More and more blood crows gathered outside the sect, circling above Misty Peak in an orderly manner, forming a pitch-black vortex that covered the skies. It was like a thick cloud that shone with scarlet specks.
It was extremely oppressive!
The entire Misty Peak was dark and sinister – it had been three days since the sun shone.
This day, dust billowed in the distance with a torrential killing intent – the Blood Crow Palace cultivator army was surging over!
Over the years, Blood Crow Palace's power had been expanding continuously, devouring the surrounding sects of all sizes. They grew rapidly and were already the sixth major sect outside of the five major sects!
Coupled with the fact that the Palace Lord was ferocious and possessed heaven-defying combat strength, many itinerant cultivators submitted to him.
Right now, Blood Crow Palace's strength was already above the five major sects!
The Patriarch of Misty Peak, Ling Yun, leaped into the air and looked over with a grim expression.
The Blood Crow Palace army was densely packed and there were more than ten thousand cultivators.
Among them, there were more than a hundred Genying Zhenjun and many of them were infamous itinerant cultivators of the Great Zhou cultivation world.
There were even more than a thousand Perfected Jin Dan cultivators!
The rest were Foundation Establishment Cultivators and there were no Qi Refinement Warriors.
Qi Refinement Warriors were almost useless in a clash as such. Any single flying sword, spirit art or shockwave from the clash was enough to claim a Qi Refinement Warrior's life.
At the front of the Blood Crow Palace army stood a middle-aged man in blood robes. His eyes were dark green and he had a cold expression – it was the Palace Lord.
Waving his hand, the Palace Lord ordered coldly, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"
At the same time, the Patriarch of Misty Peak, Ling Yun, raised his arms and shouted, "The sect is in a critical moment of life and death. Cultivators of our generation must fight with all our might to protect the final pure land of the sect!"
Everyone from Misty Peak knew that they no longer had a way out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One after another, stone doors at the back of the mountain were knocked open by a tremendous force, releasing dozens of terrifying auras.
Genying Zhenjun who was in seclusion at Misty Peak appeared one after another as well.
Under the leadership of the Patriarch Ling Jie, over a hundred Genying Zhenjun and nearly a thousand Jin Dan Zhenren were mobilized.
In terms of numbers, they were on par with Blood Crow Palace and their strong foundation was undoubtedly displayed!
However, due to Misty Peak's strict requirements for accepting disciples, there weren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators. In total, there were no more than two thousand people.
Once a great battle broke out, the Foundation Establishment cultivators would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Of course, the final direction of this battle didn't depend on the Foundation Establishment level battlefield, nor did it depend on the Jin Dan or Nascent Soul level battlefield.
Instead, it was the final battle between Return to Void Stage powerhouses!
Ga ga!
The endless Blood Crows let out ear-piercing cries as they charged towards the cultivator army on Misty Peak. They were like a swarm of locusts, causing one's scalp to tingle!
Suddenly!
Following a resounding cry, a powerful aura burst forth from Misty Peak!
A silhouette broke out of seclusion. Her hair was red, and her entire body was emitting a terrifying demonic aura. Her might was rampant, and her gaze was sharp. She was a beautiful woman.
"Senior Crane!"
"Senior Crane is out of seclusion!"
A series of exclamations sounded from Misty Peak as everyone was overjoyed.
The old immortal crane raised her head and looked at the swarm of Blood Crows. Her eyes lit up and a mysterious fluctuation spread out from her glabella. Suddenly, she opened her mouth and spat out a scorching red flame!
Swoosh!
The flame spread out and was a hundred thousand feet tall, burning half the skies red.
Countless Blood Crows turned into ashes without making a single sound.
"Humph!"
The Palace Lord harrumphed softly and soared into the air. With a single thought, a blood-colored bone staff appeared in his hands. There was a skull embedded at the top of the staff that exuded a sinister aura.
"Blood Pattern Curse!"
