With the efforts of Cheng Yang Zhenren, Lou Ning, and Gu Pu, Zhang Dongyun believed that his construction mission had taken a big step forward.
The system did not give him a progress bar, so he did not know what mark he needed to reach and how far he was from it.
But if he compared the communication between the Five Realms of the Dong Sheng Divine Continent to the strengthening of the communication between the two continents, Zhang Dongyun estimated that he was not far from reaching the mark.
Now, he hoped that this day would come soon.
For now, there was nothing to be dissatisfied with.
If he had to say, Shen Herong, Chen Chaoyan, and Twilight Mist had gone out to search for the remains of Mo Li, but they had not found anything yet.
In this aspect, he could not rush it. He would leave it to them to explore slowly.
Zhang Dongyun let out a long breath and began to adjust his Qi and blood, stabilizing the realm that he had just broken through.
…
The Nanzhan Section Continent had been under the control of Chang 'an for almost half a year.
There were still demons who resisted, but they were very few now. They were like rats crossing the street, and could only hide everywhere.
If they were slightly high-profile, they would immediately be attacked by Chang 'an's iron fist.
Whether it was the leader of the Dark Bat Clan, Xue Hong, Mountain Moving Demonic Ape Tai Feng, Bi 'an Snow Thunder, or the demons with lower cultivation, everyone was in a constant state of anxiety.
Now, instead of saying that they were resisting Chang 'an's attack on the Nanzhan Section Continent, it was better to say that they were trying to survive and avoid being killed.
Some of the demons had the thought of simply surrendering to Chang 'an.
Even if they were caught and killed, it was better than hiding.
Everyone's heart was like a string that was about to break.
Those who were relatively more determined were Bi 'an Snow Thunder, Qiongqi Ye Jie, Mountain Moving Demonic Ape Tai Feng, Thunder Eagle, and Weeping Cloud.
Too many of their kind had died under the claws of Chang 'an. It was not an exaggeration to say that their hatred was as deep as the sea, and that they could not live under the same sky.
Now, the biggest motivation that kept them going was revenge.
But sometimes, they could not help but have a thought in their hearts.
How long could they last like this?
It had only been half a year, but the pressure of life and death had become more and more suffocating.
Qiong Qi Ye Jie quietly looked at the lake water in front of him. It reflected his huge body that resembled an ox and a tiger, and he felt melancholy.
The figure of his father, Jue Huang, reappeared in his mind.
Unlike the other Great Demons, Absolute Desolate had gone missing, his whereabouts unknown. There was no news of him at all, and no one knew what had happened.
He went to Chaotic Sky Valley to contact Primal Chaos, but he suddenly lost contact.
Ye Jie had always held on to the last bit of hope that his father would return to him one day.
But as time continued to pass, the longer Absolute Desolate went missing, the less hope there seemed to be … Wait a minute!
Qiong Qi Ye Jie was suddenly stunned.
The image of his father in front of him gradually became clearer.
His own reflection in the water gradually turned into his father's appearance.
Ye Jie thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him, but he soon realized that everything was real!
For better or for worse, this Greater Demon was at the Twelfth Realm. His entire body trembled as he watched another Greater Demon, even more majestic than him, rise up from the bottom of the lake.
It was clearly the Qiong Qi Clan Leader who had been missing for a long time, the peak-stage Demon Emperor Jue Huang.
He looked at his dumbfounded son in front of him, and for a moment, all sorts of feelings welled up in his heart. He felt as if a lifetime had passed.
"Your father has returned."
Jue Huang collected his emotions and spoke first.
Hearing his words, the Star River Realm Demon Emperor Qiong Qi Ye Jie, who was usually extremely ferocious, actually had the urge to cry for a moment. The words reached his mouth, but no sound came out.
The pressure, pain, and even the fear that he had been hiding all this time all exploded in front of his father.
"Your father has returned." Jue Huang was equally emotional at this moment. He wanted to comfort his son, but in the end, he could only repeat this sentence.
"Father, where have you been?" Ye Jie spoke with difficulty. "Many things have happened in the past few days."
"I've heard a little about it. Tell me the details later." Jue Huang sighed. "As for me, just treat it as me encountering great danger earlier. Now, I've finally escaped with great difficulty."
Qiong Qi Ye Jie asked with concern, "Are you completely out of danger now?"
Jue Huang thought for a moment. "You can say that."
Ye Jie was happy for his father and heaved a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."
"Yes, I'm finally back …"
Jue Huang really didn't want to look back during the period of being captured.
Ye Jie sorted out his emotions and finally regained his composure. He began to explain everything that had happened in the past six months to his father.
"Hun Dun is gone. Tao Tie and the other cowards have all surrendered to Chang 'an City. They are now being hunted down by the Long Biao Tiger."
Ye Jie's expression was gloomy. "Although Zhen Yu escaped to the Aparagodānīya Continent, the rest of the Thunder Dragons have surrendered to Chang 'an City."
Jue Huang nodded slightly when he heard this.
He suddenly asked, "Have you guys considered going to the Aparagodānīya Continent or the North Continent?"
