Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 407: Spiritual Mountain Cloud High
In the turbulent situation of the Yan State, a month passed in the blink of an eye.
One month later.
Celestial Rampart City.
This immortal city had already been brought under the control of the Yuan Yang Sect, and the damage caused by the great battle had been repaired, still standing tall between heaven and earth.
However, the mottled city walls still bore the marks of magical artifacts and spells, silently recounting the intensity of the war.
At noon, the great sun hung in the middle of the sky, its brilliance dazzling and fierce.
A brilliant escape light descended from the horizon, its imposing momentum detected by the city wall guards, who furrowed their brows and looked over.
Upon seeing a familiar red boat, about fifty or sixty in size, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Yu stood quietly on the deck, gazing at the towering celestial city that was even taller than Moonlit City.
As he watched the city walls draw nearer with the vision of a cultivator, some of the marks on the walls became increasingly clear.
Some breaches that had yet to be repaired spoke volumes about the brutality of the great battle.
The Return to Origin Boat did not pause, flying straight through the air above the left side of Celestial Rampart City, continuing onward.
Today marked the final day of the month-long deadline, and those who failed to arrive on time would face severe punishment. Even if he wished to take a look at this historic immortal city, he knew he could not afford to delay.
"Several months ago, I had to sneak past Celestial Rampart City to witness the Battle of Mount Tianwang."
"Who would have thought that now, I can pass through it openly."
"How unpredictable the world is."
As Liu Yu looked down at the somewhat ruined celestial city, he couldn't help but feel a twinge of melancholy.
After receiving the notification from Zhou Zhuofeng, he changed his previous sluggish pace and chose to advance rapidly.
Finally, before the month was up, he completed his mission objectives.
If he had revealed a bit more strength, he could have finished even faster, but there was no need for that.
A hidden card holds the greatest deterrent effect when it remains unplayed.
Moreover, the rapid advancement of his strength could not be easily explained, and it might even invite disaster.
Thus, Liu Yu chose to conceal his abilities, using the concealment technique to suppress his cultivation to the mid foundation establishment stage.
In the cultivation world, the talented individuals are countless, and "predecessors" are always one level higher; it’s better to remain low-key until reaching the peak.
"Whoosh!"
Under Liu Yu's control, the Return to Origin Boat emitted a loud sound as it pierced through the air.
Before long, it flew past Celestial Rampart City.
An hour later, the bare Mount Tianwang came into view, and it quickly receded into the distance.
At this time, things were different from before.
A few months ago, the area between Celestial Rampart City and Mount Tianwang was still considered the front lines.
But now, the front lines had pushed to just beyond the gate of White Cloud Temple, rendering this place a rear area.
On the deck of the Return to Origin Boat, Liu Yu stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
On either side of him stood Jiang Qiushui and Cold Moon Heart, along with twenty foundation establishment cultivators.
After a month of sweeping battles like autumn winds scattering leaves, the team’s strength had further increased, reaching twenty-three foundation establishment cultivators and an astounding eight hundred qi refinement cultivators.
If Liu Yu wished, he could recruit even more "strong laborers."
However, due to certain considerations, he chose not to.
If the sect higher-ups saw that his team was strong enough and assigned them dangerous tasks, wouldn’t that leave him in tears?
Even if White Cloud Temple had fallen on hard times, it was still larger than a starving horse; dealing with foundation establishment cultivators would be a breeze for them.