"When we received news of the invasion of cultivators from the Yuheng Continent, several cultivators fled to the Ancient Sword Sect's territory. Those cultivators were originally in the Unsullied Palace's territory about fifteen thousand kilometers to the west of the Ancient Sword Sect." Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said, "However, a group of cultivators from the Yuheng Continent pretended to be surviving cultivators. When the Unsullied Palace released the restrictions and let them in, they suddenly attacked and killed several of the Unsullied Palace's top figures in one go. Then, they defeated the Unsullied Palace and the cultivators from the Tianxuan Continent gathered there. If it weren't for the fact that the Yuheng Continent cultivators were also afraid of the monster beasts and didn't dare to recklessly pursue them, all of the Profound Sky Continent cultivators there would've been killed or captured alive. None of them would've been able to escape. "
After a short pause, Xu Lingfeng continued, "A day ago, the Ancient Sword Sect sent a cultivator to scout the area mysteriously disappeared. Later on, the Ancient Sword Sect sent a cultivator to investigate and found traces of a battle. The Ancient Sword Sect feared that the Yuheng Continent cultivators would harm them, so all of the great cultivators of the sects around us secretly rushed over. Our Sect Masters and Sect Masters of the Immortal Ascension Sect are also there right now. I'm the only Jin Dan cultivator overseeing this place. Otherwise, the Sect Masters of our two sects would've come out personally to welcome you."
"So you're saying that your sects are currently in an alliance?" Weisuo looked at Xu Lingfeng and continued to ask.
"With the current situation, even if one or two of our sects can survive this beast tide, we'll be severely lacking in resources in the future." Xu Lingfeng smiled bitterly. "To tell the truth, although our Immortal Ascension Sect and Mingyun Sect reacted quickly and retreated from two cities to this place, the number of cultivators we lost along the way was also shocking. If senior were to visit Centipede Ridge right now, you'd see that our Centipede Ridge is smaller than even the smallest city. Only a few markets can provide some spirit pills and artifacts, and these quantities are extremely limited. Even if we've accumulated a lot of monster cores and materials suitable for artifact refinement, the other materials required for artifact refinement and pill refinement are extremely scarce. Even if we can gather them in the future, we won't have enough manpower for artifact refinement and pill refinement with just one or two cultivator gathering points."
"I am afraid that at least half of the martial artists in the Tian Xuan Land have fallen in this beast tide. Even if things calm down now and the cities are able to communicate with one another, the supply of magic tools and spirit pills on the market will be reduced by more than half in the next few years. Furthermore, demon beasts will run rampant outside, making life even more dangerous for the surviving cultivators. They will have to use everything they have sparingly. "The Old Man In Green Clothes couldn't help but mutter in Weisuo's ear.
"Do you know which sect of the Yuheng Continent's cultivators were the ones who ambushed the Unsullied Palace?" Weisuo asked calmly.
"I don't know. I only heard from the surviving cultivators that there were at least three great Jin Dan cultivators among the Yuheng Continent cultivators who attacked them. Moreover, one of them was a white-robed cultivator who was completely enveloped in a dense white Qi, making it impossible to see his figure. The Unsullied Palace had no match for him at all. Several powerful cultivators were killed by a streak of pale white light in an instant." Xu Lingfeng took a deep breath and answered. Only now did he seem to be able to breathe freely in front of Weisuo after speaking so much with Weisuo.
Wei Suo's fame and that indescribable aura were too shocking to him. It made him feel as if there was a huge mountain pressing down on his head.
"These are the cultivators I met along the way. Take them into the Centipede Ridge. I also want to take a look at the ridge," Weisuo said after a moment of thought.
Weisuo was now very steady in his actions. He wanted to see if Xu Lingfeng was telling the truth with his own eyes.
"Senior Wei, please." Xu Lingfeng turned around and led the way without any hesitation.
Soon, Weisuo's group entered the area shrouded in white spirit mist.
A twenty-meter-tall wall of fine gold that flickered with a cold metallic luster soon appeared before everyone's eyes.
The place where the Immortal Ascension Sect and Misty Cloud Sect were located had a circumference of two hundred kilometers. All of the buildings were very close together. Moreover, the buildings inside were also cast from fine gold and formed a circular shape, like rings of city walls. Rather than calling it a small city, it would be more accurate to call it a huge fortress.
The ground of the city was also covered in a thick layer of Essence Gold, which could prevent Demonic Beasts from attacking from underground. Moreover, there were many towers in the city that were similar to the Heavenly Sword Hall. These towers were also made of Essence Gold, and their bodies were covered with pieces of Demonic Beast carapace that were engraved with runes, which looked like shields. On top of the towers, there were only a few small windows that cultivators could use to cast their magic tools.
