Flying out of the hole, everyone's faces still reflected their lingering fear. "I was nearly scared to death! It seems Junior Brother Shen was right; Prince Yongzuo is still alive," Li Zhong said, his face dark with frustration as he spoke through gritted teeth. Shen Mo felt a mix of lingering fear and secret relief. If he hadn't noticed the abnormal signs in time, their entire group might have perished in the Underground Palace. In fact, if it had been any other cultivators, they would undoubtedly have thought that the Human Ghost soldiers outside the palace gate were the greatest danger of the Underground Palace. After breaking through the military formation, faced with the numerous treasures in the main hall, they would surely have let down their guard and proceeded deeper. Luckily, Shen Mo possessed the Destiny "Insight into All Beings." From each of the Human Ghosts, he had discovered numerous suspicious points. "It seems Prince Yongzuo is greatly restricted; otherwise, he would never have let us go so easily!" "It's also possible we didn't play our roles as villains convincingly enough to suit his wishes, and that's why we were fortunate enough to leave..." "This place is only thirty miles from Tianshan City; the implications are significant! Allow me to inform the Peak Master, Elders, and others of my Heaven Sword Sect." "I also need to inform the higher-ups within my sect!" The matter of Prince Yongzuo's Underground Palace had already exceeded their capabilities. Shen Mo naturally wouldn't stop them from informing the experts of their respective immortal sects. He himself also used a Sound Transmission Talisman to inform Elder Huang of the matter in full detail. 「Meanwhile, inside the Underground Palace.」 The civil and military officials who had previously vanished from the main hall now reappeared. In their hands, they held additional treasures. The vanished Prohibitions were restored to their original state. At the palace gate, another Human Ghost general, leading thousands of armored soldiers, crawled out from underground. After cleaning the battlefield, they closed the palace gate once more! Experts from the Five Great Sects, all at the Spirit Sea Realm, rushed over. Even the Ghost Corpse School and the Seven Stars Altar, whose disciples hadn't informed them, received messages from the other three sects and dispatched their own experts. After Shen Mo and the others were questioned, they left the area. However, they also received benefits: their identity jade amulets were credited with additional demon-slaying merit. Although they hadn't directly slain Heavenly Demons, it was considered eliminating a hidden danger for the Tianshan battlefield. If they had discovered this Underground Palace elsewhere, nine times out of ten, the Five Great Sects wouldn't have paid it much mind. After all, there are far too many similar strange setups in the cultivation world. After returning to Tianshan City, Shen Mo sorted out the treasures he could use. The rest he sold in the immortal workshop. Tianshan City was currently brimming with cultivators from various sects and locations. Magic artifacts, talismans, and similar items sold without any trouble. In total, he earned over seventeen thousand low-grade Spirit Stones. In Shen Mo's view, aside from the Colorful Phoenix Fan, the greatest gains from this trip were not these magic artifacts and talismans, but the thousands of Human Ghost corpses, which had significantly strengthened his Demon Soul General! Of course, he didn't forget to buy peak Class II demonic beast meat to reward the Spirit Storage Rat. The little fellow had made a significant contribution on this trip! Moreover, its advancement to the late-stage of Class II was imminent, so he needed to feed it more flesh and blood rich in vital energy. Unfortunately, near the Tianshan battlefield, powerful Class II demonic beasts had either been devoured by Heavenly Demons or become Demon-corrupted. Furthermore, most cultivators came here to slay demons. If they possessed any peak Class II demonic beast corpses, they would have long since traded them for magic artifacts, elixirs, and other resources. Shen Mo searched for a long time before he finally bought five hundred kilograms of beast meat, spending thirty percent more Spirit Stones than usual. Given that the resources redeemable from the Demon Slaying Hall were rare and precious, Shen Mo planned to stay in Tianshan City for a while longer. At the very least, he needed to upgrade all of his Dao Swords (except for Yaoguang) to high-grade profound level. 