After returning to the surface, the five quickly left the mountain estate.
Everyone had now lost the divine power supporting them. They were equivalent to five Ninth Stage Houtian Martial Artists. With this level of strength, if another Xiantian Realm expert appeared, they would have no choice but to consume their lifespans and Summon Deity again.
After rushing into an abandoned, dilapidated temple, Shen Zhui and the other four swallowed Great Return Pills and began circulating their energy to recuperate.
At dusk, Shen Zhui, Han Mao, and the others arrived at a Small Mountain, overlooking Hekou Town.
At a glance, long dragon-like lines of torches were scattered throughout Hekou Town. Under normal circumstances, the town's residents should have extinguished their lamps and gone to sleep long ago, but now Hekou Town was still ablaze with lights.
"This is troublesome." Zhao Hu furrowed his brows. "There are quite a few patrols."
"Whoosh~" A figure swiftly crept over from the darkness. It was Yan You.
"Brother Yan, how is the situation?" Zhao Hu asked.
"The situation isn't good." Yan You spoke in a deep voice. "The streets throughout the town center, large and small, are all under martial law. Every patrol team has at least three Ninth Stage Houtian Martial Artists leading it, and they're patrolling back and forth."
"They're checking every household for unfamiliar faces. Anyone who isn't a local is arrested and interrogated. I was almost discovered just by approaching the town center."
Upon hearing the news Yan You had gathered, everyone fell silent.
There was still one Branch Shrine left to destroy on this mission. After two of the opposing side's Branch Shrines had been destroyed in succession, they had clearly become extremely vigilant as well.
With such tight defenses, it would be very difficult for the five to