Chapter 1997: Fire Departure Sect

"If Lord Ao Xiao really wants this person's life, and he really comes back alive, I can make a move for the Lord once. In this way, no one will suspect the Lord." The masked woman's voice turned cold.

"If he appears, you don't need to make a move." Ao Xiao Ancestor shook his head without hesitation.

"Why is this, does Linglong know about this person." The masked woman seemed to know a lot about Silver Moon's affairs and asked in surprise.

"Originally, I have been hiding this person's news from Linglong. She has always been by my side and doesn't contact the outside world. But a few days ago, she suddenly received a message from an old friend, seemingly mentioning that this brat soared to the human world and became a Body Integration cultivator. So this time when she came out of the mountains, she insisted on following. If this brat Han has an accident so quickly, even if there is no evidence, Linglong will suspect me, and the heart knot will be even harder to untie. Of course, if he dies in the hands of the demons, that's another matter!" Ao Xiao Ancestor's face changed uncertainly for a while before he said slowly.

"In that case, it's a bit troublesome. However, letting him fall into the hands of the demons seems to be something I can accomplish." The masked woman laughed lightly, saying so, looking like she wanted Han Li to die very much.

"I said no, it's no. Now that the decisive battle with the demons is imminent, every Body Integration existence is a precious combat force and absolutely cannot be easily consumed. Otherwise, compared to this person, I would rather have Tian Kui disappear from this world, and I wouldn't have kept his life until now." Ao Xiao Ancestor's face sank, and he ordered in an indisputable tone.

"Since the Lord said so, I won't interfere with this matter. Otherwise, I would really be very interested in this human cultivation genius who is said to appear once every hundred thousand years." The masked woman laughed gloomily and didn't insist anymore.

"Fang Shadow, how many years have you been my shadow guard." Ao Xiao Ancestor suddenly asked this question.

"Probably five or sixty thousand years! Why did the Lord suddenly ask this." The masked woman was startled and asked back in surprise.

"Back then, I saved you from the time-space flow, and you swore to be loyal to me for a hundred thousand years, and signed a hundred-thousand-year soul contract with me on the spot. Now I intend to transfer the remaining tens of thousands of years to Linglong. What do you think?" Ao Xiao Ancestor said solemnly.

"Why, Lord! Although I signed the soul contract because of the life-saving grace, the main reason is that you are a Great Ascension existence, and your strength is enough to make me submit. Otherwise, I would only have used another method to repay your life-saving grace back then." The masked woman frowned, seemingly unhappy.

"Why, is the only reason you are unwilling because Linglong's cultivation is not enough?" Ao Xiao Ancestor said faintly.

"Not bad. I watched this girl Linglong grow up, and I have feelings for her. Other conditions can be forgotten, but her cultivation is really too weak. At least she needs to be at the Body Integration cultivation for me to consider it. You should know the rules of our Fang Beast Clan, even I cannot easily break them." The masked woman sighed, seemingly helpless.

"If it's just because of the strength problem, you can rest assured. This girl can advance to Body Integration within a hundred years, and even have a chance to advance to Great Ascension existence in the future." Ao Xiao Ancestor smiled.

"Lord Ao Xiao, what do you mean by this?" The masked woman's eyes flashed with strange light, and she asked in surprise.

"You don't know yet, Linglong has awakened the Seven-Star Moon Body. With this talent, do you think my words just now are exaggerated? However, to prevent accidents, this matter has never been leaked to a third person besides me and Linglong." Ao Xiao Ancestor said solemnly.

"There is such a thing. If this is the case, it is not impossible for me to sign a soul contract with her. However, this requires me to verify the truth of the Lord's words just now before I can." The masked woman pondered for a long time and nodded reluctantly.

"Very good. With you protecting Linglong, I don't have to worry anymore before her cultivation reaches great success. Without delay, I will arrange everything for you in a few days. After you verify Linglong's Seven-Star Moon Body, I will transfer the soul contract." Ao Xiao Ancestor said with a relaxed expression.

"Since the Lord said so, I will naturally cooperate. However, Lord Ao Xiao is so anxious, is it because you have no confidence in the upcoming decisive battle, so you are arranging a way out for Linglong." The masked woman nodded, but suddenly asked slyly.

"Hehe, if this old man had no confidence, why would I run this trip personally. Although I don't know how the demons are planning, this time, with the joint efforts of our clan and other Great Ascension clans, there is quite a bit of chance of winning. I cannot reveal more specific things. What I am doing now is just some necessary preventive measures. Besides, even without the Demon Tribulation, I cannot survive the next thunder tribulation, so it is only natural to arrange some backup plans." Ao Xiao Ancestor laughed proudly.

