Chapter 465

Lord Long coughed, stood up, and cupped his hands to Old Monster Shi Zhong: "This battle almost ended in death; fortunately, I had Daoist Shi to save me."

This posture is extremely rare.

On weekdays, Lord Long was arrogant and haughty.

He himself is a great cultivator at the Nascent Soul level and is very old. More importantly, as the temple keeper of the Ginseng-Beard Dragon King, his background is too strong, and he can be said to be one person below ten thousand in the Thousand Peaks Forest.

This time, he cupped his hands to thank Old Monster Shi Zhong.

Cave Master Mo Yuan, Chi Bi Teng Yi, Cang Teng Wang, and others looked at the stone ball, all with expressions of envy.

Everyone knew that after returning to Thousand Peaks Forest, Old Monster Shi Zhong would receive a great reward from the Ginseng-Beard Dragon King!

The next moment, "Old Monster Shi Zhong's" hoarse voice sounded: "Little Long, I am your savior. If you, as the main general, had died, even if we had completely wiped out two or three armies this time, it would still be considered a crushing defeat!"

"I am the key figure who turned the tide and turned defeat into victory in this battle."

"What kind of reward will the Dragon King give such a meritorious official?"

Everyone's expression changed abruptly.

They did not expect Old Monster Shi Zhong to be so blunt, his tone very impolite, completely in a posture of being proud of his merits.

This is not a wise move.

Although it is true that you saved Lord Long, you cannot be like this.

The latter is not just a Nascent Soul cultivator, he is also a Dragon King temple keeper; being so impolite to him is being impolite to a Soul Transformation-level existence!

Lord Long's eye twitched, a smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Easy to say, easy to say."

"Daoist Shi, don't worry. Although I can't decide on the reward, I believe in Lord Dragon King; he will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"Old Monster Shi Zhong" gave a hum and said arrogantly: "That's good."

While speaking, more cultivators arrived and gathered secretly.

They were Di Lu and Gu Ya.

They had been entangled with the Savage Demon Camp, occupying the upper hand, so their withdrawal was very smooth.

Di Lu had no expression: "It's a pity, that Xu Dali was already at the end of his rope. If we had been given another stick of incense time, we would have definitely been able to take him down!"

Gu Ya kept his mouth shut.

Compared to his eagerness before the battle, he now appeared depressed.

Gu Ya is a beast tamer and treats his wolf pack very carefully. In this battle, his wolf pack suffered heavy losses, which made his heart ache and also made him thoroughly realize one point—

To truly fight in a group, it is the army composed of cultivators that has the most combat power!

Relying on a pack of demon beasts to contend with an army, the scale must be at least ten times that of the opponent.

When everyone was communicating, Chen Lingfeng, Wu Hen, and others also came here.

They had hurried expressions and were in a sorry state.

"We underestimated the Three Generals Camp; although those three of Liu, Generals Guan, and Zhang are loose cultivators, they are not ordinary people."

"What about Ma Feitui?"

"He was captured alive by the Three Generals."

"What?!"

Everyone was very surprised for a moment.

Ma Feitui is a demon cultivator, his original body is a Pegasus, and his cultivation is at the Nascent Soul level; even if he couldn't win, he should have been able to withdraw.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated and captured alive!

Everyone's expression was not good.

Every Nascent Soul combat power is very precious; now that Ma Feitui is lost, the loss to Thousand Peaks Forest is not insignificant!

A poisonous snake drilled out of the ground and spat out a jade slip.

It was a letter from Tu Ming.

Lord Long read with his spiritual sense: "Tu Ming is seriously injured and has already led the Hundred Poison Tribe to retreat first; we don't need to wait for them anymore."

In this way, on the Thousand Peaks Forest side, one Nascent Soul was seriously injured, one Nascent Soul was lost, and the battle results caused were the near-total annihilation of the Savage Demon Camp and the Baiyu Camp.

The Red Flower Camp suffered heavy losses, the Three Generals Camp lost many personnel, while the Golden Halberd Army and Fire Cloud Camp remained unscathed.

Cave Master Mo Yuan swept his gaze and immediately smiled: "Ma Feitui is truly ridiculous. I said long ago that this demon's name exceeds his reality. One can see his weakness from one point—after dealing with General Mu's mansion for so many years, the results have been minimal."

"Now that he has failed and been captured, and by the three unknown loose cultivators Liu, Generals Guan, and Zhang, it proves my judgment even more!"

"He is a demon from the north; Thousand Peaks Forest does not have such weak Nascent Soul cultivators. Being captured is actually a good thing."

"At the very least, we won't be implicated by him after assigning him important tasks, bearing more serious consequences!"

There is no doubt that Lu Lu Hongtu knows how to inspire people.

He has managed the Six Caves Sect for many years, and his tongue is excellent; the result of the defeat, when spoken from his mouth, became a fortunate event for Thousand Peaks Forest.

Lord Long waved his hand: "Alright, let's go back first. Ma Feitui being defeated and captured is something I never expected; we will discuss how to deal with it after we go back."

"Old Monster Shi Zhong" said sarcastically: "The two kingdoms are powerful; just the rear army was already this fierce."

"Don't forget, if it weren't for me, Little Long, your outcome would have been much worse than Ma Feitui's."

"He was captured, but still kept his life. If I had been a little later, you would have been burned to ashes."

Lord Long's eye twitched again.

Di Lu and Gu Ya were shocked.

Chen Lingfeng, Wu Hen, and other Golden Core cultivators stared wide-eyed, so shocked that they held their breath for a moment.

What is going on with Old Monster Shi Zhong? His posture is so arrogant!

