NOVPUBBoth of them turned their attention mainly towards Xi Lingbo and Qin Dengyuan, with the focus primarily on Xi Lingbo.
Xi Lingbo hesitated slightly before nodding and said,
"I share the same view as the two Taoist Brothers."
Shangguan Ren couldn’t help but frown upon hearing this; he then turned to look at the Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator:
"Taoist Friend Xun, what do you think?"
The Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator’s expression was calm, seemingly unsurprised by the Three Sects and One Clan’s choice. Skillfully avoiding the highly pointed question, he calmly said,
"There is another method. You could organize a group to make the long journey to Huangji Continent. Take all the believers there and the Evil Gods guarding them into custody. Deprived of the power supplied by incense fire, they would be like rootless duckweed, easy to divide and devour."
"This method is slower but safer."
"This..."
Yan Wenzheng and the others quickly exchanged glances, all showing signs of being stirred by the idea.
Shangguan Ren glanced at the Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator, then spoke up,
"What do you all think? If it seems feasible, let us..."
He cut himself off abruptly.
His expression suddenly became intense as he turned around to stare into the distant horizon.
Yan Wenzheng and the others also, almost at the same moment, turned around, looking in all directions with shocked suspicion.
The Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator also seemed to feel something, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, followed by a touch of regret,
"It seems there’s no need to choose anymore... They have already arrived."
The next moment.
From the north, the east, the west...
Countless black dots rapidly shot from the edge of the sky!
All the Cultivators were at Immortal Ascension Stage; a sweep of their Spiritual Sence revealed that the newcomers were Nascent Soul cultivators of the Incense Fire Dao.
They formed a Great Array, their incense fire Divine Power merging into one.
Though lacking the protection of the Dao Domain, they compensated with sheer numbers, barely boasting the might of the Immortal Ascension stage.
With a howling sound, they swarmed in, obscuring a large part of the sky!
Soon after, hundreds of cold, divine auras appeared one after another.
Divine Masters, first-level, and second-level gods...
With three heads and six arms, or faces green and fanged, or shaped like wells, or resembling lions and tigers, they were grotesque and bizarre in form, indescribably strange.
They appeared in the old skies of the Song State, facing Chen State across the border, staring at Chen State ensconced by the Formation.
Countless indifferent voices merged into one grand voice that resounded through heaven and earth:
"Surrender at once! Submit to our guidance, or else this place shall be leveled!"
The voice shook the heavens and the earth, even causing clouds to instantly scatter.
The ground near Song State, close to Chen State, quickly cracked open, revealing shocking and deep fissures.
On Yuhuang Peak, a dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators from Wanxiang Sect showed shock on their faces.
The Compass they held to maintain the Formation vibrated incessantly, and then with a ’crack’, a fissure formed.
"How, how is this possible... This is a Class V Formation!"
They stared at each other, dumbfounded.
At the same time.
Inside the Ghost Market, more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators sensing the commotion, quickly soared into the sky, their expressions extremely grave as they looked towards the sky outside of Chen State.
Ling Weizi, with green hair and dressed in a green robe, looked gravely at a short cultivator beside him and instructed in a low voice,
"Old Hu, we must be careful this time!"
Hu Zaixi snorted. Although he was extremely solemn inside, he retorted defiantly,
"After resting for so long, I’ve cultivated quite a Dao Secret. It’s a good opportunity to test my skills!"
Ling Weizi had no mood for jesting and quickly scanned their own side with his Spiritual Mind.
Upon realizing that so many Immortal Ascension cultivators from Jin had arrived, his heart eased.
But upon seeing the face of the Ice Daoist among the crowd, he couldn’t help but startle,
"Wang Ba? No, the aura on him..."
The Ice Daoist seemed to have noticed something and slightly turned his head. Upon seeing Ling Weizi and Hu Zaixi, he nodded slightly.
"An Incarnation... has already reached Nascent Soul!"
Ling Weizi couldn’t help but feel both shocked and elated,
"My Martial Nephew’s Incarnation has reached Nascent Soul! His original body must... No, wait!"
He suddenly realized something shocking,
"My Martial Nephew follows the Dao of Dharmas. If the Incarnation breaks through to Nascent Soul, how can he achieve Dharmas become One?"
But at the moment, there was no time for further questions; he could only nod at the Ice Daoist.
He then quickly turned his attention back to the distance.
Outside of Chen State, in the sky.
Three figures shrouded in Divine Light, indiscernible in appearance, came walking on air from afar.
Bright sunlight, in front of these three figures, immediately lost its luster.
With each step, brilliant light shone from underfoot.
Illuminating the entire sky.
The low chanting of countless prayers echoed near and far, reverberating in everyone’s ears.
The three figures looked far away, but after only three steps,
They stood high at the border of Chen State’s Formation, overlooking all the Cultivators and living beings within Chen State...
No faces could be seen, only three pairs of indifferent pale silver eyes.
On the right, the figure shrouded in holy Divine Light stepped forward, its voice high and might, as if filled with countless battles, suffering, and wails:
"The cultivators of Jin and Yan fail to recognize the mandate of heaven; they act perversely and against the natural order. If you do not surrender and revere the Mother Goddess, you shall be swept away, and your lineage will never transcend!"
Winds howled fiercely.
Shangguan Ren, hands behind his back, looked at the three figures embedded in Divine Light, scoffing,
"Clowns dare to spout such nonsense here!"
Then he looked up and around, raising his voice,
"Most of the Kingdom of Immortals’ Evil Gods have gathered here. It’s the rarest of opportunities to eradicate them..."
"Taoist Brothers, can you really afford to miss such a chance?"
Everyone was filled with uncertainty, only Yan Wenzheng and a few others in the loop tensed up.
