Exalted Cultivator Huo had a sharp eye. He glanced at Chen Shuangbai and knew that Chen Shuangbai had laid a solid foundation. He was like still waters running deep, unassuming yet possessing a certain air of composure. He nodded slightly to show his attitude.
"Good."
Chen Shuangbai looked around again and found that there were four other people standing beside His Highness, in addition to herself.
I was familiar with Lu Mingxuan from the Empty Sword Sect, Yan Heng from the Jade Spring Sect, and two other fellow practitioners, whom I had never seen before, but judging from the patterns on their robes, they were from the Empty Sword Sect.
Lu Mingxuan stepped forward and Chen Shuangbai to everyone.
" Junior Brother Chen, these two are my fellow disciples. The one carrying the sword box is Senior Brother Feng Jintang, who has Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and the one holding the Law Sword is Qu Ling, Ninth Layer of Qi Refining."
Chen Shuangbai greeted them one by one. The two were also quite curious about this fellow Jade Spring Sect who had cultivated Sword Qi, and they felt a natural affinity for him, so they were very polite.
After exchanging greetings with the fellow Kong Jian, Chen Shuangbai bowed to Yan Heng. The latter's greyish-white eyes darted towards Chen Shuangbai, and she nodded slightly in response.
During his six months in the inner sect, Chen Shuangbai made quite a few friends and thus gained a basic understanding of the many disciples in the inner sect.
Yan Heng is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and the only daughter of Yan Nanlai, the peak master of Tianquan Peak. Although she was born with a deficiency and cannot see, she cultivated a technique called "Mind's Eye," which allows her to observe all things with her mind, just like ordinary people.
When Chen Shuangbai first met this senior sister, he mistakenly thought she had already reached the upper stage of Foundation Establishment. In reality, she was wearing her father's keepsake, which gave her the aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
She was skilled in alchemy and also adept at magical combat.
The bamboo staff in his hand was indeed formidable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sit so securely in the position of the chief disciple of Heavenly Spring Peak.
Seeing that the group had emerged from the [ Sharp Mountains and Embracing Rivers Painting ], Exalted Cultivator Huo raised his hand and released a beam of light, engulfing them all in his escape light. They rushed out of the hall, blended into the mountains and rivers, and headed north.
On the way, Lu Mingxuan explained the current situation to Chen Shuangbai.
"Of the nine prefectures of Wu Province, five have now been swallowed up by our two families, and we have established a formation that connects the earth's veins, stretching all the way to the [ Geng Metal Baleful Intent Sword Grand Formation ] on Azure Light Mountain."
"The six Foundation Establishment cultivators from both sects stood at the front lines of the battlefield, their divine light blazing and their might dazzling. Carrying the might of the righteous path, they Heart-Eroding Demon Beast, forcing the demon beast family to show weakness and beg for a ceasefire."
Chen Shuangbai was not surprised by this.
If Heart-Eroding Stronghold has no one to support it and no Golden Core cultivators emerge, it will naturally be no match for the Jade Spring and Kong Jian families.
This was exactly what Exalted Cultivator Huo had predicted a few months ago.
"So, are we going to fight that Heart-Eroding Demon Beast now?"
Chen Shuangbai rolled her eyes slightly, her mind racing, and asked this question.
Lu Mingxuan thought to himself that he was indeed intelligent, and slowly said, "There are two Golden Core in the Heart-Eroding Stronghold. The Valley Master is elusive, and there is only one Devil Cultivator in the Early Golden Core Stage stage named Shi Yan, who is commonly known as the True Person Bone-Corroding."
"He has emerged from seclusion and is standing on the front lines, confronting my True Person He and your True Person Bo."
As they spoke, the light gradually slowed down, and the scenery outside gradually came into view.
Exalted Cultivator Huo led the group to a peak that had been leveled by Law Power. There stood five imposing Foundation Establishment cultivators, their various magical lights intertwined, and the sound of swords ringing out could be heard from time to time.
Looking around, one could see pillars of light from arrays rising up and firmly rooted in the demonic land, with many cultivators stationed there, their interconnected forms emitting a shimmering glow to resist the rolling demonic miasma coming from the other side.