A strong feeling of unease suddenly surged in Lord Long's heart; he seemed to see the future, where every time he met Old Monster Shi Zhong, the latter would probably mention this rescue experience.

"Old Monster Shi Zhong" completely ignored the grave atmosphere and continued: "You all go, I will stay behind to cover you."

Lu Lu Hongtu was surprised: "Daoist Shi, are you not going back with us?"

"That's not necessary. I'm bored and want to stroll around the outside world." Ning Zhuo responded.

Lu Lu Hongtu had a worried face: "Nowadays, we have just ambushed the army of the two kingdoms, and the next step will inevitably be the enemy's fury, and they will conduct a full-scale search. If Daoist Shi stays, the risk is great."

"Old Monster Shi Zhong" laughed: "This is my business, don't be nosy. After this battle, I am very interested in one person in the enemy army and want to explore his background."

"Lu Lu Hongtu, I heard that your Six Caves Sect still has many entanglements with this person."

Cave Master Mo Yuan's expression moved: "Daoist Shi, are you referring to that Ning..." "That's right, it's him, Ning Zhuo." Ning Zhuo opened his mouth.

Sun Lingtong, on the side, opened his eyes wide and looked at him curiously.

Ning Zhuo chanted:

"Horse hooves step on falling flowers,"

"Wind rises, shadows sink into the sand."

"Who can keep the bright moon,"

"Who will bury the smoke and clouds?"

"This is the prophecy poem calculated by Ning Zhuo; it's very accurate."

"The horse hooves correspond to Ma Feitui, and the falling flowers predict Ma Feitui's misfortune."

"Wind rises, shadows sink into the sand is the embodiment of our offensive."

"Bright moon should refer to the Baiyu Camp's Star-Arching-the-Moon battle formation."

"Burying the smoke and clouds is Little Long almost dying, being burned to ashes by the Life-less Fire."

Everyone's heart jumped together.

You are still saying this!

And it's getting more and more excessive, the tone is not subtle at all.

Lord Long's eye twitched again.

Does he not want face?!

But the problem is, Old Monster Shi Zhong is really his savior!!

For a time, Lord Long's feeling of unease about the future became even thicker.

"Who can keep the bright moon, who will bury the smoke and clouds? This line of poetry is wonderful, the more I taste it, the more wonderful it is!" Ning Zhuo played Old Monster Shi Zhong in the mechanical wandering dragon, becoming more and more invested.

Sun Lingtong, on the side, cast his gaze at him.

It was the first time he had seen someone blow their own trumpet so sincerely!

"Not blushing at all. Little Zhuo's righteous path skills have risen again." Sun Lingtong praised in his heart.

Outside, "Old Monster Shi Zhong's" voice echoed in everyone's ears: "This last line of the prophecy poem actually points out that regardless of the surface of the battle situation, occupying the upper hand or advantage doesn't count for much. The true outcome must be seen at the end."

"Look at Little Long, he went deep into the enemy formation alone, very majestic, but what happened in the end? Didn't he almost hang, and was saved by me?"

Lord Long secretly gritted his teeth; in a short time, Ning Zhuo had already mentioned this matter three times.

Di Lu, Gu Ya, and others did not dare to turn their heads to glance at Lord Long's expression.

Chen Lingfeng and Wu Hen, these two Golden Core cultivators, wished they could bury themselves in the ground.

Lu Lu Hongtu said: "However, Daoist Shi, you might not know yet that it was precisely because we heard this poem that we deliberately designed the offensive, so it corresponded to the first half of the poem."

Ning Zhuo laughed: "Superficial!"

"You underestimate the way of divination too much, Cave Master Mo Yuan."

"You think you are calculating against the plan, but you ignored a possibility—that Ning Zhuo had already calculated your existence, so he calculated this prophecy poem."

Hiss...

Someone was gasping.

Lu Lu Hongtu's pupils shook slightly, and he reacted quickly, not being bluffed.

He shook his head with a smile: "This possibility is not high. That Ning Zhuo is just a small Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could he calculate a Nascent Soul like me?"

"And this ambush was not just me, but many others participated."

"Could it be that we were all calculated by him, a small Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

Everyone's expression eased slightly.

Ning Zhuo: "In the way of divination, can't one calculate the strong with the weak?"

He knew it shouldn't be too urgent, and then changed the subject: "Of course, I also think that this is just a possibility."

"So, I am very interested in this little guy."

"I am staying outside just to carefully study him."

"He is already my prey. Hehehe, hahahahaha!"

"Old Monster Shi Zhong" let out a strange laugh.

Everyone kept their mouths shut.

Chen Lingfeng and other Golden Core cultivators had already begun to mourn for Ning Zhuo.

Lu Lu Hongtu smiled: "To be so valued by Daoist Shi Zhong, that small Foundation Establishment cultivator is truly fortunate."

"After this battle, I also have concerns about him."

"With Daoist Shi Zhong taking action personally, we can all rest assured."

Mechanical wandering dragon, Dragon Head Cabin.

Sun Lingtong gave Ning Zhuo a thumbs up.

This move was too wonderful.

After this battle, the prophecy poem would inevitably make Ning Zhuo's name rise, and he would receive great attention.

Ning Zhuo used the identity of "Old Monster Shi Zhong" to act as a protective umbrella, blocking possible dark hands from Thousand Peaks Forest against Ning Zhuo.

This move can be said to be wonderful to the peak!

Ning Zhuo: "Let's go."

Saying this, his heart moved, and he was about to trigger the Earth-element technique.

Acting as one of them among many Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators, the pressure was huge.

Ning Zhuo decided to withdraw as soon as possible to prevent himself from revealing flaws if time dragged on.

"Wait!" Lord Long said suddenly.

(End of chapter)