Chapter 1478: Sending Word

At this moment, fifty li away, Ling Feng lay concealed within a patch of shrubs. Through the power of Boundless Vision, he had heard Winter's entire plan with perfect clarity.

"This Winter really knows how to scheme."

Ling Feng nodded to himself, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Unfortunately for you, since I have heard it, the ending is bound to change."

The bold thrive while the timid starve.

If an ordinary person saw a demon sleeping, who would dare crawl into its lair and steal its treasures?

After a brief consideration, Ling Feng decided to notify the Hall of War disciples.

They belonged to the same camp. Now that he knew about this plot, he had a responsibility to warn them.

The valley where they were staying was not far from the demon's place of suppression. The entire valley lay right under that monster's gaze. If it awakened and simply roared forward, countless Extreme Human Emperors would likely be shaken to death.

If it stretched out a hand and struck forward, the result would be even more straightforward. Total annihilation.

Ling Feng had not forgotten the Void Colossal Beast Eboregth he encountered inside the Four Spirits Divine Sealing Tablet. That creature possessed three heads and six arms. One palm strike against the ground produced a magnitude eighteen earthquake.

That was while it was confined beneath a sealing barrier. Without that barrier, Ling Feng would not be alive today.

At that moment, two early-tier barbarian Great Emperors began searching the area near Ling Feng. Their purpose was to prevent anyone from discovering their attempt to awaken the demon and warning the Hall of War's main force in advance.

Ling Feng immediately summoned the Five Elements Heavenly Palace and hid inside. After the two barbarian elites moved far away, he emerged again.

This was not the time to attack them. Winter and Deruke were too close. If they surrounded him, he would be walking into a trap.

More importantly, Winter's conspiracy had to be reported to the Heaven Slaying Ten Absolutes as soon as possible.

They were fellow disciples. Ling Feng could not stand by and watch them die.

If too many Hall of War disciples were wiped out, he alone would not be able to turn the tide.

His original plan had been to wage a guerrilla campaign, lurking in the shadows and picking off enemies one by one. Now that he had uncovered the barbarian plot, he had to change his strategy.

About two hours later, Ling Feng arrived at the northwestern corner of the hunting battlefield.

He nodded slightly. The stronghold Yang Zhen had chosen was actually quite good. It was easy to defend, hard to attack, and well concealed. As a base, it was a solid choice.

To Ling Feng, however, such concealment was meaningless. With Boundless Vision, finding the hidden valley in the dense forest posed no difficulty.

Half an hour later, Ling Feng swept down toward a sunken area within the forest. Inside lay the valley Yang Zhen had mentioned earlier.

"Who goes there?"

A cold shout came from a hidden stone wall within the valley.

Immediately afterward, a young woman in white robes, as beautiful as a fairy from a painting, flew down from the treetops.

When she saw who it was, she let out a soft cry of surprise. "Why is it you?"

The girl in white was none other than Fairy Qingping, Yu Qingping.

In the inner sect, her status was lofty and no one dared order her around. Here, her cultivation placed her only at a middle to lower level. She had been assigned to stand guard outside the valley as a hidden sentry to intercept enemies.

Ling Feng raised a brow and nodded slightly. "Senior Sister Yu."

One matter was separate from another. Although he did not get along with the Unrivaled Young Emperor Qin Zusheng, he still had some friendship with Yu Qingping. There was no need for hostility.

Fairy Qingping bit her lip and looked at him deeply. "Senior Brother Yang said that after entering the hunting battlefield, everyone should gather here immediately. Why did you arrive so late?"

Ling Feng curled his lips and did not answer. He simply asked, "How many people are in the valley right now?"

Fairy Qingping frowned, clearly displeased, but she still replied, "Aside from you and a few others, almost everyone is here. Oh, and Senior Brother Feng Shaoan also seems to be absent."

Before entering, Yang Zhen had instructed them that their first priority was to gather in the valley at the northwestern corner.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Most people knew their strength was limited, so they chose to move in groups for safety.

They followed Yang Zhen's orders. As soon as they entered the hunting battlefield, they came here and awaited his deployment.

After more than a day of gathering, Yang Zhen only told them to remain in the valley, cultivate, regulate their breathing, and prepare for battle at any time. He did not even send out scouts to investigate the surroundings. His manner was completely unhurried.

Several Great Emperors eager to earn merit, such as Donghuang Xuan Yi, had proposed taking the initiative to attack, but Yang Zhen rejected them.

His reasoning was to first consolidate the valley, turn it into a fortress, and prepare for a prolonged stalemate.

This was a month-long battle. There was no need to rush.

Yang Zhen had achieved great merit on the main battlefield of the Land of War, so no one dared to argue.

"How foolish."

Ling Feng rolled his eyes. If Yang Zhen had sent people to patrol earlier, would no one have noticed the barbarians' movements?

The demon clan and the barbarians were not united. That was a perfect point of exploitation. Although their allied forces held a slight advantage overall, seizing that flaw would allow the two factions to be divided and one side devoured first.

A strategy like Yang Zhen's meant completely surrendering the initiative.

Ling Feng had read some military texts. He had also spent time at Qingtian Fortress and Tianmang Fortress of the Tianbai Empire. He understood warfare to some extent. No matter how he looked at it, Yang Zhen seemed overly stupid.

Ling Feng shook his head and attributed it to Yang Zhen's excessively conservative style. If it were him, he would have already sent people out to slaughter the enemy in all directions.