22: The whole incident, the Dynasty Alliance

[But how could the Physical Body or remains of a human Cultivator be so easily obtained?]

[Even several forces friendly with the Falling Cloud Sect immediately turned hostile upon learning that Yun Qing wanted the remains of their Old Ancestor.]

[Out of options, Yun Qing had to settle for the next best thing, choosing to come to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range to search for the remains of Yao Beasts, and the old Lion King was one of her targets.]

["Thank you!"]

[After obtaining the old Lion King's remains, Yun Qing left.]

[Chu Han, on the other hand, continued to plunder the Lion King's Immortal Cave.]

[You hesitated slightly.]

[Now that the mysterious Soul had ceased its possession, logically, he should be severely depleted of Origin Qi and fallen into a deep slumber, making this the perfect opportunity for you to strike.]

[But there was no guarantee he didn't have a trump card left.]

[After hesitating for a long time, you ultimately chose not to make a move.]

[This wasn't because you were cowardly, but because you had the boost of Heaven Rewards Diligence.]

[As long as you could keep laying low in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, you would break through your Realm sooner or later.]

[After plundering the Lion King's Immortal Cave, Chu Han left.]

[You did not continue to follow him, choosing instead to occupy the Lion King's Immortal Cave.]

[With a Tier 4 High Grade Spiritual Vein and the lingering aura of the Lion King, this was absolutely an excellent place for secluded cultivation.]

[In the eighteenth year, under the boost of Heaven Rewards Diligence, your cultivation reached the third layer of the Purple Mansion.]

[However, because the Lion King had not shown his face for a long time, his territory had already been targeted by many surrounding Yao Beasts.]

[You paid no attention to this and continued your cultivation.]

[In the twentieth year, you contracted a Purple Flame Lion cub; capable of growing into a peak Tier 4 or even Tier 5 Yao Beast, even in its infancy, it already possessed strength not inferior to yours.]

[You were somewhat puzzled—since the Lion King was clearly dead, where did this Purple Flame Lion cub come from?]

["Perhaps it's from another pride."]

[You thought to yourself.]

[You continued to Cultivate, and with the help of the Purple Flame Lion, your progress in the Great Wilderness Beast God Scripture accelerated.]

[In the twenty-eighth year, you broke through to the fourth layer of the Purple Mansion.]

[The progress wasn't fast, but you were very satisfied.]

[Since a Purple Mansion Cultivator has a lifespan of three hundred years, as long as you continued to Cultivate step-by-step like this, breaking through to the Golden Core was not a dream.]

[In the thirty-seventh year, you broke through to the fifth layer of the Purple Mansion.]

[In the forty-third year, your Body Refining Realm reached the Middle Stage of Tier 3.]

[You triggered Crisis Awareness.]

[Feeling that this was no place to linger, you immediately left the Lion King's Immortal Cave.]

[Sure enough, shortly after you left, a beast tide occurred in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. This beast tide was massive, with several Yao Kings personally taking the field.]

[You felt as if they were searching for something.]

[But none of this had anything to do with you; at this moment, you only wanted to Cultivate in peace.]

[You left the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.]

[However, over twenty years had passed since the Great Abyss invasion, and the entire southern part of Great Wu was already completely deserted. If you went back rashly, your end would surely be the same as before—obliterated by specters.]

[For a moment, you didn't know where to go.]

[You walked toward the east.]

[You triggered Crisis Awareness.]

[You walked toward the west.]

[You triggered Crisis Awareness.]

[You walked toward the north.]

[You triggered Crisis Awareness.]

[Helpless, you had no choice but to return to the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.]

[Although a beast tide was occurring here, it did not trigger Crisis Awareness.]

[This indicated that it was still temporarily safe here.]

[You sat down cross-legged on the spot and began to Cultivate.]

[Without the boost of a Spiritual Vein, your cultivation speed was extremely slow.]

[Several days flew by, and your cultivation did not improve at all.]

["Rumble!"]

[Looking toward the sound, you discovered that the beast tide had actually reached a place not far from you.]

[And running wildly ahead of them was a figure—it was none other than Chu Han!]

["Why is Chu Han being chased by a beast tide? Could it be... he stole something from some Beast King?"]

[You muttered to yourself, then circled around to the side, summoned the Purple Flame Lion, and blended into the beast tide.]

[Most of the Yao Beasts in the tide were of Tier 1 or Tier 2, and had not yet developed intelligence, so they could not detect your presence at all.]

[Just like that, you followed the beast tide and Chu Han out of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range.]

[Although Crisis Awareness gave a warning this time, it was not intense.]

[With the cover of the beast tide, you might be able to cope with the upcoming crisis.]

[After leaving the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, the beast tide headed north all the way, quickly reaching the territory of the Tianxuan Sect.]

[At this moment, the place was completely deserted and extremely desolate.]

[At the same time, the sky gradually darkened.]

[Countless specters emerged and attacked the beast tide.]

[Having prepared beforehand, you blended into the herd of beasts to conceal your aura and did not suffer any harm.]

[You turned your gaze to Chu Han.]

[At this moment, Chu Han had merged with the mysterious Soul, keeping the specters at bay.]

[However, a massive number of specters surrounded him now; even with the mysterious Soul possessing him, there was no way to escape with him.]

["Enough, True Lord Specter! If you let your specter subordinates devour the children of my Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range any further, I will definitely report this to the Demon Venerable!"]

["Hehehehe... Brother Tian Jiao, please calm your anger. These children of mine have simply lost their composure because they haven't seen living beings in so long. I will order them to disperse immediately."]

["Hmph!"]

[Tian Jiao snorted coldly and spoke again, "Human, where else do you think you can flee? The entire Great Wu Dynasty has already fallen. If this King were not here, you would have long become nourishment for these specters!"]

[The Great Wu Dynasty had already fallen?!]

[Hearing this, you were greatly shocked in your heart.]

[However, what they said next shocked you even more.]

[As it turned out, the defeat of the Great Wu Dynasty was not due to a traitor at all.]

[The so-called traitor was merely a narrative they put forward to stabilize the people's minds.]

[And the strength of the Great Abyss Dynasty had already reached a terrifying level. They had secretly contacted multiple powerful Imperial Dynasties to form the Dynasty Alliance, preparing to overthrow the rule of the Boundless Immortal Dynasty in one fell swoop.]

[Destroying the Great Wu Dynasty was only their beginning. Today, the Dynasty Alliance swept through more than half of the Eastern Continent Cultivation World like wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and even the powerful Boundless Immortal Dynasty was beaten back repeatedly by them.]

[The Boundless Immortal Dynasty wanted to contact the Upper Realm through the Reaching Heaven Willow, but the Xianhan Old Ancestor, far away in the Upper Realm, had failed to respond for a long time.]

[Now, it seemed the entire Eastern Continent Cultivation World was about to fall into the hands of the Dynasty Alliance.]

"So that's how it is?!"

Su Xuan said in shock as he watched the scenes unfold before him.

If that was the case, then there would probably be no safe place left in the entire Eastern Continent Cultivation World.

Staying in the Great Wu Dynasty was a dead end.

Fleeing to other Imperial Dynasties would also result in being swept up in the war.

After all, this was a war where even Nascent Soul Cultivators would fall; a Purple Mansion Cultivator like him was not much better than cannon fodder.