The steward did not press him. He nodded. "All right. Come back next month."
Li Qingshan turned and returned to his small courtyard.
He sat cross-legged and continued cultivating.
Day after day passed, but the atmosphere in Heavenly Sea City grew increasingly tense.
Each report from the front was worse than the last.
The Northern Nether Demon Kingdom's army swept forward like a knife through bamboo. The Great Qian Immortal Kingdom's defensive lines fell one after another. Countless soldiers died on the battlefield, and countless cities fell into enemy hands.
Heavenly Sea City had become the front line.
One day, while Li Qingshan was cultivating, a thunderous battle cry suddenly rose from outside the city.
He frowned, left his courtyard, and went up onto the city wall.
Looking out, he saw a vast black mass a hundred miles beyond the walls. It was the Northern Nether Demon Kingdom's army!
Devilish energy surged and churned, blotting out the sky and sun like a black ocean with no end in sight.
Countless Devil Race warriors stood tall among the ranks. Some wore black armor, some had wings on their backs, some had three heads and six arms, and others were wreathed in black devilish flames.
Even the weakest among them was a True Immortal!
At the army's center, a huge black war chariot hovered in midair. Four figures stood upon it, each radiating the terrifying aura of a Profound Immortal.
Four Profound Immortals!
And behind the chariot lurked an even more terrifying presence. Like an ancient beast lying dormant, it gave off pressure that made heaven and earth tremble.
That was...
A Golden Immortal!
Li Qingshan's pupils contracted sharply!
A Golden Immortal!
Such a being had condensed immortal golden essence and was all but indestructible!
A Golden Immortal's Primordial Spirit contained immortal