Outside Golden Maple Ridge.
More than two hundred Qi Yun Alliance cultivators, young and old, rode a variety of mounts at full gallop.
For low-level cultivators, long-distance travel consumed the most spiritual power and mental energy. Thus, the Qi Yun Alliance cultivators had ridden mounts throughout the journey.
However, due to their shallow foundations, the vast majority of their mounts were ordinary wild beasts—oxen, horses, deer, and sheep alike.
Moreover, because they had not been properly tamed, many of the beasts either threw their riders from their backs along the way or tried to bolt while their masters rested, causing no small number of ridiculous scenes.
But no matter what, after several days of arduous travel, they were finally about to reach their destination, with their spiritual power still essentially at its peak.
"Alliance Leader, the Five Great Families' flying eagles have been scouting overhead this whole time. Shall we slaughter all those feathered beasts now, so they cannot seize the initiative when we meet the enemy?"
A Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator of the Qi Yun Alliance, seated atop an Ink Scale Colt, looked up at the azure sky overhead with an unpleasant expression and cupped his hands toward Tang Yuan, the Qi Yun Alliance Leader, as he offered his suggestion.
Compared to the other cultivators of the Qi Yun Alliance, Tang Yuan's mount was naturally of a far higher grade, given that he was a late Violet Palace cultivator.
His mount was a Golden Light Leopard, already a second-tier mid-grade demonic beast, magnificent and extraordinary.
Upon hearing his subordinate's suggestion, Tang Yuan, who had the appearance of a white-haired elder with a youthful face, merely gave a light wave of his hand. "There is no need. I want them to know we are here. This time, we will