No sooner had Ye Xiu finished speaking than the battleship's alarm blared.
Ji Ye looked up and saw a vast group of cultivators in Three Realms Sect robes flying straight toward them from the distant horizon.
"Take cover!"
Ji Ye's brows knitted tightly, while An Dongcheng below reacted at once.
Having received the signal, the flying vessel immediately halted in an instant.
Fortunately, the surrounding land was barren and uneven, with numerous mountain ravines and stone caves between its rises and falls.
Though the battleship was enormous, it at least found a suitable place to land and dock.
The cultivators aboard swiftly came forward as well, using spells to conceal the commotion of the landing. In just a few breaths, they successfully hid themselves below without anyone noticing.
"What is going on? Is there a traitor among us?"
Ji Ye's expression darkened as though water could drip from it.
Most of the cultivators stationed aboard the battleship quickly withdrew into its interior, while the rest scattered through the nearby area ahead to arrange the terrain.
Through the battleship's detection methods, they could determine that this group of Three Realms Sect cultivators was slowly approaching them. Although there was still ample distance between the two sides and room to react, no one knew what would happen next. It was never wrong to prepare a warning line in advance.
The cultivators below received their orders and nervously went to make preparations, while every mid- and high-ranking cultivator hurried into the command room at the center of the battleship.
"How is the rapid investigation into every possible lead going?"
An Dongcheng's face was grim. Xu Qing and Bai Youlou beside him did not look much better either.
This vanguard operation had been planned by the three of them personally. Through their studies at