Chapter 1532 1444: The Strategic Pouch

Upon hearing that Wang Yan had found a way to escape the cave opening, everyone was delighted and looked toward Wang Yan.

But then, Shadowless shook his head and sighed, saying, "Yan, you don't have to comfort us. Didn't you just fall from mid-air?"

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Indeed, I flew up earlier to investigate the details of this cave opening. This opening doesn't allow the use of Divine Power or Magical Treasures."

What Wang Yan said was true, but upon hearing his words, Meng Po and the others felt even more hopeless. They initially thought that Wang Yan could bypass the cave's restrictions, but it seemed he was bound by them just like everyone else. How could they possibly escape now?

Seeing the disappointment on everyone's faces, Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "We can leave the cave without using Divine Power or Magical Treasures."

Shadowless curiously asked, "But without Divine Power or Magical Treasures, how do we get out of such a high opening?"

"Have you heard of stacking ladders?" Wang Yan smiled slightly.

Half a day later, Meng Po, Shadowless, and other Asuras looked at the human ladder formed by over a hundred Wang Yans, which reached the cave opening. Their faces showed expressions of joyful realization, finally understanding Wang Yan's idea of stacking ladders.

At this moment, in the Nether Realm's Copper Pillar Pass.

Within Copper Pillar Pass, Wu Ancestor Li, Beiming Xue, Ouyang Feiting, Fang Jinchun, and others stood atop the city walls, looking out with worry.

Outside the city, there were countless Evil Ghosts, seemingly endless.

Among these Evil Ghosts, the presence of even stronger Asuras was faintly discernible.

Yet, despite surrounding Copper Pillar Pass completely, these Evil Ghosts didn't attack, merely standing there.

The more they stood there, the more oppressed everyone felt.

Fang Jinchun frowned deeply and said, "What are these Asuras up to? They've been surrounding us for so long and still haven't attacked? At this rate, I'm going to go insane. I'd rather they attack directly, a quick end, whether it be life or death."

Fang Jinchun was right; the number of Evil Ghosts below the city kept increasing, and every day stronger Asuras led them here.

Now, among the forces below, the strongest had reached Three Elements Morning Qi cultivation, and the number of Evil Ghosts was over thirty million.

With these forces, they could absolutely break through Copper Pillar Pass, yet these Asuras showed no intent to attack.

Wu Ancestor Li shook his head and said, "I think these Evil Ghosts are not refraining from attacking, but waiting for even stronger Asuras to arrive."

"What? They're waiting for even stronger Asuras?" Beiming Xue and others exclaimed in astonishment.

"Exactly. Haven't you noticed? In the distance, there are already powerful beings on their way here," Wu Ancestor Li said.

With Wu Ancestor Li's words, everyone looked towards the distance.

But with so many Evil Ghosts below, they couldn't see far.

After a while, everyone's face turned pale, for they sensed a powerful presence coming from afar.

Around this powerful presence, millions of Evil Ghosts gathered, all surging forward menacingly.

Before long, indeed, millions of Evil Ghosts approached, with a White Jade Flying Chariot among them. A seductive young woman sat atop this chariot.

This young woman was surrounded by eerie Yin Qi, her presence immensely powerful, her eyes filled with coldness.

Seeing the White Jade Flying Chariot approach, the thirty million Evil Ghosts below retreated like a black tide, allowing the chariot to advance within the city.

The white chariot stopped, and the thirty million Evil Ghosts simultaneously bowed and called, "Greetings, Lady Qi."

The young woman's name was, in fact, Lady Qi.

Lady Qi coldly surveyed the surroundings and asked, "Where are the seven City Lords?"

Upon hearing Lady Qi's words, seven powerful Asuras immediately emerged from the congregation of Evil Ghosts and stood before the White Jade Flying Chariot.

These seven Asuras bowed one by one and said, "Ninth Gate, City Lord of Ice Mountain City, greets Lady Qi."

"Tenth Gate, City Lord of Oil Pot City, greets Lady Qi."

"Eleventh Gate, City Lord of Cow Pit City, greets Lady Qi."

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"Fifteenth Gate, City Lord of Torture City, greets Lady Qi."

Looking at the eight powerful Asuras before her, Lady Qi coldly said, "Here we are, eight City Lords gathered to kill a few mere Demon Cultivators. It's truly like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. Enough, with half a day's effort, annihilate all enemies. Any longer, and we'd be an embarrassment."

"Understood," the seven City Lords replied in unison.

At this point, Wu Ancestor Li raised an eyebrow and said, "I understand now. The Evil Ghosts below are actually the combined forces from the Ninth to Fifteenth Gates, plus Lady Qi, totaling eight City Lords."

Beiming Xue also nodded and said, "No wonder their cultivation gets stronger as they come; the forces from the later gates have all gathered here."

Ouyang Feiting, eyes fixed on Lady Qi, said, "These Eight City Lords have cultivation ranging from Primordial Morning Qi to Four Elements Morning Qi, and Lady Qi has Five Elements Morning Qi."

Even without Ouyang Feiting saying so, everyone understood that these Asuras below were overwhelmingly powerful.

Just one Five Elements Morning Qi expert was enough to kill their eight hundred thousand Demon Cultivators inside the city.

For a moment, Wu Ancestor Li and the others looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Just then, Lady Qi looked up at the city wall, her eyes freezing as she spotted Beiming Xue and Ouyang Feiting. Her face turned cold as she pointed to Beiming Xue and Ouyang Feiting, saying, "Charge into the city. Leave these two women for me. I want to peel their skin, gouge their eyes, cut their hands, and burn their ears."

Seeing Lady Qi's icy gaze, Beiming Xue and Ouyang Feiting shivered, unable to comprehend why Lady Qi was so focused on them.

But at this moment, they had no time to ponder, for below the city, under the command of the Eight Great City Lords, forty million Evil Ghosts charged towards Copper Pillar Pass.

Copper Pillar Pass immediately activated the City Defense Array, enveloping the entire city.

The current Defense Array was rearranged by Wu Ancestor Li after he took over, thus being extremely solid.

But these Eight Great City Lords, each with cultivation above Primordial Morning Qi, plus the simultaneous attack of forty million Evil Ghosts, couldn't possibly withstand for long.

In just an hour, the City Defense Array was riddled with holes and teetered on the brink of collapse.

Seeing this, everyone became nervous; once the array broke, their eight hundred thousand Demon Cultivators would have to face these powerful Asuras.

Just then, Ma Jun suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Right, I remember. Brother Wang Yan left behind a silk pouch."

Upon hearing this, Wu Ancestor Li urgently pulled out the silk pouch, which Wang Yan had left for Ma Jun and Yan Shilin.

In a hurry, he opened the pouch and quickly peeked inside; Wu Ancestor Li's face broke into a smile.