The southern wall of Mountain River City had already been breached by the combined efforts of hundreds of powerful Eternal Devil Sect warriors. Countless Eternal Devil Sect warriors stormed into the city and clashed with the powerful warriors of the Murong Family.
The Murong Family also hurriedly deployed the powerful warriors within the city to resist them.
Mountain River City had fallen. The warriors guarding the other six hubs also rushed back to Mountain River City one after another, because there was no longer much point in continuing to guard the hubs.
The Eternal Devil Sect and the Murong Family fought a bloody battle throughout Mountain River City, with countless powerful warriors joining the fray.
Lin Bai realized that the Murong Family had practically emptied its entire nest. Its ancestral grounds were bound to be undefended now. Moreover, he felt that staying on the main battlefield would not allow him to play a greater role. It would be better to head straight to the Murong Family's ancestral grounds and cut off their retreat.
As soon as that thought arose, he intended to slip away in secret, but Jiang Xuansu suddenly found him.
Jiang Xuansu understood from Lin Bai's words that he wanted to search the Murong Family for treasures. She immediately smiled faintly and said, "In this war against the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province, you've made tremendous contributions. Once the Murong Family is destroyed, are you really worried that the sect won't reward you?"
"Even if you and Senior Brother Sect Master have some friction and entanglements, and even if Senior Brother Sect Master deliberately makes things difficult for you, if he dares not give you the rewards you deserve, several of the sect's old ancestors probably won't agree—especially Ancestor Liu Fuyun. He'll be the first to