Golden Soil!
Heaven-Splitting Gorge!
The Crosscut Cliff!
A massive defensive restriction stronghold had already been built along this cliff, its hundred-zhang-high fortifications exceptionally thick and constructed to follow the Crosscut Cliff of Heaven-Splitting Gorge...
To attack the Yin-Yang Sword Sect's heartland and its important stronghold cities, the Three Divine Sects had to pass through one of two natural barriers: the Crosscut Cliff of Heaven-Splitting Gorge or the boundless reaches of the Gray Mist Mountain Range. Both places were key defensive positions fortified by the Yin-Yang Sword Sect...
They planned to rely on these natural barriers to withstand the relentless offensive of the Three Divine Sects.
One reason they had adopted a defensive stance was the decision of several Yin-Yang Sword Sect elders. They believed attacking would play straight into the Three Divine Sects' hands. A war between sects was a war of attrition, and attacking usually consumed more resources than defending. A hundred years earlier, the three sects that preceded the Three Divine Sects had gained nothing from besieging the Azure Profound Sect, precisely because they had expended too much without securing any real advantage...
Now, these two natural barriers offered better defenses than the Azure Profound Sect's defensive lines, and there were only two positions to hold. Breaking through them would not be so easy...
More than five hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Yin-Yang Sword Sect had now gathered at the Crosscut Cliff, along with nearly ten thousand Qi Refining Realm disciples and five Golden Core Stage elders overseeing the defenses.
With defensive restrictions, walls, Spirit Cannons, and the natural barrier blocking the way, the Three Divine Sects could only dream of capturing the Crosscut Cliff...
Disciples patrolled above, while Spirit Cannons stood below...
Suddenly...
Whoosh!!! A streak of escape light raced over from the distance. A Yin-Yang