Read Novel Full Chapter 1270: Chapter 1264: Spatial Gate
Chapter 1270: Chapter 1264: Spatial Gate
The Li Clan’s Old Ancestor revealed himself, drifting through the cloudy sky, his voice sounding as though it echoed straight from the Asura hells.
The “time running out” he spoke of was the surging black clouds in the sky, crashing like tidal waves and moving mountains, and the sudden, violent winds.
It was the pitch-black spatial mirrors forming beneath the dark clouds.
Just as the four Body Integration experts stood up, the mirrors opened like grand doors, unleashing a shadowy, inescapable aura of death akin to a fog-shrouded forest.
These presences representing death were the auras of mighty figures.
“Clatter, clank.”
The grating sound of metal grinding against metal rang out.
At one end of a profound-colored chain stood a girl in a yellow dress with twin tails. The other end split into two; one attached to a compassionate nun, while the other bound an old man slumped over like a walking corpse, half-naked and deathly pale.
This old man, retaining only the faintest trace of Dao rhythm, absentmindedly stroked his hollowed-out chest where his heart should have been.
Even the young nun’s Buddhist chant of “Amitabha” could not mask the eerie strangeness of this somewhat mischievous girl.
This bone-chilling sense of impending doom was further compounded by the experts stepping out of the spatial mirrors one after another following the girl’s appearance.
Through these doors, thin as paper, it seemed an entire hidden treasure land lay beyond.
The stream of experts walking out seemed endless, continuing until their terrifying coercive pressure entirely drowned out the peace that Jade Mist Valley should have possessed, and the sound of fear finally found its voice.
“The Xuanyuan Clan of Redmere Prefecture! That’s their emblem, that’s… the Old Ancestor of the Xuanyuan Clan and their Divine Beast!”
“The Zhangsun Clan!”
“The Law Enforcement Elder of the Eternal Immortal Sect, Lin Yunzhi. The Head of the Zhangsun Clan, Zhangsun Buhuo. The Sect Master of the Eternal Immortal Sect, Duanmu Qi…”
Aura after aura of Body Integration, Void Refinement, and Divinity Transformation experts materialized in the cloudy sky through the spatial mirrors of the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, causing the disciples of Jade Mist Valley and the members of the Peerless Hall to pale in utter shock.
More than half of the prominent experts in the entire Southern Frontier had appeared above Jade Mist Valley.
At this sight, even Immortal Linghu’s face turned incredibly ugly.
Staring fixedly at the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, his murmurs were laced with fury.
“Spatial rules… long-distance teleportation. The prominent experts of the Southern Frontier… almost all of them have come!”
Looking down at the entirety of Jade Mist Valley and taking in the expressions of the cultivators within, a hint of peculiarity flashed through Li Wei’s eyes.
Did all of Jade Mist Valley truly and naively believe that their Azure Cloud Li Clan intended to deal with Jade Mist Valley relying on their strength alone?
Although a century had passed and their Azure Cloud Li Clan had grown a bit stronger, that didn’t mean they were arrogant and foolish!
Li Wei glanced at Li Kuanghua beside him.
Over the years, the family had continuously been in contact with the major factions of the Southern Frontier.
Aside from Grandhaven Prefecture, the other prefectures had not doubted the Li Clan’s words in the slightest and had firmly united because of it.
Li Kuanghua’s [Persuader] trait had also played a crucial role.
Of course, the skepticism of Grandhaven Prefecture was no longer something the majority of its factions could decide.
For example, in the current Jade Mist Valley, more than half were members of the Peerless Hall.
And the method that silently brought these experts here was precisely the spatial mirrors standing behind him!
[You have cultivated in seclusion for nearly a century. Your comprehension of rules has increased, gaining a deeper understanding of space and time.]
[Through studying spatial rings and the spatial stones used to refine them, your application of space has gradually improved.
You suddenly realized: since you can teleport yourself through the mirrors, could you teleport others across space? If achievable, even when the Blood Moon arrives, you could use this method to allow your clansmen to come and go freely when charging into it.]
[After years of intensive research, your Void Refinement technique ‘Mirror’ has made significant progress, culminating in the Void Refinement technique: ‘Spatial Gate’!]
