Chapter 1942

"Qiong Laoguai Zang wouldn't deliberately deceive us with false words, would he? WwW. feiazw. CoM The human cultivators who killed the Power Venerable were actually wiped out, and it just so happened to be in Tiancheng! He wouldn't be trying to lure us here, planning to use our strength to seize Tiancheng, would he? I heard this city is different from the few human strongholds previously destroyed—it's actually quite difficult to attack!" The beautiful woman in pink robes said anxiously to her companions.

"Don't worry! Although Qiong Laoguai Zang is merely a temporary Venerable and quite arrogant and unruly, he would never falsify things in such matters. After all, this matter was personally ordered by Lord Bloodlight—how could he dare truly anger the lord? Besides, as long as he confirms the target is correct, even if he borrows our strength once, what harm could it do?" The middle-aged man in silver silk robes shook his head in reply.

"That's true. Although we earlier quickly found where the three Power Venerables fell, the traces there were mostly cleaned up, and so much time has passed that we found hardly anything useful. Now Qiong Laoguai Zang here can provide accurate information—this is also a great fortune. We two can finally give a proper report to the lord." The beautiful woman sighed lightly, speaking helplessly.

"Indeed, otherwise if we two failed to find what the lord lost for even one day, we wouldn't dare return lightly. Well, now we have a lead, and it should be **ten out of ten** correct. What remains is merely to prepare for a fierce battle. Since those human cultivators could slay the three Power Venerables, even with the Sacred Ancestor's temporarily lent treasure, we must be extra cautious if we truly clash. Moreover, since these people hide in Tiancheng, if we want to 'drive' them out, we may still need to expend some effort." The middle-aged man's eyes flashed with cold light as he spoke.

"Hmph, if Qiong Laoguai Zang wants to borrow our strength to deal with Tiancheng, then naturally they should do this themselves. If they can't even accomplish this, what right do they have to join forces with us? Our task is merely to tightly entangle and resolve the human cultivators who killed the Power Venerables." The beautiful woman said haughtily.

"Hehe, don't underestimate Cang Laoguai and the others. Cang Laoguai himself is already a late-stage great achievement of Body Fusion, only one step away from becoming a Sacred Ancestor. As for that youngster Leng Ren, though young, as a direct descendant of the Snow Heaven Sacred Ancestor, he is said to possess ice-cold divine powers, even once praised by the Snow Heaven Sacred Ancestor himself. And that feathered girl—she also carries the bloodline of the Nether Luo Sacred Ancestor from years ago, so she should have one or two formidable life-preserving techniques. The weakest is probably only that Smoke Venerable from Huoyuan City." The middle-aged man spoke calmly, yet with just a few sentences he clearly outlined the strengths and weaknesses of the several Venerables attacking Tiancheng, as if he knew everything inside out.

"That's also true. They want to borrow our strength, and we likewise want to borrow theirs. Senior brother, let's go quickly. At such a close distance, Cang Laoguai and the others must already know we've arrived." The beautiful woman laughed softly.

Almost as the woman's words fell, the dark demonic clouds in the distant valley suddenly rolled violently, followed by a drumbeat, and then ranks of black-armored knights emerged one after another from the demonic clouds.

At the forefront of these knights, a black-armored elder flashed into view, standing there with a half-smile.

Behind the elder, Leng Ren, the delicate girl, and other demon Venerables similarly followed to the side.

The delicate girl, however, had her eyes slightly narrowed, wearing a smile, while the icy youth remained expressionless.

"Fellow Daoists, you've worked hard—indeed, you arrived so early, truly exceeding this old man's expectations." Qiong Laoguai Zang laughed heartily, clasping his hands from afar toward the middle-aged man and woman.

"Not at all. After receiving the news, we two immediately rushed here overnight. It seems we haven't delayed any of the fellow Daoists' affairs!" The beautiful woman smiled charmingly.

"Haha, Fellow Daoists are joking. However, the day to attack Tiancheng is indeed not far off. If there are any matters, let us discuss them thoroughly in the valley." Qiong Laoguai Zang smiled faintly, raising his hand in an inviting gesture.

"Good, we two also wish to understand why Fellow Daoist is so certain that the person we seek is indeed in Tiancheng." The middle-aged man glanced up and down at the black-armored giant, then suddenly smiled in reply.

Subsequently, the black 'colored' war chariot beneath him, pulled by two enormous demonic birds, instantly shot downward.

The black-armored giant chuckled softly, also leading the others downward.

Thereafter, the black-armored giant and the Yin-Yang Two Fiends, along with other top-tier demon existences, discussed in a grand hall in the valley for nearly half a day.

When Qiong Laoguai Zang and this middle-aged couple finally emerged from within, their faces actually 'showed' expressions of great satisfaction!

……

More than ten days passed in a flash.