Ye Jie hesitated for a moment before answering honestly, "Many people have this idea, but unfortunately, the Aparagodānīya Continent and the North Continent are very cold to us. I don't know if they are afraid of Chang 'an City.
The Aparagodānīya Continent used to love going south, but this time, other than accepting Zhen Yu, they didn't even want the other Thunder Dragons.
As for the North Continent, you know that they were the ones who contacted us first. Now that Chang 'an City has made a move, they immediately pretended to be dead! "
Slowly, Qiongqi and Jue Huang exhaled. "Indeed, in the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."
Ye Jie said with difficulty, "Father, it's not that I want to boost the morale of others and diminish our prestige, but Chang 'an City is really powerful.
Earlier, if the tribes of the Nanzhan Section Continent had united immediately, we might have been able to resist the footsteps of Chang 'an City.
But now, most of the experts have withered … "
Jue Huang nodded. "Therefore, we can only use our wits, endure humiliation, and recuperate. Humans are our enemies, but there are also areas that we can only learn from."
Ye Jie's expression changed slightly. "Father, what do you mean?"
"Unless we surrender directly like Tao Tie, Long Biaohu, and Xue Zhu, no matter how the Aparagodānīya Continent and the North Continent hide, they will inevitably face Chang 'an City in the end." A trace of darkness flashed across Jue Huang's eyes. "Moreover, Chang 'an City still has other enemies … beyond the heavens!"
Hearing this, Ye Jie's face lit up with joy, but soon he smiled bitterly. "We might not be able to hold on until then. Father, everyone's morale and confidence are almost gone."
The Qiongqi chief, Jue Huang, looked into the distance. After a while, he said in a calm tone, "Therefore, we must unite and fight Chang 'an City. We must win this battle."
Hearing this, Ye Jie immediately held his breath.
At first, he was shocked, then he understood.
The battle that Jue Huang mentioned was to gather everyone's morale and fighting spirit.
This battle could not be small. They had to win and achieve results.
However, this battle did not mean that they could reverse the overall situation of the entire Nanzhan Section Continent.
What they wanted was only a partial victory.
It was to advance in order to retreat, and to attack in order to defend.
They had to have this foundation so that they could hide in peace and wait for external changes to bring about a change in the overall situation.
Relying on themselves was like hitting a rock with an egg.
However, now, they had to find an egg among the other party's pile of rocks. When two enemies meet on a narrow path, the brave will win and use the egg to smash the other party's egg.
"Bring me to see Xue Hong," Jue Huang ordered.
Ye Jie immediately did as he was told.
The group of demons scattered. Although everyone had prepared some secret signals and communication methods, it was very difficult to communicate under the high-pressure environment created by Chang 'an City.
Ye Jie spent a lot of effort and the father and son waited together for a long time before they finally contacted Xue Hong and agreed on a meeting place.
"At such a critical moment, what made you so anxious to see this old man?"
Xue Hong, the chief of the Dark Bats, had transformed into his human form for the sake of hiding.
Qiongqi Ye Jie did the same and transformed into a young human man.
Before he could answer, the expression of Xue Hong, who looked like a sinister old man, changed slightly as he sensed an expert approaching.
He immediately looked at Ye Jie vigilantly.
Although Qiongqi had a deep hatred for Chang 'an City, could Ye Jie forget his ancestors and surrender to Chang' an?
However, in the next moment, his vigilance turned into surprise.
Then, he saw Jue Huang, the chief of the Qiongqi Clan, appear in his human form.
Ye Jie quickly explained the situation. After hearing it, Xue Hong's expression softened slightly.
"It's good that you're back," he said the same thing as Ye Jie.
At this moment, the two Fourteenth Realm demons reunited and felt that fate was playing with them.
Jue Huang did not let Ye Jie pass on the message. Instead, he personally explained his plan to Xue Hong in detail.
After hearing it, Xue Hong did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought for a long time.
Finally, he made up his mind. "What you said makes sense. Let's do it!"
As the overlord of the Nanzhan Continent in the past, Xue Hong was now like an ordinary bat being chased back and forth by Chang 'an. One could imagine the frustration in his heart.
"As you said, we must win this battle. Otherwise, we will be sending ourselves to our deaths," Xue Hong said in a low voice. "As for the opponent, when, where, and who?"
Jue Huang said, "We have to teach the humans a lesson and also punish the traitors of the Nanzhan Continent."
Xue Hong's eyes lit up as he thought about it. "You mean … the Blood Mane Clan?"
Jue Huang nodded. "That's right."
The Blood Mane Clan was one of the first demon clans of the Nanzhan Continent to submit to Chang 'an.
Their ancestral land was located in the northeast corner of the Nanzhan Continent. Right now, it faced the Dong Sheng Divine Continent and had many ports built by humans.
Immigrants from the Dong Sheng Divine Continent first settled in this area before gradually advancing to the hinterland of the Nanzhan Continent.
To the human race, this place could be said to be densely populated.
And the Blood Mane Clan was not like the Taotie and the Long Biao Tigers, who had Fourteenth Realm experts.
"I thought that Xie Fang had silently reached the All Creations Realm." Xue Hong laughed sinisterly. "In the end, he fell back quickly. It was just a false fire."
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