Xue Qianwei's heart also felt a surge of excitement; she had finally found a place where she could contribute.
Seeing Yan Xing's puzzled gaze, Xue Qianwei raised her hand and said, "Brother Yan, I've brought plenty of medicinal herbs, and I'm also a fifth-grade alchemist. I believe I can heal any injuries sustained by cultivators at or below the Nascent Soul stage!"
"Ah?"
Yan Xing was a bit bewildered, but when Xue Qianwei revealed some of the herbs in her storage ring, he was truly astonished.
"You are from..."
"We come from a world that will also face a similar fate. However, to allow us to gain experience and fully understand the enemy, our elders sent us to various worlds to fight the Shitians. And Brother Yan, you don't need to worry at all. The principles our elders instilled in us are: any race that can be called human in any world is our fellow countryman! Therefore, using these resources on our countrymen is entirely reasonable."
Yan Xing was deeply moved. If they had sufficient medicinal materials, it would indeed be a tremendous help.
From that moment on, Xue Qianwei became a highly respected figure in the [Xuangguang Realm].
At this point, even those who were previously dedicated alchemists, or any other sub-professions, now had to take up arms and fight.
Their combat prowess was vastly different from that of normal cultivators, and many had already perished. The number of available alchemists was very small.
Therefore, Xue Qianwei's status in their hearts became even higher.
Meanwhile, Yan Xing had always been curious why the Shitians were so afraid of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group.
No one spoke. Shen Yingxue quietly took out a tablet from her storage ring and showed Yan Xing the video extracted from the crystal.
After watching the videos, Yan Xing was unable to calm himself for a long time.
It was uncanny; the combined strength of this group of young people could actually kill peak eighth-stage cultivators!
And their current strength was even greater than what was shown in the videos.
"What do you think, Brother Yan? Do you have some understanding of our strength now?"
Yan Xing remained silent for a very long time. He finally said, "I think... we can win this war."
"What? You only think so now?"
Yan Xing's eyes began to burn with intensity. Even though he had just experienced a battle, he still found it difficult to believe that these geniuses could lead the surviving cultivators to victory.
There were about ten million cultivators in the entire [Xuangguang Realm], but those who could actually go to the battlefield were less than three million.
Most were either severely injured or too weak. What could a Qi Refining stage cultivator do on the battlefield? They were less threatening than an ordinary person armed with an AK.
But with these people, it was different. Each of them had their own unique skills, and when gathered, they could unleash strength comparable to a Half-step Immortal King.
"Brother Yan, I have a question, and I don't know if I should ask it."
"Please, speak freely."
Shen Yingxue asked cautiously, "How is your Immortal Emperor? Are there any other Immortal Kings?"
Yan Xing fell silent for a moment. "Perhaps not very well. There are no more Immortal Kings. Their battle with the Shitian kings has ended. I am the only surviving Immortal King, but before they died, they also took down many Shitian kings. Now, only Ito Xiang and Ito Shi remain."
He spoke these words casually, but it must have been a brutal conflict.
"The Shitians have sent five Supremes this time, while our Immortal Emperors are only three. To increase our combat power, the Immortal Emperors have taken all the Emperor Artifacts. However, I believe their situation is not optimistic. Since we have been pushed this far, the enemy's Supremes' destiny and fortune must be much stronger than ours."
Wang Teng slapped his thigh, his expression grave. "Three against five isn't impossible, but after holding on for so long, they must be in great danger now. Therefore... we need to accelerate. We must help the Immortal Emperors reclaim their destiny and fortune!"
"Yes, I also believe we should accelerate!"
"..."
The human side, having experienced a victory, was filled with morale. Meanwhile, the Shitians were still in a state of panic.
The Ice Sword Mercenary Group was on the Shitians' kill list, which only made them fear these individuals even more.
Furthermore, having witnessed their combat prowess firsthand today, it seemed even more terrifying than the shared memory footage!
They hadn't even activated the [Pillar of Heaven] pinpoint targeting mode, yet they were already so severely beaten. Could they really win?
The Shitian army numbered nearly three hundred million, while the human cultivators were only ten million, many of whom were unable to fight.
Logically, they should have no chance of winning. But currently, the Shitians hadn't found a way to counter the Ice Sword Mercenary Group.
Ito Xiang and Ito Shi, the brothers, were seriously discussing how to deal with the Ice Sword Mercenary Group.
"To defeat them, the two of us must act. Any other peak eighth-stage cultivator would be no match for their coordinated assault."
"But in a one-on-one situation, we might not be Yan Xing's match."
"However, he cannot kill the two of us quickly. We can kill everyone in the Ice Sword Mercenary Group in a short period."
Ito Shi fell into thought. Had Ruermu thought the same way back then?
Ito Xiang then raised another problem that troubled them immensely: "What about Chen Xiaohan? How do we contain her?"
The thought of this woman soured their expressions.
The killing power of this poison cultivator was evident; she had reached a level where she absolutely could not be allowed to grow further.
She hid behind the crowd. When she wasn't acting, you couldn't even detect her presence. But by the time you realized she was there, it was already too late.
"There is no other way; she must be killed by force! If she isn't killed, our lower-ranked clansmen will have no way to survive!"
"What you said is pointless."
"Her individual combat ability is very poor. Otherwise, she wouldn't always be hiding in the back, casting poisons. I believe any seventh-stage Shitian cultivator can kill her solo."
"You forgot, she has Immortal Artifacts, and two of them at that."
"Then let's be ruthless. We will temporarily abandon the front lines and send two peak eighth-stage cultivators to forcefully kill Chen Xiaohan!"
The conversations between the two were punctuated by chilling killing intent. While the Ice Sword Mercenary Group was terrifying, they were not enough to make ninth-stage kings fear them.
Coupled with their force being more than ten times that of the humans, they couldn't believe they would lose this war.
What was even more peculiar was that they considered Chen Xiaohan the greatest threat, rather than cultivators like Wang Teng who were charging into the high-end battlefield.