After entering the Lost Realm, everyone belonged to a team. They could train alone or sweep through the area in groups, but more importantly, teams made it possible to assemble a great army at any moment.
The so-called War Sequence was based on this system.
Of course, not every cultivator in the Lost Realm took part in military formations. The main force stationed on Ding Wei Floating Island, for instance, consisted of Yang Valley Cultivators. During wartime, they brought in other cultivators as reinforcements while keeping their formation intact.
When the incident occurred, Jiang Wang and Chu Mi were at the foot of the mountain beneath the island's central peak.
Hearing the commotion, they flew up like many other cultivators and headed toward White Stone Plaza.
From a distance, they could see the gateway into the Floating Island between two towering Ornamental Columns. Light rippled across it as the cultivators fleeing back passed through.
Sea Race members, on the other hand, would be struck by the formation.
The cultivators who had returned looked panicked, and many were injured. But none of them seemed too badly hurt. Those too severely wounded, presumably, wouldn't have been able to flee back under these circumstances.
Every cultivator entering the island had to stand quietly in White Stone Plaza for a while before joining the island's defensive ranks.
After observing for a moment, Jiang Wang realized this was to confirm that those returning to the island were genuine Human Race cultivators and weren't under external control.
The two towering Ornamental Columns served as the first checkpoint. White Stone Plaza, besides being a place for meditation and recovery, also served as a second checkpoint.
From this, it couldn't be said that Ding Wei Floating Island's defenses were lax.
"They're attacking! They're attacking!"
"The Sea Race has