Cloud and mist stretched on without end as wind and sky shifted.
The moment Jiao Tongzi stepped outside, he felt the intense Aura Pressure. He looked up at the sky and clicked his tongue in wonder.
Gray Pigeon's face grew grave. "Where did these people come from? How dare they attack our sect gates outright? Could it... have something to do with what's happening in Zhou Kingdom? I heard Great Hua Mountain's gates had also been... Huh? Senior Brother, what are you doing?"
As a member of the Fortune Virtue Sect, the sight outside naturally shook him to the core. He was weighing the possible connections and analyzing them in a low voice, but before he could finish, he stumbled and nearly fell from Jiao Tongzi's shoulder!
The former chief disciple of the Fortune Virtue Sect had summoned a cloud and flown straight out of the mountains, utterly ignoring the cultivators and Dao Soldiers filling the sky!
"Senior Brother! With our sect in such danger, are you going to desert?" Gray Pigeon's voice turned stern.
"Junior Brother, you've got it backward," Jiao Tongzi said with a laugh. "Leaving now means heading into danger. Remember, Mount Zhongnan has the advantage of terrain. Grand Formations stretch across its outskirts, and its depths are more unfathomable still. Even disciples like us don't know how deep they run. These people must have something to rely on if they dare attack our gates. By charging their formation now, I can find out what it is!"
As he spoke, he reached the edge of the mountain range!
Clouds descended in scattered clusters. On them stood several armed soldiers, their surging blood and vitality rising like columns of fiery smoke. As they swung their weapons, thunder appeared!
Lightning coiled around their blades and split the clouds and