Deep in the mountains.
Aigulie, Aiguda, and the others were still guarding Copperbone, Shilihua, and the rest. To avoid being discovered by the enemy, they had not even gone near the water source, afraid that it would be tainted by their ancient aura and alert the creatures in other areas.
Lu Yang recounted what he had seen and said, "Slaughtering this city will be easy. The hard part is making sure the enemies in the other eleven main cities don't find out. There are too many merchants traveling back and forth. If the Holy Light Race nearby sees us during the pursuit and reports it to the other eleven main cities, we'll suffer casualties when we try to break through them later."
"That really is a problem. Do you have a good solution?" Aigulie asked.
Lu Yang said, "I do have one. Remember the Holy Light Legion under my command? We can have them disguise themselves as the city's soldiers. While we slaughter the city, they'll seal it off."
Holy River City was built atop a sacred mountain ten thousand meters high. To ensure the city's safety, a barrier surrounded the mountain. No one could fly into Holy River City. They had to stop fifty kilometers from the city, shrink themselves to under ten meters tall, and climb the mountain on foot to show that they meant no harm.
The idea sounded good, but it was also a major issue. As long as someone disguised themselves as a high-ranking official of Holy River City and set up a checkpoint at the foot of the mountain, they could stop everyone heading up.
Lu Yang planned to have Zhuo Jiu and the Holy Light Warriors handle this. He needed to return to deliver the Tears of Purity anyway, and while he was