A Two-Day Deadline

As soon as Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui entered the desolate valley where the cultivators of Huai River County were stationed, they found the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the other three families and brought them to a corner of the valley. They set up a Soundproof Restriction around the area before they began to talk.

Wen Ruojing, the patriarch of the Yunwu Wen clan, knew the details of borrowing the illusion mask. Observing the current actions of Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui, he also guessed that the current Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui were the real Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui.

He asked Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui with a nervous expression.

"Ling Daoyou, Luo Daoist Friend, was the plan to ambush and kill Old Devil Li successful?"

Ling Yunhong replied, "Yes, Old Devil Li died in Luo Daoist Friend's Flame Fire Annihilation Formation."

"Excellent! Excellent!" Upon hearing this, Wen Ruojing, the Wen Clan Head, finally felt relieved and laughed heartily.

Four years ago, he was the one who led the Demonbane War against Old Devil Li.

If Old Devil Li had been defeated in that battle back then, that would have been fine, but unfortunately, Old Devil Li escaped.

Since then, Wen Ruojing has never felt at ease, fearing that Old Devil Li would attack his Wen Clan again.

He was only at the second level of Foundation Establishment, and even if he faced the heavily injured Old Devil Li, he would not be a match for him.

The other Lineage also showed joy on their faces because of the annihilation of Old Devil Li.

A few breaths later, as the joy subsided, Liu Daozhou, the Clan Head of the Tiger's Roar Liu Clan, whose foundation lay in beast taming, glanced around and saw that Wu Yan and Luo Minghui wife, who had been using Illusion Mask to disguise themselves as Ling Yunhong and Luo Minghui these days, were no longer in the desolate valley. He felt very distressed.

"That Wu Yan couple only followed the group for three days and earned eight thousand Mystic Water Iron Ore from five families in my Huai River County. This spiritual item is easy to earn."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yunhong raised an eyebrow slightly and retorted.

"Fellow Liu Daoist Friend, what can we do? Only the Hundred Spirits Sect has such a powerful disguise as the Illusion Mask. If we don't have a disguise this time, how could Old Devil Li feel safe to come out of the shadows and into the open? Fellow Luo Daoist Friend and I will have a hard time finding Old Devil Li."

Luo Minghui agreed. "That's true. The Illusion Mask is crucial to the plan to kill Old Devil Li. The amount of ore we spent, no matter how much we spend, is actually the cost of hiring the Illusion Mask. If it weren't for Ling Daoyou's connection, we would never have been able to borrow the Illusion Mask this time."

Wen Ruojing of the Wen Clan and the Wang Clan Head also spoke up in agreement.

Seeing the other four Foundation Establishment Cultivator speak in such a way, Liu Daozhou felt that he was being rather stingy. His cheeks flushed, and he lowered his head, remaining silent.

Luo Minghui subtly noticed the change in Liu Daozhou's expression and changed the subject.

"Tomorrow we will attack the Spirit Vein occupied by the Stone Armor Ape Apes. Everyone, please do your best. There are only two days left until the deadline given to us by the Hundred Spirits Sect. If we fail to capture that Second Rank Spirit Vein occupied by the Rock Armor Ape within two days, you all know what the consequences will be."

"In addition, according to the intelligence provided by the Hundred Spirits Sect, there are four Foundation Establishment demon apes in the demon ape group we are going to attack tomorrow: one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment demon ape, two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment demon apes, and one Early-Stage Foundation Establishment demon ape. In order to fight better, we should also make some arrangements."

"In tomorrow's battle, I will stop that Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Rock Armor Demon Ape. Fellow Ling Daoyou, with Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, will single-handedly hold off a mid-Foundation Establishment Rock Armor Demon Ape. Fellow Daoist Wen and Fellow Daoist Wang, with cultivation levels of second-stage Foundation Establishment, will join forces to hold off a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Rock Armor Demon Ape. Liu Daoist Friend, although only at the first stage of Foundation Establishment, you have an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Tiger Demon Spirit Beast, so you will single-handedly hold off that Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Ape."

"Is this allocation feasible?"

The other four Foundation Establishment Cultivator had no objections upon hearing this. Luo Minghui's cultivation was the highest in the area, and his temporary role as commander was reasonable.

