Time flew by, and three months passed. The Mystic Weight Sect officially launched a full-scale assault on Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace.
The Mystic Weight Sect had prepared for three months, and Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace had long since caught wind of it and stood ready in stern formation.
Ten flying ships of the Mystic Weight Sect filled the sky, accompanied by over two hundred spirit boats. In a mighty procession, they crashed through the clouds and flew before Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace.
At this time, a late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator with white hair and beard, and little lifespan remaining, flew out from Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace. Claiming to be the marketplace's Grand Elder, he loudly cursed at the Mystic Weight Sect's flying ships and spirit boats, accusing the sect of brutality and tyranny, of leaving rogue cultivators no way to live, and of launching an unjustified campaign, hoping to crush the Mystic Weight Sect disciples' fighting spirit.
However, Li Xuanxiao understood warfare as well. Before the army set out, he had already given the Mystic Weight Sect disciples a morale speech, striking directly at the heart of the matter and making them understand that they were fighting for their own interests.
Thus, Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace's calculations largely came to nothing.
Ignoring the Five Hopes Mountain Grand Elder's shouts, Li Xuanxiao called out gravely toward Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace, demanding its surrender.
Once he confirmed that this final attempt at persuasion was useless, Li Xuanxiao gave the order in a deep voice, "Attack!"
At his command, the Mystic Weight Sect disciples immediately launched an assault on Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace. The marketplace's mountain-guarding grand array was of a fairly high grade and easily withstood their attack. Moreover, the cultivators within Five Hopes Mountain Marketplace counterattacked the Mystic Weight Sect