Hundreds of miles southwest of Purple Cloud City.
Inside a Concealment Grand Formation.
Clad in a cloak and wearing the Silver Mask, Si Mingwei sat quietly cross-legged in the air, her oppressive aura spreading silently.
Around her, a host of Purple Cloud City's elite experts had actually gathered.
There were dozens of Great Grandmasters.
Among them were trusted subordinates Si Mingwei had brought from Star Luo Hall, as well as experts from Purple Cloud Prefecture who had chosen to pledge allegiance to her.
They included Shi Qianchong, sect master of the Five Mountains Sect, and Mo Nancang, sect master of the Four Symbols Sect.
This was nearly ninety percent of Purple Cloud City's top fighting strength.
At this moment, none of them paid any attention to the massive assault outside Purple Cloud City.
Instead, they had secretly left the city and were lying in wait here, seemingly waiting for something.
However, apart from Si Mingwei, many of those present looked somewhat bewildered and anxious.
They had already received word that the Purple Cloud Sect had launched a large-scale assault on Purple Cloud City.
Yet their city lord, Si Mingwei, had secretly gathered them here three days ago without giving any reason.
With their home base catching fire behind them, they could hardly avoid feeling anxious.
At this moment, Mo Nancang could not help stepping forward and cupping his hands. "City Lord, with the fighting behind us so urgent, what exactly are we lying in wait here for?
"Should we consider returning to reinforce the city?"
Mo Nancang was deeply worried about the members of the Four Symbols Sect who were still in Purple Cloud City.
Since the Borderlands Battlefield had closed and Gu Chenfeng had gone missing on the Battlefield, the Four Symbols Sect had lost a major pillar of