All the refining work proceeded steadily and in good order. Unexpectedly, more than twenty days passed after the two Cultivator Detachments slipped out, without another word from either of them. Their chances of survival were likely slim.
If those two Cultivator Detachments had been killed by the Beast Race in the mountains behind the city, then this city was no longer a place they could hold. It might well become the graveyard of this army of over a hundred thousand cultivators!
There was not a moment to lose. Mu Bai secretly handed the crystal stones in his Mustard Seed Bag to Xiu Zun Xing Yuan, hoping the Star Array Puppet they were refining could immediately be put into battle. Xiu Zun Xing Yuan had doubts when he received the crystal stones, but said nothing more and immediately went to make the final corrections to the Star Array Puppet.
That night, Mu Bai, Jiang Ya, and the other Dao Zun gathered all the cultivators in the city. Once the arrangements were in place, they prepared to take the initiative and attack, seeking another place to hold.
A hooked moon hung in midair, and stars dotted the night sky, each as dazzling as a crystal stone. Three Peak Xiu Zun entered the Star Array Puppet, taking control of its mind, soul, and physical body respectively. Xiu Zun Xing Yuan activated the arrays. Their patterns shimmered with flowing colors, forming a powerful force field. Before long, they resonated with the northern heavens, and streams of starlight converged on the Star Array Puppet's Spirit Court acupoint. Radiance then blazed all over its body, and it emanated a suffocating pressure.
"Everything is ready. Kill!"
Mu Bai swept his raised arm forward. Cultivator Detachments immediately leaped over the city walls one after another and silently charged