Uniting the Heavenly South

A flash of white light, Shen Ge appeared atop a towering mountain peak.

Looking down from here, the clouds drift and the sky is a vast expanse of white, creating a serene scene.

The sun was blazing overhead, but Shen Ge had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery. He first checked the teleportation array and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was bidirectional.

"Thank goodness. I was really worried I wouldn't be able to get back after coming here."

With his biggest worry gone, Shen Ge finally looked at the Sword Bamboo not far away.

Although the Ji Household had plundered this place once before, at least some traces remained.

Unfortunately, only three Sword Bamboo caught Shen Ge's eye, their purplish-red bamboo bodies shimmering with dazzling light.

As for the others, they were only first or second-tier materials, completely useless to Shen Ge.

"Thank goodness, I thought I'd come all this way for nothing."

Shen Ge strolled leisurely through the outer bamboo forest to the very center, patted the purplish-red Sword Bamboo, and praised, "Not bad, a 15,000-year-old Sword Bamboo, very high quality. Using this as the main body, it can be used at least until the Spirit Severing Realm."

"Three of them should be enough to forge twenty top-grade flying swords." Shen Ge couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of activating a sword formation in battle, but his laughter quickly subsided. "Damn it, these auxiliary materials are a huge amount of Spirit Stone, and the worst part is that we can't even gather enough in such a short time."

"Forget it, we'll deal with that later."

Shen Ge drew Morning Longing's sword and slashed down.

"Bang!"

Shen Ge stared blankly at the white mark at the base of the Sword Bamboo for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips.

"It's firm enough, I like it."

Shen Ge Shen Ge then waved his hand to clear away the soil and uprooted the three Sword Bamboo. As for the others, he picked out a few that were over five thousand years old and left them alone.

After that, Shen Ge wasn't in a hurry to leave. He immediately set up a Spirit Gathering Formation and began cultivating there.

In the Heavenly South, on the Ice and Snow Plateau, the leaders of the four righteous sects all arrived, and they stared at the array barrier at the edge, lost in thought.

After a long silence, Daoist Qingguang spoke up, "Gentlemen, does anyone have a solution?"

Ziyang shook his head and sighed, "This formation must be at least at the eighth level. It's difficult."

"Are we just going to give up because it's difficult?" Zi Nü said calmly. "These people here have destroyed the array's foundation. If we want to survive, we have no choice but to break the array. Otherwise, in a few hundred years, we'll all be nothing but a handful of dust."

"We need to find a way to gather all the array masters in Heavenly South, including both righteous and demonic ones. If a hundred years isn't enough, then two hundred; if two hundred years isn't enough, then three hundred. We don't even need them to completely break through the array; just a small opening will suffice."

"Furthermore, we've also invited those Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast. I refuse to believe that with the combined power of the entire Heavenly South, we can't even open a small opening."

"Fellow Daoist Zi Nü is right, we have no choice but to do this," Lei Peng, the sect leader of Yellow Maple Valley, agreed.

"Back in the day, this land was teeming with talented people; we can't let it end up with the extinction of our spiritual practices."

"Among our sects, which one is lacking in lineage? If our lineage were to be severed, it would be a disgrace to our ancestors."

Ziyang nodded and said, "That's right, let's do it the way Fellow Zi Nü suggested. Everyone go back and prepare. As for the demonic path, my master will talk to them; I don't think they'll refuse."

Upon returning to the Spirit Moon Sect, Ziyang immediately ordered all members of the Formation Hall to stand by. He also issued a summons, recruiting all rogue Rogue Cultivator within the Spirit Moon Sect's territory who were proficient in array formations, including those with Cultivation Resources.

The news caused an uproar throughout the entire Rogue Cultivator world. As they relayed the message, they suddenly discovered that it wasn't just the Spirit Moon Sect that was summoning array masters; all the righteous sects were also summoning array masters, regardless of their cultivation level.

Now everyone knows that something big is about to happen, and it could very well affect the entire Heavenly South. Some rogue Rogue Cultivator who don't understand formations even spread a rumor.

They say they plan to set up a sky-covering array to monopolize all Spiritual Qi and leave no way for Rogue Cultivator to survive, and quite a few people believe this rumor.

But none of the major sects came out to explain, they were too lazy to pay any attention to this group of Rogue Cultivator.

Half a month later, Xuanguang dragged his still-healing body to the Blood Devil Sect. As soon as he arrived outside their sect, the Blood Devil himself came out to greet him.

"Senior Xuanguang, it's such a small matter that we've troubled you to make the trip yourself. We're truly sorry."

Blood Devil Demon felt aggrieved calling him "senior." In the past, his strength in the Heavenly South Lands was enough to rank among the top three. In the past, he wouldn't have even given a second glance to Xuanguang of the Spirit Moon Sect. But who would have thought that an old man whose lifespan was about to end would be so lucky and obtain some good thing that allowed him to break through from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage stage to the Spirit Severing Realm so quickly.

Xuanguang coughed a few times, looking like a sickly man on the verge of death. He raised his somewhat ashen face, glanced at the Blood Devil, and said, "Fellow Daoist, since you know about this, are you willing to participate?"

Blood Devil nodded repeatedly, saying, "Of course I'm willing! How could I not? This is beneficial for everyone. I'll arrange the necessary personnel and keep the sect disciples in check. We will absolutely not cause any trouble during this time."

Xuanguang nodded, casually glancing at the Blood Devil Grotto's sect, and chuckled as he asked, "What, fellow Daoist, won't you invite me in for a seat?"

The Blood Devil said with a forced smile, "Our sect is poor and humble, so let's not bother, lest we offend your eyes, senior."

Inviting such a plague god into the sect is audacious. Blood Devil Demon isn't out of his mind. If he really gets in, Blood Devil Grotto will be in danger. Even if it's not destroyed, it will be severely damaged.

Xuanguang chuckled and nodded, "Since you don't welcome me, then so be it. Farewell, I still have to go to White Bone Mountain."

Watching the Xuanguang gradually disappear into the horizon, Blood Devil finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was genuinely afraid that this guy would try to extort or force him to hand over something.

At this moment, a figure flew out of the Blood Devil Grotto, stopped beside the Blood Devil, looked at the vanished Xuanguang, and asked coldly, "That guy's Tribulation Transcendence injuries haven't fully healed yet. Why didn't you stop him just now? There are more than twenty Nascent Soul among us; surely we can kill him!"

Blood Devil's face turned cold, and his tone became somewhat aggressive. "Li Yu, you need to understand, this is our Blood Devil Grotto, my Blood Devil Grotto! How many people will die if we fight here, how many Nascent Soul will die! You're really talking without thinking, it's not your personal wealth, so you don't care, is that it?"

"If you really want to make a move, go ahead and try following me. If you can give me an opportunity, I guarantee I'll bring more than twenty fellow Daoists from my sect to help you," the Blood Devil said coldly. This guy who fled here actually dared to try and take over the reins; he really had too much nerve.

"When that guy came just now, why didn't you speak or nod when I asked you to come out and greet him? If you're scared, you should admit it. Don't come here offering hindsight advice. I despise that." After saying this, Blood Devil flashed back to the sect and began making arrangements.

In the air, Li Yu's expression changed, but finally returned to calm, and she flashed back as well.