117: Chapter 117 Twenty-Four Golden Core True Persons

The four flying vessels from Qinghe Prefecture stopped a hundred miles outside Fallen Phoenix Valley. Thirteen Golden Core Immortal Masters emerged together, hovering high in the sky, coldly watching the enemies below.

Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang, the Sect Master of the Tiangang Sect, took a step forward. His voice, resonant as a great bell, spread across the wilderness.

"Blazing Fire Sect, as a Sect of Qinghe Prefecture, you have colluded with an Outside Prefecture and led wolves into our home. This is an act of betrayal against the prefecture! Today, the allied forces of our four great Sects have arrived to clean house and execute the traitors!"

His gaze then fell upon the eight Golden Core Cultivators from Pingling Prefecture.

"Fellow Daoists of Pingling Prefecture, this is an internal matter of our Qinghe Prefecture. If you withdraw now, we can let bygones be bygones. But if you persist in your folly and insist on associating with this traitorous Sect, then do not blame us for being merciless!"

Appealing to emotion and reason, this was the final ultimatum before the war, and also a display of posture.

However, the only answer he received was the owl-like laughter of the Palace Master of Black Rock Palace.

"Hehehe... An internal matter of Qinghe Prefecture? How nicely put. Your Qinghe Prefecture hides a golden-egg-laying hen like the Zhenpin Pavilion, yet you want to close the doors and keep it all for yourselves. Isn't that a bit too petty?"

The Sect Master of the Qiankun Sect also said coldly, "Sect Master Chu, let's not beat around the bush. We haven't come here today for anything else but two things."

He held up two fingers.

"First, for the supreme-grade pills of the Zhenpin Pavilion, our Pingling Prefecture wants a fifty percent share."

"Second, from this day forward, all territory within the Monster Beast Mountain Range that belongs to Qinghe Prefecture shall belong to my Pingling Prefecture. Cultivators from your Qinghe Prefecture shall not set foot there again."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the side of the Qinghe Prefecture Four-Sect Allied Forces changed expression.

This was no negotiation; it was blatant aggression and annexation!

"Wishful thinking!" a Golden Core Old Ancestor from the Tiangang Sect roared angrily. "The Monster Beast Mountain Range has been divided by the central ridge since ancient times, with our two prefectures each controlling half, living in peace for thousands of years! For you to now want to swallow this territory of my Qinghe Prefecture, your appetite is simply too large!"

Another Elder from the Qingxuan Sect also retorted, "As for the matter of the Medicinal Pills, it is the height of absurdity! As far as we know, the Zhenpin Pavilion has already sent people to open branches in your prefecture."

"Since the Medicinal Pills are traded fairly between the two prefectures, where does this talk of keeping them for ourselves come from? Your words are nothing more than a high-sounding excuse to start a war!"

Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang's gaze bypassed the people from Pingling Prefecture and landed on the Sect Master of the Blazing Fire Sect.

"Sect Master of Blazing Fire Sect, do you see clearly now? These are the reinforcements you invited, the hungry wolves you brought in by gambling the lives of your entire Sect!" He spoke with an air of disappointment. "Their wolfish ambitions are now plain for all to see. How does it feel to be used as a stepping stone?"

The Sect Master of the Blazing Fire Sect's body trembled violently, but the expected outburst of rage did not occur.

After a brief silence, the Sect Master of the Blazing Fire Sect let out a low laugh.

"Hehe... Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang, do you think a few words of provocation can shake our determination?"

"What the Fellow Daoists of Pingling Prefecture want is a matter for after the war!"

"The Monster Beast Mountain Range? If they want it, let them have it! As long as it brings about your destruction, my Blazing Fire Sect can afford this price!"

At this point, the path of retreat had long been cut off.

The only chance for survival was to step over the bones of the enemies before them!

As for the hungry wolves behind him, he could deal with them after slaughtering the enemies in front of him!

Hearing this, a flash of Killing Intent appeared in Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang's eyes, and he stopped wasting words.

"In that case, let there be war!"

He gave a large wave of his hand.

"Form the arrays!"

Behind him, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Qi Refining Disciples of the four great Sects immediately moved into action according to the formations they had already practiced.

