"Is this the clue?" Su Yuewan looked up and stared intently at the scene that was changing with the light.
This is a painting, on which everything is depicted with flowing, seven-colored light. The colors are somewhat different from ordinary things, but you can roughly tell that it is a continuous mountain range.
In the very middle of this mountain range, in a huge valley, stands a massive bronze gate, covered with vines.
"Have you found this place...?" Su Yuewan asked Ning Wan.
Who can tell exactly where a mountain range is just by looking at a painting? But Ning Wan has had this clue for so long, she must have already sent someone to find it.
“Yes, I have been sending people to search for such a mountain range for years. This mountain is the Northern Cold Mountain in the Northern Region, and we have already found the valley where this bronze gate is located,” Ning Wan said.
She's had this clue for decades, enough time to have someone search the entire Divine Radiance Continent. If she still can't find it after all that, then it's truly useless.
“The Northern Cold Mountain in the Northern Region is quite far.” Su Yuewan frowned.
They are in the Southern Region and it would normally take them at least half a month to get to the Northern Region, but now they only have three days left.
but,
Since Ning Wan had already obtained this clue, and she must have known how long it would take to travel from the Southern Region to the Northern Region, she only came to find Su Yuewan now.
That means Ning Wan must have already come up with a solution.
"Then let's go as soon as possible, so we can get there early and be prepared," Su Yuewan said.
"Yes, I've brought all my men, and they're waiting at the foot of the mountain. We'll see when your men are ready. I've left a spatial teleportation array over there; you can teleport directly in, it'll only take half a day," Ning Wan said.
Sure enough, she was prepared.
Su Yuewan didn't hesitate and stood up abruptly, saying, "I'll go and have them assemble right away. We'll depart in half an hour."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
...
As soon as Su Yuewan came out, she saw Fan Ziming and Bai Hao huddled together at the door, talking about something.
Upon seeing Bai Hao, she began to feel uneasy.
However, she had important matters to attend to, so she quickly suppressed her emotions and spoke to Bai Hao and Fan Ziming.
"You two, go and summon all the people heading to the ruins right now, and tell them to prepare to depart in half an hour."
"They're leaving in half an hour?" Both of them were stunned upon hearing this news.
They thought Ning Wan was just here to discuss the departure time before setting off.
I didn't expect them to set off so quickly!
"What are you still standing here for? Didn't you understand?!" Seeing that the two of them hadn't moved, Su Yuewan shouted again.
"Yes, go and inform them immediately!"
Fan Ziming dashed off in a flash, and Bai Hao scratched his head, following after him. But after only a few steps, he suddenly realized...
[Huh? I told myself I'd be tough in front of her, so why did I chicken out after she yelled at me like that?]
[I'm probably used to her yelling at me, so I didn't react immediately. But oh well, since we have important business today, I'll give in one more time.]
Thinking this, Bai Hao slunk away.
...
In less than half an hour, after an incense stick had burned, Bai Hao, Fan Ziming, Zheng Long, Jiang Bai, and the other fifteen people all arrived at the square in front of the main hall, ready to go.
The matter of the ruins had already spread throughout the sect.
Although many disciples couldn't go in person, they all came to the square to line the streets and bid farewell to Su Yuewan and the others.
Among them, the Grand Elder who stayed behind to guard the sect was the first to step forward. Her aged face was full of excitement as she said, "Sect Master, this trip is the starting point for our Falling Sea Sect to regain its glory. I wish you a great victory and return!"
"A great victory!" the other disciples shouted in unison.
"Okay, we're leaving now. We'll leave you here to keep watch," Su Yuewan said calmly.
The group left the sect and arrived at the foot of the mountain.
The Great Cang Kingdom's troops are waiting here.
Ning Wan brought significantly more people than Su Yuewan, at least thirty or forty, each wearing black armor with a dark, gleaming sheen that exuded a chilling aura.
Bai Hao could smell an unmistakable stench of blood emanating from these soldiers, a scent that only comes from years of fighting.
Add to that the soldiers' fierce eyes and their excellent equipment.
They're clearly the elite of the elite!
"You brought so many people?" Su Yuewan couldn't help but be surprised when she saw the soldiers.
She only brought fifteen people, while Ning Wan brought more than thirty. Was it really necessary to bring so many?
“Your Falling Sea Sect lacks enough disciples, so of course I should do my part,” Ning Wan said.
"Don't underestimate my soldiers. They are the most elite cavalry of my Great Cang Kingdom—the Black Riders. Each of them has reached the Spirit Integration stage. Under normal circumstances, we don't need such a large force. If it weren't for this cooperation with you, I would only have brought ten."
The Black Riders are the most elite army in the Great Cang Kingdom, and even in the entire Divine Radiance Continent, without exception.
The Black Riders are not numerous, only a little over a hundred, but each of them has reached the Spirit Integration stage and has fought on the battlefield for many years. Their combat power is unmatched by ordinary people.
It was precisely because of this Black Rider force that the Great Cang Kingdom was able to establish its current dominance.
Ning Wan has now brought a thirty-person Black Rider team, which is enough to prove how much she values this relic site.
Thirty Black Riders are equivalent to thirty Spirit Integration Stage cultivators!
This is an enormous undertaking. Even top-tier sects typically only have twenty or thirty Spirit Integration Stage cultivators, and it's impossible for them to all be mobilized; usually, only a third of them are brought out.
But now Ning Wan has brought thirty Spirit Integration Stage cultivators directly, so you can imagine how terrifying this scale is.
"That's right, it's certainly quite sincere." Su Yuewan nodded in satisfaction.
How could she not be satisfied? In the entire Luohai Sect, besides her, there was only one Spirit Integration Stage cultivator, Jiang Bai, two Breakthrough Stage cultivators, and others in the Body Tempering Stage.
The only one who is truly outstanding is Bai Hao, who is comparable to the Zhixing Realm.
But Su Yuewan doesn't really want to bring him up right now.
With this comparison, the difference between the two sides becomes very obvious.
However, Su Yuewan has now reached a truly supreme state, which is enough to steadily turn around all the disadvantages.
Ning Wan was aware of this, so she didn't pay any attention to it.
"Now that everything is ready, let's set off."
Ning Wan took out a scroll and unfurled it in the air, revealing a massive spatial magic array that exuded a void of darkness...
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