Chapter 466

Sun and Ning's hearts skipped a beat.

They wanted to leave, but were stopped by Long Wang's voice.

Long Wang smiled, looking at the huge stone ball on the ground: "Daoist Shi, if I am not mistaken, you have captured a lot in this battle."

"The equipment of these enemy troops is very excellent; conversely, our Thousand Peaks Forest side is much worse in this regard."

"Why not sell these spoils to our alliance."

"Not to mention anything else, that 'Gao Sheng Testament' is very critical. Even if it is broken, it is a heavy treasure of military strategy, very suitable for our army to use."

Unlike Ning Zhuo's heart relaxed slightly; just a moment ago, he thought he had been exposed.

In just this short while, there was already a thin layer of sweat on his back.

"Is that so." Unlike Ning Zhuo said indifferently, "No rush, let me consider it."

Seeing the radiance of Old Monster Shi Zhong activating the Earth-attribute spell becoming more vigorous, Long Wang hurriedly said: "Daoist Shi, how should I contact you?"

Unlike Ning Zhuo snorted: "I will contact you naturally once I have considered it!"

After speaking, he controlled the stone ball, sank directly into the ground, and disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Earth-attribute spell!

Mo Yuan Cave Master narrowed his eyes, sighing in his heart: "Old Monster Shi Zhong's execution of the Earth-attribute spell is even more relaxed and free than before, possessing a true charm of simplifying the complex."

"His strength has indeed improved significantly compared to before!"

Long Wang remained silent, looking at the ground where Old Monster Shi Zhong had just stayed, his gaze deep.

He didn't speak, and others didn't dare to open their mouths.

Thus, the cultivators quietly withdrew in a silent atmosphere.

Halfway there.

Long Wang suddenly used spiritual sense to transmit a message, asking Lu Hongtu: "I heard you gifted a portion of Western Pure Land to Old Monster Shi Zhong?"

Lu Hongtu was suddenly horrified!

His heart shook violently: "At that time, only Old Monster Shi Zhong and three people from my side were present; how did Long Wang know?!"

Upon closer reflection, Lu Hongtu became increasingly suspicious.

Because it was very likely that a traitor had appeared among the two, Mo Xin and Xue Ying.

If this were really the case, why did Long Wang only ask directly? Wouldn't that directly expose the existence of the mole?

"Or is it that Old Monster Shi Zhong leaked the intelligence?"

Lu Hongtu did not respond for a moment, thousands of thoughts rising and falling in his mind.

Long Wang snorted: "Cave Master Lu, your sect was unscathed in this battle and established many merits."

"Trapping the Golden Halberd Army for a time, and also rescuing Chi Tengyi and the others."

"Your deep planning and foresight are truly remarkable!"

Listening to the tone, Lu Hongtu immediately understood Long Wang's dissatisfaction.

He hurriedly said modestly: "Our meager merits were all established under your guidance, Long Wang. The true merit belongs to you, Long Wang."

Long Wang snorted again: "I won't talk this nonsense with you. I'll ask you one thing, you must answer truthfully, otherwise bear the consequences!"

"This Old Monster Shi Zhong... has he already ascended to the Soul Transformation level?"

While traveling underground with Old Monster Shi Zhong, Long Wang had sensed a trace of Soul Transformation charm on the stone ball.

At that time, his heart shook wildly, but he suppressed it.

After being temporarily safe, Old Monster Shi Zhong's impolite attitude made Long Wang's suspicion grow even more.

Mo Yuan Cave Master almost couldn't hold his expression.

He secretly gritted his teeth, recalling the battle with the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang.

That battle, although many years had passed, was still fresh in his memory.

Lu Hongtu weighed his words: "Soul Transformation? Why does Long Wang say this? Why have such a guess?"

"I gifted the Western Pure Land only considering Old Monster Shi Zhong's background. This heavy gift carries great weight for him."

"Only by sending such a heavy gift could I attract such an expert to fight."

