Hou Xiangheng sighed and said, "Boss, do you think we can go back to school?"

"What? Didn't you always hate being in school? You're only in school for the immortal exam, right?" Zhao Manjin asked.

Hou Xiangheng chuckled foolishly, "But I miss my school days now. It was so exciting to tattle on others every day. Humans are such shameful creatures!"

Yu Wanbai's face appeared in Zhao Manjin's mind.

"She should be back at school by now, right?"

"Boss, do you regret letting Yu Wanbai go with Sun Yu?" Hou Xiangheng asked.

"You've stayed here with me, do you regret it?" Zhao Manjin asked rhetorically.

"I regret it!" Hou Xiangheng said frankly, "But what can I do? I'm brothers with a conceited and arrogant guy like you."

Judging from his tone, he seemed to have no hope of getting help, so this was more like him venting his frustration.

Although he didn't quite approve of some of Zhao Manjin's actions, he knew that the other party wasn't a bad person at heart.

Zhao Manjin smiled, but he wasn't angry.

Whether Hou Xiangheng was speaking from the heart or in anger, he was grateful to have this friendship.

Hou Xiangheng kept talking to Zhao Manjin, whether it was complaining or nagging, he just wanted to keep Zhao Manjin sober.

But Zhao Manjin lost several times more blood than the others.

Under normal circumstances, with his cultivation level and physique, he would be able to stay in the water for a full day and night.

But now the rate at which he is losing blood has far exceeded the rate at which his body can recover.

Despite the various potions and body-strengthening techniques he was using, he was starting to feel the strain.

"Manjin, why don't you rest for a while?" said a slightly older man.

"Uncles, your cultivation is not as good as mine, so there's no need to try to persuade me," Zhao Manjin said weakly.

"But your complexion..."

The uncles looked at each other in bewilderment.

They were all people in the family who had little talent for cultivation and did not have a high status in the clan.

If Zhao Manjin's parents were alive, they would definitely have sacrificed these people who had no talent in order to protect their gifted offspring.

At this moment, these uncles also stepped forward and said to Hou Xiangheng, "Young man, cut me with your knife next."

"Don't listen to his nonsense, come at me, this old man, right here!"

Hou Xiangheng stared blankly at these people.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the entire ancestral hall suddenly trembled.

Immediately afterwards, several figures crashed into the ancestral hall, nearly knocking over the shrine.

"Mom and Dad?" Zhao Manjin mumbled sleepily.

Yes, his parents were among the people who entered the ancestral hall just now.

His father was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his mother was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could they have ended up in such a sorry state?

"Master, what's going on?"

The Zhao family members inside the ancestral hall surrounded the group and asked them with concern.

A wisp of white frost clung to Zhao Manjin's father's brow as he shivered and said, "Cough cough cough! Among the demonic beasts invading my Zhao family, besides the Earth Roaring Dragon, there's also a late-stage powerful demon..."

"ah?"

The Zhao family members inside the ancestral hall all showed expressions of despair.

"Is Heaven destined to destroy the Zhao family?"

“We have already wounded that monster. Now we will recuperate before going out to fight it again,” said Zhao’s mother.

Just then, the ancestral hall trembled again.

The shrine was starting to sway precariously...

"It's that Earth-Roaring Dragon!"

Someone realized something.

Outside the ancestral hall, the Earth Dragon raised its powerful front hooves and stomped the ground.

"boom!"

A powerful, earth-shattering wave rushed toward the gate tower and screen wall of the ancestral hall.

"Clang!"

Golden sword energy appeared out of thin air and annihilated the earth-shattering wave.

The Earth Dragon showed no concern and continued to lift its foot.

It has a good understanding of human formations. To break a formation, one must either attack the formation's core or disrupt its power supply.

It doesn't know where the key point of the formation is, but it should be located inside the ancestral hall.

But it knew that the formation was already somewhat weakened.

Every strike of the sword is a drain on the Zhao family...

Now, this consumption is nearing its limit.

It grinned maliciously, "The people inside are just waiting to die!"

"Clang!"

Another sword cry rang in his ears, and the Earth Dragon sensed danger, tightening its scales.

The next instant, a golden flying sword slashed across its throat, sparking a burst of sparks.

"Where did this sword come from?" The Earth Dragon's savage pupils scanned its surroundings.

It had already figured out the range of the formation and could not possibly be attacked by it.

Therefore, that sword strike just now could only have been the work of someone else.

It looked at the scales on its throat, where a deep sword wound had appeared, from which thin streams of blood seeped...

This sword's power cannot compare to the sword formation in the Zhao Family Ancestral Hall, but it is still quite powerful, breaking through its defenses.

No matter how its gaze swept across the room, it couldn't see anyone.

Then, it suddenly unleashed its demonic energy.

A powerful demonic aura raged all around, sending bricks and tiles flying everywhere.

Chen Yi's expression hardened as he looked at the chaotic scene.

This monster is clever; it knows how to use bricks and rubble to force itself out.

In this way, even if he has excellent movement skills, he will still reveal his weaknesses.

After all, the flying sand and gravel were all tainted with demonic energy, and the Earth Dragon would know if anything was amiss.

"The Zhao family members who are still alive should all be in this ancestral hall, so I don't need to hide anymore."

Thinking of this, Chen Yi immediately tore off the invisibility talisman.

Inside the Zhao family ancestral hall, someone came to a side room where they could see what appeared to be a dragon fighting with someone.

"My Zhao family has such a master?"

"No, that's not a member of my Zhao family!"

"Could it be reinforcements?"

They heard that reinforcements had been sent from the cities behind them to provide support.

Otherwise, if the cities ahead fall, the beast tide could easily sweep into the rear.

"That's... Chen Yi?"

Hou Xiangheng recognized the newcomer at a glance.

He had a dreamlike feeling.

Holy crap, am I going crazy?

How could Chen Yi possibly be here?

Outside the ancestral hall.

The earth-roaring dragon roared, and rocks turned into spikes, frantically stabbing at Chen Yi.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Those rock spikes either hit Chen Yi's afterimage or were shattered by Chen Yi's punch.

A look of shock appeared in the eyes of the Earth Dragon.

This person has no Foundation Establishment aura, yet he can fight me to a standstill. Who exactly is this person?

What it didn't know was that Chen Yi still hadn't used his full strength.

He found an opportunity, joined his fingers with one hand, and used his magic power in the other hand to slam his palm onto the ground.

"Spiritual communication!"

......

In the Xuanpin Beast Domain, a sparrow and a python are engaged in their daily battle.

"Bah!"

"hiss!"

—Bang! !!

The two fought three hundred rounds every day in this beast realm.

Frequent sparring, coupled with the demon wolf corpses Chen Yi fed them, has made the two beasts much stronger than before, and they are not far from reaching the mid-stage Great Demon Realm...

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, a talisman appeared on their foreheads.

"It's a talisman seed! My master is summoning me!" the Crimson Flame Sparrow exclaimed.

The Reggae Crimson Python flicked its tongue and said, "It's summoning us!"

Yes, the Crimson Flame Sparrow also taught it how to refine its transverse bones, and the two beasts can now speak human language.

After all, the Crimson Flame Sparrow needs someone to talk to while it stays here...

"Buzz!"

The next instant, two beams of light descended, and a snake and a bird vanished into the beast realm...