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Chapter 940: Chapter 939: Exposure
"So I think, this is totally the work of demon cultivators! They want to divert attention and continue causing trouble in secret," Li Zhirui, with a face full of drunkenness, said loudly before passing out completely.
And those cultivators in the same tavern, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that these words made sense. The once-forgotten demon cultivators were once again thrust into the spotlight.
Even more than before, the cultivators now carried an anger from being played, and began to search everywhere for traces of demon cultivators.
Though they still feared the strength of demon cultivators, thinking about how demon cultivators were just a minority, they believed that under the attack of hundreds of thousands of cultivators, those demon cultivators surely wouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble.
Fueled by that anger, a large number of cultivators joined in the effort to search for demon cultivators.
As the Thousandfold Mountains were in turmoil due to the demon cultivators, news also reached Xiao Yuan Immortal City.
Li Zhirui had spread the news about the demon cultivators, hoping to leverage the power of the Zhang Family, because relying solely on the cultivators from the Thousandfold Mountains, they might not be able to completely eradicate the demon cultivators!
And once the demon cultivators learned their lesson and hid even more cleverly, who knew how many years later, a more terrifying demonic disaster might arise.
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, several Void Refinement and Nascent Soul cultivators came together to the backyard and knocked on the grand door.
As one of the most important revenue sources for the Zhang family, Xiao Yuan Immortal City had a Combined Body Cultivator in place, but he was not involved in mundane affairs, simply acting as a deterrent to petty criminals with his advanced combat power, while these Void Refinement and Nascent Soul cultivators handled the ordinary matters.
Of course, as a Supreme Elder with elevated status, he had to be reported on some important matters.
"Come in," a voice filled with Dao Rhyme called out from the yard.
"Greetings, Supreme Fifth Elder!" Everyone bowed in salute.
"What’s the matter?"
The City Lord, standing at the forefront, bowed slightly and said, "Supreme Fifth Elder, traces of demon cultivators have been discovered in the Thousandfold Mountains. Many cultivators within the city are uneasy. Should we conduct an investigation within the city?"
"Demon cultivators?" Zhang Xuanqi’s tiger-like eyes opened wide, a hint of dark light flashing in them. "Is the news accurate?"
The City Lord briefly recounted the recent events in the Thousandfold Mountains.
Zhang Xuanqi pondered for a moment and then said, "The beast tide event indeed seems too coincidental, but the source of the news is just a Loose Cultivator? Moreover, this person quickly disappeared, as if it was intentional."
"But when dealing with demon cultivators, it’s better to err on the side of caution than let them slip away! Activate the Demon-Seeking Grand Array in the city and prepare to close the city gates."
Zhang Xuanqi was even prepared to personally capture the demon cultivators!
Even though the Zhang family’s region was tens of thousands of miles away from the Demonic Tao stronghold in the West Continent, generally, to get to this place, one must cross the entire East Continent, or detour through the chaotic North Continent, or navigate through the North Sea.
However, each of these routes was not easily traversable.
Therefore, if demon cultivators really appeared, what they sought was certainly no small matter!
"Yes!" The City Lord and others did not expect this elder to take such a rumor so seriously; they had assumed it was some faction in the Thousandfold Mountains using this as a tactic to completely eliminate their rivals.
After all, the power struggles within the mountains were numerous, and conflicts were common.
If not for too many cultivators in the city discussing this matter and even affecting the business of the Immortal City—cultivators fearing to go out because they were frightened of being attacked by demon cultivators, leading to a significant drop in sales of Spiritual Objects—they might not even have come to report this matter to the Supreme Elder.
Keep in mind, the Zhang family was not only the owner of the Immortal City but also operated a large number of shops, and their task was to ensure the family earned plenty of Spirit Stones each year.
After leaving, they turned towards a large hall not far away, which was the hub controlling all the formations of the entire Immortal City.
The process to enter was quite tedious; not only was the City Lord’s Dharma Seal required, but also the Identity Jade of two other Elders, and all three had to deploy a Secret Technique together.
This was done to prevent someone from stealing a Dharma Seal and damaging the hub, causing all the city’s formations to fail and thus plunging it into chaos.
In case of an attack on the Immortal City, the City-Protecting Grand Array would automatically draw in Spiritual Energy to activate fully. Even a Tribulation-Transcending Cultivator would not be able to break the formation for the time being, allowing enough time for the Zhang family to respond and prepare countermeasures.
After entering the hub, an Elder specialized in formations took charge, personally overseeing the grand array.
Buzz—
Only a deep hum was heard as the formation encompassing the entire Immortal City emitted a bright white Spirit Light, spreading throughout the city like ripples in water, ignoring terrain and buildings.
"What is the Zhang family doing?"
Many cultivators murmured, hoping for an explanation from the Zhang family.
"This is not good!"
"Damn! Why did the Zhang family suddenly take action?"
But the demon cultivators hidden within the Immortal City, seeing the radiant Spirit Light, changed their expressions drastically and couldn’t care less about revealing their identities. They only thought of escaping the city.
Because they knew, once discovered, what awaited them would be death! And death was merely the lightest punishment!
Thus, they exerted all their strengths to fly, hoping to escape from the Immortal City as quickly as possible.
Boom!
The incredibly thick gates closed immediately at an unimaginable speed, the loud sound signifying the failure of their escape plans, their faces ashen and frozen in place.
But it was only for a moment; they soon snapped out of it, their eyes revealing a deadly ferocity as they laughed savagely, "If I can’t live, then I will find more company on the Nether Road!"
