The matter was urgent once the plan was confirmed, Gu Shenghui wasted no time leading Elder Lin and others back to the present world to gather manpower for the next actions.

After everyone had left, Bailang walked up to Pei Yan, who was sitting at the entrance of the space passage watching the demon race driving the mother insects in, and asked quietly, "Mr. Shitang, were those the reinforcements you invited?"

Pei Yan nodded mechanically, glanced at Bailang, and said, "That's just a part of them, are you dissatisfied?"

"Satisfied, satisfied! The aura emitted by those two elders, I have only felt beside the dukes in the Holy City. With them joining our plan, the success rate of rescuing the Star Lord will surely increase significantly." Bailang rubbed his hands excitedly and paced around, now truly wondering if they were under the protection of a Demon God, or blessed by his brother and sister-in-law's spirits in heaven, allowing him to encounter what he once thought was a calamity star, now a lucky star he couldn't wish more to cherish.

It can be foreseen that if they can truly gather the forces of nearby shelters this time, rescue the Star Lord from the Disaster Legion, and take down the territories of the five Disaster Pillars one after another, they will lay a solid foundation for the future status of the Kataraga Autonomous Territory.

"Hmm, how do you think those two elders compare to your demon race's top experts?" Pei Yan suddenly interjected, looking at the excited Bailang.

"Uh!" Bailang stiffened at the words. Being in need and having understood Pei Yan over this period, he dared not say anything dismissive about the Daoist Plane. Being caught off guard by such a question, he was momentarily speechless.

"Don't be nervous, just speak truthfully!" Pei Yan noticed his embarrassment and smiled slightly, comforting him.

Although Pei Yan said so, Bailang still pondered for a long time before finally wording his response: "Hah! I can't make an accurate judgment since the two elders have only shown their aura but not engaged in actual combat." Then he hesitated before mumbling, "But judging by aura alone, they are still a line behind the top experts of the Holy City."

He looked at Pei Yan's face, which was hard to read, and quickly added, "That's quite normal, I mean they are already very strong! As I mentioned before, there are not many Princes in the Holy City. There is a slight gap between top experts and supreme experts, but that slight gap can make all the difference in victory."

"I understand. Do you know Vlad I?" Pei Yan nodded thoughtfully and suddenly asked an inexplicable question.

"Vlad I?" Bailang was taken aback for a long time before reacting, "Uh, you mean the Blood Race from the Magic Plane?"

"You know him?" Pei Yan, not expecting to get much information, was somewhat surprised to see Bailang's reaction.

"Yes, figures who shake up their own plane tend to send ripples across other planes," Bailang shrugged, sitting across from Pei Yan.

"What level of expert would he be considered among you?" Pei Yan pressed on.

Bailang, noting Pei Yan's keen expression, was a bit surprised as he cupped his chin for a long time before replying, "He should be among the very top tier as well."

"Oh!" Hearing this, Pei Yan lowered his head somewhat disappointed, knowing that Vlad I was a formidable enemy but not expecting him to have such a reputation. No wonder there was such concern over him in the hall—an absolute top expert? How much further does he himself have to go?

Shaking his head to dispel his worries temporary, Pei Yan looked up at Bailang with a smile and asked, "You've been here so long, and we still don't know how your demon race's power is classified. Mr. Bailang, where do you stand?"

Bailang gave a slight bitter smile at the question, "I understand what you mean. Even if I'm ignorant, I know your Daoist Plane divides into nine levels of awakening, and the Daoist Plane has three stages of Peng Ju, Peng Zhi, and Peng Jue during the Three Bodies Transformation. The beating of the Six Paths includes Celestial Human Dao, Human Dao, Beast Dao, Asura Dao, Hungry Ghost Dao, and Hell Dao. The Magic Realm from Apprentice Witch to the supreme level of Saint Violet Witch has a detailed ranking system, but our demon race is different. We only have lower, middle, and upper ranks. Those who reach the upper rank either command a legion as Legion Commanders or are chosen to serve as Demon God Guards in the Holy City. Outside the military, most who reach the upper rank become nobility and Princes hold the highest status and strength among such, while I have just barely broken into the upper rank and am currently in a period of stable strength."

Listening, Pei Yan nodded continuously, indicating understanding, then cupped his chin and quietly watched the procession of prisoners advancing toward the space passage, once again plunging into deep thought.

After half a day, as the procession of detainees gradually came to a halt, the space passage, which had maintained its hold for so long, also neared a state of collapse. Seeing the slowly closing space passage made Bailang quite anxious, "Mr. Shitang, haven't your reinforcements arrived yet?"

Pei Yan turned to look at Bailang, puzzled, "Mr. Bailang, aren't you aware of the time difference between the two worlds? While half a day has passed here, only an hour has passed in our world! Gathering manpower takes time! Before our superior left, they already instructed me that in three days, we would reopen the space passage here. By then, they would send manpower to support us. This is already the fastest deployment speed, showing our investigation office's importance placed on you! Three days! Can your side wait three days?"

Hearing Pei Yan's words, Bailang's old face flushed red. As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. As soon as he spoke, he realized his oversight and awkwardly laughed, "We can wait! We can wait! It was my impatience that made me overlook this. Mr. Shitang, shall we leave here first and return in three days?"

"It's fine, it's cumbersome to come and go, I'll set up camp here! You go back with your team first!" Pei Yan motioned by waving a hand.

Naturally, Bailang wouldn't genuinely leave Pei Yan behind alone and lead his team back, so he instructed his subordinates to set up camp on the spot, while dispatching Leohard to personally return and report the situation to Sifuer, to stress the importance they place on Pei Yan and his team's arrival, and to ensure she personally greets the incoming team when they arrive.

Three days later, before the entire army dressed in exquisite standard regalia, Sifuer was nervously watching Pei Yan, now dressed in investigation office uniform, manipulating the Space Wall Breaker to gradually break open the spatial barrier. As the light surged brighter, her anxiety grew naturally, and she couldn't help but turn to Bailang by her side and ask, "Uncle, are their reinforcements really as important as you said?"

"Just from seeing the two elders last time, it was enough to prompt my gravity in facing them. If Shitang wasn't exaggerating and the two were merely a part of this group, then everything he planned may not be unachievable," said Bailang with solemn gaze fixating on seemingly appearing figures within the space passage.