At the same time,
At a certain mountain peak.
Duke Nanshan stood atop the mountain, facing the rushing air currents. His robes fluttered fiercely as he gazed at the void ahead, where layers of clouds churned. His eyes were deep and distant.
"Duke, why did you not strike and kill that kid called Zhang Qingyuan on the spot? If so, would not all the resources we have expended over these years have been wasted in vain?"
Not long after,
The void behind him rippled, and a figure appeared behind Duke Nanshan. He respectfully cupped his hands toward the figure ahead, his face full of reluctance.
Thirty years ago, Qianyun Mountain had been destroyed. News that an unfamiliar Cave True Cultivator called Zhang Qingyuan had taken its place and become the foremost cultivator of the North Mountain Domain had undoubtedly shaken the surrounding Cultivation World.
The Southern Mountain Region had naturally noticed this as well.
It was only because Duke Nanshan had been tied up with other matters at the time that they had not dared to act rashly before he gave the word.
Until not long ago,
Duke Nanshan returned,
And only then did the cultivators of the Southern Mountain Region report the situation to him and begin making moves, pushing the North Mountain Domain into internal chaos to see whether they could seize this opportunity to swallow the North Mountain Domain in one stroke!
Especially after they had learned from an important figure within the Five Elements Holy Sect not long ago,
That someone had discovered
That during the upheaval in Immortal City thirty years ago, the mysterious Young Cultivator who had killed Daoist Lie Feng seemed to have some connection with Zhang Qingyuan, who occupied Qianyun Mountain.
This sent the cultivators of the Southern Mountain Region into wild