A week later, in front of the Demon Spirit Realm gate.

Inside a standalone small tent, Du Yu sat cross-legged on the camp bed, feeling the thick Demon Breath surging within him.

The rich and pure Demon Breath gushed from the Spirit Ruins Acupoint-Shadow Gu Tower, circulating slowly within Du Yu under the guidance of the Little Black Gold Bird.

As Little Fen Yang roamed around, the pure Demon Breath transformed into Fire Demon Breath, repeatedly impacting Du Yu's body, trying to expand this body vessel.

"Ha." Du Yu let out a long breath.

The time has come!

He could break through the restraints at any moment, and this fully inflated feeling was truly both uncomfortable and gratifying.

"Shasha~"

"Creak... creak..." The sound of branches and leaves moving roughly like waves suddenly erupted, one wave following another.

Du Yu was stunned for a moment, hurriedly getting off the bed and running out of the small tent.

"Nai~" Bai Yujing, who was lying beside him, also followed out.

Under the autumn sun, the autumn wind was bleak, carrying a chill.

The street was scattered with withered yellow leaves, which made a crisp, unique sound when stepped on.

In late October in Shaohai Province, there was already a hint of coldness.

But Du Yu was filled with hot Fire Demon Breath all over, naturally resisting the cold.

Outside the tent, soldiers looked up, usually stern-faced, but now their faces were full of excitement!

"What's going on?" Du Yu circled around the tent and looked up.

In his view, the giant leaf wall, shaped like an egg, was slowly dismantling. Endless branches were retreating, and as the leaves shook, the sound was like waves.

The scene was very spectacular and the momentum was astonishing!

The previously impenetrable leaf wall finally revealed a small gap, but no Cold Qi seeped out from it.

This was clearly not Du Yu's doing because he could only guard the gate.

And as the egg-shaped, hundred-meter-tall leaf wall unraveled the intertwined branches and leaves, there was no trace of Cold Qi in the world!

"Did it succeed?"

"It worked!"

"The realm is back to normal!" In a rare occurrence, the solemn soldier camp was unexpectedly filled with restless excitement.

A week ago, this place was like a scene of apocalyptic disaster, a mishandling would inevitably trigger a huge crisis, possibly affecting the life and death of the entire Great Xia.

But now, as the Demon Plant Barrier restored its original state, revealing a clear environment, the soldiers could no longer suppress the joy in their hearts!

Cheers came from all directions, like streams converging into rivers, exploding around Du Yu's ears.

Du Yu stood at the center of the vortex, in front of the Demon Spirit Realm gate.

The sound of branches and leaves withdrawing came wave after wave, and the soldiers' cheers came in waves.

Mountains roar and seas sing...

Du Yu rarely felt a surge of emotions, and even his body trembled slightly.

This was his first time participating in such a major task, although his strength was still shallow, his contribution was undoubtedly recognized!

With him there, when the leaf wall opened and closed, the Cold Qi wouldn't take the opportunity to sneak into the outside world.

With him there, the surrounding soldiers could boldly replenish Demon Breath.

Du Yu had stood guard at the gate for a full 7 days, feeling a mix of emotions in his heart.

He stood there, watching figures rush to the battlefield, disappear into layers of Cold Mist.

The fortunate thing is, some left, but some also returned.

"Nai~" Bai Yujing softly whimpered, gently tapping Du Yu with her snow-white antlers.

Du Yu snapped out of it, reached around the antlers, and stroked her head.

After the joy, the tragic state inside the Demon Spirit Realm could not be ignored either.

Although the environment was clear, with no swirling gray mist.

The Demon Spirit Realm was now a scene of desolation, fallen trees all around were unbearable to see, no trace of a Demon Beast to be found.

It seems that the Demon Beasts affected by the Cold Qi were all cleaned up...

Until the soldiers' voices gradually quieted down, Du Yu finally heard his phone ringing.

It's worth mentioning that since leaving the Demon Spirit Realm, Du Yu finally charged his phone.

"Du Yu, how's it going over there?" On the other end, Li Mengnan's excited voice came through.

Since Du Yu's and Lin Shiwei's constitutions were special, the military certainly utilized them. Du Yu was stationed at the gate, while Lin Shiwei was sent to the east gate.

The girls found it more convenient to be together, so Li Mengnan also followed them.

Du Yu replied, "The Demon Plant Barrier has dissipated, and I can't see any Cold Qi anymore."

"Yes, yes! That's great, I really thought it was the end of the world!" Li Mengnan's voice was full of joy, with a sense of having survived a catastrophe.

Having stayed within the crisis-ridden gray mist, and having been rejected after struggling to find the boundary, the girl's emotions were truly palpable.

Listening to her melodious voice, Du Yu could imagine her sweet smile.

Du Yu's tone was also much more relaxed: "We'll wait for Master Qing to come out, you two come to the main gate too."

"Okay, okay, I'll ask the soldiers, see you later."

After hanging up the call, Du Yu patiently waited.

However, unexpectedly, before the two junior sisters arrived, his mentor came instead.

Du Yu looked up, under the blue sky and white clouds, a gigantic figure was galloping in mid-air.

On the horseback, a light green figure was sitting sideways.

The autumn wind swept past, blowing her skirt and her flowing long hair, swaying them in a graceful rhythm.

"Neigh~" In the blink of an eye, the Wind Trace Steed had already arrived at the gate.

With the steed's body shattering and the rich Wind Demon Breath being absorbed into the woman's body, she walked barefoot towards them.

Du Yu curiously observed, Master... even lost her shoes?

Look, look~ I told you high heels aren't suitable for the battlefield!

This woman just won't listen...

