119: Immortal cultivators have all become commodities.
Su Mo suddenly threw the question of which Sect to join to Li Yan, letting him choose.
Would he choose to join the Sword Sect, or enter Tianshu Hall?
If it were up to Li Yan, he would naturally lean towards joining Tianshu Hall, after all… the Hall Master was his own person, making things easier.
Meanwhile, more and more Cultivators were gathering on Vermillion Bird Avenue to watch.
Passersby couldn't help but exclaim, what kind of Opportunity was this, for this young man to have the two largest Schools in Cloud City fighting over him and drawing swords in the street?
Looking at Li Yan's appearance again, the onlookers couldn't help but sigh.
"This kid looks too much like the First Generation Holy Master."
"With his looks walking in Cloud City, the return rate is ten thousand percent."
"Are people relying on their looks to make a living these days? I'll go get a disguise spell later."
"Don't even think about it, a Sect Master can see through your disguise at a glance."
"That kid was born with that face, he's lucky."
Just as both sides were waiting for Li Yan's answer, and the onlookers on the street grew more numerous.
Li Yan remained silent for a long time, after careful consideration.
He already had his answer.
Join Tianshu Hall, after all, Su Mo was his former servant.
"I, want to join."
Li Yan had already made up his mind and was about to speak his choice.
A blood-red shadow flashed, landing in front of everyone.
Before anyone could clearly see what was happening, a strong smell of blood filled the air.
"Report!"
"Jian Men Formation is under attack!"
"Blood Cultivators, disguised as merchants, have infiltrated the front gate and have already breached First Line Sky!"
With the sudden, unexpected bad news, everyone instantly shifted their gaze from Li Yan, turning towards the north.
With the Blood Cultivators attacking, the two major forces no longer had time to fight over Li Yan.
The most urgent task was to defend the Jian Men Formation and prevent the Blood Cultivators from entering Cloud City.
"Quick! Follow me to the middle gate immediately and suppress those madmen."
Su Mo waved her hand, leading the Cultivators of Tianshu Hall to rush north.
Nangong Zhaoxue, in her pure white feather robe, looked back at Li Yan; she also had to rush to the scene as quickly as possible now.
"Young man, consider our Sword Sect carefully, see you later!"
The next moment, Nangong Zhaoxue transformed into a sword light and departed.
And the Cultivators on the street also summoned their Magical Artifacts, as they too had to join the battle to defend Cloud City.
At this moment, only Li Yan and Zhang Jiu remained at the scene; this important matter of choosing a Sect was interrupted by the sudden attack.
Li Yan frowned, looking at Zhang Jiu beside him.
"Brother Zhang, I've just arrived, and I'd like to ask you something."
Zhang Jiu waved his hand, unable to resist teasing Li Yan.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you have good fortune."
"As soon as you arrived in Cloud City, two Fairies drew swords in the street because of you."
"And when you and Su Hall Master looked at each other, Su Hall Master was secretly sending you glances of affection."
Li Yan shook his head repeatedly: "Brother Zhang, you misunderstood."
Zhang Jiu elbowed Li Yan, a cunning smile on his face.
"What did I misunderstand? I think you want to join Tianshu Hall because you covet Su Hall Master's body!"
This is outrageous!?
What do you mean I covet her body?
Am I, Li Yan, that kind of person?
That Su Mo was his former Corpse Puppet servant, not at all what Zhang Jiu was thinking.
But if he were to explain, he wouldn't be able to make it clear.
Li Yan simply changed the subject: "What's the situation with these Blood Cultivators? Why are they besieging Cloud City?"
When he heard Li Yan ask this question, Zhang Jiu looked shocked.
"Fellow Daoist Li, I know you used to live in the mountains, but I didn't expect you to really be a mountain person?"
"You don't know anything about Cloud City?"
Li Yan had changed history, so he naturally didn't know the current situation.
He humbly asked: "I hope Brother Zhang can enlighten me."
Zhang Jiu put away his shock and kindly informed Li Yan of the current situation.
The Spiritual Qi of the entire Immortal Cultivation World was rapidly depleting, and only a few places like Cloud City, thanks to the Spirit Gathering Formations left from ancient times, could maintain abundant Spiritual Qi.
The Spiritual Qi outside had gradually dissipated over the past thousands of years, while Cloud City, relying on the Spirit Gathering Formations left by the two Immortal Venerables, OHazy moon and Zenmatsu, became a haven in this chaotic world.
Outside Cloud City, due to the depletion of Spiritual Qi, more and more Blood Cultivators appeared.
It is said that those with different Daos do not conspire together; originally, both sides maintained a clear distinction, like well water not interfering with river water.
However, a thousand years ago, some Blood Cultivators began to act recklessly within Cloud City, tricking Cultivators out of the city through deception.
The Blood Cultivators brutally murdered the Cultivators, then skinned them, took their flesh, and dug out their Dantians.
The bones of the Cultivators were refined into Magical Artifacts, their Dantians into Golden Cores, and their skin, flesh, and blood all had other uses.
At that time, Cultivators were treated as Cultivation resources, becoming hunting targets for a group of Blood Cultivators.
After many such deceptive incidents, the two major Sects of Cloud City unanimously decided that Blood Cultivators were forbidden to enter!
From then on, Blood Cultivators were not allowed into Cloud City; those pseudo-Cultivators who practiced Blood Law and also wanted to absorb Spiritual Qi were not allowed to step foot in Cloud City.
Upon hearing this, Li Yan felt it sounded too familiar.
Isn't this like Myawaddy on Blue Star!
Tricking people from their own country to another, then slaughtering them like pigs.
It seems that whether on Blue Star or in the Immortal Cultivation World, such things are too common.
And hearing Zhang Jiu's explanation, Li Yan also understood the reason for the conflict between the two sides.
This ban also led to the outbreak of a war that lasted for a thousand years.
The Sword Sect and Tianshu Hall, relying on the Formations left by their predecessors, and the Formations arranged around the mountains, defended this Cloud Plain.
The current situation was somewhat different from what Li Yan had imagined.
He thought that by changing the dream, he had ended the Age of Dharma Decline.
But he didn't expect that he had only delayed the arrival of the Age of Dharma Decline and changed a small area.
Now, in the Immortal Cultivation World, only a few areas still maintained Spiritual Qi.
Fortresses built by Cultivators were scattered throughout various parts of the Immortal Cultivation World, stubbornly resisting the vast number of evil entities.
Li Yan looked north, hearing the continuous explosions coming from that direction.
It was evident how fierce the battle was during this sneak attack.
"Brother Zhang, if Cloud City is breached, will we Cultivators also become prisoners?"
Zhang Jiu sneered: "Heh, more than that."
"We will all become meat on the chopping block, like poultry slaughtered at will in a wet market."
Zhang Jiu lowered his voice: "I once saw the tragic aftermath when a Cultivation School fell; the misery was beyond ordinary."
"Male Cultivators were all thrown into the Corpse Refining Furnace."
"Female Cultivators were… by those Blood Cultivators."
As he vividly described the tragic scene after the fall.
From the Jian Men Formation to the north, sounds of shouting and killing, like mountains crumbling and seas roaring, could be heard.
One could see large groups of Cultivators rushing north on Vermillion Bird Avenue.
Some were shouting: "The middle gate has been breached, Fellow Daoists, quickly go to support!"
"If the Jian Men Formation is breached, we will all become Medicinal Pills for the Blood Cultivators!"