The earth shook and the heavens swayed; mountains and rivers trembled alike.
Fierce, scarlet Killing Intent surged out from amidst the peaks of Mount Tao Capital, like thick pillars of blood-colored light tearing through the vault of heaven.
On the mountain path leading to the summit of Vast Sun Peak.
"Quick! Once we reach the summit, we'll be at the Sunburst Shrine!"
"Martial Uncle, you have to hold on!"
"What kind of ghost Monsters are those? They're simply too terrifying..."
A group of cultivators drove their treasures through the rolling blood mist, charging toward the mountaintop.
At their head was Xie Yunyan, the Sword-Bearing Woman from the Azure Firmament Sword Sect.
It was obvious that their group had gone through a brutal battle, and all of them bore injuries.
The short Old Man in particular was covered in blood and unconscious, carried on the back of a tall man.
When they reached the summit and saw the ancient buildings reduced to ruins, everyone froze.
"Even the Sunburst Shrine has been destroyed..."
Someone spoke in shock, face pale.
According to legend, the Sunburst Shrine was the secluded cultivation grounds of the Mount Tao Capital Lord, a Pure Land where ghosts and gods alike dared not approach.
And as far as they knew, although Mount Tao Capital had undergone a drastic change and become a supremely ominous ghost domain—
Over the years, whenever cultivators came to this mountain in search of opportunities, as long as they hid within the Sunburst Shrine when danger struck, they would escape disaster unscathed.
Yet now, the Sunburst Shrine had already become a field of ruins!
Everyone's hearts went cold.
"We no longer have any chance of escaping Mount Tao Capital. For now, we can only take shelter here. As long as we endure through tonight, we'll