Wu Shattered Star River

Immortal Venerable Wu Yun quickly discovered Jiang Han and Yu Xi. He immediately emerged from the cave and approached them, whispering, "I've finally found you."

Jiang Han transmitted his voice, saying, "Brother Wu, we've been searching for you just as hard."

Wu Yun smiled wryly and transmitted, "After entering the secret realm, I was constantly searching for you. Later, I encountered Liu Zheng and was unfortunately brought here. I figured you would eventually come to Zhenxu Mountain, so I've been waiting for you here."

The two exchanged messages for a while and discovered that the teleportation was random. Immortal Venerable Wu Yun was directly teleported to the Black Zhen Mountain Range. Then, he descended the mountain range and entered the Hell Blood Plain, where he later encountered Liu Zheng.

Jiang Han briefly explained the situation to Wu Yun, mentioning that he had tamed two fourth-order immortal beasts and many third-order immortal beasts.

Immortal Venerable Wu Yun was overjoyed upon hearing this. Yu Xi, after waiting for them to finish their telepathic conversation, inquired, "Brother Wu, shall we look for an opportunity to slip away later?"

"Brother Wu?"

Seeing that Yu Xi had actually changed her address, Immortal Venerable Wu Yun was taken aback. He glanced over, and Yu Xi's fair face immediately flushed red as she reached out and grabbed Jiang Han's arm.

Immortal Venerable Wu Yun suddenly understood, then grinned and transmitted, "Let's find a chance later, it's definitely not easy to leave now."

The three quickly exchanged messages and formulated a plan. Through Immortal Venerable Wu Yun's information, the two also learned about the situation of the God and Demon races above.

The God and Demon races have a combined total of fifty to sixty Immortal Venerables, but the exact number isn't clear. Since the path upwards is blocked by the God and Demon races, it's certain that many Violet Gold Gods and Heavenly Demons have arrived.

"Ascend the mountain!"

While the three were exchanging messages, Liu Zheng waved his hand and issued the order.

Several Immortal Venerables from the army led the way, but Liu Zheng did not ascend the mountain. Instead, he watched the crowd from below.

Clearly, Liu Zheng was afraid that many cultivators would secretly slip away, as many cultivators were forcibly conscripted this time.

There were also many prisoners from the Assault Camp. Many of these prisoners were heinous criminals and would never obediently follow orders.

Liu Zheng led a group of soldiers and experts to keep order, leaving the crowd with no choice but to honestly rush up the mountain.

Of course, there were also those who genuinely wanted to earn merit, those who wanted to make a name for themselves, and those who wanted to kill the God and Demon races.

Lu Xingyu and a group of elites from the Hidden Dragon List were among the latter. Some came to rescue the Little Imperial Grandson, Immortal Fairy Jiu Xuan, while others simply came to fight the Violet Gold Gods and Heavenly Demons.

Lu Xingyu and several young masters took the lead and rushed upwards, directly surpassing the Immortal Venerables leading the team, placing themselves at the very front.

Xing Gu was one of them. Before he left, he glanced at Yu Xi and Jiang Han, the meaning in his eyes clear—he wanted Yu Xi to see what a real man, a real expert, was.

Jiang Han, Yu Xi, and Immortal Venerable Wu Yun walked in the middle of the group, neither eager nor passive.

Behind them were a group of Heavenly Immortals and Immortals, many of whom were forced to come here. They were well aware that they were likely cannon fodder, and that they would be the first to die attacking Zhenxu Mountain.

Once the main force had ascended the mountain, Liu Zheng led seven or eight Immortal Venerables to follow, leaving behind a small detachment of troops and an Immortal Venerable to guard the passage up the mountain.

"Zhenxu Mountain truly has a powerful immortal formation!"

As he walked upwards, Jiang Han noticed array patterns on the winding mountain path and the mountain walls, which were incredibly profound and complex. He estimated that even if he attacked with all his might, he wouldn't be able to leave much of a mark on the ground.

Soon, the main force reached the first level. This mountain was like a terraced field. After reaching the first level, there would be a large platform, with some caves in the mountain walls.

