Chapter 4151: Gathering Troops Together

"What? Three Chaos Beasts at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage were annihilated!" Cao Mingjing exclaimed. The three of them had only managed to eliminate one Seven-Colored Chaos Beast at the early Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, and that was with Lei Tiantiao and Nangong Yueshan mastering multiple special laws and possessing late Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation. Yet, Nangong Yueshuo had eliminated three Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Chaos Beasts.

"Cousin Yueshuo brought a celestial battleship, though it's only a Yellow-grade one. Eliminating three Seven-Colored Chaos Beasts with it isn't an issue," Nangong Yueshan said nonchalantly, as if discussing a trivial matter.

"With three Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Chaos Beasts eliminated, the Hada tribe must be practically defunct, right?" Murong Yilong asked curiously.

"You're overthinking it. The Hada tribe is very powerful; among the ten major tribes under the Chahar tribe, Hada ranks among the top five. Losing three Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Chaos Beasts won't render them defunct, but it's a significant blow. It also serves the Hada tribe right for being greedy, daring to penetrate deep into our territory to attack Jiuyuan City."

Lei Tiantiao said Jiuyuan City is located deep in the rear. Attacking it required penetrating far into their territory. The Nangong Immortal Clan had focused their defenses on the frontier cities. The Hada tribe's assault on Jiuyuan City indeed caught the Nangong Immortal Clan by surprise, also demonstrating the Chaos Beasts' arrogance in daring to attack a city so far behind the lines. Before they could retreat to the Hada Grasslands, Nangong Yueshuo pursued and annihilated them.

Wang Changsheng and the others felt a mix of shock and joy. They were shocked by Nangong Yueshuo's strength and delighted by the battle's outcome. "We'll rush over immediately to rendezvous with Cousin Yueshuo and push into the Hulan Mountains," Nangong Yueshan declared.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, send some injured personnel to the rear," Cao Mingjing suggested. "They are unable to fight further and will only be able to continue dealing with Chaos Beasts after recovering." They had deployed over three thousand Immortal Armored soldiers and fifty True Spirits, suffering significant losses, with a substantial portion of them incapacitated. Some injured individuals were too severely wounded and needed to be sent back for recovery. While they could also be stored in spatial Xuan Tian treasures, Cao Mingjing had his own ulterior motive: he intended for Cao Yuanxing to escort the wounded back and remain in the rear.

Nangong Yueshan nodded and said, "Send a few people to escort the wounded back, but not too many." "Yuanxing, you must escort the wounded back and ensure their safe return," Cao Mingjing instructed.

"Senior Cao," Wang Changsheng interjected, "could Mengbin also go back with the wounded? He could bring back some Immortal Slaying Arrows and single-use treasures from the rear. He will return, mainly to carry some low-grade Immortal Slaying Arrows."

The Nangong Immortal Clan was heading towards the Hulan Mountains, possibly even venturing deep inside. Wang Changsheng hadn't forgotten the miniature Primordial Stone mine and planned to have Wang Mengbin bring Wang Hui along. There might be an opportunity to mine some Primordial Stones. Furthermore, they genuinely needed to replenish strategic resources, otherwise, the Wang Family's Immortal Armored Army would suffer even greater losses.

Cao Mingjing nodded and instructed, "Yuanxing, once you return to the rear, you don't need to come back here. Instead, send people to transport some Immortal Slaying Arrows and single-use treasures to the outskirts of the Hulan Mountains."

"Yes, Patriarch Mingjing," Cao Yuanxing replied.

Cao Yuanxing agreed. Wang Changsheng sent a telepathic message to Wang Mengbin, instructing him to escort the wounded back and also bring Wang Hui and a batch of strategic supplies. Cao Mingjing flicked his sleeve, and a golden, shimmering flying boat emerged, hovering before them.

Cao Mingjing, Nangong Yueshan, and Lei Tiantiao stepped onto it, followed closely by Wang Changsheng and the others. "Let's go!"

