"Exactly. We've never been allies with the Wang and Hu families. At most, they just see us as tools to be used. Since they've made the first move, we might as well save ourselves some effort." The Horned Demon nodded, agreeing with Pi Xiu.
By then, Lu Xiaotian was already locked in fierce combat with the numerous methods of the immortal army. He weaved through the rain of arrows, then tried to destroy one or two of the stone towers after they had been frozen over.
However, these prison-guarding immortal soldiers were no pushovers, and the stone towers' defenses were exceptionally strong as well. Although Lu Xiaotian's attainments in formations allowed him to find some flaws, the prison-guarding immortal army, linked into a battle formation, gave him no opportunity to exploit them.
After being forced back several times in succession, Lu Xiaotian had expended quite a bit of energy. Of course, he also had to guard against the demons arriving one after another from behind. Otherwise, his situation would have been somewhat better.
Lu Xiaotian's expression darkened. Was this the escape plan Emperor Qinling had pointed him toward? In this situation, even if his strength were somewhat greater, he still had no way to break the deadlock.
If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have come here. Now he was caught between a rock and a hard place.
Just as Lu Xiaotian was trapped in a dilemma, the phantom of a gigantic stone sword came slashing down from the void. It landed directly in the midst of the immortal army, startling both the soldiers present and the host of demons. Under the might of that sword, every one of them turned pale with terror. By the time they reacted, a ravine had already been carved through the prison guards'