Chapter 2405: Operation Begins

After fighting for a long time, only one of the two heavenly demons remained; the other had vanished without a trace.

And, are these divine calculations of the heavenly demons really that formidable?

The heavenly demons of ancient times who drove the immortals into desperation surely wouldn't have only this little skill, would they?

Xi Yu Shen had all his attention focused on the Ice Gate; he had no time to argue with it.

A bunch of unreliable things—everything has to be done personally! As the Earth Mother hurled insults and prepared to act herself, Xi Yu Shen fiercely twisted his hands outward and shouted loudly:

"Open again!"

The Ice Gate suddenly expanded, from a diameter of eight zhang, to twelve zhang… all the way expanding to twenty zhang!

After withdrawing his hands and retreating two steps, Xi Yu Shen panted heavily, but his face showed two parts of pride:

"Come, come out—the gate is open!"

This time, the Ice Gate opened outward.

Or rather, it was pried open.

A huge figure protruded from the Ice Gate, but its lower half got stuck.

It strained with a heave, then another heave, cracking the Ice Gate's frame, before it forcibly squeezed out.

The Yin Mountain Immortal, having smashed two ice crystal monsters, turned his head and just happened to witness this scene, unable to help cursing:

"What the hell is this thing!"

……

And even from the very beginning of this battle between the two sides, Dong Rui's triumphant voice had already reached He Lingchuan's ears:

"Hey, my mission is completed."

"Be careful, don't let anyone dig you out." He Lingchuan warned him, "The land around you is almost turning into the Earth Mother's."

"Don't worry, I have my own way out. But you lot, once you enter the city, you must be extra careful!" Dong Rui felt a twinge of regret—sneaking into Yujing City was so enjoyable, yet those two fellows didn't bring him along!

Of course he also understood He Lingchuan's painstaking efforts—first, their small team needed someone outside to provide support;

second, although Dong Rui had made great progress in cultivation these years, compared to He Lingchuan and the difficulty of this mission, he was still a fragile one.

The puppet master's strongest offensive method is commanding puppets to charge into battle or harm others, but he himself should not venture deep into the tiger's den.

Yujing City is full of dangers everywhere; if Dong Rui went along, He Lingchuan and Zhu Xiuer might have to divide their attention to look after him, thus hindering the operation.

So this time he could only wave flags and shout, doing some external work.

"Boring!" Master Dong muttered, "Really boring!"

"At least Lingshan took action." He Lingchuan was in good spirits, "At least it relieved half the pressure on the Panlong Ruins."

The vampire sparrows that sneak-attacked Lingshan's immortals were undoubtedly Dong Rui's doing.

A few days ago, he used a whirlwind to repel the vampire sparrows' attack; Zhu Xiuer took the opportunity to net over a hundred sparrows, intending to suck each one dry to taste their freshness, but Dong Rui took them away.

These things have considerable attack power, but their minds are especially simple; Dong Rui easily controlled them using the recently developed iron-thread worm puppets.

Iron-thread worms are a kind of parasite that can attach to other organisms' bodies and control their actions to achieve its own purpose. Dong Rui transformed them into worm puppets, enabling them to briefly control other demons or beasts, provided the controlled demon or beast has a relatively simple mind.

Everyone knows vampire sparrows are the Earth Mother's claws; when they swoop out, the Lingshan immortals believe the Earth Mother has struck first.

And the "Meteor Heavenfall" that smashed into the Earth Mother, making her furious beyond endurance, was of course He Lingchuan's doing.

Strictly speaking, this is a divine technique.

Back when Miao Zhantian invaded the Overturned Sea, he made many preparations, such as sealing powerful divine techniques in talismans beforehand for battlefield use. The goddess Fenghe has a special skill: solidifying and sealing divine techniques.

After the heavenly demons were defeated, He Lingchuan, as the sole victor, also stored all the heavenly demons' spoils in his bag. This included several divine techniques solidified by the goddess Fenghe.

He Lingchuan used several of them in the Dragon God War and achieved key victories. Not long ago, the Earth Mother used the divine power of pressing down with the Great Mountain against the Panlong Ruins, so He Lingchuan this time also retaliated in kind, wanting her to taste the disaster of heavenly collapse.

This sealed "Meteor Heavenfall" is actually not as powerful as when Miao Zhantian himself activated it with the True Eye. That time, the illusion constructed by Qianfen True Person was completely flattened by it. If it were that powerful, the Panlong Ruins would also be affected.

But even this downgraded divine technique is enough to let the Earth Mother happily drink a pot.

The injury it suffered from resisting this divine technique is proportional to its fury.

Thus, the two sides clashed in combat without even two exchanges.

It's not that He Lingchuan is bold and ruthless, but he clearly knows in his heart that the Lingshan immortals gathering in large numbers at Heishuicheng are not here to relieve the siege of Panlong Ruins. The Fanghu was originally refined by immortals; to say Lingshan has no interest in it, even children wouldn't believe.

Anyway, the Lingshan immortals will eventually act; for He Lingchuan and the Panlong Ruins, it's better for them to act early than late.

At this moment, Mingke Xianren took out his mustard-seed treasure, the Garden of Cardamom, and said to everyone:

"Come in, the operation begins!"

He deliberately glanced at He Lingchuan, but said nothing.

The frontline battlefield between the Sihai True Person and Yujing City, upon opening, immediately entered a feverish state.

Is this speed a bit too fast?

He used the vision of the withered-leaf butterfly to see the large-scale spell of "Meteor Heavenfall." But according to his knowledge, Lingshan had not prepared this formation this time.

So, who did it?

If his purpose was to provoke conflict between the two sides, then it has already been achieved.

Mingke Xianren looked around; aside from the treacherous Shen Guo forces, the most likely culprits were the Cangyan people.

His withered-leaf butterfly had earlier observed three people entering the Panlong Secret Realm, but when seeking Bai Yuan's station to cooperate with Lingshan, only the Tiger Wing General and Zhu Xiuer were found.

And there was another person—where is he hiding?

Is he behind the scenes manipulating these tricks?

But this question should not be raised now.

Mingke Xianren merely felt somewhat startled; the timing of the appearance of this "Meteor Heavenfall" was truly just right.

The Cangyan people's grasp of the situation and opportunities is truly not to be underestimated; our side must also be careful, lest we become their stepping stone in confusion.

……

The great battle between Lingshan, Yujing City, and the heavenly demons raged like fire and tea; the sky above Yujing City was filled with flying rainbows, dazzling the eyes.

This was all the various divine abilities and magic artifacts clashing.

By the command of the Earth Mother, the avian demons of Jade Capital City naturally joined the battlefield.

The battle was exceptionally fierce, with avian demons and cultivators being shot down from time to time on both sides. At the critical moment, both sides had gone berserk, and no one had the leisure to care where these avian demons fell.

A blue-feathered eagle was struck by two cultivators from Ling Mountain working together, tracing a parabolic arc in the air before falling into Jade Capital City.

There was a barrier above Jade Capital City that allowed only the city's own monsters to pass through, but it penetrated the barrier smoothly, encountering no obstruction whatsoever.

Dong Rui, who witnessed this scene firsthand from a distance, breathed a sigh of relief.

The first step of our plan—penetrating Jade Capital City's barrier without drawing the Earth Mother's attention—had succeeded.