I have a plan to strike at the heart of the enemy!

The light feather boat soared high in the sky, transforming into a faint gray shadow blending with the clouds.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged at the bow, his expression serene, but his Sea of Consciousness was already a maelstrom of activity, rapidly deducing several routes to Tianyuan City, as well as the potential ambushes and countermeasures he might encounter on each path.

Suddenly, a chilling sensation, as if being targeted by an invisible giant beast, erupted from the depths of his Soul!

A suffocatingly immense pressure rolled in from the distant horizon.

It wasn't pure killing intent, but rather a shadow that obscured the sky, slowly pressing down towards his location with the force of a thunderbolt.

Lin Yuan's brows instantly furrowed, and the rapidly flying light feather boat abruptly paused, silently diving into the thick clouds like a lifeless fallen leaf.

He narrowed his eyes into dangerous slits, pushing his Divine Sense to its limit, probing into the distance.

A moment later, small black dots slowly emerged at the edge of the horizon.

As the distance closed, the outlines of the black dots gradually became clear, finally revealing their terrifying true forms!

They were not shadows at all, but a terrifying army composed of countless venomous creatures!

One by one, gigantic venomous insects, as large as hills and strangely shaped!

These giant insects were pitch black, their carapaces covered with eerie dark green patterns, and as their grotesque mouthparts opened and closed, a foul stench pierced through clouds and mist, nauseating all who smelled it.

Countless giant wings flapped, converging into a thunderous roar that shook the Divine Soul, an overwhelming display of power!

"Hundred-Eyed Venomous Centipede..."

"People from the Five Poisons Sect?!"

Lin Yuan's heart tightened, and his spiritual power instantly surged to its peak, ready to escape at any moment.

Although the Yin Corpse Sect and the Five Poisons Sect were allies, Alliances between Demonic Path Sects were always as thin as paper.

Now that the Yin Corpse Sect's edifice was crumbling, was the Five Poisons Sect here to offer timely help, or to kick them while they were down and take a share of the spoils?

A wolf in front, a tiger behind!

Just as his thoughts raced, calculating which angle offered the highest survival rate for escape, his gaze fixed on the top of the largest Hundred-Eyed Venomous Centipede at the very front.

There, stood two familiar and graceful figures.

It was Mu Wanqing and Lan Caier.

Lin Yuan's taut nerves relaxed slightly, but his vigilance did not diminish in the slightest.

He saw that Mu Wanqing and Lan Caier were standing side by side, seemingly conversing, with Lan Caier smiling faintly, even affectionately linking arms with Mu Wanqing; they looked just like sisters.

After a brief thought, Lin Yuan still activated his light feather boat and proactively went to meet them.

"How are you here?!"

Mu Wanqing was the first to spot him, and an undisguised look of surprise instantly bloomed on her beautiful face.

Lan Caier, beside her, curiously sized up Lin Yuan, her pair of intelligent big eyes blinking.

Then, that rather handsome young face slowly overlapped with the withered, ancient, and turbid-eyed old face deep in her memory.

Her lips curved into a playful smile, and she bowed gracefully to Lin Yuan, her voice charming to the bone.

"Lan Caier greets Fellow Daoist Huang. After several months, Fellow Daoist has truly become younger."

Upon hearing this, Mu Wanqing immediately showed a strange expression: "You two... know each other?"

"I had... a brief encounter with Fellow Daoist Huang in Demon Falling Valley," Lan Caier explained with a light chuckle, but she emphasized the words "brief encounter" with significant meaning.

Lin Yuan rubbed his nose, thinking to himself, "This is bad," and gave a slightly awkward smile.

Back in Demon Falling Valley, he had used the alias "Wong Fei-hung." He had also used this alias with Mu Wanrou, so Mu Wanqing naturally knew about this alternate identity of his.

Now, this was quite something, an alias clashing with an alias.

His gaze quickly swept over the massive contingent.

There were more than thirty giant venomous insects, each carrying nearly ten Cultivators on its back. The lowest Cultivation was Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and there were as many as twenty to thirty Core Formation Stage auras.

It seemed the Five Poisons Sect was here to provide support this time.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the female Cultivator standing in front of Mu Wanqing and Lan Caier.

The female Cultivator sat cross-legged on a splendid soft cushion woven from countless colorful venomous scorpions, dressed in a gorgeous Myriad Poisons Colorful Skirt. The skirt's hem was embroidered not with ordinary things, but with various forms of enchanting and utterly poisonous creatures.

Her figure was voluptuous, and as she leaned there, she was like a venomous demon flower in full bloom, exuding a fatal allure.

Unlike Lan Caier's delicate and lively charm, this female Cultivator's aura was more like a rich, potent, yet lethally poisonous fine wine.

Lin Yuan estimated that this person was likely the elusive Nascent Soul Stage Grand Elder of the Five Poisons Sect, Ye Youmeng.

"What's going on?"

Ye Youmeng slowly opened her phoenix eyes, her gaze flowing, her voice carrying a hint of lazy hoarseness.

Lin Yuan composed himself, cupped his fists in greeting, and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Reporting, Senior, Black Stone City was ambushed by the Misty Immortal Sect last night. The city's protective array was breached from within, and the city... has fallen."

"Furthermore, according to the information Junior received, the Misty Immortal Sect's Nascent Soul Old Monster, Yue Qingyao, has personally led the majority of her Sect's masters to set up an ambush midway, targeting our Sect's main force returning from the Blood River Spirit Mine."

As these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly solidified, and even the buzzing of the venomous insects seemed to halt.

"This is bad!"

Ye Youmeng's lazy expression vanished instantly. She abruptly sat up straight, her voluptuous figure tensing, replaced by a look of solemnity and urgency. "Pass on my order, full speed ahead! We must intercept them before the Misty Immortal Sect's encirclement is complete!"

"Senior, wait!"

Lin Yuan's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

Ye Youmeng sharply turned her head, and two sharp,knife-like beams of light shot from her captivating phoenix eyes, locking onto Lin Yuan.

The pressure of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, like an invisible mountain, crashed down!

"Oh?"

Facing the immense pressure of the Nascent Soul Old Monster, Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged; instead, a faint smile played on his lips. He spoke with clear thoughts: "Senior, forgive Junior for being blunt, but it's probably too late to rush to their aid now. From the fall of Black Stone City to the news spreading, and then to our current encounter, too much time has passed. Since Yue Qingyao dared to set an ambush, she must have laid a comprehensive net. If we charge in now, not only will we fail to save anyone, but we might also trap ourselves, playing right into her hands."

He paused, meeting Ye Youmeng's increasingly cold gaze, and in the depths of his eyes, rational coldness intertwined with frenzied flames.

"With the Misty Immortal Sect's full force deployed, their lair, Lanyue City, must be unprecedentedly empty right now."

"Instead of trying to save a certain-death decoy, we might as well..."

Lin Yuan's voice suddenly rose, carrying a bewitching madness and confidence!

"Turn the boat around, take a dangerous gamble!"

"Go straight to the Dragon's Den, flatten Lanyue City!"

"Let's pull the rug out from under them and let them taste what it's like to have their home base raided!"