In the desolate forest of the Great Wasteland Southwest Region.

Wu Wang hid in a treetop, vigilantly looking in all directions, while his spiritual sense spread out into the distance, trying not to listen to the sound of water behind him.

This...

Just wash three or four times, that should be enough.

In the forest behind Wu Wang, within the dozens of layers of light spheres formed by the condensed mana, a figure had already entered half an hour ago.

The water vapor in the forest had almost been absorbed by the sphere!

If it weren't for Wu Wang using several precious "disguise" crystal balls, the abnormality here would have been discovered by the enemy long ago!

To be honest, Ling Xiaolan's method of purifying water spiritual energy is quite impressive.

Wu Wang expressed his admiration for it and also wanted to try bathing with "Ling Xiaolan's purified water" after the battle subsided, to experience the beauty of purity and cleanliness without impurities.

In this half hour, many changes had occurred in this place.

First, there were continuous lightning strikes, and groups of people fell from the sky like dumplings, landing in the mountains and forests within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Among them were dozens of immortal cultivators, including experts from the Renhuang Pavilion and military generals, all of whom were brought here by the Hissing Snake's teleportation.

After identifying the situation, they quickly gathered, but before they could fully converge, they were obstructed by the Ten Calamities Palace assassins who were also brought to this place.

In this half hour, dozens of chaotic battles had taken place.

Wu Wang did not act rashly and had been observing in secret.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, with the Human Realm cultivators paying the price of sixty percent of their forces, and the remaining cultivators gathered in a mountain forest.

The assassins of the Ten Calamities Palace left behind hundreds of corpses and had to temporarily retreat. They surrounded that area of the forest and blocked the gloomy sky.

If Wu Wang's guess was correct, these Ten Calamities Palace assassins used the blood of the Evil God to transform, just like his own Golden Dragon transformation, with a time limit.

If it lasted too long, their bodies couldn't handle it.

But the crisis for the remaining Human Realm cultivators had not been resolved.

In the area on the edge of Wu Wang's spiritual sense exploration, a large number of ferocious beasts were rushing towards this place.

The aura of the Evil God's Hissing Snake filled the air, and the balance of the Qiankun Dao had been disrupted.

Based on the several spiritual herbs marked in the Hundred Herbs Classic, this place should be one of the nests of the ferocious beast group in the Great Wasteland Southwest Region, a territory that opposed the gods of the Human Realm.

"The Ten Calamities Palace's strategy of reversing roles between host and guest is brilliant."

Wu Wang rubbed his forehead and unintentionally glanced back at the sphere.

Ahem, focus, it would be hard to explain if eye contact was made at this time.

Finally, after a while...

The sphere slowly dissipated, and Ling Xiaolan stepped out from it, her long hair tied up, wearing a light green short skirt. The boots reached her knees, and the slightly wide waistband accentuated her slender waist. On top of the tight white chest, her swan-like neck inevitably aroused people's thoughts.

She had regained her composure and floated to Wu Wang's side, asking quietly about the situation.

Wu Wang looked down and felt that her skin was as clear as jade, and her delicate face was smooth and lubricated.

Lubricated? It was obtained from the water spiritual energy within several miles!

The flowers and plants were almost withering!

"The situation is at a stalemate. The Ten Calamities Palace is lacking a decisive expert, which is good news."

Wu Wang transmitted his voice to explain:

"Commander Zhong Lin is also here. They have already set up a simple defensive formation.

The bad news is that a group of ferocious beasts is approaching from a distance. I have already sensed the aura of a ten-thousand-year-old ferocious beast, and it is not ruled out that the subordinates of the gods will appear.

Lin Qi and Ji Mo are currently by Commander Zhong Lin's side, and their target should still be Lin Qi. But you and I are also on their hit list. We can't directly confront them at this time."

Ling Xiaolan nodded slightly, carefully observing the surrounding environment.

For safety reasons, Wu Wang moved half a foot to the side, avoiding the exposure of his strange illness.

This small half-foot made Ling Xiaolan furrow her brows slightly.

She calmly put on a veil and whispered:

"I know that Brother Wu Wang is a gentleman, but I am not... like the female national teacher of the Kingdom of Women. Brother Wu Wang, please rest assured."

"Just call me by my name. It feels awkward to be called 'brother'."

"Well, then you can call me by my name too, no need to call me 'fairy' or anything like that," Ling Xiaolan said earnestly, "I haven't become a fairy yet, so that title is not appropriate."

Wu Wang agreed repeatedly and, together with Ling Xiaolan, observed for a while before retrieving several crystal balls used to conceal their tracks nearby. The two quietly retreated more than ten miles.

"What should we do?"

Ling Xiaolan asked softly, but she had full trust in Wu Wang.

Wu Wang leaned against the tree trunk, pondered for a moment, carefully considered and weighed, and did not immediately respond.

Soon, he sat cross-legged under the tree, took a wooden stick, and drew and wrote on the ground, roughly outlining the terrain within a thousand miles, then fell into deep thought.

Ling Xiaolan waited quietly by his side, holding her long sword.