Cao Mingjing formed a hand seal, and the golden flying boat emitted a blinding golden light, vanishing from its spot. "Fellow Daoist Wang, let's escort the wounded back," Cao Yuanxing said.

Cao Yuanxing summoned a red, shimmering dragon boat and departed the area with several hundred immortals.

Three days later, the golden flying boat appeared over a vast, boundless plain. Wang Changsheng and the others stood on the boat, their expressions solemn. On the ground below, numerous corpses of Chaos Beasts and Immortal Armored soldiers lay scattered, blood flowing like rivers.

A team of cultivators was clearing the battlefield. Many disciples of the Five Immortal Sect were visible, led by a burly old man in yellow robes whose aura was as vast as the ocean.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, why are you leading the team?" Cao Mingjing asked, surprised to see the old man in yellow robes. The old man in yellow robes was Lin Tianba, a Grand Elder of the Five Immortal Sect, with cultivation at the middle Taiyi Golden Immortal stage. "Junior Martial Sister Xu and the others were captured by Chaos Beasts," Lin Tianba sighed, looking towards Nangong Yueshan and Lei Tiantiao. "If I didn't come, what would happen?" he added. "Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Nangong, Immortal Lei," Lin Tianba said with a smile. "Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Lin. Did you encounter Chaos Beasts? Were there any at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage?" Nangong Yueshan inquired.

"Yes, we encountered a Seven-Colored Chaos Beast at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage. I exchanged a few blows with it, and it fled back into the Hulan Mountains. I didn't dare pursue it further. If you hadn't arrived, I would have had to retreat," Lin Tianba explained.

"You exchanged a few blows with a Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beast? And it fled?" Cao Mingjing raised an eyebrow. "Single-handedly, a Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beast feared Lin Tianba? Impossible!"

"Fellow Daoist Lin must have cultivated into a peak True Spirit," Lei Tiantiao stated. "Otherwise, a Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Seven-Colored Chaos Beast wouldn't need to flee back into the Hulan Mountains."

Lin Tianba nodded. "That's right. Unfortunately, we haven't found Junior Martial Sister Xu. We don't know which Chaos Beast squad she's with."

When Chaos Beasts capture immortals, they retreat and split into different routes. They don't know their companions' paths, so even if immortals intercept one squad, they won't know the movements of the other squads.

A flicker of apprehension crossed Cao Mingjing's eyes. Lin Tianba had actually cultivated into a peak True Spirit, significantly increasing his strength. "Immortal Ye and her group have arrived," Lei Tiantiao announced.

No sooner had she spoken than a white light appeared on the distant horizon. It flashed and stopped, revealing a massive, nine-headed, snow-white lion with a pair of huge fleshy wings on its back. Over a thousand immortals stood on the white lion's back, led by Immortal Liuyun, with Ye Xuanji also among them.

"Immortal Ye, weren't you supposed to rendezvous with Fellow Daoist Yang? Where are he and his group?" Cao Mingjing asked, puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist Yang was killed by a Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Chaos Beast, and his entire team was annihilated," Immortal Liuyun explained.

Intercepting Chaos Beasts carried significant risk; if it were that easy to stop them, they wouldn't be so difficult to deal with. "What? Wasn't Fellow Daoist Yang with Fellow Daoist Zhou and Madam Xu? Were they also killed?" Cao Mingjing exclaimed.

Immortal Liuyun nodded. "They were all killed. The Chaos Beast they intercepted included a mutated Seven-Colored Chaos Beast at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, whose strength was extraordinary. None of them were a match. By the time I arrived, they were all dead. I wounded that mutated Taiyi Golden Immortal stage Chaos Beast, but it escaped. However, the accompanying Chaos Beasts were all annihilated by our Ye family, and we rescued a group of immortals."

Cao Mingjing, Nangong Yueshan, Lei Tiantiao, and Lin Tianba all looked utterly shocked. Immortal Liuyun was only at the early Taiyi Golden Immortal stage; how could she have wounded a mutated Seven-Colored Chaos Beast at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage?