Datong Town.
Datong Town is located north of Shangjing City. It is an important military town guarding the north.
Due to Datong Town’s clever geographical position, it happens to hold the only northern passage to Shangjing City. Thus, the town is heavily defended with tens of thousands of troops stationed there.
However, these soldiers are merely ordinary people forming an army, not the Zhuyao Army. To the monsters from the demon realm, they are at most tens of thousands of ants.
Fortunately, this time the Endless Demon Realm teleportation point appeared in a forest on the outskirts of Datong Town, with no signs of a beast tide attacking the city.
Moreover, the teleportation point’s arrival was silent. If not for a farmer cutting firewood who happened to encounter it, they probably wouldn’t have known such a thing appeared around Datong Town.
Datong Town is an independent military town, not under the jurisdiction of any county.
The Garrison Commander immediately reported the news of the Endless Demon Realm’s arrival to the Sect Alliance, the Zhuyao Army, and the Central Secretariat.
Afterwards, he gathered the surrounding civilians into the town, sealed off Datong Town, and strictly guarded it.
This Garrison Commander of Datong Town likely knew that if a beast tide attacked the city, relying solely on the sturdy walls and these ordinary soldiers would not hold out for long.
So he led the townspeople to dig deep pits and traps outside the city—the more, the better.
After the battle at Jinyang County, the Zhuyao Army paid a heavy price to spread the method of curbing beast tide attacks throughout all of Datang.
Of course, these traps could only delay the beast tide’s advance for a short while. They could not solve the root problem. It still depended on support from the Zhuyao Army and the sects.
However, just as the entire town had been tense for several hours, not a single mutant beast was seen.
People were puzzled.
What was going on?
Where was the promised monster attack on the city?
Although no mutant beasts appeared, the defending soldiers and the Garrison Commander dared not relax for even a moment.
After all, if they were careless for even an instant, the hundreds of thousands of civilians in the town would become food for the beasts.
No one could bear that guilt.
In the afternoon.
The sects sent people.
The entire town breathed a sigh of relief.
The civilians took to the streets cheering and celebrating their escape from death. Because every time an Endless Demon Realm teleportation point appeared, countless people would inevitably die, and bones would litter the ground.
Whether it was Ping’an Town or Jinyang County, it was always the same.
Several rainbows streaked across the sky above Datong Town, landing in the forest on the outskirts.
As soon as the rainbows touched the ground, they immediately disappeared. One by one, sect elders and sect leaders appeared not far from the teleportation point.
They could sense the ominous aura from afar, no guidance needed.
Ahead, a stretch of void seemed to have been violently torn open, revealing a black spatial rift a hundred meters high and ten meters wide.
From within the rift, black mist continuously gushed out.
Unlike the lush greenery outside, all plants within ten li had turned gray, forming a stark contrast.
“This is the place,” Qinghong Daoist said, stepping ahead of the crowd.
“Senior Qinghong, this demon realm teleportation point seems stronger than before. I feel it is different from other teleportation points,” Shen Qingqing said with a frown.
“Haha, Sect Leader Shen is quite right. The previous demon realm teleportation gates were mere passages, but this one—I feel it is more like an alternate space.”
“An alternate space?”
Everyone exclaimed in shock.
The ability to open an alternate space—such cultivation that had already reached Godly Transcendence made their scalps tingle.
Obviously, the one who created such an ominous alternate space was not of the righteous path.
Such heaven-defying means could not possibly come from the Evil Path, and even less from the sects. That left only the demon realm.
Qinghong saw everyone’s worries and smiled calmly. “Fellow daoists, it seems there is a Godly Transcendence powerhouse in the Endless Demon Realm.”
His tone was very carefree.
“Daoist Qinghong, why are you smiling?” an elder from the Shenquan Sect asked.
Qinghong raised his old brows, looking displeased at the speaker. “Little friend, why shouldn’t I smile? Must I cry instead?”
The Shenquan Sect elder was stunned. Knowing he was in the wrong, he openly cupped his hands in apology. “I spoke out of turn.”
Qinghong naturally wouldn’t argue with a junior.
If the Endless Demon Realm had a Godly Transcendence great power, didn’t the various sects of Xianjie also have a bunch of old undying ones?
Why not face it calmly? What use was panic?
“My divine sense cannot probe inside. We’ll have to go in and explore,” Qinghong said with a smile, stepping forward first into the rift.
“Hey! Wait a moment, Senior Qinghong!” Shen Qingqing shook her head helplessly.
This old senior really wasn’t afraid of death. What if there was an ambush from the demon race inside? Wouldn’t the Sect Alliance’s high-level combat strength be lost there?
She turned to look at her colleagues.
“Everyone, I suggest we wait until Daoist Qinghong comes out. If there’s trouble inside, we might be in mortal danger.”
“Oh? Sect Leader Shen is afraid of death?” Yu Linglong of Yihua stepped lightly past Shen Qingqing to the rift. She turned back to glance at her, her face full of disdain.
“Shen Qingqing, you’re nothing special. Just stay somewhere safe and wait for us to return, hehe.”
Yu Linglong covered her mouth with a delicate laugh and, with a victorious smile, resolutely stepped into the rift.
Shen Qingqing’s lips curled slightly. She wasn’t angry at Yu Linglong’s confrontation; in fact, she admired her courage a bit.
Though that mouth was a little annoying, the person was indeed not bad, worth associating with.
“Qingqing, are you really not going in?” Liu Fufeng asked from the side.
Shen Qingqing hesitated. Naturally, she wasn’t afraid of death. She was worried that if the sects’ high-level combat strength suffered heavy losses due to a demon race ambush, the safety of Xianjie’s countless beings would be in jeopardy.
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason. To be precise, she was indeed afraid of death.
If it were before, she would have entered resolutely just like Yu Linglong.
But now…
Once a person has attachments, they lose the courage to face death. Shen Qingqing was no exception.
“I understand your concern. Don’t force yourself. I’ll scout ahead. Wait for me to come out before making any decisions,” Sword Immortal Zi, in white robes and with white hair, left a word and stepped into the rift.
His words seemed to imply to the others that Shen Qingqing wasn’t afraid of death, but worried about their safety.
Actually, even if he hadn’t said it, no one would think Shen Qingqing was a coward.
Or rather, no one had ever thought that a member of the Tianxiang Sect would be afraid of death.
Moreover, this Shen the Dark Lady was a survivor of the Endless Demon Realm trial from years ago. She had faced life and death. She had bravely ventured into the Endless Demon Realm without fear.
Would she be afraid of this small alternate space?
“Thank you for your concern, Sect Leader Shen.”
“Yu Linglong is truly measuring the heart of a gentleman with the mind of a petty person. Sect Leader Shen is worried about an ambush inside. If we all get trapped in there and the demon race takes the opportunity to attack Xianjie, then the countless beings of Xianjie would be in danger.”
“Indeed, indeed.”
One after another, they were all praising her. Even with Shen Qingqing’s firm heart, she couldn’t help but blush slightly and feel a trace of shame.
Well, just a trace.
She knew most of these people were old foxes. Their praise was merely flattery.
Who knew if a fierce battle awaited them? As long as the healer was happy, fighting would be much easier.
What?
You ask why they didn’t flatter Liu Fufeng?
That’s understood by everyone—no need to say it outright.
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