[Your comprehension of spatial rules has increased by 2%!]
Spatial Gate.
He could now accomplish teleporting cultivators freely across the distance of an entire Region via the Spatial Gate!
Wherever he stood, there lay the most powerful teleportation array in the world.
At this moment.
The numerous cultivators emerging from the Gates of Space also stared wide-eyed at the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor.
The Li Clan and the others had long been preparing to strike against Jade Mist Valley, remaining hidden at the border of Redmere Prefecture.
However, everyone knew that although Jade Mist Valley’s Immortal Linghu hadn’t shown himself, his divine soul had constantly been scanning the edges of Redmere Prefecture, guarding against the many powerhouses of the Southern Frontier.
If they had arrived earlier, they would only have alerted Jade Mist Valley.
The Li Clan had said they had a method.
It wasn’t until mirror after mirror pierced through space over such a massive area—from one Region to another—that they finally realized what the Li Clan’s method was.
Although condensing the Spatial Gate required 30 to 60 minutes each time, and the long-distance condensation of spatial rules would be detected and required extensive preparation, this alone was enough to shock the world!
“If this could be formed into a permanent array formation, it would be the greatest revolution in the world.”
Amidst the crowd’s astonished expressions, Li Wei was also observing these Daoist friends.
The Zhangsun Clan were old friends.
While many factions in Redmere Prefecture had evacuated early on, Zhangsun Buhuo, despite her usual careful calculations, possessed a rare boldness when it came to major events.
Most importantly, she saw this as a high-stakes gamble; having fled twice, the Zhangsun Clan desperately needed a new territory.
As long as the Southern Frontier could survive this great tribulation, Grandhaven Prefecture would belong to the Zhangsun Clan.
The Zhangsun Clan brought seventy percent of their experts, and their Old Ancestor had also come.
Her name was Zhangsun Feng. The tradition of women leading the family was an ancient one, and Zhangsun Feng was undoubtedly its founder.
This Dao-Comprehending expert, who had lived for forty thousand years, wore no makeup.
With a round face and bright eyes, her petite, delicate features could be described as exquisite and gentle.
Dressed in simple green robes, her silky black hair cascaded and fluttered in the wind.
She was a master of the sword, the tassel of her three-foot green blade swaying like her hair.
Ancestor Lan of the Eternal Immortal Sect remained as remarkably steady as ever—he didn’t show up.
Yet, despite the Eternal Immortal Sect lacking a Body Integration expert present, they didn’t fall short in the slightest.
The Eternal Immortal Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall was arguably their top combat force beneath Ancestor Lan.
Only about a hundred people had come; rumor had it these hundred individuals had been painstakingly cultivated by Ancestor Lan since childhood, eating and living together, resulting in a hundred minds acting as one and vastly multiplying the power of their array formations.
Back then, it was precisely the Law Enforcement Hall that had slain a Body Integration expert for the Eternal Immortal Sect.
The leader, Lin Yunzhi, had been steeped in the Void Refinement realm for forty thousand years.
Though old and frail, causing his white robes to hang loosely, his deeply wrinkled face bore the indifferent look of someone who had seen it all.
Li Wei knew of this Lin Yunzhi; he was a pure-hearted man within the Eternal Immortal Sect, where black was black and white was white.
He usually loathed the people of the Li Clan the most, uniquely appreciating only the brothers Li Jianning, Li Jianshu, and Li Chang.
He often said that if the Azure Cloud Li Clan didn’t have normal people like them, they would have been purged by the Imperial Dynasty long ago.
Among them was a burly, broad-shouldered, sharp-featured middle-aged man whose face radiated boundless majesty.
Dressed in black robes, he was currently petting the head of a terrifyingly aura-infused iron-eating beast, which was baring its fangs at Jade Mist Valley.
This was the Old Ancestor of the Xuanyuan Clan from in Redmere Prefecture, Xuanyuan Liqun!
The Xuanyuan Clan was a hidden immortal clan that had existed for many years, renowned for their benevolence.
Look at the Zhangsun Clan—just through the introduction of Jiang Tianjun of the Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary, the Xuanyuan Clan had granted the Zhangsun Clan a place in Redmere Prefecture.
