An experienced driver leads the team! Two beautiful women act as their henchmen!

Ye Youmeng's soul-stirring phoenix eyes did not soften; the sharp light within them only intensified, as if trying to see right through Lin Yuan's thoughts.

Her reclining posture straightened slightly, her voluptuous curves made even more breathtaking by the Five Poisons attire, and a terrifying pressure, like mercury pouring onto the ground, instantly enveloped the entire area.

"What a brilliant move to pull the firewood from under the cauldron, what a brilliant move to strike directly at the heart!"

Ye Youmeng's red lips curled into a mesmerizing arc, her voice still languid but carrying a chilling scrutiny: "Kid, that's a bold idea. But do you know that Lanyue City serves as the Foundation for the Misty Immortal Sect's Red River frontline, and its City Protecting Grand Array is impregnable? How is your strategy any different from courting death?"

Lin Yuan, bearing the heavy pressure, did not retreat but instead took a step forward, his voice clear and firm: "Senior, that is where you are mistaken. Precisely because everyone thinks it is courting death, this plan has a chance of success! Yue Qingyao has mobilized her entire force, thinking she has victory in her grasp. She is currently thinking about how to annihilate our Sect's main force, and would never imagine her lair is being threatened at this very moment. This is the first emptiness in her psychological state!"

"Secondly, although the Lanyue City array is strong, maintaining such an array consumes vast amounts of energy, so it is never running at full capacity during normal times. Now that the elite forces have all been dispatched, those remaining in the city are mostly the old and weak, and those in charge of the array must be lax. This is the second emptiness in their defenses!"

"What we seek is not a frontal assault, but a stealthy raid! We only need a small elite team to infiltrate the city, destroy the Formation Eye from within, and the grand array will break on its own. By then, with Senior's army pressing down on the border, Lanyue City will be an undefended treasure vault, ripe for our taking!"

These words were reasonable, grounded, and logically clear.

"Well spoken." Ye Youmeng let out a cold hum, a sharp light flashing in her phoenix eyes, "That old fellow Xuan Yin hasn't squandered all the Sect's Luck after all, leaving behind an interesting kid like you with a sharp tongue and a vicious mind."

She flipped her slender hand, and a dark green Jade Talisman for voice transmission appeared in her palm. With a slight injection of mana, a ghostly light instantly lit up on the talisman.

"I will send a message to Xuan Yin now, letting him know that my Five Poisons Sect has changed course to launch a surprise attack on Lanyue City. I imagine that once he receives the news, even if he is surrounded, his morale will surely increase greatly, and he may be able to stabilize his footing, echoing us from afar, and attacking from both front and rear!"

"Senior's foresight is profound!" Lin Yuan immediately offered a compliment.

"Good!" Murderous intent flashed in Ye Youmeng's beautiful eyes, "Pass on my order: the entire army is to change direction. Target: Lanyue City!"

Following her command, the thirty-plus hill-like giant poisonous insects below emitted deafening hisses. Their massive bodies carved a strange arc through the air, like a cloud of death, advancing at full speed toward Lanyue City!

"Hum—!"

Amidst the roar of giant wings flapping, Lin Yuan landed steadily on the head of the centipede-like poisonous insect at the very front, standing side by side with Mu Wanqing and Lan Caier.

This centipede-like poisonous insect was incredibly fast, far surpassing his light feather boat, piercing through clouds and mist, as fast as a shooting star. The biting gale rushed towards them, but it was blocked completely by an invisible Qi shield emitted from the surface of the poisonous insect.

"Since we are launching a surprise attack, we cannot give them any chance to catch their breath."

Ye Youmeng's languid voice rang in the ears of the three, "You all heard it; we need a small elite vanguard, like a sharp knife to tear through their defensive lines, eliminate scouts along the way, and then silently infiltrate Lanyue City to destroy the Formation Eye of their City Protecting Grand Array. Who dares to be this sharp knife?"

"Master, this Disciple is willing to be the vanguard!" Lan Caier did not hesitate in the slightest, immediately volunteering, her eyes full of excitement and Battle Intent.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyelids twitched, and he quietly shuffled half a step back.

What kind of joke is this? Acting as the vanguard? The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; the word "heroic" did not exist in Lin Yuan's dictionary.

This kind of nine-deaths-and-one-life drudgery, whoever wants to do it can go ahead; he just wanted to safely follow behind the main force and pick up scraps.

"Senior, Wanqing is also willing to go!" Mu Wanqing's beautiful face was full of determination, and she also stepped forward.

Lin Yuan cursed inwardly: "So competitive, too competitive! Both are just young girls, why are they so aggressive? Wouldn't it be better to just huddle safely in the back?"

Just as he was preparing to continue playing dead, Ye Youmeng's look—half-smiling—landed precisely on him.

