Luring the Monsters

"Yes."

The massive tortoise -Demonic Beasts, ten meters in diameter, spoke in a deep, booming voice, communicating in a peculiar way. "It's that human force called Yellow Heaven Sect. The human forces south of the Milky Way have long since formed an alliance, but they've concealed this fact. A human named Zhang Taiping from the Yellow Heaven Sect deceived the commander, offering to grant him passage so that he could lead the spirits to destroy the human force in Star Province that has revived the Celestial Master's torch— Lingxiao City."

"He actually trusted a human?"

"The commander-in-chief is very knowledgeable about human civilization in this world and believes that Zhang Taiping's words are highly credible. That's why he summoned all the spirits to leave the Milky Way and march south in a large force. In fact, to ensure safety, the commander-in-chief even fought a great battle with the Yellow Heaven Sect faction to which Zhang Taiping belonged, and only continued south after crippling them. However, he did not expect that... it was actually a human's self-inflicted injury ruse. In the end, the two human forces attacked from both sides, resulting in a great defeat."

"Our thoughts and will are influenced by wild instincts and can no longer be as unrestrained as in a spiritual state. When faced with human conspiracies and tricks, we cannot make accurate responses in the first instance. Knowing this, he still easily cooperated with humans, so it is only natural that he failed. He just wasted the great opportunity to block the north and south and gradually erode the south."

The demonic bird spoke, raising its head high and looking south towards the Milky Way: "The humans of the southern sky have formed an alliance under the call of the Celestial Master. Non-Self are willing to expose our full strength, it will be difficult to shake them in a short time. However, the plan has reached a critical moment. Both Spirit Lords have completed their descent. We must not make a mistake at this time."

"Then... should we give up on Tianhe?"

"Give up? If I were going to give up, I, the Commander-in-Chief Tianhe, wouldn't have come here in person!"

The demonic bird said, "We must block the north and south of Tianhe. We need to give them the illusion that we have lost control of Tianhe. In this way, if something big happens in Tianhe in the future, those human leaders will not feel an urgent sense of crisis. As long as they do not react quickly enough... devouring and digesting hundreds of millions of Spirit Cuisine in Tianhe, our power will be unstoppable. At that time, we can move north in one fell swoop and completely occupy this land."

"The number of humans active near the Milky Way is increasing, and our numbers are no longer sufficient to completely block it..."

"Then let's launch a major operation to shock all of humanity."

The demonic bird sneered, "The other forces south of the Milky Way have united and become an impenetrable wall, which we cannot deal with. However, the Yellow Heaven Sect is right here and within our attack range. Moreover, they are the culprits who caused us heavy losses, and we must retaliate."

"Does the commander mean to completely eliminate this human force called Yellow Heaven Sect? Wouldn't that make the North wary?"

"Yellow Heaven Sect, this human force, has been severely weakened by staging that self-inflicted injury ruse. Now is the best time to eliminate them. As for the concerns in the north..."

The demon bird's eyes gleamed with great wisdom. "A complete regime is always slow in its actions, far less efficient than us. As long as our methods are reasonable, even if the north becomes wary, as long as they do not send troops immediately, we still have room to maneuver."

The Demonic Beasts, resembling Xuanwu, nodded in agreement.

"Summon all spirits and let this force Yellow Heaven Sect understand the price we will have to pay for scheming against our spirit race."

Outside Hulu Valley.

A black bird fighter jet, trailing a deep blue tail flame, flew through the void.

As the blue flames surged, the fighter jet accelerated suddenly, breaking the sound barrier in an instant, and cleaving through another layer of white waves in less than a breath, finally maintaining four times the speed of sound as it headed straight for Cold Peak Fortress.

Less than two hundred miles into the flight, the thunderous thunder of the great iron hooves sounded ahead.

Tens of thousands of elite cultivators and practitioners made a large-scale retreat.

Behind them, countless Demonic Beasts surged forth like a tidal wave, their scale seemingly no less than that of the battle at Yuntian City.