Seeing the long-haired man's expression, the masked woman's eyes flashed, but she didn't say anything.

At this time, Ao Xiao Ancestor's tone tightened and he suddenly said:

"I have nothing else here, you leave first. The island should start checking for demon spies, don't let people discover your flaws, otherwise, if you are misunderstood, it will be troublesome. At least the disguise you are using now, you won't be able to use it anymore."

"Yes, Lord. Then Fang Shadow will take her leave first." The masked woman nodded, twisted her body, and turned into a phantom as she came, disappearing with a slight spatial fluctuation.

Ao Xiao Ancestor watched this scene, narrowed his eyes for a while, and finally sighed lightly and closed his eyes again. 【19

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On the other side, in a small mountain range over one hundred thousand li away from Abyss City, a group of human cultivators dressed in vermilion robes was quietly hiding on a mountain peak, gazing toward a very secluded small canyon in the distance.

This group of cultivators included both men and women, primarily young and strong individuals in their twenties or thirties. Among them, several gray-haired individuals also had divine light faintly appearing in their eyes, and their magic power cultivation appeared extremely pure.

But strangely, regardless of age or gender, the complexions of this group of cultivators all appeared quite haggard, and they carried an air of having traveled long distances, as if they had experienced a long journey before arriving here.

"Junior Martial Brother Li, are you certain you didn't make a mistake? Is there really a teleportation array of Abyss City in that canyon that can allow us to enter the city directly?" An old man with a white beard, carrying two long cyan and yellow swords on his back, withdrew his gaze, turned to the scarred old man standing right next to him, and asked solemnly.

"Sect Master, rest assured. This teleportation array is a secret one reserved for the Elders of Abyss City; very few people know of it. If it weren't for the fact that one of the Gold Guards guarding this array was an old acquaintance of mine, and he accidentally let it slip after getting drunk once, I wouldn't have known about this matter at all." The scarred old man replied without hesitation.

"That is hard to say. The Demon Race has occupied this area for quite some time now; even the most secluded places could have been exposed." The old man shook his head, appearing extremely worried.

"But now that Abyss City has been blockaded by the Demon Race, if we try to force our way through, we are simply seeking our own deaths. This path Junior Martial Brother Li mentioned is the only one we can try." Another old woman with an incredibly ugly face could not help but speak up.

"Junior Martial Sister is right; we truly have no way out now. If we continue to hide outside, it is only a matter of time before the Fire Departure Sect is wiped out by the Demon Race. Only by entering Abyss City can we preserve the inheritance of our sect. It seems we have no choice but to take the risk." After the sword-carrying old man's expression turned dark and uncertain for a while, he could only grit his teeth and say.

"Sect Master is wise! Our human race has experienced countless demon tribulations in the past, and even the three great imperial cities were not entirely stable; only Abyss City has no record of being breached. If we can enter it, our lives will naturally be preserved. I will arrange for the disciples to go and check it out now." The scarred old man was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"There is no need to send ordinary disciples. If the Demon Race has truly set a trap, ordinary disciples will likely be unable to discover it. It is safer for us to go ourselves. Even if we do fall into a trap, ordinary demons will not be able to stop us." The sword-carrying old man stroked his chin beard and said with unusual firmness.

"Very well, let us follow the Sect Master's words. Junior Martial Sister and I will accompany the Sect Master on this trip." The old woman pondered for a moment and agreed immediately.

"No, Junior Martial Sister's cultivation is second only to mine in the sect; it is better for you to stay here and hold the fort with the other Junior Martial Brothers. In case something happens, there is no need to wait for our return; take the disciples and evacuate immediately. Junior Martial Brother Li, Junior Martial Brother Yang, you two accompany me. One of you knows something about the intelligence of this teleportation array, and the other is skilled in the way of restrictive arrays; both can be of great use." The sword-carrying old man no longer hesitated and directly named them.

The scarred old man and another old scholar with a refined appearance immediately agreed and stood out.

Thus, after the sword-carrying old man gave a few more instructions to those remaining, he took the other two, and their escape lights shot directly toward the distant canyon.

The remaining human cultivators were in a stir, and naturally, all of them looked toward the direction where the escape lights had disappeared with nervous expressions.

This group of human cultivators, including the sword-carrying old man, could never have imagined that in the void only a few thousand li away from this mountain peak, a faint cyan rainbow was also speeding toward the same target.

Inside the escape light, a youth in his twenties was playing with a pitch-black miniature mountain, his gaze scanning the surroundings from time to time, appearing completely nonchalant.

On his shoulder, however, lay a young girl who appeared to be only three or four years old. She was fair and tender, with a face full of baby fat. One hand gripped the collar of Han Li's shoulder, while the other held an unknown spirit fruit, which she chewed on heartily.

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