The Battle Begins, [True Lord of Yellow Yang, Guardian of the Boundary, Gen Earth Hill and Stillness]

Along the way, he encountered three attacks, either by dark creatures or by evil spirits, which deepened his sense of foreboding.

Upon arriving at their destination, they saw a divine city occupying most of their field of vision. Its protective formations were constantly activated, and sporadic attacks from dark creatures were occasionally observed.

Black blood and corpses stained the earth black, creating an eerie and silent atmosphere.

Upon seeing this, Wang He felt a sense of crisis, which reminded him that something was wrong here.

At the far end of the divine city, it was pitch black, with hardly any light. The array's light flickered, and its outline could be vaguely seen changing.

"It seems that in this war, Jinde is not only confronting the enemy head-on, but also enlisting other forces to erode its territory and gradually approach its core interests."

As they drew closer, cultivators soon spotted him. Wang He was surrounded by a swirling aura of Yin and Yang, blocking all detection and making them extremely nervous.

The divine generals stationed on the city wall, their divine weapons trembling, loudly inquired:

"Who goes there? You must prove your identity before entering the city and pass through the Demon-Revealing Mirror."

Wang He handed over the Thunder Office, as well as a piece of Law Primordial Crystal.

He thought the other party might invite the envoy to meet him, or simply let him pass, but to his surprise, the other party acted as if it were business, making him stand under a "demon-revealing mirror" to verify his identity.

However, he cooperated, with the [Supreme Yin Storage Apparatus] continuously operating to conceal his magical treasures, spiritual objects, Daoist books, and golden books that were inconvenient to show.

The Demon-Revealing Mirror unleashed its divine light, striking him and revealing him as a rogue cultivator, attracting no covetousness.

This only made the city-guarding general look down on him even more; his tone was cold and threatening, and the pressure of the late-stage Divine Sea surrounded him.

"Fellow Daoist, the Eastern Wilderness Divine City is currently facing an attack and harassment from the dark creatures of the [Black Prison Dark Land]."

"Note that in urgent situations, if the city lord issues an emergency summons, you must arrive as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be considered as defying the order and refusing to be summoned."

Wang He's face also turned grim at just the right moment. Without saying a word, he walked into the city and saw a desolate and bleak scene.

As for any omens, he had long since forgotten about them; he'd deal with them once he found him.

After inquiring for a while, they learned that [Black Prison Dark Land] had begun its attacks several months ago when the conflict broke out. Now, the war has intensified, and most areas from the east to the north have fallen, becoming a source of troops for the enemy to cultivate dark creatures.

"It seems that even the Eastern Divine City is on the verge of collapse."

Wang He is not afraid of danger; dangers at the Purple Mansion level can no longer harm him. He is only afraid of a High Tier aftershock. He can only defend with the [Supreme One Dao Evolution Heaven-Mixing Ring], and exposing his treasure would be a real loss.

Therefore, he does not plan to go to the core area of the Central Continent for the time being. It is the core of the entire Earth Virtue, where the only Yellow Heaven Immortal Dynasty in the Heavenly Realm is preserved. It is the area with the most living beings and the holy land of Earth Virtue cultivators.

Afterwards, Wang He collected detailed information about the Earth Virtue lineage.

The collection was even more astonishing, as the immortal positions and Dao fruits involved in the Earth Virtue were even more complex.

"The Heavenly Star Zhentu, the Heavenly Stem Yin and Yang Wuji two soils, the four branches of the earth branches Chenkai, Xudang, Chouzang, and Wushou, the most powerful Houtu, and the two soils of Xuanyan and Kungen. Together, there are 13 kinds of earth virtues, immortality, and Tao fruits. It is really profound and powerful."

But even this powerful Earth Virtue is now clearly showing signs of decline.

According to Wang He's comparison of the production of various Earth Virtue spiritual objects, Suppressing Earth, Wu Earth, Ji Tu, Chen Earth, and Gen Earth are the most abundant, with the largest number of cultivators in these categories within the Eastern Wilderness Divine City; the others are extremely rare.

