Chapter 170: Attendants of the Demon Race

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

Violent explosions rang out in the night sky, startling both Master Lu and the white-haired elder's factions into halting their actions simultaneously, all eyes turning toward the stone soldier statues.

They happened to see several rows of the outermost stone soldier statues explode.

The next moment, a rumbling sound erupted, the ground began to shake, and immediately after, everyone watched as the stone soldier statues moved rapidly, shifting into various formations, while the stone spears and stone blades in their hands were raised high.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Battle cries echoing through the clouds burst forth from the stone soldiers, and instantly, the surrounding field became filled with a grim, killing intent.

Witnessing this scene, Baili Changfeng and Master Lu wore expressions of utter shock.

"What is happening? How was the military formation activated?"

Hua Changxi, hidden in the shadows, was also dumbfounded; she had only intended to stop those seven cultivators, never expecting to cause such a massive disturbance.

At the same time, the sound of a warning horn suddenly rang out above Qianmen Pass.

"Not good, someone has breached the military formation!"

Qianmen Pass, previously as quiet as if uninhabited, instantly teemed with figures.

On the city wall, Young Master Gu saw that Liu Chengxiong had not yet decided to cooperate with the Duke Prefecture and had already planned to return home to try again another day, never expecting Qianmen Pass to suddenly sound its alarm horn.

"General Liu, what is... what has happened?"

Liu Chengxiong's face looked grim: "Someone has breached the military formation."

Qianmen Pass's duty was to guard the formation eye; whenever anyone breached the military formation, threatening the stability of the formation eye, the Demon-Suppressing Guards within the pass had to step forward to repel the enemy.

As the supreme commander of Qianmen Pass, he had to rush to the front.

Liu Chengxiong had avoided acting whenever possible because his primordial spirit was on the verge of dissipating, but now that the military formation had been activated, he had no choice but to step forward and resolve the situation.

At this moment, he deeply regretted it; he should never have allowed that group of people to cross Soul-Breaking Mountain.

Without needing to think, the activation of the military formation was undoubtedly caused by the disturbance created by that group.

Liu Chengxiong looked at Young Master Gu: "This general has matters to attend to; Young Master Gu, please return first."

How could Young Master Gu be willing to leave just like that? He had come to Qianmen Pass several times, each time gaining nothing, and now that something had finally happened, he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to probe the depths of Qianmen Pass.

Jinfan had said that Liu Chengxiong's five-hundred-year term was nearing its end; once the term expired, without the merit protection of Qianmen Pass, Liu Chengxiong's primordial spirit would dissipate, and at that time, with Qianmen Pass leaderless, the Duke Prefecture would have a chance to take it over.

To ensure the Duke Prefecture could take over Qianmen Pass more smoothly in the future, he needed to understand the situation within the pass clearly in advance.

"General Liu, I and the few attendants I brought still possess some strength; if the general does not disdain us, we are willing to follow your orders."

Liu Chengxiong glanced at Young Master Gu, thought of the Nascent Soul realm cultivator hidden in the shadows, pondered for a moment, and did not refuse: "Stay close to this general, and do not wander off."

Assistant Regional Commander Wan Kun, seeing Liu Chengxiong lead Young Master Gu and the others into Qianmen Pass, intending to take them to the formation eye as well, internally disapproved.

The Demon-Suppressing Guards protected the formation eye, strictly forbidding anyone from entering; how could the general personally lead outsiders there?

However, as a Assistant Regional Commander, he had no authority to interfere, so he could only hurry to follow, secretly guarding against Young Master Gu and the others to prevent them from causing trouble.

Meanwhile, at the formation eye, after the military formation was activated, Baili Changfeng and Master Lu also saw the seven cultivators fleeing in a sorry state from among the stone soldier statues.

Baili Changfeng assumed Master Lu had arranged for the seven to sneak into the military formation while they were engaged in battle, and he let out a cold snort.

Master Lu paid him no heed, instead looking at the seven with a gloomy expression: "When did you break the puppet curse?"

