At this moment, Xu Long felt a strong sense of alarm. He feared that some enormous creature had been lying in ambush beyond the heavens and would attack as soon as it saw a cultivator passing by.
The will quickly retracted from the sky, the clouds below were becoming increasingly thin, and the howling sound above had not yet stopped.
This proves that there really is a colossal being passing through from beyond the heavens, and the commotion it is causing is certainly not insignificant.
Xu Long's will was already boundless, yet after sweeping across the sky, no trace of it was found.
But the whistling sound that followed was real, which shocked him.
Could it be that this colossal being, located beyond the nine heavens, is beyond even his own detection?
Or does it possess incredible speed, exceeding that of the Vulture King beneath it by dozens of times?
Xu Long, suspended in mid-air, was extremely nervous. When he steadied himself beneath a cloud, he inadvertently triggered the sword light within his Niwan Palace (a point on the back of his head).
The whistling sound around him grew louder and louder, but a somber atmosphere gradually rose in his heart.
Hurricanes strike without warning; they do not arise from a concentrated burst of energy, but rather spread widely across the world.
It was as if a pair of giant hands had ripped open the air currents between the sky and the clouds, and behind them, a pair of overwhelming wings unfolded.
After a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, a powerful hurricane lingered beneath the heavens, with scattered air currents chasing and crashing against the lightning.
But the invisible air currents between heaven and earth were suddenly split open, creating a vacuum zone beyond the sky.
The bolt of lightning flashed through it, leaving only the sound of countless gusts of air whistling behind it.
Xu Long had previously thought that Vulture King's speed was already quite fast, but after seeing the true forms of the Yuan Brothers at Center, he realized what unparalleled speed truly meant.
Upon witnessing this strange occurrence, he was filled with even greater astonishment and uncertainty, for the colossal creature he encountered in the Earth Realm was clearly a being even faster than the Yuan Brothers.
This cannot be described as cultivators walking on clouds and mist; rather, it is using one's physical body to tear through the heavens and earth, allowing oneself to pass through without any obstacles.
Such overwhelming power was so swift that even the invisible air currents couldn't keep up, and when one's will reached out, it could only catch a faint trace of lightning.
What kind of creature is this?
Xu Long was planning to unleash his sword when the hurricane approached, but as the hurricane drew near, the howling sound in his ears suddenly stopped.
The air currents in the air became extremely turbulent in an instant. The invisible air currents even turned back in the air, stirring up the spatial barrier beyond the sky as if they were tangible.
A series of cracking sounds erupted as the solid spatial barriers within the Earth Realm were actually ripped and deformed by the airflow.
The sword light within the Niwan Palace suddenly jerked, instinctively wanting to break free of the palace to protect its master, but Xu Long suppressed the sword light's agitation.
The hurricane overhead had mostly dissipated, and Xu Long's will followed the sky.
After the original lightning trail, no trace could be found. Only a moment later, the whooshing sound from behind rang out again.
The cleaved airflow made a sharp turn beyond the sky before surging away rapidly in another direction.
The turbulent airflow just now was actually caused by that unknown behemoth beyond the heavens.
After cleaving through the invisible airflow, it sped off at lightning speed, its lightning-like figure flashing across the sky.
But for some reason, it suddenly changed its flight path when it approached Xu Long's position.
The airflow following closely behind was caught off guard, causing intense turbulence. The resulting disturbance even deformed the spatial barrier.
What power this is! It's as if it has shattered the boundaries between heaven and earth.
Judging from the range of the hurricane, there must be a colossal entity beyond the heavens.
But no matter how fast it was going, it didn't slow down at all when changing direction; instead, it simply leaped up and changed its trajectory.
Amidst the swirling air currents came the whistling sound of something that couldn't keep up, while the colossal creature had already left it far behind!
After descending from the clouds, Xu Long did not chase after the streak of lightning, but quickly turned around to look behind him.
For some reason, he felt that something was amiss; this being had already surpassed all others in the mortal realm simply by virtue of its speed.
It could move freely between the azure sky and the heavens, and even the invisible currents of air could not catch up with it.
But why did it change course so quickly, as if fleeing?
A flicker of light appeared in Xu Long's left eye, and a sudden feeling of surprise and doubt arose in his heart. He turned around and looked behind him.
A thick cloud of dust had already risen from the ground in the distance, and a black horizon was churning and undulating.
The billowing dust almost obscured the entire sky and earth. Following the lightning that had just streaked across the horizon, an uncontrollable commotion finally erupted on the ground.
Watching the black horizon pulsate rapidly, Xu Long thought: the land of Lai Province is destined to never be peaceful again.
