Wu Shattered Star River

A group of strong individuals discussed for a while and ultimately decided to retreat first.

Relying only on them and Jiang Han, rescuing Yao Ao was no longer possible. Yao Ao could only hold out for two or three months, and even if Zhen Ji and Xiong Guanshan reconstructed their physical bodies, it would take at least half a year to restore their combat power.

Jiang Han could control a group of demonic creatures, but it wasn't very significant!

As long as Cang Ri Tian, Cang Xun Ni, or Cang Huang were with Yao Ao, there was absolutely no hope of taking Yao Ao away.

Since they couldn't save him, there was no point in staying in the Central Region; staying would only mean courting death.

No one wanted to admit defeat, but reality was staring them in the face, and they had no choice but to accept it. They all had clans and families, and they had to retreat first to make some arrangements.

City Lord Ding was the most reluctant to leave, but Zhen Ji's soul was with him, and he needed to go out and help Zhen Ji reconstruct her physical body.

After some discussion, the Maple Clan King gave Jiang Han a golden jade talisman, saying, "Jiang Han, this jade talisman can command all our informants and scouts remaining in the Central Region. I will arrange for a few Saint Sovereigns to gather information outside, and any important intelligence will be promptly relayed to you!"

Jiang Han accepted the jade talisman and discussed some details.

Finally, the Heavenly Ape Clan King said, "Jiang Han, if things are impossible, retreat as well and return to the Southern Region!"

Jiang Han nodded and said, "After you return, tell the Seventh Ancestor that if the situation is not right, everyone should retreat into the Void Realm, and let Wan Qiu retreat in as well. Don't worry, I won't court death!"

After a few more exchanges, everyone dispersed.

The Maple Clan and Sharp Clan were to enter the Void Realm, while City Lord Ding and the others were to go to the northern exit and enter that Law River Secret Realm, returning to the Northern Region from there, and then back to the Eastern, Western, and Southern Regions.

The group of strong individuals each traversed the void, and they couldn't fly together when retreating, as the target would be too large and easily exposed.

Jiang Han then released a group of Dao Ancestor Realm demonic creatures, heading east in a mighty formation. He did this to attract the attention of the Central Region's scouts, creating an opportunity for City Lord Ding and the others to leave.

He flew for half an hour, then collected all the demonic creatures. He used Star Flash to escape into the void, teleporting east for several hours.

He released the demonic creatures again, and this time he began to attack along the way. He would attack and slaughter any soldiers and strong individuals from major clans he encountered.

...

"咻!"

At Overturned Earth Mountain, two figures rapidly flew over and arrived at the foot of the mountain.

There were still some Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators stationed inside Overturned Earth Mountain, and some of the previously defeated Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators had returned. Seeing the two figures, many strong individuals immediately shot up.

The mountain protection array was closed, and a group of strong individuals flew up, bowing respectfully to the two great experts: "Greetings, Great Elder and Second Elder!"

Cang Xun Ni and Cang Huang had arrived. Their expressions were somewhat gloomy, and Cang Huang said, "So many strong individuals couldn't stop Zhen Ji's Soul Sword; they're simply useless!"

The group of strong individuals were scolded but dared not retort. Although Jiang Han had brought a group of demonic creatures and more than twenty Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators to support them, they had so many Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators, yet they failed to destroy Zhen Ji's Soul Sword; they were indeed useless, and there was no way to argue with that.

Moreover, they knew that Cang Huang hated being contradicted the most; the more they argued, the angrier Cang Huang would become.

Cang Xun Ni waved his hand and turned his gaze to a Heavenly Scale Clan's Dao Ancestor Realm cultivator, asking, "Where did Ding the Ruffian and the others go? Is there any intelligence? Also, have there been any reports on the whereabouts of Ye Tianfan and Xiong Guanshan's souls?"

That Heavenly Scale Clan's Dao Ancestor Realm cultivator replied, "Ding the Ruffian and the others fled to the north, and there has been no trace of them since. However, Jiang Han is currently in North Wave City, slaughtering the city with a group of demonic creatures! We haven't received any information on Ye Tianfan and Xiong Guanshan yet!"

