"They're from the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land! Are they going to..."
The moment the cultivators saw hundreds of Immortal Venerates closing in, many of them realized what was happening. Someone in the crowd muttered those words.
They glanced at Qin Huaian, who was in the midst of a breakthrough. How could they not understand? The Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land had finally lost patience and was about to make its move against him!
Qin Huaian had cultivated here for a year, and the people of the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land had not dared make a peep. Why strike now? Had Duan Linchuan returned to the Parasol Tree Domain?
The quickest to react took one look at them, gave the matter no further thought, and hurried away from the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele.
As they left, more of the cultivators gathered around the stele realized what was about to happen. Who could care about cultivation now? The slightest misstep could catch them in the clash between these mighty figures. What use was cultivation if they lost their lives?
They had long heard of Qin Huaian's strength. He had destroyed the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's outpost in the Violet Thorn Domain single-handedly. Though he was not yet a Great Golden Immortal, he was already considered the strongest beneath that realm.
As for the experts closing in, a rough count put the number of Immortal Venerates at more than five hundred.
The Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land had brought most of its forces in the Parasol Tree Domain! These people were far stronger than those at its former branch in the Violet Thorn Domain.
Most importantly, Duan Linchuan, the sacred land's lord and a Great Golden Immortal, might already have returned to the Parasol Tree Domain.
The people of the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land