Misty Rain Alliance

Within a dense forest at the border of Yongzhou.

Space split open, and Lu Beiming stepped out with the remaining elites of the Radiance Cult, appearing within the forest.

Just as everyone was about to speak, Lu Beiming waved a hand and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Vice Cult Master!"

Chen Yuan and the others hurried forward to examine him.

"I'm fine."

Lu Beiming wiped the blood from his lips and drew a deep breath. "The Time-Reversing Cicada's power allowed me to return to my peak, but this body is still my own. The force impacts I suffered during the battle are still there.

When my strength was at its peak, I could naturally withstand those impacts. But now that the power has faded, my internal organs have sustained some minor damage. A few days of recuperation will be enough."

Hearing this, everyone present finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Beiming was now their pillar of support. If he fell, the Radiance Cult would truly be finished.

At that moment, Yu Hanmei suddenly stepped forward and took out a jade disk. Lines of text appeared across its surface.

"Master, our Radiance Cult informants have sent word. Though our surprise assault heavily wounded the Demon-Suppressing Alliance, Zhao Wuji has already stabilized the situation. And just as Chen Yuan predicted, they intend to strike at the Radiance Cult's peripheral forces first."

Some members of the Radiance Cult had concealed themselves deeply, even embedding themselves directly within aristocratic clans and sects.

The Radiance Cult had learned the location and time of the alliance gathering so clearly because of intelligence sent by these informants.

Zhao Wuji and the others had only just finished discussing their plans against the Radiance Cult, yet those plans had reached the Radiance Cult almost immediately afterward.