The Tiangang Sect Disciples' Sword Qi soared to the heavens as they formed the Tiangang Sword Array;

The Qingxuan Sect Disciples' spiritual light flickered as they laid out the Yimu Shengsheng Formation;

The Hundred Beasts Gate Disciples' beast roars shook the sky as they summoned countless war beasts to form the Myriad Beasts Pilgrimage Array;

The Wanfa Pavilion Disciples sacrificed countless Talismans, constructing a massive Five Elements Talisman Light Array.

The four great arrays echoed each other, their spiritual power connected, forming a massive battlefield covering dozens of miles.

Opposite them, the allied forces of Pingling Prefecture and the Blazing Fire Sect were not to be outdone, likewise laying out their own Sect arrays. Devilish Qi, sword light, and Talisman fires intertwined as they confronted the four-Sect alliance from a distance.

The sky was split into two distinct halves.

On one side was awe-inspiring righteous energy and brilliant spiritual light.

On the other side were towering flames and grim Killing Intent.

Inside and outside the valley, everyone held their breath, waiting for the first earth-shattering roar.

The start of the war came without any warning.

"Kill!"

Someone let out a roar, breaking the deathly silence.

In the next moment, an overwhelming torrent of Spells erupted from both camps, colliding in the hundred-mile airspace!

The Five Elements Talisman Light Array of the Wanfa Pavilion was the first to show its power. Tens of thousands of various Talismans transformed into fire dragons, ice spikes, golden halberds, earth walls, and wooden vines, weaving into a brilliant yet lethal web of death that descended toward the enemy army.

The Cultivators of the Spirit Talisman Sect opposite them were not to be outdone, likewise sacrificing a sky full of Talismans in direct opposition.

Rumble!

Two completely different Talisman Legacies collided violently in the air, erupting with an earth-shattering roar.

Violent energy shockwaves swept across the wilderness, plowing down forests on the ground in patches, with dust and smoke soaring into the sky.

At the same time, the Tiangang Sword Array of the Tiangang Sect moved.

Hundreds of Tiangang Sect Disciples acted as one, their sword incantations merging. Hundreds of Flying Swords converged into a thousand-foot-long giant sword that reached the heavens. Wrapped in an indestructible sharp Qi, it tore through the sky, striking directly at the array core of the Pingling Prefecture allied forces, the sword array of the Qiankun Gate.

"Well come!"

That Golden Core Immortal Master of the Qiankun Gate gave a cold snort and likewise commanded his Disciples to condense a spiritual sword to meet the attack.

Two giant swords condensed from the will of hundreds of Cultivators clashed frantically in the air. With every collision, countless fine shards of Sword Qi burst forth, raining down below like a storm.

On the ground, wherever the Sword Qi swept, whether it was giant rocks or ancient trees, they were instantly sliced into powder.

The Myriad Beasts War Array of the Hundred Beasts Gate crashed violently into the Demonic Path array of Black Rock Palace.

Countless war beasts shimmering with spiritual light fought the most primitive and bloody battle against hideous and terrifying demonic creatures on the ground.

Lions and tigers roared, demonic crows shrieked, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. The earth was soon dyed a dark red.

The Yimu Shengsheng Formation of the Qingxuan Sect displayed powerful auxiliary and defensive capabilities.

Streaks of green light containing vast vitality constantly fell into the camps of their allies, providing healing for injured Disciples and replenishing energy for Cultivators who had exhausted their spiritual power.

At the same time, countless tough vines drilled out from underground, constantly harassing and binding the enemy's footsteps.

High in the sky, the battlefield of the twenty-four Golden Core Immortal Masters was even more soul-stirring.

They had already detached themselves from the melee below, fighting in pairs.

The white-haired Golden Core Late Stage Old Ancestor of the Tiangang Sect faced the most formidable opponent in this battle: a high-level Cultivator of the same stage from Black Rock Palace.

As the only Demonic Path power in Pingling Prefecture, Black Rock Palace was able to stand on equal footing with the three great righteous Sects. Its foundation was unfathomably deep, and this time it had actually dispatched a Golden Core Late Stage powerhouse.