On one side, there are ten Golden Core cultivators, while on the other side, twenty Golden Core cultivators.

This is a gap of precisely two times the power.

Moreover, among those twenty Demon Cultivators, there seems to be more than one Golden Core mid-stage cultivator...

At this moment, they are attacking the Flying Ship from several miles away at an incredible speed.

At this rate, they’ll catch up in just dozens of breaths...

Lin Chen has practiced the Celestial Derivation Technique, and among the Golden Core cultivators on the Spiritual Boat, his Divine Sense is the strongest.

But soon, Third Senior Brother, Jing Xiao’Er, also sensed something was amiss.

"Master, it seems someone is catching up..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Jihai also suddenly noticed those presences.

"Quick, full speed ahead for the Spiritual Boat!" Han Jihai quickly urged.

"Martial Uncle, we’ve been going full speed ahead this whole time!" a Foundation Establishment disciple reminded at this moment.

However, the distance between them continued to decrease.

Lin Chen could vaguely even see what those Demon Cultivators looked like...

"A total of twenty Golden Core cultivators, four at mid-Golden Core stage."

Lin Chen’s expression was stern as he reminded them.

And at this moment, on the two Spiritual Boats of the Righteous Alliance, the only mid-Golden Core stage cultivators were Lin Chen and an Elder from the Celestial Pill Sect.

"Dear disciple, what should we do now?"

Han Jihai was also panicked at this moment, and hurriedly transmitted his thoughts to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen’s face was grave.

Twenty Golden Core cultivators, even if he displayed near Nine Revolutions Golden Core cultivation, would be somewhat difficult to handle.

Not to mention, he was currently Lin Chen, not "Xu Shi."

"Heh heh, don’t try to escape!"

"The Elder was right, you self-proclaimed righteous cultivators are just like rats scurrying away in panic..."

From afar, the sinister laughter of the Demon Cultivators was heard.

Lin Chen frowned slightly; if there weren’t other sect cultivators around, he would’ve slaughtered this group of Demon Cultivators like chickens and ducks.

"Heh... Even if I don’t show my full strength, there might still be a way to handle this..."

Lin Chen’s heart stirred, and a special instrument appeared in his hand.

In a corner where no one noticed, Lin Chen issued a command.

"All Martial Arts Puppets, hear my command, head swiftly towards the Spiritual Boat..."

With Lin Chen’s order, the dozens of Martial Arts Puppets scattered around quickly moved towards the Spiritual Boat, preparing to intercept those twenty Golden Core Demon Cultivators.

During the previous attack in Wudu, Lin Chen had secretly released dozens of Martial Arts Puppets.

To prevent any possible accidents, Lin Chen had hidden those Martial Arts Puppets in the dark, and they had always followed the Spiritual Boat.

Now, this preparation was finally coming into play.

"Martial Uncle Han, what should we do now?"

On the Spiritual Boat, the disciples of the sect were instantly panicked as they saw the Demon Cultivators rapidly approaching the Spiritual Boat.

"Don’t panic, everyone, don’t panic!"

Han Jihai waved his hand, maintaining a seemingly calm exterior, but in secret, he was frantically transmitting his thoughts to Lin Chen.

"Disciple, dear disciple! What do we do now?"

"How many can you handle... If it really doesn’t work, we’ll have to run separately?"

Lin Chen felt a strange feeling in his heart upon hearing Han Jihai’s transmission.

Seeing the Demon Cultivators getting closer to the Spiritual Boat, Han Jihai heard a transmitted voice.

"Taoist Friend Han, it seems like you’re in a bit of trouble!"

"Who, who is it?"

Han Jihai was momentarily stunned, but soon noticed Xu Shi flying in the air.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and after seeing Xu Shi’s appearance clearly, he showed a look of delight.

"Taoist Friend Xu! What are you doing here?"

The "Xu Shi" Han Jihai saw was naturally a Martial Arts Puppet in disguise.

However, Xu Shi possessed the Divine Sense shielding of the Celestial Derivation Pearl, and Han Jihai, in his haste, didn’t notice anything unusual.

"Taoist Friend Xu, come quickly and help me!" Han Jihai hurriedly transmitted his thoughts to "Xu Shi."

"Of course."

Lin Chen issued a command to Xu Shi, and then thirty Martial Arts Puppets appeared from all directions, flying over the Spiritual Boat.

Seeing this, Han Jihai’s face lit up with joy.

He had witnessed the strength of these Martial Arts Puppets before, each possessing strength comparable to mid-Golden Core cultivators!

Within just a few breaths, the twenty Golden Core Demon Cultivators approached.

Meanwhile, the Martial Arts Puppets simultaneously fired high-explosive bullets and nanomissiles, initiating a barrage of firepower.

"Taoist Friend Han, friendship is friendship, but we still have to talk about the price..."

"There are sixteen early Golden Core cultivators, and four mid-Golden Core cultivators here... Let’s see, I’ll give you a discount..."

"Two million Spirit Stones... and I’ll send these Demon Cultivators to meet the Buddha, how about that?"

Lin Chen offered a price that Han Jihai found hard to refuse.

In fact, Han Jihai had no choice now.

If he disagreed, everyone aboard these two Flying Ships, two to three thousand sect disciples, would be doomed to die...

And the reason Lin Chen proposed this price wasn’t merely to take advantage.

But rather, he had to say things consistent with "Xu Shi’s" character.

The Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect never does unprofitable business, naturally, there needs to be a price...

"Alright! Taoist Friend Xu, quickly send them to meet the Ancestors!"

A trace of hatred also flashed across Han Jihai’s face.

Even if he couldn’t come up with two million Spirit Stones himself, he was representing the Righteous Alliance now.

