Li Yan helplessly discovered that what Wei Zhongran had said was exactly what he had thought. The other side had deliberately let his team come over and take over the defense easily.
Otherwise, if the "Heavy Peak Battalion's" Second Squad had still been defending that day, it would have consumed a lot more of the other side's Demon Crystals to break through the "Mutual Destruction Ridge" grand formation.
And during this longer period of defense, some of the Windy Cool Mountain Nascent Soul Ancestors might have already reacted and started to intervene.
"Several Nascent Soul Ancestors will make a move simultaneously to kill that Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivator, but the area where that valley is located is already deep in enemy territory. There will be other Nascent Soul-grade Demonic Generals in the vicinity. The probability of success for this matter is actually less than thirty percent. The main reason for this is that as soon as we reveal the slightest intention, the Demonic General guarding the magical treasure, upon sensing that the situation is not good, will instantly take away the eight magical treasures, not leaving us any chance to destroy them. I don't know if you are aware, but when a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul level, because they already have the divine ability of instantaneous movement, especially when they see that the situation is not good, they can even easily abandon their physical body and have their Nascent Soul leave the body. Once the Nascent Soul leaves the body, its instantaneous movement speed is more than double that of the physical body. Not to mention being able to kill him, it is not an easy matter to even heavily injure the other party. So if that Nascent Soul-grade Demonic General guarding the magical treasure sees that the situation is not good and is determined to run, it is estimated that the probability of being able to stop him is very small. At that time, as soon as there is any movement, the other party's other Nascent Souls will be alerted. It might even attract the attention of the other party's Spirit Transformation cultivators. That kind of situation could even trigger the start of the real decisive battle between the two sides ahead of time, but we still have some plans that have not reached their goals. To put it bluntly, we are not yet fully prepared. A decisive battle now is definitely not the result we want."
Having said this, Wei Zhongran stopped speaking and looked at Li Yan, a look of hesitation in his eyes.
Li Yan's mouth suddenly went dry, and sweat broke out on his body. He already felt that something was not good, and his heart was extremely apprehensive.
"Mas... Master, you wouldn't..."
The hesitation in Wei Zhongran's eyes grew stronger.
"Li Yan, the voice transmission the Nascent Soul Ancestor gave me before he left actually mentioned a few things. One of them was about going to destroy that magical treasure. They had already seen your aura-concealing technique before. Even when they were not paying attention to a small cultivator like you, you almost managed to deceive them. So, the original plan to destroy the Demon Clan's high-powered magical treasure has changed. They want you to lead a few people to complete this task..."
Before Wei Zhongran could finish speaking, Li Yan felt his head buzzing.
"Lead a few people to destroy a magical treasure in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
This was a mission of certain death. What was the difference between this and sending him to his death? Moreover, he didn't even know the relationship between the eight magical treasures and the altar.
Whether there was a protective formation outside the altar, and how they could break the outer formation under the nose of a Nascent Soul ... and so on.
The cultivators who went would probably not even be able to get close to the altar. The probability of being exposed was ninety-nine percent. The ending that awaited them was imaginable.
"Master, it's not that this disciple is shirking this task for his own sake. Even the Nascent Soul Ancestors are not confident about this matter. Even if this disciple were to risk his life, this... this is also impossible to complete. At that time, the deaths of this disciple and the others would be of little consequence, but it would alert the enemy. The other side would easily know our intentions and would only become more vigilant. If we were to try and destroy it in the future, it would truly be as difficult as ascending to the heavens."
Li Yan, who was usually calm, had lost his composure this time. Before Wei Zhongran could finish speaking, he had already hurriedly refused.
What a joke. He was already risking his life by participating in this great war. Otherwise, he would have even thought of taking his family and hiding in a secret realm.
But if he did that, the survival of his relatives, who were mortals, in the secret realm would also be a problem.
Ping Tu would often fall into a deep sleep. His parents were not like him; they couldn't survive just by meditating and refining qi without eating or drinking.
And he himself had to be in a state of cultivation often. He couldn't just lock his parents and all his relatives in a secret room all the time. If they were to leave the secret room to cultivate land and farm, the greatest possibility was that they would fall into the mouths of demonic beasts and become food.
Secondly, what about Gong Chenying and Zhao Min?
Especially Zhao Min. Don't look at how she usually held a deep grudge against his master and martial mother. But if she were really to give up her parents and go into hiding with him, with her stubborn personality, she would most likely be unwilling.
Taking a step back, bringing so many people into the secret realm would needlessly increase the risk of exposing Ping Tu's existence. This was related to the Five Immortal Sects, and Ping Tu would not be willing either.
For these many reasons, Li Yan had to risk his life and contribute his own bit of strength for his family, to do what he could.
But this task now was far beyond his ability. How could he be willing to go to his death for no reason?
Seeing him like this, Wei Zhongran took a breath.
"I am just seeking your opinion. You can listen to me finish, and we can talk about the other things later. I have been considering this matter just now, but this is a matter decided by the Nascent Soul Ancestors. I must at least explain it to you clearly, so that if someone asks you about it in the future, you won't let it slip without knowing the reason. That would be inappropriate. Rest assured, if you are not willing, I will go to your martial grandmaster. After all, my Little Bamboo Peak has a Nascent Soul Ancestor. Although it is said that all cultivators must obey all orders during a great war, your martial grandmaster also thinks highly of you. At the very least, what you did in Xuanqing Temple back then is worth him stepping forward to take this matter on for you. If you hadn't foiled the Demon Clan's plan back then, it might not just be this Demon Clan army coming through the South Sea passage now. Perhaps another passage would have been opened in another place."
