North of the Qingling Region lay a vast, boundless grassland.
Grass swayed beneath soaring orioles, and when the wind swept through, it stirred layer upon layer of green ripples, a sight of magnificent grandeur.
Though the scenery here was beautiful, the spiritual energy was terribly scarce. The spiritual energy in the world was thin, no different from the mundane mortal realm.
Only a handful of spiritual veins lay deep within the grasslands, making the cultivation environment exceedingly harsh.
Yet it was precisely around these few spiritual veins that a Sacred Hall Tribe had been forcibly sustained!
This Sacred Hall Tribe was the Immortal Dao Faction that guarded the entire grassland. They had secluded themselves here and rarely traveled south to interact with other Immortal Dao Factions.
Of course, this was not absolute. If special circumstances arose, they would not mind heading south to do something.
For example, when the Shangqing Sect had once produced an Exquisite Treasure Body, they joined forces with the Tianhe Sect in an attempt to break into the Shangqing Sect and seize the origin of the Exquisite Treasure Body.
Another example was when they learned some time ago that the Lingyun Sect, which now dominated the entire Qingling Region, possessed a thousand-year Dragon Blood Vine!
Where several grassland spiritual veins converged, a massive and towering stone hall stood tall, surrounded by one domed tent after another.
The cultivators who moved about here dressed strangely. They wore furs from all kinds of demonic beasts, with bone ornaments resembling wolf fangs hanging from their necks and wrists.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
All of a sudden, solemn bells rang out from within the stone hall, quickly spreading into the distance.
All the grassland cultivators stopped what they were doing and emerged from their dwellings, looking toward the stone hall with