Sage of Humanity

The preparations for Haotian Alliance's counterattack were already in place, and Jik Yan had sent people to scout the landing spots of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side, and now there was some progress.

After another half-day of rest, actions would commence.

Initially, he was somewhat uncertain, even though Lu Ye and Giant Armor had joined, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side still held a slight numerical advantage, and it was uncertain who would suffer in a real fight.

But now he knew that under Lu Ye's command there were more than thirty spiritual bodies, including five special spiritual bodies, which had evened out the numerical disparity between the two sides.

Moreover, even if these spiritual bodies were lost, they could be replenished, which was quite clever.

In essence, as long as Lu Ye did not die, there would be a continuous supply of manpower available; even if they lost this time, it would not matter, for there would be a chance next time, gradually wearing down the enemy's strength until Ten Thousand Demons Ridge couldn't hold on any longer.

Originally with Gu Canyang being imprisoned by the Xianyuan Guard and the headless Surreptitious Palace, combined with the alliance of Illuminating Sun Mountain and Fenghua Courtyard, Jik Yan had been prepared to sacrifice himself; he had never expected the situation to slowly develop into such a welcome surprise.

He could imagine that after this incident, his status within the sect would definitely see a tremendous rise, and various rewards would be inevitable.

The only regret he had was for Gu Canyang; he had no idea how Senior Brother Gu was faring in the dungeon.

Half a day later, the news of the counterattack against Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had been communicated, and those independent cultivators were all calling on friends and gathering those independent cultivators who had not assembled before.

The number had increased by thirty or so, and although there were definitely some independent cultivators hiding somewhere, there was nothing that could be done if they chose not to show themselves.

Those independent cultivators probably felt that Surreptitious Palace was an unworthy rival, thus preferring to keep themselves safe.

This side was gathering independent cultivators, and certainly, the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side was gathering more, as in the hearts of those cultivators, Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had the upper hand; it was unknown how they would feel after the next battle ended.

Lu Ye found a place to sit in meditation to recover, while working on breaking the restriction lock on the storage sack; Amber also needed to recover, as the minion spirits had consumed too much power, which seemed to have thinned it considerably, much to Yiyi's distress.

Giant Armor, having received meticulous healing, came over to Lu Ye, sat down next to him bare-chested, and remained silent.

Lu Ye turned his head and raised an eyebrow.

After the previous battles, Giant Armor's body was covered with wounds, with flesh rolled at many wound sites, looking quite horrifying; but now those injuries were almost invisible.

Solely relying on healing by a healing cultivator wouldn't have restored the wounds this quickly; this guy's natural recovery abilities were absurdly strong.

Taking out a large piece of beast meat from the storage sack, he handed it over to Giant Armor, who took it and started eating heartily.

Two hours later, Lu Ye had broken all the restriction locks on the storage sacks, taken out the useful items, and after picking and choosing, put some items into one storage sack and handed it to Giant Armor, "This is for you."

This simpleton had followed Sima Yang without even owning a storage sack; it was a wonder how he had managed all these years.

Previously, when Lu Ye was chatting with that Level 8 combat cultivator, he had discussed Giant Armor and learned some information.

Many people knew that Sima Yang treated Giant Armor like a cash cow, so both independent cultivators and sect disciples in the vicinity had a poor perception of Sima Yang; taking advantage of an honest person like that was indeed heartless.

Some had privately advised Giant Armor, but he never paid any heed and continued to follow Sima Yang; it seemed that for him, having something to eat was all that mattered in this world, nothing else desired.

Facing such a foolish Giant Armor, those sympathetic independent cultivators were also helpless.

It was said that Giant Armor was not a native of the Nine Provinces; he was born on the Spirit Stream battlefield, and the reason he could embark on the path of cultivation was due to Sima Yang's teachings. In his early years, with only Level 2 or 3 of the Spirit Stream, Sima Yang met Giant Armor in a wilderness, saw his exceptional talent, taught him some cultivation methods, and thus for all these years, he had been unwaveringly loyal to Sima Yang.

Holding that storage sack, Giant Armor was visibly startled for a moment, then turned his head to look at Lu Ye.

Lu Ye patted his waist.

Giant Armor grinned foolishly, showing his big white teeth, then mimicking Lu Ye's actions, tied the storage sack around his own waist.

"There's a defensive spirit artifact inside, you can refine it for use!" Lu Ye reminded him.

Giant Armor's physique was indeed astonishingly strong; an ordinary Level 9 physique cultivator, with Lu Ye's current strength, could be dispatched without much effort, and Qiaoyun from Fenghua Courtyard was considered one of the best among Level 9 physique cultivators, yet Lu Ye had some trouble when he eliminated her.

However, compared with Giant Armor, Qiaoyun seemed somewhat minor.

Lu Ye faintly suspected that Giant Armor might possess an extremely special physique.

However strong the physique, one could still be injured; previously, Giant Armor had many injuries, and with a defensive spirit artifact, he would better withstand being surrounded and attacked.

Half a day quickly passed.

Following Jik Yan's command, over a hundred cultivators formed into more than a dozen squads and began to move.

On rooftops, down streets, figures leapt and advanced, silently and stealthily approaching the assembly area of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators.

Two hours later, they reached their destination.

At the same time, a Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivator responsible for the alert noticed the traces of the Haotian Alliance group and quickly signaled a warning.