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Wu Wang exhaled slowly and said:

"If I were alone without any concerns, I wouldn't hesitate at this moment.

But I still have some responsibilities to my clan. I must be responsible for my own family. Without absolute certainty of survival, I cannot take unnecessary risks."Ling Xiaolan said, "As long as we can return to the Human Realm alive, no one will blame us."

"But I don't want to abandon our friends," Wu Wang said seriously, "At this moment, I am 60% confident that I can rescue Ji Mo and Lin Qi, or hold on until a Transcendent expert from the Human Realm arrives."

"The disturbance here might attract the Evil God," Ling Xiaolan shook her head, "It's not wise to fight head-on."

"Shen Nong has probably already sent experts. If the Evil God wants to show up, it should have already shown up by now. These so-called gods are all arrogant. They think that showing up to deal with us nameless pawns is a loss for them."

"But I think..."

Ling Xiaolan looked at Wu Wang and changed her words through Voice Transmission, "The safety of the Little Golden Dragon is much more important than the life of one of the Yan Emperor's command holders."

Wu Wang blinked his eyes. Did he reveal everything with his previous actions? No, the fairy might be deceiving him.

"What Little Golden Dragon?"

Wu Wang looked puzzled and curious.

Ling Xiaolan murmured to herself and chose to believe what Wu Wang said, saying softly, "Did I make a wrong assumption? With the cultivation of an Elemental Infant, having such powerful divine sense and physical body, it is definitely not a normal human..."

"I'm sorry, I was overthinking."

Wu Wang smiled and transmitted his voice, "I am indeed the rumored Little Golden Dragon, but this information was spread by Shen Nong on my behalf. There is a lot of exaggeration and false publicity. I am not the savior of the human race, just a joke played by Shen Nong."

Ling Xiaolan's lips slightly opened, taking a few breaths to digest these words, and asked softly, "Are you close with the Emperor?"

"Ah," Wu Wang said seriously, "We have a deep bond, like father and son."

"My apologies, my apologies."

The two looked at each other and laughed for some reason.

Wu Wang continued to study the topographic map, while Ling Xiaolan lightly tapped her toes, holding her hands behind her back and gripping her long sword, also looking at it sideways, discussing feasible strategies with Wu Wang through Voice Transmission.

Although they said they were going to leave, their discussion was about how to support the rescue and help the group of cultivators in the distance to withstand the upcoming wave of ferocious beasts.

Before long, a flash of inspiration came to Wu Wang's mind. He looked up at Ling Xiaolan.

"I seem to have an idea."

"What?" Ling Xiaolan was a bit confused.

Wu Wang smiled and narrowed his eyes, looking up and down at Ling Xiaolan, "You definitely won't like it."

"Hmm?"

The fairy was full of doubts and had a bad premonition.

...

Nearly a hundred miles away, in the forest.

Ji Mo and Lin Qi stood quietly in front of two simple wooden boards.

Ji Mo wore a black robe, while Lin Qi wore white clothes. Both of them had solemn expressions. They each took out a jug of wine and poured half of it on the wooden boards in front of them before raising their heads and taking two sips.

"Wu Wang, Fairy Ling!"

"Teacher!"

Ji Mo said firmly, "We will definitely avenge your grudges!"

Lin Qi sighed, "I only regret not being a Heavenly Immortal, and this sword not being Transcendent!"

Ji Mo glared at him and scolded, "We agreed to mourn together, why did you start reciting poetry?"

Lin Qi calmly put the Yan Emperor's command back in his storage treasure.

"Ji Brother, if I am captured later and don't have time to detonate my Elemental Infant, remember to kill me."

"I will."

Ji Mo responded, staring at the wooden boards in front of him, "If I don't die today, I will definitely slaughter the Ten Calamities Palace in the future."

"Whether it's the Flower Tower or the Ten Calamities Palace, take me with you."

Lin Qi nodded in agreement.

"Good!"

Ji Mo raised his left hand and firmly shook hands with Lin Qi with one hand, their fighting spirit undiminished.

...

A short while later, in the forest about a hundred miles away.

Wu Wang and Ling Xiaolan sat face to face. Ling Xiaolan held a brush and carefully traced Wu Wang's wrist and elbow.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that where she brushed, there were golden scales, which had been painted black and solidified with mana.

Before long, Wu Wang's wrists and ankles were covered with 'black scales'.

Although Ling Xiaolan found it strange, she didn't know why Wu Wang repeatedly warned her not to touch his body with her fingers. She didn't try to poke it out of curiosity, but quickly helped Wu Wang paint these areas with black ink, enduring her discomfort.

"Wu Wang, you really are a serious person."

At this moment, Wu Wang hadn't completely transformed, but only strengthened certain parts of his hands and feet with the power of the stars. With the help of clothing to conceal it, it gave the impression that his body was covered in black scales.

More importantly, he could maintain this partial transformation for a long time, while a full-body transformation could only last for half an hour at most. Compared to those who consumed the Evil God's blood in the Ten Calamities Palace, his endurance was similar.

"Alright."

Ling Xiaolan whispered.

