After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2566 Confirming the Enemy's Identity!

According to Lingyun Palace's original plan, it would be best if a strong attack could defeat the enemy and rescue Duan Heyun; if not, the barrier would be destroyed, and Tu Yuan could take advantage of the chaos to steal Duan Heyun away.

Rescuing their chief demon puppeteer was more important than figuring out the enemy's strength.

As for the location of the hostages, it's easy to determine. Tsuchigaki just needs to follow the guidance of the divine gaze, and it will always work without fail.

Lingyun Palace even placed an immortal and a great demon of the same level in this group.

The earthen rampart requires two demon puppeteers to operate and can carry a maximum of four people. Therefore, the two immortals should have no problem launching a surprise attack to rescue Duan Heyun.

As long as Duan Heyun is rescued, the two big shots wouldn't mind continuing their killing spree.

The two puppeteers, who were originally in charge of rescuing people, found the prisoners' bodies hard as a rock when they touched them. Upon closer inspection, they realized that the prisoners were not Duan Heyun and Alian, but rather two toads, one large and one small.

Why would "God's Gaze" be attached to a toad? They didn't have time to think about it; they quickly shouted, "Trap! Run!"

However, it was too late.

They had barely made their appearance when a spider web shot out from a corner of the cave, spraying the earthen walls all over their heads and faces.

Tsuchigaki was shocked and instinctively struggled. Upon seeing this, the demon puppeteers immediately drew their swords to cut the web, but the composite structure of the four-layered spider web was too strong, and they couldn't cut it in time.
Tsuchigaki immediately tried to dive down, but its opponent was one step ahead. Before it could plunge into the ground, Tsuchigaki used the spider web to lift it up!
The earthen wall is only six feet long. Once it is fished up, it will be empty and useless.
The two immortals attacked the guards from behind as soon as they landed, showing no airs whatsoever.

But a yellow light emanated from the back of one of the guards, enveloping his entire body.

It truly lives up to its name as an "invincible shield".

Such a magical artifact is not something an ordinary person can possess.

The other guard reacted even faster, a flash of cold light in mid-air, as he swung his hand straight at the demon's neck!
He had been hunched over with his head down, so nothing was apparent until he straightened up, and a cold light flashed throughout the room.

The immortal opposite him first felt the blade's energy almost pierce his eyeballs, and then he saw the broad smile on his face:
"Reel in the net properly, don't let the fish escape!"

……

Meanwhile, two caravans that set out from Baisong City were robbed on their way north to Yanxia Bay.

The Lingyun Palace's transport convoy was robbed, something that hadn't happened in the past decade. There were few casualties, but the vehicles and supplies were completely stolen.

These caravans made several trips a day between Baisong City and Yanxia Bay, transporting various supplies. Now, however, a group of enemies were waiting on the official road, robbing each caravan that came by, not even allowing a single bag of rice to pass!

After being robbed several times in a row, Lingyun Palace got angry.

The food for tens of thousands of people in the three small worlds connected by Yuntai depends on these caravans. They can manage to go without food for a day or two, but they can't go on for any longer.

Needless to say, the growth of the Hidden God Lord's fragments also requires a great deal of nutrition, which cannot be interrupted for even a moment. The experiments of the demon puppeteers in the Spiritual Palace also require a lot of herbs and supplies purchased from outside.

With no other option, Lingyun Palace had to send out more troops to escort the traveling caravans.

Even transporting the most basic living supplies requires the use of mid-to-high-end combat power, which infuriates Lingyun Palace. However, without them, the supplies cannot be transported to Yanxia Bay.

After being escorted by a special person, the robbers stopped coming.

But before the team could even catch their breath, new troubles followed:

There is a large lake to the north of the city, and a long section of the official road winds around the lake, with very low terrain.

The convoy was dumbfounded as soon as they embarked on this journey:

All I could see was the vast lake. Where was the road? The usual road?

This is the peak season for water, and the lake has already expanded, but in all those years, the lake water has never flooded the official road.

The entire valley had become a swamp, with a large lake on one side and mountains on the other. The official road was submerged to a depth of ten feet underwater. How could the caravan possibly move forward?

How could the lake water have reversed in just a few hours? Even a fool could tell that it was the enemy's doing.

However, this time the roadblock was a very clever tactic, blocking the caravan's path without losing a single soldier.

Lingyun Palace had no choice but to send two powerful experts skilled in earth magic to raise the ground and create a causeway for the caravan to pass through.

These two are also very powerful, so how could they possibly fail when they work together?
The problem is that every time the earthen embankment is about to take shape, an invisible force interferes and pushes it back to the bottom of the lake.

Their opponents were also skilled in earth magic, and even more so than the magicians of the Lingyun Palace, always managing to be one step ahead of them.

After five or six such exchanges, two hours had passed, but the convoy was still standing on the shore, anxiously waiting, unable to make any progress.

When the news reached Lingyun Palace, even Helu Tian became somewhat anxious.

Wang Maoshi received another message and came in to report: "Fairy Wuyu has identified an old acquaintance on the Sanghe battlefield, Fairy Mingke."

Helu Tian was somewhat surprised:
"Lingshan?"

"Yes. So it seems the enemy comes from Mount Ling."

Xiao Ping interjected from the side, "Excuse me, what's going on here?"

How was this derived?
"The two fellow disciples, Venerable Mingyao and Immortal Mingke, joined Mount Ling a long time ago. Some time ago, Venerable Mingyao led the people of Mount Ling in a great battle against the Earth Mother, achieving remarkable results. It is said that he received a generous reward upon returning to Mount Ling." Wang Maoshi relayed Immortal Wuyu's original words. "There were also two cultivators beside Immortal Mingke, whom Immortal Wuyu recognized. They were indeed from Mount Ling. Therefore, it can be basically confirmed that the enemy that invaded Lingyun Palace this time is Mount Ling."

Xiao Ping frowned: "How can we rule out Cang Yan's suspicion? Maybe they're working together!"

Wang Maoshi countered, "If you were Lingshan, and you finally obtained top-secret information about Yanxia Bay, would you share it with Cang Yan?"

Xiao Ping was puzzled: "Why not? Cangyan is also a powerful country in the world, and it doesn't get along with Beka and us."

“The saying goes, ‘The law should not be passed on to six ears.’ If even one more person knows about this kind of secret, the risk of leakage will immediately increase tenfold!” Wang Maoshi shook his head. “How can Lingshan know that the message won’t leak out after it reaches Cang Yan? How many officials does the Nine Nether Emperor have? Perhaps one of them is our spy.”

"This kind of risk is simply uncontrollable, so Lingshan can only keep quiet about it; the same goes for Cang Yan. Even if he obtains the secret of Yanxia Bay, he cannot share it with Lingshan."

His words were quite arbitrary, but not without reason, and Xiao Ping didn't know where to refute them for a moment.

“Looking back, Cangyan and Lingshan have rarely cooperated, with the Battle of Yujing City being an exception,” Wang Maoshi added. “The relationship between the two appears harmonious on the surface, but is actually cold.”

Xiao Ping frowned: "I heard that the founding emperor of Cangyan, Jiuyou, once caused a great disturbance in the Heavenly Palace, which was in cooperation with Lingshan."