Benevolence Ward was exceptionally lively. Su Che's group of four followed Jiang Tao as they weaved left and right through the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds.
There were dragon-clan offshoots clad in scales and crowned with horns, casting proud glances about; all manner of demons flaunting beast heads through the streets; monks from the Western Kingdom; and Eastern Sea sword cultivators with longswords on their backs.
They had come from north and south, in every conceivable form...
"First Seat, it seems Azure King Valley is holding some sort of celebration."
Zuo Siming spoke cautiously beside Su Che.
"This is the perfect time to make our move."
Su Che turned to look at him.
Make what move?
"The primordial qi of heaven and earth is moving in sequence. The formation has already begun to operate."
Ma Qianli watched the surroundings warily, as though Azure King Valley experts might burst forth the very next instant.
At that moment.
Fu Qiongzhu slowly opened her eyes.
As the Azure King Valley expert stationed in Benevolence Ward, she had just sensed a trace of discordant aura.
A dim, chilling sensation flashed past and vanished.
Could someone from the demonic path have infiltrated this place?
"Since that calamity, the Longevity Sect has suffered grievous losses. Its strength in the Hundred-Thousand Mountains will be greatly diminished."
A red-robed Daoist with a long, crane-like face was speaking eloquently within the hall.
Before him sat several other eminent figures, all experts capable of stepping into the Void and roaming the cosmos.
"Even during its former heyday, the Longevity Sect never crossed the Hundred-Thousand Mountains."
A young swordsman carrying twin swords on his back looked toward the red-robed Daoist before him.
"Daoist Zhu He, I hear that only Devil Lord Sackcloth remains in the Longevity Sect now. Back then, even one sect with