Shang Ting and the group managed to successfully arrive in time and saved the refugees when they are about to defend from the enemies pursuing them, killing the enemies will decrease their troubles later, hence, she didn't even hesitate and ordered their annihilation without anyone to survive.

As they rescued the survivors, Shang Ting led them and made their way to the Vermilion Sonata Kingdom's direction, which, Aiqing should already be done cleaning up.

Still, she couldn't help but feel something wrong had happened on Aiqing's side.

"Sister Shang, should we go on ahead?" Noticing her worries, Ouyang Chen immediately suggested.

Shang Ting looked at the group below, unable to make a decision whether to leave these people and go on ahead or not, after all, the way to the Vermillion Sonata Kingdom isn't really safe, demonic beasts and bandits might make use of the situation to their own benefits!

Ouyang Chen smiled: "Let's leave everyone here, with Zhuding and I, we can definitely solve the problem if there is one."

Shang Ting nods her head, looking at the experts on her side she gave her orders and immediately went ahead.

It took them two days to arrived, and when they did, they saw thousands of corpses, uncountable through the naked eyes.

Shang Ting couldn't help but frown, she descends from Zhuding's back and soared into the sky down to the Vermillion Sonata Kingdom.

"Qing'er!" She shouted as she looked left and right, there are no signs of life anywhere, she then proceeded towards the Kingdom's castle.

When she arrived, she looked at the castle, although in ruins, there are still a lot of places left intact, in one of those places, she saw Aiqing, she couldn't help but smile: "There you are."

She sighed a breath of relief and descends onto the platform: "Qing'er, had everything been resolved?"

Aiqing, Vielka, and Si Baili were eating foods, the other experts are on the other side, either helping with treating injuries or being treated~

Hearing her mother, Aiqing immediately stopped gobbling the food, pa.s.sed the plate to Si Baili, cleaned her face, and sat in a ladylike manner.

Slowly, she stood up and smiled at Shang Ting: "Mother, you're back."

Shang Ting remained stoic for a while before nodding her head: "What happened?"

Aiqing chuckles sheepishly: "Mom, I cleaned up the entire place! There is one Immortal Saint rank, but Vielka handled her quite easily, so, everything is resolved quite quickly!"

Vielka, unlike Aiqing, is too clean when Shang Ting looked at her, in the other hand, the brat is filled with bruises from head to toe, clearly, this little lady had fought that Immortal Saint rank on her own, still, Shang Ting smiled, patting her head: "You have your own choices to make, you aren't that little girl anymore, you're a fine lady now."

Aiqing felt something within her throb quite hard repeatedly as warmth continuously flows all over her body, she smiled and nods her head: "Yes."

Shang Ting herself applied some healing ointment and took care of Aiqing for a while.

Three days later, the army arrived, scouts were immediately sent out without them being able to rest, but they didn't say anything, after all, Shang Ting said that they could take their time and were handed a lot of resources for their travels.

But Shang Ting can't rest now, because, the enemies continue with their own attacks.

Si Baili noticed them preparing to leave, he approached Shang Ting: "Mo Matriarch, are you going to leave?"

Shang Ting nods her head: "Yes, the enemies are still wreaking havoc throughout the continent, I can't just sit still and do nothing about it."

Si Baili nods his head: "Then, let me come with you, even though our power isn't that much, every increase in strength is always a plus."

Shang Ting didn't even ponder as she replied: "No, helping all these civilians go to the Soaring Blaze Phoenix Empire will be your role, me saving them is mine."

Si Baili pondered for a bit before nodding his head: "Then..."

Shang Ting added: "Gather all those that are trustworthy in the Empire. If my calculation isn't wrong the black creatures are attacking the Empire now, the only reason why they couldn't attend to our current problem is they are occupied there too."

"Try to be of help there and I'll continuously send the citizens there, they would at least need someone to take care of them there."

Si Baili nodded his head, with his meager strength, if someone really strong is to arrive, then, his only role is to be a hindrance, he couldn't help but look at Shang Ting mysteriously.

The husband and wife duo are remarkable, it was only a few months ago, the four great sects were only on par with the Mo Family, but seeing the sight right now, the Mo Family, should have already been in the equal ground against the Soaring Blaze Phoenix Empire.

He couldn't help but think that, in just a few years, a sacred ground will be born, someone that looks down upon everything, ascending over kingdoms and empires as the protector of the continent.

Si Baili didn't try any more as he replied: "Then, I will be on my way, I hope everything becomes alright."

He had already sent his family members to the portal, they should be safe within the Mo Family's territory, he only needs to do his job as the sovereign of his kingdom and make sure that nothing tragic occurs.

Shang Ting nods at him before they started their march towards the Solar Blaze Kingdom.

One more month quickly pa.s.sed, Shang Ting received a grave piece of news.

"Matriarch, the elders wish to have a change of plan." The scout bows and reported.

Shang Ting felt quite a shock, because, unless there is a huge unexpected event, the elders will do as much as they can to do their task, if the elders are asking this, then...

Shang Ting nods her head: "Tell me the complete report."

The scout nodded: "Yes!" As he replied, he paused for a bit, took out a scroll from his pouch and handed it to her, he then proceeded with reporting: "The enemies suddenly had a boast in their strength, in all fronts, two to three Immortal Ascension ranked experts appeared. The elders are being pressured so much that they had turtled to the base."

"Also, those stationed in the Lang Ya Great Kingdom had been withdrawn and were recalled back to regroup with the main force."

"Right now, the elders are turtling at our camp."

"There are no casualties yet, but a few hundreds of experts from our side had been injured, some severely." When he reached here, he hesitated for a bit.

Shang Ting noticed it and spoke: "Say it."

The scout hearing this felt a little shaken before nodding his head: "Elder Jiahao had been wounded severely after trying to save many citizens. He lost his right arm in the process and is currently unconscious."

Shang Ting felt weak hearing this: "What had we accomplished with the progress?"

The scout reported: "We've saved more than half of the citizens from the Zhong Zi Imperial State and for Lang Ya Great Land, only a handful managed to escape from there to safety, Zhi Hua Royal Kingdom already occupies more than 80% of its total territory before we even arrived."

Shang Ting nods her head hearing his report, she then took something out, a special item that Aiqing had given them that came from Lulayne Vursch. It looks like a bean the size of one's thumb, it has many small characters inscribed on it.

Inserting her spiritual energy, it shone bright red: "Elders, retreat, and head to the Solar Blaze Kingdom, we will meet there."

As she finished speaking, she then destroyed the bean, this immediately sent her message across the vast land and headed immediately to the Elders defending the line, of course, the price is, one of the beans on their side got destroyed.

With the order given, they retreated while a.s.sisting as many citizens as they can to safety.

Only about 3% of Shang Ting's current force also remained while the rest of her forces were tasked by her to join the refugees and Si Baili in heading to the Soaring Blaze Phoenix Empire, to do what they can in helping the Soaring Blaze Phoenix Empire, to decrease their problems.

Still, they are mostly the magic lance units and experts ranging from Earth rank to Heaven Encompa.s.sing rank.

Those that remained are direct disciples from the Mo Family, Aiqing's own subordinates, and Ouyang Chen's followers. Although they are little in number, but they are all experts from Immortal Foundation rank and above!

Shang Ting and the group made their way to the Solar Blaze Tribe to regroup with the others, she still has no other plan than to secure a good base, and her target, in front of the Thousand Peaks Mysterious Cavern.

She looked at the vast horizon, not saying anything for a while before she ordered: "Let's go."