Chapter 734

Chapter 734: The Unfinished War

Fangzhang Continent, Huaxia, Zhou Liao, three battlefields, two of them are in a counterattack.

Almost everyone is filled with excitement and determined to annihilate the Yaozu, but at this time, Lin Jiang issued an order to stop the attack.

In an instant, numerous messages flooded into Lin Jiang’s wristwatch, asking why, but receiving no answer. Lin Jiang only had one response, stop the attack and consolidate the gains.

Lin Jiang didn’t intend to make public the news that Feng Jiu mentioned. It was an ancient scam that could potentially overthrow the entire cultivation system. Lin Jiang needed to be certain before making it public.

Lin Jiang’s prestige was still sufficient. Reluctantly, various regions delayed their offensives, and the Yaozu also began to withdraw.

The Yaozu came and went quickly. As they left, they left behind a devastated battlefield. Lin Jiang ordered to treat the wounded and clean up the battlefield.

Ye Chen returned to space with the Space Fleet. In space, he also had to clean up the battlefield as many warships were lost in battle, along with satellites. He needed to clean up this space debris.

"Have you figured out how to explain to them?"

"There’s nothing much to say, just tell them you’re hurt and they can fight the Demon Emperor themselves."

"Hah, blaming me."

"I also want to say I’m hurt, but my injury doesn’t affect the battle situation."

"True, I am really hurt, come, carry me back for healing."

Cao Ying quickly turned her eyes and said to Lin Jiang, with a hint of coquetry, that she was indeed injured, after all, she was fighting two against one.

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Fangzhang Continent

The human cultivators were orderly evacuating, Lu Xuan was among them. When it was time to counterattack, he charged fiercer than anyone else. Now, with the forces retreating from Tianya Mountain, he was pulling back faster than anyone else, his flying sword almost sparking.

"Friend Lin"

Halfway, Lu Xuan saw Lin Liyan in trouble and quickly ran up to grab him to run together.

"Taoist Friend Lin, you are injured."

Lu Xuan asked, while Lin Liyan rolled his eyes, wondering if he didn’t notice that he was all bloody and injured, and it was his own fault, not caused by demons.

"I almost lost my life, being counterattacked by a Demon King at the brink of death."

"What’s going on up there? I was about to charge into the Demon God Temple when the order to retreat came."

Lu Xuan was somewhat dissatisfied. He was hoping to plunder the Demon God Temple, but as soon as he saw it, the troops were ordered to retreat.

"You sure made a dash for it."

"We’ve been taking beatings for so many years, finally launching a major counterattack, we have to strike hard for sure."

"Sigh, I wonder what they are thinking up there."

Lin Liyan shook his head, he didn’t understand what was going on, but since the orders were given to retreat, they had no choice but to follow.

The two of them flew back to Tianya Mountain Base at a very fast speed. The base was still chaotic with many injured people. The hospital couldn’t accommodate so many injured people. A cultivator in charge of logistics was distributing healing medicine, focusing on stabilizing the injuries first.

Lu Xuan also received some healing medicine. Over the years, he had a good relationship with the middle and high-level members of Tianya Mountain Base. Although he was not one of them, they trusted him.

In fact, Lu Xuan didn’t have high emotional intelligence. The reason he received a lot of kindness was because of his strength. As long as you have strength, there are always people willing to form good relationships with you.

Lu Xuan didn’t take the healing medicine. He put them in his pocket because he didn’t need them. Lu Xuan looked at his storage bag, there were a total of six, hanging around his waist, all filled to the brim.

Lu Xuan didn’t know how the battle was going for others, but he was a winner. When the demons launched a fierce attack, targeting the main base of Tianya Mountain Base, he was in the independent cultivator base, avoiding the brunt of the attack. When the counter-attack phase came, he moved the fastest.

When the demons started to flee in panic, they left their backs exposed to the enemy, which made it easy for Lu Xuan to kill them. Besides the bodies of the demon beasts, he also looted several warehouses in the human captive area of the Demon Domain, which filled up his storage bag.

A few days later, the chaos at Tianya Mountain Base was effectively brought under control. The injured were sent to the rear and the Shen Continent. New defense formations were set up, and many reinforcements arrived from the Shen Continent.

The Hunter Platform resumed operation. Lu Xuan sold most of his gains for a lot of resources. Although he knew there was a black market in Tianya Mountain where prices were much higher, he rarely traded there. It was not because he was afraid of shady deals, but he didn’t want to lose more for less.

Lu Xuan used to live and work within the system in Ying Continent for many years. He knew that in this world, the system was the most important. Even though he wasn’t part of it now, his high level on the Hunter Platform could make the higher-ups notice him, bringing him more fame and status than just a little price difference.

Inside the main base, Muse saw about ten people through the safety glass, including his grandson. When he left Fangzhang Continent, his grandson hadn’t been born yet, and now he was already a middle-aged man.

"Sir."

