A Major Incident

"What is that!? What is that!?"

Su Yu could clearly feel the tremor in her heart.

It was a fear akin to that of an ordinary person facing a prehistoric beast.

Just one glance is enough to send chills down your spine, as if you've fallen into an abyss.

Not only him, but almost all cultivators above the Celestial Person level with keen senses were plunged into this nameless and immense fear.

It was terrifying.

"The Supreme Elder... is going to fight that kind of monster!?"

As Qi Sheng spoke, his lips trembled slightly.

He didn't know where their fear came from, but the unease in their hearts surged and overwhelmed them, making it impossible for them to even think calmly.

After all, the era of the Creator was too far removed from theirs.

Even a true immortal who is said to be able to exist for a thousand years would have been a minor figure a thousand years ago. They might not have witnessed the true form of the Creator. So much so that even now, even if the Creator's true form flashes before their eyes, and even if they feel a fear that originates from their very souls, they still cannot recognize the identity of this terrifying monster.

Compared to the trembling and fear of the two, Liu Feiyun's body was also trembling slightly.

"Nothing will happen, nothing will happen, the Supreme Elder... will definitely be able to defeat that monster and return safely."

She gripped the jade talisman that Gu Jinlai handed her tightly, constantly encouraging herself and igniting her belief. "I will!"

"We cannot just stand by and do nothing!"

After a long while, Qi Shengcai finally emerged from the unspeakable fear. "We must help the Supreme Elder."

"Help..."

Su Yu's eyes were filled with helplessness. "We only caught a glimpse of that monster from afar, and before we could even see its true form, we had already lost the courage to fight it... Even the ancient immortals weren't confident of defeating it, and even... we were prepared for the worst..."

"We can't help, but the Holy Dynasty can! That kind of monster doesn't seem like a human cultivator; it's more like..."

Qi Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "It's Demonic Spirit!"

"Demonic Spirit!?"

At this moment, Liu Feiyun also suddenly realized. "If it is Demonic Spirit, then it belongs to the Demonic Beasts camp. Faced with such an enemy, even the peerless Void Immortal of the Holy Dynasty has to lend a hand."

After saying that, she quickly took out a token.

This is the supervisory order given when the Holy Dynasty appointed the Supervisory Commissioner of Gu Jinlai, which grants the ability to directly contact peerless immortals like Duanmu Chengyun.

Gu Jinlai, these tokens have been tampered with, and in order to facilitate their early arrival to seal off the city, they were given to her.

As Liu Feiyun activated the token, a burst of light and shadow was soon projected from within.

It was Duanmu Chengyun, the master of Wuji Cave Heaven.

"Ancient Immortal..."

Duanmu Chengyun was about to greet her with a smile, but then he realized that the person who activated the token was not Gu Jinlai. He was surprised, and after a moment, he recognized Liu Feiyun: "You are True Disciple and the holder of the divine weapon Purple Dragon Sword? How did this token end up in your hands? Where is Gu Zhenxian?"

"The Supreme Elder sensed danger not long ago and hurriedly left to find a suitable location to deal with the attack. And the attacker... most likely, is the Demonic Spirit!"

Liu Feiyun hurriedly said, "This Demonic Spirit must be extremely powerful. It seems that even the Supreme Elder is unable to deal with it. I implore everyone in the Holy Dynasty to lend a helping hand for the sake of fighting for the common people!"

"Demonic Spirit!? Demonic Spirit even ancient immortals could sense as dangerous!?"

Duanmu Chengyun's expression changed.

However, he immediately asked, "Where did Elder Gu choose as the location for the attack?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a super-large Demon Realm rift located 12,000 miles outside of Sun City."

"Sun City? I see!"

Duanmu Chengyun quickly disconnected the communication between the supervisory authorities.

"Demonic Spirit that no one Gu Jinlai has been confident in dealing with..."

While sending messages to his spies in Jiaoyang City, instructing them to report back on the situation there, he also summoned a group of peerless immortals to discuss matters.

Their strength, Gu Jinlai, was evident to all a few months ago!

If a new, terrifying Demon Realm spirit, so powerful that it has been impossible to subdue it throughout Gu Jinlai, were to appear in the demon Demonic Spirit...

For the Holy Dynasty, that was an unpredictable event, like the sky falling down.

Before long, Zhang Yingzhen, Zhao Piaomiao, Dong Xuanzi, and Su Xin arrived.

"What happened?"

"Another emergency meeting? There have been more meetings lately than in recent years. Could it be that Gu Jinlai has come up with some other idea again?"

The four men asked with serious expressions.

"Please take a look, everyone."

Duanmu Chengyun handed over a piece of intelligence.

The Imperial Household oversees the forty-nine cities of the Holy Dynasty.

Paying close attention to this unique true immortal, the only one of his Gu Jinlai this holy dynasty, is of paramount importance.

Upon learning that Gu Jinlai was about to purge Jiaoyang City, he had already sent people to investigate. As a result, when the several peerless Void Immortals arrived, the first wave of information about Jiaoyang City had already reached Duanmu Chengyun.

This is the intelligence report that Duanmu Chengyun handed to Zhang Yingzhen, Zhao Piaomiao, and others.

The four of them looked at it one by one, and their expressions quickly became serious.