Seeing that their exposure was inevitable, the seven stopped pretending.

The leading young man, whose appearance was slightly effeminate, smiled: "Although the puppet curse you attached to the Ghost Market tokens left no trace, it cannot deceive everyone."

Hearing this, Master Lu's brows knitted into a knot: "So, you were never under the puppet curse from the very beginning?"

The effeminate man lifted his chin: "Of course not."

Master Lu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who are you?"

The effeminate man smiled: "Guess?"

Master Lu directly cursed: "Guess my ass."

Hearing this, the effeminate man chuckled: "Don't be angry; have you forgotten, we are on the same side?" Saying this, he glanced at Baili Changfeng and the other two.

"We can help you eliminate these three, as well as that skulking rat hidden in the shadows."

After hearing this, Master Lu's expression changed, and he quickly scanned his surroundings: "Someone is in the shadows?"

The effeminate man, looking grimly at the activated military formation, snorted coldly: "If not for that skulking rat in the shadows launching a surprise attack, how could the military formation have been activated?"

Upon hearing these words, both Master Lu's faction and Baili Changfeng's master and disciples became alert.

Seeing this, the effeminate man shouted toward the sky: "Why not reveal yourself, fellow Daoist?"

No one responded.

After waiting a while, Master Lu began to doubt whether there was actually anyone in the shadows; looking at the effeminate man, he asked: "Are you also here for the Divine Hammer?"

The effeminate man shook his head and smiled: "You and I cooperate; the Divine Hammer belongs to you, we only need to reach the area above the formation eye."

Hearing this, Master Lu fell silent, while Baili Changfeng beside him spoke in a deep voice: "Are you people from the Demon Race?"

The effeminate man glanced at him but said nothing.

Seeing him tacitly admit it, Baili Changfeng's face changed drastically; looking at Master Lu, he said: "Lu Yan, you are truly formidable, personally leading people from the Demon Race to sabotage the formation eye."

Master Lu snorted coldly: "Baili Changfeng, do not try to pin a false label on me; just because you say they are from the Demon Race doesn't make it so."

Baili Changfeng: "Only if people from the Demon Race came to the formation eye would they disregard the Divine Hammer, because they have only one objective: to destroy the formation of the Demon Prison!"

The effeminate man ignored Baili Changfeng, looking instead at Master Lu: "How about it, will you cooperate? Let us eliminate these three first; as for that skulking rat hidden in the shadows, as long as we join forces, I dare say he won't dare to show himself."

Seeing Master Lu hesitate, the effeminate man continued to tempt him: "You must know that if you let those three leave alive, the accusation that you colluded with the Demon Race will likely be spread by them."

Master Lu looked at the effeminate man: "So, you really are from the Demon Race?"

The effeminate man shook his head: "Of course not; we are merely attendants of the Demon God."

In the corner of the stone soldier statues, Hua Changxi heard this answer, her expression shifting slightly as she thought of A-Niu; had it not been for her interference, A-Niu would probably have been influenced by the wooden fish sounds of that white-robed monk and become someone like this as well.

Seeing that Master Lu was actually tempted, Baili Changfeng shouted loudly, "Lu Yan, could it be that you truly intend to collude with the demon race?"

Master Lu looked coldly at Baili Changfeng: "I have done nothing, yet you have already pinned such a huge accusation on me; how can I possibly act according to your wishes?"

The moment the words left his mouth, he fiercely attacked Baili Changfeng.

Baili Changfeng exclaimed in shock, "Have you gone mad?"

Watching the two begin to fight, the effeminate man curled the corner of his mouth and, leading the other six, simultaneously assaulted the young man and woman Baili Changfeng had brought with him.

With the addition of these seven, Baili Changfeng and his two companions were quickly defeated.

From the shadows, Hua Changxi was hesitating over whether to intervene and save the three when she suddenly felt the ground tremble, followed by the sight of billowing dust rising in the distance.

"This is bad; it is the Demon-Suppressing Guard of Qianmen Fortress!"