Chapter 303: A Grand Event in the Immortal World

The five of them soon left the range of the Black Wind.

However, as far as the eye could see, there were abandoned villages and towns everywhere; although they were not shrouded in black mist, the mountains and rivers remained lush and vibrant, and the farmland was overgrown with weeds, yet not a single mortal could be seen, and even birds, beasts, insects, and snakes were nowhere to be found; what one occasionally saw were Nether Beasts wrapped in clusters of black mist, flying and running back and forth.

It was not until they were a thousand miles away that they began to see traces of mortal life, and at the same time, they could feel the presence of cultivators with some fluctuations of vital energy.

In many places, one could also see scenes of cultivators fighting and killing Nether Beasts.

Even so, the situation still looked very dire.

Most of these cultivators had weak auras, primarily at the Kaiyuan Realm and Zhenyuan Realm, and one could barely sense the presence of any Danyuan Realm experts.

Across the entire southern territory of the Great Song, Nether Beasts had already left traces of activity in more than half the area.

"It is truly a miserable sight; the strength of the Song Kingdom's Immortal Alliance has actually weakened to such a degree. When this humble Daoist left Yuqing Hall back then, there were still four True Monarchs and five thousand Disciples within the sect. Although these Nether Beasts are numerous, their strength is not particularly formidable—at most that of a Third-Rank Demonic Beast. If they had resisted with all their might, they would certainly not have fallen to such a state," sighed Ghost Spirit True Monarch.

Xu Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "At present, the strength of Yuqing Hall is far from what it once was. Moreover, the main energy of Senior Chixia and the others is focused on the direction of the Ming Kingdom and Wu Kingdom. If the Five Elements Great Array had not been broken, it would not have come to this, but unfortunately, man proposes, heaven disposes."

The woman in white seemed to have grown impatient, frowning as she said: "There is nothing left to see in these places; let us go to the Immortal Alliance Assembly first to see the situation..."

After the woman finished speaking, her voice was ethereal. Xu Chen and the others only felt a flash of five-colored dazzling light flowing around them. After the illusion before their eyes cleared, they discovered a vast and magnificent city appearing in front of them, which looked somewhat familiar.

Xu Chen swept his Divine Sense across it and was immediately filled with astonishment.

This was actually Kaifeng Cheng.

In other words, the woman in white had instantly teleported them a thousand miles away, arriving at the capital of the Great Song in the blink of an eye.

Inside and outside the city, people were still coming and going, and the noise was deafening, but the atmosphere was completely different from when Xu Chen had first arrived; everywhere there were refugees carrying children and dragging their families, and everywhere there were sounds of crying, shouting, and scolding.

A large number of soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons were charging about, and there were many strong fluctuations of cultivator auras mixed in throughout the city.

The entire Kaifeng Cheng was actually in a state of chaos, seemingly in complete disarray.

"I see that this place is bustling with human activity and can be considered a relatively safe place in the Southeast Shenzhou region. Your two fellow disciples are too weak, so they shall stay here for the time being!" the woman said.

Xu Chen could only nod. He gave careful instructions to Chen Yang and Su Zhao, telling them to find a place in the city to settle down first. He also took some Spirit Pills and Spirit Medicine from his Storage Bag and tossed them to Chen Yang, saying:

"Inside are some mortal silver taels, which can tide you over for a while. If it is not enough, go to the Imperial Palace to find the Emperor, Zhao Rui; mention the name of the Taiyuan Sect, and he will certainly make proper arrangements."

Chen Yang said with some shame: "Junior Brother, there is no need to be so cautious. Although my cultivation is a bit lacking, I am still clear on the common sense of walking in the mortal world. Right now, it is more important to save our two Senior Sisters and Junior Sister. You should go quickly with the two seniors; I will take good care of our little junior nephew and inquire about the whereabouts of his original Master!"

Xu Chen nodded and said: "Then take care, Senior Brother. Just wait for me in Kaifeng; I will come to pick you up before long!"

After a brief arrangement, the three of them set off again, heading toward the Bohai Guo in the southeast.

Between the Bohai Guo and the Song Kingdom lay the Ming Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, and several small vassal states.

The distance from the capital of the Song Kingdom to Langya Mountain was a full thirty thousand miles.

At such a distance, for a Spirit Transformation True Monarch, it would take two days if they spared no Spirit Qi, while for a Huashen Great Cultivator with a perfected Primordial Spirit, it would take half a day.

However, with a True Immortal leading the way, this time could be ignored entirely.

Not long after leaving Kaifeng, when Xu Chen and Ghost Spirit True Monarch opened their eyes from a cluster of five-colored starlight to see the situation before them, they discovered they were already above a vast ocean.

The two released their Divine Sense to observe, and a hundred miles away was a continuous continent with rolling mountain ridges, looking lush and vegetation-rich.

The woman in white pointed to the north and said: "There is a large gathering of mortal-world cultivators near the coast, numbering in the tens of thousands. I imagine that is Langya Mountain. It is not easy for me to reveal myself, so I must disguise myself!"

As she spoke, a five-colored rosy light swirled and dissipated from the woman's body. In an instant, her appearance and figure changed completely; she had turned into a girl of fifteen or sixteen, wearing a red dress, with a waist like a thin willow, willow-leaf eyebrows, star-like eyes, and a beautiful face, exuding a youthful and charming air. The aura she radiated was also only at the Zhenyuan Realm, leaving Xu Chen and Ghost Spirit True Monarch both dumbfounded.