At the very back of the retreat, one after another, Primordial Spirit True Person traversed the void, their flying swords carrying violent energy fluctuations as they continuously bombarded the enormous Demonic Beasts.

Each strike, once it hits, leaves a sword mark or even a bloody hole on the Demonic Beasts.

The damage isn't significant, not serious, but it adds up over time.

Unfortunately, unable to retaliate, these enormous Demonic Beasts could only passively take the beatings and hide everywhere.

These...

They are all high-ranking Demonic Beasts.

Relying on the advantages of their cultivation systems, the nine Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord, including Liu Jingtao and Wuyou, were almost overwhelming the more than twenty high-level Demonic Beasts in the arena.

Even the Demonic Beasts king did not appear.

Reason?

Unless Demonic Beasts king has cultivated the Undying Demon Body to perfection and merged his Qi and Blood and demonic nature into one, an ordinary Demonic Beasts king is still helpless against Primordial Spirit True Lord.

At best, they are just tougher and more resilient than higher-ranking Demonic Beasts, able to withstand more attacks.

This is also why the Cold Moon Sect was able to hold out in the Cold Peak Fortress for two months, while Yellow Heaven Sect was defeated by the Heavenly River Demonic Beasts in just half a month.

The Crocodile Dragon King, the leader of the Tianhe Demonic Beasts, is much stronger than the Muzhou Demonic Beasts King.

Gu Jinlai piloting the Xuan Bird fighter jet, immediately attracting the attention of several Primordial Spirit True Lord.

When they "saw" the speed at which the Xuan Bird fighter jets roared in, their expressions changed simultaneously.

Even top-tier True Lord like Leng Ningshuang and Fang Daoqian were no exception.

"So fast! This speed... it's comparable to a flying sword!? What kind of Demonic Beasts is this!?"

"Watch out! A demonic bird is attacking!"

The two top True Lord exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Liu Jingtao, however, sensed something and quickly said, "Wait! This isn't Demonic Beasts... this is a war Spirit Artifact! I sensed the aura of the Ancient Heavenly Lord on this large war Spirit Artifact! This is a war Spirit Artifact crafted by the Ancient Heavenly Lord!"

"Ancient Heavenly Lord!?"

"The Ancient State Lord's new type of war Spirit Artifact!?"

Leng Ningshuang, Fang Daoqian, and the others' pupils contracted.

Just then, to avoid any misunderstanding, Gu Jinlai also unleashed his true Spiritual Qi, confirming Liu Jingtao's guess.

This scene immediately filled the hearts of the True Lord with awe.

This Heavenly Emperor, Gu Jinlai, has actually developed such a war Spirit Artifact specifically for aerial combat?

Judging from the speed of this war Spirit Artifact, even some Primordial Spirit True Lord sword control techniques are not yet perfected might not be able to catch up with him when they shoot out flying swords, let alone the flying speed of the Primordial Spirit True Lord themselves.

Relying on this thing...

The Primordial Spirit True Lord's air superiority is practically invincible, isn't it...?

"Boom!"

Just then, the Xuan Bird fighter jet suddenly accelerated, instantly overtaking the Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord and rushing towards the Demonic Beasts horde.

After acceleration, the fighter jet's speed has climbed to five times the speed of sound.

Of everyone present, only Fang Daoqian and Leng Ningshuang could barely match that sword speed.

Without hesitation, Gu Jinlai, who charged toward the Demonic Beasts at five times the speed of sound, opened fire immediately.

"Da da da!"

A blinding flash of fire erupted from the machine guns mounted on the fighter jets, instantly unleashing a bloodbath among the many large Demonic Beasts gathered together.

Ordinary large Demonic Beasts were torn to shreds by the bullets fired from the cannon.

Even mid-level Demonic Beasts, unless they have cultivated an indestructible demonic body that leans towards defense, will suffer the same fate of being torn apart by blood and flesh, screaming incessantly.

