CHAPTER 428: CHAPTER 79 AMBUSH_3

Watching his struggling subordinate, Karen’s face showed a hint of heartache. A gentle halo appeared on his palm, and a handprint manifested on the ground, causing the trusted aide beneath it to softly collapse.

In fact, once the effects of the drug ended, these members of the True Demon Clan could have survived. However, Karen and the others didn’t know this, as they had never encountered such despicable tactics. Furthermore, the True Demon Clan was naturally immune to all poisons. So, upon witnessing this situation, their first reaction was, "What kind of poison is this, capable of destroying one’s rationality?" Then, they mercilessly killed their own, never considering that the toxin might dissipate on its own.

The loosely allied force of nearly thirty cultivators was quickly eliminated by the Deputy General’s Big Axe. He turned his head towards the nearly annihilated trusted aides, pain evident on his face, and said, "My lord."

Karen raised his hand to stop the Deputy General from speaking further. "No need to say more. I must cleanse this disgrace thoroughly."

He pulled out paper and a pen from his waist and rapidly wrote down a line of characters. A wisp of black smoke entwined around the paper, which quickly disappeared from his hand.

Many tens of thousands of miles away, unbeknownst to them, lay the grand camp of the True Demon Clan. There, Oben, who commanded the entire True Immortal and Heavenly Immortal battlefield, received a secret letter from a trusted aide. Upon reading it, his normally vicious face flushed crimson with rage.

"Shameless, despicable, depraved! To use such methods is an insult to my True Demon Clan! Relay my order! Send a large army to destroy them!" Oben roared.

"General, what has happened to provoke such thunderous fury?" asked the svelte Ao Wen, who was as thin as a pole. He picked up the secret letter from the desk, and after scanning it, his face revealed a hint of surprise. "Quite an interesting prey," he remarked.

"Interesting?" Oben looked discontentedly at his younger brother. This is clearly an insult!

"To think of using carnal desire to poison the True Demon Clan, who are immune to all toxins, isn’t that interesting? Although it is indeed intriguing, we still need to eliminate them preemptively."

"However, General, one army won’t be enough. More and more new prey keeps emerging in the outer world, and the pressure ahead is substantial. This small place isn’t worth sending a whole army to sweep through. Just send a battalion; five thousand men should suffice," Ao Wen stated indifferently.

"Alright, let’s do that then." Oben trusted his younger brother implicitly; he was one of the few strategists in the True Demon Clan.

As the military orders were relayed, an army of five thousand began marching towards Chen Jiuge and the others’ location.

On the other side, Jing Wenshu and his two companions had finally reached the valley. The concealment array’s effects were actually quite ordinary against other species; it was primarily effective only in deceiving the True Demon Clan, whose senses were extremely weak.

Looking at the three miserable figures, Chen Jiuge had no intention of rescuing them. After all, he had no connections to the Crystal Clan and wasn’t acquainted with the trio. Helping them wouldn’t bring any benefits and might even lead to more trouble.

However, their leader stated that a troop from their Crystal Clan had already entered and was under their command. As long as Chen Jiuge helped them, they were willing to lead their troop to jointly defend the valley.

"Are you serious about what you said earlier?" Chen Jiuge looked at the pale-faced Jing Wenshu and asked.

"Of course," Jing Wenshu said with a wry smile. "We’ve witnessed the strength of the True Demon Clan and are aware of the difference in power. Relying solely on my Crystal Clan, we might not survive for very long."

"That’s true. Do you know how many people your clan sent?"

"A few thousand, I suppose. Although our status isn’t low, it isn’t the highest either."

Chen Jiuge silently calculated. A few thousand? That should be sufficient.

Relying on the array, and with a few thousand more Heavenly Immortals from the Crystal Clan, they could probably—perhaps even likely—withstand an assault for some time, as long as it wasn’t by over ten thousand members of the True Demon Clan attacking together.

"Mo Yu, take some people and treat these three first."

After arranging for the three to be taken care of, Chen Jiuge quietly returned to the Green Bamboo Realm’s small courtyard and activated a Communication Talisman.

Since the Heavenly Dao had established the barrier, Communication Talismans could be used inside, which was very convenient.

"It’s the Divine Son! What do you need? Missing me already?" Ming Huayu’s voice, somewhat breathless, carried a hint of seduction.

"Are you hurt?"

"A minor injury. An Immortal from the True Demon Clan broke one of my vertebrae; it’s not a big issue. What did you need?"

Hearing this, Chen Jiuge proposed a continued alliance.

Ming Huayu said with a bitter smile, "It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but the Divine Son of the Netherworld King Clan has already taken the Heavenly Immortals and True Immortals under my command. If you’re considering a partnership, you’ll have to find Yaksha Jing."

"I don’t have his contact information," Chen Jiuge said gravely.

"If you trust me, give me the address, and I’ll inform Yaksha Jing."

"Alright, I certainly trust you."

The address Chen Jiuge provided was not for the valley but for a location within the dense forest. This area was already exposed. Furthermore, since he had no intention of abandoning the defenses and arrays he had painstakingly arranged, revealing this specific address had no significant impact.

In the following three days, Chen Jiuge didn’t receive a reply from Ming Huayu, leaving him somewhat disappointed. It seemed Yaksha Jing had likely refused. Now, their only probable external support was the troop Jing Wenshu had mentioned.

As the previous troops gradually returned, Chen Jiuge realized that the casualties were severe. Of the three hundred Heavenly Immortals, only one hundred twenty survived; losses exceeded half.

"What happened?" Chen Jiuge said darkly. "This time, Yue Meng had added a substantial amount to the elixirs. As long as they weren’t facing top-tier Heavenly Immortals, even the True Demon Clan shouldn’t have been able to resist the drug’s effects."

Yang Huan silently handed over a Sound Recording Stone.