Return to the Front Lines

Xuanyu Marketplace is located in the central part of the Jiang Kingdom, with a superior geographical location. Xuanyu Temple holds the Xuanyu Dharma Assembly here, attracting a large number of cultivators to participate.

In a secluded Blue-tiled Courtyard, Xu Yang, Lin Yutong, and Wei Tianming sat around Zhang Qing stone table, sipping tea and chatting.

"It's a pity Fellow Daoist Shen couldn't come. At this Xuanyu Dharma Assembly, we made many friends and exchanged quite a few good things."

Lin Yutong said in a regretful tone.

"I think Fellow Daoist Shen is being too stubborn, insisting on staying in Green Gourd Marketplace and wasting time. But speaking of which, the decisive battle on the front lines is about to begin!"

Wei Tianming said.

"It should be soon! Staying here isn't a solution. If we can't find Barbarian Race cultivators, we'll get no credit and just waste our time."

Xu Yang frowned and said.

Searching for Barbarian Race cultivators in the rear is a complete waste of time and yields no results.

"Let's go back to the Marketplace and mention this to Fellow Daoist Shen! Fairy Lin, I see that Fellow Daoist Shen is quite close to you, could you persuade him? There's no need for him to be so stubborn."

Wei Tianming said.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, don't talk nonsense. Fellow Daoist Shen and I are just ordinary friends."

Lin Yutong frowned and said.

"I know he's a friend, but you should try to persuade him. I said before that if I lose to him, I won't go against him."

Wei Tianming said.

Just as Lin Yutong was about to answer, Xu Yang took out a golden Communication Disk, cast a spell, and Shen Long's voice rang out. "Senior Brother Xu, where are you? I'm at the exit of Xuanyu Marketplace. If you have nothing else to do, meet me at the exit, and we'll head to Barbarian-Resisting City!"

"Left Jiang Kingdom? Why so suddenly?"

Xu Yang asked in surprise.

I'll explain on the way. Come over right away!

Shen Long urged.

"Okay! We'll head over now."

Xu Yang agreed and put away the Communication Disk.

"It seems something serious has happened. The fighting at the front might be getting intense, and they're sending us to provide support."

Lin Yutong guessed.

"Maybe! Let's go and meet up with Junior Brother Shen!"

Xu Yang said, and the three of them left the courtyard.

They arrived at the exit of the Marketplace and saw Shen Long.

After Shen Long and Qin Yunyan escaped from the Qin Family land, Qin Yunyan kept his promise and gave Shen Long a lotus seed from the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus. Shen Long then took his leave.

He dared not linger in the Jiang Kingdom, not because he was afraid of encountering Barbarian Race cultivators, but because of other Human Race cultivators.

If other Core Formation Cultivator knew that Shen Long possessed the lotus seeds of the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus, they might be tempted to kill him; wealth can be a powerful motivator.

There are always higher heavens and more powerful people. This time, Shen Long was facing an attack from two Core Formation Great Perfection experts. If he hadn't used the Soul-Extinguishing Talisman to severely injure Wu Sang's soul, allowing the Ice Flood Dragon and Iron Tail Scorpion to entangle Wu Sang, Shen Long would have had no way to escape.

Master Purple Spider possessed Spirit Treasure, which Shen Long couldn't withstand Spirit Treasure. It was already quite an achievement that he managed to escape.

The Golden-Winged Fire Ant suffered a loss of about half; five of the Third Rank Golden-Winged Fire Ant were lost, which is still acceptable.

He planned to leave Jiang Kingdom as soon as possible and head to Barbarian-Resisting City.

Not long after, Lin Yutong and her two companions arrived.

"Let's go! Let's head to Barbarian-Resisting City! I'll tell you more along the way."

After saying this, Shen Long turned and walked out.

Lin Yutong and the other two exchanged glances and followed.

After leaving the Marketplace, Shen Long summoned the Sea-Crossing Boat and boarded it, followed by Lin Yutong and the other two.

"Walk!"

