Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 304: The Might of the Golden Core (Part One)
On the high walls of Ancient Rampart City, figures were standing silently, gazing in the direction of the approaching spiritual ships.
Their expressions were extremely grave, remaining still in the dim light.
A suffocating atmosphere spread throughout, with the air becoming so thick that the cultivators felt slightly breathless.
If it weren't for the glossy eyes, one might mistake them for scarecrows.
Liu Yu and the others from Chu State noticed the opposing side, and naturally, the five conspicuous spiritual ships were also discovered.
"Ancient Rampart Immortal Fate City."
On the spiritual ships, the cultivators from the five sects quickly scanned the immortal city, and some of them had flickering gazes, not revealing their thoughts.
As the enormous city drew closer, Liu Yu's spirit was highly focused.
He took out a magical artifact from his storage bag for defense, holding the Thick Earth Sky-Piercing Umbrella in his left hand and the Li Xuan Sword in his right, maintaining a semi-activated state, ready to attack or defend at any moment.
At the same time, Jiang Qiushui also took out the Golden Steel Banner and Silver Zhen magical artifact, preparing for action, while Yan Kai and Cui Liang each gripped their magical artifacts, their attention fully concentrated.
The cultivators from Chu State aboard the five spiritual ships all knew the purpose of their journey, so they systematically drew out their magical artifacts, ready for an impending battle.
Only a few cultivators remained in a laid-back state, whether due to their skills and courage or sheer ignorance of the danger ahead.
"It should belong to the former."
Liu Yu remained expressionless, his gaze subtly sweeping over those few seemingly casual figures.
These cultivators, who maintained their usual demeanor before the approaching storm, were either well-known figures among the Three Heroes and Four Elites or had sufficient strength to crush ordinary cultivators, indeed possessing the capital to be proud.
Among them were Zhao Wujie, the top of the Three Heroes and Four Elites, and the Crimson Lotus Fairy, Qin Qing.
In the casual movements of many cultivators, their inner thoughts were revealed, showcasing various states of nervousness, calmness, excitement, and more.
Liu Yu observed all of this without any ripples in his heart.
He had a premonition that many cultivators' fates would change because of this event.
Naturally, those in Ancient Rampart City would not allow cultivators from Chu State to enter. As the spiritual ships approached, the massive city underwent astonishing changes.
The ground trembled slightly within a radius of several dozen miles, followed by seven enormous pillars of light shooting up into the sky from within the city.
The surrounding walls, towering several dozen feet high, were also shimmering with strands of spiritual light, revealing various restrictions with different effects.
The seven massive and robust pillars of light were all emerald green, initially shooting straight up into the starry clouds, with the green spiritual light clearly visible even from a hundred miles away.
But soon, the light pillars quickly retracted, connecting and forming a strange balance.
A blue light barrier gradually formed, enveloping the entire Ancient Rampart City within it.
All these changes were completed in just a few breaths, yet they did not stop.
The blue light barrier began to shrink, and the runes on the city walls became even brighter.
Eventually, the blue light barrier seemed to "coincide" with the city walls, allowing the invisible formation's power to have a foundation, thereby significantly increasing its defensive power.
Only above Ancient Rampart City remained the state of the light barrier, while the seven emerald light pillars converged towards the center of the blue light barrier, seemingly supporting the operation of the formation.
"If I'm not mistaken, these seven light pillars should be the foundation of the formation."