Although its destructive power is slightly inferior to that of the Primordial Spirit 'True Lord sword-wielding attack, but...

Gu Jinlai, with just a few sorties and sweeps, more than ten great Demonic Beasts have died under the fire of aerial cannons.

The astonishing killing efficiency horrified these Primordial Spirit True Lord.

"This kind of war Spirit Artifact... is so powerful!"

"An astonishing attack frequency! Has the Ancient Lord installed that war Spirit Artifact called 'Crimson' onto this flying war Spirit Artifact?"

"No, this war Spirit Artifact is even more powerful than 'Crimson'! It can even kill a mid-level Great Demonic Beasts... If it were Primordial Spirit True Lord like us, unless we were wearing defensive quasi-Dao artifact-grade armor, who could withstand it!?"

The nine Primordial Spirit True Lord looked at the Xuan Bird fighter jets that repeatedly swooped and flew through the void, and couldn't help but gasp.

They originally thought that the only thing that could threaten the Primordial Spirit True Lord Gu Jinlai was the Heavenly Sword Missile.

Even his trump card...

It also appears to be triggered at close range.

As long as the Primordial Spirit True Lord) do not engage in direct combat with him and remain at a height of over a thousand meters, they should not face any fatal threats.

But unexpectedly...

Their perceived safe zone at altitudes above 1,000 meters lasted only a moment before it was shattered by this new type of war Spirit Artifact.

With such a war Spirit Artifact capable of flying at five times the speed of sound, the sky will no longer be a domain exclusively for those above the Primordial Spirit True Lord.

"Lord Guzhou... how did he do it? One powerful Spirit Artifact after another... could it be that the Jade Slip he obtained, as rumored, did not come from the Heavenly Origin Path, but from a creator who walked a special path!?"

Fang Linghai muttered to himself.

"It's a great thing that the Ancient Heavenly Lord has such combat power. It means that our hope of stopping this group of Demonic Beasts from Blue Continent has increased even more!"

Cheng Lixue rallied her spirits and said.

This Primordial Spirit True Lord who retreated from Muzhou to Lanzhou would not have the same worries as the Cold Moon Sect, Purgatory Sect, and Yellow Spring Sect.

All he could think about was revenge.

They wiped out all the Demonic Beasts of Muzhou.

"Cheng True Lord is right. The Demonic Beasts of Muzhou are eyeing us covetously. As our ally, the stronger Gu Tianjun is, the better."

Jing Yunshan added, "Everyone, the Ancient Heavenly Lord is covering our retreat. Let our subordinates speed up and retreat to Calabash Valley!"

The other Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord recovered from the shock brought by the Xuan Bird fighter jet.

Considering the current situation in Tiannan...

Becoming stronger Gu Jinlai may not necessarily be a bad thing.

At this moment, the nine Primordial Spirit True Lord continued to cover the rear, restraining the high-ranking Demonic Beasts.

The other elites of the Cold Moon Sect retreated at full speed.

Seemingly sensing the aura of this Gu Jinlai Heavenly Lord's True Spirit, the pursuing Demonic Beasts became noticeably agitated, roaring and surging, drawing ever closer to Calabash Valley in their pursuit.

Finally...

Everyone retreated to the entrance of Hulu Valley.

By this time, the Demonic Beasts had penetrated dozens of miles into the range of the sharp swords and heavy cannons.

Sensing the chaos and madness of the Demonic Beasts, Gu Jinlai smiled slightly, "It seems that my trip outside has been very effective in attracting monsters."

"Many Demonic Beasts have special talents and can sense the presence of celestial masters from afar. They probably already know that there are many celestial masters in our Calabash Valley, so they are becoming even more frenzied."

Standing beside Gu Jinlai was Zhang Yukun.

This time, she and Guan Xingyun led the reinforcement team.

"Now that the hatred has been established, there's no need to waste any more time."

With a wave of his hand, Gu Jinlai, "Give the order! Open fire at full speed!"