Chapter 859: So Near yet so Far Away

The night was as dark as ink.

The world was shrouded in darkness.

Song Wen used the two-faced Buddha to disrupt his own breath. Then, he found a remote place, avoided the demons patrolling in the sea, and quietly boarded Fangzhu Island.

Released two third-stage early-stage ghost shadow Gu to increase the range of perception. Song Wen sneaked through the mountains and forests of Fangzhu Island and soon came to the vicinity of Fangzhu City.

Today's Fangzhu City has long been unrecognizable.

The prosperous streets, the rows of shops, and the exquisite pavilions have long been destroyed, leaving only broken walls and ruins.

Today's Fangzhu City has become a holy place for the demons, where all kinds of birds and beasts can be seen.

Song Wen took out Zhu Yin's communication jade slip and communicated.

[Zhu Yin, I am Ji Yin, and I want to talk to you about something. ]

Song Wen could not be sure that Zhu Yin was in Fangzhu City, but the scope of Fangzhu Island was too large, and Fangzhu City was the place Song Wen thought was most likely.

Things were just as Song Wen expected. He soon received a reply from Zhu Yin.

[Extremely gloomy! Have you returned to the Sea of ​​Chaos from the Tianyuan Continent? ] Zhu Yin asked with a little surprise.

[Yes, I have been back for several years. ] Song Wen said.

[You risked coming to Fangzhu Island just to see me? ] Zhu Yin asked.

[Yes! ] Song Wen.

[Extremely gloomy. ] Zhu Yin's tone was a little lonely. [I can't meet you. ]

[Why? ] Song Wen asked.

[The demon tribe does not trust me. There are demon tribes secretly monitoring me at any time. If I go out to meet you, your whereabouts will be exposed and you will be in danger. ] Zhu Yin said.

Song Wen was silent for a while, and after a long time, he sent a message again.

[You joined the demon tribe to kill Yin Shuo and avenge your people? ]

[Indeed. Killing Yin Shuo is my only wish in this life. ] Zhu Yin said.

Song Wen said, [I may be able to lend you a hand. I have now transformed into a Jindan-stage cultivator, hiding in the Wuji Sect. As long as the human and demon races go to war, the demon race will attract Yin Shuo's attention from the front. I am 90% sure that I can kill Yin Shuo with one blow. ]

Zhu Yin's tone was slightly surprised.

[Really? ]

[No lie at all. ] Song Wen said.

Just when Song Wen thought that Zhu Yin would be extremely excited and happy, her tone added a bit of melancholy, as if she had unspeakable annoyance in her heart.

[But... on the front battlefield between the two human races, Yin Shuo's sudden death will inevitably catch the entire human army off guard and instantly collapse. Just for my personal vengeance, the entire human race is in crisis, I...]

Zhu Yin suddenly talked about the "human race's righteousness", and Song Wen didn't know how to respond for a while.

After a while, Zhu Yin collected her mood and changed the subject and asked.

[What is your current cultivation level? How can you be so sure that you can kill Yin Shuo? ]

Song Wen said, [You don't need to ask about my cultivation. But don't worry, I definitely have enough strength. ]

Zhu Yin still seemed a little worried.

[I am now in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, but I have no chance of winning against Yin Shuo. ]

[In just eighty years, you have advanced from the early stage of the Nascent Soul to the middle stage. You are indeed gifted. ] Song Wen did not want to elaborate on his methods and cultivation, and deliberately changed the subject.

Zhu Yin said, [I was able to break through the bottleneck of the early stage of the Nascent Soul so quickly, not by my own hard work, but by taking shortcuts. I got a pill called "Huan Yuan Dan" from Xing Wenyao. Taking this pill can greatly improve the cultivation, and it is even possible to break through the bottleneck of long-term stagnation. However, this pill will damage the foundation of the cultivator and damage the life span. ]

Song Wen frowned slightly when he saw this message.

If the foundation is damaged, it will be extremely difficult to improve the cultivation in the future.

And it also consumes lifespan.

The cost of taking Yuan Huan Dan is not small.

[Why are you so eager to succeed? With your spiritual root talent, even without any external objects, the bottleneck of the early Yuanying stage should not trap you for long. ] Song Wen asked.

Zhu Yin said, [I don’t have time to slowly polish my cultivation. Anyone who knows the situation of the human and demon races knows that in the next few years, the human and demon races will inevitably fight to the death. This is my best chance to avenge my hatred. I can only kill Yin Shuo as soon as possible if I improve my cultivation as soon as possible. ]

Song Wen sighed slightly, feeling a little helpless.

[Yesterday, Liangyi Sect attacked Fangzhu Island from the east, why did it retreat? ]

After a brief reminiscence, Song Wen asked what he really wanted to know.

The three major forces of the human race, all the elites are out, aiming to achieve success in one battle. They must have estimated the overall strength of the demon race and judged that the human race has a chance of winning, so they acted in this way.

However, the Liangyi Sect was defeated and fled just after the battle began. There must have been an unexpected change.

Zhuyin said, [The ‘Huanyuan Pill’ I just mentioned to you is also effective for the mermaids. The demons used this pill to force two mermaids at the peak of the third level to break through to the fourth level. Then, the demons captured four fourth-level beasts in the middle and late stages and let the two mermaids control them. It was the sudden appearance of these four fourth-level beasts that disrupted the Liangyi Sect’s plan and forced them to retreat. In addition, in order to prevent the human race from guessing the true strength of the demons, the demons deliberately hid the existence of the two fourth-level mermaids. ]

......

Somewhere in the sky outside Fangzhu Island, clouds and mist lingered.

Five human Yuanying cultivators stood in the air.

In front of the five people, nine soul lamps floated.

However, three of the soul lamps had gone out, one for each of the three major forces.

Taoist Yunxu looked at one of the three soul lamps in front of Yehua, with a look of surprise on his face.

The soul fire in this soul lamp is slightly different from the other five.

The direction of the soul fire shift is more obvious. Obviously, the owner of the soul lamp has gone deeper into Fangzhu Island.

"Daoist Yehua, does this disciple of your sect seem to have sneaked into the depths of Fangzhu Island?" Taoist Yunxu asked.

Yehua nodded and said, "Daoist, you are right. The person this soul lamp is related to is called 'Gou Jun'. He has indeed entered the interior of Fangzhu Island."

What Yehua did not reveal was that he could also judge from the spiritual mark on the third-level peak corpse puppet that 'Gou Jun' had sneaked into the depths of Fangzhu Island, but he could not accurately sense the exact direction.

To know the specific location of 'Gou Jun', you must rely on the guidance of the soul lamp or mark and go to find it in person.

"This disciple of your sect is quite courageous." Yunxu sighed, and then said, "I just wonder if he can lead out the fourth-level monster?"

"That requires him to escape from Fangzhu Island. If he is targeted by a fourth-level monster, he will surely die." Yehua said.

At this moment, the soul fire jumped slightly and adjusted its position a little.

"Hey! It seems that he is heading in our direction. I hope that there are fourth-level monsters tracking him."

Yunxu's voice immediately attracted the attention of others, and they all turned to look at Goujun's soul lamp.