Infinite Fighting

Zhang Ji's breathing was disordered, and the force field of his body particles was also turbulent. Nearly 90% of his internal energy had been consumed, and the power he unleashed was far less than at the beginning. His qi and blood were also somewhat depleted.

On his opposite side, Jia Xi was relatively unharmed, but despite using all her skills, she was unable to truly capture or defeat Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji couldn't escape even if he wanted to; his escape speed was far inferior to Jia Xi's, by a significant margin.

“You can’t hold on any longer!” Jiaxi said.

"Heh, how much better can you be?" Zhang Ji retorted.

Jiaxi couldn't quite gauge Zhang Ji's strength, but in their encounters so far, she hadn't truly gained an absolute advantage.

“I still have help,” Jiaxi said coldly. “You have no chance!”

Zhang was completely unaware of the situation on the other side, but before leaving, he judged that the enemy was at a disadvantage.

In other words, it is almost certain that Jiaxi will receive assistance.

Zhang Ji narrowed his eyes, sensing that the body was likely severely damaged.

Even if it means suffering losses, we won't let them succeed.
He's also capable of self-destruction!

The particles within Zhang Ji's body trembled, and the force field began to contract, forcibly compressing them to the extreme before releasing a massive amount of energy, causing him to self-destruct on the spot.

However, at that very moment, Jiaxi's expression changed drastically, and at the same time, a green light rapidly pierced through the void.

"Jiaxi, Mother has been ambushed and injured! Go back quickly!!"

Upon receiving the telepathic message, a green light instantly enveloped Jiaxi and carried her away.

Zhang Ji paused in his prepared movements, watching as the other party disappeared from his observation range, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

The transmission of the toothache was not heavily concealed or encrypted, and Zhang Ji was able to read it.

So now he seems to understand something.

It seems that Jingyi Tianjun launched a sneak attack while their stronghold was undefended, and it seems to have been quite effective, forcing them to retreat and defend.
Was this operation a victory?

Was the nest mother dead, or was she forced to retreat?

Without time to think too much, Zhang Ji transformed into a streak of light and headed back towards the encampment.

When he returned to the place, the disciples of the four sects had suffered heavy casualties, and there were insect corpses everywhere. He was even infected and his whole body was covered in green hair. No matter how many plague insects he swallowed, they could not finish them. They kept gnawing and consuming his energy and destroying his cell particles.

It would take hundreds of years just to heal these wounds.

Feng Zhihui, the master of Beast Chant Valley, is dead, his body mutilated beyond recognition. He was devoured by the green plague worms released by Tooth Disease, leaving not even ashes behind.

The Lingxiao Sect, which was covering the rear, was completely wiped out. Without divine weapons and lagging behind, they were surrounded by a huge swarm of insects. The two True Immortals and their disciples were all killed by the insects. The Void Shuttle was reduced to only some parts.

The Purple Smoke Sect didn't seem to be affected much. They were already small in number, and after Fei Hong used his divine weapon to clear the way, they were protected in the middle and weren't used as cannon fodder.

On Zhang Ji's side of the Qingcang Sect, there are still dozens of disciples at the Earth-Covering Realm and hundreds of disciples at the Rifting Mountain Realm. The two True Persons are severely exhausted. True Person Changhan has many more injuries, with much of his flesh destroyed and some wounds so deep that the bone is visible. He has not yet recovered. After all, he is engaged in close combat, and the risks he takes are greater than those of True Person Nianqiu.

They didn't say anything about Zhang Ji's desertion at the last minute.

Or rather, they didn't realize that Zhang Ji was deserting in the face of battle, because Zhang Ji had lured away an enemy at the Heavenly Monarch level on his own, and it seemed as if he had taken on most of the pressure for them.

They even thought Zhang Ji was dead, but they didn't expect him to come back alive, and his condition wasn't too bad.

It is only speculated that Zhang Ji survived thanks to the sect's divine weapon.

"Let's retreat! We can't fight this battle anymore!" Yin Yan said weakly.

He has lost a colleague, who was also a good friend, and his feelings are very complicated right now.

Zhang Ji and Fei Hong naturally had nothing to say.

With losses to this extent, what's the point of fighting the extraterrestrial demons?
Not to mention that from the moment they made contact until now, they have been at a disadvantage and being led by the nose.

If it weren't for the victory achieved by Jingyi Tianjun, probably none of them would have escaped.

It took Zhang Ji and his group several days to finally and haltingly fly back to the central region using their aerial shuttle.

After reconnecting with the Xuanyu Network, chilling news came from Jingxu Palace.

Each faction suffered heavy losses and was unable to continue fighting; this joint operation was declared a failure.

At the same time, the expansion of the extraterrestrial demons is accelerating, and they may invade the central region in a short period of time. Therefore, many major sects in the central region are already considering retreating and leaving.

They also informed the other three sects of this news.

To put it bluntly, they're going to run away.

Jingxu Palace has caused heavy losses to all sects this time, but it has the Heavenly Monarch's backing, and fighting against the extraterrestrial demons is also its duty. At this moment, they can only grit their teeth and accept it.

It's unlikely they'll argue at this point; they should prepare to run away.

Their preparation time is limited. At the current rate of expansion of the Nest Mother, even if it does not continue to accelerate, this world will be gone in at most one or two hundred years. Moreover, the expansion of the Nest Mother may increase exponentially with the growth of its main body. It is hard to say how many years it can last.

Zhang Ji and his group also left through the domain gate of Jingxu Palace and returned to the Southern Territory.

I never saw Jingyi Tianjun again from beginning to end.

I don't know if they're deliberately avoiding it.

"Ugh! What kind of mess is this?"

Zhang Ji sighed, looking back at the magnificent Jingxu Palace, a look of emotion on his face.

