This had faintly earned Echo Valley the title of the foremost righteous sect,
yet now, Echo Valley faced the danger of annihilation.
A month ago, Ghost Mist passages had suddenly appeared throughout Westplain. Pitch-black Ghost Mist spilled from them and spread in every direction,
covering an area of thousands of miles in barely a dozen days.
What shocked them even more was that Ghosts had begun to emerge from the black mist.
At first, they were merely Tier 2 lesser ghosts.
Then came Tier 3 Ghost Kings, and even Tier 4 Ghost Kings comparable to Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Afterward, under the organization of those Ghost Kings, they began seizing cities and territory. The Westplain Cultivation World also gathered cultivators to resist them.
Yet within the regions covered by the Ghost Mist, the Human Race cultivators' mana and divine sense were both suppressed.
Qi Refinement cultivators could not even draw close.
Foundation Establishment cultivators could approach, but could only wield twenty percent of their strength. Even Core Formation cultivators could only display seventy percent.
Although Nascent Soul Cultivators were less affected, they were no match for Ghost Kings of the same rank.
When Shangyin Fairy, a great cultivator, faced a High-Grade Ghost King, she too fell into a disadvantage. Left with no choice, everyone could only retreat layer by layer.
In just half a month, they had already fallen back into Echo Valley.
"Fairy, what should we do now? The Ghost Mist driven by the Ghost Clan has already surrounded Echo Valley on all sides!"
"Even with a Tier 4 Upper-Grade Mountain Protection Grand Formation, the consumption is enormous. I fear it will not hold for long!"
Within Echo Valley's council hall, Shangyin Fairy sat in the seat of honor, her willow brows tightly furrowed. Her jade fingers lightly tapped the