Rescue Arrives

After all, this Cloud Burst was clearly a disaster that even the powerful cultivators of those major sects couldn't change, otherwise it wouldn't have existed in the Chongxiao Domain for so many years.

If the Execution Cultivator can manipulate Cloud Burst at will, what's the point of the spiritual cultivators? They might as well just surrender.

Moreover, if they had such powerful methods, they wouldn't be acting so furtively and hiding their true colors now.

But Lin Xiao wasn't entirely sure if the sudden early Cloud Burst was just a coincidence.

After all, Cloud Burst have occurred so many times in the Chongxiao Domain without ever being off-time. The residents here have become accustomed to dealing with Cloud Burst Cloud Burst, and their existence has clearly become a standard pattern.

It's unlikely that Cloud Burst actually possessed independent consciousness and deliberately coordinated with Execution Cultivator beforehand, knowing that Execution Cultivator was about to strike.

Moreover, after the initial rush and chaos subsided, he finally realized something.

The protective array of Cloud Gathering City clearly relies on Spiritual Qi to operate and is a product of spiritual cultivation. Logically, it should have been gradually weakened by the Execution Qi. Why is it that after so long, even though the Execution Qi has been raging throughout Cloud Gathering City, the protective array remains unscathed and shows no signs of being corroded or consumed?

Could it be that this city-protecting formation has some connection to the Execution Qi? Or is it that the city lord of Cloud Gathering City truly has a relationship with the Execution Cultivator?

I wonder how closely connected these spiritual realms in the Immortal Cultivation Realm are; I doubt it.

Several years have passed since the last time traces of the Execution Cultivator were found at the Talisman Master Assembly in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain, and only a few cultivators have arrived in the Mortal Realm to investigate. At this rate of efficiency, it's likely that the Chongxiao Domain hasn't received any news at all.

Judging from the reactions of the cultivators in this city, they have absolutely no understanding of the Execution Qi. If this continues, as the Qi of Execution Cultivator grows more rampant and its actions become increasingly drastic, and if ordinary cultivators remain completely unaware of it and have no defenses against it, the casualties in the future will likely be countless.

Lin Xiao's thoughts were in turmoil, and he felt as if his mind was a jumbled mess.

The Execution Qi in the city was slowly decreasing thanks to Lin Xiao's efforts, but the total amount of Execution Qi in the city was still too large. He was unable to quickly pack away all the Execution Qi in the city in a short period of time while the Execution Cultivator was still continuously emitting Execution Qi.

As the third hour approached, and the concentration of black energy in the city had decreased by at least half, Lin Xiao finally sensed several powerful pressures emanating from afar.

This pressure is not harmful; it is a natural aura emanating from powerful cultivators. As long as they do not deliberately conceal their aura, ordinary cultivators can sense it.

This actually serves as a reminder to many ordinary cultivators that a powerful cultivator is about to arrive, making them hesitant to cause trouble at this time, regardless of their thoughts or intentions.

Before long, more than ten cultivators who looked like immortals arrived Cloud Gathering City. Most of them had white hair and eyebrows, and only a few had slightly gray temples.

As soon as they landed at the city gate, many people in the city exclaimed in surprise.

"Grandmaster!"

"Grandmaster Uncle!"

"Supreme Elder!"

"Ancestor! Why have you emerged from seclusion?!"

They all seem to be senior figures from various sects and Aristocratic Clan.

After Lin Xiao used his Divine Sense to investigate the general situation, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. The aura emanating from these cultivators was obviously very strong. Although he dared not use his Divine Sense to investigate their cultivation level at will, and even if he did, he might not be able to detect it due to the large difference in cultivation level, these people were obviously highly skilled, definitely much more skilled than him, and their knowledge and experience must also be very extensive. They should have a good way to break through this city-protecting formation.

Lin Xiao's level of Divine Sense probing, which involved merely observing the surroundings, was perfectly normal for cultivators, and therefore did not attract the attention of these powerful cultivators.

Among these powerful cultivators, only a few who appeared very amiable stepped forward to reassure the younger generation in the city before immediately seizing the time to understand the situation from everyone else.

Those who went back to report only gave a general account, something about a suspected early Cloud Burst. They didn't need to come back to say it; the situation was visible throughout the entire Chongxiao Domain, since Cloud Burst are a disaster that can occur throughout the entire Chongxiao Domain.

Originally, many elders and patriarchs did not intend to get involved in this matter. Everyone has their own destiny, and there are so many disciples scattered throughout the Chongxiao Domain who were unable to evacuate in time. It is impossible for them to go and rescue and protect them all one by one.

Cultivation is a life full of uncertainties. The unexpected occurrence of the Cloud Burst can only be described as a trial in their destiny, a test of their character, and life and death are preordained.

However, the person who returned seeking help said that Execution Qi had appeared in Cloud Gathering City.

Upon hearing this, those powerful cultivators who had originally intended to ignore it suddenly became restless and immediately set off for Cloud Gathering City to confirm.

Along the way, they also contacted elders and patriarchs from other sects and aristocratic Aristocratic Clan with whom they had good relations.

Some sect leaders, grandmasters, and patriarchs didn't even receive news from their own disciples before receiving letters from old friends from other sects Aristocratic Clan.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why those disciples and followers needed to go back for several hours to ask their elders in their own sects or Lineage for help, instead of directly using communication tools such as Sound Transmission Talisman, is because there are no large sects or aristocratic Aristocratic Clan in the second layer of Chongxiao Domain.

The second level only contains some small sects and Lineage. Of course, "small" is relative to the cultivation Immortal Cultivation Realm. The cultivators who are in charge of these sects are at most at the Nascent Spirit Transformation Stage.

Of course, disciples and members of these sects and Lineage also went back to seek help, but the elders considered themselves incapable. They found it difficult to break the formation or save or even protect people when facing the Cloud Burst. As for the Execution Qi, many people did not understand it at all. Therefore, they were not enthusiastic about going to the rescue and mostly stayed in their base camp, busy making preparations to deal with the Cloud Burst.

In the Chongxiao Domain, the conventional Sound Transmission Talisman and similar items commonly used by lower-level cultivators cannot be used across different levels. Communication tools that can be used across levels are too expensive for them to afford.

Even the core disciples carry many life-saving Fate Dao and are reluctant to spend them on communication tools. Moreover, even if they have teleportation tools that can cross levels, they are currently shopping in Cloud Gathering City with their senior brothers and elders, not going to some dangerous place for training. Naturally, they have kept their trip simple and have not brought any items that are only needed in emergencies.

Therefore, at that time, those disciples and followers could only return to the cloud layer where their own sects and Lineage were located before they could use the same-layer Sound Transmission Talisman to send back a message for help.

This delay will take a long time.

Although it didn't take these powerful cultivators much time from receiving the news to arriving at Cloud Gathering City, including the time spent using the inter-level teleportation, it was still three hours later when they finally arrived.