Without sleep or rest,
they marched swiftly for several days, crossing thousands of kilometers of vast yellow sand.
Along the way, besides encountering monsters, quicksands, sandstorms, and other terrain and weather phenomena, they didn't suffer any attacks from the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace cultivators.
"We're four hundred to a thousand kilometers away from the other two army groups and expect to rendezvous in no more than twenty-four hours,"
"Also, strengthen the vigilance."
An Siyan's grave voice resounded within the legion's channel, "This journey has been too calm. The Xuanwu Heavenly Palace has exceptionally strict hierarchies. If the Four Extremes Boundary Array falls, it's possible that all the foundation-building cultivators will be executed. They shouldn't be doing nothing."
"This makes me uneasy."
not just her, including Jiang Ding, almost everyone had the same feeling.
"Dari Swordsman from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion..."
"Top-tier Sword Intent..."
"Xia Wenren, are you sure you're not hallucinating? The Great Sun Sword Pavilion has been destroyed for three thousand years!"
Two hundred kilometers away from here, beneath the yellow sand, a quasi-third rank Concealment Defensive Array was set, extending dozens of meters underground. Five people were quietly having a secret conversation.
Among them was the large-eared young man who had attacked the East Army Group multiple times with his Rune Golden Spear!
"I've already transmitted what my Divine Soul sensed to you,"
The large-eared young man's voice was cold: "The death of that dwarf is also related to the Dari Swordsman. I've told him before, with a Dari Swordsman around, losing the Magic Tool infused with one's life essence is not the end of the world. He didn't believe it and died because of it."
"We're talking about a Magic Tool infused with one's life essence. Losing it could mean the end of one's path. It's not so easy to let go,"
A one-eyed girl shook her head, and mysterious runes flashed vaguely between her pupils.
The looks the others gave her were full of wariness.
She was a true disciple of the Xutian Hall, one of the upper nine halls of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace's seventy-two halls. She inherited the Xutian Hall's Hollow Divine Light, rumored to counter all five elements and break all things.
With a few more decades of refinement, she had the potential to become a Xuanwu Substitute Daoist Master.
"Even the dwarf child has died, which really confirms it,"
The others revealed their murderous intent: "Before entering seclusion, Xiahou Taozi transmitted a message. As long as we slay this highly unusual Dari Swordsman, even if all the Array Bases are destroyed, he will plead for us and try to get the forgiveness of the elders inside the palace."
The East Army Group advanced several tens of kilometers more.
Jiang Ding, who was scouting twenty kilometers ahead of the main force, suddenly had a drastic change in complexion.
Under the influence of Sword Intent, terrifying killing intents came from all directions, dozens, hundreds of them, everywhere, with no focal point.
Hundreds of foundation-building cultivators!
Unbeknownst to them, cultivators from other directions of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace had moved to this location, vaguely forming an encirclement that was gradually drawing closer to the army.
If so many foundation-building cultivators were to come within two kilometers, tens of thousands of people would die in a blink of an eye, and the whole army could be annihilated within a few breaths.
"A massive number of foundation-building cultivators!"
Jiang Ding declared calmly.
As armor-piercing cruise missiles filled the sky, the Azure Flying Sword slashed out, along with several hundred armor-piercing missiles, tearing two foundation-building cultivators to pieces.
Dispelling Concealment and openly exposing himself to the enemy, his resolute Sword Intent hummed softly.
In an instant, the greedy gaze of countless foundation-building cultivators was directed his way.
Five true disciples made a pledge with the Great Path: he who slays the Dari Swordsman will be rewarded with five Golden Core Pills, with two going to the one who deals the final blow, and the remaining three up for auction among those who participated in the attack. The Spirit Stones gained will be distributed among all those who took part in the attack!
Five Golden Core Pills!
That was enough to buy the lives of countless peak foundation-building cultivators!
Moreover, with Divine Sense Scanning, it clearly informed them that this person was a mortal of Xiantian realm!
At least twenty Foundation-building cultivators attacked simultaneously, sending Flying Swords, Flying Knives, Great Seals, and other magic tools, along with powerful Foundation-building magic fluctuations, flying towards this location.
Those who did not make a move had simply not yet entered the attack range!
"Minor Bewitchment Spell!"
Almost instinctively, upon scanning the definitive Divine Soul fluctuations of a Xiantian mortal, these battle-experienced Foundation-building cultivators used soul-attacking spells, even though they were not particularly skilled in this area.
The Dari Swordsman, no matter how strong, was still a mortal, and their Divine Soul couldn't be that resilient, could it?
In the clear sound of sword cries, high above the endless sky, ancient trees burst forth from the earth and pierced into the heavens, their branches and leaves shedding countless Sword Qis, their tree shade illusions spreading for miles, with a metallic luster that flowed eternally and indelibly.
All the Foundation-building cultivators who launched soul attacks screamed miserably, their Divine Sense felt like it had pierced into a sharp and scorching Azure Great Sun, instantly shattered and completely burnt to ashes.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
More than ten thousand armor-piercing cruise missiles cruising in the sky fell down, crushing all the incoming magic tools and magic attacks, tearing the twenty-plus Foundation-building cultivators to shreds.
Jiang Ding's expression remained calm.
With the Taiqing Flying Sword and Sword Intent as his protection, Divine Sense below the Golden Pill Level found it difficult to harm him.
All around, silence reigned.
All the Foundation-building cultivators desperately hid their killing intent and disappeared again within the range of Sword Intent detection.
"All directions! Grenades, reconnaissance shelling!"
An Siyan seemed to feel the immense pressure that covered everything.
A barrage of grenades flew in all directions, each one covering hundreds of meters; nearly ten thousand grenades were fired, instantly creating a death zone within a few dozen kilometers, extinguishing all life cultivating Qi.
Amidst the splatter of grenades, at least fifty to sixty Foundation-building cultivators who had not mastered their Concealment Spells were exposed and swiftly locked onto by Lingzi Radar Waves.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than ten thousand armor-piercing grenades flew out, and amid the deafening explosions, these prematurely exposed Foundation-building cultivators were torn into pieces.
Without their Concealment abilities and distance, Foundation-building cultivators were nothing more than that!
"There are too many!"
An Siyan's heart turned ice cold.
These were only the Foundation-building cultivators revealed by grenade area bombardment; she dared not think about how many were still hidden or how strong they were.
Once so many Foundation-building cultivators penetrated within a two-kilometer range, although the East Army Group boasted a strength of 180,000, they would be exterminated in just seven or eight breaths.
After a moment's hesitation,
"No targets at present, requesting saturation attack by Three-order Tactical Nuclear Weapons..."
An Siyan did not hesitate to deploy tactical nuclear weapons!
This was quite wasteful; such weapons were major killers on the Golden Core Battlefield and would not have been issued to Qi Practicing Troops if it hadn't been for a dispute over a realm.
Using them against Foundation-building cultivators was too excessive.
Even if all Foundation-building cultivators were exterminated, the impact on Golden Core Battle Power wouldn't be that significant.
"Dari Swordsman, tactical nuclear weapons are about to be deployed; please seek cover or evacuate swiftly."
An Siyan calmly said, "My troops have suffered such an assault, which is likely related to you. Do whatever it takes to survive, and in the final battle guide the tactical nuclear missiles to the coordinates of the Golden Core battle power."
Once the tactical nuclear missiles were deployed, whether the enemies would die was uncertain, but Xianmen cultivators and martial artists would certainly perish.