Published: August 10, 2026
Chapter 1010: What Are We Fighting For!
Led by Liu Yu and the other two, there were more than eighty true lords aboard the red flying sword.
In addition, on both the left and right sides, there were over two hundred golden core cultivators flying through the air. They trailed slightly behind, surrounding the red light at the center like an escort.
Although dozens of yuan ying powers had joined forces, the total number of golden core cultivators they brought was of course far more than two hundred. They had only brought this many today to make a show of force.
After all, in the cultivation world, battles among the higher ranks were always decided by top-tier combat strength.
Without a transformation spirit sovereign present, only yuan ying true lords could determine victory or defeat.
At this level of duel of magic, golden core cultivators were not even qualified to interfere. At most, they could guard the perimeter and run errands. Bringing more of them was meaningless.
As for qi refinement and foundation establishment cultivators, even the aftermath of a single spell clash could wipe out a whole group. They were not even qualified to watch from the sidelines. Having the golden core cultivators handle errands was already enough.
Whoosh, whoosh~
The flying sword sliced through the sky. With the spiritual perception of a yuan ying true lord, they could already faintly sense the shifting aura from the direction of the Five Elements Pass, thousands of li away.
Logically speaking, for a matter that concerned their very lives and fortunes, all these true lords should have been extremely tense. The atmosphere on the flying sword ought to have been heavily oppressive, but that was not the case.
More than eighty true lords gathered on the flying sword, and most of them could still joke and laugh, looking relaxed and casual.
It seemed they were not rushing toward a war that might break out at any moment, but attending an exchange meeting among fellow daoists.
Only when they looked toward the direction of the Five Elements Pass, and a faint trace of solemnity flashed through their eyes, could one tell that their hearts were not as light as they appeared.
Instead, among the crowd, only a very small number of true lords constantly looked as though they were facing a great enemy.
By this point, most of the nascent soul old monsters had already come to terms with the situation. If negotiations worked, then negotiate. If they didn't, then throw everything aside and fight.
What else could they do?
For cultivators, power belongs to the self. Every nascent soul old monster was a famous figure in their own right, possessing strength capable of moving mountains and filling seas. Not to mention that today, eighty true lords from the Qingyun Society had arrived together.
With such a lineup, who in the cultivation world could stand against them?
Who would dare kill me?
Who could kill me?
If they clashed head-on, with eighty true lords striking at once, even a pinnacle true lord would be seriously wounded in an instant. It was not impossible for them to die full of resentment on the spot.
On the whole of the Tian Nan cultivation world, there were only a little over two hundred nascent soul ancestors in the open.
Even if the number had increased somewhat in recent years because of the successive emergence of secret realms, and even if one counted the hidden trump cards of various powers, it still absolutely could not exceed three hundred.
With a large number of cultivators stationed at the front lines, this force from the Qingyun Society was already difficult to contain!
Not to mention that there were only so many yuan ying cultivators, and many people on both sides had private connections.
If they received orders from the three great powers, whether they would actually carry them out, and whether they would give their all, was another matter entirely.
Precisely because of this, once those old monsters saw the situation clearly, most of them became fearless.
Of course, if a transformation spirit sovereign personally acted and used overwhelming power against the weak, that would be a different matter.