NOVEL NEXT Chapter 583: Wanmin City
"Everyone, come over here!"
"This is the master of Yin God Palace and my aunt, Shangguan!"
With a wave of Gu Simu's hand, a dense crowd of figures gathered behind her.
The frontmost figures had heads resembling dogs, pigs, lions, tigers, and even dragons with horns; all were from the Demon Clan, and each was quite powerful. Nowadays, Gu Lan's reputation isn't only renowned across the Immortal Realm but also extends to the Demon Realm as the leader of the Dragon Clan. After the battle at the Demon Clan's sacred land, many of the Demon Clan owed Gu Lan a favor. Some of these Demon Clan members followed Gu Simu due to her lineage as Gu Lan's daughter, while others were drawn by her immense talent.
Standing among them were members of the Abyssal Clan, mainly from the River of Styx Sanctuary, while others had come to the Immortal Realm to assist in the fight against the Bright Clan out of admiration for Gu Simu. Further back were those from Lanyan Royal School, including Xiao Yan and Chen Feng. Zhe Liang and Gu Xiaoqi were not present, as they had been dispatched to other realms.
"Greetings, Master Shangguan!"
People from various clans stepped forward to pay their respects to Shangguan Yuyang. They had heard of her exploits and deeply admired her, especially since the Yin God Palace was one of the first forces to stand against the Bright Clan.
"In such a short time, Mumu has managed to gather so many powerful allies—she truly has a way about her!"
Shangguan Yuyang gazed at Gu Simu with rare warmth in her eyes, but she didn't linger on personal matters. After a brief greeting, she quickly inquired about the current state of the battlefield.
"The Bright Clan now occupies the largest secret place in Gengtian World, a small realm scarce in the five-elemental spiritual energy, yet rich in both light and dark elemental energies. Fighting inside that secret place puts our forces at a disadvantage."
"Mother has arranged for array masters from the Royal School to study how to break through the protective formation around the secret place, but it will take another seven days for results," Gu Simu explained the situation in detail. Though she looked like a sweet young girl, she was unusually perceptive, having been gifted with intelligence from birth. This mischievous little devil was but one of her many facets.
Hearing that Mu Yuyan had also made arrangements, Shangguan Yuyang nodded thoughtfully. It would indeed take time to drive out the Bright Clan from this realm, but after waiting so many years, a few more days meant little.
Looking up at the long-abandoned Yin God Palace, Shangguan Yuyang's gaze grew cold once again. After a bit more discussion, the two led their forces to a blessed land nearby to rest.
While the battle in Gengtian World had temporarily ceased, skirmishes continued in other realms of the Ninefold Heavens. By now, numerous powerful cultivators in Zhongtian World had discovered the alien entities lurking within the endless abyss. Most of the cultivators in Zhongtian World practiced dark arts or demonic cultivation, and many were infected by these extraterrestrial entities upon contact, transforming into evil creatures. Thus, the major factions in Zhongtian World swiftly collapsed, nearly losing the entire world to these creatures, with only a few strong cultivators holding out in a desperate resistance.
News of this soon reached other realms in the Immortal Realm. However, most factions were focused on launching counterattacks against the Bright Clan, showing little concern for the fate of Zhongtian World's cultivators. Especially as many of these cultivators had animosities with the major factions in the Immortal Realm, few were willing to come to their aid.
"Ha! So these are the clans of the Immortal Realm? How laughable!"
Not long ago, a cultivator from Zhongtian World came to seek aid from the Immortal Realm and left this remark before turning to return to his own world. Just as he was about to leave, however, the forces of the Immortal Demon Alliance arrived. Alongside them were the array masters from Lanyan Royal School.
With the full support of the Lanyan Royal School, Emperor Feng Yang and the Demon King of No Start had successfully sealed away the evil creatures within both the Immortal and Demon Realms.
"Friend, please wait! We are willing to go to Zhongtian World and help you fight against these extraterrestrial entities!" Emperor Feng Yang spread out his arms, stopping the Zhongtian World cultivator. Having encountered rejection everywhere, the cultivator was initially skeptical. However, after some discussion, he finally believed in their sincerity and was overjoyed.
After conferring briefly, they immediately set out with the army of the Immortal Demon Alliance toward Zhongtian World. The array masters from Lanyan Royal School set about constructing a cross-realm teleportation array, as only their expertise could handle such a massive transport.
This was why it would take seven days to break through the protective array surrounding a small world; the Lanyan Royal School was already stretched thin. Apart from Sima Qin and a few civil officials from Jing Nation, only a handful of disciples newly embarked on their cultivation paths remained at Lanyan Royal School in the Immortal Realm. Even newly ascended Imperial Realm cultivators like Su Hua and Zhang Qingwei were traveling far and wide to handle affairs with other factions across various realms.
Sima Qin was also busy. Due to the Bright Clan's invasions, many cultivators had lost their homes, and even more ordinary people were displaced. While powerful sects might shelter cultivators, ordinary people held little value in the eyes of the powerful, and few forces would concern themselves with their plight. Jing Nation aspired to establish a new country in the Immortal Realm, and ordinary people were an essential part of that vision. Currently, Sima Qin was leading efforts to build a city to accommodate these displaced people.
Recently, Jing Nation completed its first city in the Immortal Realm.
"Xue State, Wanmin City."
Xue State spanned a thousand miles of the ancient lands once belonging to the Snow Clan, and Wanmin City was the name of the newly built city.
On the walls of Wanmin City, Sima Qin and Wei Zhi watched as displaced people entered the city in orderly fashion under the guidance of Jing Nation's soldiers, their hearts filled with emotion.
"To establish a destiny for the people… His Majesty and Prince Jingyang have done it, and now I think I've done it too, haven't I?" Sima Qin looked over at Wei Zhi.
Wei Zhi smiled. "You actually achieved that back in the mortal world. This is just a continuation of your legacy here in the Immortal Realm."
"Good lad!" Sima Qin laughed. "Wei Zhi, I never thought you'd turn into such a smooth talker!"
Wei Zhi shook his head and replied, "I'm only telling the truth."
With that, he looked back at Sima Qin. They exchanged a smile and shook their heads.
However, their faces soon grew serious again. The influx of people was a positive sign for Jing Nation, but the more refugees they received, the more unstable the Immortal Realm's situation appeared. Though Sima Qin's cultivation was not strong enough to confront the Bright Clan, he knew that defeating them would not be an easy feat.