I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

"That old fellow is really cunning!"

High above Heyang County, a ship-like flying vessel was hidden within a cloud. Inside the vessel were Deacon Lu, Wu Tianxiong, Liu Ruoxue, and two core disciples at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Hua Nongying was right; the Hehuan Sect did indeed have a backup plan. They had been fighting the remnants of the Yinming Sect for so many years, and their experience was already quite extensive.

The one who just spoke was Wu Tianxiong.

The crystal ball in front of them displayed the surroundings of Li Hanshan.

Wu Tianxiong looked at Li Hanshan in the crystal ball and sneered, "However, he still won't survive. There must be Foundation Establishment cultivators among the remnants this time, otherwise they wouldn't be able to pull off such a large-scale operation."

One of the core disciples asked, "Junior Brother Wu, aren't you worried that there might be Golden Core cultivators among them?"

Wu Tianxiong shook his head, glanced at Liu Ruoxue, and boasted, "The Yinming Sect's cultivation relies on living souls. If they show their faces, we will strike them down. Where would we find enough living souls to support them to the Golden Core stage?"

Liu Ruoxue simply stared at the crystal ball, remaining silent, as if she were an ice sculpture.

below,

Sun Ze had already entered the county town, which was full of corpses; there wasn't a single living person left.

Even this guy couldn't help but tremble all over in this hellish scene.

What he feared was not the corpses, but the remnants of the Yinming Sect, whose whereabouts were unknown.

Although he couldn't see anyone, Sun Ze had a feeling that the remnants of the Yinming Sect were definitely hiding in the shadows watching him. With his cultivation level, how could he possibly deal with such a demon who could wipe out an entire county at the drop of a hat?

Sun Ze's intuition was correct.

In the ruins north of the county town, several pairs of eyes coldly watched the flying boat in the sky through the gaps in the rubble.

They were five cultivators dressed in black robes, surrounded by a faint black aura, their presence cold and eerie, like vengeful ghosts crawling out of their graves.

"The Hehuan Sect has indeed sent people."

A black-robed cultivator licked his lips, a greedy glint in his eyes.

Another black-robed cultivator next to him chuckled and said, "Senior brother, the souls of these Hehuan Sect disciples are of good quality. Our soul banner is just missing a few decent main souls."

"Those guys up there are being cautious, Chen Yi. Send out some ghosts to lure them over here."

"yes!"

The Yinming Sect cultivator named Chen Yi flipped his wrist, and a small, jet-black banner appeared in his palm. He shook it gently, and black energy surged on the banner's surface. Several distorted-faced Yin spirits emerged from the banner, emitting silent shrieks, and pounced towards Sun Ze.

Sun Ze was carefully exploring the ruins when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He turned around abruptly and saw several ghostly figures baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on him. On their distorted faces, eerie green flames flickered in their eye sockets, making him tremble with fear.

"what!"

Sun Ze screamed and unleashed his flying sword to strike.

The flying sword pierced through the body of a ghost, only slightly weakening the black energy; it caused virtually no damage. Instead, the ghost lunged forward along the sword and burrowed into his arm.

"Aaaaaah~~~~ Help! Senior Brother Li, help me!"

Sun Ze let out a pig-like scream, feeling an extremely cold aura penetrate his body, as if it were trying to drag his soul out alive. He desperately channeled his spiritual power to resist, while scrambling and crawling towards the outskirts of the county town.

On the crane, several outer disciples' expressions changed drastically upon seeing this scene.

"It's a ghost!"

"Sun Ze has been attacked!"

"Senior Brother Li, what should we do?"

Li Hanshan stood on the back of the crane, looking down at Sun Ze, who was being tormented by the evil spirits and screaming in agony, with no expression on his face.

Then, he did something that surprised everyone.

"Walk."

Li Hanshan turned the crane around and flew back in the direction he had come from.

The outer disciples on the crane were all stunned.

One of the disciples couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Li, Sun Ze is still down there..."

"Do you want to go down and keep him company?" Li Hanshan asked without turning his head.

The disciple immediately shut his mouth.

Another female disciple was a little worried and whispered, "But senior brother, if we just leave like this, how will we explain it when we get back?"

Li Hanshan said calmly, "We have already arrived in Heyang County and discovered that remnants of the Yinming Sect are hiding there. Such important information naturally needs to be brought back to report to the sect."

The outer disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

Upon closer reflection, it does seem to make sense.

Their mission was to investigate the remnants of the Yinming Sect. Now, they had not only arrived in Heyang County, but had also witnessed the appearance of Yin spirits. This was now solid intelligence.

As for Sun Ze, that guy usually relied on Zhao Yuan's influence to act arrogantly in the outer sect. If he dies, so be it. Who would care?

"Brother Li's insight is brilliant!"

"Yes, yes, intelligence is crucial, let's go!"

Several outer disciples nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Li Hanshan.

No wonder Senior Brother Li was able to advance from a furnace cauldron to an inner disciple; his mind works really fast. In no time, he turned desertion into a strategic retreat.

As expected, experience matters!

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"They actually ran away! Shameless!"

High in the sky, seeing Li Hanshan turn and flee, Wu Tianxiong almost jumped up, pointing at the crystal ball and saying, "Senior Lu, this old man is deserting his post; we must not let him off lightly."

Deacon Lu said, "He's right. They have indeed arrived in Heyang County and discovered the remnants of the Yinming Sect. Their mission is complete."

Wu Tianxiong paused for a moment.

He could see the dissatisfaction in Steward Lu's eyes. After all, this time, he had used his father's authority to interfere in the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Hall.

Not only did they put Li Hanshan into the cannon fodder team, but they also dragged Liu Ruoxue into this mission, hoping to cultivate a relationship with her so that they could become Daoist partners in the future.