On this day, Han Li was sitting cross-legged in meditation at his residence when suddenly he heard a series of alarm cries from outside!

His heart stirred, and he immediately rose and walked toward the window.

He flicked his sleeve, and a stream of green霞 flew out.

The window, originally covered by a layer of faint gold light, instantly creaked open by itself.

Han Li glanced outside, his 'color' suddenly changed, and he instantly transformed into a green rainbow shooting out from the house. After a few flashes, his figure appeared in the void several hundred zhang high, and he gazed upward toward even greater heights.

In the sky, the seven suns that should have been hanging at noon suddenly showed strange gray spots around their edges, and began to slowly spread toward the center. It was as if someone were using a palm to gradually cover the sunlight.

Below, whether men, women, old or young, cultivators or mortals, upon seeing this celestial anomaly, all wore expressions of panic.

Although the upper echelons of Tiancheng had tried their best to suppress news that the great formation would fail on the day of Five Suns Converging into Moon, this information still gradually leaked out and once caused widespread panic.

Later, fortunately, the two remaining Mahayana cultivators of the four great sects personally appeared and made a promise, only then did people's hearts stabilize again.

Nevertheless, even so, now that the people of the city truly see this celestial omen in the sky, they still cannot avoid feeling panicked again.

Fortunately, at almost the same time, bells rang throughout Tiancheng, and high-ranking cultivators wearing the attire of the four great sects flew out from various residences, while fully armed cultivators and human strongmen also surged onto the streets from hidden places.

They patrolled in all directions—either in the high sky or on the ground—and in an instant, Tiancheng was filled with a soaring killing aura.

Those who had been somewhat panicked, upon seeing this scene, actually relaxed instead, and under the urging of these patrol personnel, they honestly returned to their residences and dared not go out again.

For a time, the entire giant city was cleared of idle people, and it became unusually quiet.

Han Li paid no attention to what was happening nearby, merely narrowing his eyes as he gazed at the celestial anomaly in the sky, silent.

After the time it took to eat a meal, when the entire sun had thoroughly turned into a hazy gray expanse, his 'color' suddenly sank, and he instantly transformed into a green rainbow flying toward a certain great hall in the city.

Although Tiancheng is immeasurably vast, fortunately his residence was arranged not too far from the conference hall.

Thus, after a little more than an hour, the green rainbow shot up to the air above the great hall and then flashed straight down to the palace gate.

"Han Brother, you've come rather late!" A light laugh suddenly came from the palace gate, followed by a flash of a graceful figure—a woman wearing a silver 'colored' mask stepped out from within.

It was none other than the Silver Light Fairy!

"So it's the Silver Light Daoist. I had just been observing the city's situation outside, and it seems the arrangements by Fairy Lin and Daoist Qinglong were proper, and did not cause too much 'disturbance'." Han Li replied calmly.

"Of course. Elder Sister Lin and Senior Qinglong have been in the Body Fusion realm for many years, and are also the Supreme Elders of the four great sects, so handling this matter is naturally without problem. However, the Five Suns Converging into Moon has already begun, and the demon army will likely arrive before the city soon. In the upcoming battle, Han Brother is probably the greatest fighting force, so you must be extra careful." The Silver Light Fairy's smile faded, and she spoke solemnly.

"Thank you for the reminder, Fairy, but saying Han Li is the greatest fighting force is somewhat exaggerated. The magic power of Fairy Lin and Daoist Qinglong is not inferior to mine." Han Li, seeing a few strands of sincerity in her expression, felt slightly surprised and smiled in reply.

"Elder Sister Lin and Senior Qinglong are unaware of Han Li's true strength, otherwise..."

"Two Daoists, please hurry into the hall to discuss important matters. I have just received news that the demon army has mobilized again and will soon arrive before the city."

Just as the Silver Light Fairy wanted to say a few more words to Han Li, suddenly a somewhat anxious voice of Senior Qinglong came from within the palace gate, causing this woman to start, and her following words unconsciously paused.

"Silver Light Daoist, we should still go in. Don't let the two Daoists Qinglong wait too long." Han Li likewise did not wish to continue the previous topic, and thus said accordingly.

"Alright, Han Brother, let's go in." The Silver Light Fairy unconsciously nodded her head.

Thus, the two immediately walked side by side into the hall.

At this moment, the hall was actually densely packed, with over a hundred high-ranking cultivators of the Void Refinement realm and above gathered together, while around them stood hundreds of armored guards, motionless, stationed around the hall.

At one end of the hall, four chairs were placed side by side, two on a slightly higher platform, and the other two respectively placed on the two adjacent sides.

In the middle of the hall, a huge light curtain made of condensed虛影 floated in midair.

At the center of this light curtain, a somewhat familiar city stood lifelike. Around it, clusters of black qi were wriggling point by point toward the city.

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