As he looked toward the horizon with his Heavenly Eye, a streak of light instantly appeared deep within his pupil, its sharp power almost piercing through the sky.
When a horizon surges ahead, the flowing light is always heavily obscured, and the light within it seems tireless, seizing the black horizon and slashing down fiercely.
When the sword energy burst forth, it almost severed the black horizon, causing the surging black horizon to momentarily halt its Shang-Chi on the earth.
The stream of light behind them, carrying sword energy, moved with great force, seemingly possessing inexhaustible Magic Power.
As the lightning bolt mysteriously disappeared beneath the horizon, the streak of light did not abandon the black horizon to chase after it; instead, it slowly and steadily appeared on the earth.
Like a sword aura piercing the heavens, it arrogantly traversed the black horizon.
When his sword energy flowed left and right, he was almost invincible. No matter how many black horizons there were, only a sliver of light flickered in the smoke and dust.
The lightning that disappeared beneath the sky seemed to have no effect on the owner of the streak of light.
Whether he was confident or simply didn't care, his every move seemed indifferent to the lightning's escape, and he was now only concerned with using his flowing light to shatter those black horizons.
The surging sword energy, accompanied by thick smoke and dust, soared into the sky and could be seen from afar over the land of Lai Province.
Upon seeing this, Xu Long's pupils constricted sharply; the soaring sword energy seemed to be...
Without time to think, Xu Long pressed down on the Vulture King's body and pulled it up again, urging it to fly in the air towards the opposite direction of the black Vulture King.
Seeing the overwhelming power of the sword energy, Xu Long knew that the owner of the sword energy did not take the Daoist temple in the Boundless Wilderness seriously at all.
He's probably caught up in the killing spree right now, and doesn't care about the life or death of anyone else.
When those crisscrossing sword energies spread out in all directions, they will surely cause great chaos in the Boundless Wilderness.
This is undoubtedly a profound disaster for both the ferocious beast clans and the cultivators' dojos.
But for the owner of the shimmering light amidst the smoke and dust, perhaps these so-called disasters were not even on his mind.
At this moment, Xu Long withdrew his Heavenly Eye, collected all the scattered will, and then circled around himself.
Neither the lightning disappearing beneath the sky, nor the distant horizon, nor the streaks of light crisscrossing in the smoke and dust, are energies he can shake.
Seeing that chaos was about to break out in this Boundless Wilderness, Xu Long was greatly shaken. Under the absolute power, he dared not even think of exploring it.
At this point, we must hurry to the Pinglu Mountain Range, at least to seek the protection of the Perfected Lord Pinglu's energy.
Phew!
The Vulture King let out a long cry from the sky.
The clouds in front of Xu Long's eyes were constantly being parted by a pair of wings, and the scene below him flashed by quickly like a painting.
Following the route map given by Feng Sihu, Xu Long urged Vulture King to hurry on his way, leaving no energy behind, fearing that he would be swept into that black horizon.
This Boundless Wilderness had just been ravaged, and now that a streak of light had appeared, the commotion it caused would likely only grow larger.
The lightning overhead had long since vanished, and with Xu Long traveling at full speed, they were getting closer and closer to the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary.
The trail of ferocious beasts was becoming more frequent, and the vegetation in the wilderness was incredibly lush, with green lichen stretching almost to the horizon.
Rotten Peach Mountain, located in the Boundless Wilderness, has become a relatively dangerous training ground for the Jade Screen Sect School.
But as Xu Long ventured deeper, he realized that the Daoist temple of this Perfected Lord Pinglu was truly located in the land of ferocious beasts.
As expected of someone who is always on the front lines fighting against ferocious beasts, this Perfected Lord Pinglu dares to establish his own dojo in this Boundless Wilderness. He is truly a man of great courage.
There was no trace of any Daoist temple or cultivator in the vast wilderness.
However, a main road can still be vaguely discerned among these mountains.
Legend has it that this was a road personally opened up by the Perfected Lord Pinglu when he entered the Boundless Wilderness.
However, after countless years, times have changed, and the once main thoroughfare is now overgrown with vegetation and the mountains and rivers have collapsed.
Countless ferocious beast clans have multiplied among the mountains, and countless plants have grown along the side of the road.
But on this main thoroughfare, no ferocious beast dared to set foot, nor did any ferocious beast dare to rampage and destroy the road.
Because once, a cultivator who fought against heaven and earth stood here; because once, a cultivator with unwavering faith resided here.
This main thoroughfare is not only a place for cultivators to ascend to, but also a place where civilization takes root!
