“Heavenly Sword Pavilion”
Dugu Ao continued the conversation. The sword fanatic who was usually cold and indifferent was now red-eyed. “Of the nine hundred sword cultivators, three hundred and twelve died in battle, including two sword elders and forty-six elite disciples; two hundred and seven were seriously injured, and half of the remaining disciples were injured. My Sole Peak Sword was destroyed.”
He held part of the sword’s hilt in his hand; the blade had long since been shattered into pieces during the battle.
It was his natal sword, which he had cared for for tens of thousands of years. The sword was with him, but the sword was killed. The man was not killed, but his Dao foundation was damaged.
“Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts”
Li Baichuan’s voice became deeper and deeper. This once valiant beast king was now hunched over, as if he had aged a hundred years overnight.
“Of the nine thousand demon beasts, four thousand three hundred died in battle, including the Lightning Wing Golden Eagle King, the heavily injured Ironback Earth Dragon King, and the Wind Wolf King who lost a leg;
His voice was choked with emotion as he finished his words.
The Three-Headed Fiery Lion King was not only his war beast, but also his partner and brother who had accompanied him for nearly ten thousand years.
At that time, the great lion king was lying in a cave at the other end of the valley. Two of the three lion heads had lost their lives completely, and the remaining one was coughing up blood, clearly dying.
A long silence enveloped the stone pavilion again.
Red Cloud Demon Lord leaned against a stone pillar, his fiery red demon eyes filled with exhaustion.
Even though he did not suffer as great a loss as the three major sects, he was still seriously injured in the battle, and more importantly he saw no hope at all.
“Earth Fire Ancestor has fallen, and True Man Xuanwei has died in battle”
Jin Buhuan muttered, “Including the disciple of the Qingming Sword Sect, the elder of the Five Elements Sect, and the master of Ten Thousand Beast Valley who died in the previous battle. In this battle, we lost at least five top-level fighters in the ninth rank of the Heavenly God Realm.”
“As for the opposing party Xue Youming and Zhan E were seriously injured, but not dead. Of the three Ghost Kings of the Nine Nether Palace, only Ghost King Chi was dead; the other two were still alive. The elders of the Evil Path Hall also had at least five or six members still intact. Once they recover”
He didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone understood his meaning.
Once the Evil Path Temple recovers, they will definitely launch a full-scale attack to wipe out the remaining Alliance forces.
Given the current state of the alliance they simply did not have the power to fight back.
“The problem now is,” Dugu Ao said coldly, his voice containing an almost imperceptible hint of despair, “what are we going to do next? How long can we hide here? The Evil Path Palace has suffered such a huge loss, they will definitely tear apart the Twelve Heavens to find us. When they come knocking on our door… that’s when we will be truly wiped out.”
The stone pavilion fell silent again for the third time.
This silence felt more tense and filled with despair.
After a long period of silence, Jin Buhuan slowly spoke, his voice filled with resigned exhaustion: “The only thing we can do now is hide.”
“Tibetan?”
Li Baichuan smiled wryly, “How long can we hide? A month? Three months? Or a year?”
“We will hide as long as possible,” said Jin Buhuan as he closed his eyes. “We should at least wait for our young friend David to recover. He’s our only hope.”
“Also,”
He paused for a moment, then forced himself to remain alert. “We need to contact other powers that still uphold justice. The Twelve Heavens are so vast; there are bound to be some who refuse to submit to the Evil Path Hall or be enslaved by the Gate of Reincarnation. If we can find them and unite, there might still be a glimmer of hope.”
“Furthermore,” added Red Cloud Demon Lord, “we need to find a way to uncover the truth about the Gate of Reincarnation. As long as more and more people know that it is a trap, and that so-called immortality is simply turning living people into puppets, the power of the Evil Path Hall will collapse from within.”
“Easier said than done.”
Dugu Ao sneered, “After this battle, the news that the God of Reincarnation had blessed tens of thousands of cultivators with a wave of his hand and allowed them to break through to the next level had probably spread to every corner of Twelfth Heaven.”
“Now everyone believes that the Evil Path Temple is the chosen one, the controller of the Gates of Eternity. Who will still believe the words of us, these losers?”
Everyone fell silent again.
Inside the cave, David slowly opened his eyes.
He heard every word of the discussion outside.
I also realized my current situation.
A very precarious situation.
A completely hopeless situation.
However, there was no despair in his eyes.
Just a cake of immeasurable coldness, and a desperate determination, which risks everything.
He raised his right hand and saw two interlocking lines on the back of his hand, five colors and five elements, red gold and earth fire.
Feel the ancient star in your dantian, which, although dim, is still rotating slowly.
“One month”
He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse yet firm, “Give me a month.”
“Bloody Underworld, Zhan E, Lord of Reincarnation”
“The day I come out of seclusion will be the day you perish!”
Outside the window, the night was getting darker.
An atmosphere of oppression, sadness, and despair enveloped the valley.
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Q: What is the primary focus of the chapter’s initial analysis?
A: The chapter begins with an analysis of casualty statistics.
Q: Where are the remaining disciples currently hiding?
A: The remaining disciples are hiding in a hidden valley, one of the secret realms of the Five Elements Sect.
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