Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

Shortly after Chen Liang's clone was created, Li Huayuan summoned Chen Liang and ordered him to withdraw from the front line and return to Huangfeng Valley to await orders, ready to evacuate Yue Kingdom at any time.

As for the reason, it was naturally because the allied forces of cultivators from the Yue Kingdom were beginning to falter.

After all, demonic cultivators were constantly arriving as reinforcements, while the number of cultivators in the Yue Kingdom was limited, with no reinforcements to speak of. The neighboring Yuanwu Kingdom was in the same situation.

Li Huayuan told Chen Liang that the Nascent Soul patriarchs of the six sects—Huangfeng Valley, Yanyue Sect, Huadaowu, Tianque Fortress, Giant Sword Sect, and Qingxu Sect—had already made their plans.

They planned to first leak some seemingly important false information to Spirit Beast Mountain in order to attract the demonic army.

Then the Six Factions will join forces with other Yue Kingdom forces to launch an ambush. If they can severely damage the demonic army, they can easily withdraw from Yue Kingdom and head towards the Nine Kingdoms Alliance.

Currently, only the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, which is plagued by constant warfare, would accept these stray dogs. The sects and factions in other peaceful nations would never allow the Six Great Sects to share their cultivation resources.

Now that the plan was finalized, the higher-ups of the six major sects ordered their key cultivators to evacuate the Golden Drum Plain battlefield first. At the same time, the six major sects, and even the other forces in the Yue Kingdom, notified their remaining cultivators to begin packing their belongings and prepare to evacuate at any time.

Chen Liang had no objection to the transfer order, so he quickly packed his belongings and returned to Huangfeng Valley with Mo Caihuan and the others.

Even Han Li was transferred from the front line to Yuejing by Li Huayuan under the pretext of protecting the descendants of an old friend because he saved Li Huayuan's wife's life. This made Han Li's senior brothers and sisters very envious.

After Chen Liang and his clone, who had been following him invisibly, returned to Huangfeng Valley, the clone went directly back to his cave and used an array to refine the Spirit Eye Spring and the large amount of spiritual energy that had accumulated below into a Spirit Eye Pearl, which he prepared to take to the Nine Kingdoms Alliance.

Chen Liang went to the Xin family's formation shop to tell Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei to prepare for their evacuation.

Not long after, Chen Liang went to see Mo Yuzhu, Mo Fengwu, and Mo Caihuan for the last time.

As they parted, Mo Caihuan, who had grown into an absolutely beautiful woman, looked at Chen Liang with teary eyes, just as she had done more than a decade ago. Mo Yuzhu, who had become even more radiant, and Mo Fengwu, who had become even more gentle, both showed signs of reluctance.

Chen Liang said, "Don't worry, I'm just leaving for a while, just like I did more than ten years ago. I'll be back eventually."

Besides, I still have an avatar here, so even if something happens to it, it won't count as a complete demise. Come, let me introduce you; this is the avatar I mentioned to you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Liang's clone, who had been hiding nearby, revealed himself and said with a smile, "Oh, the three little ones from the Mo family. It's our first meeting. Please take care of me in the future."

Upon hearing this, Mo Caihuan and Mo Yuzhu glared angrily at Chen Liang's clone. Mo Fengwu, on the other hand, was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but chuckle.

At this moment, Mo Caihuan, Mo Yuzhu, and Mo Fengwu were quite certain that this clone was indeed the same person as Chen Liang, because Chen Liang had looked just like this when he was a child.

However, as he grew older, Chen Liang rarely showed such an attitude anymore.

Seeing that Mo Caihuan and the other two women were becoming more and more familiar with his clone, Chen Liang led Chen Qiaoqian, Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei toward the ancient teleportation array.

On the other side, the Yue Kingdom cultivators' allied forces, led by the six major sects, successfully defeated the demonic army and the Ling Beast Mountain cultivators who had been driven out of the battle, taking advantage of the enemy's surprise attack.

During the great battle, Chen Liang and his group witnessed the aftershocks of the fighting from afar.

After the war, the allied forces of the Yue monks withdrew calmly.

Meanwhile, Chen Liang and his group ventured deep into the rear of the territory occupied by the demonic forces and successfully arrived at the old site of Yan Family Fortress, the meeting point agreed upon by Chen Liang and Han Li.

Han Li was a bit slower, probably because he took a long detour to be cautious.

Just as Chen Liang and his group were about to head to the ancient teleportation array, a message from his clone forced Chen Liang to stop.

When they are not too far apart, the main body and the clone can roughly sense each other's thoughts. If they make a special effort to contact each other, they can even have a direct conversation.

Now, a message came from the clone that Nangong Wan had come to see Han Li, but Han Li was with the main body.

It was all Han Li's own fault; many people knew that he and Dong Xuan'er were close. Now that Han Li had disappeared, Nangong Wan, who had been keeping an eye on him, noticed and went to find Dong Xuan'er.

Dong Xuan'er had previously received a telepathic message from Han Li, informing her that Han Li was going to another world with Chen Liang.

Thus, Nangong Wan stormed into Han Li's door, demanding to know his whereabouts.