Wu Wang jumped up and restored the ice crystal film around him. He looked towards the distant jungle and said in a low voice:

"Follow me from behind. If something goes wrong, split up and escape immediately."

Before Ling Xiaolan could respond, Wu Wang's figure lowered and swiftly ran forward, quickly disappearing into the forest.

Ling Xiaolan put away her writing materials and concealed her aura, chasing after him from afar.

After just a few breaths, Ling Xiaolan stopped her figure and locked onto an open space ten miles away with her spiritual sense.

There, several evil men were sitting cross-legged on the grass, resting. Their faces still bore the marks of scales, and they exuded a sense of weakness both internally and externally.

Wu Wang took a deep breath, put on the wide-brimmed hat on his cloak, concealed his cultivation level, and simulated a weak aura after being injured. He walked heavily from the forest towards these evil men.

The several evil men simultaneously opened their eyes and saw Wu Wang's wrists and neck, slightly relieved. They waited for Wu Wang to approach before speaking up:

"Which sect are you from? How did you end up here?"

Wu Wang's voice carried a hint of weakness as he said, "I was chasing after a few cultivators and got separated. Now I can't hold on anymore."

"Hmph! Useless! Go rest at the back. If you delay the next attack, the elders will tear you apart!"

"Yes."

Wu Wang lowered his head and answered, walking behind the group with some difficulty and sitting down, letting out a sigh of relief.

The several evil men continued to meditate.

Wu Wang:...

It was even easier than he had expected. He had prepared quite a few lines for this.

The reason he chose these evil men was also carefully considered.

First, their location was the most ideal, on the outskirts of the circle formed by hundreds of evil men, and not the sentries placed in various locations.

Second, their cultivation levels were neither high nor low. One was at the early stage of True Immortal, three were at the Immortal Realm, and one was at the Ascending to Immortality Realm. They were currently in a weakened state after using the blood of evil beasts.

Wu Wang closed his eyes and adjusted his breath, his spiritual sense covering everything within ten miles.

After a moment.

Without any warning, a sharp light flashed through the forest, and five heads flew up, their eyes still filled with a hint of astonishment.

Wu Wang's figure flashed, golden light bloomed at his fingertips, shattering four glowing figurines, and he captured the primordial spirit of the evil man at the early stage of True Immortal, seizing his storage magic treasure, and quickly darted into the forest.

A crystal ball fell beside the corpses, rolling gently a few times.

Clusters of black-purple flames surged out of the crystal ball, devouring the corpses and the bloodstains on the ground, not even sparing the crystal ball itself.

This deep mountain forest suddenly became lively, with figures rushing towards the source of the black flames.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Wu Wang and Ling Xiaolan fled dozens of miles away and hid near the protective array of the cultivators in the Human Realm.

This black flame that burned living beings and souls was the Star-Praying Technique, the specialty of the Grand Priestess, and it was sealed in the crystal ball by the Grand Priestess herself.

Wu Wang's spiritual sense watched the flickering flames, and a faint nostalgia arose in his heart.

Alas, if he had known about this battle today, he should have brought a few hundred crystal balls.

In the end, he had underestimated the dangers of the martial world.

Ling Xiaolan asked, "Should we go meet up with them?"

"What's the point of meeting up with them? We are in the dark while the enemy is in the light. This is our greatest advantage."

Wu Wang took out the crystal ball containing the primordial spirit of the True Immortal and asked in a low voice, "Immortal... Xiaolan, do you know any methods to interrogate primordial spirits?"

"I know a little," Ling Xiaolan raised her hand and tidied her hair, "but not much. I've only read a few techniques in books."

"Then you can give it a try first," Wu Wang said in a gentle voice, "Don't force yourself. If we can't get any information, I will crush his primordial spirit and search his residual soul for some clues. Although my divine sense is stronger than his, I can't completely suppress him."

"Alright, I'll do my best."

Ling Xiaolan agreed and formed a complex hand seal with her hand.

After about half a stick of incense...

"I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Just give me a quick death! Please!"

Wu Wang listened to the desperate screams coming from the crystal ball and silently set up the tenth layer of shielding formation with his hand. His mouth twitched slightly, and he shifted his buttocks slightly away.

Is this what you call knowing a little?

It's shallow. His own knowledge was ultimately shallow.

After questioning them, Wu Wang made his move and directly crushed the primordial spirit with his golden dragon claw.

"What should we do next?" Ling Xiaolan frowned and asked, "The Evil God Hissing Snake is likely nearby, and the group of evil beasts will arrive soon. The other experts from the Ten Calamities Palace are also driving away the evil beasts and will appear soon. If we can't do anything, it's better to retreat immediately."

Wu Wang looked at the Yin-Yang Ring on his hand and the crystal balls inside.

Forget it, they were just external objects after all.

"Immortal Xiaolan, do you have the Mirror of Reflection?"

"Why do you need that?"

Wu Wang smiled calmly and explained, "I want to try to save Ji Mo and the others. But before I take action, I need to leave some evidence of my innocence."

Ling Xiaolan was somewhat confused, but she did as told and took out a few deep blue gems.

They were clearly of a much higher grade than what Mao Aowu and his group were using.

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