"Li Jitong, how did you get so badly injured?"
"There's nothing we can do. Those monsters are getting stronger and stronger. Luckily, they're not like the poisonous ones from Thousand Island, otherwise we would have really died there. How did things go for you guys this time?"
"Fifteen people were rescued. Fortunately, we had the spirit boat crafted by Senior Song, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to outrun the black mist."
"I heard that Xu Da and his group built an array for tens of thousands of spirit beasts?"
"Yes, Senior Song went too. I didn't expect the spirit beasts to be so intelligent. They knew that everyone was going to save them, so they didn't resist at all. When they saw that the formation couldn't hold so many spirit beasts, some of the older and larger ones gave up their places to the younger ones."
The lower-ranking disciples listened with a surge of emotion, realizing that in the face of natural disasters, all living beings could unite and cooperate.
"I heard that Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi have already advanced to the Fusion Stage?" Li Jitong exclaimed in amazement. In just a few years, these two siblings have grown so fast!
"Last month, Mengzhou City was attacked by a horde of ferocious beasts, and the two of them broke through the attack despite the pressure."
Almost all the cultivators and mortals in Mengzhou City could see the danger of that battle. If Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi hadn't broken through in time, Mengzhou City might have fallen long ago.
"The high-ranking elders of the Nine Heavens Palace, the Divine Origin Sect, and the Profound Light Sect haven't come out of seclusion yet?" someone asked, suppressing their anger. Even if the high-ranking cultivators of these three forces took turns guarding Yun Gai City and Mengzhou City, Senior Song, Shi Liuchuan, and Shi Shuangzhi wouldn't need to work so hard.
Each and every one of them is only concerned with their own cultivation, turning a blind eye to the crisis in the cultivation world. Do they deserve their status and the resources they have seized from the cultivation world?
"Your question is unnecessary. No matter how great the crisis is, I feel it has nothing to do with them. After all, once you break through to the Mahayana stage, you may be able to leave this world."
"Heh, I don't believe they can break through to the Mahayana stage and master the laws of space as they wish. After all, it has always been just a legend. Putting aside whether they can even break through, can they really break the spacetime restrictions as soon as they break through?"
"Perhaps they are waiting for Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi to make a move so that they can reap the benefits with their superior cultivation? After all, they have been in a high position for so many years, and they will not be willing to let Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi's reputation and power surpass theirs."
Li Jitong remained silent for a while before saying, "We must trust Senior Song. Since Senior Song did not have Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi go into seclusion to improve their cultivation, it means that in the face of this world-ending calamity, higher cultivation is not necessarily better. Otherwise, why would we go to all this trouble to save these mortals?"
“That’s right. Senior Song’s actions prove that mortals can also escape such calamities. We just need to follow Senior Song’s instructions.”
The younger generation of disciples united as one and unleashed an energy that even they themselves could not have imagined. They never retreated, even when faced with dire circumstances.
Nowadays, apart from the main cities and peaks of the Nine Heavens Palace, the Divine Origin Sect, and the Profound Light Sect, there are only two pure lands left: Cloud Cover City and Mengzhou City. The rest of the places are almost occupied by various monsters and mists, or collapsed and trapped in the void.
Like the North Sea Ice Plains, it has been broken into pieces. Once you step into it, countless wind blades and spatial rifts will tear you apart.
In the southern jungle, black mist permeates the air, and the ferocious beasts have mutated several times. Recently, some cultivators have seen a terrifying-looking beast devouring other ferocious beasts and the black mist. Even from a hundred miles away, one can feel a chilling aura emanating from it.
Needless to say, the central desert was already a forbidden zone for cultivators. Later, sandstorms dominated this area. It is said that a cultivator once saw a two-winged ferocious beast that had crossed over from another realm in the center of a sandstorm. Its aura was even stronger than that of the elders of the Nine Heavens Palace. However, it was torn apart by the storm as soon as it spread its wings. This cultivator also failed to escape. The story was only spread after he transmitted it to his companions thousands of miles away before he died.
On the eastern Thousand Islands, the monsters have evolved several times over, and there is still no way to fight them.
All these phenomena indicate that the cultivation world is riddled with problems. It's laughable that even those highly skilled cultivators can remain calm in this situation.
"Don't worry, those people will get their comeuppance sooner or later."
"By the way, guess who I saw when I left the city this time?"
"who?"
"Shi Tianning is much more capable than before."
Mentioning him, many people's expressions turned strange: "He has been through so much, it's normal for him to become stronger. Although he is not a savior, he still has the bloodline of a true dragon and his talent is not bad."
Just as everyone was discussing Shi Tianning, Shi Tianning returned to the Xuan Guang Sect.
The low-level cultivators still in the Xuan Guang Sect are mostly supporters of Fairy Qingxiang, while the other elders are in seclusion, so Shi Tianning can travel freely.
When Fairy Qingxiang emerged from seclusion and met him, the surging spiritual energy around her indicated that she was on the verge of a breakthrough.
"Grandmaster!" Shi Tianning exclaimed in delight, "Are you about to break through?"
"Hmm." Fairy Qingxiang rarely showed such emotions. "I didn't expect that Song Xia was quite honest and didn't try to trip me up in terms of passing on the cultivation technique."
Upon hearing this name again, Shi Tianning's expression became complicated.
"Don't worry, once Grandmaster breaks through, he will definitely seek justice for your mother and your sister."
"But didn't you get your cultivation technique from Song Xia?"
"It is true that I got it from her, but I don't owe her anything. I have fulfilled all the conditions I promised her, so it is a separate matter for me to seek revenge on her after I break through."
"I heard that she, Shi Liuchuan, and Shi Shuangzhi saved many mortals and spirit beasts."
"You softened because of what she did?" Fairy Qingxiang sneered. "In this apocalyptic world, even cultivators cannot protect themselves. Her efforts to protect these mortals and spirit beasts are nothing more than a waste of energy and a futile task. She is just trying to gain a reputation for being philanthropic and charitable. She cannot be trusted."
“My sister died tragically, and my mother is still half-dead. Naturally, I will not be soft-hearted.” Shi Tianning gripped his spirit sword tightly. “I am only worried that the world is already beginning to collapse. Can we really survive this crisis?”
"I am about to break through, so the so-called saviors will be incompetent and I will no longer need them." Fairy Qingxiang smiled domineeringly. "Song Xia and her two children fought against the crisis with all their might, which bought me a lot of time for my breakthrough. At that time, I can let them die a quick death."
"Congratulations, Grandmaster, on the imminent fulfillment of your wish. Once we reach the other world, Mother will be saved." Shi Tianning rarely gets excited. Although he secretly agrees with Song Xia, Shi Liuchuan, and Shi Shuangzhi's actions, his hatred for them will never disappear. With Grandmaster's success, he will have nothing to fear anymore.
"Since the outside world is becoming increasingly dangerous, don't leave after you come back this time. Go see your mother and tell her the good news."
"Yes, Grandmaster."
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