City Lord Liu's words finally restored a little of everyone's spirit. He drew another deep breath and said:
"Chuyun City has suddenly suffered such a massive upheaval. There is no way the outside world hasn't noticed. As long as we can hold out until the people from the Evil Warding Department arrive, we will definitely be saved. So, we have three tasks now."
"First, although this fog is strange, it doesn't seem to be aggressive. We don't know what its true purpose is, or why it is blocking our vision. We must find a way to figure that out, and do our best to stop the fog from spreading into the city. Ideally, we should also find a way to eliminate it. I hope all the sect masters can organize your disciples and complete this task."
"Second, take turns patrolling the city with the city-defense soldiers. Calm the citizens and tell them to close their doors and windows and stay indoors as much as possible. At the same time, keep an eye out for anything unusual in the city and report any situation immediately."
"Third, with this fog blanketing the area, even our voice transmission stones can't contact the outside world. It isn't realistic to wait for the outside to discover the problem in a short time. We don't know what is happening outside, and they don't know what is happening inside. So, Sect Masters, I hope two of you will step forward and leave the city with me to seek a way out."
City Lord Liu paused. After looking around at the six silent sect masters beside him, he closed his eyes and let out a mournful sigh. Unable to bear it, he said:
"Even Senior Brother Gu failed to make it back, which means this journey is very