Mount Taihang Mountain Range, Earth Dragon Valley.
Freed from the Demon Kings' restraints, these great demons and First- and Second-Order Demon Beasts had clearly grown exceptionally restless.
Throughout the vast Earth Dragon Valley, fierce battles occasionally erupted.
Naturally, the closer one got to Earth Dragon Hall, the fewer such clashes there were.
At this moment, a cultivator stood guard at a valley entrance. Spiritual light flickered in his eyes—it was a miraculous ocular technique.
With it, he could observe distant scenes at any time and destroy the Teleportation Array at the first possible moment.
Besides his illusion technique, he had also placed several Shadow Wood Puppets.
These Shadow Wood Puppets had been constructed from Shadow Wood seeds the Ye Family had recently gathered.
Because the seeds were exceedingly scarce, the Shadow Wood Puppets were also extremely valuable. They were deployed only at crucial locations on the route to Earth Dragon Valley.
This ensured they could guard against any potential crisis at the earliest opportunity.
During this period, Ye Jinghong had also been especially cautious.
The Teleportation Array had originally been guarded by a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, but the Ye Family's Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators were either in the midst of breakthroughs or had urgent matters in the Sea of Sand.
That was why Ye Jinghong, with his Cloud Sparrow Spirit Eyes, had been assigned here.
Of course, Ye Jinghong was not alone. In the cave dwelling behind him was also the Formation Master, Ye Xingshui.
Because Ye Xingshui had contracted the Golden Light Rhino, his cultivation progress had not been slow. He was now at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and with his respectable mastery of formations, in this secluded valley, he was no weaker than an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator.
As they watched the