Condensing a nascent soul and tempering the heart, the name Azure Firmament, a lifetime of memories, a Daoheart forever steadfast
Within Cloud Cang City.
"How much longer do you think the battle between Yuncang and the Celestial River Sword Sect will last?"
People discussed the matter inside a restaurant.
"At the Golden Core level, Yuncang already has the upper hand, but at the Nascent Soul level...
"If not for the Xu Household's transformed flood dragon holding the line, they would probably have been routed already."
"Exactly. Who could have imagined that the Xu Household's flood dragon, which only transformed a few decades ago, would possess such combat strength?
"Even surrounded by four Nascent Soul cultivators, he can hold out for a while.
"If not for him, Cloud Cang City's grand formation might already be in danger of destruction.
"He must be a purebred flood dragon with an exceptionally powerful bloodline."
"Wait, isn't there something you find strange?"
"What?"
At those words, quite a few people turned toward the speaker.
"Whenever Yuncang's grand formation is on the brink of collapse, the other form-transforming demon beast recovers from his injuries.
"And whenever things reach a stalemate, that transforming great demon gets injured again.
"It's as though someone is deliberately controlling the situation."
Someone beside him immediately burst out laughing. "That only proves Yuncang has deep reserves and enough resilience.
"They've held out this long against four Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Any ordinary Nascent Soul faction would probably have had its gates breached already.
"As for what you're suggesting, that would mean the Celestial River Sword Sect and Yuncang are in league, deliberately putting on a show.
"But from what we've heard, both sides have lost Golden Core cultivators.
"What sort of show would be worth sacrificing Golden Core cultivators' lives?"
That was precisely what most puzzled the man who had raised the question.
The Celestial River Sword Sect could not possibly be conspiring