The emaciated camel is still bigger than a horse, they’d manage to gather the two million Spirit Stones one way or another...

"Taoist Friend Han, you should leave first, shouldn’t you?"

"Alright!"

Han Jihai maneuvered the Spiritual Boat, swiftly flying in the direction of Yanlai Country.

Meanwhile, Lin Chen also stood on the Spiritual Boat at this time, giving a final order to the Martial Arts Puppets.

"Leave none."

With absolute firepower suppression, the thirty Martial Arts Puppets strictly blocked the twenty Golden Core cultivators.

In just a short time, more than half of the twenty Golden Core cultivators had died in battle.

And three Martial Arts Puppets were damaged.

At this time, the Martial Arts Puppets changed their tactics.

Two Martial Arts Puppets remained, while the remaining twenty-five frantically flew in all directions and left the battlefield in an instant.

The Demon Cultivators in battle were stunned.

How did these puppets just run away during the fight?

Clearly, they should have been the ones to lose...

"Boss, what’s going on?" a Golden Core Cultivator asked.

One of the mid-Golden Core Cultivators was also in shock, but he quickly reacted and shouted, "Not good! Spread out quickly!"

Unfortunately, by the time he realized, it was already too late.

Two Martial Arts Puppets carried three damaged Martial Arts Puppets and charged toward the Golden Core Demon Cultivators.

Less than half a second later, a brilliant mushroom cloud rose in the sky.

Five Martial Arts Puppets exploded simultaneously.

Instantly, the ground shook and the terrifying heat swept across the land.

From a hundred miles away on the Spiritual Boat, Lin Chen watched the explosion of the mushroom cloud with a calm expression.

The two to three thousand disciples on the Spiritual Boat pointed in the direction of the nuclear explosion, their voices trembling as they said:

"Celestial Thunder Master, it’s Celestial Thunder Master who exploded!"

Han Jihai was stunned. His face looked somewhat grim as he muttered:

"It’s over; how many Celestial Thunder Masters exploded? I hope it doesn’t mean extra charges..."

Lin Chen: "..."

...

Moments later, more than twenty Martial Arts Puppets returned to the battlefield to clean up.

Twenty Golden Core Cultivators, almost all dead.

Only two or three mid-Golden Core Cultivators were heavily injured and unable to move.

The Martial Arts Puppets went to the side of the heavily injured Golden Core Cultivators and, without hesitation, pulled the trigger...

At the same time, Lin Chen received a report from the Martial Arts Puppets in his ear.

"No vital signs detected... target has been cleared, should the mission be ended?"

"Yes, end it."

Lin Chen nodded slightly, a faint smile on his face.

"Huh? What did you say?" Han Jihai, beside him, looked at Lin Chen’s thoughtful expression and asked in confusion.

"Nothing, Master... how long until we arrive?" Lin Chen changed the subject.

"At most half a two-hour, we should be able to escape into the Yanlai Realm..." Han Jihai’s eyes showed a hint of relief.

Lin Chen nodded slightly upon hearing this.

...

Half a two-hour later, the two Spiritual Boats smoothly crossed the border between Fog Country and the Yanlai Realm.

On the Spiritual Boat, all the disciples of the Changchun Sect showed expressions of surprise and joy.

"We’re back! We finally came back!"

For a moment, many disciples wept with joy.

The Righteous Alliance and the Demon Sect have been at war for so many years, and many Foundation Establishment disciples hadn’t returned home for a decade.

And hiding in Wudu for more than two years made them miss their homeland even more.

Even Han Jihai showed a gratified expression.

"Anyway, we finally escaped back..."

However, just then...

Lin Chen suddenly received a report from the Martial Arts Puppets in his ear.

"Master, a powerful life form has been detected flying in your direction..."

"Its flight speed exceeds Mach 3, and it is currently about 100 miles from you, set to catch up in approximately three minutes..."

"Based on life signs, there is a ninety-eight percent chance that it is the Old Demon Blood Pupil!"

Upon hearing the report from the Martial Arts Puppets, Lin Chen’s expression suddenly turned grim.

After a few seconds of silence, Lin Chen asked:

"Master, can the speed of the Spiritual Boat be increased any further?"

Han Jihai, hearing this, looked puzzled and shook his head:

"We’re already at maximum speed..."

"Besides, we’re already back in the Yanlai Realm... it should be safe, right?"

Han Jihai paused, tentatively saying, "Chen’Er, did you sense something wrong?"

Lin Chen shook his head, looking toward the rear:

"Just feeling a bit uneasy."

Lin Chen took a few steps forward, went to a corner of the Spiritual Boat, and asked in a low voice:

"How long can you hold them off?"

The Martial Arts Puppets quickly replied:

"If preserving no costs, all Martial Arts Puppets self-detonating in batches, it should delay them for fifteen to twenty minutes..."

"Based on the previously exhibited life intensity of the target, they will still catch up to you in half an hour."

After hearing this, Lin Chen was silent for a moment before issuing his final instruction:

"Then, take care."

...

Moments later, from a hundred miles outside the Spiritual Boat, there came a series of detonations.

"Boom, boom boom!"

On the Spiritual Boat, Han Jihai said in some surprise: "Strange, why are so many Celestial Thunder Masters exploding... is the Magical Treasure out of control?"

Lin Chen’s corner of his mouth twitched, urging:

"Master, let’s go faster."

"I have an increasingly strong feeling of foreboding..."

Han Jihai glanced at Lin Chen, nodding slightly.

The Spiritual Boat headed toward the Changchun Sect direction...

However, two two-hours later...

A blood-colored figure quickly approached the Spiritual Boat.

"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, Righteous Alliance..."

"You all must die!"