Shen Long gave a soft shout, made a hand seal, and the Sea-Crossing Boat immediately lit up with a dazzling blue light, flying into the sky and quickly disappearing from sight.

More than three months later, they arrived at Barbarian-Resisting City.

On the way, Shen Long briefly explained what had happened, but he didn't mention the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus. He only said that he was worried about the tense situation at the front and needed help, which was why he rushed to the front.

"We've finally arrived at Barbarian-Resisting City!"

Wei Tianming breathed a sigh of relief and his face lit up with joy.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, Fairy Lin, please make yourselves at home! We need to go to the Spirit Control Garden to report to Uncle-Master Liu."

Shen Long said.

Wei Tianming and Lin Yutong nodded and parted ways with Shen Long.

Shen Long and Xu Yang arrived at Spirit Control Garden and met Liu Zi'an without any trouble, briefly reporting what had happened.

"Nephew Shen, have you still not overcome your bottleneck?"

Liu Zi'an asked with concern.

"Not yet, but after fighting against a Core Formation Great Perfection cultivator in a life-or-death situation, I vaguely felt my bottleneck loosening. Perhaps if I fight against Barbarian Race Great Perfection cultivator again, I will be able to break through this bottleneck!"

Shen Long said.

"Since that's the case, then you should join the final battle! We're planning a decisive battle with the Barbarian Race. We've suffered considerable losses after fighting for so long, and Fellow Daoist Lu doesn't want to drag this out any longer."

Liu Zi'an said.

"Yes, Uncle-Master Liu."

Shen Long agreed.

Liu Zi'an gave a few instructions and then dismissed Shen Long and Xu Yang.

Shen Long went to the General Affairs Hall, took out the Barbarian Race's corpse, and handed it over to Qi Shan for verification.

Barbarian Race cultivators are easily identifiable by their Totem Technique, and their Storage Bag often contain items unique to the Barbarian Race.

Qi Shan verified the information and awarded Shen Long a large sum of Merit Points.

"Fellow Daoist Qi, has your Third-Order Spirit Flame been replaced?"

Shen Long asked.

"Not yet, Fellow Daoist Shen, do you wish to exchange for Third-Order Spirit Flame?"

Qi Shan asked.

Shen Long nodded and said, "That's right, I've accumulated enough Merit Points."

He went to the rear to carry out a mission, killing several Barbarian Race in the Golden Core Realm. Combined with the Barbarian Race cultivators he had killed before, he had accumulated enough Merit Points to exchange for Third-Order Spirit Flame.

Qi Shan took the nameplate from Shen Long and placed it on a Golden Glowing Dharma Disk, whereupon a dazzling golden light shone forth.

Shen Long had almost exhausted all the Merit Points he had accumulated, but he finally managed to exchange them for a Third-Order Spirit Flame.

"This is Third-Order Spirit Flame. Fellow Daoist Shen, please inspect it."

Qi Shan took out a Cyan Jade Bottle and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long uncorked the bottle, and a ball of Golden Flame flew out, emitting an astonishingly high temperature.

A beam of azure light shot out from the Cyan Jade Bottle, enveloping the Golden Flame and drawing them into the Cyan Jade Bottle.

"Good!"

Shen Long's face lit up with joy.

The Red Lotus True Flame will be more powerful and efficient in refining this Third-Order Spirit Flame.

After chatting for a few minutes, Shen Long said goodbye and left.

As he rounded a bend, a familiar female voice rang out. "Fellow Daoist Shen, long time no see."

Shen Long looked towards the source of the sound and saw Mu Weiwei walking towards him with a smile on her face.

"Long time no see, Fairy Mu."

Shen Long greeted him.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, I've acquired something you're sure to like. Shall we discuss this somewhere else?"

Mu Weiwei said.

Shen Long nodded and led Mu Weiwei to a Teahouse, where they requested a private room.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mu Weiwei took out an exquisite cyan Jade Box and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long opened the Jade Box, glanced at it, and exclaimed in surprise, "Five-Colored Jade Ganoderma Fruit!"

