"Your Highness, everyone has arrived."
"There are seven families in total, plus our own, making a total of eleven Void Return True Lord."
Border of Jingxi Prefecture.
On the walls of the now-repaired Hanging Blade Pass.
Eleven figures stood silently.
Its aura can be as deep as the sea or as sharp as a blade.
An overwhelming pressure clung to the air, causing the winds and clouds beyond the pass to freeze.
Before the assembled cultivators, Prince Zongzhenglie of Jingxi stood with his hands behind his back.
He wore a black robe and a jade crown, his bearing as imposing as a mountain.
His face was slightly pale, as if he had some hidden injury.
"That beast, the Suanni, has ruined my plans."
"Now that more than thirty years have passed, we can't delay any longer!"
Zongzheng Lie turned around, his majestic face sweeping over each of the Void Return True Lord.
All the human cultivators at the Void Return that he could mobilize in the entire Jingxi Prefecture were here.
Even with the addition of Jingfeng Canyue, such power would be enough for that black dragon to contend with.
Now, however, he is only searching for a human cultivator.
"Gentlemen, this journey to the Demon Manor is of utmost importance."
"If we succeed, our Jingxi Prefecture will no longer suffer from demonic calamities."
"From this day forward, our human race will dominate Jingxi Prefecture, and the profits of all other families will increase tenfold!"
"Please, everyone, heed my command."
As soon as Zongzheng Lie finished speaking, his aura suddenly surged.
The oppressive aura emanating from the Late Void Return shook the barrier.
The expressions of the people in front of him changed slightly.
It seemed that Suanni Zongzheng Lie, who had suffered internal injuries from a hard-fought battle with the Suanni, was still so resilient.
No one would dare to resist such an aura.
After a brief silence, everyone clasped their hands in a fist salute.
"I obey Your Highness's command!"
"Walk!"
At his command, Zongzheng Lie was the first to Void Breaking and return to the sky.
He cleaved through the void, took a step, and vanished from the spot.
Behind him, the cultivators surged with Law Power, following him like shadows.
Figures darted through the void.
In the blink of an eye, they covered a thousand miles, heading straight for the Demon Manor's Blessed Land.
In the void, Zongzheng Lie did not hold back his magical Law Power.
His figure flickered, but his heart was filled with anxiety.
More than thirty years ago, the Suanni revealed its true form, disrupting his plans.
It also left him with a hidden ailment.
I was unable to spare the time for that period of time, if it weren't for this.
Why did it take him so long to enter the Western Prefecture?
Fortunately, Ao Qing has not yet emerged from seclusion, so he still has a chance.
With his speed, he could reach the location of Azure Pool in Zong Qing's memory in just a few days.
We'll catch that toad first and search its soul.
They then captured the cultivator surnamed Lu and returned to Jingxi Prefecture.
Upon returning to Jingxi Prefecture, they inquired about his methods.
The thought that even Ao Qing's scales had suddenly vanished was unbearable.
Zongzheng Lie's heart couldn't help but surge with excitement.
How many years has it been since our ancestors were enfeoffed here and fell into poverty?
He was so excited to have this fortuitous opportunity that he could hardly contain himself.
As the thought raced through his mind, he sped up again.
Eleven cultivators who Void Return broke through the void and traveled.
Even if the noise is kept to a minimum, it will still inevitably affect the space.
Western Continent is vast; for an ordinary person, it would take more than half of the entire province to traverse in a lifetime.
This is also a significant issue for lower-level cultivators.
Traveling across regions and states is also a difficult task.
However, for cultivators who Void Return, the Western Continent is too small.
It's as small as a pond; if you throw a stone on one side, you can feel the ripples on the other side.
Eleven Void Return True Lord, Void Breaking and stepping into the sky.
When the void hums, it's hard for someone of the same level not to notice it.
Deep in a mountain range in Jingxi Prefecture.
