Chapter 2140: Annihilated

He Mo spoke in a deep voice; hearing his words, although everyone present chose to remain silent, no one came forward to object.

Everyone knew that what He Mo said were facts.

For now, this is the only option; the crowd is now besieged by the beast horde, and besides fighting their way out, there is no second choice.

As for talking about the Dao One Immortal Sect's affairs, that can wait until we have the life to leave alive.

If even life is gone, what's the point of thinking about these things?

Now the beast race has launched an attack from all four sides at once; after He Mo finished his words, everyone prepared to break out.

In such a situation, all schemes and plots have become completely meaningless.

We can only pick a direction, concentrate all our strength, and fight our way out.

As for whether we can ultimately succeed, that's all we can do—do our best and leave the rest to fate, after all, no one dares to guarantee it.

Soon the breakout direction was decided; this time He Mo did not fall short again—despite being a scholar, he still led from the front, leading his subordinates to charge at the beast horde.

Upon sensing the movement of He Mo's group, the beast race naturally rushed reinforcements over as well.

These beast folk didn't think much; since the superiors said to kill these human cultivators, they simply obeyed.

This originally desolate, uninhabited deadly ground suddenly erupted into fierce combat.

Yet He Mo and company's breakout was not smooth; the beast race's strength and numbers far exceeded their expectations.

From the start, the breakout progress was slow; after a bout of intense fighting, they hadn't managed to get far, constantly being blocked.

Moreover, as time passed, the number of beast reinforcements arriving kept increasing.

The pressure grew ever greater; at this point, He Mo's group felt they could barely move, basically each time they slew a demon beast, more demon beasts would surround them from all sides.

The battle here could be described as extremely tragic; He Mo's group was covered in blood from head to toe.

Meanwhile, inside the Dao One Immortal Sect, Qi Xiong, who had just finished his meal, was drinking tea and chatting casually with Hong Zun and a few others, enjoying a rare moment of rest.

"Senior Brother, just now He Mo said we shouldn't regret—regret what?"

At this moment, Lin Potian asked with a doubtful expression, not quite understanding the meaning of He Mo's earlier words, wondering why they would regret.

Moreover, his words were full of threatening tone, leaving everyone even more puzzled, as their Dao Yi Holy Land didn't seem to have any leverage in He Mo's hands.

How come the people of Wuji Immortal City always act so strangely?

Hearing Lin Potian's words, Qi Xiong also shook his head, not understanding.

"I don't know either."

He Mo's threat, Qi Xiong didn't take to heart at all—it went in one ear and out the other, not sincere.

But now hearing Lin Potian bring it up, it really is somewhat strange.

Could it be that the pressure from the beast race drove them mad?

At that moment, Capture Dragon spoke from the side.

"Senior Brother, do you think He Mo and his group can fight their way out?"

"Difficult."

Qi Xiong still shook his head, indicating he wasn't optimistic; this time the beast side was clearly well prepared.

As for He Mo and company, although we don't know where this fellow gets his confidence, he just stood there dumbfounded, doing nothing at all in the early stage.

Now the beast horde has encircled them, having seized the initiative; at this point, for He Mo and company to even think of escaping is far from simple.

In Qi Xiong's view, putting it bluntly, He Mo and his group hardly have any chance left.

Even if Wuji Immortal City were to send reinforcements now, they'd probably be too late.

The facts are not far from what Qi Xiong guessed.

Although He Mo's group indeed exerted all their strength at the last moment, using every trick they had, under the beast horde's siege they were ultimately all killed on the spot.

"Leave the heads, and divide the rest."

As for treating the corpses of that group, the beast race's handling was also simple.

This is actually just like human cultivators hunting down the beast race.

The reason for leaving the heads is that the Elephant Ancestor gave an order to send the heads back to Wuji Immortal City, as a warning to that old coot Li Hongyan.

Soon, the heads of He Mo's group were gathered together and sent to Wuji Immortal City by a blue-gray hawk.

Naturally they couldn't enter the city; instead they simply tossed the heads far outside the city walls.

Not long after, the lord manor's personnel arrived, looked at He Mo's group, their faces grim, silently gathered themselves, and quickly returned to the city.

After a quarter hour, in the lord manor's hall, seeing the row of bloody heads before him, Li Hongyan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

After a long silence, he then asked the person beside him.

"Did the Dao One Immortal Sect not intervene?"

"Reporting to the lord, the Dao One Immortal Sect made no move from beginning to end."

"It seems He Mo and company failed, or perhaps our earlier intelligence was wrong?"

"How about the investigation into Xu Jie?"

Turning the conversation, Li Hongyan again inquired about Xu Jie's affairs.

He even suspected that Xu Jie might be something the Dao One Immortal Sect blew up about itself.

As for that, the subordinate could only answer truthfully.

Because the Dao One Immortal Sect is located in the Wuji Mountain Range, and their people simply cannot infiltrate it.

The Dao One Immortal Sect places great importance on this, with extremely strict scrutiny.

However, deeply involved matters cannot be confirmed for now, but they have still grasped some situations.

That is, Xu Jie's standing among the disciples of the Dao One Immortal Sect is indeed not low; many disciples with True King realm cultivation call him Senior Brother.

One can see that these disciples are very respectful toward them.

But this cannot explain anything; after listening to the subordinate's words, Li Hongyan looked at He Mo and his group, remained silent for a long time; only after a long while did Li Hongyan finally speak slowly.

"Lingtai Dong is about to open, right?"

"It seemed utterly unrelated, a remark about wind and horse, cattle not meeting, yet the subordinate dared not think too much, quickly nodding."

"Yes, in half a month it will be time to open, but we have yet to hear from the beast tribe's side; I don't know how to arrange this year."

"Lingtai Dong is a Xiūliàn treasure trove under the control of Wuji Xiancheng."

"However, this Lingtai Dong is somewhat special; although it is controlled by Wuji Xiancheng, it is actually located within the Wuji Shanmai."

"Wuji Xiancheng had once considered simply moving the entire Lingtai Dong into Wuji Xiancheng itself, which would be more convenient and safe."

"But the beast tribe intervened to stop it, not allowing Wuji Xiancheng to move Lingtai Dong."

"The reason is simple: the beast tribe also wants a share of the profits."

"So, each time Lingtai Dong opens, it is jointly used by Wuji Xiancheng and the beast tribe, each taking half."

"If not allowed, those whom Wuji Xiancheng sends into the mountains may not return safely."

"The beast tribe is likely to ambush them midway."

"This arrangement had lasted over a thousand years, but Li Hongyan suddenly brought up this place now, clearly having some other idea."

"But the subordinate dared not speculate wildly, nor say more."