When they came, they pursued with urgency and speed.

On the way back, however, it was neither hurried nor slow.

Regarding this war, when the cultivators of the Mingyuan Sect were watching from the sidelines, Luo Chen had not the slightest interest.

The true power to decide the course of this war did not lie in the countless Luo Tian Sect cultivators who risked their lives in Lingtian Pass, but rather in the Divine Transformation Holy Land, Dark Abyss Sect.

But even they harbored ulterior motives, just as Luo Chen had predicted years ago, watching as countless Nascent Soul forces were wiped out and destroyed.

Even if this war is eventually won, what significance does it bear?

Ultimately, it was all but a wedding dress for the Mingyuan Sect!

"Treasure life, treasure oneself, and treasure the lives of all those who follow me."

"At the very least, do not dedicate precious life to such a war."

"Not worth it!"

Sitting cross-legged on the back of the Black Dragon, Luo Chen's expression was calm, his heart as still as water.

...

Several days later, Luo Chen returned to Baili Qingchuan.

"Master, aren't you taking me with you?"

"No need."

"At critical moments, Little Black can still be of help to you."

"Hehe, as long as a Great Cultivator isn't taking action against me, I don't regard ordinary enemies in my eyes. But if a Great Cultivator does make a move, there's nothing you can do to help me; you'd be better off staying home and guarding it well."

The Black King oh-ed in reply, dejectedly tunneling into the depths of the Earth Vein.

Standing to the side was Li Yingzhang, behind whom were Tian Xuan and Min Longyu.

Seeing Luo Chen return safe and sound, they couldn't help but show happy smiles.

Luo Chen smiled warmly, inquiring about recent events; however, the answer caught him a bit off guard.

"Lingtian Pass was breached!"

Even though he had long anticipated that Lingtian Pass would be attacked, Luo Chen never expected that a city with deep defenses and protected by a Fifth-Order Array would be breached in the brief time they were away.

Li Yingzhang explained with awe: "On the third day after you Supreme Elders left, the Demon Clan army launched a full assault on Lingtian Pass. After three days of fierce battle, the five Great Commanders appeared simultaneously and aggressively attacked the Xuanwu Square Array. Tian Douzi led the formation to resist, initially managing to maintain a precarious stalemate. However, at a critical moment, Commander Huang Man invoked methods of the Ancient Demon Emperor, forcibly breaking it. Tian Douzi was counter-attacked by the array, suffering severe injuries, and without the protection of the formation, thirty Demon Emperors led tens of millions of demon beasts in a direct assault into Lingtian Pass..."

Listening to the description, Luo Chen's heart instantly tensed up.

"What happened afterward?"

"Fortunately, reinforcements arrived in time. The teleportation formation inside Lingtian Pass seemed to have been prepared in advance, and when the Demon Emperors charged in, a dozen Nascent Soul True Masters were teleported from the Mingyuan Sect, working with the city's strong to barely drive out the Demon Emperors."

Luo Chen furrowed his brow, "How could they have driven them out with just ordinary Nascent Soul True Masters, given the presence of the five Great Commanders?"

Li Yingzhang shook his head, "The Mingyuan Sect also sent two Great Cultivators to assist. Moreover, the five Great Commanders showed no intent to fight to the death; after breaking the formation, it seems some unexpected event occurred, and hence they retreated voluntarily after not fighting for long."

Luo Chen showed a peculiar expression, calculating with his fingers, realizing that the time the five Great Commanders retreated almost coincided with the end of the battle with the Tiandu Sect.

Were those Commanders going to meet up with the pursued Jinxiu Immortal and others?

"Although the Demon Emperors retreated, the battle inflicted massive casualties on the Lingtian Pass defenders, nearly half were lost! Even just on our Luo Tian Sect's side, a hundred perished, with Golden Core Elders Fu Jiusheng and Chu Kui unfortunately among them..."

Luo Chen listened silently to everything, his calm face showing no emotion.

After a long while, he melancholically asked, "From where did this intelligence come?"

Li Yingzhang's expression was heavy, "Tianyuan Business Alliance, voluntarily informed us."

Luo Chen chuckled lightly; borrowing the hand of the Luo Tian Treasure Pavilion, the Tianyuan Business Alliance was able to penetrate deeply enough to gather even such core information.

He hesitated no longer, giving a few instructions before turning to fly towards Lingtian Pass.

Behind him, Li Yingzhang watched his silhouette disappear into the distance, his usually steady demeanor revealing traces of helplessness.

In one battle, what little foundation the Luo Tian Sect had was further reduced by one-third.

He, as the person in charge, felt a deep heartache.

...

At dawn, as the morning light gradually emerged.

A figure descended outside the West City Gate.

Gazing at the cracked city walls and the blood-soaked ground, Luo Chen flew in without saying a word.

With no familiar suppressive force from the no-fly array, this meant that the no-fly array inside Lingtian Pass was also destroyed during that battle.

Additionally, with the Xuanwu Square Array breached, Lingtian Pass could no longer restrict powers at the level of the Demon Emperor!

He flew slowly, allowing the stench of blood in the air to enter his nostrils, and the buzzing noises within the city to surround his ears.

An ascendant Glint approached, halting him.

But upon seeing his true face, it immediately showed a respectful expression.

"Alchemy Sect Senior!"

"Hmm."

Luo Chen nodded, looking kindly at the unknown Golden Core Cultivator.

"Can you tell me where the cultivators of my Luo Tian Sect are at this moment?"

The Golden Core Cultivator answered without hesitation, "They should be inside Danluo Mountain."

"Thank you."

Luo Chen casually handed over a bottle of elixir pills, ignoring the other's repeated gratitude as he leisurely flew into the city.

Wherever he passed, there was devastation.

Countless buildings had collapsed, and among the fragments and ruins lay the corpses of demon beasts and Immortal Cultivators, clearly not yet gathered and buried.

This remained the relatively safest West City District.

One could hardly imagine how the other three sides, especially the East District with the heaviest assault and defense pressure, must be faring.

Luo Chen dared not think deeply, heading straight for Danluo Mountain.

Before long, he spotted the faint figures scattered across Danluo Mountain.

He voluntarily revealed his form, releasing his mana fluctuations.

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