Three old Daoists with the bearing of immortals rode in the Colorful Phoenix Cloud Carriage, accompanied by thousands of Dao soldiers and servants. Dozens were at the Spirit Transformation stage and thousands at the Nascent Soul stage. Hundreds of thousands more Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators formed battle arrays inside spatial treasures, ready to charge out at any moment.
These Dao soldiers and generals wore golden armor of thunder. Layer upon layer of guards surrounded the carriage, forming an impenetrable net of power—a dazzling display of the True Sovereign sect of the upper realm.
The Spirit Transformation Dao soldiers among the servants were the Nine Firmaments Divine Thunder True Sovereign's renowned Thunder Division Dao Soldiers.
The Nine Firmaments Divine Thunder True Sovereign had poured enormous effort into raising them. Their ranks came from outer sect elders, servants of other races, and cultivators who had ascended from lesser worlds.
The ascended cultivators, in particular, were often exceptionally capable and could serve as Dao soldier generals.
In theory, every cultivator who ascended from a lesser world had been the ruler of an entire realm. They had endured countless trials and wielded authority over their worlds, holding the lives of hundreds of millions in a single thought. Once, they had stood supreme above heaven and earth. Whatever their strength, their pride was immense. They could never serve as anyone's Dao soldiers.
They could serve as servants. They could bow low and humble themselves. They could endure endless humiliation. None of that mattered. They had risen from humble beginnings and had seen and suffered every kind of hardship.
But!
They could never become Dao soldiers or generals for someone else, with no path forward and no hope of Void Refining!
Yet there it was before them. Several of the Spirit Transformation Dao generals