In the Thousand King Mountain's Heavenly Origin Residence in the Eternal Battle Fort, a beam of black and white light suddenly lit up. When the light dissipated, a figure appeared.
It was Chen Zong.
Chen Zong's expression was calm, but there was some shock in his eyes.
Just a moment ago, he had been advancing on the Ancient Road of Stars, successfully raising his Low Rank Spiritual Body to a Mid Rank Spiritual Body. When he wanted to continue advancing, something unexpected happened.
Not only did the pressure become stronger, making it harder for him to advance, but terrifying starlight also fell from the sky.
The starlight fell like rain, and he tried his best to dodge it. He mustered all his strength and continued advancing. He advanced a few hundred meters, constantly dodging the starlight's bombardment.
Under the threat of the starlight rain, Chen Zong found that his Spiritual Body seemed to be actively absorbing the surrounding aura, making the nourishment of his body more obvious.
However, after advancing a few hundred meters, he was still unable to avoid the bombardment of the starlight rain and was hit by a beam of starlight.
It was directly destroyed like a hot knife through butter.
Chen Zong still remembered the feeling of his entire body being crushed from the top to the bottom of his head. Thinking back, he felt a great sense of horror.
However, the Ancient Road of Stars was really amazing. Even if one died on the Ancient Road of Stars, it was not true death. Instead, one would return to where they came from without any loss.
However, there was a restriction. Once one died on the Ancient Road of Stars, the next time one entered would have to wait a year.
A year in the Void of the Universe was the so-called Universal Year. It was equivalent to ten years in other worlds. It was not short at all.
If one did not die on the Ancient Road of Stars, but voluntarily exited the Ancient Road of Stars, one could enter again after a month. It was ten times the time difference.
However, there was no other way. When encountering the starlight rain, even if he used all his means and abilities, he would still be hit in the end.
If he wanted to enter again, it would have to be a year later.
As for now, it was time to cultivate.
In addition to the improvement of his Spiritual Body, he also had a deeper understanding of movement techniques in the Ancient Road of Stars. He needed to go into seclusion for a while to adapt to his improved Physique. When he came out, he believed that he would be even stronger.
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In just a few short years, Grand Luo City of the Tianyuan Sacred Region had changed greatly.
Darkness enveloped the land, covering an area of a million square meters. It was so dark that it was impossible to see what was inside. Just looking at it would cause one's heart to palpitate and be indescribably shocked. It would make one's hair stand on end from the depths of their soul.
This place had become a desolate region. No cultivator dared to come close. Even if it was a million meters away from the Dark Desolate Region, it was still filled with a deathly cold aura that made people feel very uncomfortable.
Because before this, there were cultivators who had charged in with the determination to die to find out what was going on. In the end, they really did not return.
Later on, another Seven Star expert led a group of half-step Great Saints into the Dark Domain. In the end, he was the only one who escaped with serious injuries. This indicated that he had encountered a situation in the Dark Domain and died not long after.
His injuries were too severe. He had only managed to escape because of his will to live.
In the Dark Desolate Region, there was a ghost city where a large number of Purgatory Ghost Race troops were stationed. There were many Purgatory Ghost Race experts guarding it.
Even if an Eight Star or Nine Star expert entered, they might not be able to leave safely. They might even lose their lives.
The Purgatory Ghost Race was a very terrifying fighting race. They were cruel and bloodthirsty, devouring life to strengthen themselves.
It had been more than a year since the Purgatory Ghost Gate had opened. Nearly two years had passed, and the Profound World had changed greatly.
In the beginning, no one knew about the Purgatory Ghost Race. Now, the Purgatory Ghost Race army had invaded the Profound World on a large scale and occupied the territory of Grand Luo City as their headquarters. They had extended their ghost claw to the neighboring territories of Grand Stellar City, Grand Radiance City, and Grand Wind City.
The Purgatory Ghost Race had officially taken root in the Profound World.
When Chen Xiu of the Shura Sect discovered the Purgatory Ghost Race and learned a lot of information, he immediately returned to the Shura Sect to make arrangements.
However, man proposes, God disposes.
Not to mention, when Chen Xiu spread the news to the outside of Tai Luo City, not everyone believed him. Most of them were skeptical.
There was nothing wrong with being skeptical. After all, if they didn't see it with their own eyes, they wouldn't believe it so easily.
Every expert had their own perseverance. To a certain extent, this was a good habit.
However, this habit was not good at this moment. The Purgatory Ghost Race's efficiency was astonishing. By the time everyone realized that something was wrong, it was already too late.
Although Chen Xiu knew about it in advance, in the entire Grand Luo City, only the Shura Sect could resist the Purgatory Ghost Race.
Moreover, in the entire Shura Sect, other than himself, there were only two elite Six Star experts, a few Five Star experts, and a few Four Star experts who could fight against the Purgatory Ghost Race. The others were completely useless. If they rushed up, they would only be devoured by the Purgatory Ghost Race.
Even the Silver Blade King, the Heaven Battering King, and the others couldn't do it. At best, they were only at the level of a Superior Ghost Soldier.
