NOVPUB"Enforcer Jiang is back too!"
On the Jade Emperor’s Peak.
Tang Ji, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly spoke out loud.
Wang Ba immediately stood up.
However, Tang Ji had already swiftly concealed his aura, flying towards the direction of Song State.
Wang Ba hesitated for a moment, glanced at the few Nascent Soul Cultivators on the Jade Emperor’s Peak, and feeling somewhat reassured, carefully set down a Class III Jade Pendant, and then quickly followed suit.
Before long, he flew over towns, villages… a river, and a mountain range that shone a brilliant azure under the sunlight.
He then arrived at the territory of a small sect.
The cultivators within the small sect seemed to have noticed Wang Ba’s figure, their auras contracting in fear.
A few Golden Core cultivators also concealed their auras, filled with a sense of vigilance.
Wang Ba cast a glance below and pondered in his heart.
"Mountain Sea Sect…"
He shook his head slightly.
The once majestic force now seemed like a minor sect that failed to arouse his interest at all.
He didn’t even feel like stopping.
His speed increased rather than decreased.
After a while, he soon saw the vast expanse of the Great River.
Wang Ba realized that this was the border between Chen State and Song State.
Without pause, his figure hurriedly swept across the space above the river.
Just past the border between Chen and Song States, what came into view was a desolate range of hills.
Weeds grew wildly, and the land was full of devastation.
As far as the eye could see, apart from herds of wild animals, there was not a single living person’s aura. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
It was as if this was a world abandoned by humankind.
In contrast, Chen State, just across a single river, seemed full of vitality.
"Have all the people been taken away?"
Wang Ba sighed inwardly.
The Kingdom of Immortals’ craving for human population was almost pathological. Having occupied Song State, it was only natural for them to have taken all the people away.
Tang Ji was much faster than him, and in a blink, he had already flown out of his sightline.
Following the direction Tang Ji had taken, Wang Ba flew for a while before he saw Tang Ji and Enforcer Su, leading a few cultivators with deficient and dusty auras, hurrying over.
Judging by the attire of these cultivators, they seemed similar to the Qi cultivators from before.
What made Wang Ba tense up was that both Tang Ji and Enforcer Su had a trace of solemnity on their faces.
"Hurry! People from the Kingdom of Immortals are coming!"
As soon as Tang Ji saw Wang Ba from a distance, he immediately warned.
Wang Ba was startled and without any hesitation, quickly turned back to fly towards Chen State.
At the same time, his Spiritual Sense rapidly spread out.
Before long, he indeed sensed several cultivators dressed in vine leaf skirts, unkempt as if they were wild people, rapidly approaching Tang Ji and the others.
Whilst these cultivators’ auras were of Nascent Soul, they were not particularly formidable.
Wang Ba swiftly sent a message to Tang Ji, asking:
"Martial Uncle Tang, what’s going on?"
The voice of Tang Ji also came swiftly:
"When Enforcer Jiang was bringing these Qi cultivators over, unfortunately, they encountered this group. They seem to be conducting a sweep for human population in the vicinity, a common practice for them."
Wang Ba did not slow down, but he could not help frowning:
"Is it just these few people?"
Tang Ji was slightly startled, replying through message: "Yes, what’s wrong?"
Wang Ba’s figure abruptly stopped, and he couldn’t help but look towards Tang Ji.
Tang Ji caught up from behind, and seeing Wang Ba stop, he also quickly halted, asking with a puzzled look,
"Martial Nephew Wang, what is this…"
Wang Ba took a deep breath, then asked in return,
"Why should we run?"
"Eh?"
Hearing Wang Ba’s question, Tang Ji was taken aback.
He hurriedly said,
"If we don’t run, won’t we be caught up by the people from the Kingdom of Immortals? We are here to rescue people…"
While he was speaking, Enforcer Jiang had already caught up with a few Qi cultivators, looking at them both with puzzled expressions.
However, those Qi cultivators had already flown ahead of the two.
They were desperately flying towards the direction of Chen State.
Enforcer Jiang looked hesitant, unsure of whether to stay or go.
Wang Ba did not have the time to explain, and quickly said,
"Martial Uncle Tang, can you defeat these people?"
"Them?"
Tang Ji was taken aback, then hesitatingly nodded and said, "There are a total of four Nascent Souls, all early-stage. Looking at their aura, they should all be from the ’Shanxiao Lineage.’ There shouldn’t be a problem fighting them…"
But Wang Ba quickly shook his head and asked,
"Can you win quickly?"
Tang Ji immediately frowned:
"Win quickly? If someone can hold them off, it should be possible…"
Enforcer Jiang quickly said,
"Is there anything special about the Shanxiao Lineage? I can give it a try."
"This lineage doesn’t have anything special. Just be wary of their god transformation, which can briefly boost their physical strength tremendously…"
Tang Ji spoke rapidly, but his eyes still held a trace of doubt.
Seeing this, Wang Ba knew that unless Tang Ji understood the situation, he would not make a move, and thus quickly said in a deep voice,
"Master Song and the others are still in Qiao State now. If these clerics of the Kingdom of Immortals report back our rescue of the Qi cultivators to others, what do you think the people of the Kingdom of Immortals will do?"
Tang Ji was taken aback, his expression suddenly changing.
Yet there was still some hesitation in his eyes:
"But if we take the initiative to attack, wouldn’t that provoke the Kingdom of Immortals to strike back at us…"
A cold glint quietly flashed in Wang Ba’s eyes as he said,
"I only saw clerics of Ten Thousand Gods’ Country sneaking into Chen State, attempting to abduct our people. In a moment of eagerness to rescue, I inadvertently killed them…"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ji and Enforcer Jiang were shocked and looked at Wang Ba, then their eyes suddenly lit up.
The two exchanged glances, and an idea formed in their minds.
