The Tianli Sect's Red Rock Continent base was built within a mountain valley.
Relying on the surrounding mountains, they had erected an enormous defensive formation spanning hundreds of miles. Like a thin veil of mist, it shrouded heaven and earth, while cultivators periodically flew along its edges on patrol.
Heavenly Vessels also drifted through the skies, inspecting every movement around the formation.
Within the valley, powerful cultivators had used supreme might to raise building after building, forming a defensive fortress. Tens of thousands of cultivators had gathered here now, making the place exceptionally lively. Cultivators frequently streaked across the sky.
The four entrances to the valley had been made into exits and entrances for the formation, making them even busier.
Teams of hunting squads would occasionally fly back from the wilderness and descend into the valley, passing inspection before entering the Tianli Sect base.
Because of the full eruption of the Fog Tide, vast numbers of exotic beasts had emerged from the wilderness, temporarily bringing the slaughter with the Mechanical Empire to a halt. Both sides were doing everything they could to clear the powerful exotic beasts within their respective territories.
The whistle of swords cut through the sky as a group of five flew on swords toward the valley.
"Flying on swords—this is a Transcendent Realm hunting squad. They weren't hunting exotic beasts, though. Look, they even have someone tied up. Did they capture someone from the Mechanical Empire?"
"Who is that skinny old man? He looks like a gust of wind could blow him over. Can someone like that go to war?"
"Looks like he's one of ours. Two Transcendent Realm Martial Uncles are supporting him?"
The cultivators waiting outside the valley to enter the base all looked puzzled at the group that had appeared. Five people flew