Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

Chapter 524: Chapter 480 News_1

“Headquarters says it’s not enough!” Li Youlan’s eyebrows knitted tight.

Because she was also carrying out such a task for the first time, she was uncertain whether the headquarter’s words were true or false.

“Not enough?”

The faces of everyone in the room turned grim.

Toxic zombies were not merely difficult to kill but they also emanated deadly fumes.

If these toxic gases were to congregate in mass, they would form a deadly miasma, shrouding the sky like layer of dark clouds.

Not only could this lethal miasma impair human perception, but it also had the ability to erode spiritual power. Over time, the defensive power of the magic formations would significantly weaken, and the difficulty of escape would intensify.

This was the main reason for everyone’s grim visage.

If it came to that point, they would have no choice but to engage in a desperate battle, their backs to the wall.

The most troublesome part was that the toxic ghoul’s power would increase under the reinforcement of the miasma, also making it considerably more difficult to eliminate.

Most teams avoided the formation of this deadly miasma when clearing away the toxic zombies.

“I’ve already lodged a complaint, but for now, we can only persist.”

The order from the Cultivating Immortal Alliance Headquarters was collectively decided by all forces. Even if she was the princess of the DaYuan Dynasty, she had no power to change it.

If they chose to violate the orders, the consequences were more than she could bear.

Without any other option, everyone could only obey the command and continue to resist.

As time passed, the number of toxic zombies grew. Initially, they could rely on their number to keep the toxic zombies outside their magic formation, but gradually their defenses began to falter, and they had to activate the formation to resist the zombies.

Li Youlan stood in mid-air, looking at the shining golden formation and the dense mass of toxic zombies below. She couldn’t help but feel her scalp tingle.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Looking above, the gray-green smoky miasma spread out like a wall, entirely enveloping the formation.

Fizz. Fizz!

The formation flashed with golden light, resisting the corrosive fog.

“Princess, the damage caused by the miasma to the formation is too severe. At this rate, we won’t be able to resist for much longer,” Lan Shijin, with flying to her with a worried look, reported.

“Exactly how long can we hold out?” Li Youlan inquired.

“If we have a cultivator replace the energy with his spiritual power, we can hold out for seven days. If we only rely on the Spirit Stones, we can only hold out for three days,” Lan Shijin replied.

“First, arrange for the cultivators to maintain the formation. I’ll continue requesting for assistance from the headquarters,” commanded Li Youlan, her expression calm.

“I understand!”

Lan Shijin turned around and left.

Li Youlan returned to her dwelling and immediately sent a message to Jia Zhiyi, asking him to come at once.

Not long after, Jia Zhiyi, who looked like a harried farmer, hastily came over.

“What are your instructions, Princess?”

“Deploy several spirit beasts to see if they can breach the perimeter and send a message out,” Li Youlan ordered.

On hearing these words, Jia Zhiyi’s expression changed.

Without any hesitation, he nodded his head.

“I understand. I’ll attend to it right away.”

“Remember, don’t tell this to anyone.”

“I understand!”

Only after Jia Zhiyi left did Li Youlan reveal a worried look, pacing around her residence.

For several days, she hadn’t received any messages from headquarters, completely oblivious of the latter’s plans and when they would send a force to eliminate the toxic undead.

“Could my seventh sister really be planning to do me in?”

Thinking of her younger sibling, a shadow crossed over Li Youlan’s heart.

She originally thought that the latter would take into account the bigger picture. But as time passed, she gradually became less certain.

After a while, Jia Zhiyi came rushing back with an update.

“What’s the situation? Did you manage to send the message out?”

Jia Zhiyi, feebly shaking his head, said, “The scope of the miasma is too extensive, and there is a large number of flying toxic zombies hidden within. As soon as my spirit beasts flew out a hundred strides, they fell under attack and I quickly lost contact.”

“I understand. You may go. I will compensate you for the losses of the spirit beasts after we return,” sighed Li Youlan.

Jia Zhiyi didn’t utter another word. Known to be taciturn, he rapidly turned around and left.

After a moment’s hesitation, Li Youlan summoned a few of her close associates to discuss the dire situation.

Xu Yuling and Lan Shijin were among them.

“Both of you, privately reach out to our close associates, and when the formation breaks apart, we’ll make a combined effort to evacuate,” commanded Li Youlan.

“What!!”

Both of them were taken aback.

From Li Youlan’s words, it was not hard to figure out they were already in grave danger.

“Princess, will there really be no reinforcements coming?” Lan Shijin still had some hope left.

“I haven’t received any messages for several days. I can’t ascertain if they’ll come. But we must prepare for the worst,” shook her head, Li Youlan dejectedly uttered.

At this point, there was no point in hiding it any longer.

The situation began to look grimmer for everyone present. They had already sensed an anomaly these past few days, but they never predicted that things would get this bad.

“In that case, why not we abandon the formation altogether and choose a direction to break through? Our chances will be higher this way because as time passes, the number of toxic zombies will only increase,” Xu Yuling suggested.

His personality was even more reserved than Jia Zhiyi’s and it was rare for him to verbalize so much at once.

Li Youlan shook her head and replied, “No! We haven’t reached the most dangerous point yet. Reinforcements could arrive at any moment. If we break through now, we might make a loss before we make a profit.”

“Damn it!”

Everyone could not help but curse in their hearts.

They blamed the headquarter’s reckless commands which led them into this catch-22 situation.

Li Youlan told Xu Yuling to leave first, then turned to Lan Shijin, and said, “When I give the command, connect your Xu family members and leave first. That way, the chances of breaking out will be even greater.”

“No!”

Lan Shijin shook her head, “We owe too much to your highness in these past days. If your highness hadn’t protected us, my family members would’ve been heavily injured, or worse. We cannot possibly leave you behind.”

“I’m the overall commander here. If I leave first, I’ll get a severe punishment while the rest of the group will lose morale and instantly collapse,” Li Youlan reassured, “You’re different. When the time comes, if you meet someone from the headquarters, you just have to say that I had sent you out to seek assistance.”

Even after Lan Shijin repeatedly put up a fight, Li Youlan directly ordered her so she had no choice but to reluctantly agree and take her leave.

After leaving, she immediately summoned all the Xu family members and relayed Li Youlan’s orders.

“If we really leave like this, wouldn’t we be ungrateful?” protested Xu Tianshu.

Perhaps because of his youth, or perhaps because of his nature, he was the first to oppose. The others kept silent, their faces reflecting hesitation.

Frankly speaking, leaving first would increase the chance of breaking out, but if they stayed behind, the entire party could really be wiped out.

“Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”

Ye Yingying suddenly spoke, beaming a smile.

Everyone was puzzled, not understanding where she got her confidence from.

“Mother, did you contact someone from the headquarters?” inquired Xu Tianshu, puzzled.

“Not the headquarters, but your father!” said Ye Yingying excitedly, “He just sent the news that he’ll arrive soon and we should just wait patiently.”

“What!!!”