Perhaps they had a chance of winning in a one-on-one battle, but the Purgatory Ghouls weren't just a few kittens. Just the ghouls alone numbered in the thousands. In other words, there were thousands of four-star to six-star Purgatory Ghouls, not to mention the dozens of seven-star Purgatory Ghouls Generals.
One had to admit that Chen Xiu's decision was correct. He made a prompt decision. Other than spreading the news to alert the other forces, he also arranged for the Shura Sect to retreat.
As for the Asura Secret Realm, he could only give it up temporarily. Fortunately, he had already obtained the greatest opportunity in the Asura Secret Realm. He could only wait until he defeated the Purgatory Ghost Race and take back the Asura Peak.
As for the Asura Secret Realm, it was impossible to open it without the corresponding method. It was left behind by the Asura Demon Lord. No matter how powerful the Purgatory Ghost Race was, they couldn't force it open.
As long as the Asura Secret Realm existed, the Shura Sect could reclaim the Asura Peak in the future. They could build palaces and other things, and prosper again.
Retreat!
Naturally, it was to retreat from the Great Luo City.
The Purgatory Ghost Race came with great momentum, and their strength was tyrannical and terrifying. No matter how confident Chen Xiu was, he didn't have the confidence to face the entire Purgatory Ghost Race alone.
Retreating was a must. Otherwise, he might die in battle.
Before retreating, he had to fulfill his duty as the ruler of the Great Luo City. That was to bring those who were willing to leave with him. Among them were some small sects, some rogue cultivators, and some ordinary people.
To ordinary people, it was hard to accept leaving their homes. Therefore, not everyone was willing to leave.
Since that was the case, Chen Xiu didn't force them. Everyone had their own choice. Whether they believed or not, it was up to them. Of course, they had to bear the consequences.
At the end of the day, the main body Chen Zong was never a gentle and decisive person with the mentality of Mother Mary, let alone the Asura Avatar Chen Xiu.
A person's character and temperament were more or less affected by the cultivation technique they cultivated. Although Chen Xiu was Chen Zong's avatar, his character was different from Chen Zong's.
The reason why he spread the news, brought a group of people who were willing to leave with him, and personally went to hunt down the ghost race's vanguard was only to fulfill his duty as the Shura Sect.
If Chen Xiu was alone with his sword, he wouldn't have cared so much. It was only a matter of time before who lived and who died. He failed to live up to expectations or made the right choice.
The Purgatory Ghost Race moved quickly.
First, the vanguard appeared. Not long after, the real army appeared. There were more than a thousand ghost soldiers and ten ghost generals. Their battle strength was terrifying to the extreme. Even if Chen Xiu unleashed his full battle strength, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.
At most, he could kill a portion of them, but he might die from exhaustion.
A thousand Purgatory Ghost Race wasn't something a thousand Four to Six Star half-step Great Saints could compare to.
Not to mention, there were ten ghost generals. One of them was even a Nine Star Ghost General.
How could he fight?
Unfortunately, those who were doubtful or unwilling to leave had their vitality devoured by the Purgatory Ghost Race. They became nutrients for the Purgatory Ghost Race to become stronger.
Although Chen Xiu was unwilling to leave, there was nothing he could do.
Everything was because he wasn't strong enough.
There was always someone better than him. He had to strive to improve himself.
Fortunately, there were still a small portion of people who left before the ghost race's army appeared. They went to other territories. Moreover, they were protected by the experts and disciples of the Shura Sect.
Although there were some inevitable casualties along the way, most of them survived.
As for the sects in the territory of Tai Luo City, especially the Heavenly Luo Sect, because of their hatred for the Shura Sect, they ignored Chen Xiu's announcement. The result was that they were annihilated by the Purgatory Ghost Race and became nutrients for the Purgatory Ghost Race.
This kind of consequence inevitably caused people to sigh endlessly.
Now, with the passage of time, Tai Luo City was no longer the Tai Luo City of a year ago.
In a short period of time, it was as if the sea had turned into mulberry fields.
There was no vitality in the current Tai Luo City. There was not a single living person to be found. Yin Qi and Death Qi overlapped and permeated the air. Ferocious looking dried corpses could be seen everywhere. There were also ghost soldiers.
The territory of Tai Luo City was now the headquarters of the Purgatory Ghost Race when they invaded the Highest Mystery World. Even the neighboring territories of Tai Gang City, Tai Ming City, and Tai Feng City were affected and attacked by the Purgatory Ghost Race.
Because of this, the sects in the other territories of the Highest Mystery World became aware of the strength of the Purgatory Ghost Race.
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In the Highest Mystery World, there were three top forces. The most famous one was the Great Mystery Holy Palace.
In addition, there were two other forces. They were slightly weaker than the Great Mystery Holy Palace but much stronger than the other forces. They were the Tai Yuan Hall and the Mysterious Sky Mountain.
In the previous Great Mystery Saint Board, the second and third elite Eight Star experts were the Sect Masters of the Tai Yuan Hall and the Mysterious Sky Mountain respectively.
Of course, the ranking of the second and third was not necessarily accurate. There was no complete conclusion as to which of the Sect Masters of the two top forces was stronger.
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