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Whoosh whoosh.

Led by Luo Jingshan, Li Youan and the others quickly made their way to the mission location.

As the group walked through the woods, leaves were shaken off the trees from time to time, eventually bending the grass on the ground and startling a few flying insects.

If he hadn't already cultivated the "Myriad Manifestations Ascending to Immortality" and hadn't had abundant vital energy, Li Youan would have wanted to take out the Sky-Piercing Shuttle and step on it, because the team's forward speed was just too fast.

"It seems I need to hurry up and find a spirit of nature, or at least find a temporary movement technique, as it's not improving my speed much right now."

Seeing that Li Youan was having some difficulty following along, Fu Ming reminded him from the side.

"Hang in there. This continuous mobilization of vital energy will make your internal energy more condensed and improve its quality. Everyone has gone through this process; the path of cultivation is never smooth."

Upon hearing Fu Ming's telepathic message, Li Youan nodded, put aside his various thoughts, and focused all his attention on moving forward.

They continued moving at high speed for two hours. Considering the strength of Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong, Luo Jingshan took the initiative to slow down.

"Ha, hoarse."

Sensing that the team's speed had slowed down, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong exchanged a glance. Instead of panting heavily, they took a few deep breaths to steady their breathing.

Although Dongfang Jinghong's cultivation technique was of a higher grade, her total internal energy was less than Li Youan's, so this part of the journey was not easy for her.

Even though it was already so difficult, Li Youan was still using his qi and blood to nourish the [Seed of Longevity] in his dantian.

Both the [Seed of Immortality] and the panel are the foundation for my future; I cannot give up either of them.

This low speed didn't last long. Wei Xiao, who was next to Luo Jingshan, noticed a change in the compass in his hand; the pointer on the dial began to shake rapidly.

"Captain, demonic beasts are rapidly approaching. Their number is unknown, but their strength has reached the True Spirit Realm."

Because of the urgency of the situation, Wei Xiao didn't even bother with transmitting audio and spoke directly.

Therefore, although there was a certain distance between the team members, everyone heard Wei Xiao's words because their strength had reached this level.

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Jingshan immediately signaled the surrounding team members to gather around him.

At the same time, Luo Jingshan took the compass from Wei Xiao's hand and poured his own vital energy into it.

Under the infusion of surging primordial energy, the compass emitted a dazzling light, and the needle stopped spinning erratically and instead pointed steadily in the northwest direction.

"Two True Spirit Realm demonic beasts, their strength is comparable to mine, their species is unknown, and they are coming straight for us. There's no way to avoid them, prepare to fight them."

After observing the monster compass for a while, Luo Jingshan judged the strength and target of the two monsters and did not choose to flee or take a detour.

Given the current distance and the fact that we've clearly been locked onto by the monster, hiding and running away won't solve anything. We might as well take advantage of the time we still have and think of a solution.

Because within the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, if they flew into the sky, both the demons in the forest and those in the sky would spot them. It was better to use the forest as cover to avoid the demons in the sky.

Now that they have ventured deep into the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons, if they are pursued by aerial demonic beasts, it will only attract more demonic beasts, and they will eventually die from exhaustion.

The best way to protect yourself in the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons is to kill any demonic beasts that see you; escaping is extremely difficult.

Therefore, Luo Jingshan has now ordered the team to stop, start thinking of countermeasures, and set up some simple traps in advance.

"Wei Xiao, you take all the Kaiyuan Realm cultivators and hide in the rear. This battle is beyond your control. Use your compass to observe the surrounding monsters from the rear. If any new monsters arrive, notify me immediately."

After saying this, Luo Jingshan looked at the other team members around him.

"As for the True Spirit Realm team members, they will work with me to deal with the approaching demonic beasts. When the demonic beasts arrive, listen to my instructions and assign opponents."

Upon hearing this, the five True Spirit Realm members briefly replied "Yes," then began examining the magical artifacts in their hands and adjusting their own state.

"Your eyes can't keep up with our speed. Don't rashly interfere in our battle, or we'll have to worry about you, and being hesitant will only make things worse."

Although this last sentence was Luo Jingshan's advice to all the Kaiyuan Realm team members, Li Youan could sense that it was more of a reminder to himself.

It seems that my fight with Gu Feng that day still had some impact.

As he thought about it, Li Youan nodded and stepped back behind Wei Xiao.

Dongfang Jinghong found this scene somewhat amusing, but she held back her laughter, since a large part of what happened that day was because of her.

Thinking back to the previous battle with the Frost and Snow Crane, Li Youan asked Luo Jingshan.

"Captain, you mentioned before that demonic beasts in the True Spirit Realm have the ability to fly. Do you need me to use an array to assist them? Although it won't have any offensive effect, it can at least provide some interference and help."

Luo Jingshan nodded, recalling his previous collaborations with some array masters, but still offered a reminder.