Long Wang looked at Lu Hongtu deeply, then continued to look ahead, transmitting with spiritual sense: "You paid out of your own pocket to persuade Nascent Soul and Golden Core-level cultivators to participate in this ambush, and you paid a lot, so you have merit."

"But if you hide major intelligence, then these merits cannot offset your crimes at all. You must think clearly!"

"What is the use of hiding it from me now?"

"When you face Lord Long Wang yourself, you can also try to lie."

Lu Hongtu took a deep breath, finally furrowed his brows slightly, and showed a trace of sorrow.

He thought for a while, and finally confessed, communicating with spiritual sense: "Fine."

"The reason I gifted the Western Pure Land at that time was because I sensed a trace of Soul Transformation charm on Old Monster Shi Zhong."

"I therefore deduced that even if he did not succeed in breaking through, he was already quite close to the Soul Transformation realm."

"In fact, judging from his age, Old Monster Shi Zhong is much older than you and me, isn't he? His accumulation can be considered deep."

Long Wang was silent for a long time, then continued to ask: "What are your impressions of Old Monster Shi Zhong this time?"

"Do you think he is already at the Soul Transformation level?"

Mo Yuan Cave Master smiled bitterly: "How can I judge that accurately?"

"I am just a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, how can I fathom the power of Soul Transformation?"

"I can only say the facts I observed. That is, this time we met, the Soul Transformation charm on Old Monster Shi Zhong was much less than before."

Long Wang was quite strong, and Mo Yuan Cave Master had a large family and business; the entire Six Caves Sect was in the Thousand Peaks Forest and couldn't run away.

Therefore, after examining the situation, Mo Yuan Cave Master could only be honest.

Hearing his response, Long Wang's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but think: "Old Monster Shi Zhong's main body is uninjured, but the charm is decreasing. Does this mean that after he ascended to the Soul Transformation level, he is increasingly able to control his own power, concealing his aura better and better?"

It was no wonder he guessed this way. On one hand, Unlike Ning Zhuo's attitude was there. On the other hand, the various methods "Old Monster Shi Zhong" displayed in this battle exceeded his former self in subtlety.

"If Old Monster Shi Zhong is already Soul Transformation, he naturally has the ability to contend with Lord Long Wang's divine decree."

"Therefore, he didn't use his full strength in the ambush battle just now, and he was safe and sound; the constraints of the divine decree didn't react at all."

"He doesn't want to return to the Thousand Peaks Forest because he doesn't want to face Lord Long Wang, worried that his true cultivation will be exposed?"

"But if he has already become Soul Transformation, he could completely communicate with Lord Long Wang as an equal, so why avoid him?"

"Is it because he succeeded in ascending, but is injured?"

Long Wang guessed a lot, but couldn't figure it out, couldn't see through it.

He used to think he saw Old Monster Shi Zhong's temperament and ability clearly. The latter had a peculiar background, but his personality was dull, he was not good at socializing, and although his foundation was deep, he didn't pose much of a threat.

After this battle, Long Wang's original impression of Old Monster Shi Zhong was completely overturned.

"This fellow is dull on the outside but cunning on the inside, loyal on the outside but treacherous on the inside!"

"The biggest beneficiary of the entire ambush battle was him. So much so that Lord Long Wang owes him a major reward."

"Sigh, the situation is too complex."

Long Wang sighed bitterly in his heart.

In his view, this ambush battle was a small victory, a narrow victory, but the battle results and Old Monster Shi Zhong's true cultivation were not important at all!

"Even if I report this major intelligence, Lord Long Wang will probably suppress it, right?"

If it were normal times, the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang would inevitably strictly investigate and contain the second potential Soul Transformation-level cultivator.

But now, the two kingdoms' army is pressing on the border, and a strong enemy is right beside him; the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang doesn't dare to start a war rashly.

If a fight were to start, the two kingdoms' side would probably laugh to death.

"Therefore, the optimal strategy is to temporarily unite with Old Monster Shi Zhong, join forces, and focus on defeating the two kingdoms' army."