Chen Shuangbai looked up at the sky.
Within the billowing demonic miasma, numerous ferocious insects and beasts emerged, supporting a demonic Golden Core cultivator dressed in a red robe, with slightly red eyes and a gloomy expression.
As Golden Core of the Demonic Path, he naturally possessed a ferocious and ruthless demonic aura, but at this moment he could only cower within his own small territory, and even with his face terribly gloomy, he dared not show any disrespect.
Just because a bright sword light shot into the sky above Chen Shuangbai's side, magnificent and overwhelming, making it impossible to look away.
But beside this sword light, there was also a treasure map.
On the treasure map, a mighty river flows, merging with towering mountains, displaying a majestic harmony between nature and water. This is the Jade Spring Sect's Spirit Artifact, the [ Sharp Mountains and Embracing Rivers Painting ]. However, this is not the point. The point is the figure that appeared before this map, surrounded by a faint, dark blue light, whose true form is not visible.
Chen Shuangbai had already seen it once, so she naturally recognized who it was at a glance.
He was a Grand True Person in the Late Golden Core Stage stage of the Jade Spring Sect.
Master of the Abyss Suppression Hall, True Person Bo.
But the figure at this moment was not as imposing as it had been before. After thinking about it carefully, Chen Shuangbai realized that it was a True Person Bo's divine sense manifested through this Spirit Artifact.
Even though it was just a wisp of divine thought, it still prevented the demonic Golden Core opposite from revealing his full form. He could only cower in the rolling demonic miasma, not daring to utter a single word.
Chen Shuangbai sighed inwardly and said, "So this is the Golden Core."
The emergence of the three Golden Core signifies that this protracted battle is nearing its end.
Not long after.
Suddenly, a beam of golden light appeared from the southeast. When it was revealed, it was a Daoist priest dressed in a golden robe, with a graceful posture and upright figure. Behind him were several disciples or Daoist boys, and his aura was clearly that of Golden Core cultivator.
Someone beside him said something softly.
"It's the True Person Xuanguang from the Spirit-Seeking Sect, who's at the Middle Golden Core Stage."
The Spirit-Seeking Sect has three Golden Core cultivators and one Nascent Soul.
Of course, this Nascent Soul should be considered a discounted version; it can be called Pseudo-Nascent Soul.
That is, the Supreme Elder who was beaten by True Person Qingchen and never stepped out of the sect again, and the remaining three Golden Core cultivators, two of whom were in the Middle Golden Core Stage and one in the Early Golden Core Stage.
True Person Bo alone was enough to suppress those two Middle Golden Core Stage cultivators, not to mention True Person Mei, who had superb swordsmanship.
Dazzling Light dared not rely on his Golden Core status, because he was a junior. As soon as he appeared, before the Golden Core cultivators of the Kongjian Empty Sword Sect and True Person Bo could even look at him, he bowed and greeted True Person Bo with a respectful greeting.
" Dazzling Light, seniors."
True Person Bo's divine thought avatar didn't even blink. True Person He Zhenren, the Golden Core Empty Sword Sect... the only Golden Core, a senior cultivator in the Late Golden Core Stage, and revered as a sword elder in the Jing Kingdom's cultivation world, nodded slightly in response.
The Dazzling Light didn't bother him, but the few people behind him, whether they were young disciples or not, showed a hint of resentment on their faces.
Upon seeing this, Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly, thinking to herself, " The Spirit-Seeking Sect really does harbor quite a few grudges against my family."
The appearance of the four True Person naturally triggered some changes in celestial phenomena.
soon.
True Person Xuanguang coughed twice. Seeing that none of the three parties spoke, he had no choice but to speak up himself, saying loudly, "Although there is a difference between the righteous and the demonic, they are still considered native cultivation forces of the Jing Kingdom. Nowadays, which of the Xu Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom, and Ming Kingdom isn't eyeing our Jing Kingdom covetously? Some minor internal frictions are fine, but let's not go to the point of fighting to the death."
"I am but Dazzling Light, and I pay my respects to you esteemed elders. If you are willing to grant me this honor, I will come here to mediate this matter. I hope you can turn hostility into friendship and temporarily cease this conflict... Is that acceptable?"