422: Chapter 422 Past Events

Chen Xuan and the others only gave him a faint glance before withdrawing their gazes, their expressions showing no ripples of emotion.

Fang Yusheng pondered for a moment and continued to discuss strategies: "Perhaps we can find a way to lure that group of Yao Race away, then have someone withdraw from the Secret Realm first and return to Jiuzhou to announce the changes here to the world."

Hearing this, Ruan Chuan wanted to argue further, but Han Chen immediately took a step forward, reached out to grab his shoulder, and explained in a low, heavy voice: "That Yao Sovereign has been entrenched in this Secret Realm for many years."

"If there truly were other hidden exits in the Secret Realm, how could it be completely unaware and allow us to leave leisurely?"

After listening, a look of sudden realization appeared on Ruan Chuan's face.

Chen Xuan had other plans in mind. He held the Chaos Void Jade in his hand, which he could use to transmit messages—Number Four and Number Two should be outside the Secret Realm right now, while Number Five and Number Seven were inside. As for Number Eight..."

It was just that the Yao Sovereign's threat wasn't fatal to him, so it was better to wait and see for the time being.

Perhaps before he even acted, Number Seven and Number Five would become impatient and be the first to use a communication method. He could also use this to deduce the identities of the two.

After a period of silence, everyone finally settled on a final strategy: first send people to various parts of the Secret Realm to gather Cultivators from other forces scattered everywhere, then converge in one place to work together on a plan to lure away the Demon Race Army, striving for a slim chance of survival for everyone's evacuation.

At this time, Dongfang Li stepped forward and reminded: "Previously in the depths of the Secret Realm, I encountered Cultivators from the Wansheng Dao Court; they were heading south. We can take charge of contacting them."

Once these words were spoken, everyone stopped delaying and decided to split up immediately, contacting various forces at the fastest speed and integrating their manpower.

Han Chen was about to leave with Ruan Chuan when Fang Yusheng's grave voice suddenly came from behind.

Fang Yusheng stepped forward and solemnly cupped his hands to everyone: "Everyone, if you encounter Elder Yu Chan of my Medicine Hut on the way, please be sure to lend a hand. This kindness today, I, Fang Yusheng, and the entire Medicine Hut, will keep it in our hearts and will surely repay it generously in the future!"

As the words fell, Chen Xuan felt a burning gaze linger on him before quickly moving away.

Why are you looking at me?

I'm not familiar with that Fairy Yu Chan. If I really meet her, I can only act after weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Dongfang Li nodded slightly and said in a certain tone: "Don't worry, if I encounter her, I will definitely help."

The others also chimed in before scattering in all directions.

...

On the other side!

In a cave shielded by layers of Formations,

Talisman paper, Cinnabar, and Spiritual Ink were all suspended in the air, neatly arranged in front of her. Fairy Hanyan took a deep breath, condensed a wisp of soft spiritual power at her fingertips, dipped it in the Spiritual Ink, and with a light turn of her wrist, quickly began to outline on the Talisman paper.

When the final stroke fell, that Talisman flashing with golden light suddenly soared into the air, letting out a "buzzing" sound, then slowly drifted down to stack with the other Talismans, emitting a vast surge of spiritual power.

Fairy Hanyan let out a long sigh of relief, her face slightly pale; clearly, drawing more than two thousand Talismans in succession had consumed a large amount of her spiritual power.

Without hesitation, she took out a pearly white Medicinal Pill, tossed it into her mouth, and then said coldly:

"You surnamed Xu, get out here right now."

As soon as she spoke, Xu Muchen's figure slowly emerged from the shadows, a gentle smile on his face.

Fairy Hanyan raised her hand, and the storage ring filled with Talismans was tossed high toward him, her tone unfriendly: "If this happens again, I will never follow your lead!"

Xu Muchen steadily caught the storage ring. His gaze toward Fairy Hanyan was full of admiration as he said sincerely: "Fairy, you are mistaken. Looking at the entire cultivation world, who else but you, Fairy Hanyan, could draw more than two thousand high-quality Talismans in such a short time, each one full of spiritual power and with precise runes?"

