The military host paused briefly above the Far-Pacifying Fortress, drawing the attention of countless cultivators below.
There were guards on patrol, returning cultivators resting and recuperating, and rogue cultivators trading at stalls...
They all stopped what they were doing and looked curiously up at the sky.
The treasure boats and warships that blotted out the sun, the army of cultivators in gleaming robes and armor, the hundreds of flags snapping in the wind... Even at the Far-Pacifying Fortress, such a sight was rare.
"Are these new reinforcements entering Jin?"
"Look at the flags! The Extreme South Palace, Purple Pole Sect, Mystic Ice Valley, Azure Firmament Sect, Azure Rosy Clouds Temple, Yellow Maple Cliff... All six major powers are here!"
"And the Nine Great Families too! What an impressive force!"
"I heard the Extreme South Palace's True Person Qiyue is leading them this time-a late Core Formation true person with immense authority, second only to the Five Great Hall Masters!"
Discussion rose and fell throughout the fortress, carrying amazement, envy, and a measure of complicated feeling.
The Song and Jin Kingdoms had once been mortal enemies, yet now they were allies. Many veteran cultivators who had fought in the Song-Jin War were overwhelmed with emotion at this change and struggled to adjust.
Whoosh!
A cultivator flew out from the Extreme South Palace's Moon-Gathering Immortal Vessel, holding a golden command token. The words "Extreme South" were engraved upon it, and spiritual light flowed across its surface.
The cultivator arrived above the fortress and relayed orders to the guards on its walls.
Soon, various formation lights began flashing across the immense, towering walls. Formation patterns flowed, and spiritual energy surged. Layer upon layer of light screens lit up along the walls, rippling like water before dimming one after another.
The Flight-Ban Formation was