Chapter 873: Evacuation (A congratulatory chapter for Ally Xiaoxiao’s Weiwei)
Chapter 873: Evacuation (A congratulatory chapter for Ally Xiaoxiao’s Weiwei)
Inside the Grand Thunder-Earth Fire Array.
Upon numerous jade platforms, five-colored runes surged and churned, floating suspended in mid-air, converging to form military camps.
Within the largest jade platform.
"Lei Xuanzi of the Thunder Clan is dead. . ."
A late-stage Integration cultivator of the Jiuchi race sat on the main seat, a cold smile appearing on his face: "To think he was killed by a human Integration cultivator who broke through the array! What a waste!"
"Enough, let's not dwell on him. . . Recently, within the alliance, there's talk of selecting the 'Nine Fiends,' to be granted to the nine strongest Integration cultivators, perhaps even surpassing or rivaling the Human Race Five Sons, the Demon Race Six Kings, and the Demon Race Seven Sages. . . What are your thoughts on this?"
Within the camp, there were surprisingly more than ten Integration cultivators from various alien races.
Three of them were from the Jiuchi race, while the rest included members of the Water Clan, Shadow Clan, Stone Clan, Heavenly Barbarian race, and others. . .
"Does the commander wish to compete for the title of 'Nine Fiends'?"
A mid-stage Integration cultivator of the Jiuchi race chuckled: "We will naturally do our best. . ."
"Excellent! To compete for the Nine Fiends, one cannot achieve nothing!"
The Jiuchi commander sneered: "We have been stalled beneath Po Suo Twin Cities, unable to advance even an inch. This is all due to that grand array being integrated with the Po Suo Twin Trees, which have been rooted here for countless millennia, accumulating immeasurable vital life energy. . ."
At the mention of this, the expressions of the various Integration cultivators turned rather grim.
Being unable to conquer a city after a prolonged siege was also a stain on their reputation.
"Fortunately, that Long Qingzi brought about his own demise, failing in his breakthrough and perishing under the Mahayana Immortal Lightning Tribulation. Even the Po Suo Twin Trees suffered a heavenly tribulation. . . As for the state of the array now, Elder Luan, please enlighten us."
The Jiuchi commander named him.
Elder Luan, adorned with five-colored feathers, had a hawkish nose and an exceedingly gloomy demeanor. He was the formation master of this army.
Or rather, after the Thunder Clan's Integration cultivator perished, he was already the one with the highest attainment in formations among those present.
Upon hearing this, Elder Luan couldn't help but smile slightly: "From what these 'Divine Infant Eyes of the Void' of this old man can tell, the protective grand array of Po Suo Twin Cities has indeed been weakened by ninety percent. . . As long as we launch a combined assault, we will surely break it!"
"In that case. . ."
Several Jiuchi Integration cultivators immediately felt a stir of eagerness.
But a Stone Clan Integration cultivator raised an objection: "Long Qingzi failed in his advancement and perished. . . But according to our covert intelligence, Qing Hezi, one of the Human Race Five Sons, has secretly arrived at Po Suo Twin Cities, and there are several other Integration cultivators in the city. It won't be an easy fight. . ."
"Leave Qing Hezi to me."
A glint appeared in the Jiuchi commander's eyes: "One of the Human Race Five Sons will make a perfect stepping stone for me!"
The other alien Integration cultivators immediately understood that this commander truly intended to breach Po Suo Twin Cities before withdrawing.
They exchanged glances and nodded in unison: "Since that is the case, we are willing to follow the commander's orders. . ."
"Haha. . . Good!"
Seeing this, the late-stage Integration commander of the Jiuchi race immediately showed a smile on his face.
...
Po Suo Twin Cities.
Within this city, besides Zhai Xingzi, whom Fang Xi had brought, there were five other Integration cultivators.
At this moment, they all stood below, gazing at Fang Xi, who sat quietly on the main seat, their expressions extremely solemn.
Yue Qianqian's thoughts were mostly on the whereabouts of her sect's supreme treasure, a trace of worry appearing on her face.
To outsiders, this Grand Elder of the Divine Feather Sect truly possessed noble character, not only bravely coming to assist despite the danger, but also still worrying about the city's defense.
"So. . . the city's grand array cannot be repaired, and a second super array of such immense scale cannot be established in a short period. . ."
Fang Xi looked thoughtfully at a person below.
This person was an elderly man, an early-stage Integration cultivator, with a distinctly immortal and daoist appearance. He was Xu Yuanqing, the Grand Elder of the Thousand Formations Sect.
Xu Yuanqing shook his head regretfully: "This old man is truly powerless. The few formations I've barely managed to set up might delay the array's collapse for a while, but they cannot reverse the tide. . . Senior Qing Hezi is also proficient in formations, and was even recognized by Grandmaster Ji Fei Xue as the human race's foremost grandmaster of formations. Perhaps you could attempt to establish that immortal formation?"
Looking at the expectant gazes of the many Integration cultivators below, Fang Xi shook his head.
The 'Nine Serene Sand River Grand Array' required a large number of formation tools left behind from Immortal Abodes, and even a pseudo-immortal vein.
Even if he could gather them, it would be impossible to use them here.
"This lord's formations are also not suitable for this place. . ."
"Therefore, this lord has decided to abandon Po Suo Twin Cities and begin a breakout."
He made the decision with ease, after all, he wasn't Long Qingzi.
"Perhaps. . . that is the only way."
A red-haired mid-stage Integration cultivator, Huo Jingzi, fully agreed with Fang Xi's suggestion.
After all, everyone could see the current situation.
Long Qingzi had acted against the natural order, causing severe harm to the Po Suo Twin Trees.
