I can push my cultivation progress to the end

"Save a few people?"

Gai Fu frowned slightly, asking doubtfully, "Who are they? Important people?"

"Ordinary people, a family of four," Li Hai said frankly.

"Tch, I thought they were some important figures, turns out they're just a few commoners."

Gai Fu waved his hand and said, "Alright, Commandant Li, you go to Great Xia then. I'll help you take care of saving a few commoners."

"No, no, no, you can't handle it."

Li Hai smiled, "Because the people I want to save are within the Yellow Springs Territory, within that abyss transformed from Fish Platter Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Gai Fu immediately looked surprised: "It's actually there."

"I've read the materials from the Ox Horn Town outpost."

Li Hai slowly said, "The records say that the Yellow Springs Territory rarely appears, but once it does, there's a certain possibility that it will nurture a Yin Soldier-level ghost, surpassing the Solid Ghost level."

"And the only ones who can contend with such a level of ghost within the Yellow Springs Territory are Void-Solid Grandmasters and Fourth Realm Sorcerers."

"But unfortunately, at this moment, in this place—it seems I'm the only Grandmaster here."

In the days after destroying the Wolf Den, Li Hai had almost completely read through the materials obtained from the Ox Horn Town outpost.

Therefore, he now had a relatively comprehensive understanding of the Ghost Path, Martial Path, Sorcerer Path, and even the Jing怪 (monsters).

For example, the statement that Yin Soldier-level ghosts are equivalent to Martial Path Grandmasters and Fourth Realm Sorcerers was what Li Hai learned from those materials.

"I know that Dragon Mountain isn't important to the Great Jing Dynasty or the Demon Slaying Division."

Li Hai said calmly, "So I guess that Eldest Sister Gong and you, Commander Gai, are only responsible for monitoring the Yellow Springs Territory near Zhou Family Fortress and guarding against potential ghost tides or territorial expansion."

"And I also guess that the Demon Slaying Division headquarters probably won't send rare Grandmaster-level martial artists or Fourth Realm Sorcerers, especially crossing thousands of mountains and rivers to this godforsaken place, to exterminate the Yellow Springs Territory of Zhou Family Fortress, right?"

"You're right."

Gai Fu slowly nodded, "That's indeed the case. Um, Commandant Li, actually, I don't quite agree with your idea about a Yin Soldier-level ghost potentially being born within that Yellow Springs Territory."

"Oh?" Li Hai raised an eyebrow, "Why do you say that?"

"It's like this," Gai Fu explained in a deep voice, "You may have read the relevant materials, but I must tell you that the materials are incomplete.

In fact, even if the Yin Qi concentration in the Yellow Springs Territory far exceeds that of an Evil Piao Land, without sufficient Evil Essence, it cannot nurture a Yin Soldier-level ghost."

"Then, what is considered sufficient Evil Essence?" Li Hai asked.

"The so-called Evil Essence, theoretically, cannot be explained clearly in a few words. Let me put it simply."

Gai Fu slowly said, "To put it bluntly, it means that within this Yellow Springs Territory, if there is an ancient battlefield where cruel battles between armies have taken place, or a bloody land where racial massacres have occurred, or a large imperial royal tomb complex that has existed for thousands of years, or even the ruins of an ancient sect suddenly destroyed by natural disasters or human calamities, or even the remains of a Ferocious Bird or a Vicious Beast that is at least at the Grandmaster level, then this Yellow Springs Territory is considered to have deep Evil Essence, and there is a high probability of nurturing a Yin Soldier-level ghost."

"Heh heh heh~"

Li Hai chuckled softly, "Then unfortunately, the Evil Essence you mentioned—the Yellow Springs Territory of Zhou Family Fortress—happens to have two."

"Two?!" Gai Fu's expression tightened, and he immediately asked, "Which two?"

"Precisely the last two you mentioned."

Li Hai said, "The ruins of an ancient sect and the remains of a ferocious beast."

Immediately, he briefly described his experiences in the underground cave of Fish Platter Mountain, especially the information about the Hunting Deer Pavilion ruins and the damaged dragon egg.

Li Hai grinned, "Then I'm even more looking forward to it."

"You—sigh~"

Looking at Li Hai's face full of fighting spirit, Gai Fu shook his head and sighed, "Commandant Li, I said all this to advise you to think twice, but you're doing the opposite and getting more excited."

"No need to say more, I'm going to meet that Thousand Autumn Calamity Dragon now." Saying that, Li Hai straightened up, raised his foot, and walked towards the outside of the tent.

Who knew that at this time Gai Fu also stood up, raised his head and shouted loudly: "Wait a minute!"

"Hmm?" Li Hai turned his head to look at him, "What is it?"

"Commandant Li, please reconsider what I just said."

Gai Fu earnestly advised, "Although you are a Martial Path Grandmaster, that dragon is not something a single Grandmaster can deal with. You still have an extremely bright future, there's no need to take such a risk for those few ordinary people."

Gai Fu's words were indeed a bit cold, but they were very sincere and reasonable. Therefore, people like Gong Shuo Hong and Zeng Ying in the tent, although they frowned slightly, only remained silent and sighed.

Yes, they are just a few commoners from the Lice Dragon Mountain area. Save them if you can, but if you can't, there's no need to risk your own life.

But just as everyone's mood was complicated, Li Hai said:

"Commander Gai, to you, a few commoners are indeed not a big deal, but—"

He raised his hand, lifted the door curtain, and stepped out halfway, looking back at Gai Fu and the others, and smiled softly:

"I have gone to heaven and earth for smaller reasons, so this time—I can do it too."

After saying that, he stepped out of the tent, leaving Gai Fu and Gong Shuo Hong and others in shock and contemplation.