"Cough, in the end, I still couldn't withstand the two of them joining forces."

Feeling the severe injuries within his body and the pain radiating from all over, Lu Chong's left hand trembled slightly as he finally revealed the Communication Jade Token.

"Under the current circumstances, relying on my own strength alone, it's hard to turn things around. There's still a trace of Primordial Power left in my body, it should be enough to hold on until Daoist Monarch Taixuan arrives."

"As long as I can get my junior brothers out of danger, I, Lu Chong, can be considered to have lived up to the years of nurturing and teachings of the sect and my master."

"As for repaying them, perhaps it can only wait until the next life..."

Lu Chong smiled wryly to himself, without any further hesitation, a slight movement of Primordial Power jumped from his fingertips and surged into the jade talisman.

Buzz buzz!

In an instant, the jade talisman trembled violently, with the light of Primordial Power flowing openly.

In the sky, upon noticing the Communication Jade Token in Lu Chong's hand, Lord Heavenly Phoenix's slender eyes narrowed immediately, with a chill quietly spreading from the depths of his eyes.

"Finally, he can't hold on anymore and needs to call for reinforcements."

In his heart, he already knew that the only one capable of helping the True Martial Sect within the Ancient Demon Sect Relics was the Jiang Shujiang Taixuan who had not appeared recently!

This was also the only person that the newly-promoted Daoist Monarch of Great Disaster, Qiu Taoguang, had specified must be found at all costs!

If it weren't for capturing the True Martial Sect members as bait in order to lure out Jiang Shu, he wouldn't have held back at all when attacking those two True Martial Sect True Inheritors.

Originally, those two should have been doomed without doubt.

"Very well, once Jiang Taixuan arrives, Black Soul and I can join forces to capture him and present him to Qiu Taoguang; by then, I might even gain a favor from the Daoist Monarch of Great Disaster."

With this thought, Lord Heavenly Phoenix raised his eyebrows, completely disregarding Qiu Taoguang's previous instructions to inform him immediately once Jiang Shu was found.

As for Daoist Monarch Black Soul, he had naturally noticed Lu Chong's action as well, but he made no move, and even had a mocking sinister smile on his old face as he casually spoke:

"Hehe, Daoist Monarch Dayuan, seeking help now is a bit too late, don't you think?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the one you want to contact now is that brat Jiang Shu, right?"

The words were filled with arrogance and disdain, clearly not taking Jiang Shu seriously.

But this was also normal; Daoist Monarch Black Soul was one of the group of Demon Sect Elders who had ventured deep into the Demon Sect relics in the past. At that time, although Jiang Shu was already renowned, he was still within the Nirvana Realm.

For Daoist Monarch Black Soul, who had already ascended to the Vientiane Realm, a prodigy of the Nirvana Realm, no matter how talented, could be subdued with just one palm.

While speaking, Daoist Monarch Black Soul glanced at Lord Heavenly Phoenix and said lightly:

"Lord Heavenly Phoenix, this way, we are spared from searching for Jiang Shu's whereabouts. Once he shows up, we'll just capture him easily."

Hearing this, Lord Heavenly Phoenix also chuckled coldly, nodding in agreement.

Below in the canyon pit, Lu Chong ignored their reactions, remaining silent as he injected Primordial Power into the Communication Jade Token and then casually tossed it into the air.

However, immediately following, an unexpected situation occurred that shocked everyone present!

The jade token glowed with Spirit Light, soared into the air, but just as it was about to transform into a stream of light and fly toward the sky, it inexplicably halted and stopped moving, shimmering with a faint light as it hovered mid-air!

"Hmm?"

Seeing this scene, Daoist Monarch Black Soul and Lord Heavenly Phoenix were initially taken aback, then their sinister faces simultaneously showed a thick sneer.

"Hahaha, the Communication Jade Token actually failed? Who would have thought, Lu Chong, has your True Martial Sect's First True Inheritor escaped without a fight?"

Lord Heavenly Phoenix mockingly stared playfully at the changing expressions of the True Martial Sect members below, openly ridiculing.

He even smacked his lips together and said with feigned regret:

"Tsk tsk, this really was unexpected, originally thought that the person Daoist Monarch of Great Disaster specifically wanted to catch was so formidable, but it turns out to be this kind of character."

"Thinking about it, someone like Lord Heavenly Dragon from our clan dying at his hands, it really seems quite unfair now."

