162: Night raid

Du Xian slowly opened his eyes and quietly pushed open the door, immediately spotting Flame Princess standing in the courtyard.

She did not notice him.

Du Xian flew toward the city wall and inspected it back and forth; even at night, many Cultivators were standing guard on the wall, constantly watching for any movement outside.

He recorded the affiliations and positions of all these people, as well as the Powerhouses present in various directions.

The red ribbons worn by the Human Race Cultivators represented their military rank.

Purple represented a Chiliarch, while black represented a Myriad Commander.

He recorded all this information and then placed it into his storage space.

He still needed to obtain more information from within the city to take back to the alien races outside.

In his view, the Human Race was not fighting against alien races, but against a group of beings that wanted to help the Human Race.

This was the result of his memories and perceptions having been completely tampered with, so he did not feel at all that he was a traitor helping alien races invade the Human Race.

He did not even realize that he had been parasitized.

The greatest strength of the Heart-Invading Clan lies in their ability to tamper with others' memories; even without completely devouring the victim's mind, they can briefly control them.

Although they cannot make the victim directly attack their own kin, gathering intelligence is quite easy.

Du Xian initially attracted quite a bit of attention, but once everyone learned that he was the chief Disciple of the Heavenly Profound Sect, they ignored him.

His status brought him great convenience, and the patrol soldiers who were supposed to check the identities of suspicious personnel kept their distance from him.

After all, this was a Disciple of a Heavenly Profound Sect Powerhouse, and they did not want to invite any trouble.

His Revered Master was currently at the height of his power, and everyone was somewhat wary.

After recording a large amount of information, Du Xian slowly returned to the courtyard.

Crimson had already returned to her room, Flame Princess had also gone back, and Li Haotian was still sitting in his room meditating and Cultivating.

Du Xian pushed open the door to his Immortal Cave, consumed some Medicinal Pills, and then entered a state of Cultivation.

Li Haotian slowly opened his eyes. He had seen all of Du Xian's actions, and the fact that he went to record the defenses on the city wall made him even more certain that his Disciple had been subjected to Possession.

Lin Tianxuan had not yet returned, and he had not yet reached the required prestige value to unlock the communication System, so he could not contact him for the time being.

After this incident, he was even more eager to obtain a means of long-distance communication. If he had unlocked the video call function now, he could directly understand the other party's progress.

Having been away for so long, the search probably wasn't going very smoothly.

To speed up the search, he had also taken Ghost One and Ghost Two with him.

Li Haotian sat there helplessly. He waited until dawn the next day without any news. After Du Xian greeted him, he went out and began recording everything he saw and heard in the city.

Soon, he arrived near the Fissure and lingered there. Li Haotian followed him and only felt slightly relieved after confirming that he was merely recording.

This continued for three whole days, and the alien races made no major moves. Soon, Lin Tianxuan appeared silently in the mansion, accompanied by a petite-looking young girl.

"Senior Lin, do you really think I can be of any use?"

Luo Xiaoxiao looked around with some fear; the environment here made her feel terrified, and some buildings even had remnants of bloodstains, declaring the horror of this place.

"Of course. You are the only heir of your Great-Grandfather; only you can help us."

Lin Tianxuan sat at the stone table waiting for Li Haotian to appear. This search for his old friend's successor had not gone very smoothly; the Sect that his old friend had once established had long since disappeared into the long river of history.

However, he had found some clues and soon tracked down his old friend's descendants. Even though the Sect no longer existed, his descendants were still studying the Cultivation Techniques he had left behind, attempting to reach higher levels and stage a comeback.

The Luo Family was a force of considerable size. The strongest among them, the head of the Luo Family, only had a Cultivation of Heaven Human, but the one who understood the Old Ancestor's Cultivation Technique most deeply was a younger generation member, the Luo Xiaoxiao before them.

Although her Cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage, she understood about ninety percent of the Old Ancestor's Cultivation Technique. As such, for her to succeed in Possession would be extremely difficult. First, Possession carries no risks; second, it depends on whether one can use the power of the Soul to suppress the opponent and drive away the Heart-Invading Clan Powerhouse.

If one's understanding of the Cultivation Technique is relatively low, one naturally cannot achieve this, but the young girl before them was very impressive.

After Lin Tianxuan met Li Haotian and explained everything, Li Haotian stopped him.

Because he discovered that Du Xian had quietly passed on a piece of intelligence, and that intelligence contained the residences of the Powerhouses of the various forces.

They should make a move soon.

To make the other party's plan fail, Li Haotian had no intention of alerting them.

In any case, it would take some time for his Disciple's Soul to dissipate, so he would wait a little longer.

Upon seeing Li Haotian, Luo Xiaoxiao immediately shrank her neck in fear.

Because her Cultivation was relatively weak, she was not well-regarded in the Family, and her cousins of the same age basically bullied her.

This resulted in Luo Xiaoxiao becoming very shy and fearful.

Li Haotian looked at her without making any judgment, merely glancing at her twice.

He always felt that she looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

Luo Xiaoxiao also remained silent, picked up the hot tea in front of her, and took a gentle sip.

Before long, Du Xian returned to the courtyard, very skillfully started a fire, cooked a pot of rice, and finally began to happily enjoy the meal.

His movements were quite skillful, looking just like when he cooked at Spirit Gathering Peak before.

Li Haotian's eyes, however, underwent a subtle change.

Soon after finishing the meal, everyone dispersed and returned to their own rooms.

Du Xian confirmed that everyone had entered a state of Cultivation, then secretly left the mansion and headed in the direction of the city wall.

He had dug a hole here in advance. Soon, streaks of black shadows entered the city. They were wrapped in black robes, quietly concealing their figures, avoiding places with people, and inching toward the locations of the generals of the Ten Great Powers.

Soon, many people surrounded these residences, and the leader was none other than a Shadow Clan Powerhouse. All eight Shadow Clan Powerhouses had strength no lower than that of a Heaven Monarch.

Their purpose for coming this time was to kill the Human Race Powerhouses!

Just as they were about to make their move, terrifying auras suddenly erupted from the city. Several Great Emperor Powerhouses struck simultaneously, and with peerless means, they made these assassins disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye.