Chapter 777 - 89: Eastern Wilderness Cultivator Alliance!

Chapter 777: Chapter 89: Eastern Wilderness Cultivator Alliance!

Upon hearing this, the two couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions,

and inevitably, a hint of regret arose in their hearts.

Though they had never seen a Tier Three Top-Grade Life-Extending Pill, they had read of its effects in the scriptures,

capable of extending life by a hundred years,

even if their age prevented them from fully utilizing its power, it should grant them at least several decades!

If they had such time,

plus the superior cultivation environment of the Central Continent,

couldn’t they, too, have a chance at achieving Nascent Soul?

After all, being able to cultivate to their current stage in the Eastern Wilderness indicated that they were among the top-talented ones!

Perhaps True Monarch Tianci had also guessed their thoughts, but didn’t know how to console them. It’s a situation hard for anyone to accept quickly.

However, when they left back then, they had already resigned themselves to death,

their departure driven by a desire to honor their lifelong pursuits, to give it a fight, to die even if it was on the path of seeking Dao,

little did they expect they were merely dragons trapped in a shallow pond.

Now, they are like flood dragons in the sea, soaring up to the heavens.

But Master Nanyue and his companion were no ordinary people, quickly adjusting their mindset, having long prepared mentally for passing away,

they had become extremely serene about it.

"You two Daoist brothers have such determination in pursuing Dao, you should indeed break through!"

"We have only ten or twenty years left now, we’ll rely on you two Daoist brothers to oversee things!"

Master Nanyue smiled slightly as he spoke.

He spoke of passing away without any avoidance.

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Tianci couldn’t help but sigh, simply sipping his spirit tea quietly.

The ensuing time passed with the four of them engaging in lively conversation.

...

Dongqi City, located in Luh Country, was originally just an ordinary immortal city, similar in size to Cloud Light Sect’s Juntian City,

When Tianhan City and Wangchuan Immortal City were opening up teleportation arrays,

it shook the entire Eastern Wilderness,

as the largest major sect in Luh Country, Dongyang Sect, after much consideration, ultimately paid the price of two Void Profound Crystals and sixty percent of the teleportation array’s future five-hundred-year revenue,

to set up a teleportation array connecting to Wangchuan Immortal City,

thus becoming a part of the Eastern Wilderness teleportation network,

Since then, Dongqi City experienced rapid development, leaping to become the largest immortal city in the entire eastern region within a few short years,

ranking in the top five across the Eastern Wilderness.

Subsequently, many other sects also wished to join the teleportation network,

but unfortunately, they couldn’t produce treasures like the Void Profound Crystal, and ultimately had to resign.

However, over the years, Dongqi City faced a particularly worrying issue,

the fact being that three Ghostly Mist Lands appeared around Dongqi City.

They are respectively located fifty thousand miles east of Dongqi City, forty thousand miles northeast, and thirty thousand miles southeast.

Fortunately, after multiple collections by sects, they finally gathered the materials to refine a Tier Four Array,

thus inviting Zhou Xun to seal the Ghostly Mist Land closest to the immortal city to the southwest.

But for the remaining two, there was no solution,

after so many years of expansion,

the nearest spot has already spread to twenty thousand miles from the immortal city.

Therefore, Dongqi City continued gathering materials for a Tier Four Array, while arranging personnel for surveillance, and in charge of the northeast direction,

was Master Dongye, one of the five Core Formation level cultivators of Dongyang Sect.

"Zong Yuan, how is the Ghostly Mist now?"

Master Dongye asked his fifth disciple,

This mission was naturally impossible for him alone; accompanying him were ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, three of whom were his direct disciples.

"Reporting to Master, today is just like yesterday, the Ghostly Mist hasn’t spread further!"

"Perhaps this is a sign that the Ghostly Mist is about to recede?"

The middle-aged man named Wuu Zongyuan replied, a trace of hidden joy in his tone.

After all, this phenomenon had lasted for a full half-month,

and according to the scriptures,

historically, after the Ghostly Mist erupts, it eventually recedes, vanishing without a trace, as if it never appeared,

leaving only a wasteland covering several dozen li.

"Most likely, when the time comes, we can return!" Master Dongye smiled as he spoke.

He had been stationed there on behalf of the sect for three to four years.

Just as he was chatting leisurely with his disciples,

suddenly——

Rumble!

The black mist in front of them suddenly began to churn, with sounds of ghostly wails and wolf howls coming from within,

"Master, could these ghostly creatures be rioting again, though they were supposed to retract?" Wuu Zongyuan frowned and said.

During these years of stationing, these ghostly beings would riot every few months, followed by the Ghostly Mist rapidly expanding, spreading at ten times its usual speed.

More importantly, it had already erupted once last month,

just a month later, how could there be such changes again.

Thinking of this, Master Dongye couldn’t help but feel a bad premonition,

"Whatever it is, we should leave now!" He said, waving his hand, and a pristine, jade-like flying ship appeared in front of them,

expanding to a size of several dozen feet,

his subordinates hurriedly jumped up, ready to depart,

at that moment,

"Swoosh!"

A slight breaking sound was heard, the next moment

"Ah!"

A cry of agony sounded, and Master Dongye’s subordinate was instantly lost, it was the disciple just in conversation with him, Wuu Zongyuan!

Master Dongye’s face changed dramatically,

"This is not good, run quickly!"

With mana surging under his feet, he was about to flee,

however, it was a step too late, as the black mist suddenly expanded, enveloping him,

"Jie jie jie!"

Then, ghostly cries echoed one after another, accompanied by several screams, being swallowed within this Ghostly Mist.

...

Wangchuan Lake Daoist Field, Lake Heart Island.

That day, after transforming to accompany True Monarch Tianci and others back to the Eastern Wilderness, without staying long, he returned to Wangchuan Island.

Afterwards, his main self also returned to the Lake Heart Island for secluded cultivation.

On this day,

over Wangchuan Lake,

three streams of spirit light rapidly crossed the sky, finally landing in front of Lake Heart Island.

Those who came were none other than the current elders of Wangchuan Immortal City,

Grand Elder Xu Shaoqing, Second Elder Xing Huai’an, and Third Elder Weih Qiuxin.

Currently, Xu Shaoqing had fully taken over all authority of Wangchuan Immortal City, Xing Huai’an was responsible for liaising with the major forces of the Eastern Wilderness, while Weih Qiuxin continued to handle secular affairs.

At this moment, the three of them bore extremely grave expressions on their faces,

Xu Shaoqing reached into his robe, took out a Sound Transmission Talisman, whispered a few words, then waved it inside,

the talisman turned to flames and flew inward.

Even they couldn’t enter Lake Heart Island without reason.

Soon after, the mist surrounding Lake Heart Island rolled up, revealing a pathway about a zhang wide.

The three of them hurriedly flew in, just then, a warm male voice sounded in their ears:

"I’m at Jingxin Pavilion waiting for you!"

The three of them then followed the stone path upwards and soon arrived at their destination,

there in the pavilion, a young man in a green robe sat gracefully, sipping on his spirit tea, appearing immensely at ease.

Upon seeing him, it was as if a giant tree spanning the heavens and earth appeared before them.

They couldn’t help but shudder internally, immediately bowing in salute:

"Greetings, True Monarch/Master/Island Master!"

As Zhou Xun’s cultivation deepened, Xing Huai’an became increasingly respectful, addressing him as True Monarch in daily life, even Zhou Xun’s persuasion didn’t help,

so he simply stopped insisting.

No matter how gentle Zhou Xun appeared, the oppressive feeling brought by such a great realm made it impossible for Xing Huai’an to act naturally.

"The three of you coming together, is there something important?" Zhou Xun slowly opened his mouth to ask.

"Reporting to Master, major events are occurring across the Eastern Wilderness,"

"Just yesterday, the Ghostly Mist Lands in various parts of the Eastern Wilderness suddenly erupted, not only did the mist spread rapidly,"

"but the numbers of ghost creatures within increased as well, actively attacking our human race!"

In just a single day, thirteen Core Formation masters have fallen.

Because cultivators below Core Formation stage can hardly escape the Ghostly Mist, hence each person responsible for guarding it is a Core Formation master!

"What about inside the array?" Zhou Xun asked,

"I personally went to investigate, those ghostly mists are all within an array, unable to break through in the short term, but with time,

"the number of ghost creatures is increasing, I’m afraid later..."

Xu Shaoqing replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun nodded, then said:

"The matter of the Ghostly Mist is a great calamity for the entire Eastern Wilderness, numerous sects dispersed and fighting alone cannot possibly resist, it seems it’s time to form a Cultivator Alliance to collectively withstand the Ghostly Mist!"