Above the Great Dao-Chapter 1401 - 654: Summoning the Great Heavenly Venerate

"Seven people?"

Hua Wanliang was startled, "You must be joking, isn't there a 'ten thousand' missing behind? Or at least 'thousand' would work."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "Everyone is here."

Hua Wanliang was speechless; did they intend to guard Si Yuan Mountain Pass with seven people? They, with over a thousand in the Wood Character Camp, nearly couldn't hold on!

If Chen Shi and the others hadn't arrived, Si Yuan Mountain Pass might have already been captured!

Niu Qingqing hesitated, "Originally, we had thirty-three people, but as soon as we got here, twenty-six died..."

After a moment of silence, Hua Wanliang couldn't help but say, "You must have offended King Li, right? But even offending King Li shouldn't warrant such consequences. King Li is indeed careful..."

He paused, deciding not to continue further.

King Li was notoriously petty-minded, and if any of his spies were around, these words alone could bring terrible consequences.

"Not just seven people, even seven thousand people wouldn't be able to hold Si Yuan Mountain Pass."

Hua Wanliang said, "By right, I ought to stay, share life and death, and resist the Demon Clan with you. However, I must also shoulder the lives of the Wood Character Camp soldiers, and for the sake of duty, I can't sacrifice them here. Fellows, farewell!"

He turned, gathered the remaining forces, and led them away.

Chen Shi and the other seven watched as most of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were heavily injured, missing limbs, and some had half their heads severed, surviving on sheer life force.

Their tower ship was ruined, leaving them to support one another as they flew to the nearest camp, where spirit pills and elixirs could heal wounds, and tower ships could take them to the rear for rest.

"How can we seven guard this Si Yuan Mountain Pass?"

Ning Daoshan scanned the Si Yuan Mountain Pass, seeing the broken fortress, feeling desolate inside, muttering, "Unholdable, unholdable, we're going to die here..."

Suddenly, he soared skyward, pursuing Hua Wanliang.

Noticing him, Hua Wanliang swiftly turned, summoned an Immortal Artifact, shouted, "Daoist, halt!"

Ning Daoshan pleaded, "Brother Dao, take me with you! I don't want to stay here and wait to die! Brother Dao, I spent eighteen hundred years cultivating to survive the Heavenly Tribulation, achieving Harmonization and Immortality! My whole life has been filled with struggles to reach this point; I can't perish here! You've lost so many Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, I could pretend to be one, blend in, and once back in the Earth Immortal Realm, I'll repay you as a servant!"

Hua Wanliang, utterly composed, refused firmly, "If you mix with us and King Li finds out, everyone will bear the blame for harboring a deserter. This Daoist, a man born in this Immortal God era, if unable to forge territories, to secure more living space for our people, wouldn't that betray his skills? Stay!"

Ning Daoshan surged forward, shouted, "Brother Dao, give me a way out!"

Before he finished, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals around Hua Wanliang raised their sword boxes, Sword Qi flew out intensely, hundreds of Sword Qis executed the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture, the sword array erupted, leaving Ning Daoshan beheaded instantly!

Hua Wanliang waved, and the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals sheathed their swords, orderly disciplined.

Hua Wanliang bowed, loudly said, "Daoist Chen, for slaying a deserter abruptly, please forgive me!"

Chen Shi bowed, "Thank you, Daoist. Had you not acted to kill the deserter, my Divine Sword wouldn't have spared him either."

Hua Wanliang led his troops away.

Inside the central army tent, a Divine General bowed, "Master, another soul has been summoned, among thirty-three Heavenly Dao Divine People, twenty-seven have returned!"

King Li was surprised, "Still six alive? How did these six survive under the Demon Clan siege?"

"Unknown. Master, should I send troops to investigate?"

King Li shook his head, "No need. They're guarding Si Yuan Mountain Pass, won't hold long, soon dead under Demon Clan siege. Sending troops to watch without saving them, wouldn't that tarnish my good name?"

He smiled slightly, leisurely said, "Also, we needn't worry about their escape. Their names are on the Investiture of the Gods, destined Heavenly Dao Divine People. From now on, they'll wield the Heavenly Dao, intimidating all Immortals, our Heavenly Court's strongest weapons! Shake, keep shaking the Soul Summoning Banner, until their souls are summoned!"

Within Si Yuan Mountain Pass, only six remained.

Chen Shi glanced around, eyes brightening, heading to the Star Control Platform.

The other five faced a ground full of corpses, both Immortals and Demon Clan soldiers, their scalp tingling, utterly lost.

"Only five people now."

Long Yuanling hoarse voiced, "Unholdable, totally unholdable... Can we escape back to our Dao Realms?"

Her Dao Heart faltered somewhat, suddenly her eyes gleamed, her breath quickened, "Yes, to escape to our Dao Realms! Isn't it just returning to the Mortal World? This Immortal title, who needs it? Returning to the Mortal World, we can at least preserve our lives! We change our identities, hide our names, surely the Heavenly Court won't find us! They'll assume we died here!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

With some frenzy, she chuckled, "Indeed! The Heavenly Dao Treasures are ruined! The Heavenly Mechanism Strategy is with Daoist Chen, the Heavenly Court knows nothing whether we're dead or alive! We've got a chance to survive!"

Xiahou Feng coldly said, "Daoist Long, we can't go back to the Dao Realm."

Long Yuanling, slightly angry, "Why can't we go back to the Dao Realm? Our Dao Realms are in the Mortal World, on the Xuanhuang Sea, return unnoticed..."

"We can't go back, Daoist Long, this is the Dark Sea, it'll take the Outer Dao back."

Xiahou Feng passed by her side, said gloomily, "It'll bring disaster to all at home."