Despite someone's warning, many still didn't react in time. One after another, they were swept up by the shock wave and pierced through by fragments of the seal, vanishing from where they stood in an instant.
The dozen or so young prodigies who had broken through the seal, however, were prepared. A tightly woven shield of true essence formed before each of them. They all moved forward with mysterious steps, pushing against the shock wave. Their goal was clear: an altar halfway up the giant mountain, where the greatest fortune awaited.
Everyone rushed toward the mountainside, darting toward the altar. In the blink of an eye, Liu Xun, Xiao Munan, and the others had climbed onto it, each taking a position.
Whoosh!
Several figures shot straight past the altar and sped toward the Immortal's Cave Abode atop the mountain, with no intention of stopping.
"Hmm? Why are the people from the Immortal Sect..." Li Yanyan said in surprise.
"This is bad. Mu Yunshui didn't come here for the melee. She has another purpose." Liu Xun's expression darkened. He knew that, as things stood, they might not be able to gather twenty young prodigies at the altar.
Xiao Munan furrowed his brow slightly but remained silent, making no move to start a fight. Before the altar was activated, their battles would be pointless. The Immortal's Cave Abode wouldn't recognize them.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Soon, several more figures climbed onto the altar. They were the powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators who had been hiding among the crowd.
"Zeng Rong, you finally came out. I was wondering how long you planned to hide." Seeing several people arrive all at once, Liu Xun's expression eased slightly, but he still taunted the young man at their head.
"Heh, can you blame me? Some people are so useless