"Useless!"

Cang Huang cursed again. He rolled his eyes and looked at Cang Xun Ni, saying, "North Wave City is in the northeast, not too far from here. Jiang Han... is likely deliberately trying to mislead us."

"Ding the Ruffian and the others must have taken Zhen Ji's soul and fled to the north to leave the Central Region. Xiong Guanshan's soul is likely fleeing in that direction as well. Which way do we go?"

Cang Xun Ni thought for a moment and said, "Since Jiang Han is attracting our attention, he shouldn't leave in a short time. There's no hurry to kill him. Let's go to the northern exit first and see if we have a chance to intercept them!"

"Except for Cang Yun, everyone else enters my spatial magic artifact!"

Cang Xun Ni took out a spatial magic artifact and let more than a dozen Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators inside. He only left one Heavenly Scale Clan's Dao Ancestor Realm cultivator behind, and he ordered, "Communicate with Heavenly Scale Mountain and synchronize all information. If there's any latest intelligence, immediately find a way to report it to us!"

Cang Huang added, "Gather all the Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators nearby, and then have these Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators go to Heavenly Scale Mountain to clear out the demonic creatures. There are still hundreds of Saint Sovereign-level demonic creatures bombarding the mountain protection array there."

Cang Yun nodded, and Cang Xun Ni and Cang Huang escaped into the void, traversing the void towards the northern exit at the fastest speed.

They were quite far from the north, and it took them two days of traversing the void to arrive here.

They were faster than City Lord Ding and the others. When they arrived nearby, they circled around the mountain, and feeling that City Lord Ding and the others hadn't arrived yet, they quietly retreated.

Scouts had been arranged nearby long ago, as well as communication arrays.

Through the scouts, they learned that Jiang Han was still wreaking havoc in the northeastern region, carrying out massacres. However, the scouts couldn't detect Ye Tianfan's whereabouts, nor was there any news of City Lord Ding and Feng Hua's whereabouts.

"Stake out here!"

Cang Xun Ni said with certainty, "Ding the Ruffian and the others will definitely retreat. In this situation, if they don't retreat, are they waiting to die? Moreover, Zhen Ji's soul is on Ding the Ruffian, and he definitely wouldn't dare to take risks, so he'll definitely come here!"

"Alright!"

Cang Huang nodded, preparing to lie in wait with Cang Xun Ni nearby, waiting for City Lord Ding and the others to come!

...

Cang Xun Ni guessed correctly. Half a day later, Ding the Ruffian and a few others had arrived nearby.

However, they didn't rashly come here, but waited for the other strong individuals to gather, so that even if there were any unexpected changes, everyone would be together and have some support.

After waiting for three or four hours, the Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators behind them gradually arrived.

There were previously sixteen Dao Ancestor Realm Sixth Level cultivators, one died in battle, leaving fifteen, and they all gathered together.

"Let's go!"

City Lord Ding didn't waste any words. He threw a spatial ring to the Heavenly Ape Clan King and transmitted his voice, "Brother Ape, you take Lady Zhen's soul. In case there's an ambush by strong individuals, they'll definitely target me. You take Lady Zhen's soul and escape back to the Southern Region, and help her reconstruct her physical body. I'm counting on you!"

"Alright!"

The Heavenly Ape Clan King didn't waste any words. He knew that City Lord Ding had previously taken Zhen Ji's soul, and the Central Region's Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators had seen it. If there was an ambush, City Lord Ding would definitely bear the brunt and be given special attention.

"咻!"

Having reached this point, everyone had no reason to retreat, and they all flew towards that mountain range.

"嗤啦!"

Just as they arrived outside the mountain, the space violently fluctuated, and then two terrifying auras spread out. In the distance, six or seven figures shot over.

"唰唰唰!"

The expressions of the group of Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators changed drastically. They didn't care about those six or seven figures, who were ordinary Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators. The key was that Cang Xun Ni and Cang Huang had both come. How many of them could escape with their lives today?