This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

"The true identity of Wu Lei Zi is Black Impermanence from the Underworld, and we can use him as a breakthrough point!" Lu Qingshan asserted confidently.

If it were a normal day, his behavior of identifying the identity of an Underworld Cultivator without being able to explain the source of his information would be extremely reckless and would certainly be met with a lot of questioning.

But given the urgency of the situation, he could not afford to care too much.

Aside from other factors, just for the sake of his own life and property, there was no need to keep hiding what he knew.

As expected, Dantai Qingrun did not inquire much about how Lu Qingshan knew of Wu Lei Zi’s identity, but instead turned around and swiftly ordered, "Organize all the information related to the Cultivators associated with Wu Lei Zi in the Jade Slip immediately."

With such a high status as Black Impermanence, it is enough to rely on him to extend and reach out to other Underworld Cultivators.

The Steward Cultivators of Black Ice Platform were ordered and quickly busied themselves within the vast intelligence library of the Black Ice Platform.

Meanwhile, the Cultivators of the Spiritual Supplies Department had already taken out the formation flags, using them to set up the Defensive and Offensive Nine Palaces Great Formation.

After placing the formation flags at the designated Nine Palaces Formation points, the Steward Cultivator of the Spiritual Supplies Department pointed with both hands, lightly pinching the spell.

A faint line of Spiritual Power shot out rapidly from each formation flag, these lines interweaving into a complex network.

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The moment this network took shape, a wall-like light barrier slowly rose and then slowly closed up like an overturned bowl, enveloping the entire area around the Zhenjiang Tower within it.

The Defensive and Offensive Nine Palaces Great Formation was set.

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"Vice Tower Master, this is the information we have compiled!" An hour later, the Steward Cultivator of Black Ice Platform presented a Jade Slip once again.

"However, the true strengths of these Cultivators are unknown.

The information we provided only shows the strengths they display publicly, which are unreliable," the Steward Cultivator of Black Ice Platform solemnly cautioned.

The identities of the Underworld Cultivators on the surface are a mix of truth and deception, not to be trusted.

Just like Black Impermanence, whose public identity is just a Foundation Establishment Stage Loose Cultivator, who would have thought he was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator?

If we were to confront Black Impermanence with the standard for dealing with Foundation Establishment Cultivators, it would definitely be like sending the lamb into the tiger’s maw, completely devoured.

Dantai Qingrun nodded to indicate his understanding, took the Jade Slip, examined the intelligence within, then passed the Jade Slip to Gao Tian, and fell into deep thought.

The many suspicious Cultivators pointed out in the Jade Slip were scattered throughout various places in Zhenjiang City.

At this time, Zhenjiang City was filled with groups of ferocious beasts, and a slight inattention might lead to attack; it was not as free of obstacles as usual.

Small teams maneuver fluidly and are highly agile, and if they encounter groups of beasts, they can choose to avoid them. However, if it is a large troop, encountering a group of beasts does not afford them the luxury of avoidance.

Therefore, acting separately became the most suitable approach.

Dantai Qingrun and Gao Tian quickly reached a consensus.

"Guarding Cultivators, each team should act independently, and Vice Tower Master Gao, you coordinate the distribution of tasks for each team!"

"Cultivators of the Spiritual Supplies Department are responsible for overseeing the formations, protecting the civilians, and gather the city’s civilians as much as possible!"

"Leave Black Impermanence to me!" Dantai Qingrun said coldly.

As we must anticipate the possibility that Underworld Cultivators conceal their true strengths, those dispatched must automatically be considered a level higher.

That is, if the data shows a Cultivator is at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, then we must treat them as a powerful Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and those shown as complete in Foundation Establishment should be treated as Golden Core Cultivators.

Furthermore, even though a screening has been done, among these suspicious Cultivators, there will definitely still be a number unrelated to the Underworld, which inevitably leads to a waste of manpower.

Thus, they are now severely understaffed.

Dantai Qingrun simply took on the task of dealing with Black Impermanence himself, which was due not only to the lack of manpower but also to Dantai Qingrun’s extreme confidence in his own abilities.

Watching Dantai Qingrun, who was about to set off after giving the orders, Lu Qingshan called out to her, "Dantai Tower Master."