Oh, right! It's just a thought in my mind, I've never dared to say it to her face?

"Master Qing."

"Master Qing." Amidst all the respectful voices, Du Yu's voice was mixed in.

Yang Qingqing politely nodded in greeting to the soldiers, then walked up to Du Yu, giving him a once-over.

Du Yu slightly lowered his head and called out again, "Master Qing."

"Mm." Seeing Du Yu's state, Yang Qingqing nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go, home."

Du Yu asked in confusion, "Huh? Is everything here settled?"

Yang Qingqing looked fatigued but had a faint smile in her eyes, "Sometimes, it's not about whether you want to handle it or not. Our identities aren't soldiers; this is the army's task.

As for whether they need our help later, that's up to the military to decide, and then the school assigns us."

It was clear that the crisis in the Demon Spirit Realm was temporarily resolved, whether the army issued a dismissal order or Yang Qingqing felt it herself; she had already negotiated with the military.

"Oh, Shiwei and Mengnan are coming over soon. Let's wait in the tent for a bit." Du Yu slightly sidestepped, gesturing toward the small, separate tent nearby.

"Nai~" Xiaobai moved toward Yang Qingqing, gently licking her fingers, as if trying to comfort the mentally and physically exhausted woman.

"You should come back and rest too." Yang Qingqing tapped Xiaobai's nose, and the Dust Spirit Deer quietly shattered.

Du Yu led Yang Qingqing to the tent, lowered the curtain, and asked quietly, "So, did you find those two mysterious soldiers?"

Yang Qingqing slowly sat on the camp bed, shaking her head, "No."

"Ah..." Du Yu was a bit disappointed.

On the night he left the Otherworld, he had already detailed the intelligence to the army.

Unfortunately, due to the darkness and the cold fog's cover, Du Yu didn't even catch a clear look of their faces, which indeed increased the difficulty of the search.

Yang Qingqing pondered for a moment, then spoke, "I believe what you saw, and so does the army.

The Twin Tree Realm returned to normal two days ago. The army searched it over and over but still couldn't find those two people."

Du Yu suddenly understood, no wonder there hadn't been soldiers coming in and out of the gate in the past two days.

It turned out the inside of the realm was stable, and people were searching for those two mysterious soldiers.

Recalling the cheers of the soldiers outside the gate, Du Yu felt something strange in his heart.

That's the military's style for you, so tight-lipped!

Just now, the soldiers outside were cheering so excitedly, clearly thinking that the Twin Tree Realm had just returned to normal. They had no idea it had been cleared two days ago.

Good heavens~

Even their own people didn't know the intel?!

Du Yu's thoughts raced, "Master Qing, how did such a dense cold fog disappear?"

Yang Qingqing: "We also just found out that Twin Trees-Divine Tree can absorb cold qi."

"What?"

Yang Qingqing: "According to the normal plan, we should dispatch a large number of soldiers inside, continuously absorbing the cold qi and then burning the cold qi within them."

Listening to such words, Du Yu couldn't help but marvel, relying solely on human flesh and blood to destroy the cold qi?

If something went wrong, resulting in unexpected incidents, wouldn't the soldiers' futures be ruined?

Yang Qingqing said softly, "After we helped the Twin Trees root themselves, the Divine Tree gave us a new option.

It drew the pervasive cold qi into its dried body, continuously channeling it into the ground, pushing everything back."

Du Yu: "..."

Honestly, if these words weren't from Master Qing, Du Yu absolutely wouldn't believe it!

The Divine Tree, absorbing cold qi?

Could it be that the Divine Tree, having contended with the Otherworld Cold Tree for so many years, had already been tainted and gradually changed its constitution?

Yang Qingqing crossed her legs, softly saying, "The information you provided is very valuable. We believe in it because everything happening here is beyond our expectations."

Du Yu instantly became interested, attempting to sit on the camp bed.

And at the moment he turned around, realizing the inappropriateness, he ultimately plopped himself down on the ground, looking up at the woman, "What do you mean?"

Yang Qingqing looked at her disciple at her knees, shook her head, and laughed, "We initially thought this was the battle cry of the Otherworld Cold Tree, the start of a major invasion.

But in reality, the number of Cold Beasts emerging from beneath the Twin Trees wasn't large.

The Otherworld Cold Tree exerted all its effort to uproot the Twin Trees, leaving itself exhausted, with almost no strength for further invasion.

Perhaps this was a probe, perhaps an ill-considered charge. Or maybe the Otherworld Cold Tree was providing cover?"

Cover?

Du Yu's mind raced, "Master Qing means, the two mysterious soldiers I saw are people from the Otherworld?

Could there be sane beings amidst the cold qi beyond the Bottomless Gate?"

Yang Qingqing: "Everything is just speculation; we have no final conclusions."

"Hmm..." Du Yu pondered quietly, were those two the vanguard of the Otherworld?

Assuming for a moment they were, if they came to a world under the Twin Tree Civilization's domain, there must be a grandiose move planned!

Yang Qingqing: "In the past two days, a large number of soldiers have turned the Demon Spirit Realm upside down, yet still couldn't find the people you mentioned.

Since they can't find them no matter what, the military plans to change tactics."

Du Yu raised an eyebrow slightly, "Open the gates wide, luring them out?"

"Master Qing."

"Master Qing." From outside the tent, came the voices of Lin Shiwei and Li Mengnan.

Yang Qingqing propped herself up on Du Yu's head, slowly standing up.

Du Yu: "..."

Regarding being used as a "handhold," he dared not complain, only silently looking up at his Immortal Master.

The woman looked down at Du Yu's little expression, a hint of a smile appearing on her face, her voice gentle, "Let's go, we're going home."

"Mm, okay."

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