Starting with a useless yellow dog, he swept through the immortal realm.

At this moment, Jiang Wanfeng was engaged in a fierce battle with an extraterrestrial demon covered in sharp spikes and was unaware of her surroundings. Just before Jiang Wanfeng could realize what was happening...

A figure appeared beside her instantly, one hand wrapped around Jiang Wanfeng's waist, and she was taken away from the scene of the explosion.

It wasn't until a loud explosion resounded through the sky that Jiang Wanfeng realized she had been saved by Song Xun.

The situation just now was extremely dangerous. Several extraterrestrial monsters that were about to explode were very close to Jiang Wanfeng.

This wasn't just happening around the two of them; at this moment, a group of self-destructing monsters suddenly appeared out of nowhere from among all the monsters in the area.

These monsters have different appearances, and they are even very similar to ordinary monsters from other realms.

This is precisely why the surrounding soldiers had little chance of noticing, resulting in heavy casualties in an instant.

Song Xun quickly gave orders to the soldiers of the Seventh City Tower around him.

"Withdraw and close!"

Song Xun knew that if they did not retreat quickly, the garrison of the Seventh City Tower would continue to be injured by these extraterrestrial demons. The surrounding garrison followed Song Xun's orders and gradually retreated.

Meanwhile, Zhou Fan was also engaged in a fierce battle below the pass, and he was filled with indignation.

"It's them again! Those monsters that can self-destruct!"

However, Zhou Fan was not consumed by anger. He heard Song Xun's order from afar and immediately shouted to the soldiers around him to retreat.

The members of the Seventh Squad had direct command over the soldiers of the Seventh Tower. Moreover, these soldiers had also noticed something was wrong. More and more monsters were capable of self-destruction, and their comrades around them were being attacked by the self-destruction attacks.

This situation didn't just occur in the Seventh Tower; everyone in the entire Demon Suppression Pass was facing a large number of exploding monsters. Fortunately, the leaders of each tower were very wise and ordered their soldiers to retreat.

As a result, during this battle, the defensive line of Zhenyao Pass kept retreating, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

It's impossible to predict how many of the monsters are capable of self-destruction. If we were to use human lives to build up the battle lines, the garrison at Zhenyao Pass might not be enough to fill the gaps.

The defenders at Zhenyao Pass could not afford to suffer large-scale casualties. After all, they were currently engaged in battle, and according to the pattern of the demons' attacks, this battle would take at least another month to end. Under such circumstances, if the defenders at Zhenyao Pass suffered a large number of casualties, it would be disastrous.

I'm afraid that before the imperial court can send troops to support us, Zhenyao Pass will really be breached. Moreover, the people at Zhenyao Pass are already aware of the previous turmoil in the court, even though Emperor Guangyao attaches great importance to Zhenyao Pass.

However, whether the imperial court can replenish the military reserves of Zhenyao Pass in one go is a question.

At this moment, Song Xun led Jiang Wanfeng in a retreat while fighting, and they retreated back to the foot of the city gate. Fortunately, the group of demons was in the rear of the attacking army.

In other words, Song Xun and the others were relatively safe once they retreated to the area below the city gate.

Because the extraterrestrial monsters that had rushed to the front had not yet exploded, but the group dared not gamble, they gradually retreated back to the tower and used ranged attacks to blast away the attacking monsters.

Although ranged attacks are relatively inefficient, they are fortunate enough to prevent heavy casualties among the soldiers, and at this point, they can barely control the advance of the extraterrestrial monsters.

Although compared to the battle in the next level, this will still allow the extraterrestrial monsters to advance faster and faster.

However, Zhenyao Pass was not afraid. The pass was so sturdy that it could not be destroyed by the explosions of those extraterrestrial demons. At this moment, the guards on the pass only needed to ensure that these extraterrestrial demons could not attack the pass.

With the entire Zhenyao Pass retreating, Gu Song, stationed at the rear, also felt immense pressure.

In this battle, the extraterrestrial monsters are not only attacking at a more intense pace than before, but they have also deployed a large army of demolition troops, which makes Gu Song worry.

"Has that blood-red sun become utterly impatient over the years?" Gu Song looked up at the blood-red sun.

For a strong person like Gu Song, his willpower is extremely firm, so the Blood Sun generally has no effect on him.

Gu Song began to think of a solution. He had to find a way to break the current situation. It had been a long time since Zhenyao Pass had been so badly defeated in a battle against extraterrestrial demons.

The fact that the battle line has shrunk to Zhenyao Pass means that those extraterrestrial demons are constantly attacking the pass. If any part of the pass is breached, that city tower will have no way to retreat. The front and back of the battle line also indicate the margin for error for Zhenyao Pass in this war.

Since the appearance of that blood sun, the war that has lasted for hundreds of years has undergone tremendous changes. Every now and then, Gu Song would discover the evolution of the extraterrestrial demons in this war.

However, Gu Song knew very little about the Blood Sun, and this information gap made him very flustered.

Before the appearance of the Blood Sun, the attacks of the extraterrestrial demons on Zhenyao Pass were chaotic and tactical, unlike now, which resembles a well-trained army.

Moreover, after the appearance of the Blood Sun, the psychological problems of the garrison inside the pass gradually intensified, and the people inside the pass were unable to look directly at the sky, as everyone lost the blue sky.

After much deliberation, Gu Song concluded that temporarily shrinking the battle lines was the only option. After all, as long as the various city towers within the pass could be defended without major mishaps, there was no need to worry about resisting the extraterrestrial demons.

As the commander-in-chief, Gu Song felt he should go out for a walk to boost morale. So Gu Song walked from the first tower to the last tower, encouraging the soldiers on the towers.

Morale is a difficult thing to describe. It is the spirit and energy of an army. If morale is good, it will have a multiplier effect on the battle.

