North of the Great Desolation Region, bordering the icefields, rose one lofty spirit mountain after another, with ancient forests standing tall and dense.
Within this tranquil and peaceful spiritual land, birds occasionally swept across the sky. It was a scene of serene, sunlit years.
That was right—this was where the Taiyi Sect's mountain gate stood.
Even under the current circumstances, the spirit vein land here had remained undisturbed and peaceful.
It was not that the Demonic Path forces did not wish to invade this place in force; it was merely because it, too, was protected by a powerful Fourth-tier Formation.
If the Demonic Path forces launched a full-scale assault, True Lord Tai Xuan could preside over this Fourth-tier Formation. Even against three overwhelmingly powerful Demonic Ancestors, they would still have a great chance of victory!
Yet now, True Lord Tai Xuan had already gone to Moon Chasing Palace to personally protect the future hope of the righteous path.
That left the Taiyi Sect utterly hollow!
Boom!
The once-clear sky was instantly shrouded in dark clouds, and the daylight suddenly dimmed.
Upon closer inspection, one would discover that those heavy clouds were not bringing rain. They were thickly wreathed in demonic qi.
Within the clouds, ferocious black spirit warships flew through the air one after another, presenting a vast and shocking sight!
On each of those black spirit warships stood solemn cultivators, arranged into squads from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Judging from the banners hanging from those spirit ship fleets, it was easy to recognize that every one of them came from the Ghost Sword Sect!
And that was not all. On the western lands, a great number of cultivators were likewise driving corpse puppets forward.
The Yin Puppet Sect had come as well!
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