The hesitation in Wei Zhongran's eyes had already disappeared, and his tone had become more and more steady. After hearing what Wei Zhongran said, Li Yan's emotions also gradually calmed down.
His agitation and panic just now were indeed his truest reactions. But what his master had said was also right. At the very least, he had to listen to him finish. And Wei Zhongran's later words also gave Li Yan a glimmer of hope.
Seeing that Li Yan had calmed down so quickly and his aura had become steady, Wei Zhongran was very appreciative of this. For such a matter, he estimated that even if it were him, his qi and blood would be churning endlessly.
"The Nascent Soul Ancestors' plan is like this: they intend for you to lead a few people to approach that area, because there are a large number of traitors who have surrendered to the Demon Clan acting as guards in the periphery and within the valley. It's the same reason again: although the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators is not everywhere, there are still many of them, and it's difficult to attract the attention of mid-to-high-level cultivators. Especially for Nascent Soul cultivators, you are no better than ants in their eyes and pose no threat to them at all. For some miscellaneous and trivial matters, a Nascent Soul cultivator can't possibly do everything himself. So, in terms of safety, the appearance of you few people is far less consequential than the appearance of mid-to-high-level cultivators. Therefore, there is still a glimmer of a chance to sneak into that valley, just like sneaking into 'Zhouyang Town' back then. If you can get to this step, the success rate will have already reached about thirty percent. At that time, you will be carrying a magical treasure bestowed by our Nascent Soul Ancestors. As long as you can quietly place this magical treasure near the altar, you will have completed the mission. Then, if you can leave the valley for more than five hundred li within half an hour, you don't need to worry about the rest. You just need to find a way to get back. Moreover, along the way, there will be Nascent Soul Ancestors secretly following you. If you are really in danger, they will also make a move to save you. This is all the news I have received just now. Now you know."
Wei Zhongran's two heavy eyebrows were also knitted together. How could he want to accept such a mission? But as the person in charge of Windy Cool Mountain , he still had to carry out the orders given by the higher-ups.
Although, after personally seeing Li Yan's strength, for a moment, the absurd thought that Li Yan might be able to complete this task had actually arisen in his heart. But the probability of Li Yan's demise was of course greater.
If this matter had been given to him to do, he would have done it without hesitation.
For the entire Desolate Moon Continent , Wei Zhongran of course had no great righteousness to speak of. But for the sect, and for his daughter to be able to cultivate to Nascent Soul peacefully and safely, he could do anything.
Li Yan's hiding technique was too strange. Even Wei Zhongran couldn't see through it. While hesitating, in the end, he simply let Li Yan decide for himself.
However, he still hoped that Li Yan would not agree. Next, he would definitely go to find his Master Dacen. No matter what, he had to save Li Yan's life.
A low-level Foundation Establishment cultivator like Li Yan could be arbitrarily sacrificed by the current higher-ups. The consequence of not carrying out the order was death.
After his master finished speaking, he also seemed to have fallen into deep thought. Li Yan had already regained his composure at this time, but he was still indignant in his heart.
He had always been very cautious. Although he could also see that his master really intended to protect him, he did not dare to show it at this moment.
Don't look at the fact that Wei Zhongran was here. Although he now probably knew that this master of his had extraordinary strength, he was not a true Nascent Soul cultivator after all.
Those old Nascent Soul monsters had eyes and hands that reached the heavens. There were many who were stronger than Wei Zhongran . Who knew if a Nascent Soul old monster was secretly spying on everything here right now.
If Li Yan's reaction was too extreme, it would not only bring disaster upon himself, but might also implicate his master at that time.
These Nascent Soul old monsters had too many ways to deal with the two of them, and would even make him die without him even knowing it. At that time, so what if Ancestor Dacen stepped forward?
He would already be dead. Could Ancestor Dacen really fight a cultivator of the same level to the death before stopping?
And now, under the situation of the Demon Clan's invasion, the charge of defying orders was something he could not escape no matter what. Even if Ancestor Dacen stepped forward, he would not be in the right.
After forcing himself to calm down quickly, Li Yan soon thought through all this. He was too weak. It seemed that he was in the top sect in this world, but what truly decided his fate was often a casual word from the strong.
Regarding his actions of exposing his strength today, Li Yan thought about it now. If he had to do it again, he would still do it, to do his best to let his family live peacefully without their knowledge.
Li Yan, who had calmed down, did not show much sadness or anger on his face. He thought over what Wei Zhongran had said again. This mission was not to have him directly destroy the magical treasure, but to place a magical treasure near the other party's altar.
It was just that there was a Nascent Soul-grade Demonic General stationed there. No matter how one looked at it, the possibility of everyone who went on the mission dying was the greatest.
As for the so-called Nascent Soul Ancestors secretly following, it was true that they would be following. Otherwise, once he and his group brought that object that could destroy the other party's magical treasure over and placed it near the altar, who would activate it?
But as for the Nascent Soul Ancestors stepping in to save them if they were really in danger, Li Yan did not believe this at all.
In the eyes of those Nascent Soul Ancestors, they were just ants with a little bit of use value. When Li Yan and the others were in danger, the Nascent Soul Ancestors would only be thinking about how to complete the subsequent plan, not about saving Li Yan and the others first.