After chatting for a few more minutes, everyone returned to their respective groups.

After returning to the group, Ling Yunhong sought out Ling Yunqian, the Sixth Elder who was the leader of the thirty Qi Refining cultivators, and inquired about the events of the past three days.

Knowing the details, the Sixth Elder, Ling Yunqian, was not surprised by the question and answered in a low voice.

"Third Brother, we have been on the road since we left Huai River Market Town three days ago. We encountered four small groups of Demon Beast along the way, but they were all killed very easily. We did not encounter any danger. Senior Yang Siling, who used the Illusion Mask to disguise your face, has been following the group the whole time. She has been quite dutiful."

At this point, Ling Yunqian, his expression filled with anticipation, asked, "Was the plan to ambush and kill Old Devil Li successful?"

Ling Yunhong smiled and nodded.

Upon seeing this, Ling Yunqian's expression immediately lit up with joy.

He was the one who came up with the plan to kill Old Devil Li, and since the plan succeeded, he was extremely pleased with himself.

Ling Pengyun, who was only a dozen feet away from the two, overheard their conversation and was immediately surprised. He then understood why Yang Siling had impersonated Ling Yunhong.

"I never imagined that the Third Grandfather was actually going to kill Old Devil Li. No wonder my cousin disguised herself as the Third Grandfather. I suppose my cousin did this to mislead Old Devil Li's spies," Ling Pengyun guessed to himself.

The next day.

At dawn, the hundred or so cultivators from the Huai River County Lineage, who had rested overnight, traveled several miles in stealthily under the guidance of five Foundation Establishment Cultivator and arrived at a large, dense forest.

About a mile away in the dense forest, there is a mountain range that stretches for several miles, and the occasional roar of apes can be heard from within the mountain range.

"Is this the Second Rank Spirit Vein occupied by the Stone Armor Ape?" With the great battle imminent, Ling Pengyun looked at the mountain range before him, feeling an increasing sense of pressure.

In a battle between a hundred Qi Refining cultivators and hundreds of Qi Training Demon Beast, his cultivation level of only the Qi Training Seventh Layer Refining was somewhat ineffective.

The mountain range where the Stone Armor Ape are located is the Demon Python Mountain, Second Rank High Grade Spirit Vein that the army of thousands of cultivators led by two Golden Core experts from the Hundred Spirits Sect needed to conquer. It is one of the five Second Rank Spirit Vein within a radius of ten thousand miles.

The Demon Python Mountain is the premier gathering place for Demon Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake region. There are more than ten Foundation Establishment Demon Serpent there, and the leader, the Icy Cold Python King, has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment and is only one step away from entering Golden Core Foundation Establishment Completion stage. Moreover, it has a rich Flood Dragon Bloodline and is a direct descendant of the Golden Core Jiao Dragons in Serpent Dragon Lake, as well as their right-hand man.

The Clan Head the five Foundation Establishment Family in Huai River County each gave a Foundation Establishment talk to their clansmen who were going on this expedition, and also gave them some important reminders.

After finishing their miscellaneous tasks, the group of hundreds of cultivators resumed their journey and stealthily made their way towards Rock Armor Ape Mountain, which was about a mile away.

Before the group of hundreds of cultivators had advanced even half a mile, they were discovered by the demonic apes in Rock Armor Ape Mountain.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

"Roar!..."

One after another, the cries of apes rang out in the mountains. In just a few breaths, all the Rock Armor Demon Ape in the mountain range that stretched for miles knew that a large number of humans were about to approach the mountains.

In the mountains, the four Foundation Establishment Realm Rock Armor Demon Ape, whose intelligence had been awakened, used their innate Eye Technique to detect the hundreds of cultivators who were constantly approaching from outside the mountains.

When they realized that among the hundred or so cultivators there were at least five Foundation Establishment Cultivator were no weaker than them, they were greatly alarmed and roared to summon their kin to prepare for battle.

In less than a hundred breaths, the rock-armored demon apes scattered throughout the mountains gathered around the four Foundation Establishment rock-armored demon apes deep within the mountains.

With a roar from the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment ape demon king, the entire ape demon clan of over seven hundred Qi Training Stage Rock Armor Demon Ape charged towards the hundred or so human cultivators who had just entered the mountain range.