Immortal Path Space

After delivering that strike, it seemed that the young man had no more strength left. He could only watch helplessly as a claw was about to tear him apart.

In this fleeting moment, as he faced impending death, the young man's thoughts turned to many things. He remembered his Master, who had raised him from childhood. He thought of all his fellow disciples who had already passed away, as well as the memories of his life flashing before his eyes.

He couldn't accept this fate! He possessed Thunder Spiritual Roots, originally destined for a bright future, but now, he could only meet his end in bitterness.

Just as the claw was mere inches from him, a sudden arrow flew in from a distance.

With great force, the arrow sent the Demonic Beast flying backward.

He looked towards the direction from which the arrow came. A giant bird, several zhang in size, was flying towards them, with a young man standing on its back.

The young man had a calm expression, holding a large bow, continuously shooting arrows. Each arrow struck down a Demonic Beast.

To Jia Liang, who had just been pulled back from the brink of death, this scene felt like a divine being descending from the heavens, filling him with immense awe.

Wang Hong, riding on Little Peng, approached the circle of Demonic Beasts and opened a wide path from the outside.

With Gu Yuan and Sloppy Old Daoist already engaging the two three-tier Demonic Beasts, the remaining Demonic Beasts were unable to stop this man and his bird.

Moments later, other cultivators caught up and joined the battle, clashing directly with the group of Demonic Beasts.

The battle lasted only the time it took to burn a stick of incense, and the group of Demonic Beasts was driven back.

"Thank you for saving my life!" After the battle, Jia Liang rushed over to express his gratitude to Wang Hong without taking a break.

"Well, don't mention it. I just did it on a whim," Wang Hong recalled that he had indeed saved someone just now.

"I have no way to repay your kindness, but in the future, if you have any instructions, I will follow them without hesitation," Jia Liang thanked Wang Hong once again.

"East Master, does he find you ugly?" At this moment, Little Peng asked in a puzzled tone.

"Shut up! What does a silly bird like you know about beauty and ugliness?" Wang Hong scolded Little Peng and then quickly explained to avoid any misunderstanding, "Your grace is like that of a celestial being, and I dare not show any disrespect."

"But last time when I was drinking, Skinny Monkey said that usually, when repaying a life-saving favor, it involves giving oneself unless the person is too ugly, then they might say something else," Little Peng continued earnestly.

Wang Hong's forehead was covered in black lines. He decided that once things settled down, he would have to get some nice shoes for Skinny Monkey.

"In the future, don't listen to Skinny Monkey's nonsense. Look, I'm a man, and he's a man too, so we can't just give ourselves away like that."

Wang Hong gave a serious lesson, wondering why his own Demonic Beast had to be educated before understanding.

"East Master, I understand now. I'll talk about it when we save a woman next time."

Then Little Peng turned to Jia Liang with a bit of apology, "So, you're a man, huh? Human appearances all look the same to me, and I couldn't tell when you were wearing clothes."

"Shut your bird beak and go play by yourself," Wang Hong didn't want Little Peng to continue speaking, as he wasn't sure what else it might say. Teaching Little Peng to speak was turning out to be quite a handful.

"Spiritual Beasts can be a bit naive and tend to speak out of turn. Fellow Daoist, please don't take offense."

"I don't mind at all!" Jia Liang quickly responded. Would he dare to have any objections to a three-tier Spiritual Beast?

"By the way, I have a question. Why did you withdraw from the direction of Azure Void City?"

This was the aspect that puzzled Wang Hong the most. At this time, everyone should be retreating towards Azure Void City, which should be safer.

"Oh, Fellow Daoist is not aware of it? Azure Void City has already fallen."

"What? Azure Void City has fallen so quickly?" This news sent shockwaves through Wang Hong's heart.

It had only been a few days, and Azure Void City had already fallen. How could the Demon Clan advance so rapidly?

"Azure Void City didn't have many resident cultivators to begin with. After the Demonic Beasts breached the third defense line a few days ago, they didn't wait for a full-scale breakthrough. A group of Demonic Beasts charged straight into Azure Void City when it was vulnerable. At that time, Azure Void City was practically empty, and it was quickly taken over by the Demonic Beasts. When we returned to Azure Void City, we found that it had changed hands, and we were then chased and ambushed by these Demonic Beasts."

Jia Liang recounted the sequence of events.

"Although the rear of Qingxu Sect is relatively weak, there are two Nascent Soul Elders guarding it, right? Did they not come out?" Wang Hong had heard Sloppy Old Daoist talk about this. Qingxu Sect had been prepared, and to prevent a Demon Clan surprise attack, two Nascent Soul cultivators were stationed at the rear.

"I've heard about that. It turns out that among the Demonic Beasts in this attack, there were three four-tier Demonic Beasts. Both of our Nascent Soul Elders intervened, but they couldn't deal with those three four-tier Demonic Beasts and suffered some injuries."

It wasn't a lack of preparation; it was simply a matter of being outmatched by the Demons.

At that moment, a cultivator approached and said, "Senior Brother Wang, Elder Gu and Uncle Chu invite you to join them for a discussion."

"Thank you for passing on the message; I'll go right away."

Thinking that the two Golden Core Elders were probably aware of the situation by now, Wang Hong guessed that their group had initially intended to return to Azure Void City, but that was likely no longer possible.

Wang Hong entered a makeshift tent where a dozen or so people were gathered.

Seated at the head were Gu Yuan and Sloppy Old Daoist, along with another Golden Core cultivator with a pale complexion, likely the Golden Core cultivator they had rescued earlier.

The others seated below were leaders of smaller factions, and after Wang Hong entered, he found a place to sit among them.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gu Yuan began to speak, "I assume you've all heard that Azure Void City has fallen. The purpose of gathering everyone here is to discuss our next steps."

"We have no objections, and we are willing to follow the lead of the three seniors!" A leader of a smaller faction quickly voiced their support. After all, their group, with just a few dozen members and Qi Cultivation stage cultivators, was safest following the larger group.

He set the example, and other cultivators also hurriedly expressed their agreement, stating that they had no objections.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to rush. If you have any opinions or suggestions, feel free to voice them. Wang nephew, do you have any thoughts?"

Gu Yuan noticed that Wang Hong had remained silent and asked for his opinion. He knew that Wang Hong's input should be taken seriously because Wang Hong not only had a three-tier Spiritual Beast but also commanded over two thousand people under the East Zhou Trading Company, including over two hundred highly coordinated and powerful Foundation Building cultivators.

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