Profound Realm.
Demon-Suppressing Town!
The walls of Demon-Suppressing Town towered high, piercing the clouds, standing no less than a thousand zhang tall.
The walls were immensely thick, stretching for several li, and countless profound array patterns were inscribed upon them.
The array patterns were weathered and mottled, covered in blackened bloodstains.
Arrow towers stood majestically atop the walls, while the military paths were broad, with many cultivators coming and going.
Outside the city walls ran a great river dozens of li wide.
The river came from the east, surging and roaring. After winding around Demon-Suppressing Town, it flowed westward.
To the east of Demon-Suppressing Town rose layer upon layer of great mountains.
To the west of Demon-Suppressing Town lay an endless plain.
Suddenly.
A vast black hole abruptly appeared high in the sky, causing everyone atop the walls and within the town to raise their heads and stare upward.
At the center of the town stood a cluster of palaces.
A coldly beautiful female cultivator emerged from one of the halls. Looking at the black hole overhead, she said with slight surprise.
"Someone from a lower world has actually ascended here."
She raised her voice and called out.
"Someone, bring the ascendant to me. Demonic beasts have been repeatedly attacking the pass lately, and we are short on manpower. A Spirit Transformation cultivator can still be of some use."
"Yes!"
The moment her words fell, four figures flew up from the ground below and arrived beneath the black hole.
After remaining in endless darkness for so long, Song Wen was suddenly enveloped by light. All he saw was a blinding expanse of white, his vision blurred and unable to make out anything for the moment.
Then a force of gravity struck him, dragging his body downward.
Song Wen was