However, after such an explosion, the morale of the defending troops at Zhenyao Pass was obviously affected. Therefore, at this time, Gu Song's important role as the commander-in-chief was revealed. He went to each of the soldiers in the city towers to encourage and cheer them on.

The ancient pine tree had stood on the Demon-Suppressing Pass for decades and had long become a spiritual totem for all the guards. Therefore, with the encouragement of the ancient pine tree, the guards felt a little more at ease.

As the commander of Zhenyao Pass, Gu Song has seen off batches of Zhenyao Pass garrison and trained many soldiers, but he himself has always been guarding Zhenyao Pass. The name Gu Song has long been associated with Zhenyao Pass.

At this time, Gu Song not only went to encourage the city towers one by one, but also personally participated in the battle. He brought back the waves of monsters that had not yet retreated to the tower, and also cleared out a lot of self-destructing monsters.

Seeing General Gusong going against the tide of monsters, all the soldiers on the city tower attacked the extraterrestrial monsters that wanted to climb the gate even more fiercely.

Unbeknownst to everyone, a group of ghostly extraterrestrial monsters passed through the wall and entered the pass, then scattered and vanished without a trace.

One month later...

Yinfeng Village is located in the mountain range bordering Cangwu County and Zixia County.

At this moment, the old white ape and Baboon Tianba were standing at the gate of Yinfeng Village, with a large number of Yinfeng Village members gathered behind them, preparing to head to the Black Fiend Gate.

"Tianba, everything's arranged over there, right?"

"Brother, as you instructed, many members of our Yin Wind Stronghold have been infiltrated into the Black Fiend Sect, scattered throughout their various territories."

"Very good, I've been planning this for a long time, waiting for this opportunity."

"It's time for our Yinfeng Village to expand to some extent."

The old white ape slowly took two steps forward, sensing the perception transmitted back from the hair he had left behind in the Black Fiend Gate that day.

After a period of recuperation, the Black Fiend Sect has gradually recovered to its pre-turmoil state, and thanks to Zhang Fan's careful management, it is even more powerful than before.

After all three members of the Black Fiend Sect were arrested, Scarface did not expand the sect. He neglected the sect's internal affairs and only urged Zhang Fan to avenge Hu San.

During this period, Zhang Fan reorganized the three halls and expanded the total number of halls to eight. He also vigorously promoted his mission and recruited many new disciples. The entire Black Fiend Sect was truly thriving.

To the old white ape, Zhang Fan was indeed a talent. In the late stage of the Void Refining Realm, he dared to plot against Scarface, who was in the late stage of the Mahayana Realm, and he even had the courage to contact him for help.

The old white ape had keenly sensed the opportunity. Over the years, he had been constantly planting his own people in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Hall and the Blood Blade Society, but he had not yet ventured into the Black Fiend Sect.

The old white ape was already planning to find an opportunity to infiltrate the Black Fiend Sect, but he didn't expect Zhang Fan to contact him on his own initiative.

The reason why the old white ape infiltrated the Blood Blade Society and the Ten Thousand Ghosts Hall first was because he was very familiar with the leaders of the Blood Blade Society and the Ten Thousand Ghosts Hall, but he was not familiar with Scarface.

After Zhang Fan contacted him, the old white ape readily agreed, but also put forward his own conditions. At that time, Zhang Fan was only focused on finding help and getting rid of Scarface, so he naturally agreed to everything without thinking.

Zhang Fan even dared to cut off his own path to advancement in order to quickly stabilize the situation of the Black Fiend Sect. All these actions made the old white ape think highly of Zhang Fan.

However, the old white ape had already prepared for the Black Fiend Sect's attack. As for Zhang Fan, the old white ape was quite grateful for the help he had prepared for him for so long. If Zhang Fan accepted his recruitment, he would give Zhang Fan a chance to live.

"Ready? Let's go. With so many of us heading to the Black Fiend Sect, we need to be discreet. Otherwise, it wouldn't be wise to openly cross Cangwu County."

The old white ape knew that Tang He, the newly appointed governor of Cangwu County, was a very difficult character to deal with. After he took office, the crackdown on the Demonic Sect's activities in Cangwu County had become even more intense.

"It's alright to walk slowly, but we must be careful and arrive at the Black Fiend Gate safely. The Black Fiend Gate is already ours; we can proceed steadily."

The old white ape gave an order, and then everyone followed him on their journey.

Old White Ape felt confident about this operation. The deepest moat of the Black Fiend Sect was its elusive entrance coordinates, but things were different now. Within the Black Fiend Sect, there were already many members of the Yin Wind Stronghold, ready to act as inside agents for a surprise attack by the Yin Wind Stronghold.

For the past two months, Yinfeng Village has been sending numerous members to the Black Fiend Sect under various pretexts, such as facilitating the receipt of supplies, preventing the Black Fiend Sect from fabricating evidence, and helping the Black Fiend Sect stabilize its situation.

Although Zhang Fan wanted to stop all of this, he was helpless. He had only been able to secure his position in the Black Fiend Sect with the help of Yin Feng Village, and even after the Black Fiend Sect's upheaval, he was still able to gain the recognition of the Demonic Alliance because of Yin Feng Village's recommendation.

Moreover, Yin Feng Village's reasons were all very plausible, leaving Zhang Fan with no room for rebuttal. Of course, the most important reason was that Yin Feng Village's power was much greater than that of the Black Fiend Sect.

Zhang Fan could only silently exert his strength within the sect, hoping that once his Black Fiend Sect developed, he could break free from the control of the Black Fiend Sect and truly achieve independence.

After all, the actions of Yinfeng Village had made Heisha Sect seem like an appendage of Yinfeng Village.

Zhang Fan was handling affairs in the main hall at the time, unaware that a storm was brewing.