"Senior, your transformation technique is truly miraculous!" Xu Chen kept his mouth open in surprise for a long time, unable to help but praise her, even wishing he could reach out and touch her cheeks to feel if it was real.

The girl in the red dress pulled on her braids with a hint of playfulness and said: "From now on, I am your Junior Sister, named Ling Yuzhen."

Xu Chen hurriedly nodded and said: "That is good. As it happens, I am also of the 'Yu' generation in the Taiyuan Sect; it is truly fate that I have this connection with you, Senior."

The girl in the red dress rolled her eyes at him and said: "Don't overthink it. This name is just something I picked at random; my real name has nothing to do with this."

Xu Chen laughed dryly: "Then may I ask for your Immortal title, Senior?"

The girl in the red dress giggled and said: "Why should I tell you? Do you want to use it to deceive people again? I am not like those boring Immortals from Yuxu Palace who love to show off, afraid that others won't know who they are, leaving their names everywhere. If you can truly break the void and become an Immortal, I will tell you my name. For now, you had better not harbor any ideas."

Xu Chen was helpless and could only put away his little thoughts.

Ghost Spirit True Monarch also lowered his cultivation to the appearance of the early Spirit Transformation stage, and with the two people and one fox, he instantly broke through the air and left.

Near Langya Mountain, cultivators were now gathered in crowds.

Dozens of large and medium-sized Immortal Sects from Southeast Shenzhou had gathered here, scattered on the mountains and at the foot of the mountains according to their different strengths or order of arrival.

The top ten Immortal Sects naturally occupied the area from the summit to the mountainside, releasing various large and small Magic Treasure palaces, nestled among green trees and flowers or suspended on cliffs and precipices, with spirit light radiating and clouds churning, gathering together to look like Immortal palaces in the clouds.

Other Immortal Sects with slightly inferior strength could only station themselves further down according to their rankings. The foot of the mountain was the most crowded, divided into large and small gathering areas according to different kingdoms, with tents, wooden houses, and Magic Treasure huts intertwined in a mess, looking exceptionally chaotic.

Groups of cultivators rode on Magic Treasures or mounted Spirit Beasts and Spirit Birds, flying and galloping across the sky. The colorful Escape Lights were like fireworks, brilliant and eye-catching, and the noise was deafening.

Waves of strong or weak Spirit Qi fluctuations shone like stars, and dense Divine Senses crisscrossed like flowing water, covering a radius of a thousand miles.

The entire Langya Mountain was completely shrouded in such a heated and chaotic atmosphere.

This was an Immortal World event that had not been seen in a thousand years.

Not only had the low and middle-level cultivators of the Kaiyuan, Zhenyuan, and Danyuan Realms never seen such a lively scene, but even all the Spirit Realm Great Cultivators who had come were infected by this lively atmosphere, feeling an unprecedented sense of excitement and agitation.

With more than fifty Spirit Realm Great Cultivators gathered together, it would be an exaggeration to say they could destroy the world, but if they acted together, they could at least overturn half of the Shenzhou continent.

In addition, there were hundreds of Danyuan Realm experts and thousands of Foundation Establishment and Zhenyuan Realm cultivators; when these forces were added together, even True Monarchs felt terrified.

As the saying goes, many ants can bite an elephant to death.

Although a True Monarch had the power to overturn rivers and seas, if they were surrounded by these tens of thousands of low and middle-level cultivators, they would be beaten until not even their bones remained.

However, all the Immortals who came to the alliance this time were not for infighting, but to unite and act against the outside, preparing to completely quell the Nether Beast Catastrophe that had caused heavy casualties in Southeast Shenzhou.

The exact news had already spread to all the Immortal Sects on Langya Mountain.

The leader of the Shenzhou Immortal Alliance, the most powerful Taiqing Palace, was also coming to participate in this Immortal Alliance Assembly, and the one coming was the most powerful Huashen Great Cultivator in Shenzhou, Yufu Shenjun.

With the participation of Taiqing Palace and Yufu Shenjun, this Immortal Alliance Assembly to quell the Nether Beast Catastrophe would surely be even more explosive and lively.

Although news of the Nether Beast ravages and the heavy casualties of Immortal Sects everywhere continued to arrive every day, the atmosphere at the alliance site was becoming more and more relaxed.

The topics of the Taiyuan Soul-Entering Pill and the successive appearances of long-famous Great Cultivators, which all Immortal Sects and cultivators had been discussing for the past few days, had almost been completely replaced by the topics of Taiqing Palace and Yufu Shenjun in the last two days.

Of course, no one would forget the Taiyuan Soul-Entering Pill.

Everyone was filled with curiosity and an irrepressible desire for this miraculous Spirit Pill capable of powerfully enhancing aptitude and repairing the Soul and Dao foundation.

Instead, the theme of this assembly—to resist and eliminate the Nether Beast and suppress the Black Wind—was selectively forgotten by everyone.

Or rather, because of the overwhelming momentum created by such a massive gathering of cultivators, everyone believed that quelling the Nether Beast Catastrophe would be an easy task.

And the panic caused by the heavy casualties reported by various Immortal Sects of all sizes before the Immortal Alliance Elder Order summoned the assembly a while ago had also completely vanished due to the convening of this Immortal Alliance Assembly.

(End of this chapter)