Such a wonderful world, it seems we can only slow down our expansion and construction for now.

Given my unique circumstances, if the settlement is successfully built and attracts the Nest Mother and her allies, the losses would be enormous.

Jingxu Palace.

Inside Jingyi's palace.

His loose hair was a little messy.

He had considered the possibility of failure, but when it actually happened, he couldn't accept it.

He can escape, he can return to nothingness.

Other heavenly rulers did the same.

But for some reason, he didn't want to leave.

He felt that he was about to do the most irrational thing in his entire spiritual practice. "Your mental domain is not fully evolved, and attempting to materialize it at this point has a very high chance of failure."

The three disciples of the Heavenly Lord of the Lingxiao Sect were also present. The one who spoke was Pang Xin, the Sword Master of Tianyu.

Of course, the one who was actually communicating with Jingyi at this moment was Tianyu, the Heavenly Lord who had returned to the void.

“There’s no need to stay here any longer. Let’s return to the void,” Tianyin said.

Jingyi simply smiled and shook his head slightly.

Having attained enlightenment for so long, spanning tens of millions of years, it has remained here not merely to truly reflect this world.

And because he had once made a vow to wait for her return here.

As long as the world exists, in the cycle of reincarnation, infinite possibilities will overlap, and we will meet again.

But if the world were to disappear, how could we ever see her again?

Seeing this, the three Heavenly Lords knew their friend's situation. Tianyang said, "In that case, let's meet again."

The next instant, the three Heavenly Lords' disciples collapsed and fainted.

Despite his mere cultivation at the Earth-Covering Realm, he was subjected to intense pressure from three Heavenly Monarch-level experts, who even managed to unleash such a combined attack.

Although the main damage output is handled by the Divine Swords, it is still a considerable burden for them. The fact that they have lasted this long is already quite good.

It will probably take decades just to recover and regain his strength.

However, there are definitely benefits as well.

Having sensed the changes in the realm of time and space in advance, a broad and promising road had already unfolded before their eyes.

Jingyi instructed his men to teleport the three Heavenly Lords away, and then he also stepped out. With each step he took, flowers, trees, soil, and rocks appeared around him, overlapping in another space of this world.

That mental realm, which has been deduced over tens of millions of years, is about to be truly transformed into reality by him.

southern border.

Qingcang Sect.

Zhang Ji returned to report.

Chen Hong had already received the news, so he wasn't surprised to hear Zhang Ji's account at this moment.

"The Qingcang Sect is also about to return to nothingness," Chen Hong said.

This was another decision he had made beforehand.

We've been preparing to flee at any time, but it just hasn't been finalized yet.

If it's truly certain that we can't win, then we can only flee to the boundless chaotic void and seek a new world as our base.

"Understood," Zhang Ji simply nodded.

"The Void Returning Divine Ship required by the Void Returning Sect cannot be built with the resources of our sect alone. It requires the joint efforts of the four sects in the Southern Territory. I intend to entrust this matter to you for supervision," Chen Hong said.

Given the current situation, we must unite as one.

Even with a united front, ulterior motives are inevitable.

The amount of materials each of the four groups will contribute, the space and resources they will occupy, and the number of people and slots they can bring will all be points of discussion at that time.

Therefore, there must be a supervisor to ensure that the sect's interests are not harmed.

Chen Hong had previously intended to find Wang Qianning, who was from Dingfeng, to be this person.

Wang Qianning is the strongest in the sect besides him.

But after this incident, Zhang Ji demonstrated exceptional fighting skills.

Others may not know, but after hearing the description, he knew just how strong Zhang Ji was.

It's truly remarkable that one could escape from the clutches of a Void Demon.

At this point, all a sect leader needs is strength, and Zhang Ji happens to have that.

As for whether Zhang Jixin is trustworthy or not?

Then there's no need to think about it so much.

If you have the ability, you are qualified.

At this point, personal credit is the least important thing to test.

Zhang Ji was a direct disciple of the Heavenly Emperor, a True Person of the Qingcang Sect, and had even personally led a team to fight against the extraterrestrial demons.

Each of these points is enough to endorse his credibility.

"Zhang Ji will do his best to supervise this matter." Zhang Ji did not refuse and immediately accepted the order.

It would be foolish of him to refuse such a lucrative job.

Seemingly worried that Zhang Ji might misunderstand, Chen Hong hesitated for a moment before adding, "I'm about to break through, and at that time, I should return to the Void."

In the past, one or two tests would have been fine.

At this critical juncture for the sect's survival, it's best to be frank about some things.

"what?"

Zhang Ji was stunned for a moment, then he understood something.

Chen Hong's task was far more than simply assigning him to oversee the construction of the Guixu Divine Ship!
This is to prepare him to learn how to manage the sect's power during this process, so that he can take over the sect's management and inherit the position of sect leader!
But... this is too sudden, isn't it?
How long has he been in the sect?
Even with the current crisis, isn't this a bit too hasty?
Faced with Zhang Ji's doubts, Chen Hong simply handed the sect leader's token to Zhang Ji and said, "There's no time to lose. Take my token and go and oversee the matter. When the time comes, someone from the other three sects will contact you."

Holding the token, Zhang Ji walked out of Mingyang Palace.

He looked at the token with a sense of disbelief. From beginning to end, Chen Hong had never asked him to return the Crimson Heaven Treasure Bottle.

Now that he has this token, he has practically made his intention to pass on the throne clear.

"It's true that times make heroes!" Zhang Ji couldn't help but exclaim.

If it weren't for the right timing and his good fortune, how could he have reached this point so easily?
Even if he were given several more years to cultivate the position, he might not have a chance to become the sect leader of the Qingcang Sect! (End of Chapter)