Starting with a useless yellow dog, he swept through the immortal realm.

For Zhong Li, the longer the task that needs to be completed can be postponed, the better.

After Song Xun and the others left, Zhong Li pretended to be unconscious for a long time so that his disciples would not notice anything amiss.

After all, in an environment like the Qingyun Sect, Zhongli cannot trust any disciple. If he were to stand up now without any problems, and the news were to reach the sect and people said that he had failed in his duties, Zhongli would be in a difficult position to deal with.

"Hmm, Song Xun! Take this!"

Zhong Li felt that the time was almost up, so he immediately jumped up and pretended to be ready to fight. Although the disciples around him thought Zhong Li was a bit strange, they did not suspect too much.

While everyone was chasing Song Xun and his group, the spiritual energy reserves of the other four disciples were actually not enough to continuously activate the Swift Travel Talisman, so most of the Swift Travel Talismans were activated by Zhong Li.

Therefore, Zhong Li was physically weak at this time, and the four disciples understood. The disciple next to him quickly helped Zhong Li up and spoke.

"Senior Brother Zhong, Song Xun has already run away!"

"They ran away? Chase them again!"

"Senior Brother Zhong, we're running out of Swift Travel Talismans."

"Oh, what a pity. You should write an operation report and submit it to the sect. It's our responsibility."

"Okay, Senior Brother Zhong."

"Let me take a look when you're done writing."

Afterwards, Zhongli led his four disciples to prepare to return. He estimated that he would be able to rest for a long time after this mission was over.

Zhong Li was increasingly reluctant to kill Song Xun. He now regarded Song Xun as a lucky star. As long as he reported to Tie Bei that he was still pursuing Song Xun, Tie Bei would no longer assign him any other tasks.

This suited Zhongli perfectly, allowing him to stay comfortably in the capital. Of course, after this, Zhongli decided to stay in the capital for a few days before heading to Cangwu County.

Zhongli has never been to Cangwu County. He has heard that the social environment in Cangwu County is much more peaceful than other places, so Zhongli longs for Cangwu County.

The direction that Song Xun and the others had just gone was the direction of Cangwu County, so Zhong Li also planned to use this suitable reason to stay in Cangwu County for a while.

Once he arrives in Cangwu County, far from the emperor's reach, the Qingyun Sect will only be able to control him through the Life Lamp if they want to. And he will be able to stay in Cangwu County legitimately, allowing him to enjoy a carefree and leisurely period of time.

Zhongli thought this as he and his four disciples returned to Hantian City.

Meanwhile, Song Xun and the others were still heading towards Zhenyao Pass.

On a clear morning, Song Xun arrived at the outer perimeter of Zhenyao Pass. The guards at the entrance of Zhenyao Pass knew that Song Xun was coming, so after verifying Song Xun's true identity, they let him into Zhenyao Pass.

Although the weather was sunny today, it was obvious that the atmosphere at Zhenyao Pass was very solemn.

Song Xun knew that this was a sign of the eve of a great battle; the storm was brewing and the wind was howling.

Separated by a single pass, outside the pass, the sun shines warmly and the wind is gentle, but inside the pass, in the distant lands beyond, a crimson sun has risen, illuminating the entire Demon-Suppressing Pass.

The scene was tinged with blood, and soldiers were constantly moving various supplies and reinforcing the city's defenses.

Song Xun put away all the beasts he controlled and arrived at the ancient pine camp with Jiang Wanfeng.

At this time, two soldiers were already stationed outside.

"Are you Peak Master Song and Miss Jiang?"

"It's us."

Gu Song had already given instructions to the two guards beforehand, estimating that Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng would arrive at Zhenyao Pass in the next couple of days.

The soldiers let them pass, and Song Xun and his companion entered the camp.

"Xiao Song, Xiao Jiang, you're here."

"Yes, General Gu, I'm sorry we're only arriving now."

"It's alright, the war hasn't started yet."

Gu Song had just received a large amount of supplies from Lin Canghai, which replenished his combat strength. Therefore, Gu Song was very friendly towards Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng.

Meanwhile, Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng were also in the camp, waiting for Gu Song to make arrangements for them. After Gu Song finished dealing with his business, he called the soldiers outside in.

"Go and call Zhou Fan over. Tell him I'm sending him two helpers."

Since the war hasn't started yet, Gu Song is in a rare mood to crack a joke.

However, Gu Song felt that what he said was indeed correct. As a mid-stage Tribulation Realm expert, Gu Song naturally realized that Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng had already reached the late-stage Divine Transformation Realm.

It should be noted that the two of them had not reached this level of cultivation a month ago, which made Gu Song even more certain of Song Xun and the other's extraordinary talent.

Zhou Fan, the captain of the seventh team of the Demon Suppression Pass, lost half of his team to an eight-clawed demon during the last mission. Now, the team, including Zhou Fan, only has ten members left.

Zhou Fan himself only had the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, but Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng had already reached the cultivation level of the late-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, surpassing Zhou Fan.

However, since neither of them had any experience fighting at the Demon Suppression Pass, Zhou Fan could certainly guide them.

Before long, Zhou Fan arrived at the central camp tent.

"General Gu, you were looking for me?"

After Zhou Fan entered, he inquired about Gu Song, and then noticed Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng. He was shocked and wondered if the general was going to assign these two gilded young masters and ladies to him.

Gu Song's subsequent words confirmed Zhou Fan's guess.

"Zhou Fan, you already know these two, so I won't go into too much detail. I plan to add them to your team, after all, in the last battle, sigh..."

Gu Song's words instantly brought Zhou Fan back to his memories. In the last battle, during the final fight, when the battle was almost over, a monstrous eight-clawed creature suddenly appeared out of nowhere and leaped onto the city tower that Zhou Fan and his men were guarding.

