Insect Swarm. Ying Wu did not linger long at Song Wen's cave abode. After resting briefly, she left.
Then, without stopping for a moment, she took Zhou Siyi, the Crimson-Scaled King, and the Kui Bull through the teleportation array to the Western Rong Continent.
Song Wen finally gained some peace and quiet, beginning a period of secluded cultivation.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, eight years passed.
On this day, Xuan Li appeared outside Song Wen's cave abode in a rush.
"Sect Master, I have an urgent matter to report."
Song Wen stopped his meditation, rose to his feet, and casually waved a hand.
The stone doors of the cave abode immediately opened.
In the next instant, a figure flashed, and Xuan Li appeared before Song Wen.
"Xuan Li, why are you in such a hurry?" Song Wen asked first.
Xuan Li said, "Something may have happened to Mountain-Crushing City."
"What exactly happened?" Song Wen's brows furrowed slightly.
Mountain-Crushing City was one of the five great cities of Cangwu Province. Though it was smaller in scale than Blood Radiance City, it was still an important foundation of the Divine Blood Sect, with a Mahayana elder stationed there year-round.
The city lay in the far west of Cangwu Province. Traveling another ten million li westward would bring one to an uninhabited desert; beyond that desert lay another province—Falling Star Province.
Xuan Li said, "About a quarter of an hour ago, the sect suddenly received a report from Mountain-Crushing City through the communication array—an overwhelming swarm of poisonous insects had appeared outside the city, coming with fierce momentum. After that, all contact with Mountain-Crushing City was completely cut off. No matter how we tried to reach them through the communication array, we received no response."
Song Wen's gaze