System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

"And my plan is..."

Chen Xuan immediately marked the locations of the three defensive lines on the ground. He pointed to the first line of defense belonging to Jiang Tianxiao's ambush and said, "Once we achieve a breakthrough victory, once we discover that the enemy army has formed multiple battle formations, we must withdraw from the ambush site."

Then, Chen Xuan looked at Jiang Tianxiao and continued, "When the time comes, you should immediately order the multi-person battle formation to land, then take back all the Crimson Armor Guards who are in formation, and then use the Small Teleportation Talisman to move them to the third battle line."

Upon hearing Chen Xuan mention the Lesser Teleportation Talisman, Jiang Tianxiao, Jiang Ming, and Jiang Shan were all taken aback, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of what it was.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan felt a little helpless, but still explained, "I don't know what you call the four Dao talismans left behind by your ancestors, but they are called Minor Teleportation Talismans."

"You mean, the 'Ten Thousand Miles Without a Trace' talisman?" Jiang Tianxiao suddenly realized.

"Vanishing without a trace... Interesting. It seems you've used this talisman before?" Chen Xuan asked, looking at Jiang Tianxiao.

"Yes, it is indeed very useful. Once used, it allows one to escape within ten thousand miles instantly." Jiang Tianxiao nodded in response.

Chen Xuan nodded and said, "You and Jiang Ming each take one, and retreat according to my strategy."

Seeing Jiang Tianxiao's pained expression, it was clear that he had only used the power of this Dao talisman once in the past thousand years. Now, having to use two at once was truly painful for him. After all, this was a consumable item; once used, it was gone forever.

"Very well, for the sake of the Jiang family's continuation, this is the only way." Jiang Tianxiao sighed, slapped his thigh, and with a flick of his wrist, two Dao talismans appeared before him. He handed one directly to Jiang Ming, saying, "Take one."

Jiang Ming had actually heard the legend of the Minor Teleportation Talisman when he was young and traveling around, but he didn't know that his ancestors had such a legendary treasure. After he took the Minor Teleportation Talisman, his hands trembled involuntarily.

"This one, young friend Chen Xuan, please keep it." Another talisman bypassed Jiang Shan and flew to Chen Xuan.

Jiang Tianxiao looked at the composed Chen Xuan and said with a complicated expression, "This talisman is not only to thank you for your great help to my Jiang clan, but also to make another request. If my Jiang clan suffers a great defeat in this battle, you can use this talisman to escape and take some of your clansmen with you. In the future, if one day, I hope you, young friend Chen Xuan, can take care of my Jiang clan's bloodline."

To be honest, this was the first time Chen Xuan had ever seen a real Small Teleportation Talisman. Although there were diagrams in the manual, seeing it in person was completely different from looking at the pictures.

Especially after experiencing the strange power contained in this Dao talisman up close, Chen Xuan vaguely understood why the main materials for refining recorded in the "General Outline of Array Formation Refining" were so obscure and unclear.

"This feeling is the aura of the Dao, not the Dao of Space and Time, nor the Dao of Time, but a meaning that contains the universe within it?"

"Brother Chen Xuan, since the clan leader has made his decision, you should accept it," Jiang Ming advised when he saw Chen Xuan hesitate.

“Yes, young friend Chen Xuan, if my Jiang clan is defeated in this battle, your departure might allow Longxia and the Jiang clan to rebuild in the future. You are so young yet possess such talent. If you were born in one of those prefectures or dynasties, you would surely be able to make a name for yourself through selection and join a top-tier immortal cultivation sect,” Jiang Shan echoed.

Seeing the atmosphere, Chen Xuan realized that if he didn't accept, he would seem a bit pretentious.

"Very well, since that's the case, I, Chen Xuan, will keep this talisman for the time being." Chen Xuan reached out and took the small teleportation talisman, without any curiosity, and directly put it into his storage magic treasure.

The meeting lasted about ten minutes before Jiang Tianxiao and Jiang Ming hurriedly left to return to their respective ambush areas.

Although several other elders are on guard at all times on the first and second fronts, Jiang Tianxiao and Jiang Ming are the core combat forces.

As Jiang Tianxiao and Jiang Ming left, Jiang Shan also descended from White Bone Peak, arrived at the mountain pass, and returned to the Red Armor Guard battle formation, the last line of defense.

As night falls, the sky is ablaze with stars, which set off the bright, clear moon in the center.

Chen Xuan sat upright at the long table, accompanied obediently by the spirit beast Bai Li and the fire-winged bird Huo'er. After the outsiders left, Bai Li sat down next to Chen Xuan and poured him wine.

"Master, when do you think the enemy will attack?" Bai Li asked softly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan picked up the Ice and Fire Brew and drank it all in one gulp. Then, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, he slowly said, "Judging by the time, it shouldn't be later than tomorrow, and it might even be sooner."

After chatting with Bai Li for a while, Chen Xuan sat cross-legged on White Bone Peak and began to cultivate with his eyes closed. Seeing that Chen Xuan was so talented yet still diligent in his cultivation, Bai Li also sat cross-legged beside him and entered a state of cultivation.

Bai Li knew that once the many trivial matters in Qushan were resolved, and once the Longxia tribe was able to gain a foothold in Qushan, and after Chen Xuan left this place for those feudal cities, his strength would inevitably experience a huge leap after truly joining a cultivator's sect.

If I don't work hard to improve my cultivation, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities for me to help Chen Xuan in the future, given my meager strength.

As a spirit beast, Bai Li's greatest fear is that as its strength diminishes, it will be unable to truly help its master and will eventually become nothing more than a spirit beast used only for travel and riding.

This was a situation Bai Li didn't want to see, so even without Chen Xuan's supervision, Bai Li never slacked off in her cultivation. On the contrary, precisely because of this consideration, Bai Li had always been diligently cultivating.

In the dead of night, under the glow of countless stars and the bright moon, a cool and aloof woman dressed in green and riding a flying sword was rapidly traveling through the air.

"After traveling nearly 150,000 li, we finally arrived at the tribe of Senior Brother Hei Song."

The fertile land below is a third larger than Qushan, yet only one tribe thrives and multiplies on this vast territory.

Once upon a time, no fewer than ten tribes of different surnames lived on this land. But after Senior Brother Hei Song returned from the mountain, all the other tribes here were either wiped out or forced to relocate.

For cultivators, there is actually no significant difference between day and night.

After arriving in the territory ruled by Senior Brother Hei Song's tribe, the woman in green rushed directly towards the city below. After a brief reconnaissance, she quickly sped towards the Hei Clan's ancestral home.

In a secluded mountain courtyard, there is a simple thatched hut, and not far in front of it is a pond of clear water. A huge lion with fiery red scales is fast asleep on the ground.

Suddenly, the scaled lion opened its copper bell-like eyes, raised its head and roared angrily, looking towards the sky in front of the mountain.

Someone actually dared to disturb its master's cultivation at this time. Even though it recognized one of the two auras, the scaled lion still showed no respect.

It rose up and pushed off the ground with all four hooves, soaring rapidly into the sky, trying to stop the intruder from disturbing its master's meditation.

"Roar—how dare you disturb your master's meditation! You have a death wish!"