This was Li Wei’s first time seeing the Xuanyuan Clan’s Old Ancestor, Xuanyuan Liqun, and the iron-eating beast by his side… a giant panda, a Half-Step Body Integration giant panda.
Rumor had it that it was the guardian deity passed down through generations of the Xuanyuan Clan, much older than even Xuanyuan Liqun himself.
And this time, the Xuanyuan Clan had brought almost all the cultivators of Redmere Prefecture with them.
……..
Within Jade Mist Valley.
Even Immortal Linghu’s face was exceptionally grim.
Beside him, the Fox Saint’s gaze was complex, seemingly searching for something among the arriving forces of the Li Clan. “My disciple didn’t come. Good.”
That was until he saw Daoist Mosquito.
Through the grand array, Daoist Mosquito was similarly staring back at the Fox Saint.
As the former master and servant saw each other again, Daoist Mosquito furrowed his brow, his expression filled mostly with incomprehension and confusion.
The Fox Saint shook his head, looking away as if he had never cast a single glance at Daoist Mosquito.
He turned to the heavy-faced Immortal Linghu and said,
“Gathering so many Body Integration experts… such a spectacle has only been seen during your Imperial Dynasty’s great war with the Wu Tribe in the Western Frontier.
Are you truly not going to consider surrendering right now? If a great battle breaks out, your disciples, grand-disciples, and clansmen…”
The Fox Saint glanced at the terrified cultivators within Jade Mist Valley.
A brief struggle flashed through Immortal Linghu’s eyes, but it quickly turned back to absolute clarity. “What about the people of your Peerless Hall?”
“We aren’t close. If they die, they die.”
Hearing this, Immortal Linghu suddenly burst into loud laughter.
“Well said! ‘If they die, they die’! The immortal path is vast and boundless; why should we fear a battle?”
In the distance, Linghu Tiangong heard his Ancestral Master’s ferocious laughter, and his face had already turned bitter.
With a long sigh, he slowly walked toward the rear of Jade Mist Valley.
Along the way, numerous disciples, elders, and clansmen asked him what they should do.
These disciples, who had willingly joined the Peerless Hall, only now knew the bitter taste of regret, but it was already too late for everything.
He slightly raised his head. The Li Clan’s Old Ancestor wasn’t giving them time to surrender; rather, the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor had already secured a trump card long ago.
And that trump card was… him.
A moment later, Linghu Tiangong arrived at the back mountain of Jade Mist Valley.
Within this back mountain, several young figures could be seen waiting.
“Little friend Tianming.”
Before his eyes was Li Tianming, the very same person who had come to negotiate with him earlier.
Behind Li Tianming stood several other figures: a masked Li Tianqi, Xuanji of the Black Tortoise Sect, Duanmu Yushu of the Eternal Immortal Sect, the Old Tree…
These people turned their heads, pairs of eyes fixing upon Linghu Tiangong.
This Valley Master of Jade Mist Valley seemed to have aged significantly in an instant.
For over a month, the Li Clan had been seeking him out to cooperate.
Members of the Li Clan had come one after another, clearly anticipating this very day.
Outside Jade Mist Valley lay a grand array. For a Tier-3 grand array with so many variables, breaking it from the inside out was the Li Clan’s absolute best option, and the one that would minimize casualties the most.
They hid within Jade Mist Valley.
With him, the Valley Master, present, navigating Jade Mist Valley was like walking through an uninhabited land.
“The core of the grand array is in the west. The ‘Nine Dragons Jade Mist Array’ integrates both offense and defense.
Even with the many Body Integration experts outside, it would take them a long time to break through.
It is also the array formation that our Jade Mist Valley has researched and updated for generations.”
Linghu Tiangong seemed to be wrestling with heavy choices. He sighed,
“If you force your way through the array, you will suffer heavy losses. I will take you to the array’s nexus to kill the guards and break the formation.
Since the Ancestral Master is currently in a standoff and battling your Body Integration cultivators, we have ample time. I hope that you will keep your promise.”
“To preserve the lives of Jade Mist Valley’s younger generation to the greatest extent possible. The Li Clan has always kept its word.”
Li Tianming nodded, his expression completely calm.
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