Eastern Wasteland, Hundred Insects Mountains.
Within a gigantic valley surrounded by mountains on three sides stood a massive city over a hundred zhang tall. Buildings filled the city, and large numbers of cultivators could be seen within.
Inside a magnificent Golden Palace, a fair-faced White-Robed Scholar sat in the seat of honor. Wang Qingshan and over a dozen Core Formation Cultivators stood respectfully at his side.
The White-Robed Scholar was Jun Qianshang, Chongyang Academy's newly advanced Nascent Soul Cultivator and one of the academy's key protégés.
In this great war, the Seven Great Immortal Sects had all dispatched their elite disciples to resist the Demon Race.
As a newly advanced Nascent Soul Cultivator, Jun Qianshang was responsible for overseeing this Hundred Insects Mountains stronghold and guarding its supplies.
Supplies from the rear were continuously delivered here before being transferred onward to the frontline, making this place extremely important.
Jun Qianshang's gaze swept across Wang Qingshan and the others as he said gravely, "You have all fought the Demon Race and earned no small amount of merit. This place is very safe. Rest and recuperate here in peace, and guard these supplies well—that will be your greatest contribution."
Wang Qingshan and the others were among the first batch of Core Formation Cultivators to fight the Demon Race, and their contributions had been considerable. All of them were injured and had been transferred to the rear to recuperate before being sent back to the frontline.
The upper echelons of the human race employed a rotation system. In this Demon Race invasion, the Seven Great Immortal Sects had sent out all their sect elites to battle the Demon Race. Myriad Flowers Palace had dispatched Liu Meier, while Corpse Yin Sect had sent Fang Mu. Myriad Ghosts Valley had been rather unfortunate—their eldest senior