Of course, these caves were certainly empty. Even if there were any treasures inside, they would have been looted long ago.

Continue upwards!

When Jiang Han reached the mountain path, he noticed that the gravity had increased, and by a significant amount. It was estimated that the speed of all cultivators would be suppressed by about forty percent.

Upon reaching the second level, there was still a large platform, with many caves in the mountain walls. Some cultivators entered the caves to investigate, only to find that there was nothing inside.

Entering the mountain path to the second level, the gravity continued to increase, and the speed was suppressed by about seventy percent.

Reaching this point, the speed of Lu Xingyu, as well as Huang Ling, who was fifth on the Hidden Dragon List, Guan Xinyue, who was seventh, and others, began to slow down.

It had now been scouted that the God and Demon races were on the fourth level, and there were also God and Demon races on the third level. They had to be careful.

As expected!

Just as they reached the large platform on the third level, they discovered that black clouds were rolling in, with dozens of Demon races present, and the aura of the God race could also be sensed.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

A group of God and Demon races unleashed ranged attacks on the mountain path, bombarding it wildly. Black mist condensed into giant beasts, flying swords, and the like, all crashing towards the mountain path.

"Hmph!"

Lu Xingyu held a battle halberd in his hand, and a Dharma Idol appeared behind him. Moreover, he actually had dual Dharma Idols.

A giant white elephant and a flood dragon appeared above his head. He used his Dharma Idols to bombard the front, instantly crushing many of the God and Demon races' attacks.

"Boom boom boom!"

Xing Gu, Huang Ling, Guan Xinyue, Yuqiu He, and other experts unleashed their attacks.

The Demon and God races above didn't seem particularly strong, and most of the ranged attacks they unleashed were annihilated. Only a small portion crashed down, but they were all blocked by Lu Xingyu and the others, without causing too much damage.

"Retreat!"

After exchanging blows for a while, the Demon and God races above retreated and quickly rushed up the mountain path, disappearing from sight.

Most of them reached the platform on the third level. Lu Xingyu and the others didn't rush to continue upwards, but quietly waited here.

The experts of the Demon and God races were all on the fourth level, and the Little Imperial Grandson, Immortal Fairy Jiu Xuan, was on the fifth level, now effectively being sandwiched between the two sides.

The platform was very large, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators. After all the cultivators reached the platform, Liu Zheng had two Immortal Venerables guard the mountain path, while he walked to the middle of the group.

Jiang Han, Yu Xi, and Immortal Venerable Wu Yun walked together. This place was already very high, thousands of feet above ground. The wind howled, and looking down from here, one could see the distant Little Zhen Mountain, where the Crimson Blood Tree had become as small as a fingertip.

Jiang Han glanced around and asked via voice transmission, "Brother Wu, can we jump directly down from here?"

"No!"

Immortal Venerable Wu Yun said with a solemn expression, "There are terrifying restrictions in the air. Once someone falls, they will be attacked by the restrictions. Even with your defense, I don't think you could withstand it. You would likely be instantly killed."

"Hiss~"

Jiang Han gasped. Was this place so terrifying? Wouldn't the mountain assault be tragic later?

So many low-level cultivators, not to mention being killed by the God and Demon races, even if they were knocked down, wouldn't they be immediately crushed to pieces?

"Ah—"

Just then, screams suddenly rang out from below, followed by the faint sound of air being torn apart.

"Hmm?"

The expressions of a group of experts changed drastically, and they all rushed to the edge of the cliff and looked down, only to see countless densely packed God and Demon races rushing upwards along the mountain path.

"Not good!"

Liu Zheng exclaimed, his gaze turning towards an Immortal Venerable as he angrily scolded, "Lu Xiong, how did you scout the situation? How could so many God and Demon races be lurking nearby? Are you all blind and deaf?"

"Shua shua shua!"

Many cultivators glanced down and their faces all turned pale.

Previously, they were夾擊 (jia ji - pincered) the Demon and God races, but now they were being夾擊 (jia ji - pincered) by the Demon and God races…