The border between Cheqi Kingdom and Jiang Kingdom was a vast mountain range stretching east to west for over two thousand li. In its central reaches lay an extraordinarily long canyon that followed the course of the mountains for over a thousand li.
The locals called it the Kunshan Grand Canyon. At its widest, it spanned six or seven li; at its narrowest, barely over a hundred zhang. Steep mountains towered on either side, making the canyon seem all the more deep and secluded.
Cheqi Kingdom and Jiang Kingdom used this canyon as their border, with Cheqi Kingdom to the south and Jiang Kingdom to the north.
At that moment, a large army of cultivators was traveling through a narrow stretch in the middle of the Kunshan Grand Canyon, roughly ten li long and three or four li wide.
The army numbered around six or seven thousand. To avoid discovery, they all flew low, hugging the ground. No one spoke to anyone else; they simply pressed on in silence. Apart from the faint sounds of flying magic tools cutting through the air, not a sound disturbed the canyon. They were clearly a well-trained force.
A closer look would reveal that these men belonged to the Six Demonic Path Sects of Tian Luo Kingdom! It was also easy to distinguish their individual sects, as each of the six wore a different color.
The Joyful Union Sect mostly wore black robes, the Ghost Spirit Sect green, the Heavenly Fiend Sect yellow, the Demonic Flame Sect red, the Blood Slaughter Sect purple, and the Spirit Controlling Sect primarily gray.
Just then, the two men at the very front of the army suddenly spoke.
An old man in black robes addressed a middle-aged man in gray robes a short distance beside him:
"Fellow Daoist