That was right—these ten cultivators had been sent by Nine Heavens City.
Although the location chosen for Konoha City's construction had not been made public and was considered confidential information, obtaining it in advance was no difficult task for a force like Nine Heavens City.
The moment they learned that Konoha was being built, they rushed over. Their purpose was to make this newly established little city submit to them.
Generally, small cities were built in relatively remote places to avoid being swallowed up by larger cities. If they truly had to be built near a large city, it was usually because they had some connection to that city and had submitted to it beforehand.
It was rare for a city like Konoha to simply choose a location and begin construction without so much as a greeting.
After Nine Heavens City learned of this, they immediately dispatched cultivators to investigate. Their goal was clear: submit or get lost.
What they had never expected was that Konoha had already been completed in just a few hours. That speed was likely unmatched by any city in all of Longevity Heaven.
"What do we do? Konoha has already been built. Can we still drive them away?" one of the Nine Heavens City cultivators asked.
"This Konoha was able to complete a city of this size in such a short time, so its strength should be considerable. If we can't drive them away, then make them submit. I trust they'll make a wise choice," said the leading middle-aged cultivator.
The group set off again and flew straight toward Konoha.
Inside the city, Lin Chuan and the other two had just finished extracting the spirit vein when their expressions shifted. They simultaneously looked toward the outskirts of the city.
"It seems the uninvited guests have