Frontline, Xuanwu Mountain Range.
There was a medium-sized Mystic Metal Mine here. Mystic Metal was a Sixth Order refining material, usually used to craft flying knives and flying swords. This territory was controlled by the Wang Family.
Wang Gonghu, Wang Yier, Wang Jiye, and Wang Lihe were stationed here. Wang Jiye was in command; he had reached the Void Refinement Middle Stage. More than thirty Spirit Transformation Cultivators were also responsible for mining Mystic Metal ore.
In a secret chamber, countless red array markings were engraved across the stone walls. Wang Jiye sat cross-legged on a red meditation cushion, refining a puppet beast.
The stone chamber began shaking violently, and the alarm rang out loudly.
Wang Jiye realized what was happening and hurriedly stopped refining the puppet beast before rushing outside.
A golden light screen covered a radius of thirty thousand miles. Twelve Void Refinement Cultivators were attacking the golden light screen, led by a tall, thin elder in golden robes.
Bian Xiao was in the Void Refinement Middle Stage and hailed from the Sable Race.
This group had a complicated composition. It included members of the Sable Race, Thunder Mantis Race, Blood Frog Race, Azure Crocodile Race, and Ice Silkworm Race.
Bian Xiao had retreated to the rear with Bian Yan. The Lizard Race had given them territory to settle in, allowing them to leave the frontline, and Bian Xiao had felt much more at ease.
Their good days did not last long. The Lizard Race suddenly sent five Body Integration Cultivators as commanders, along with sixty Void Refinement Cultivators, to counterattack the Sky-Bull Mountain Range.
Bian Xiao was responsible for leading the assault on this stronghold. There were four Void Refinement Middle Stage Cultivators and eight Void Refinement Early Stage Cultivators in total.
Bian Xiao looked toward a