"Kid, you came up with the plan, so this vanguard duty should naturally be yours. What, all talk and no action? You want to let two young girls go and die for you?"

With things having reached this point, there was no way out.

The Five Poisons Sect had come to reinforce the Yin Corpse Sect, and as a Disciple of the Yin Corpse Sect, with two delicate girls having already volunteered, he really couldn't justify shrinking back any further.

Besides, infiltrating the city and destroying the Formation Eye was the first opportunity to get close to the Misty Immortal Sect's treasure vault.

Fortune favors the bold!

Thoughts raced through his mind, and his expression instantly changed to one of righteousness and indifference. He cupped his hands toward Ye Youmeng and said loudly:

"The plan was proposed by this Junior, so I should naturally be the first to charge! This Junior is untalented, but I happen to know a thing or two about the Dao of Formations. If I can relieve Senior's worries by infiltrating the city and destroying the grand array, I will not hesitate even if it means death!"

Ye Youmeng heard this and finally showed a satisfied smile.

"Very good. The three of you joining forces to undertake this trip is indeed the best choice." She paused, then changed the subject: "However, this journey is dangerous, so just in case..."

"Caier, take this. If you truly encounter danger that you cannot match, release it, and it will protect your safety."

"Thank you, Master!" Lan Caier was surprised and delighted, quickly taking it with both hands and carefully tucking it away.

Lin Yuan looked at the Spirit Beast bag and couldn't help but feel curious. What level of terrifying Spirit Beast could be inside, enough for a Nascent Soul old monster to treat it so seriously and bestow it as a trump card?

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

A winding blood-red river lay ahead. Looking down from high above, this blood river was like a hideous scar crawling across the vast earth, emitting a faint scent of blood and Evil Qi.

Crossing the blood river meant entering the State of Yan, the territory of the Misty Immortal Sect.

The poisonous insect army led by Ye Youmeng slowly landed in a dense forest on the south bank of the blood river, concealing their aura, waiting only for Lin Yuan and the others to tear open Lanyue City's defenses before launching a thunderous strike.

Lin Yuan and the other two did not stop for a moment, turning into three streaks of light, silently crossing the blood-surging river surface and speeding toward Lanyue City.

"Hum..."

Just as they entered the territory of the State of Yan, Lan Caier raised her slender hand, and a dense cloud of tiny gray light spots flew out from her sleeve, silently merging into the surrounding environment.

They were mosquitoes the size of rice grains, gray-brown all over. They flew silently, without even the sound of flapping wings, making them extremely difficult for Divine Sense to capture.

"These are Phantom Mosquitoes. They are tiny and skilled at concealment, making them perfect for scouting. If we encounter any patrolling Disciples of the Misty Immortal Sect on the way, we will be able to discover them immediately," Lan Caier explained softly.

Lin Yuan glanced at those mosquitoes, understanding in his heart.

Back in the Demon Falling Valley, he had obtained a Jade Slip that recorded strange insects and beasts of the world.

The Phantom Mosquito was ranked extremely low on the list, but the Jade Slip had recorded that this mosquito seemed to possess a thin Bloodline of the Ancient Demon insect, the "God-Devouring Mosquito."

The true God-Devouring Mosquito had long been extinct. It was said that once this insect appeared, it would cover the sky and earth, able to devour everything—extremely terrifying.

With the Phantom Mosquitoes scouting ahead, the three of them were like having a full-map view in the dark.

In less than half an hour, Lan Caier's expression shifted: "Three miles ahead, under an ancient pine tree, there is one Foundation Establishment Disciple and two Qi Refinement Stage Disciples patrolling the mountain."

Cold light flashed in Mu Wanqing's eyes, and she was about to rush out.

"Don't be hasty." Lin Yuan grabbed her, "For such small fry, don't make too much noise."

He swept his Divine Sense over and pointed to an inconspicuous depression ahead: "Go there and wait; they will pass by in a quarter of an hour. I'll set up a little something that will guarantee they die silently."

As he spoke, he flicked his fingers repeatedly, and several imperceptible rays of light sank into the grass around the depression.

A moment later, three Disciples wearing the Misty Immortal Sect's attire indeed flew over leisurely on their swords, complaining as they flew that the Sect was drafting too many people, causing their mountain patrol time to double.

When they passed over the depression, a sudden change occurred!

Beneath the ground, several pitch-black corpse vines broke through the soil like poisonous snakes, instantly wrapping around the ankles of two of them and pulling them down violently!

The two didn't even have time to let out a cry before they were dragged into the ground. Immediately after, several invisible Sword Qi, condensed to the extreme, flashed from bottom to top. With a few soft sounds, blood soaked the soil, and everything returned to tranquility.