As the sky gradually darkened, most of the refugees were settled within the Qinghe Gang's fortress and various strongholds, while a smaller portion was housed within the city.
As night fell, the anxiety of receiving them subsided, yet beyond the city, there were those who remained sleepless through the night.
The remaining forces of the Liu Family, Xiao Family, and Lin Family of Shuiyang Prefecture; the Qinghe Gang, Black River Gang, Zheng Family of Green Mountain City; and local factions such as the native families of Shuiyang Prefecture, Green Mountain City, and the other cities.
Martial factions such as the Southern Heaven Sword Sect, Iron Sword Sect, Diancang Sect, Divine Fist Sect, Seven Stars Sect, and Severed Peak Sect.
Official forces such as the Green Mountain City Martial Hall, Shuiyang Prefecture Martial Yamen, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Iron Guards.
The experts of every sect had poured out in full force, spreading across the countryside of Shuiyang Prefecture.
Looking down from the sky, one could see servants and guards clad in the attire of the Lin Family of Spirit Mountain Provincial Capital scattered everywhere in great numbers.
Wherever these people went, they clashed fiercely with the local factions. Blades flashed and swords gleamed, blood rained and slaughter winds howled; one savage life-and-death battle after another unfolded in the darkness.
Clang—
At a village fortress, Zheng Pandao gritted his teeth and unleashed his family's Aperture-Condensing Realm ultimate art, the Torrential Waves Spear Art. Driving his Spirit Aperture Realm true qi to its limits, he fought desperately against the martial artist before him, who wore the guard uniform of the Lin Family of Spirit Mountain Provincial Capital.
Boom, hiss—
As streams of astral qi collided, the earth, timber, rocks, and stones around them shattered and scattered.
With every move, the rare treasure