Zhou Fan led his team in a fierce resistance, and the eight-clawed monster was about to be subdued, but it suddenly self-destructed. The ten teammates who were holding the eight-clawed monster back did not have time to dodge and were instantly killed. This incident became a source of anxiety for Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan often felt emotional when he saw familiar sights and sounds, recalling the voices and smiles of his ten teammates. He even blamed himself for everything, which made him feel very depressed. It was only after Gu Song talked to him many times that Zhou Fan gradually recovered.

Having learned from his previous experience with the octopus-like monster, Zhou Fan was even more hesitant to accept these two new teammates. After all, those who could be parachuted in for training when the battle was imminent usually had very powerful backgrounds.

Zhou Fan wasn't confident he could protect the two of them. If anything happened to them while they were in his team, Zhou Fan felt he would definitely be held responsible, so he wanted to refuse.

"General, both Peak Master Song and Miss Jiang are outstanding young talents, but the defense of our city tower is currently facing an extremely challenging situation..."

"That's right, so I'm assigning these two late-stage Nascent Soul Realm helpers to your team. Don't let me down."

Before Zhou Fan could finish speaking, Gu Song interrupted him and said.

"what?"

Zhou Fan was naturally quite bewildered. After confirming that Gu Song was not joking, Zhou Fan began to question his life. "Wait, I, the team leader, am only in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and I already have two teammates in the late-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm?"

Zhou Fan found it hard to believe, after all, when he led the two of them up the pass for the first time, one of them was in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and the other was in the late-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

"It's only been a month, and he's already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm?" Zhou Fan found it utterly unbelievable, as such a rapid pace of cultivation was simply incredible.

Therefore, Zhou Fan also released his cultivation level in preparation to investigate Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng's cultivation levels, only to find that he could not see through Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng's cultivation levels at all.

Is he really above me?!

Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng did not find Zhou Fan's reaction impolite. After all, they themselves felt that their cultivation had improved too quickly, and it was perfectly reasonable for Zhou Fan not to believe it.

After this investigation, how could Zhou Fan refuse Song Xun and the other two to join him? After all, he was only in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Zhou Fan did not expect that Gu Song would actually prepare two powerful external aids for him. At this moment, he hurriedly agreed, but was afraid that Gu Song would go back on his word.

"Thank you, General Gu, for remembering our team. With your addition, I believe our defense of the Seventh Tower will be even more successful!"

At this moment, Zhou Fan had also expressed his opinion and spoke to Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng, fearing that the two of them would be angry because of his actions just now.

"Peak Master Song, Miss Jiang, I look forward to your guidance over the next few months!"

"We'll have to trouble Captain Zhou."

"Alright, Zhou Fan, why don't you take the two of them to the Seventh City Tower to familiarize them with the area?"

Seeing that both sides were very willing, Gu Song nodded in satisfaction, and then Zhou Fan led the two towards the Seventh City Tower.

Previously, due to the defeat of the Seventh Squad, the Seventh Squad's combat strength was completely insufficient. Because of this, Zhou Fan had been under a lot of pressure these days, but he had not yet found a suitable new member.

The city towers atop the Demon Suppression Pass are most vulnerable to attacks from extraterrestrial demons, especially those ranked higher.

The members of the seventh squad at this time, apart from Zhou Fan who was at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, included four members at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm and five members at the late stage of the Core Formation Realm.

This configuration was the worst among all the squads, but with the addition of Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng, the Seventh Squad's combat power, while not returning to the level of the last accident, has at least returned to the level of a normal squad.

Even though both of them are newcomers who have never been on the battlefield, they both come from major sects and should have a lot of basic combat experience. Moreover, although they don't have much battlefield experience, their cultivation level as disciples is still there.

Therefore, Zhou Fan was increasingly satisfied with Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng. Meanwhile, Song Xun, while following Zhou Fan forward, also noticed the blood-red sun hanging several miles away.

The more Song Xun looked, the more dizzy he felt. Zhou Fan noticed Song Xun's condition and quickly reminded him.

"Don't focus too much on that blood sun. That's the commander of the extraterrestrial demons here. Staring at it for too long will make you lose your mind."

Zhou Fan's words instantly snapped Song Xun out of his daze, and he stopped looking at the blood-red sun.

"How could this blood-red sun be an extraterrestrial demon?"

"Extraterrestrial monsters exist in every imaginable form."

As Zhou Fan walked, he explained the knowledge about extraterrestrial monsters to Song Xun and Jiang Wanfeng.

The reason why extraterrestrial monsters are difficult to deal with is that there is no pattern to summarize them. Simply put, they have all sorts of strange appearances, states, and abilities. This is why the defending forces cannot predict the tactics of extraterrestrial monsters and take precautions in advance.

Of course, although the extraterrestrial monsters are diverse, they are very organized. When attacking the Demon Suppression Pass, they execute various tactics and fight at different rhythms, just like a pre-programmed sequence.

That blood-red sun was the largest demon that had organized an attack in the past few decades.

This monster will not launch an attack on Zhenyao Pass on its own initiative, but it will organize other monsters to attack Zhenyao Pass.

Gu Song had tried to strike the blood sun, but to no avail. In the end, he even went into a three-day frenzy. Since then, Gu Song has never dared to take the initiative to attack the blood sun again.

That blood-red sun, besides preventing attacks from extraterrestrial demons, also had a special ability: it could bewitch people's minds, plunging them into a state of chaos and causing them to lose their reason.

Previously, the Blood Sun had caused a large number of the guards in Zhenyao Pass to fall into a state of temporary mental confusion, and during that time, the extraterrestrial demons almost broke through Zhenyao Pass.