363: The fate of cultivators at the Celestial Realm!

In the blink of an eye, it had been nearly ten years since the Sword and Blade Plane invaded the Light Mark Great World.

As of now, the entire Inner State Region has fallen!

One-fortieth of the Light Mark Great World's territory was controlled by the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons."

In the first few years, many overlord-level forces led their teams into the fight.

Relying on their massive scale and home-field advantage, they successfully suppressed the Heavenly Demon offensive and gradually reclaimed some lost territory.

They had the momentum to push back the Heavenly Demons and invade the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons' home base.

However, the good times did not last; soon, advancing the front lines became increasingly difficult.

Both sides fell into a brutal meat-grinder war, and the situation gradually evolved into a long tug-of-war.

During this period, the Cultivators of the Light Mark Great World also gained a better understanding of the "Outer Realm Heavenly Demons."

They learned that there were many clans within the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, each with different abilities, and that they could transform into their original forms.

Indeed, the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons possessed two forms: one was a humanoid form, extremely similar to both the Human Race and the Star Soul Clan.

However, this was merely their disguise!

The second form of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons was their true form—the Heavenly Demon original form.

Their original forms varied: some were Yao Beasts, some were plants, and others were strange lifeforms never seen before.

In their original form, the Heavenly Demons' combat power increased significantly.

Those Outer Realm Heavenly Demons with special abilities were the most troublesome, often causing massive casualties among the Cultivators.

As time passed, the war shifted from a stalemate to a tragic slaughter.

Small skirmishes were constant.

Moreover, every once in a while, a large-scale campaign lasting months or even years would break out.

With every clash, large or small, the Light Mark Great World side had to endure heavy losses of Cultivators.

Not just low-level Cultivators, but even high-level Cultivators were constantly falling in the brutal war against the Heavenly Demons.

Star Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, Star Power Great Expert Realm, Spirit Concentration Realm.

Beings who were once lofty and unattainable were all ground to pieces in this vortex of flesh and blood.

If it was like this for Cultivators, it went without saying for the Mortals; deaths and injuries were calculated in the billions.

Nearly half of the Star Soul Clan members in the Inner State Region died at the hands of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, while the remaining half were successfully relocated to other state regions.

In recent years, the situation on the front lines has not been optimistic.

The Inner State Region was completely lost, and the allied forces of the two races retreated to three surrounding state regions to set up new defenses.

Afterward, the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons went quiet.

However, before the allied forces could rest for a few years...

The activities of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons suddenly became frequent again, showing signs of a massive push out of the Inner State Region.

What was to be done?

They could only defend, defending with all their might.

The intensity of this war was even greater than the conflict between the Human Race and the Star Soul Clan.

The number of Outer Realm Heavenly Demons was simply too many; even while attacking three state regions simultaneously, they were still pushing forward.

Feeding in a hundred thousand Cultivators would only last less than half a month.

Feeding in a million Cultivators, after three months, almost none would be left.

In the ten years of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon invasion, the number of dead and injured Cultivators had already reached a staggering one billion.

This was a matter concerning the very survival of their Light Mark Great World.

No matter how tragic or how high the casualties, what could the allied forces of the two races do?

The top-tier Cultivators of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons had not shown themselves, and there wasn't a shred of intelligence on them; how could the top-tier Cultivators of the Light Mark Great World risk taking action?

Other Cultivators could suffer heavy losses, but the top-tier Cultivators could not be lost.

Every top-tier Cultivator was extremely precious; not only did they require an immense amount of time to be born, but they also possessed the strength to change the course of a battle.

Losing even one would shift the overall balance of power between the two worlds.

For Li Jinian, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to bleed the Light Mark Great World; every second of this invasion war brought him huge profits.

As time went on, the overlord-level forces of the Light Mark Great World could no longer hold out.

The rate of loss of the Cultivators under them far exceeded expectations; relying solely on subordinate forces was no longer enough to fill the gaps in the front lines. They had to expand their Cultivator ranks and even directly send elite Disciples from their sects into battle.

Following this, a brand new Trial Grounds was born—the Heavenly Demon Battlefield!

With the participation of the overlord-level forces from various state regions of both races, a super-overlord force called the Demon Suppressing Palace was established!

To encourage Cultivators to fight, the allied forces of the two races even went as far as offering generous rewards.

By slaying Outer Realm Heavenly Demons or completing missions, one could obtain contribution points.

Resources, Legacies, Cultivation Techniques, and even everything you need could be exchanged for using the contribution points earned.

Of course, you had to be alive to exchange them.

But before completely understanding the other side's details, the top experts of both sides maintained a delicate restraint, refusing to show themselves easily.

As for how long this delicate restraint could last, perhaps only the Heavens knew... Outside the Light Mark Great World, the area in front of the cross-realm passage was a scene of busy activity.

Beings from the Sword and Blade Plane shuttled back and forth; Spirit Boats, personnel, combat readiness, and supplies flowed in an endless stream.

This passage was the only path for the outer realm forces to invade the Light Mark Great World.

As long as it was destroyed, it would cause massive trouble for the personnel transport of the Sword and Blade Plane.

Logically, the Heavenly Dao of the Light Mark Great World would surely try every means to destroy this passage, but Li Jinian had been camping here for a long time, yet he never saw the opposing Heavenly Dao appear.

A duel between two masters is about opportunity.

The war between two great worlds was the same; it was a competition of who would reveal a flaw first.

This war was destined to be long; the current invasion progress was only 2.5%, with only one of the forty-plus state regions taken.

Although such a pace of advancement wasn't slow, there was clearly still a long way to go before the end of the war.

While Li Jinian guarded the passage, he also frantically plundered the natural resources of the Light Mark Great World.

He was definitely making a profit, but he didn't have much time.

In front of him, a group of Fellow Countrymen were waiting to be fed, and behind him, the Po Zhe Great World was watching like a tiger.

"It's time to speed things up a bit; even if it costs a little, it's not unacceptable!"

Immediately, Li Jinian split off a sliver of his will and flew toward the Inner State Region of the Light Mark Great World... In an instant, within the base of the Sword and Blade Plane.

The Divine Soul of the First Ancestor of Shenyan Sacred Mountain was suddenly pulled into a strange heaven and earth.

"Jiang Xuanhua! Do you recognize me?"

"Living being Jiang Xuanhua, bows before the Heavenly Dao!"

"Child, come closer and listen to the details..."

Looking at the being from his own world before him, Li Jinian couldn't help but show a trace of guilt in his eyes.

Along with it, his way of addressing him changed slightly.

"As you command, Heavenly Dao!"

"This being will surely give his all for the Sword and Blade Plane!"

"Good child, go now."

..."Crack, crack, crack."

The strange heaven and earth disintegrated, and his Divine Soul returned to his body.

Jiang Xuanhua laughed three times, his Aura suddenly surging, as a vast pressure swept out.

His eyes were like torches as he stared in the direction of the Light Mark Great World, his eyes filled with fanaticism and determination:

"Since the Heavenly Dao has given me this mission, this seat will surely let this Light Mark Great World know the terror of my Sword and Blade Plane!"

With a flash of his body, he transformed into a ten-thousand-foot stream of light and flew straight out alone.

Rumble!

Wherever the First Ancestor of Shenyan Sacred Mountain passed, the Void Realm shattered, and his Aura shook the heavens and earth.

The Sword and Blade Plane's Heavenly Human Realm Cultivator had entered the fray!