Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 550: The Former Land of the Jin Kingdom
Considering his own cultivation level and swordsmanship achievements, among the five, High Sword Cold is undoubtedly the most powerful in terms of offense.
After all, his "Black Shark Sword" looks extraordinary, and sword cultivators are renowned for their attack prowess, especially since he has reached the realm of sword intent.
Liu Yu humbly believed that if he didn’t use the Sword of Ruin, he might not be able to surpass High Sword Cold in terms of offensive strength.
However, he had more means at his disposal and didn't have obvious weaknesses. In a life-and-death battle, he was confident that he would emerge victorious!
After getting to know each other better, the five began to understand each other's abilities, and the atmosphere in the team became much friendlier.
They simply discussed how to cooperate when encountering demonic beasts, then increased their escape speed.
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The Chu State is adjacent to the Transverse Mountain Range and is one of the few major countries that must face the threat of demonic beasts.
The five set off from the border and soon reached an area occupied by demonic beasts.
As far as the eye could see, the landscape was filled with rolling mountains and chaotic growth of vegetation.
In the grass and by the streams, some demonic beasts or beast clans were leisurely grazing and drinking water.
Some carnivorous demonic beasts exhibited strong aggression.
They lay in hidden corners, watchful and ready to launch a fatal strike at any moment, ready to feast afterward.
From this point onward, they had officially entered the Transverse Mountain Range, leaving the Tian Nan cultivation world behind.
Because it was the period of beast tide eruption, demonic beasts were highly active and they could encounter demonic cultivators at any time.
To avoid encountering demonic cultivators, the five instinctively reduced their escape speed, flying closely to the ground.
"This is a paradise for demonic beasts," Liu Yu sighed inwardly.
Once inside, he felt a wild and untamed aura envelop him.
Once, this area was part of the Tian Nan cultivation world, but now it had become a demonic beast paradise.
There were no signs of civilization to be seen.
Only scattered remnants of walls, not yet buried by dust, proved that humans once lived here, and mundane mortals thrived in this place.
In this sky, cultivators used to fly freely!!!
Unfortunately, in the beast tide thousands of years ago, this kingdom was eventually submerged by demonic beasts, and from then on, human presence became rare.
Liu Yu finally understood why, every so often, the Seven Nations Alliance and the Orthodox and Demonic sects would spend such great resources to send golden core cultivators to attempt to contact the Great Tang.
Without contact, it would be no different from a slow death.
Demonic beasts are not like demonic cultivators; they don't leave after a single attack but stay and occupy the territory.
If this continues, the living space for cultivators will only shrink further.
Changes must be made; they have no choice but to adapt.
Otherwise, they would ultimately face the fate of extinction.
It is for this reason that high-level cultivators of each generation would spend tremendous resources trying to explore the Transverse Mountain Range, attempting to open a route to the Central Domain.
Even though golden core cultivators are high-ranking members in major sects, they still promise enormous rewards to send golden core masters into the fray at the risk of their lives.
Yet that critically important bounty remains unclaimed to this day.
Of course, the future concerning the fate of the entire Tian Nan is of little concern to low-level cultivators.
Foundation establishment cultivators, with lifespans of merely one or two hundred years, have little relation to the vast future spanning thousands of years.
"Shishu has bestowed upon me a magical treasure called 'Azure Soul Veil' which can conceal our auras and deceive most demonic beasts."