"The demons have launched a full-scale battlefield and are now attacking Dayan City. However, Dayan has gathered ten Mahayana masters, so there won't be any other problems for the time being."
Gao Han asked about the current battle situation. Shi Dong and the others knew something about it, but they didn't expect that the demons were secretly planning to take their twelve cities as sacrifices.
"The Twelve Star Evil Formation has long been banned by all major sects and has not appeared for a thousand years. Logically, the demons shouldn't know about it." Shi Dong felt strange.
"Does City Lord Shi have any basis for his statement?" Gao Han asked.
Shi Dong said seriously, "Of course there is. The Twelve Star Evil Formation was created by the predecessor of the Ghost Demon Palace. Later, it angered the major sects and was attacked by a joint force, almost wiping out the entire sect."
Gao Han frowned, "How could the major sects let the Ghost Demon Palace go with such a brutal formation?"
Shi Dong said: "In fact, the Ghost Demon Palace is not entirely a bad group. They were of the same lineage as the God and Demon Sect, so they were not exterminated by the major sects. However, the Twelve Star Evil Formation was strictly prohibited, and the Ghost Demon Palace was made to swear never to use this formation again. The only copy of this formation was destroyed on the spot. Everyone saw that scene."
"City Lord Shi is right. Now that the Twelve Star Evil Formation has reappeared in the light of day, it was created by demons. It must be related to the Phantom Demon Palace." City Lord Tan echoed.
Gao Han thought for a moment, "If it was really the work of the Ghost Demon Palace, they should have fled by now. Once the demon's behavior spreads, will the Ghost Demon Palace continue to stay in Lingtian Continent knowing that they will be suspected?"
Shi Dong thought about it, "It could also be the other way around?"
Gao Han suddenly asked: "Will you put your fate in the hands of others?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then denied it. Who would want to let others control their own destiny when they can control it themselves?
"The people of the Ghost Demon Palace are unruly and have been fighting the God and Demon Sect to the death. Everyone is like this, let alone them."
After hearing Gao Han's words, everyone was a little surprised, but also felt that it made some sense.
"So what does Senior mean?"
"There must be other reasons, or it may be related to what happened with Elder Tian..." Gao Han did not continue speaking and glanced at Zhongli Tingzhou.
Others didn't understand, but Zhongli Tingzhou knew that if Elder Tian was ambushed by demons, it must be because someone leaked his whereabouts. They were probably the same group of people who leaked the Twelve Star Evil Formation to the demons. Moreover, this group of people had a high status in the human race, otherwise they would not have been able to access so many secrets.
If they are not the same group of people, it would be even more troublesome, because the identities and status of these two groups are not low.
"The Elder Tian that the senior mentioned is Tian Jun from Zixiao Sect? Could it be that you two are also from Zixiao Sect?" Shi Dong suddenly asked with a look of surprise.
"Do you know Elder Tian?" Gao Han looked at him. They never said they were from Zixiao Sect. There were many people with the surname Tian in Lingtian Continent.
Shi Dong said truthfully: "To be honest, I met Elder Tian a few days ago, but I didn't talk to him. I just saw him hurriedly passing by Xiaowangcheng."
Gao Han immediately grabbed Shi Dong's arm and asked, "Did you see which direction Elder Tian went?"
Shi Dong: "In the southeast direction, besides Elder Tian, there is another group of people."
"Didn't you see Elder Tian return afterwards?"
Shi Dong shook his head: "No."
Gao Han pondered for a moment, "City Lord Shi, you and City Lord Tan should take the remaining people to the place where the Mahayana period is in charge as soon as possible. We have important things to do, so we won't send you off."
Shi Dong had already realized that they might have to go find Elder Tian, so he said, "Thanks to the two seniors for saving my life this time, there is no need for the seniors to see me off. Even if the demon wants to counterattack, it won't be that fast. This time is enough for us to rush to other cities."
"That's good. The war has arrived. The demon battlefield is no longer 'peaceful'. Everyone, please be careful. If you see other small cities, please notify us."
"We understand." Shi Dong said, and took out a jade slip. "This is the distribution map of the demons' forces in the southern region. It should be helpful to the two seniors."
Gao Han took the jade slip and said, "Thank you very much. Please leave as soon as possible."
"Yes, senior."
At this time, the ancient city lord of Yaochang City, who was rescued by Zhongli Tingzhou, suddenly showed a thoughtful expression.
Zhongli Tingzhou glanced at him and said, "Do you know something? Have you met Elder Tian?"
Everyone followed his gaze and saw the ancient city lord who had just reacted.
City Lord Gu hurriedly said, "In reply to your question, I have never met Elder Tian, but if the time that City Lord Shi said is the same as what I know, then perhaps..."
He was a little hesitant because he didn't know if his guess was correct.
"Tell me about it."
The ancient city lord replied, "About the day before yesterday, also in the southeast direction, I sensed some noises coming from Yaochang City, but the distance was a bit far. I'm not sure what the reason was, but it sounded like a battle between strong men."
Gao Han looked solemn, "What's the approximate distance?"