"Don't act rashly. Let me assess the situation first, then listen to my whisper and act accordingly."

Upon hearing the captain's affirmative reply, Li Youan hurriedly checked the array formations he had mastered. The three strongest array formations he currently possessed were the Vine Binding Array, the Quicksand Array, and the Golden Light Sword Array.

"If it's a battle in the sky, then the Vine Binding Formation and the Golden Light Sword Formation can at least have some disruptive effect."

If Li Youan hadn't witnessed Wei Xiao and Gu Feng's battle before, he might have been confident, but after seeing their fight that day, he had serious doubts about the power of the formation.

Not to mention that the battles to come will all be at the fifth level of the True Spirit Realm or above. If this formation is set up, it might just amuse the demonic beasts.

Just as Luo Jingshan finished arranging things for his team, everyone saw two black dots on the distant horizon flying rapidly toward them.

This distance of several tens of kilometers can be reached in a short time for someone in the True Spirit Realm.

Thanks to their excellent eyesight, everyone saw that two monkey demons were flying towards them. At this moment, Wei Xiao and Zuoye were on alert, and Qi Xuan, a member of the True Spirit Realm team, realized that something was wrong.

Luo Jingshan noticed that the two men were breathing rapidly and their expressions were somewhat off. However, Luo Jingshan didn't think much of it, assuming that they were simply excited about the situation.

After all, these two veteran team members had been with him for quite some time, knew each other well, and were very trustworthy. Even if there were other matters, they could wait until this hurdle was cleared; the focus now was on these two monkey demons.

However, Wei Xiao and his companion were not the type to keep secrets. They directly transmitted their thoughts to everyone and recounted the events of the previous night in detail, especially the story of the little monkey.

After hearing Wei Xiao recount what had happened, no one blamed Wei Xiao or Qi Xuan. Faced with this situation, in order not to alert the enemy, the choices everyone could make were actually no different from the two of them.

Li Youan kept this incident firmly in mind, and the danger level of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest rose several notches in his mind. If he encountered such a situation again in the future, he would never hesitate and would kill them on the spot.

Never put yourself in any potential danger. Only absolute concealment is the safest, and the dead are the best at keeping secrets.

"Focus on the battle. The monkey demon is here. Stop thinking about last night. Wei Xiao, take them and retreat a little further away."

Luo Jingshan reminded the two groups of people and took out his Zhenyue Blade to face the two monkey demons.

The moment Li Youan saw the monkey demon from afar, he began to ponder the purpose of his formation and how it could be of assistance.

First of all, the vine binding formation is absolutely out of the question. Adding more vines will not be an obstacle for these two monkeys; on the contrary, it will be more of a help.

The agility of monkeys in the forest is far beyond what humans can match.

Since that's the case, Li Youan came up with a battle strategy and transmitted it to Luo Jingshan.

After hearing Li Youan's idea, Luo Jingshan thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the captain had agreed, Li Youan hid behind Wei Xiao, rapidly forming various hand seals with his hands. In order to ensure the power of the formation, Li Youan did not choose to release it without hand seals.

One by one, array plates and array flags flew out from Li Youan's Heavenly Pivot Ring and quickly disappeared into the forest. Then, countless magic seals were condensed by Li Youan and disappeared into the ground.

"Golden Sword Formation, activate!"

Li Youan silently recited in his heart, and just as the two monkey demons stood still, before they could even speak, he discovered that countless golden magic arrays had appeared out of thin air all around them.

Golden light converged within each magic array, and soon, beams of light shot towards the two monkey demons.

Monkey Two and Monkey Three only briefly sensed the strength of the formation before paying no further attention.

From Li Youan's perspective, the two monkey demons didn't care about the lightsabers at all.

Sure enough, when the lightsabers struck the monkey demon, they couldn't even cut through the fur on its skin. Instead, the fur snapped off, and the dazzling lightsabers had no effect on the monkey demon whatsoever.

"Just as I thought."

Li Youan wasn't too surprised. It would be strange if he could break through it. The difference in strength was completely within Li Youan's expectations.

Moreover, this was also the result of Li Youan's discussion with the captain. The greatest purpose of this golden sword formation was to conceal another formation.

Li Youan did not disperse the golden sword array, but instead controlled the swords, which rained down on the two monkey demons and the towering ancient trees around them.

Li Youan's hands did not stop despite the ineffective attack; on the contrary, the speed at which he formed hand seals increased, and countless magic seals disappeared into the ground.

Although the surrounding team members didn't quite understand, they knew that this was a strategy that Li Youan and the captain had discussed, so they naturally stood in front of Li Youan, blocking his figure and hiding him behind the group.

"The captain is in place!"

Before long, Luo Jingshan heard Li Youan's telepathic message, and made a gesture with his left hand behind his back.

After seeing the hand gesture clearly, Li Youan immediately activated the formation.