Waving the blood-colored bone staff in his hands, the Palace Lord muttered incantations. A series of cryptic syllables flowed out and a terrifying energy fluctuation surged through the void!
Suddenly, two beams of blood light shot out from the black sockets of the skull's eye sockets.
As though it was alive, the skull opened its mouth and spat out a green beam of light.
The blood and green beams fused and formed a drop of blood!
When the blood arrived at the top of the old immortal crane's head, it exploded and spread out into a series of strange ripples that descended slowly, binding the old immortal crane within.
Buzz! Buzz!
Buzz! The moment the blood-colored halo formed by the Blood Pattern Curse made contact with the old immortal crane, green smoke rose instantly.
Instantly, the old immortal crane's clothes were corroded and a series of burn marks appeared on her snow-white skin beneath.
"Caw!"
The old immortal crane cried out and her blood qi burst forth. Suddenly, her body expanded and transformed as her flesh expanded and her bones mutated.
Right in front of countless gazes, she transformed into a gigantic ferocious bird that was dozens of feet long that flapped its wings in an attempt to take flight!
The ferocious bird resembled a crane with a red color on its head. Its entire body was green and it burned with fine flames that emitted a scorching heat. It had a sharp beak and was barefoot – it only had a single leg!
"Hmm?"
The Palace Lord's expression changed as he murmured softly, "So, your true form is a pure-blooded ferocious bird!"
The old immortal crane soared into the air and the flames around her burned brightly, refining the power of the Blood Pattern Curse instantly. Her massive body soared into the clouds and looked down at the Palace Lord on the ground with a murderous aura.
"Fufu, if you were at your peak, you might have been able to pose a threat to me. But now, you're merely a beast at the end of your lifespan. There's nothing to fear! "
The Palace Lord sneered and leaped into the air. In the blink of an eye, he had already disappeared into the clouds above the nine heavens.
Even Genying Zhenjun could not reach that height!
Although Perfected Being Jin Dan could soar into the air without the use of any external objects, in reality, there was a limit to how high he could fly and it was only a few hundred feet or so.
There was a powerful force in the world that had a strong restraining effect on cultivators and all living beings!
The higher a cultivator flew, the greater the pressure they had to endure.
For example, Genying Zhenjun had cultivated an Essence Spirit and could resist the restraints of the world on his body, allowing him to leap up to a height of a few thousand feet.
As for the height of several thousand feet, it was already above the clouds and could not be seen with the naked eye. Even Genying Zhenjun could not reach that height – only Void Reversions could fight here!
A huge battle broke out beneath Misty Peak.
The Palace Lord and the old immortal crane clashed as well, releasing a shuddering energy fluctuation that attracted the attention of a few Void Reversions in the distance.
Those Void Reversions came from Iridescent Clouds Palace, True Fire Sect, Southern Mountains Sect and Azure Frost Sect.
Under the lead of four Void Reversions, the armies of the four major sects sped towards Misty Peak.
"Hmm?"
"That old beast sure hid himself well. To think that he's a ferocious bird of the ancient era, the Bi Fang!"
The Bi Fang was a pure-blooded ferocious bird that did not consume grains and was adept at controlling fire.
Rumor has it that the Bi Fang possessed the bloodline of the Phoenix race and was extremely ferocious!
Although the Bi Fang resembled an immortal crane, the most obvious difference was that the Bi Fang only had a single leg on its head!
"It's lucky that the Palace Lord is around. Otherwise, if the four of us were to attack Misty Peak rashly, we might have been wiped out by that old beast!"
"Yes, the Bi Fang is old. Furthermore, I heard that the Palace Lord is one of the Primordial Nine Races. Even if the Bi Fang was at its peak, it might not be a match for him! "
"Let's go! We'll make a move first and join forces with the Palace Lord to kill that old beast as soon as possible! "
After the four Void Reversions communicated with their spirit consciousnesses, they soared into the air and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The armies of the four major sects followed closely behind and would arrive at Misty Peak before long as well!
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