After Xu Long crossed several large mountain ranges, he could even see traces of some cultivators.
After probing their will, Xu Long discovered that they were all in a hurry, constantly rushing forward on the main road.
The cultivators intentionally kept their distance from each other, their faces showing a hint of urgency, and some even had bloodstains on their robes.
The deeper one goes into the main road, the more cultivators there become.
Regardless of where they came from, all of them eventually embarked on this road free from the ravages of ferocious beasts.
Meanwhile, Xu Long, who was high in the sky, had changed into a blue robe.
This was not because he wanted to attract attention, but because at this time he had to present himself as Yunmo, the resident cultivator of the Jade Screen Sect School's Rotten Peach Mountain Dao Field.
As more and more cultivators appeared along the way, Xu Long could already see some huge array flags and banners among the mountains.
The long tassels were still visible from a hundred miles away, and the huge banners fluttered above the dome.
The sky opens up a sea of clouds, and the land connects to the three ridges, displaying its majestic banners!
The towering mountains seemed to reach for the clouds, and countless pavilions and towers stretched out amidst the sea of clouds.
Looking into the distance with Magic Power, one could see countless tassels dancing among the mountains, and faint Luan Crane and cranes rising from the mountain streams.
The faint roars of beasts had vanished here. As Xu Long gazed at the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary in the distance, he thought to himself: As expected, this is a Dojo with Golden Immortal presiding over it!
However, Xu Long still dared not be careless, because the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary was built in the Boundless Wilderness and had been the front line against ferocious beasts for many years.
It looks like a fairyland now, but to be honest, behind this mountain range, there are countless ferocious beasts lurking.
As they approached the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary, he descended from the clouds on his own, Vulture King instantly folded his enormous wings in the air.
Then, as the altitude continued to decrease in the air, the outer perimeter of the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary became clearly visible in Xu Long.
The outer perimeter of the dojo is surrounded by mountains on all eight sides and rivers flowing through the valleys on all four sides. This arrangement forms the outer perimeter of the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary and is also the first line of defense against the Mist Beast tide.
And at the end of that main road, one can still see a mountain range covered with tassels and banners.
After the temple is surrounded by guards from all directions, that is where Perfected Lord Pinglu resides.
The Pinglu Mountain Range, the front line against ferocious beast hordes for thousands of years!
After arriving at the temple surrounded by people from all directions, Xu Long approached to examine the twelve spiritual veins, which he recognized as small-scale spiritual veins that had been cultivated for many years.
Behind it, in the Pinglu Mountain Range, Xu Long dared not extend his will to investigate, for there was Golden Immortal True Monarch guarding it.
A large number of cultivators had already gathered amidst the undulating mountains and valleys, each dressed in white robes and wearing a turban the color of moonlight.
With long ropes hanging from their waists, flying swords under their feet, banners in their hands, and Luan Crane behind them, they constantly shifted their positions within these twelve spiritual veins.
These are the resident cultivators of the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary, and also cultivators who came from all over Lai Province to follow Perfected Lord Pinglu.
Perfected Lord Pinglu came from Ling Province in the west. With the realm of Golden Immortal Zhenjun, he personally opened up a path in the Boundless Wilderness, established a Daoist temple and spread civilization in a place ravaged by Beast.
To say that all cultivators are heartless and ruthless is too one-sided; this Perfected Lord Pinglu is the best example.
With the majesty of Golden Immortal True Lord, wouldn't he be highly valued and employed by any faction he joins?
However, since Perfected Lord Pinglu came to Lai Province in the east and to the Daning Commandery Kingdom, when has he ever relied on local forces?
The Dao Heart of a True Lord is beyond the comprehension of ordinary cultivators, and the power of a True Lord's Dharma is incomparable to that of ordinary cultivators.
In this cruel world of cultivation, the True Lord single-handedly carved out a thoroughfare through the Boundless Wilderness.
This great road is not only an inviolable path in the Boundless Wilderness, but also an unyielding belief in the hearts of cultivators!
Among the cultivators from all over Lai Province, some may have harbored ulterior motives, but they truly admired the True Lord's actions to the extreme.
After seeing the twelve guardian spiritual veins, Xu Long turned his gaze to the Pinglu Mountain Range behind them.
He discovered that although the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary had been established by the True Lord for many years, it had already become a gathering point for cultivators from all walks of life in the Boundless Wilderness.
With a large number of cultivators gathering here, and after being cultivated by True Monarchs and their followers for many years, this place can be considered a civilized land.
But a closer look reveals that there are still significant problems here.
That is, no one was born there.