209: Occupy Guigu

Xun Xiuyuan stood in the void, finally having time to feel the changes brought by the rapid increase in his strength.

Apart from Lin Batian, all the Heavenly Palace members who came to fight had already returned, except for a portion of Heavenly Gods from the Chaos Alliance who had died in battle.

The Zhan Character Battalion was completely unharmed, even though they had faced Gu Shan, an Invincible Celestial God.

Gu Shan's strength was definitely not weak among the Invincible Celestial Gods, yet he could only flee from the Zhan Character Battalion without inflicting any damage, which showed how strong the Zhan Character Battalion's combat power was.

Xun Xiuyuan did not wait for Lin Batian's return, and asked Chen Li, "Grandpa Chen, how serious are your injuries?"

Chen Li shook his head. "I've mostly recovered. But are we going to attack Ghost Valley's main base?"

Chen Li had heard Xun Xiuyuan's question and already guessed his intention.

Xun Xiuyuan nodded. "Ghost Valley's main base is currently undefended, with only Ghost Dragon defending it. Contact Lin Zhiyi, and we'll attack from both sides. Control anyone unwilling to surrender; I will personally execute them."

Although he didn't know why Xun Xiuyuan insisted on personally executing the Heavenly God Realm captives, Chen Li didn't ask.

Xun Xiuyuan then said to Zhan Tian, "You and the Zhan Character Battalion will act with Elder Chen. Finish it quickly."

Zhan Tian nodded in agreement.

The two then led the Zhan Character Battalion and swiftly headed to Ghost Valley.

Wei Tieshan remained at the original location, still a bit worried about Lin Batian.

Xun Xiuyuan continued to arrange, "Old Wei, you and Gui Shi will return to the Heavenly Palace Alliance branch to rest properly. I will wait here for Protector Lin."

Wei Tieshan and Gui Shi both nodded in agreement, then departed. The captured Heavenly Gods also followed Wei Tieshan back to the Heavenly Palace Alliance branch.

Just as Xun Xiuyuan stood alone in the void, waiting, spatial fluctuations occurred.

Lin Batian, holding a long spear, arrived by traversing the void.

Seeing Xun Xiuyuan standing alone in the void, Lin Batian was a bit puzzled. "What's the situation?"

Xun Xiuyuan smiled. "Everything is resolved. Gu Shan has fled, and so has Chu You."

Lin Batian only then realized Chu You's existence and frowned. "Chu You? He's not dead yet?"

Xun Xiuyuan comforted Lin Batian not to dwell on it, then asked, "How about that Invincible Celestial God from Ghost Valley?"

Lin Batian responded with a smile. "Ouyang Si? I won, he ran. My strength was superior, but only slightly, and he used a Greater Teleportation Talisman to escape."

Xun Xiuyuan frowned. "Will he go to Ghost Valley's headquarters? I've already arranged for Grandpa Chen to lead the Zhan Character Battalion there."

After some thought, Xun Xiuyuan was afraid that Ouyang Si returning to Ghost Valley's headquarters would cause unnecessary damage to the Zhan Character Battalion.

He said, "I will go to Ghost Valley's headquarters for support. Protector Lin, you should return to the abyss. I'm afraid that Grandpa Chen Sheng alone there might not be safe. The situation in the Chaotic Realm is becoming increasingly chaotic, with more and more experts getting involved."

Lin Batian glanced at Xun Xiuyuan. He didn't care about the gains or losses in the Cage Domain; what he cared about was the future Palace Master of the War God Hall.

But since Xun Xiuyuan had already spoken, Lin Batian nodded in agreement with Xun Xiuyuan's arrangements.

Xun Xiuyuan then immediately rushed to Ghost Valley's headquarters.

In fact, the Heavenly Gods remaining at Ghost Valley's headquarters at this moment were fewer than ten, most of them having been deployed to the battlefield.

By the time Xun Xiuyuan arrived, Chen Li had already settled the overall situation.