"If this is the case, then the reward for Old Monster Shi Zhong will probably be even more extraordinary!"

After all, the treatment for Soul Transformation-level and Nascent Soul-level naturally has to be different.

"Is Old Monster Shi Zhong really Soul Transformation-level?"

"Forget it, let Lord Long Wang have a headache over this problem."

Earth-attribute spell!

Unlike Ning Zhuo activated this spell and returned to the vicinity of the battlefield.

"Old Monster Shi Zhong" did not emerge from the ground but completed the handover deep underground.

Unlike Ning Zhuo retracted his Earth-attribute spleen temple, and Sun Lingtong moved the stone ball back into the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon.

Then, the two traveled through the void via the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon and returned to the ground.

Unlike Ning Zhuo used the Ten Thousand Mile Wandering Dragon as a belt, wrapped it around his body, and hurried back to the army.

In the ruins of the battlefield, Sun Gan had a livid face, looking at the army that had suffered heavy casualties, and reprimanded generals like Shuang Jing and Xu Dali: "If I hadn't prepared in advance and ordered the Fire Cloud Camp to march secretly, our losses this time would have been even more severe!"

After reprimanding them, his expression eased slightly, and he said to the three generals, Liu, Guan, and Zhang: "The three generals are brave, actually capturing a Nascent Soul demon cultivator; this is a great merit! I will definitely report it truthfully to the imperial court and request rewards for the three generals."

Guan Hong stroked his beard and remained silent.

Zhang Hei grinned, letting out a silent laugh.

Liu Er cupped his hands, showing modesty, indicating that this was all due to Lord Sun Gan's command.

Mu Lan on the side glanced at the three generals, envy showing in her eyes.

Then, Liu Er mentioned her, saying he thanked Mu Lan for her help; at the critical moment, she threw the battle formation Dharma Image 'Red Flower' to the Three Generals Camp, while she led the Red Flower Camp to support the Bai Yu Camp.

Sun Gan reached out: "General Mu Lan's move was wise; it was precisely because she trusted you, Liu Er, that she entrusted the heavy responsibility to your Three Generals Camp."

"Judging from the results, you did not betray this trust and captured Ma Feitui alive; it's truly remarkable!"

Sun Gan also practiced military strategy, and from his perspective, he highly approved of Mu Lan's decision.

Judging from the facts, the Red Flower Camp indeed played a key role. If they hadn't arrived in time to help the Bai Yu Camp share the pressure from Chi Tengyi and other cultivators, the Bai Yu Camp would have collapsed long ago.

Sun Gan gave a lecture and then ordered them to rest on the spot.

The rest time was very short.

Liu Er and the others were still discussing Unlike Ning Zhuo on the way back to the camp, not knowing where the military advisor was and whether he could return in time.

As a result, as soon as they returned to their own military camp, they learned from the guards that Unlike Ning Zhuo had already returned.

Liu Er was overjoyed and ran all the way.

After seeing Unlike Ning Zhuo, he straightened his arms, opened his embrace, and ran toward Unlike Ning Zhuo passionately.

He ran to Unlike Ning Zhuo and grabbed him tightly: "Military advisor, fortunately, we had the military advisor."

"Military advisor, you are safe and sound, that's really great!"

Guan Hong and Zhang Hei also hurried over.

Zhang Hei saw Unlike Ning Zhuo and immediately grinned and laughed.

Even Guan Hong smiled at Unlike Ning Zhuo.

In the ambush battle, Unlike Ning Zhuo showed powerful combat strength, making the three generals look at him with new eyes. And the friendship of defeating a strong enemy had also been cultivated, greatly shortening the distance between the three generals and Unlike Ning Zhuo.

"Military advisor, Lord Sun Gan even specifically mentioned you."

"Your divination this time really helped us a lot."

"According to Sun Gan's meaning, he wants to invite you to divine once more!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo: "Ah?"

Zhang Hei interjected: "Military advisor, you have become famous this time. Your prophecy poem is too accurate. No wonder that guy Sun Gan is tempted!"

(End of chapter)