After Dai Tong and Hua Yi, who were stationed in the rear, received the news, it would have been a lie to say they were not surprised. They had fought evil cultivators on the Ancient Battlefield for nearly ten years. They had advanced the front lines before, but later had been forced to retreat due to insufficient manpower. This time, being able to push the battlefield forward by ten li was truly good news.
Dai Tong frowned and said:
"Ranxi suffered severe injuries and went into seclusion. Could it be that the evil cultivators learned she was the one who exposed the Evil Insect, so the Evil Venerable retaliated?"
Hua Yi shook his head and said:
"Probably not. Master Ruohuai and Cang Lou are at the front, so they would not leak such important information. The evil cultivators must have learned that their plan had failed and taken their resentment out on Ranxi.
"Besides, Mahayana True Venerables were fighting, and Ranxi went to save people. It was inevitable that the Evil Venerable saw her as a soft persimmon to squeeze. Her cultivation was still lacking in the end, which was why she suffered such serious injuries."
Dai Tong drew a deep breath and said:
"We should send the situation here back before the rotating cultivators arrive, so the next batch of stationed cultivators can be prepared."
Hua Yi nodded and said:
"That was my plan as well."
The two of them then began organizing the information, determined to sort out the current situation on the Ancient Battlefield clearly so the next batch of cultivators entering could be mentally prepared.
Wuwang Ruins
The Evil Venerable was receiving a reprimand from the high-ranking evil cultivators when a low, hoarse voice drilled into his ears:
"You fool. After all this time, you still