「In the ensuing two months.」 Shen Mo appeared on the Tianshan battlefield almost daily, relentlessly slaying Heavenly Demons and reaping demon-slaying merit. The "Constellation Great Hand Seal" technique was also continuously deduced and cultivated through his [Martial Performance], and he learned the other twenty-six Palm techniques. The cultivation method's level had successfully advanced to Senior! If Peak Master Zhou Shili learned of this, his jaw would likely drop in amazement. When he had cultivated this technique back then, it had taken him two full years to fully master each Palm technique! Additionally, Shen Mo learned from Elder Huang about the immortal sects' plan for dealing with the Underground Palace. Previously, the Five Great Sects had gathered eight Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses, including Elder Huang, to storm the Underground Palace. They then broke through numerous Prohibitions, fighting their way into its depths. Just as Shen Mo had expected, Elder Huang and his party ran into Prince Yongzuo in the main hall deep within the Underground Palace. Then—they were beaten half to death! If not for Prince Yongzuo's peculiar state, which prevented him from leaving the main hall at will, more Spirit Sea Realm experts might have perished. According to Elder Huang, Prince Yongzuo was not a Human Ghost but a living cultivator! He was even half a step away from Core Formation. Therefore, after some deliberation, the Five Great Sects abandoned the idea of killing him. Instead, they set up Formations and Prohibitions around the palace's periphery, concealing the entire Underground Palace! Moreover, they deliberately arranged for powerful cultivators to contact Prince Yongzuo, hoping to win him over to jointly resist the invasion of the Foreign Realm Demons. When Prince Yongzuo had disappeared, the demonic calamity had not yet begun! Thus, the Five Great Sects didn't know if he would be willing to join forces with the cultivation world of the Red Flame Country to resist the Heavenly Demons. According to Elder Huang, if he agreed to the immortal sects' conditions, the Five Great Sects would even fully support his Core Formation! As for the current status of negotiations between the immortal sects and Prince Yongzuo, even Elder Huang was not very certain. Shen Mo used his demon-slaying merit to exchange for many Thunder Killing Pearls and similar spiritual items containing extreme elements. The Tianshu Sword and Celestial Machine Sword, which had the strongest foundations, successfully reached the high-grade profound level. The other four Dao Swords were still somewhat lacking, but they were close. On the Tianshan battlefield, the number of Class II Heavenly Demons was dwindling. The Outer Zone Heavenly Demon Realm seemed aware of the arrangements made by the Red Flame Country and had stopped sending Class II Heavenly Demons for the cultivators to practice on. However, the number of Class I Heavenly Demons was increasing. Moreover, most of them no longer engaged cultivators in direct combat but instead did their utmost to hide, attempting to leave the Tianshan battlefield. They Demon-corrupted cultivators, demonic beasts, and ordinary mortals, causing widespread and severe devastation! Seeing his meager gains, and realizing he might not gather enough merit to exchange for even one Thunder Killing Pearl even in ten days to half a month, Shen Mo reined in his killing intent. He decided to return to the Riverside Sect to deliver the Colorful Phoenix Fan to Zhao Lingyin. He also planned to take advantage of the period before the full-scale invasion by the Heavenly Demons to diligently enhance and consolidate his Cultivation Realm. The Teleportation Array outside the Purple Heaven Palace lit up. Subsequently, figures began to appear within the array. Outside the array hung a Bone Viewing Mirror; its quality was clearly not low, far superior to the Treasure Mirrors in Tianshan City. After all, this was the core of the Riverside Sect. If a mutated Heavenly Demon managed to sneak in, the consequences would be dire. Stepping out of the Teleportation Array, Shen Mo felt a little dazed for a moment. He hadn't expected this trip to the Tianshan Grand Ceremony to lead to so many complications. In just a few short months, the situation in the cultivation world had drastically changed! Dark clouds press heavily upon the city. Only by possessing formidable personal strength can one avoid being crushed by the overwhelming tide of events! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