Ancient City Lord: "About 150 miles away. Because the demons were watching closely, I didn't dare to leave casually, so I just sent people to take a look afterwards. There was indeed a large-scale fierce battle there, and it might have been at the level of the Mahayana period."
Gao Han is now 50% sure that it is Elder Tian and his group.
He and Zhongli Tingzhou looked at each other and decided to go there and take a look.
"Is the ancient city lord familiar with this area?"
"Senior, the ancient city lord has guarded Yaochang City longer than any of us. Among us, he is the one who is most familiar with the Southern Region." Shi Dong roughly understood what Gao Han meant.
The ancient city lord said modestly: "I dare not, but I know at least 70% to 80% of the affairs of the Southern Region, whether it is the demon tribe or the human race's city."
Gao Han: "That's enough. I need someone to lead the way now. I have to trouble the Lord of the Ancient City."
The ancient city master was slightly delighted and said, "I am willing to serve you two seniors."
The other city lords were envious. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although it was very dangerous to go deep behind enemy lines, it would be difficult for them to die with two Mahayana masters protecting them.
Shi Dong and City Lord Tan and his group did not delay and arranged for the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people that day.
Fortunately, they are all monks, and the scene of hundreds of thousands of people is a bit spectacular, but it won’t be too slow.
Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou immediately left in the southeast direction with the ancient city lord.
One hundred and fifty miles, for them, it would take less than ten seconds to get there.
The air still retains the scent of the battle, and the space here is not very stable, perhaps because of the previous war.
"It's Elder Tian's aura." Gao Han's face was solemn. He couldn't be sure whether Elder Tian had been killed. "Did you find anything?"
"There are also two great monarch-level demons. The cultivation level of one of them is at least above the late great monarch level, and there is a familiar aura." Zhongli Tingzhou said.
Gao Han's face darkened, "The strength is higher than that of Elder Tian, could it be that person?"
They have not seen many great monarch-level monsters, and they can be counted on one hand. The monster that Zhongli Tingzhou feels familiar with is likely to be Crofts.
The ancient city lord hesitated for a moment, "This is impossible."
The two looked at him, "Why is it impossible?"
"Although Crofts is a newly promoted great monarch-level warrior, he is very famous in the demon battlefield. His every move is under the surveillance of the human race. If he leaves the imperial city, the human race will definitely know."
Gao Han thought of a possibility, "What if it's a clone? The top demon genius Avid is good at clones and he comes from the Imperial City. Crofts is also a strong man from the Imperial City. Is it possible that he has also learned the clone method?"
The ancient city lord thought for a moment with a serious expression, "It is possible. Avid's father and Crofts are good friends. Generally speaking, this secret method of splitting will not be easily passed on to others. But if it is for the victory of the demon tribe, it may not be impossible."
"If it is true, Crofts who stayed in the Imperial City is his clone. As long as he does not go to the battlefield, the human race strongmen will not find out that he is a clone. His real body secretly ambushed Elder Tian. Elder Tian's strength is not enough to deal with Crofts, let alone being ambushed. However, it is not easy to kill Elder Tian. Elder Tian should not be dead yet. It is hard to judge whether he was captured or escaped."
The ancient city lord was a little stunned. Is this the final guess? From what they said, it seemed that they were already very sure.
"How do you know that Elder Tian is not dead?"
"Elder Tian is a powerful Mahayana master of our Zixiao Sect. If he dies, Dayan City will become even more chaotic. Have you received the news?" Gao Han asked.
The ancient city lord shook his head. "That's not the case. In a war of this magnitude, if anything unexpected happens, the news will spread very quickly."
Gao Han was confident, "That's right. Once Elder Tian dies, Zixiao Sect will definitely be able to guess something and then kill a great monarch-level demon. It will never be as peaceful as it is now."
The corner of the ancient city lord's mouth twitched. The demon battlefield was now in chaos, with battles breaking out everywhere. This was also called peace and tranquility...
"What we need to confirm now is whether Elder Tian escaped or was captured." Zhongli Tingzhou's two handsome eyebrows were twisted together.
"This is easy." The ancient city lord clapped his hands, immediately attracting the attention of the two people, "Just go to the demon city you pass by and ask, and you will know that if Elder Tian escapes, the demons will definitely seal off the southern region."
Combined with what Shi Dong said before, since there was no sign of Elder Tian returning, he must have fled deeper into the southern region, and the demons would surely send out orders to capture him.
Of course, they speculated that Crofts was most likely still searching for Elder Tian in the Southern Region.
On the contrary, if Elder Tian was caught, it would be easier to find out, but they all hoped that Elder Tian had escaped.
"Lead the way." Gao Han made a prompt decision.
The ancient city lord immediately took them to find the nearest demon city.
A medium-sized demon city was discovered more than fifty miles away.
There is only one demon in the early stage of the Great Monarch in the Demon City.
Gao Han only revealed a little bit of the initial Mahayana aura and immediately lured the other party out.
The ancient city lord watched with his own eyes as the two men subdued this great monarch-level demon in just three minutes, and he was horrified.