True Spirit Observation and the Counterattack on Black Crane County City

"Fellow Daoist He, have you, He Household, thoroughly investigated the number and cultivation levels of the demon Demon Race, the horde of Demon Beast, and the martial True Martial World who invaded Black Crane County this time?"

"Were the Demon Race, Demon Beast, and martial artists we encountered in this ' Mystic Crane Secret Realm ' already all the invaders?"

"Or is it that what's in the secret realm is only a part, and there are even more, perhaps even higher-level, enemies in the outer county towns, Black Crane County, and even the Eastern Forest Great Marsh?"

Although the cultivators from the various "True Spirit Lineage" who came to their aid were very tempted by the many rewards and benefits promised by He Yingzhang.

However, everyone remained quite cautious, so before agreeing, they asked a few more questions to learn more and understand the situation better.

Upon hearing the questions, He Yingzhang immediately assured them, "Even if there are more Demon Race, Demon Beast, Demon Beast martial artists occupying Black Crane County City, they are definitely not much more numerous than Demon Race who have invaded the 'Secret Realm,' and there are certainly no beings of higher rank or stronger."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to wait for your help at all. We would probably have been completely overrun and occupied by those Demon Race, Demon Beast, and martial artists long ago. My True Spirit He Household would have perished long ago, and our Mystic Crane Secret Realm would have been wiped out."

"However, we must act quickly and launch a counterattack on Black Crane County City as soon as possible to capture the county town."

"After all, I still don't know how many Demon Race, Demon Beast, and invading martial artists exist in the territory of ' Black Crane County ' outside the county seat, or even in the vast Eastern Forest Great Marsh beyond Black Crane County, let alone whether there are more or higher-level beings among them."

"If the delay goes on, and more and higher-level Demon Race, Demon Beast, and martial artists come to our aid from other counties or the Eastern Forest Great Marsh, then we'll be in trouble."

Hearing his words, Kong Wenxuan and the others looked slightly relieved, but they were not completely at ease.

At this moment, Bi Yanshu True Person, the head of the Revenue Department of the Prefectural Government, said directly, "Please rest assured, everyone. Our Bi Household can use the ' Bifang True Spirit ' to observe the situation in ' Black Crane County ' and determine the number, rank, and distribution of the enemies there."

"Please wait a moment while my Bi Household gathers more detailed intelligence and creates a detailed map of the enemy's distribution. Then we'll decide whether to launch a counterattack on Black Crane County!"

As he spoke, True Person Yanshu looked at He Yingzhang and said, "County Commandant He, although your He Household's ' Black Crane True Spirit of the Bi Yanshu Crane' has suffered severe damage, it has not yet perished. The starlight of the ' Black Crane True Spirit Star ' still shines on the entire ' Black Crane County.' Your He Household can also use the ' Black Crane True Spirit ' to observe the current situation in various parts of ' Black Crane County.'"

"When the time comes, we can compare the observations from both our two families and then confirm its authenticity."

"Yes! Yes! Yes..." He Yingzhang seemed to have realized this as well, and hurriedly nodded, saying, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Fellow practitioners, please wait a moment, and I will show you the situation in Black Crane County City."

"After you have a clear understanding of your enemy and yourself, then you can decide whether to help the He Household recapture Black Crane County City."

As he spoke, He Yingzhang formed a hand seal, and a beam of starlight shot out from between his eyebrows, directly into the "Black Crane True Spirit Star" that appeared in the air.

Bah! Bahba...

Above the "Black Crane True Spirit Star," the "Mysterious Black Crane True Spirit," having recovered somewhat, immediately raised its head and let out a series of crane cries. Then, with a flap of its wings, it took flight directly from the "True Spirit Star," flying out of the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Heaven Mystic Crane Secret Realm"—the place where dreams begin and where dreams come true. It flew back to the "Ninth-Grade True Spirit Heaven," from which it observed the county illuminated by the starlight of the "Black Crane True Spirit Star."

The next moment, starlight fell from the "Mysterious Black Crane True Spirit Star" in the sky of the "Secret Realm" and landed in front of Kong Wenxuan and the others. The starlight revealed the "Black Crane County City" and the situation in the Black Crane County, with the "Black Crane County City" as the main focus.

Kong Wenxuan had never been to Black Crane County City Black Crane County City and knew nothing about it.

However, none of that matters now. After all, no matter what the original "Black Crane County City" was like, it has now become a ruin in this starlight manifestation, with broken walls everywhere, and floods have submerged and destroyed various parts of "Black Crane County City Black Crane County City".

At that time, in these ruins and floods, there were no corpses or figures of the dead or wounded, whether they were the corpses of He Household cultivators and clansmen, or the corpses of Demon Beast and Demon Race; similarly, in these ruins and floods, there were no spiritual objects or resources, not even damaged or broken resources or spiritual objects.

Clearly, the "Black Crane County City" that had been breached and reduced to ruins had already been dealt with by the Demon Race and invading martial artists who had stormed the county. In a sense, it had been cleaned up quite thoroughly.

Beep beep!

At this moment, several more cries of the Bifang came from the sky, and starlight fell from the projection of the "Bifang True Spirit Star" and appeared in front of everyone. The projection also showed the "Black Crane County City" and the situation in Black Crane County.

Clearly, this was the Bi Yanshu the True Person, who used the "Bifang True Spirit" to observe the situation in Black Crane County and then revealed it to everyone.

Moreover, the observations and manifestations of this "Bifang True Spirit" are much clearer and more detailed, even showing the situation of enemies distributed in various places, their numbers, power, and types.

Phew!

Suddenly, amidst the two starlight-enhanced scenes of "Black Crane County City," a crane's cry rang out, and the figure of the Fourth Tier black-necked crane Demon Race who had escaped the "secret realm" took flight.

As the Fourth Tier Black-necked Crane Demon Race appeared, its wings fluttered, and another "Demon-Summoning Banner" projection appeared in the starlight. The "Demon-Summoning Banner" projection danced, like a shadow covering the sky, and the ruins of "Black Crane County City" below also blocked the gaze of "Black Crane True Spirit" and "Bifang True Spirit" who were observing downwards from the "Nine Heavens".

As a result, the two patches of starlight that fell in front of Kong Wenxuan and the others were instantly filled with demonic light, making it difficult to see what was inside.

However, for Kong Wenxuan and the others, the brief observation and inspection they had just conducted was sufficient. They had already clearly seen the situation in "Black Crane County City" outside, especially the situation of the Demon Beast, Demon Race, and invading martial arts cultivators.

Although the number of them was greater than those who had previously escaped from the "Mystic Crane Secret Realm," there were still only two Fourth Tier enemies: the Fourth Tier Black-necked Crane Demon Race and the Fourth Tier "Water Witch Martial Cultivator" Gonggong. There were no new Fourth Tier Demon Beast.

As for the Third Tier enemies, there were several new Third Tier Demon Race, more than a dozen Third Tier Demon Beast, and several invading Third Tier martial artists. These were probably enemies who had been left in the "Black Crane County City" outside and had not yet entered the secret realm.

As for the first and Second Tier First Tier of Demon Beast, Demon Race, and martial arts practitioners, there are also many more of them.

However, these enemies and their strengths were still within the range that Kong Wenxuan and his group could deal with, or even suppress and eliminate.

Therefore, without further hesitation or delay, everyone opened the "Mystic Crane Secret Realm" and launched a counterattack against the "Black Crane County City" outside.