"Such a masterful technique is truly breathtaking. With these Talismans of yours in hand, we can truly have some confidence for this trip."

Fairy Hanyan's indignant cheeks suddenly flushed slightly, and she glared at him: "Smooth-tongued, flattery won't work anymore."

Xu Muchen smiled slightly and stopped teasing. He turned to divide the Talismans in the storage ring into three portions, giving one to Fairy Hanyan and one to Daoist Zhenyue, saying solemnly: "Now that the preparations are complete, it's time for us to try that guixu immortal ferry boat."

"You already know how to board the boat?"

Fairy Hanyan's eyes were full of surprise as she couldn't help but ask.

"I haven't been idle these days. Taking advantage of exploring the Secret Realm, I've visited many ancient Sect ruins and discovered many interesting things, among which lies the key to boarding the boat."

Daoist Zhenyue also put away his Talismans and looked over with burning eyes, waiting for the rest.

Xu Muchen stopped keeping them in suspense and paced slowly among the tombstones, sharing information.

"Earlier, I said the Human Race lost this Ancient Battlefield; actually, that was wrong."

"The Human Race won?" Fairy Hanyan's eyelashes fluttered as she immediately retorted, "But why is this area ruled by a Yao Sovereign, and you said those Sand-Devouring Rats are all..."

"Correct, they are indeed the Human Race."

Xu Muchen interrupted her, his eyes becoming deep, "Let me explain slowly. In ancient times, the Spiritual Qi in the world was several times denser than it is now. The Human Race and the Yao Race coexisted, but it wasn't the current situation of equal standing. At that time, the Yao Race's power was incomparably strong; the Eight Great Yao Sovereigns could destroy heaven and earth with a wave of their hands. Their Yao Race Cultivators were countless, acting ruthlessly and overbearingly, viewing the Human Race as food and servants."

"Under the suppression of the Yao Race, the Human Race struggled to survive. Countless Cultivators died under the claws of the Yao Race, Sects were destroyed, and tribes migrated; life was miserable. It wasn't until the appearance of the guixu immortal ferry boat that everything saw a turning point."

"Under the divination of a Cultivator, someone brought back many Divine Abilities, Magic Treasures, and Secret Manuals from the immortal ferry boat. Eventually, Human Race Cultivators had the confidence to contend with the Yao Race and launched a vigorous resistance."

"But the Yao Race's power was still formidable, especially those eight Yao Sovereigns whose cultivation base was unfathomable. Although the Human Race had the help of the immortal ferry boat, it was still difficult to compete head-on, and both sides fell into a long war of attrition."

Fairy Hanyan was enthralled and couldn't help but ask: "What happened then? How did the Human Race win?"

Xu Muchen turned around, his gaze sweeping over the two, and said solemnly: "After a long war, the Human Race experts knew that continuing like this would only lead to a slow death, so they held a meeting concerning the survival of the race."

He paused, his tone becoming heavy, "The content of the meeting was simple—sacrifice themselves, use the Formations obtained from the guixu immortal ferry boat to set up this scheme, and trap the Eight Great Yao Sovereigns and the main force of the Yao Race in this world. Even if it meant paying a huge price, they had to leave the Human Race a chance to rise."

"Could it be..."

Daoist Zhenyue's pupils shrank as he finally understood something, his voice trembling slightly.

"Correct."

Xu Muchen nodded, "Regarding this plan, the Human Race succeeded. Those great experts who sacrificed themselves to the Formation used their lives as the price to activate the grand Formation, trapping the Eight Great Yao Sovereigns and hundreds of thousands of the Yao Race's main forces here. After losing their main forces like the Eight Great Yao Sovereigns, the Yao Race Cultivators became leaderless and were routed. They were chased down by the remaining Human Race Cultivators and eventually driven directly to that desolate Demon Race Continent, no longer able to lay a finger on Jiuzhou."