"Sir."

As a few voices rang out, Muse turned around and saw Qiu Weidao.

"Sir."

"Have you talked to your family?"

"Yes."

"Did it not go well?"

"They have been brainwashed too deeply, grown-up, please send them away, to any place in Huaxia, so they can live out their days."

"Okay, but you still have to help me with something."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Send someone to infiltrate the demon clan, and make sure to gather information about the top leaders of the clan."

"Grown-up, I don’t understand, with the strength of Huaxia, they could have easily wiped out the demon clan this time, why withdraw the troops and go through all this trouble to gather information instead of confronting them directly?"

Muse said, he had heard this question many times recently, and he was puzzled too. The human race clearly had the upper hand, so why suddenly withdraw the troops?

"This is a decision from above, I can’t make the call, I can’t answer you, you just need to carry out my task."

"Yes, but it’s very difficult. Our people in the demon clan’s territory are nothing but prisoners, puppets, playthings, we simply can’t reach the top leaders."

"Muse, remember your original intentions in life. Have you forgotten how you escaped our pursuit in the beginning?"

"What do the grown-ups mean?"

"Getting access to top-level information doesn’t necessarily mean joining the top ranks, and working in intelligence doesn’t always involve stealing core secrets. The intelligence front is very complex and relies on dedication."

"I understand, I will arrange it, but my people don’t need it, I want a bit higher authority."

"That’s not a problem."

Qiu Weidao said. Muse has some selfish motives, but he doesn’t intend to pursue them. It’s normal for people to have selfish desires.

After chatting with Muse for a while, Qiu Weidao arrived at the main base’s command center, where several Void Achieving cultivators were present.

"Junior Brother Qiu."

"Junior Brother Qiu."

When the group saw Qiu Weidao, they warmly greeted him.

Even though Qiu Weidao is not as skilled as them, he holds a high position. Qiu Weidao is Lin Jiang’s close confidant. He used to work in the police system before, but in recent years, he has moved to the intelligence system. Those who can work in the intelligence system must have a high status for sure.

"Brothers, no rush."

"Busy, definitely busy. I heard Brother Qiu has arrived, waiting to welcome you. How about gathering tonight?"

"Sure, I’m also up for a lazy night."

Qiu Weidao smiled and said he knew these people were waiting for him.

Soon, a few big shots finished work. Despite being able to go without sleep for decades or even centuries, they didn’t work long hours. They worked a maximum of ten hours a day, leaving the rest of their time for personal matters. Expecting them to be on standby 24/7 is impossible unless it’s an emergency, after all, cultivators also have rights.

A spread of delicious food and wine was laid out. After a few drinks, Zhou Yuan was the first to ask, "Brother Qiu, you just came from Haigang City, did you visit Ancestor Lin and Ancestor Cao? Is Ancestor Cao really severely injured?"

"I didn’t see Ancestor Cao Ying, as he is in seclusion. Ancestor Lin is fine."

"Ancestor Lin is amazing, battling the Demon Emperor with Void Achieving cultivation and not being seriously injured."

"Ancestor Lin had a lot of secrets, do you dare to use the Burning Life Secret Method casually?"

"Ahem, let’s not talk about that. Senior Qiu, is there an explanation for why we should stop fighting?"

"Ancestor Lin didn’t say much, but mentioned that the demon clan still has some tricks up their sleeve. If we rush into battle, both sides will suffer losses. We have been through a lot and can’t afford to lose easily. This time, more than ten of our comrades have died."

Qiu Weidao mentioned that in this battle, over a billion ordinary humans from the human clan were injured or killed, including Zhou Liao and others. Over five hundred thousand cultivators died, several hundred Golden Core cultivators, six Nascent Soul cultivators, and over ten Soul Changing and Void Achieving cultivators were lost. The losses were severe, with the data mainly from the Huaxia region.

"Oh, more than a hundred brothers, one-fifth of them are gone, what a pity."

"Ancestor Lin is kind-hearted. Many of our old comrades have died, it’s really a pity."

As they talked about the casualties, they all felt a bit sad. Having slept and awoken together, they naturally had different emotions, like old friends.

"So Ancestor Lin’s strategy is to gradually weaken the demon clan. Currently, we are in control of the situation. The longer it takes, the more advantage we will have. We don’t need to rush. The demon clan is like meat on a chopping board, we can choose when to devour it, right?"

"That’s right. Those weapons in space are too powerful, they even took down the Demon Emperor. What is there to fear? We will have plenty of chances to deal with them in the future."

"Yes, so your task in Tianya Mountain is to advance, take over some territory from the demon clan, shrink their living space, and establish a connection to the ocean. The goal is development. You are all powerful ancestors, expected to achieve Tao."

Qiu Weidao spoke to everyone, saying he was here on Lin Jiang’s mission to reassure them. Many were confused by the sudden withdrawal of troops. Not addressing their concerns could lead to misunderstandings and harm unity.