A quarter of an hour later, three streaks of escaping light suddenly shot out from the mountain where the City Lord's Mansion stood, streaking toward Tongxian Hall.
At the same time, teams of armored soldiers in uniform appeared throughout Cold Wind City. Each team was led by two Ghost Lord realm cultivators. Within each formation were thirty-six Ghost Marshal cultivators, while one hundred and eight Ghost General cultivators stood around the perimeter.
Those Ghost General and Ghost Marshal cultivators all held identical long halberds. An astonishing pressure emanated from the halberds; judging from their aura alone, they were actually on par with the natal magic treasures of early Ghost Lord cultivators.
At this moment, more than a dozen Ghost Lord cultivators had already gathered at the only two city gates of Cold Wind City, while the Ghost Marshal cultivators numbered in the hundreds.
The positions occupied by those Ghost Marshal cultivators coincided with some kind of formation. A formation jointly formed by several hundred Ghost Marshal cultivators was clearly extraordinary without even needing to think about it.
The two city gates of Cold Wind City had already been completely shut. A layer of Restrictive Spell light flickered incessantly over the walls and gates. Although Cold Wind City had not fully activated its city-protection formation, even so, it was not something several peak Ghost Lord cultivators could break through.
Seeing the cultivators of Cold Wind City acting as though they faced a formidable enemy, the many cultivators staying in the city all fell silent. Some whose consciences troubled them even revealed looks of terror, but most chose to watch from the sidelines.
Everyone began seeking out acquaintances and inquiring about what had happened in Cold Wind City.
In barely a moment, news that shocked the entire Cold Wind City reached everyone's