After the time it took to burn an incense stick, the Yunyang flying ship arrived above a mountain valley.
This valley lay hidden amid towering mountains and ridges, surrounded by lush trees and soaring, strange peaks. Its location was exceedingly well concealed.
A fortified settlement had been built within the valley, packed with dense rows of stone houses and wooden towers, with several tall watchtowers rising among them.
In addition, large swathes of Spirit Fields had been opened up along the valley's outskirts and in its deepest reaches.
Looking down upon the valley from above, the settlement's inhabitants and the farmers tilling the Spirit Fields looked like tiny ants.
And the flying ship's sudden appearance was like a hawk descending upon an anthill.
It immediately threw the valley into considerable chaos.
A nearly transparent curtain of light slowly rose from the valley, shrouding the entire fortified settlement!
Clearly, the cultivators stationed in the stronghold had activated the defensive formation.
At the same time, several cultivators rode Magic Tools into the air.
They looked up at the Yunyang flying ship overhead and bowed. "Honored senior, you have descended upon Five Tiger Stronghold. May we ask what brings you here?"
Five Tiger Stronghold was a cultivator settlement inhabited by more than two thousand Rogue Cultivators.
Its scale was among the greatest within several hundred li.
The settlement was controlled by five high-level Qi Condensation cultivators.
Three of them had already reached the peak level.
Together with their large defensive formation, they even possessed the strength to contend with a Purple Mansion cultivator.
Yet before the Yunyang flying ship, these high-level Qi Condensation cultivators trembled with fear, their tones and manner utterly respectful.
"An investigation has now confirmed that Five Tiger Stronghold colluded with the Gray-Eyed Bandits and sheltered Evil Cultivators in hiding."