't keep them any longer. Instead, he used this as an excuse to let them go back to their rooms to make arrangements.

"Let's meet here at 9:30 tomorrow morning to discuss the follow-up arrangements. Okay, everyone, that's all. Be on time tomorrow."

Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong did not return to their respective rooms immediately, but instead went to Li Youan's room together.

Upon opening the door, it was discovered that the room wasn't very large, considering the considerable number of personnel at Outpost No. 1. Although the mountain had been hollowed out, there wasn't much space allocated for living and resting; much of the space had other uses.

However, the two did not have many requirements for the room. One of them came from an orphanage, and the other, as a treasure refiner, had been in even more difficult environments.

After closing the door, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong sat on either side of the coffee table. At that moment, Dongfang Jinghong's terminal vibrated twice.

Seeing Dongfang Jinghong looking down at the message, Li Youan got up and took out two bottles of drinks from the refrigerator next to him.

Li Youan unscrewed one of the bottles and placed it in front of Dongfang Jinghong. He then opened his drink and began to drink, without disturbing Dongfang Jinghong, and waited for him to check the messages first.

Li Youan had already told his master, Wei Zifei, about the attack on the flying boat.

Just before disembarking from the Sky Shuttle, Li Youan received a reply from Wei Zifei, who said he would investigate and told Li Youan to focus on his training at Outpost No. 1.

So now, although Li Youan is very concerned about this ambush, it is clearly beyond his ability, and he should just wait for news from his master.

Dongfang Jinghong looked down at the message, picked up the drink that Li Youan had placed on the table, took a few sips, quickly flipped through it, and then looked at Li Youan across from her.

"Guess which side they're from?"

Li Youan held back, refraining from complaining to Dongfang Jinghong, but still stretched out her free left hand to her side, clearly not wanting to answer this pointless question.

After spending more time with Dongfang Jinghong, Li Youan also felt a bit strange.

Why is Dongfang Jinghong completely different in front of me and in front of others? She speaks very casually to me, but when facing others, she has a cold and icy demeanor, making her seem very difficult to communicate with.

Li Youan, who had never been in a relationship in her previous life, couldn't understand it at all. Of course, Dongfang Jinghong didn't notice the changes in herself either, but she felt that Li Youan was very different from others and naturally wanted to get closer to her.

Seeing Li Youan's actions, Dongfang Jinghong understood his meaning.

"Tch, boring. They're demons, or rather, demonized humans."

Li Youan knew the most basic common sense: the three top races on this continent were the human race, the demon race, and the monster race. But the term "demonic human" was something Li Youan had never heard of before.

"A demonized human?"

As if knowing Li Youan would ask this, Dongfang Jinghong spoke up.

"These are human cultivators who have been infected by demonic energy, either actively or passively. The demonic energy and their vital energy are mixed together in their bodies, and they can cultivate the techniques of both races."

Listening to Dongfang Jinghong's words, Li Youan felt that this demonized human had a significant advantage.

Seeing Li Youan's expression, Dongfang Jinghong continued speaking.

"I know what you're thinking, but you're overthinking it. Think about it: a human body trying to take shortcuts and cultivate demonic energy—how could that possibly be so easy?"

"Under the corrosive influence of demonic energy, the human body will slowly become demonized. If it cannot withstand the torment of the demonization process or is eventually devoured by the demonic energy, then the demonized human will become a demonic beast with the purest desire for slaughter."

"Moreover, demonized humans are not only a betrayal of humanity, but also unacceptable to the demon race. The demon race is already divided into different ranks based on the purity of their demonic blood. These demonized humans are at the very bottom of the bottom."

"They were given a certain status only because the demons wanted to infiltrate our human race, but in reality, even the demon slaves look down on them."

Upon hearing this, and thinking of the frost, snow, and cranes of today, Li Youan pondered and had a guess in his mind.

"So, the demons—hmm, the demonized humans manipulated the demon race to ambush you, in order to reignite the war between humans and demons that has been dormant for decades?"

After a moment's thought, Dongfang Jinghong shook his head.

"Although the Dongfang family is one of the top families in terms of treasure refining, I am not that important to the overall strategy of the human race. How could I possibly provoke a war between the two races because of me? There must be other reasons."

"You think too highly of me and that I'm too important. There must be other reasons behind this that we don't know about."

Dongfang Jinghong couldn't understand it and didn't continue the conversation.

"If there are demonized humans, are there also monsterized humans?"

Li Youan broke the brief silence and made a reasonable deduction.

Knowing that Li Youan lacked common sense in this area, Dongfang Jinghong explained.

"When demons reach the Spirit Core Realm or above, they can transform into human form and appear no different from humans. The relationship between humans and demons is extremely complex and cannot be explained in a few words. Furthermore, for humans to cultivate demon techniques, they need to be able to condense demon essence within their bodies."

"but……"