"That's right, I don't need to elaborate on the effects of this fruit! Fellow Daoist Shen, I know you are very interested in repelling insects and controlling beasts, so I spent a high price to obtain a Five-Colored Jade Ganoderma Fruit."

Mu Weiwei said.

"Fairy Mu, name your price!"

Shen Long said.

"A close friend of mine has been poisoned by fire and is still unable to get out of bed. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Shen has any High-Grade Medicinal Pill that can cure fire poison?"

Mu Weiwei said.

Shen Long smiled slightly, took out a white jade box, handed it to Mu Weiwei, and said, "These are two Ice Snow Pill, which are very effective in healing fire poison."

Mu Weiwei opened the jade box, inside were two snow-white pills, each with nine pill Pill Pattern. Her face lit up with joy, and she said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shen."

After chatting for a while, Mu Weiwei said goodbye and left.

Back at his residence, Shen Long entered the Cultivation Room and activated the restriction.

He took out a Cyan Jade Bottle, uncorked it, and a ball of Golden Flame flew out, which suddenly condensed into a golden firebird.

A Golden Flying Knife flew in, cleaving the golden firebird in two, turning it into a large patch of Golden Flame. The Golden Flame quickly gathered, transforming back into a golden firebird, Golden Flying Knife then cleaved in two once more.

After several repetitions, the Golden Flame began to recover at a slower rate.

Shen Long opened his mouth, and a bluish-red firebird flew out and pounced on the Golden Flame.

The Cyan-Red Fire Bird quickly devoured the Golden Flame. Its body rolled in mid-air, transforming into a three-colored sphere, which Shen Long then collected.

Shen Long took out several Storage Bag, turned them upside down, and shook them violently. A burst of light swept across the ground, revealing a large pile of items. Since the start of the battle, he had killed dozens of Core Formation Cultivator and obtained a lot of materials, including over a million Spirit Stone.

He sorted and gathered the items on the ground, then sat cross-legged in meditation.

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Sky Wolf City, Sky Wolf Hall.

Zhe Sen sat in the main seat, his gaze solemn.

More than thirty Nascent Soul Cultivator, including Gu Bing and Gu Hong, sat on either side, each with a different expression.

"We can't delay any longer. We must fight a decisive battle with the Human Race. Only by killing more Nascent Soul Cultivator will the Human Race agree to peace talks with us."

Zhe Sen frowned and said.

The Human Race mobilized the strength of eighteen nations, Barbarian Race mobilized the strength of Ten Great Tribes. The Human Race had far more high-level cultivators Barbarian Race. The war lasted for seven years, and the Barbarian Race could no longer bear the burden and could not drag it out any longer.

"Easier said than done. If it were that easy to kill more Nascent Soul Cultivator, we wouldn't have lost so many of Nascent Soul Cultivator."

Zhuo Shan disagreed.

"This time, I've asked my fellow cultivators from the Witch Clan for help; a group of the Witch Clan cultivators will lend a hand."

Zhe Sen explained.

"Would the Witch Clan be so kind as to send Nascent Soul Cultivator to help us fight against the Human Race?"

Zhuo Shan raised questions.

Before this, some Witch Clan cultivators appeared on the battlefield, the highest level of which was only Core Formation Cultivator. Now, it is really strange that Witch Clan Nascent Soul Cultivator are fighting against Human Race cultivators.

"I have already contacted Fellow Daoist Wu of the Golden Crow Tribe, and he has no objections. The Witch Clan plans to send people into the Immortal Burial Mound to search for treasures and needs our help. We agreed, and in return, they will help us deal with the Human Race."

Zhe Sen explained.

"Since the Golden Crow Tribe Fellow Daoist Wu has no objections, then let's leave it at that!"

Hai Duoli wholeheartedly agrees.

I have no objection either.

Hao Hu echoed.

None of the cultivators had any objections; their only wish now was to quickly repel the Human Race's attack.

Seeing this, Zhuo Shan could no longer object.

Zhe Sen nodded and issued a series of orders, mobilizing a large number of Barbarian Race cultivators to transport supplies in preparation for the final battle.