Although Li Chen was surprised, he did not take it seriously in the slightest.
Guangyun now had the City Guard Army and the Shaman Folk Legion. If necessary, it could also hire wilderness rogue cultivators, forming a mercenary corps powerful enough to rival high-rank cultivators.
As long as it was not a great demon calamity, Guangyun could handle it on its own. A core formation expert like him did not need to take action personally.
In the worst case, if a great demon really did appear, there was still the "Heavenly Sword System" secretly protecting Guangyun.
Li Chen had concealed more than three thousand Blazing Sun Divine Thunder charges in the void around Guangyun. The highest-yield charges were powerful enough to threaten even core formation combatants.
Still, he asked about the specifics and learned that during his seclusion, several true demons had already invaded the surrounding areas, some even breaking into the Market District's defensive perimeter.
Li Chen said, "Where did those demons come from? I remember the wild forests around Guangyun being cleared out, and there aren't any void rifts or otherworldly spaces nearby. This is indeed rather strange."
Heavenly Pivot said, "From the wilderness to the east. Demonic qi seems to have poured into that area, making the geomagnetic field chaotic and unpredictable."
Li Chen asked, "Have any flying discs been sent to investigate?"
Heavenly Pivot said, "They have, but conventional reconnaissance methods failed. We're currently conducting reconnaissance through a combination of long-range remote sensing and advancing ground troops. I've also posted bounties in Broad Cloud Ward to encourage rogue cultivators to investigate."
Heavenly Pivot already displayed the characteristics of strong artificial intelligence. Drawing on past decision-making experience from the Crouching Tiger Hill and Guangyun periods, he had worked out a response himself and done everything that needed