Published: March 8, 2025
Mo Tianji earnestly advised, then turned to Chu Yang, "Do you feel like there's anything else that needs to be added?"
Chu Yang pondered for a moment and found that there was hardly any oversight. He said, "Just add one thing: if we encounter heavenly demons and end up fighting but are ultimately defeated, then I and Brother Wei will act independently without harm while the five of us hold the rear. Everyone else must escape at the first opportunity, no hesitation allowed, and absolutely no turning back! If we get separated, we will meet at the tavern in that small town we passed on the way here, and we will not disperse until we find each other."
"Those who are not responsible for holding the rear are absolutely forbidden from taking action. Anyone who dares to turn back and waste time will drag the brothers down to their deaths! This point must be remembered!"
Chu Yang emphasized these words, his gaze dangerously sliding past Ji Mo and Rocky Luo. Others might still weigh their options, but these two would truly throw their lives away if provoked...
Ji Mo smirked and said nonchalantly, "Got it; anyway, we all have one life. I'll flee first; if I find out you've died, I'll come looking for you! Are you worried about Master Ji Er not following orders?"
Rocky Luo vigorously nodded, "Master Luo the Second will also flee first!"
Chu Yang was furious, "Beat him! Who do you think you are calling master?!"
Immediately, fists and feet rained down, quickly turning the two into submissive figures...
Chu Yang and his group surged down the mountainside like a whirlwind, rapidly darting into the dense forest like lightning!
What Chu Yang and the others didn't know was that just hundreds of feet above their heads, in the high sky, two figures were standing there, silently observing Chu Yang and the others.
They had been standing there all along, but no one would discover their presence.
They had merged with the void, seemingly blending in!
"My Lord, is this too risky? Although this heavenly demon has lost ninety-nine percent of its power to the old man, it is still a heavenly demon." An old man with a gray beard observed the group below with an exceptionally cautious gaze, watching as Chu Yang and the others rushed toward the dense forest, his expression filled with perplexity, almost as if he were watching a corpse.
He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: To send such a heavenly demon here, the old man personally took action, yet couldn’t kill it as easily as sewing; he could only reduce it to ninety-nine percent... The old man truly put in great effort, having to kill dozens to grasp the right measure...
"It won't," the figure the old man referred to as "my lord" was none other than the long-lost Snow Tear Cold.
At this moment, he still wore the attire of a scholar, his expression calm: "They are not far from shattering the void; knowing about the existence, strength, and tricks of the heavenly demon earlier is not necessarily a bad thing."
He paused and continued, "Otherwise, why would I go through such trouble to bring a half-dead heavenly demon over? Is it for fun?"
"My Lord's intentions are understood; but... their current strength... what if..." the old man still showed concern.
Just as Snow Tear Cold had said, pulling a heavenly demon from the Otherworldly Battlefield beyond the Nine Heavens Pavilion required great effort, even for his power and influence.
"What if? How could there be a 'what if'? With you and me here watching over, what could possibly go wrong? If they can't even get past this level, even if they ascend, how much progress can they truly make?"
Snow Tear Cold said lightly, "Prime Minister, Chu Yang and the others are about to break through the Nine Heavens Pavilion... Once they ascend, it will be the true beginning."
"And I cannot watch over them forever. Thus, I will begin my closed-door cultivation before they ascend the Nine Heavens Pavilion."
Snow Tear Cold narrowed his eyes and solemnly declared, "Once I enter closed-door cultivation, all matters will be managed by you. For now, let them venture through the Nine Heavens Pavilion on their own... Do not interfere with anything they do; just maintain the stability of the overall situation."