There is no such thing as Houtu. This is an ancient immortal position and Dao fruit that Wang He found in ancient books. Nowadays, almost no cultivators have heard of this kind of Earth Virtue.

"According to the Theory of Spiritual Object Emergence, there should be at most five True Lords existing in the Earth Virtue position at present."

"If this True Lord of Earth Virtue governs two of the Earth elements and advances to the late stage, then there will only be three True Lord of Earth Virtue, almost the same as the Wood Virtue True Lords."

After this calculation, Wang He became even more certain that Earth Virtue Dao Zhen Jun was in danger this time.

"Based on the information I've gathered, various factions in the Central Continent —Darkness, Abyss, Evil, and Blood—are forming an encirclement, besieging and annihilating the Central Immortal Dynasty. The Earth Virtue faction's reinforcements are the other three Virtue factions, and possibly the Wind and Thunder Bureaus."

"It seems that Earth Virtue has the advantage, but whether the Wind and Thunder Bureaus will give their all remains to be seen."

"Then I'll wait here. Maybe my chance will come sometime."

As time passed, the war between the Eastern Wilderness Divine City and the [Black Prison Dark Land] intensified, and both sides gradually showed signs of exhaustion.

The city lord of Qin Heaven Divine City issued multiple summons orders, gathering cultivators from all sides within the city to participate in the defense of the city.

Wang He failed to go several times, and the conscription department couldn't find him either, so they were so angry that they issued a warrant for his arrest and handed over the city's special formation to search for his whereabouts, but they still couldn't find him.

Wang He used the profound power of [Illuminating the Two Modes] to hide himself in the [Supreme One Dao Evolution Heaven-Mixing Ring] within the [Supreme Yin Storage Apparatus], concealing his form as he strolled around the divine city.

To the relief of the cultivators within the divine city, reinforcements from several other sources had arrived.

Adjacent to the Eastern Wasteland Circuit, the nearest Clear Radiance Eastern Heaven is currently constructing a trans- Void God bridge to enter the Central Continent and intercept the dark races.

Similarly, the central Yellow Heaven Immortal Dynasty also dispatched its legions on its first offensive, commanding a large army to recover lost territory and establishing a unified military command.

On this day, Wang He held a black stone identity token in his hand. This token could not only prove his identity, but also connect to the legion's military merit system, allowing him to exchange military merit for various resources.

Wang He used it to understand the war situation on all sides.

"Have you heard? The Southern Vermilion Flame Southern Continent has recovered a large amount of lost territory, with only the human realm entrance of the [Myriad Souls Earth Abyss] remaining unconquered. We owe a great deal to their strong troop support this time; otherwise, things wouldn't have been so easy for us here."

Wang He listened to many cultivators discussing the situation in the south, and a sense of doubt arose within him.

"Are the relationships between the Five Virtues really that good? That's impossible. If they were, given their strength, the [Mystic Yellow Wondrous Mechanism Spirit God Five Virtues wouldn't have been shattered in the late ancient times due to fighting over it."

"So it seems the Fire element has other plans? I wonder if the Earth Virtue has discovered them. They probably have, but the situation is urgent and they have to put them aside for now."

As Wang He pondered these things, the sky gradually darkened.

Looking out from the high-rise building, a scene resembling a celestial dog devouring the sun appeared; the Supreme Yang was obscured, and the area quickly fell into darkness.

"What's going on? Why is the Supreme Yang being blocked?"

"Oh no! Dark creatures are approaching the divine city from afar! Sound the alarm immediately! All conscripted cultivators, ascend the city walls at once!"

Wang He was also deeply moved by this gesture.

"This level of power requires the intervention of a True Lord-level figure."

From the invisible darkness, the sound of writhing creatures could be heard, and countless people stared at the pitch-black place with trepidation.

A towering Dharma Manifestation rose from the ground, its divine light shining brightly after being refined. The light of the blue-yellow Gen Earth illuminated the image, defining the boundaries and stopping the hidden True Lord's sun-shading technique.

A magnificent voice emanated from the Dharma Manifestation Image:

"[cease]"

Upon hearing this, his revered name immediately shone in the hearts of all beings; he was [Huangyang Shoujie Gen Earth Zhizhenjun].