"A terrifying being that resembles Demonic Spirit!? Have the Demonic Beasts finally unleashed their Demonic Spirit?"

"Gu Jinlai, they've been so terrified that they fled in panic, prepared to die on the spot!? Gu Jinlai, that's a venerable immortal who has lived in this world!?"

"There's a problem here. If that being that terrifies everyone is truly Demonic Spirit, why did Gu Jinlai lead it towards the Demon Realm Rift? The Demon Realm is the Demonic Spirit's main battlefield!"

One by one, the peerless immortals spoke up.

"This is not the time to discuss these things. The key question is, Gu Jinlai, should we save them or not!"

Duanmu Chengyun waved his hand and said.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The emergence of these Gu Jinlai has clearly diminished their power and affected their rule over the Holy Dynasty.

But this impact...

As things stand, it's still within their acceptable range, but we don't know if he'll push his luck in the future.

Correspondingly, with the addition of a True Immortal-level combatant, they will clearly have a significant advantage in the upcoming counterattack against the Demonic Beasts.

For a moment, the group weighed the pros and cons.

Time waits for no one.

Duanmu Chengyun said in a deep voice, "Everyone, let's make a decision as soon as possible."

"Let's save them."

The first to express his opinion was not Zhang Yingzhen, who had a favorable impression of the words and deeds of people Gu Jinlai, but Dong Xuanzi, who had fought against him.

The peerless ethereal immortal sighed, "If the danger that the ancient true immortal is facing really comes from the Demonic Spirit, then its appearance will definitely not be just aimed at the ancient true immortal. The next target will inevitably be us. The principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold' is self-evident."

"But if we want to eliminate the Gu Jinlai, now is indeed the best opportunity; we can even simply stand by and watch."

Zhao Piaomiao's tone was not firm.

"What does Sect Leader Duanmu mean?"

Su Xin gazed at Duanmu Chengyun.

Duanmu Chengyun tapped the table, pondered for a moment, and finally said slowly, "What I mean is, let's wait and see."

"So you're not going to save them?"

Zhang Yingzhen said.

"It's not that we won't save them, it's that we'll make a decision based on the situation."

Duanmu Chengyun said, "At least we need to figure out where our enemies from Gu Jinlai came from and what their identities are. What if it's a personal grudge, or a top power coming to seek revenge? If we take action, wouldn't we be making enemies for no reason?"

After saying that, he added, "Of course, in case things change, I plan to use the Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array to project it directly onto the outer ring of Jiao Yang City in order to ensure that no changes occur."

"Use the power of the Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array to send it over?"

Su Xin listened with a solemn expression. "This method is not bad. It only projects our power and does not bring our true bodies down. If any accident happens, we can retreat unscathed. Moreover, although we can only exert 80% of our combat power after the projection, the four of us going together will not be inferior to a true immortal."

"It's just that the consumption is too great."

Zhao Piaomiao said.

"All these years of accumulation have been for that moment of final battle against the Demonic Beasts, haven't they? Maybe it's just that the time has been brought forward."

Duanmu Chengyun said heavily, "After all... we might have to face a terrifying existence that even high-level True Immortals... or even top-level True Immortals are not confident in fighting against!"

These words made all four of them solemn.

Yes!

Gu Jinlai, they have always considered him to be a top-tier true immortal.

Demons and gods are equivalent to true immortals.

Even if we consider the Xuan Yang Demon God as the most ordinary True Immortal...

Even a high-level True Immortal could defeat it, but might not be able to kill it.

Only a top-tier True Immortal could make it difficult for another True Immortal to even escape.

"Then let's activate the Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array."

Zhang Yingzhen quickly adjusted her mindset.

The Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array is a super magic array that covers the entire Holy Dynasty, with the outer ring of thirty-six cities and the inner ring of twelve cities as its base.

The creators have created a large number of almost wondrous existences such as floating islands, space cities, and star gates, and the cultivator civilization also has its own brilliance.

The Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array in front of us is one of them.

Although a virtual immortal cannot transform their body into energy like a true immortal, or even use high-speed channels constructed by some formations to transmit at the speed of light, the core of a peerless virtual immortal lies in a divine weapon.

They attach their Primordial Spirit to the divine weapon, then project it using an array. They then use the spiritual energy accumulated by the Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array as their main body to wield the divine weapon. The combat power they unleash is not much less than that of the real person appearing in person.

As the Zhou Tian Ju Xing Array was activated, the central tower of the array at the very center of the forty-eight cities surrounding the Holy Dynasty simultaneously shone brightly, absorbing the spiritual energy accumulated over the years and projecting it into the void. Drawn by some vast and mighty force, it was transported towards the direction of Jiao Yang City.

Thousands of streaks of light flashed across the sky, dazzling and spectacular.

This scene captivated everyone in the forty-eight cities.

City lords, palace lords, military lords, academy lords, and even the saints, martial saints, Celestial Person, and martial kings below them, all trembled as they looked at the radiant light that shot straight into the sky from the center of the formation.

Those who had experienced the great battle more than a decade ago were particularly shocked and turned pale.

To others, this streak of light was dazzling and brilliant, but to them it was like an approaching storm, with dark clouds looming over the city.

They all realized the same thing...

Something terrible has happened.