The Thirteen Prefectures of Great Zhao.
Thousand Mountains Prefecture.
"Kill! Kill!"
An immeasurable army surrounded a city. Boulders and arrows rained down from the walls, killing those who tried to climb them.
Arrows tore through the air!
Specks of cold blue light glimmered on their tips.
When they struck the protective astral qi of Outer Astral Realm cultivators, they easily tore through it and pierced the bodies beneath.
Astral-Shattering Arrows!
These were weapons the Imperial Court had prepared specifically to deal with cultivators at the True Martial Realm and above.
Against such weapons.
Even Spirit Martial Realm cultivators could perish if struck by enough Astral-Shattering Arrows.
"Hold them off! Don't let a single one up here! Reinforcements from the Imperial Court will arrive before long. Your chance to earn merit and make a name for yourselves is right before you! As long as you hold them back, I will never forget your contributions!"
Cui Zhen roared. A palm strike shook the heavens and knocked several people flying through the air down from the sky. A volley of arrows immediately followed, killing them before they hit the ground.
They had been flying!
That meant they were at least Spirit Martial Realm cultivators.
Suppressing four Spirit Martial Realm cultivators with a single palm strike instantly boosted the morale of those around him.
Yet Cui Zhen showed no joy at all. He turned and descended from the walls, heading to the Inner City. Seeing the people still busy atop the altar, he immediately called one over and demanded, "What's happening with the Teleportation Gate? Can it still be used?"
"Not yet. The Marquis of Thousand Mountains must have set up an enormous Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Formation, locking down all the space in the surrounding territory. Right now, no one can enter or leave through