It wasn't that the Haotian Alliance hid themselves imperfectly, but mainly because moving over a hundred people together made it difficult to stay hidden.

After one incense stick's time, the two sides clashed from afar, with magic and spells and weapon control techniques colliding in mid-air, causing intense fluctuations of spirit force.

Several ghost cultivators secretly concealed their forms and infiltrated the opponent's camp, looking for suitable targets to assassinate.

From time to time, short screams abruptly ceased.

Observing the situation, Jik Yan quietly wiped off some cold sweat. Before the battle, they had called over thirty independent cultivators, thinking it would even out the numerical disadvantage against the enemy, but after really clashing, he realized that the number of people from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had also increased.

If it hadn't been for the several dozen Spiritual Bodies under Lu Ye's command, this battle would indeed have been tough.

In the midst of the chaos, he turned to look towards Lu Ye, and seeing those Spiritual Bodies demonstrating their prowess, his heart settled.

From the intelligence obtained by that Level 8 combat cultivator, he already knew that it wasn't Lu Ye himself who could manipulate the Spiritual Bodies, but the beast pet he brought along.

These Spiritual Bodies were definitely a force that could influence the battle, so Jik Yan valued them greatly. Before the battle had even begun, he had already reassigned a group of people with the sole task of protecting Lu Ye and his beast pet.

At this moment, besides the Giant Armor, three burly physique cultivators stood in front of Lu Ye and Amber, and five magic cultivators stood behind them, constantly casting spells to intercept the attacks coming from the opposite side. Moreover, both Lu Ye and the Giant Armor were not just standing there; they were also resisting the spells and controlled weapons flying at them.

Because Big White's group was present, Lu Ye had instructed the Giant Armor before the battle started that he must not act rashly, even if enemies approached him, to avoid falling into any traps. A sudden death on the spot staged by Choo Qing would be too costly.

The tragic state of those dozen or so who had accidentally injured the Giant Armor was vividly before his eyes.@@novelbin@@

On the battlefield, Lu Ye's side was the most active. The Xianyuan Guards continually released Spirit-Binding Locks, and the five special spiritual bodies each showed their unique skills. The Pipa Girl sobbed as she played her pipa, Liu Sanbao used his weapon to kill the enemy, and that scholar held a foot-long brush, writing in the air with his own spirit force. Each character he wrote emitted light and fell into the Ten Thousand Demons camp. The fortune-teller constantly tossed his ancient coins for divination. He did not seem to kill any enemies, but whenever his coins aligned in a straight line, someone on the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side would scream in misfortune.

Only Butcher stood quietly to one side, holding his bone-stripping saber, never leaving Amber's side.

According to the feedback from Amber, this Butcher was probably a combat cultivator, so he couldn't play a role in this type of battle for now.

However, if they could break the enemy's defenses and engage in close combat, then it would be Butcher's turn.

This kind of attack-defense battle was not inherently dangerous because both spells and controlled weapons had trajectories that could be tracked. As long as one's eyesight and reactions were good enough, there was always space to dodge.

This was also why the Haotian Alliance had been able to hold out under the onslaught of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge previously.

But now, with Lu Ye bringing a large group of minion spirits along, it was different. The Pipa Girl's disruption of the enemy's minds was too deadly, coupled with the Xianyuan Guards' Spirit-Binding Locks, a moment's negligence in the chaos could be fatal. Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

After one hour of battle, more than forty cultivators from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge had fallen, and their morale was low.

Although the Haotian Alliance also suffered losses, the casualties did not amount to even one third of those on the side of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge. The numerical discrepancy was completely erased, and the Haotian Alliance grew more vigorous as the battle went on.

Another hour later, the defense line of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge completely collapsed, and they retreated in a scattered fashion.

Jik Yan did not order a pursuit but instead had his men regroup on the spot and clean up the battlefield.

The reason for not pursuing the enemy was, firstly, because everyone was greatly exhausted after the big battle, and secondly, they feared that the desperate Ten Thousand Demons Ridge might do something unpredictable.

Now that the situation was greatly in their favor, all they needed to do was to solidify their position and slowly expand the advantage.

While the cultivators were regrouping, Lu Ye popped a few elixir pills into his mouth, fed a few more to Amber, and even let it inhale some blood Qi from the Scale Armor to help it recover as quickly as possible.

After half a day, most people had recovered.

Lu Ye opened his eyes just in time to see Giant Armor staring at him intently.

"?" Lu Ye was puzzled.

"Revenge!" Giant Armor said succinctly.

Understanding his intent, Lu Ye hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "I'll arrange it."

Clearly, Giant Armor wanted to take revenge personally, but he also knew that with the constraints imposed by the red-robed woman, he couldn't attack anyone from Fenghua Courtyard. So, if he wanted to take revenge personally, those constraints had to be lifted first.

A moment later, the reorganized Haotian Alliance cultivators, led by the Surreptitious Palace, continued to move forward.

Lu Ye went up to Jik Yan, spoke a few words with him, and Jik Yan nodded.

Although Xianyuan City was large, hiding a hundred people was still challenging, especially since Jik Yan had already had his ghost cultivators follow the retreating Ten Thousand Demons during their withdrawal to track the enemy's movements. Therefore, Jik Yan was well aware of their current location.