Suddenly, tens of thousands of demon troops stopped attacking at the same time and retreated in an orderly manner towards Qianji City. Some spiritual monks were so hot-blooded that they wanted to chase after them, but were pulled back by their companions, because the spiritual monk Tianjian Saint had already given the order not to chase after the desperate enemy.

This is also something that both sides understand tacitly. Normally, there is no problem in chasing and killing the defeated enemy, but this time is the last battle. Since the demons have already admitted defeat, they must keep some dignity and give the demons some time to retreat back to the Blood River State. Otherwise, the demons will fight back with all their might, and the casualties of the spirit race will definitely be heavy.

The defeat of the demon clan was the beginning of Qingyang's mission. Having prepared for so long, there was naturally no time to delay. Qingyang took the black pill given to him by Saint Lord Wumeng while others were not paying attention, and used the Yin-Yang Mysterious Art to transform himself into a demon monk who had just been killed, and mixed into the retreating team.

After removing the soul imprints of the Flower-faced Granny and the Yuanbao Boy and saying goodbye to his old friends, Qingyang had finished dealing with all his affairs in Duanyun Prefecture and left without any worries. As for the human race in Cangmu City, Qingyang had helped them enough. For the sake of being a human race, he asked the Flower-faced Granny and the Yuanbao Boy to take care of them, which was a great kindness. Whether the two would do as they were told was not something Qingyang could control.

Seeing that the spirit army did not pursue them, the demon army retreated in an orderly manner. However, they were defeated after all, and no one bothered to see if there was one more person in the team, let alone to tell which of the companions was a spy from the spirit clan. In addition, due to the effect of the black elixir given by Saint Lord Wumeng, no one noticed Qingyang's identity along the way, and they retreated safely to Qianji City with the demon army.

There is no need to elaborate on how the spirit race cleaned up the battlefield and dealt with the aftermath. In Qianji City, a combined demon cultivator was leading a group of virtual demon cultivators to count the retreating demon cultivators. Qingyang was also stopped. Perhaps it was because Qingyang behaved normally enough, or perhaps the black elixir was really effective. The combined demon cultivator deliberately scanned him with his divine sense, but could not find any flaws in him.

After an inventory, there were still more than 70,000 demon monks left, including many who were seriously injured and rescued by their companions. In this battle, the demon monks lost more than 20,000 people. This battle was considered the most tragic battle in all the years since the demons invaded Duanyun Province. All the demon monks who returned were injured, and there were almost no intact ones. They no longer had the ability to fight the spirits again, and it was time to return to Xuehe Province.

Those who can survive decades of war are the elites of the demons. These people cannot be abandoned casually, otherwise who will be willing to fight in the front next time? So no matter how difficult it is, no matter how much resources are spent, they must be brought back. However, the return of the demons to Xuehezhou is a big project and cannot be completed in a short time, because the altar in the city can only teleport 2,000 people at a time, and it takes three days to teleport once. If you want to teleport all the remaining 70,000 demons away, it will take at least four months. This is the result of the altar being expanded and reinforced many times in recent decades. Otherwise, it will take at least two or three years to teleport them all back, so the remaining demons can only live in Qianji City first, and then return to Xuehezhou in batches.

The demon cultivators who were crossing the tribulation did not show up, but only asked several combined cultivators to organize the retreat. It was definitely beneficial to leave first. After decades of war, everyone had gained something. If they went back first, they could sell their things for a good price and start practicing earlier. Besides, it was easy to get into trouble if they stayed behind. Although the high-level officials of the two tribes knew that the demons would not attack when they retreated, what if they encountered someone who did not play by the rules? Maybe someone saw that there were not many demon cultivators left, and wanted to wipe them out in a fit of anger. Wouldn't those who stayed behind be dead? Fortunately, the demon cultivator who was crossing the tribulation said that he would be the last one to leave, so no one dared to make trouble even if they were dissatisfied.

The retreat must first take care of important figures or confidants, and the little-known demon cultivators like Qingyang can only be left behind. Now that the retreat has begun, those who leave are in a hurry, and those who stay are eager to return. No one cares about order anymore, and for a while, Qianji City is in chaos.

This is a good thing for Qingyang. The more chaotic Qianji City is, the better it is for him to hide his identity. No one can take care of him. However, this is a hidden danger after all. Qingyang's identity was temporarily found on the battlefield. He only knows some basic information about the dead demon cultivator, but not the details. Over time, there will always be flaws. Who knows if they will be checked one by one in Xuehezhou? We need to find a way to solve it as soon as possible.

Being in Qianji City, he couldn't completely calm his mind even in seclusion, and the effect of cultivation was extremely poor. Qingyang finally couldn't stand the loneliness after sitting for several days, and prepared to go out for a walk to get some fresh air. Now that the retreat has been going on for more than a month, there are fewer and fewer remaining demon cultivators, and Qianji City is becoming more and more chaotic. The demon cultivators are cruel and violent in nature, and now they are even worse without anyone to restrain them.

There were many fights, some were to settle personal grudges, some were to vent anger over the failed invasion, some were simply to fight because they were displeased with others, and some even killed people for treasure in the hope of making a fortune before leaving. The entire Qianji City was almost in ruins, with broken walls everywhere. Only the area near the altar was relatively peaceful.

In addition to the demon cultivators who were preparing to be teleported away, there were also many people watching the fun around the altar, and even a small market was formed. Qingyang had nothing to do, so he walked into the market and strolled around.

There were all kinds of items in the market, most of which were from the spirit race. These were obtained after killing spirit race monks on the battlefield. Many demon cultivators had no use for them, so they wanted to sell them cheaply before leaving Duanyunzhou. Who would buy things that others didn't want when they were all demons here? The prices were naturally extremely low, which made Qingyang very tempted, but he didn't dare to buy anything. He had a more important task. If he bought too many things from the spirit race, who knew if his identity would be exposed? What if these demon cultivators were fishing?

After all, it was a magic cultivation market, so of course there were a lot of magic cultivation stuff, including magic weapons, elixirs, techniques, and materials. Qingyang walked along and saw a magic sword that was equivalent to a top-grade spiritual treasure. Although Qingyang had the Yin-Yang Mysterious Art and the black elixir, which had a certain concealing effect on his aura and magic weapons, he was a spiritual cultivator after all, and his magic weapons were also refined according to the characteristics of spiritual cultivators. If he couldn't control it well, it would easily expose his spiritual identity, so he needed a magic weapon from the demon clan to cover it up.

Under normal circumstances, a top-grade spiritual treasure can be sold for 70 to 80 million spiritual stones. The price of 60 million for a magic cultivator is not high. It is probably because the demand has dropped after the war and it is not easy to sell. After some bargaining, Qingyang bought the magic sword for 56 million. The magic sword is still very well made. After holding it in his hand and feeling it, the power should not be lower than the magic weapon of an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of refining emptiness. Even if Qingyang is not a magic cultivator, he can use it to exert 70% to 80% of his power.