On the Starry Sky Ancient Road, the various guides and protectors had different goals and loyalties.
Self-interest had long since changed the vast majority of them. Most acted for themselves and their families; they upheld the rules only so long as their own interests remained untouched.
Some guardians of the Ancient Road would even sell out the Human Race. By the principles Jiang Yun had once embraced, that was unforgivable.
Now that the Source World had gained another Ancestral Dragon Vein, it bolstered Jiang Yun even more.
He had also received the Source World's Primordial Essence in return. His flesh had fused ten thousand Daos into one and grown so powerful that even he found it heaven-defying.
With only a little effort, it seemed no one below the Great Saint realm could rival him.
That made him bolder in his thinking about the Human Race Ancient Road.
Even without support from the Big Dipper, he could face most dangers.
Stars glittered across the boundless sky, shining upon the Second Ancient City. An ancient, sacred aura enveloped it, making it seem like an Immortal State.
Standing on the Star Beast's horn, Jiang Yun bathed in the starlight and felt a peaceful stillness, as though it had come from the mysterious Immortal Realm.
The cultivators inside the Second Ancient City, however, saw things differently.
"Now that the powerful have gathered, we need only hold the ancient city and wait for the Qi Family's protector to arrive. Every obstacle will be swept aside!"
The Saint Kings gathered atop the city wall, watching Jiang Yun with grave faces.
They suppressed a trace of regret. Several of the stronger ones exchanged divine-sense messages and began making arrangements.
They prepared to defend the city until the Qi Family protector arrived.
Saints and Saint Kings had never