Chapter 2753: Quietly Infiltrated

He himself had the Garden of Beansprouts in hand, so of course he could tell that the other party also had a magical device for transporting living people!

Those three people first succeeded in sneaking across, then released their companions from the magical device.

This move was exactly the same as when He Lingchuan sneaked into Jade Capital City and sneaked into the Spirit Nurture Palace back then, except this time the target of the intrusion had become the Earth Mother Plains under Cangyan's control!

At this time the sky had already darkened, and the ruins of Pangze were pitch black. After landing, these people summoned several small lamps, which floated in midair to provide illumination.

Mingke Immortal knew that the Heavenly Palace had so-called Lamp Keepers, who managed exactly this kind of eternal lamp?

He could feel that the people released were not easy to deal with. Among them, a few looked around, suddenly glanced over, and immediately locked eyes with Mingke Immortal.

Although this was just the image released by the little stone figure, the two sides were far apart, yet Mingke Immortal being stared at by them actually broke out in cold sweat on his back.

Such immense pressure—this absolutely was not an ordinary immortal!

"How did they get in?" he asked the little stone figure, "Can we trace it back?"

The little stone figure nodded, and the image on the wall shifted perspective, looking up at the barrier above the plains.

Because the fighting outside the moat had already sounded the alarm, the Earth Mother Plains were now windy and cloudy, with thick clouds drifting over, covering the skies above the plains. If someone with ill intentions approached to observe, they would only see clouds and mist, unable to discern the situation on the plains.

Birds from outside had not even entered the clouds when they were similarly blocked by an invisible transparent shield. Mingke Immortal saw many birds hitting the barrier and returning dejectedly.

However, many avian demons could still pass freely; they were native demons of the Earth Mother Plains, carrying plains sand beads on their persons. This item was the plains' barrier pass, but it could not be transferred, because it was bound by blood oath to the avian demons, and other creatures carrying it would be ineffective.

Furthermore, one sand bead allowed only one demon to pass; even more would not be able to enter the barrier.

In the image, an avian demon passed through the barrier unhindered, its wings injured, flying rather clumsily.

It soon descended upon the ruins of Pangze.

At this time the ruins were of course empty and deserted; it circled twice, confirming there were no patrols below, then landed on the ground and immediately released the people.

Seeing this, Mingke Immortal burst out with a vulgar oath.

"Isn't this just imitating us back then?"

During the period when Guan Biao controlled Jade Capital City, the Great Emperor of the Nine Abysses and he had infiltrated it in this way. So after the Nine Abysses himself released the Earth Mother, he improved the barrier's setup.

Alas, it was still seen through.

No way around it—where there are rules, there are boundaries; where there are boundaries, they can be probed.

Qing Shu Earth Lord wondered strangely: "That avian demon is my subordinate, named Liwu. I once saved its life, and it has been loyal to us—how could it possibly rebel?"

This differs from the situation when the Nine Abysses sneaked into Jade Capital City back then; that plains avian demon must not have been swapped, so it could carry the sand bead and enter the barrier.

Mingke Immortal casually said: "Perhaps the Heavenly Demon did something to it. The Heavenly Demon's methods are strange and wondrous."

The fact is, although the body of this plains avian demon remained unchanged, its mind had been temporarily seized.

Among this batch of Hundred Gods descending, there is one named Juli God. It has a special divine technique that can temporarily seize the body of a cultivator or divine soul inferior to itself, or of a demon or person who is injured or unconscious.

Of course, for the Heavenly Demon to truly descend is not so easy, so this seizure lasts only half an hour, and during this period, the words it speaks through the host's mouth—such as "I consent to the god's descent"—have no legal effect.

However, this minor technique, used in the current situation, is quite fitting.

It temporarily seized the avian demon's mind, temporarily controlled its actions, and thus could smoothly pass through the barrier and enter the Earth Mother Plains.

As for the other gods, they are staying inside a magical device named "Qing Leyu Ancient Weir."

This is one of the Heavenly Palace's great treasures, and like Mingke Immortal's Garden of Beansprouts, it can carry living beings and be moved about. Only its capacity is slightly larger.

The avian demon hid the "Qing Leyu Ancient Weir" inside its plain satchel, thus allowing it to pass through the barrier.

And of course the barrier cannot detect it; the only hard condition for passing through is having a valid sand bead.

At this time, the stone golem army summoned by the Earth Mother's emanation burst forth from the ground and wall corners, rushing toward these dozens of people. Each stone golem's body was harder than refined gold; blades and axes chopping and hacking were completely ineffective, only sending up a spray of sparks. Back then, when Guan Biao was at his wit's end, the Earth Mother used the stone golem army to chase down his demon troops' remnants—truly endless and inexhaustible.

Many demons finally died of sheer exhaustion.

But these invaders now showed no fear, and even did not assume a defensive posture.

The stone golem army quickly closed in, swinging heavy fists at the invaders.

Each fist was the size of a grinding wheel, each swing accompanied by howling wind, capable of smashing a person into minced meat.

But they swung at nothing.

The stone golems' fists and feet struck the invaders as if hitting air—no point of contact at all, even passing straight through their bodies.

Mingke Immortal blurted out: "Evasion!"

Qing Shu Earth Lord retorted: "The Earth Mother Plains forbid evasion!"

"Not the Five Elements Evasion, but the 'Evasion of No Hiding'!" Mingke Immortal's face darkened, "They have concealed their tracks; what we see is merely a blindfold!"

"How could they evade right under the Earth Mother's perception?" This question, Mingke Immortal also could not answer.

So Qing Shu Earth Lord asked the little stone figure: "Are they really still there, not just illusions?"

"Not illusions—I can sense their true existence."

He made a snap decision, telling the little stone figure: "Strong enemies invade the plains—awaken the Earth Mother!"

Since the visitors were not friendly, he also didn't bother worrying about waking the Earth Mother.

Although he could exercise partial control through the little stone figure, to monitor and utilize the entire plains with divine mastery still required the Earth Mother's true form.

The little stone figure's eyes flashed red twice, then it tilted its head.

Mingke Immortal knew this gesture meant it was making contact with the true form.

In principle, communication between the emanation and the true form should be unobstructed, so the Earth Mother should wake immediately.

Yet he waited a few breaths, then a few more, with no response from the Earth Mother.

The little stone figure seemed to have frozen.

Qing Shu Earth Lord was anxious like ants on a hot pan: "Quick quick quick—has the Earth Mother woken?"

The little stone figure still showed no reaction.

What's going on—has the Earth Mother lost contact?

This startle made Mingke Immortal and Qing Shu Earth Lord truly realize the gravity: the Earth Mother Plains suddenly faced a strong enemy invasion, the Earth Mother's true form should not have lost contact at this critical juncture—such a coincidence is impossible in this world.

The only explanation is that our side has been calculated against by the enemy!

At this moment, a figure flashed in from outside Chengnan's main gate — it was Bao Chihai, who had suddenly come rushing in from outside at full speed; the first words he spoke upon seeing the two were:

"The Earth Mother has been ambushed, her divine soul hooked away by an outside enemy!"