A middle-aged man dressed in a dark black robe suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes flashed with a cold light, a hint of doubt in them.
"Humans Void Return? Where are they going with all this commotion?"
"Judging by the direction, they're heading towards my Demon Manor."
"Could it be a test of the lord's strength?"
The Suanni could not be accurately guessed.
But it's rare to see the Pacify the West people make such a big fuss.
Even in previous years' Prefecture-Breaking War, few humans Void Return to invade the Demon Manor's Blessed Land.
After all, Ao Qing was an insurmountable mountain for them.
The phrase "invincible among its peers" has become a shadow over the Western Continent human race for millennia.
Suanni can sense the fluctuations in the void, there's no reason why Ao Qing shouldn't be able to.
Faced with such turbulent void fluctuations.
But it didn't make any move.
It was nowhere to be seen in the Dragon Palace.
Dragon Palace, in a vast, bottomless lake of blood.
A huge, indistinct figure was slowly tumbling in the viscous, gooey blood.
Each wriggling motion unleashed a towering wave of blood.
Countless twisted and wailing black demonic resentments, like living creatures, converged from the depths of the blood lake into filthy torrents.
It frantically clung to and washed over the surface of that giant shadow.
The jet-black scales, shimmering with an eerie light, were now 80% completely covered by the black demonic resentment.
It presented an ominous, dark color.
Clearly, it has reached a critical juncture of transformation.
" Zongzheng Lie... you've come at the right time!"
Ao Qing Qinglong let out a roar, showing no fear or terror whatsoever.
Instead, it rolled its body with even greater force.
In an instant.
The lake of blood surged, and malevolent energy billowed forth.
Ao Qing suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed the entire source of resentment and evil energy from the blood lake!
The lake surface became clear and transparent at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It eventually turned into a clear, ordinary lake.
The enormous dragon's body completely transformed into a deep, inky black.
Thick, almost tangible black smoke of karmic retribution coiled around the dragon's body, emitting a piercing shriek.
The two prominent dragon horns on his forehead, under the erosion of the evil force, had begun to show fine forks.
A dark golden hue slowly spreads upwards from the roots—this is... the sign of dragon transformation!
At this moment, it doesn't matter what the purpose of this group of humans Void Return and breaking into the Demon Manor is.
Whether it's to stop it or to hinder it, it doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter what plans they have anymore.
The karmic debts incurred in the previous Prefecture-Breaking War have been completely purified by it at this moment!
"Hold head high--!"
A deafening dragon roar suddenly rang out.
The sound echoed throughout the entire Demon Manor, originating from the Dragon Palace.
Its fame spread throughout the thirty-six Dongting and shook the seventy-two Blessed Land.
All demons, including the great demons of this Blessed Land who have been waiting in ambush for thousands of years, are subject to this command.
Even Zong Zongzheng Lie, who had already entered the Demon Manor and was traversing the void, clearly heard the dragon's roar.
His expression suddenly changed.
My mind is in turmoil.
"Damn it!"
A terrifying thought arose from the depths of my heart.
Zongzheng Lie quickly made another move and headed straight for Azure Pool.
He even raised his hand to summon his Life-Bound Law Treasure.
Ignoring his internal injuries, he only wanted to get to Azure Pool Blessed Land immediately.
The group of Void Return behind him also looked terrified.
That dragon's roar just now has resounded no less than eight times throughout the entire Western Continent.
The same sound, the same frequency.
News of this has resurfaced today.
The implication is clear: Ao Qing... has emerged from seclusion!
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I've noticed that many fellow cultivators want to know the specific realm.
I'll just give you a sneak peek today.
The outline of this book has been finalized, and the different levels of understanding have long been established.
There are nine realms in total, and ten realms in total, but today I'll give you all a taste of what's to come.
Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Void Return, Dao Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, Mahayana.
True Immortal Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Daluo Golden Immortal, Quasi-Saint, and Saints.
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