At a clearing in the Thunder Dove Mountain Range, dozens of Deity Transformation cultivators were engaged in a fierce battle. Judging from their clothing, they were divided into two groups: the Azure Lotus Wang Family and disciples of the Celestial Mystery Sect.
The ground was littered with the broken limbs and shattered remains of numerous Puppet Beasts. The Celestial Mystery Sect was famous throughout the Profound Spirit Continent for its puppet mechanisms, while the Wang Family's Puppet Beasts were also somewhat renowned.
Before this, whenever Wang Family cultivators fought with other cultivators, they had generally gained the upper hand by relying on their Puppet Beasts. This time, however, they were fighting disciples of the Celestial Mystery Sect, and both sides had Puppet Beasts. The Wang Family cultivators could not gain any advantage, and both sides suffered casualties.
More than a dozen corpses lay on the ground. There were Wang Family disciples among them, as well as disciples of the Celestial Mystery Sect. Overall, there were more Wang Family disciples.
This area was the Celestial Mystery Sect's territory, and the Wang Family's influence here was inferior to the sect's. This was different from dealing with the Qian Family. That time, the Wang Family had come prepared, with ample preparations. This battle had broken out rather suddenly, and the Wang Family cultivators had not made many preparations. In addition, being located inland meant that the family's reinforcements could not arrive for some time. The Celestial Mystery Sect's reinforcements, on the other hand, would arrive quickly. With one side waxing and the other waning, the Wang Family cultivators had suffered a minor setback.
Wang Youxin's face was slightly pale. He gripped a golden-red long blade in both hands, its surface carved with flame-like patterns.
A tall young woman stood beside him. She wore