Suppression, Spirit Ban

On Penglai Island, within a certain region.

This place appeared to be a cliff. Above it lay a barren stretch of land where not even weeds grew, spanning quite a broad area. On Penglai Island, where lush grass and clear springs flowed everywhere, it seemed especially anomalous.

Below the cliff was a bottomless abyssal valley. Even the noon sun could not pierce its darkness, and dense foul vapors such as Yin Baleful Qi and deathly qi occasionally escaped from within, turning everything within a thousand li into barren land.

Now, at some unknown time, a group of people had already gathered atop the cliff.

At their head stood two Golden Core Cultivators, one dressed in purple and the other in green. Their auras ran deep; even at this realm, they were no easy opponents.

The Tianhe Sect insignia was pinned at their chests. Countless Rune Restrictions connected across the surface of their clothes, forming Spirit Robes with restriction-based defenses.

They were True Disciples of the Tianhe Sect. The former in particular had a Nascent Soul master, making him a figure of no small status even among the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Behind them stood a crowd clad in Spirit Armor, their sturdy, well-defined muscles exposed, their bodily lines sleek and powerful, resembling Body Cultivators.

These were—Daoist Soldiers.

They were the lowest stratum of the Immortal Alliance at present, and its foundational force.

They came from an inheritance of Daoist Soldiers summarized by ancient Body Cultivators through the combination of formations, Killing Intent, and body-tempering methods.

Though their lifespan was short, they consumed far fewer resources than cultivators. Mortals could even be trained into Daoist Soldiers, making them the most suitable cheap combat power.

The battle formations they formed, combined with things like the bloody Killing Intent in their bodies, could