The disguised demon race approached Tang Yifeng with teary eyes, saying aggrievedly, "Senior Brother Tang, it's good that you're here, otherwise we really wouldn't know what to do. Just now, we were ambushed..."
Before Tang Yifeng could speak, the leader recounted everything that had happened in detail. At the emotional parts, he even shed a few tears.
Tang Yifeng's expression remained unchanged as he listened. He took a sip of the wine in his hand, scanned them, and asked pointedly, "If everything was as dangerous as you say, how did you manage to escape?"
Since the demon race had gone to such great lengths, they wouldn't let anyone go.
The strength of the people before him was too low. It would be difficult for even one person to escape a demon encirclement, let alone so many surviving.
Xu Jiu, the leader, sighed and said with lingering fear, "The demon race seemed to be busy with something important. In their carelessness, we found an opportunity..."
Hearing Xu Jiu's seamless story, Tang Yifeng's gaze shifted to Su Xi in the crowd, and he walked towards her.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Su Xi looked at Tang Yifeng and subtly raised her hand, conveniently revealing the wound on her arm.
Her wound ran through her entire arm. Although the bleeding had stopped, the clearly visible white bone added a bit more credibility to Xu Jiu's words.
Seeing Su Xi's wound, Tang Yifeng immediately took out a bottle of pills from his person and tossed it over. "You're not lightly injured. Take some medicine to control your injuries first."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Tang." Su Xi heard him, removed the stopper of the medicine bottle, and took a pill.
After taking the pill, the wound on Su Xi's arm healed rapidly. In just a blink of an eye, her arm was as good as new, as if she had never been injured.
Seeing that Su Xi's situation was resolved, Xu Jiu continued to ask the question that was on everyone's mind, "Senior Brother Tang, what do we do next?"
Hearing Xu Jiu's words, everyone turned their gaze to Tang Yifeng, awaiting his next instruction.
They were now completely at a dead end. Tang Yifeng, being the most powerful among them, naturally became their backbone.
Tang Yifeng touched his wine gourd and said slowly, "The entrance to the secret realm can only be passed through once. Therefore, the sect leader has given me three days to bring out as many survivors as possible. Within these three days, I must find more people."
Shushan was hosting the trial and absolutely could not afford to have too many disciples from various sects die. Otherwise, it would inevitably lead to trouble from other sects.
Tang Yifeng knew that these people were all injured and could not possibly lead a group of wounded to search for others. So, after a moment's consideration, he made arrangements.
"Wait for me here. I'll bring other disciples over. In three days, we will leave the secret realm together."
"Yes." The other disciples were filled with excitement at the thought of leaving.
Tang Yifeng left them a communication jade pendant, then urged his flying sword without looking back and flew away in a certain direction.
Su Xi, who was hidden in the shadows, watched Tang Yifeng leave, a strange expression appearing on her face.
When Tang Yifeng spoke earlier, his gaze seemed to occasionally glance her way, as if he had already discovered her hiding place. But now that Tang Yifeng had left, she couldn't find an answer to her doubts.
After Tang Yifeng's departure, no one spoke, and silence returned to the scene.
Besides the original seven or eight demon race members, there were now three more humans.
Xu Jiu looked at the miserable-looking disciples and stepped forward to ask with concern, "You must be tired and hungry after so many days of fear and trembling. Come, eat something."
As soon as Xu Jiu finished speaking, someone came forward with food.
Although those at the Foundation Establishment stage could go without eating, it was clear that these new disciples at the Qi Refining stage couldn't. Having been hungry for so long, they were eager to eat.
Several disciples looked at Xu Jiu gratefully and began to devour the food.
Watching them eat ravenously, Xu Jiu's smile grew even brighter. "Don't rush, there's plenty more. Once you're full, we'll be on our way."
Zhang Xia and the others heard Xu Jiu's words and looked up at him in surprise. "Senior Brother, what do you mean?"
Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a tightness in her chest, as if she had been hit by a heavy punch. A mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out.
Lying on the ground, Zhang Xia looked at Xu Jiu in terror, not understanding why Xu Jiu would poison them for no reason. Unfortunately, before they could ask any further questions, they had already breathed their last.
Looking at the dead, Xu Jiu turned to his companions and said, "Notify the captain. We have a chance to eliminate the genius disciples of the Shushan Sect."
This time, their primary objective was to infiltrate the inner workings of the Five Great Immortal Mountains during the chaos and dismantle them one by one from the inside.
However, Xu Jiu's smile soon vanished. Not far from him, Tang Yifeng, who had already left, had reappeared at some unknown time.
Seeing Tang Yifeng appear before him, Xu Jiu's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained a calm facade.
He smiled calmly and pretended to be oblivious, "Senior Brother Tang, why have you returned?"
He was gambling that Tang Yifeng hadn't seen his actions.
Since they intended to infiltrate the Five Great Immortal Mountains, they naturally had a good understanding of the situation. Their current forces were no match for Tang Yifeng.
Tang Yifeng looked at Xu Jiu, who was still talking nonsense, and took a calm sip of wine, tsk-tsking in surprise, "I never thought you bunch of vermin would have such capabilities."
If he hadn't known Su Xi and known that she wouldn't be so polite to him, he might not have noticed anything unusual. Moreover, the fact that these people could sneak in under the surveillance of the Five Great Immortal Mountains was indeed a skillful feat.
Hearing Tang Yifeng's words, Xu Jiu understood that their identities had been exposed.
He no longer pretended and instead revealed a mocking expression. "I never imagined that the so-called righteous sects would use the lives of others as bait. Today, I have truly witnessed your methods."
Tang Yifeng did not get angry upon hearing Xu Jiu's words and calmly replied, "Everyone needs to realize their value, and they have realized theirs."
"As for their revenge, I will certainly avenge them. Because none of you will escape, and all of you will be buried with them."
After speaking, Tang Yifeng threw the wine gourd in his hand at Xu Jiu and the others.
The wine within the gourd instantly spilled out and transformed into a multitude of crystal-clear, small swords. The swords emitted a chilling gleam, sealing off all escape routes for everyone.
Tang Yifeng was not one to act without reason. Once he made a move, he would not hold back.
After dealing with these minor characters, he still had to investigate how these ruffians managed to slip in.
The Five Great Immortal Mountains, which had been peaceful for so many years, were now no longer calm.