Ultimately, she was angry that even Dong Xuan'er knew that Han Li was about to leave, yet Han Li didn't dare to send her a single communication talisman.

Chen Liang's clone was driven to desperation by Nangong Wan's antics, so he had no choice but to tell her that she could go to the old site of Yanjiabao to see Han Li.

Therefore, Chen Liang and his group could only stay temporarily at the old site of Yanjiabao, waiting for Nangong Wan's arrival.

More than ten days passed, but Nangong Wan still hadn't arrived. It seemed that, just like in the original story, she had encountered some trouble.

On this day, Chen Liang's divine sense finally detected Nangong Wan's whereabouts. She was indeed injured and was being chased by the two elders of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Both of them were early-stage Core Formation cultivators, and they were followed by a demonic cult led by Wang Chan. This made it difficult for the injured Nangong Wan to fight back, and she could only flee.

But now that Chen Liang has discovered Nangong Wan, the situation is naturally different.

Chen Liang called Han Li and, with all their might, activated the Wind Spirit Shuttle, quickly arriving at the scene.

Seeing their old rivals Chen Liang and Han Li appear before them, both Tong Gui and the other elder were on high alert.

The two sides had clashed in the early stages of the Battle of Jingu Plain, when Chen Liang, Chen Qiaoqian, and Han Li joined forces to defeat the two elders, Tong Gui.

The two were even reprimanded by their master, Shattered Soul Master, for this incident and were sent to serve as protectors to Wang Chan.

Therefore, the two elders, Tong Gui and Zhang Qi, understood very well that Chen Liang and Han Li were only Foundation Establishment cultivators, and that anyone who dared to underestimate them would suffer a great loss.

Chen Liang, who had already advanced to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, was the one that the two elders, Tong Gui and Chen Liang, were most wary of. Chen Liang, however, greeted them warmly.

"Oh, isn't this the two old men, Tong Gui and Er Lao? Long time no see, you two are still as dashing as ever."

To this, the two elders, Tong and Gui, could only force a smile.

Old Ghost: "Master Chen, you're too kind. We two are hardly worthy of such praise..."

Old Tong: "Yes, yes..."

Currently, although Chen Liang and Han Li do not have Chen Qiaoqian, the treasure-filled girl, by their side, they do have an injured mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, which makes the Tong Gui Elders consider retreating.

However, Wang Chan, who was behind them, had red eyes when she saw Chen Liang, so how could she let them retreat so easily?

Even though Wang Chan had made a significant contribution by seizing a large spirit stone mine after the mining operation failed, he was still severely reprimanded by his father.

In particular, his father's comment, "He is not up to the task and needs more experience," fueled Wang Chan's resentment.

Regardless of whether the resentment was directed at his father or at Chen Liang, Wang Chan only knew that he truly hated Chen Liang.

Thus, after the Battle of Jinguyuan entered its middle stage, Wang Chan tried every means to find Chen Liang.

At that time, Chen Liang was either refining weapons and cultivating in the camp, or hiding his tracks and hunting demonic cultivators to earn cultivation resources, which made it impossible for Wang Chan to find him.

Even Han Li, Chen Liang's accomplice, usually hides his tracks and often resorts to sneak attacks, which makes Wang Chan even more frustrated.

What truly made Wang Chan depressed was his encounter with Chen Qiaoqian and Mo Caihuan's team on the battlefield.

At that time, Wang Chan thought his luck had turned around. Not only could he capture Chen Qiaoqian and force Chen Liang to show himself, but he could also win over Mo Caihuan, Linghu Laoguai's disciple and the future of Huangfeng Valley, gaining a merit that would make his father take notice.

However, the Duobao Women's Team, composed of Chen Qiaoqian, Mo Caihuan, and two other women, was so powerful that even the demonic cultivators led by Wang Chan were utterly defeated.

Wang Chan himself was beaten three times in a row by Chen Qiaoqian, Mo Caihuan and the other two women. He finally lost heart and stopped appearing on the battlefield.

Now, seeing Chen Liang, the person she had been longing for, appear before her, Wang Chan felt her spirits return. With red eyes, she roared and ordered the two elders, Tong Gui and his subordinate cultivators to capture Chen Liang.

"It's him! It's him!! Elder Gui, Elder Tong, seize this man immediately!!"

"You all go too!! Go and bring him back!!!"

But the two elders, Tong Gui and Er Lao, never truly served Wang Chan as their master, so why would they obey his orders and take risks?

The two exchanged a glance and, with perfect understanding, sandwiched Wang Chan between them and led her away from the scene.

While fleeing, the two also communicated telepathically with Wang Chan.

Elder Tong: "Young Master, this man is very powerful. Let's avoid confrontation for now and settle accounts with him another day."

Old Ghost: "Yes, young master, as long as the green hills remain, there's always firewood to burn..."

The remaining demonic cultivators scattered like monkeys fleeing a collapsing tree. Among them, Zhong Wu, with his sinister-looking face, ran the fastest.

All that remained at the scene was Wang Chan's desperate and resentful cry: "What are you doing?! Let me go! Let me go now!! Chen Liang!!!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Liang looked at Han Li with a strange expression. The cicada's chirping was supposed to be directed at him, but now it was directed at Chen Liang instead.