Without a large number of high level demon beasts, it would be difficult for low level demon beasts to break through these towers.
At this moment, the fortress-like city was densely packed with cultivators. Most of the cultivators weren't cultivating in seclusion. Instead, they were doing their best to increase the restrictions and defenses of the surrounding buildings.
"The defensive power of such a city is more than ten times that of the previous city." When the green-robed old man saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment before he couldn't help but mutter, "I wonder where they got so much adamantine."
"Right now, everyone is afraid of death. Even if they have spirit stones, they won't be able to buy anything. Most people will naturally take out everything they have. That's human nature. Once the crisis is over, most people will be selfish again and seek their own benefits. It won't be like this anymore. "Sky Ling Longtian harrumphed.
"This place should be safe for now. You can stay here. I'm going to take a look at the Ancient Sword Sect." Seeing that the situation in the city was similar to what Xu Lingfeng said, the Immortal Ascension Sect and Misty Cloud Sect seemed to have built a new city here and didn't completely oppress or enslave the other cultivators, Weisuo bid farewell to the several dozen cultivators behind him.
"Many thanks for Senior Wei's life-saving grace. We will remember this!" The several dozen cultivators behind him all expressed their thanks. Xu Lingfeng also had a joyful expression. "If Senior Wei goes to the Ancient Sword Sect, then no matter how many cultivators from the Alioth Continent come, they will all be seeking their own deaths."
"There is always someone stronger. No one knows if there is a sect from the Alioth Continent that has greater power than me. For now, don't spread the news of my arrival. "
After Weisuo specifically said this to Xu Lingfeng, he floated away with Linglong Tian. After his trip to the Silent Frost Continent, his knowledge had been greatly broadened. He knew that the Immortal Ascension Sect and the other sects were likely using the soaring flames to spread news. This method could quickly spread news tens of thousands of kilometers away and was even faster than Weisuo's Insightful Void Step Technique.
In a valley, an area with a radius of several hundred kilometers was enveloped by a layer of azure spirit light.
At the periphery of this several hundred kilometer area, there was an abyss that was over two thousand feet wide and six to seven thousand feet deep, making this area shrouded in azure spirit light look like an isolated island. The surrounding abyss was like a huge moat. Countless lights flashed within it, and it was clear that many restrictions had been set up.
Many streaks of light circled around, clearly indicating that there were at least several hundred cultivators continuing to set up formations and restrictions.
Above the azure spirit light, there were small groups of streaks of light patrolling the surroundings as if they were facing a great enemy.
Within the azure spirit light, the defensive posture was extremely excessive. All of the buildings were gathered together and stacked on top of each other, forming a small mountain.
Moreover, there were only a few small windows between the buildings that could be used to cast spells. If demon beasts or other cultivators attacked, they would have to first destroy these buildings before killing the cultivators inside.
At the highest point of these buildings was a white jade palace. The palace was completely engraved with extremely profound runes, and the interior of the palace was like a reception hall. There were many white jade lotus thrones, and on one of the walls, there was a restriction that flashed with crystal light, constantly displaying the scene within a radius of several thousand miles.
At this moment, there were a dozen or so cultivators inside the palace. They all had extraordinary auras and the majesty of a superior.
Originally, these cultivators were all solemnly discussing something, but all of a sudden, several of them turned to look at the wall in astonishment.
Seeing this, the other cultivators were startled and immediately looked over as if they were facing a great enemy.
In the image, there was a flash of brilliance in the distant sky and a speck of light appeared. Then, this speck of light flashed and moved an astonishing distance in the void.
"Who is it? Such astonishing speed!" A cultivator exclaimed.
In almost the blink of an eye, the speck of light jumped several times and became very large. There seemed to be two figures inside.
"Dong!"
Immediately after, a piercing sound of alarm rang out, and the cultivators patrolling outside had already discovered this escape light.
The streak of light approached at an astonishing speed. Inside was a young man in azure robes and a short, red-faced man.
"How is this possible!"
Within the white jade stone palace, a middle-aged scholarly cultivator in yellow jade robes caught sight of the azure-robed young man's appearance and immediately cried out in disbelief.
"Brother Xiao, what's wrong? Do you recognize this person?" The other cultivators immediately asked quickly.
"This person's face … is exactly the same as the person who wiped out the Heavenly Sword Sect." The middle-aged scholarly cultivator took a deep breath and said in shock.
"What? How is this possible!" The other cultivators were shocked.
"This person's power is extraordinary … and I have seen this person with my own eyes. Don't act rashly. I will go out and see this person first!" The middle-aged scholarly cultivator took a deep breath again. Without the slightest pause, he directly turned into a yellow light and rushed out.
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