The demon army was about to enter the Star Sand Prefecture which was once massacred by Lu Li.
There was almost no one left in this prefecture. The ones that stayed were either killed or enslaved by demons.
The only ones that could walk around in the Star Sand Prefecture were the scouts sent by Pan Yuqin.
Because of Ling Qingyan's disappearance, Pan Yuqin sent over 1000 scouts through the Teleportation Altar in the Space-time Office.
Lu Li flew over. He began to explore the prefecture himself and at the same time, he received messages from the scouts.
Half a day later, Lu Li changed his direction and flew toward the Star Sand City. According to the scouts, more than a dozen scouts went missing.
They went missing near the Star Sand City. It was possible that Ling Qingyan and the others went missing there as well.
Lu Li told some scouts to gather at the Star Sand City. He had made up his mind to save people but he wouldn't act rashly.
After several hours, Lu Li arrived at the Star Sand City. There were dozens of scouts gathered here as well. They had been waiting for Lu Li.
"Did you find anything special?"
Lu Li asked. The dozens of scouts shook their heads. They had checked outside the Star Sand City several times but found nothing.
They didn't see anything strange in the Star Sand City either. That being said, once they entered the city, they wouldn't be able to come out.
"Three of you will go into the Star Sand City. The rest of you, stay here and alert me if anything goes wrong!"
Lu Li waved his hand. Three of them volunteered to go into the Star Sand City.
Lu Li nodded but didn't say much. He just asked for their names.
The three were excited to hear Lu Li asking for their names.
They all knew that as long as they could survive this, they would achieve great success in the future. Lu Li would not mistreat them.
Lu Li gave the three scouts two jade talismans each. The two jade talismans had different meanings.
If one was broken, it meant that it was dangerous inside and they would die as soon as they went in. If one was broken, it meant that they were not dead but just trapped.
Then, Lu Li asked the three scouts to rush into the city from three different directions at the same time.
"Go ahead. If you die, I will take care of your funeral. I will take care of your families!"
Lu Li patted the three scouts on their shoulders. The three scouts looked at each other. Instead of fear, they grinned.
As scouts, they had long been prepared to die. They were not sacrificing themselves for a single force, but for the great cause of the entire human race. It was worth it.
Also, Lu Li had promised in person. What else did they have to worry about?
At once, the three scouts snuck away. Lu Li called over the other scouts to report back the information.
If the three of them really died, Pan Yuqin had to make proper arrangements for their funeral.
Lu Li gazed at the Star Sand City in the distance. This was a Prefectural City and it must have been prosperous in the past.
However, after being ravaged by the demons, it had become a dead city. Looking from afar, it was a scene of devastation. Many parts of the city walls had collapsed.
Soon, the three scouts rushed into the city. Lu Li was nervous as he looked at the jade talisman in his hand.
Soon, the two jade talismans were broken. Lu Li's eyes glowed when he saw it. The broken jade talismans meant that the two were trapped inside but not dead.
"Is there a big formation inside?"
Lu Li's eyes flickered. He snuck underground and moved closer to the Star Sand City bit by bit.
Three miles away from the city, Lu Li stopped. Blood Fairy reached out her tentacles toward the bottom of the city.
If there was a formation in the city, then Blood Fairy would be able to gather some information.
As long as there was a formation, Lu Li and Blood Fairy would have a chance to crack it. In that case, there would be no problem.
Blood Fairy silently probed. She was just a phantom, and she didn't have any aura or ripples. Probing would not cause any reaction.
Her tentacles could reach out infinitely. Soon, she had checked the bottom of the city. Lu Li heard Blood Fairy's voice in his mind, "Master, there are no new formation stones or patterns under the city. Some of the formation stones are remnants. There is no sign of a new formation.
In the city … I have checked as well. There is no fluctuation of Inhibition Formations. "
Blood Fairy was a master in the field of Formations. Lu Li was relieved when she said that she did not find anything.
Lu Li asked, "Then try to see if there are living beings in the city. How many are there?
How many powerful ones? "
"Okay!"
Blood Fairy could sense the presence of living beings. Of course … Blood Fairy might be noticed, but it did not matter.
As long as she could see clearly, Lu Li could attack by force.
"There are living beings!"
A moment later, Blood Fairy replied, "There are five of them. Three of them are weak, and two of them are strong.
Their auras are similar to Master's. "
"Similar to me. Then, they must be supreme warriors in the Divinity!"
Lu Li nodded. There were three weak breaths. They should be the three scouts that went in just now. The scouts that went in before were probably all killed.
"Try again. You should have sensed the demons.
Sense the aura of those two powerhouses. Is there any demonic aura? "
Lu Li began to release Worms of the Void. If one of the two was Ling Qingyan and the other was a demon, then Lu Li would go into the city.
He would not be afraid even if that demon was a ten-winged demon. His physical body might not be able to kill a ten-winged demon.
"One of them is a demon!"
Blood Fairy answered soon, "The other is a human, a girl!"
"Yes!"
Lu Li was relieved. Ling Qingyan was not dead. He must have been captured by the ten-winged demon.
He wondered if he had been demonized.
If so, then it would be troublesome.
"A ten-winged demon?"
Lu Li was ready to take action. If he waited for the demon army or Emperor Youxing to come, he might not be able to survive, but Ling Qingyan would be killed or turned into a demon slave.
Lu Li controlled billions of Worms of the Void to fly down the city while he sneaked into the city.
He wanted to see if there was a formation under the city. It was better to be safe than sorry.
He used psychic power to make sure that there were no Inhibition Formations here. Then, Lu Li flew up from underground. The Worms of the Void flew up as well.
Lu Li scanned with psychic power and locked on to a demon.
That demon was indeed a ten-winged demon. He was sitting on a throne in a castle.
Ling Qingyan was sitting in the plaza outside the castle.
Judging from his appearance, Ling Qingyan was not harmed and there was no sign of struggle on his face. Lu Li checked and confirmed that he was not demonized.
"Whoosh ~"
The flagstones on the plaza cracked. Lu Li came out from underground. Many Worms of the Void came up as well and swarmed toward the castle.
Lu Li looked into the castle. Through the thick dark fog, he saw a pair of blood-red eyes.
"Lu Li, go!"
Ling Qingyan, who had been sitting with her legs crossed, suddenly opened her eyes. There was a faint red glow in her eyes. She shouted hysterically, "Go. Don't worry about it. Lu Li, go!"
"Go?"
The ten-winged demon in the castle stood up and said, "It is easy to get in, but difficult to get out.
Not even your Lord Ji can leave the Blood Demon Formation. Lu Li, the Star Sand City will be your burial place. "
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