Second Reinforcements

A large group flew toward the mine mountain in a grand procession, moving at astonishing speed without even trying to hide themselves!

Han Yuan quietly said to Gu Yu, "Village Chief, once we lead them there, we should retreat. I have a bad feeling about this. Besides, we're too weak—staying there would only hinder them."

Hearing this, Gu Yu agreed inwardly.

Sure enough, once the mine mountain came into distant view, Gu Yu stopped.

"Captain Xuan Ci, the rest is up to you!" Gu Yu said.

Seeing him stop, Xuan Ci frowned and snorted coldly. "It seems the Village Chief does not trust my strength!"

"I fear only that we would hold Captain back. I have already sent word to the village and told the villagers to prepare a lavish gift! I will wait here for Captain's triumphant return!"

Xuan Ci's expression eased somewhat. An unexpected benefit was naturally a pleasant surprise.

"Just wait here!"

Leading the team, Xuan Ci charged into the mine mountain.

Source Devouring Beasts immediately appeared to block their path.

But town guards were indeed town guards. Every Source Devouring Beast that stood in their way crumbled like tofu at the slightest touch. Even when Elite Source Devouring Beasts appeared, they could endure at most two moves before being dealt with by Xuan Ci's team. Their fierce bearing was far more domineering than Liu Jian and Liu Wen had been back then!

Meanwhile, Han Yuan's Jianmu true body had long been waiting.

A thousand epochs was already an exceedingly long time for Jianmu. Jianmu underwent another transformation, consuming a massive amount of Top-grade Dao Source and successfully advancing to the peak of the Origin Dao Realm!

However, although it had entered the peak of the Origin Dao Realm, it was still far from true perfection. The