Urban Peerless Expert

"So, you've rejected their recruitment?"

After hearing Lin Chen's story, Zhen Liuxue clicked her tongue in admiration: "My, you really can do it. When I met you, you were nothing, and in just such a short amount of time, you've actually become the target of competition among three Immortal Emperor's Disciples!"

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "They're recruiting me not for my sake, but for Chu Jiaxue, Nalan Wushuang, for the two of you. As a Superior Prime Daluo Immortal, I am an existence that can be wiped out with a wave of a hand. Would they bother to give me such courtesy?"

Zhen Liuxue teased: "Qingluan Immortal Monarch really wants to make friends with you."

Lin Chen said with a wry smile: "That's all with motives. It's nothing more than not wanting me to side with Seven-colored Immortal Monarch or Sea Burning Immortal Monarch."

Zhen Liuxue said with a smile: "But this is an opportunity for you."

Lin Chen fell silent for a few seconds, naturally understanding what Zhen Liuxue meant by opportunity. It was nothing more than using it as a chance to get close to Qingluan Immortal Monarch to investigate the matter of Gu Yue.

It was indeed an opportunity, but there were also risks involved.

Once something happens to me, it's not just myself who will get hurt; all those close to me would likely get implicated.

"Let's leave it at this for now, take it one step at a time. Now, in the crucial moment of the war, I can't leave my post. Besides, the top priority besides the battlefield is to increase my own strength."

"To ascend to Quasi-Saint as soon as possible is what's most important. Only once I've become a Quasi-Saint, not to mention the strength to confront them, at least I would truly have the ability to escape when I run into real trouble; otherwise, any talk of confrontation is nonsensical."

Zhen Liuxue nodded, agreeing with Lin Chen's point: "That's true. Even if you have many Quasi-Saints by your side, if your own strength isn't up to par and something really happens, you'd be at the mercy of others in minutes. You still need the ability to protect yourself."

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "For now, I'll just stay in the military camp, fight with peace of mind, and cultivate with peace of mind, striving to reach the peak of Daluo as soon as possible."

Following that, Lin Chen visited True Person Tai Xu, Jade Star Lord, and other elders, and then returned to the military camp to focus on cultivation.

With enough cultivation resources in hand, Lin Chen's progress was not particularly fast, but it wasn't slow either.

Doing nothing is still doing nothing, a day of cultivation is a day of improvement.

The order to fight soon came.

Continue the offensive across the board, continue the counterattack, and recover lost ground.

War is always so simple and unadorned, yet bloody. As the Immortal Realm launched a full counteroffensive, a large number of warriors fell on the battle line, both Human Clan and Demon Race.

The conflicts between both sides became increasingly intense, and the battles of the Quasi-Saints grew ever more heated.

In every Quasi-Saint Team battle, there would be Quasi-Saints heavily injured, forced to withdraw from the battlefield.

After all, they are Quasi-Saints and have various life-saving methods. Although the fighting is fierce and many Quasi-Saints are injured, there were basically no Quasi-Saints completely annihilated, with their souls dissipated.

The Little Demon Emperor Cheng Tuo intervened more than once to halt the decline, but the trio of Seven-colored Immortal Monarch always managed to hold off Cheng Tuo, preventing him from influencing the overall situation.

The combined strength of the Seven-colored Immortal Monarch trio was tremendous. Even though they couldn't kill the Little Demon Emperor Cheng Tuo, they held Magical Treasures bestowed by the Immortal Emperor which, when used together, were extremely powerful. Even if the Little Demon Emperor was a half-baked Saint, he found it somewhat hard to resist.

With the injured Quasi-Saints on the battlefield increasing, the number of those still able to fight dwindled, the Demon World was less and less able to hold the battle line, and the decline became more apparent.

Many troops from the Immortal Realm took advantage of the victories of the Quasi-Saints to press forward triumphantly, one by one reclaiming lost territory previously occupied by the Demon Race. However, in such a short amount of time, these areas had been thoroughly ravaged by the Demon Race and it would take a considerable amount of time to recover.

The battlefield—that's how it is in a place of military strife.

Time flows like water, and in the blink of an eye, the war has continued for another three years.

Three years had passed, and the Immortal Realm Army fought steadily, inching closer step by step. They finally pushed back to the vicinity of the Immortal Demon Channel, forcing all the demons back near the channel, in the areas formerly under the War God Mansion's dominion.

At this time, the demon troops had completely regrouped, attempting their last struggle.

The Immortal Realm Army did not rush to attack but instead moved troops and directed generals, preparing for a massive siege with superior forces to completely drive the demons back to the Demon World.

On the Immortal Realm's side, the morale was sky-high, whereas on the Demon World Army's side, morale was low.

After such effort to invade the Immortal Realm and occupy half of the Crimson Immortal Domain, they were now brutally forced back.

Wasn't that effort in vain?

Had so many died for nothing?

After witnessing the azure sky, the white sun, and the green mountains and waters, must we return to that world of blood red?

If I had never known light, I might endure darkness. But having seen the unlimited springtime of the Immortal Realm, how agonizing it would be to return to a world steeped in blood!

The Immortal Realm Army wouldn't stop their attack because of the demons' sorrow. Finally, after ample preparation, the last decisive battle to recover lost territory began.

Above and below the heavens – endless battling troops.

Every minute, every second, many people were killed, turning the entire battlefield into a meat grinder, constantly swallowing the lives of the Human Clan and the Demon Race.

The soldiers from both sides were fighting desperately. Even with the Human Clan's advantage, a heavy price had to be paid.

Lin Chen's previous Third Squad, despite being such a powerful team, suffered considerable damage in this battle, with significant reduction in numbers, not to mention other teams.

This epoch-making battle lasted a full half a month.

The demons finally could no longer hold and chose to retreat back to the Demon World. Vast numbers of troops passed through the Immortal Demon Channel.

The demon squads covering the rear were swallowed by the Human Clan forces, and in the end, not a single demon was left on the vast ground.

When the Human Clan forces advanced to the Immortal Demon Channel, the fighting stopped.

Heeding previous lessons, the Human Clan forces didn't hastily pursue and kill their way into the Demon World. Who knew if they would encounter another tremendous trap waiting for the Human Clan forces on the other side?

Now, with both sides' Quasi-Saint Teams heavily injured, another such ordeal would likely lead to irreparable devastation.

"We have driven the demons back to the Demon World!"

As Shepherd Heavenly Monarch's voice echoed through the heavens, the millions of soldiers who had been fighting tenaciously cheered jubilantly.

It was as if the entire world joined in the cheers, trembling amid the great uproar.

Everyone was brimming with excitement, but as the trembling became more and more intense, all cheers ceased, and the looks in people's eyes turned to confused suspicion.

What's happening?

Why does it feel like Heaven and Earth are trembling?

No, should it not be said that the entire world is trembling?

Shepherd Heavenly Monarch and other powerhouses looked on with apprehension, ascending to investigate the source of this trembling.

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly: "The Immortal Demon Channel! The Immortal Demon Channel is expanding!"