Chen Li saw Xun Xiuyuan's arrival, stepped forward to salute and report.

At this moment, Lin Zhiyi, seeing Chen Li's actions, also came before Xun Xiuyuan with Gui Chao, the Vice Valley Master of Ghost Valley.

He respectfully saluted, saying, "Your subordinate greets the Palace Master."

Lin Zhiyi now held no grudges against the Heavenly Palace; his great vengeance had been avenged, all thanks to the Heavenly Palace's support.

Xun Xiuyuan asked lightly, "Where are Ghost Dragon and the others?"

Chen Li smiled. "That fellow was very alert. As soon as we arrived, he teleported away. The remaining few Heavenly Gods resisted fiercely; they are now severely wounded and are in that building. Zhan Tian is watching over them."

Seeing that the general situation was settled, Xun Xiuyuan directly flashed into the building, immediately drew his King's Blade, and killed several ordinary Heavenly Gods.

But it was still the same; no new laws that could be integrated into his body appeared.

Chen Li took out a spatial ring and handed it to Xun Xiuyuan. "These are the resources from Ghost Valley's treasury."

After taking it, Xun Xiuyuan took out all several thousand spirit veins and directly threw them into the Ling Tian Pagoda.

As for the other materials and resources, he handed them all to Chen Li, saying, "Keep these for now. After we deal with the Beast Alliance, we'll determine the entire power structure of the Heavenly Palace. There's no rush for now."

Chen Li understood Xun Xiuyuan's meaning and nodded in agreement.

To date, the entire southern part of the Chaotic Realm, excluding the Beast Alliance, had been brought under the Heavenly Palace's domain.

Beast Alliance.

Azure Wolf Domain.

Gu Shan returned directly from the battlefield after fleeing and came here to recuperate from his injuries.

Suddenly, spatial fluctuations emanated from the air in front of Gu Shan.

Gu Shan thought it was someone from the War God Hall attacking and was about to flee when he saw a pale-faced human tear open a spatial rift and arrive.

It was Ouyang Si, Ghost Valley's strategist.

Ouyang Si was also severely wounded, his injuries comparable to Gu Shan's.

Seeing that it was Ouyang Si, Gu Shan stopped moving. He lay on the ground and leisurely said, "Is that Lin Batian so powerful? You still can't handle him in a one-on-one fight?"

Ouyang Si cast a sidelong glance at Gu Shan. "The War God Hall's First Divine General, why don't you try next time?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ouyang Si received a sound transmission jade from Ghost Dragon. Ouyang Si spoke into the sound transmission jade, "I'm in the Azure Wolf Domain, you come here first."

Gu Shan saw Ouyang Si's pale face turn even uglier and asked, "What happened?"

Ouyang Si regained his composure and said lightly, "The Heavenly Palace has occupied Ghost Valley's headquarters. Ghost Dragon escaped."

Soon after, Ghost Dragon also appeared on the scene.

After exchanging glances, the three of them all sighed.

Gu Shan said, "Our intelligence is really too outdated. The Heavenly Palace actually has two Divine Generals and a Zhan Character Battalion. It's not unfair that we failed by directly attacking them like this."

Ouyang Si thought about it, still a bit puzzled.

"I held off Lin Batian, you held off the Zhan Character Battalion, Wang Peng held off Wei Tieshan, and Chu You held off Chen Li from the Chen family. So who defeated the remaining True Gods and Heavenly Gods on our side?"

Ghost Dragon said in surprise, "Isn't there still Chen Sheng?"

Ouyang Si couldn't figure it out. Hearing Ghost Dragon's reminder, he could only assume that Chen Sheng had been hiding in the shadows; otherwise, it simply couldn't be explained.

Finally, Ouyang Si looked at Gu Shan and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu Shan, do you have any good suggestions for what happens next?"

Gu Shan said indifferently, "I plan to abandon the Beast Alliance and go to the ancestral land to cultivate properly."

Gu Shan had left after a quarrel with his family; he hadn't been expelled and could return at any time.