"Hmm?"

"Black Impermanence is proficient in Earth Yin Thunder, a type of Thunder Spell that can corrupt Flying Swords. When battling him, be sure to guard against his Earth Yin Thunder!"

Dantai Qingrun glanced at Lu Qingshan and nodded slightly, "I understand."

As soon as her words fell, Dantai Qingrun moved, utilized the Sword Control Technique, transformed into a beam of Sword Light, and in the blink of an eye, charged out of the light barrier of the Defensive and Offensive Nine Palaces Great Formation, quickly disappearing from everyone’s sight.

Lu Qingshan couldn’t help but click his tongue in his heart.

What a fierce Sword Cultivator!

At this moment, the sky above Zhenjiang City was swirling with flocks of demon birds.

Which ordinary cultivator would dare to fly in the sky at such a time?

Flying so conspicuously in the sky would instantly make one a target for the flocks of demon birds, leading to a brutal encirclement and attack, even a Body Cultivator might not withstand it.

Yet for a Sword Cultivator, as fragile as they are, only the extremely confident and powerful Dantai Qingrun would dare to navigate through the air under such conditions, unafraid of the demon beasts’ siege.

The mission assigned to Lu Qingshan’s Tiger Squad was to investigate three suspicious cultivators in the western part of the city.

"Are you coming with us?" Su Shu hesitantly asked after just witnessing Lu Qingshan directly interacting with the two Vice Tower Masters.

"Without me, wouldn’t the Tiger Squad be missing a Sword Cultivator?" Lu Qingshan spread his hands.

Su Shu’s eyes lit up, and she said no more.

Hearing this, Xu Hao nodded vigorously, "Then let’s prepare to move out immediately!"

"Understood, Captain!" the cultivators of the Tiger Squad responded in unison.

Before the team set off, Lu Qingshan enhanced himself once again.

In such a situation, any increase in combat power was valuable, and he was no longer saving his experience points.

"[Returning Ruins Scripture] upgraded to lv2, Spiritual Power Value +100!"

"[Returning Ruins Scripture] upgraded to lv3, Spiritual Power Value +100!"

"Flying Sword Technique upgraded to lv4!"

The recently accumulated 9500 experience points were instantly depleted.

But the enhancement it brought was tremendous; although the Returning Ruins Scripture had only advanced by two levels, his Spiritual Power Value limit had almost doubled.

Feeling the surging Spiritual Power in his Dantian, Lu Qingshan felt more confident.

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Unlike the skillful and daring Dantai Qingrun, they had to opt for walking on the ground to reach their target location.

Passing through the light shield of the Nine Palaces Great Formation, beyond guarding cultivators on similar missions, there were hardly any people or demon beasts near Zhenjiang Tower, only ruins everywhere.

Dantai Qingrun had already cleared the nearby area in no time, resulting in such a scene.

Xiao Zhi slapped his Spirit Beast Bag, releasing a green-eyed weasel to scout the path ahead.

The six followed the route checked by the green-eyed weasel, which appeared relatively safe, and moved continuously forward.

As they moved farther from Zhenjiang Tower, the scenes they encountered grew increasingly horrifying.

Mortal remains and dismembered limbs were everywhere, a heavy scent of blood lingered in the air, the roads were stained with fresh blood, and ferocious demon beasts occasionally prowled the streets.

Demon birds circled and cawed in the sky.

Everyone was careful not to make too much noise, and the atmosphere turned somewhat oppressive.

Suddenly, Xiao Zhi, who was leading the way, stopped.

Xu Hao furrowed his brows tightly, "What’s the matter?"

"Little Green says all paths ahead are swarming with demon beasts; we can’t circumvent them anymore."

"If we can’t find a way around, then we’ll fight through!" Xu Hao decisively declared.

The Guarding Cultivators never shied away from battle; they simply chose to avoid demon beasts along the way to save time and preserve their combat strength.

Blocking their path was a group of about seven or eight Blood-pupiled Demon Wolves, Second Grade demon beasts.

"Quick battle, quick decision, otherwise the noise might attract other demon beasts, and we won’t be able to escape easily," Xu Hao said in a grave voice.