Beside him, Daoist Monarch Black Soul snorted coldly and let out a disdainful laugh:

"Tsk, I had hoped to meet him at least once. That Jiang Taixuan, after all, was the First True Inheritor of the True Martial Sect, yet committed such acts, truly disgracing the Eight Great Sects."

"The old fools of your True Martial Sect really seem to have gone blind, picking such a useless one from their disciples to become a True Inheritor. If word spreads, wouldn't that make everyone laugh till their teeth fall out."

Listening to the mocking voices of the two as if in concert, the crowd of Demon Sect and Demon Race people around could hardly contain themselves and immediately burst into laughter.

In an instant, a barrage of vile and abusive language resounded, all piercing the ears of the still-reacting True Martial Sect's True Inheritors below.

Compared to the raucous uproar from the Demon Sect and Demon Race, aside from Lu Chong, the others from the True Martial Sect fell into a dead silence.

They lifted their heads, their gazes nearly vacant, staring at the floating and trembling Communication Jade Token above as if having lost direction, their expressions frequently changing, mouths wanting to refute but lost for words.

How could this be?

From their own hearts, they would never believe that Jiang Shu, the sect's First True Inheritor, would abandon them and escape the relics alone.

Yet, the situation unfolding before them was stark and undeniable; especially coupled with the relentless mocking and humiliation from the surrounding Demon Sect and Demon Race, their minds were thrown into chaos, unable to cope, and unwilling to accept!

Only Lu Chong maintained an unwavering belief that Jiang Shu would never escape alone!

However, upon noticing the aberration of the Communication Jade Token firsthand, his heart sank abruptly.

Unable to contact Jiang Shu meant no reinforcements would arrive later, plunging them into utter desperation!

"Humph, Lord Heavenly Phoenix, since that Jiang Shu child has fled, there's no point keeping these True Martial Sect people alive. Let's kill them all to rid both our sides of a major threat and use their divine souls to refine my tower!"

After the cold mockery, Daoist Monarch Black Soul looked toward Lord Heavenly Phoenix with an eye brimming with killing intent, suggesting without pause.

"Hmm."

Without much hesitation, Lord Heavenly Phoenix nodded and responded with a casual smile:

"Indeed, it was only because Daoist Monarch Qiu of your sect instructed earlier to spare their worthless lives temporarily. Who would have thought, Jiang Shu is an even more cowardly and fearful waste."

"Since their divine souls are useful to Daoist Monarch Black Soul's treasure, naturally, the disposal will be left to the monarch."

Upon hearing this, Daoist Monarch Black Soul laughed heartily, then cast his stern gaze down the canyon.

Priced by his extremely cold gaze, the True Martial Sect's True Inheritors felt a chill down their backs, all-encompassing icy coldness, akin to being under the watchful eye of a poisonous serpent, being lambs to the slaughter.

"Bastard! Black Soul old ghost, if you want to kill people of the True Martial Sect, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

At this moment, Lu Chong stood forward first, bearing his severe internal injuries, dragging heavy steps, blocking in front of his fellow sect members, confronting the sky filled with Demon Qi and demonic power!

"Heh, Daoist Monarch Dayuan, can you still withstand a few moves from the old man now?"

"Nevertheless, the old man will simply let you all step in together!"

Daoist Monarch Black Soul laughed arrogantly, raising his hand to inject abundant Primordial Power into the thousand-foot Demon Tower behind him. Amidst its rumbling, thick black mist converged into an abyssal torrent, then surged forth!

The all-encompassing darkness seemed to swallow all light in the void, the black curtain obscuring the True Martial Sect members' pale cheeks, only faint flashes of eye glints showing thick despair.

All of True Martial Sect's people were heavily injured, in this astonishing onslaught, they knew clearly it was impossible to recover!

The black torrent poured down, transforming into a waterfall reaching the heavens, the extremely malevolent Primordial Power aura spread from within, revealing an overwhelmingly strong momentum capable of heavily injuring Daoist Monarchs of the Vientiane Realm!

Under the focused gaze of Lu Chong and others, the black torrent surged forth. Just as they prepared to burn their origin for a desperate fight, even going to perish together with the Demon Sect and Demon Race, a sudden change occurred between heaven and earth!

"Boom!"

The thunderous roaring sound suddenly exploded from above, the void violently shook, arising countless ripples, deep and narrow spatial cracks were forcefully torn open by great power, and a tall, upright figure stepped through.

A cold shout filled with killing intent swept through the sky abruptly!

"Demon Sect old ghost, who are you sending on their way?"