Even many high-level spirit plant farmers were helpless, sensing that this spiritual root would likely perish completely within a few years. . .
At that time, Po Suo Twin Cities, which relied on the spiritual root, would also be destroyed.
It was better to start evacuating now!
"My intention is that each Integration cultivator shall carry a cave-heaven treasure, loading a portion of the population for the breakout."
Fang Xi took a deep breath and stated his decision.
As Integration cultivators, they naturally all possessed spacious cave-heaven treasures.
Now was the time they could be put to use.
Originally, Fang Xi had thought that living and reproducing within a cave-heaven treasure wouldn't require too much land in the Earthly Immortal World.However, after advancing to a higher realm, he learned from other sources that living beings within cave-heaven treasures, regardless of their cultivation speed, aptitude, talent, or even their potential in the myriad cultivation arts, were far inferior to humans living in the Earthly Immortal World, and their success rate was even lower.
This involved the profound concept of racial destiny, which might also be the key to the contention between the human, demon, and yao races.
But using cave-heaven treasures for temporary mass population transfer posed no significant problems.
"This. . ."
Yue Qianqian bit her lip lightly: "I fear that when the time comes, if alien Integration cultivators pursue us, our losses will be dire. . ."
"For a short period, the human race's grand army cannot advance to the Azure Domain to reinforce us. . . If we don't evacuate now, what awaits us is a great massacre by the alien races."
Fang Xi scoffed: "Do you truly believe you can escape?"
The group of Integration cultivators fell silent.
After the alien and demon races occupied human territory, a bloody purge was inevitable.
And when the human race invaded demon and yao territories, they often retaliated in kind.
This was a war between races; there was no room for tender sentiments, only ruthless iron and blood.
"Then let it be so, and be quick about it!"
Fang Xi continued: "No one knows when the alien races' next major attack will arrive. . . Go!"
The Integration cultivators offered their silent bows and then departed one after another.
He then turned to Zhai Xingzi, who had been waiting by his side: "You should also assist. Focus primarily on transferring the population. There's no need to care too much about wealth and external possessions. . ."
"Yes, but what if there are those unwilling to leave?"
Zhai Xingzi bowed and inquired.
There was no doubt that at any time, there would be people who couldn't see the situation clearly, or who were incredibly stubborn.
"Then don't force them. Let them remain here."
Fang Xi yawned, his words devoid of callousness, only indifference. . .
...
Soon, within Po Suo Twin Cities, streaks of light flew about.
In every direction, void treasures opened their cave-heaven entrances, allowing cultivators to fly inside on their escape lights.
"It's hard to leave one's homeland. . ."
Inside a cave abode, an old cultivator sent his descendants onto a flying vessel, but remained at the entrance of his own cave, greedily staring at the plants and the fence. . . He shook his head firmly: "This old man isn't leaving. What if the alien races come? I shall be buried here!"
In a certain cultivation city.
Taking advantage of the chaos as numerous cultivators evacuated, some bandit cultivators, shrouded in black mist, suddenly launched silent attacks.
Within a certain treasure-gleaming pavilion.
A cultivator with a ferocious look manipulated a flying sword, which flew out from the body of the last resisting individual.
"Wouldn't it have been better to just hand it over earlier? Now young master had to get involved."
He quickly searched the opponent's body for several storage bags, and after a scan with his divine consciousness, a look of delight appeared on his face. He then removed all concealing spells, washed away the bloody scent with a spell, and soared into the sky, flying towards a cave-heaven entrance: "Most of the local Integration cultivators know each other too well. I'd rather go to the Divine Feather Sect. . . perhaps I can make another killing there."
Almost immediately after this person left, a team of Starry Sky Domain law enforcement cultivators descended.
Li Rulin, the leader, saw the chaotic scene in the cultivation city and, after a scan with his divine consciousness, let out a cold snort. The world's elemental energy surged, and a fiery-red short dagger flew out.
Roar! Roar!
Two massive apes, whose fur seemed to be aflame, emerged. They each pounded their chests, their power reaching the Void Amalgamation level, and they charged wildly into the cultivation city.
"Those who engage in private duels or pillaging. . . will be killed without mercy!"
Li Rulin's voice was icy.
One fire ape immediately burst into a small formation, seized a Nascent Soul cultivator, and with its furry palm, completely unafraid of spiritual artifacts or treasures, lifted the Nascent Soul cultivator high.
"Wait. . . My ancestor is Nine Heavens Venerable. . . My sect is. . ."
The Nascent Soul cultivator was greatly alarmed. Before he could report his backing, he was torn apart by the fire ape, his body separated from his head.
A Nascent Soul tried to flee, but a beam of light from the fire ape's nose coiled around it, directly sweeping it into its ferocious mouth.
The fire ape chewed a few times, a human-like look of delight appearing in its eyes, and quickly pounced towards the next target. . .
...
Amidst the commotion, several hours later, Po Suo Twin Cities was almost completely silent, like a city of the dead.
Cultivators below the Integration stage, like Li Rulin, had all returned to their respective cave-heaven treasures.
From every perspective, leaving with Senior Qing Hezi was undoubtedly the safest route.
Fang Xi looked at the escaping lights of those Integration cultivators, smiled faintly, and gazed at the Po Suo Twin Trees.
"It's a spiritual root, after all, and. . ."
Although he had secretly inspected it multiple times, the Po Suo Twin Tree's spiritual root was simply too vast, and he hadn't found any problems.
At this moment, Fang Xi formed hand seals, and a dark green rune flashed.
Subsequently, a massive world appeared behind him, rapidly opening up.
To outsiders, it simply looked like Fang Xi had once again activated an extremely large cave-heaven treasure.
In reality, he was preparing to use his Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm to package and take the Po Suo Twin Trees with him!
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