Chapter 1407 - Activating the World Teleportation Array

Over four thousand people divided into several factions.

Luan Xiuwen, relying on his Earth Immortal cultivation, had gathered a large group of experts, numbering over a thousand.

Similarly, Yu Zhuang had assembled a squad of elite cultivators.

The blood fiends had not recruited any humans, as many of the blood fiends rescued from Tata Prison now numbered about six to seven hundred.

The Grand Unity Sect had roughly a thousand people.

Many cultivators were eager to join the Heavenly Dragon Sect under Sun Xiao's leadership, especially given his cultivation at the second-level Earth Immortal Realm.

However, they were too preoccupied with perfecting their spiritual array to focus on faction matters.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. The Heavenly Dragon Sect had no more time to familiarize themselves with the spiritual array; they could only temper it through actual combat.

"Brother Sun, the loulan race's forces have appeared over a thousand miles away," reported someone from Xiao Yuesheng's group. They had been patrolling the perimeter all this time.

"The loulan race's main forces have arrived. We must head to that spherical structure immediately!" Sun Xiao said decisively, waving his hand as five squads mobilized quickly, marching in another direction.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

To reach the spherical structure, they had to pass through Loulan City, and there was no way to bypass it, whether by ground or air.

The loulan race had mobilized all their forces in Loulan City, leaving the city vulnerable. This was precisely why Liu Wuxie had timed their departure two hours later. This had all been a part of his plan all along.

By taking advantage of the loulan race's absence from the city, they would launch a surprise attack on Loulan City.

The party of over four thousand moved with speed, bypassing several mountain ranges to stay out of sight of the loulan race's forces.

Large numbers of Blackwind Beasts moved through the dense forest, heading toward their previous campsite.

"We're close to Loulan City. What should we do next?" Luan Xiuwen asked. Despite forming his own squad, he still followed Sun Xiao's orders most of the time.

Yu Zhuang, too, obeyed, while the Grand Unity Sect remained highly alert.

Although Shi Yuan had sworn to cooperate, the rescued disciples hadn't sworn upon their souls and maintained a dismissive attitude toward the alliance.

"We need to pass through Loulan City in an hour. It'll depend on our luck if we can reach the spherical structure," Sun Xiao said, sweeping his gaze across the group.

Everyone knew their survival now relied on luck. Sun Xiao wasn't omnipotent—his goal was to ensure everyone's safety as best as he could. They all tensed, readying their weapons and focusing their minds, prepared to break through at any moment.

"Let's move out!" Yu Zhuang shouted as he soared into the sky, cutting through Loulan City's skies. As it was broad daylight, their appearance immediately drew the attention of the loulan race in the city. However, with most of their experts already dispatched, those left behind had only average strength.

The air hummed as several Earth Immortals flew out from the heart of Loulan City. The Loulan race hadn't sent out all their Earth Immortals; some had stayed behind to guard the city.

The battle could break out at any moment. Aside from the Earth Immortals, the loulan race had over five thousand warriors and thousands of Blackwind Beasts.

"Go into formation!" Sun Xiao roared as more than forty Heavenly Dragon Sect disciples quickly formed the Moon Tribulation Incineration Array, cutting down all the loulan race members charging at them. The assault didn't slow; in fact, they accelerated.

With so many experts united in the Moon Tribulation Incineration Array, even Earth Immortals would hesitate to face them head-on.

The loulan race members who were heading toward the campsite quickly realized that the human cultivators and blood fiends had already left.

"This is bad!" The leader of the loulan race's force shouted and led his group back toward Loulan City.

The skies above Loulan City were soon stained red, and the death toll rose with every passing moment as both humans, blood fiends, and the loulan race perished.

"Heaven-Severing Strike!" Liu Wuxie summoned the Heretic Blade, splitting the incoming loulan race forces in two.

The blade's ray continued onward, carving a path over a hundred miles beyond Loulan City. The ground beneath it crumbled, unable to withstand the sheer force of the strike.

"Now!" Sun Xiao seized the opportunity, leading the Heavenly Dragon Sect disciples forward by several thousand feet, shaking off the pursuers.

Yu Zhuang and Luan Xiuwen unleashed their most potent attacks, sending the loulan race flying through the air, clearing the path as they advanced with their squads.

Shi Yuan also showcased his terrifying combat strength, working in sync with the others to obliterate any loulan forces in their path.

This left the loulan race furious, but powerless to stop them. They had already dispatched most of their experts, leaving them vulnerable to this surprise attack. No one had expected that the humans and blood fiends would strike at Loulan City now.

As the death toll continued to climb, the majority of casualties were cultivators at the Primal Origin Realm. The group pressed on for about an hour, with the mountain range now in sight.

Through his Ghost Eye, Liu Wuxie spotted an ancient spherical structure.

"Senior Brother, I'll go ahead. You hold off the loulan race here. Opening the world teleportation array will take time," Liu Wuxie said, speeding toward the spherical structure.

"Xiao Yuesheng, you three assist my junior brother to prevent any ambushes from the loulan race," Sun Xiao instructed. Liu Wuxie needed to focus on activating the array; if ambushed now, the consequences would be dire.

"Understood!" Xiao Yuesheng and his group of three responded, following Liu Wuxie.

Several loulan race warriors tried to block their path, but they were ruthlessly slain by Sun Xiao, who wasn't about to let anyone stop his junior brother from activating the world teleportation array.

The group fought their way forward, gradually reaching the edge of the loulan race's forces. The spherical structure was now in full view.

Liu Wuxie used the Great Spatial Mythical Art to leap ahead of Xiao Yuesheng's group. He had no time to wait for them and arrived outside the spherical structure in just a few spatial shifts.

The structure was massive, consisting of seven levels, uniquely designed to resemble overlapping windmills. If set into motion, they could tear through the resistance of space.

Liu Wuxie wasn't in a rush to inscribe the soul runes. He circled the structure once, carefully observing its design.

Xiao Yuesheng's group soon caught up, maintaining their vigilance as they followed Liu Wuxie.

Meanwhile, the battle continued in the distance.

The forces of the loulan race, having rushed back from the campsite, were closing in on them.

A fierce battle was inevitable, and everyone's hope now rested entirely on Liu Wuxie. Once they activated the world teleportation array, they could escape the Celestial Immortal Realm.

After a minute of careful observation, Liu Wuxie finally began to inscribe soul runes on the spherical structure. As he worked, creaking sounds emanated from the building. Each layer, like a windmill, began to spin, just as Liu Wuxie had predicted, capable of tearing through space.

As Liu Wuxie increased his pace, he fed the soul runes he comprehended into the second level. Soon, the windmill on the second level began to spin faster, causing the surrounding space to collapse.

However, they hadn't reached the point where a spatial passage could form. That would only happen after they had activated all seven spiritual arrays. The six soul runes from the mysterious tower were the key to activating the world teleportation array.

In the past, the loulan race had used these soul runes to reach the Blood Fiend Battlefield. Cultivators in the four astral domains had long since forgotten the method for constructing the world teleportation array, and no one knew how to build one anymore.

However, the loulan race still possessed the knowledge to do so. In the distance, the sky darkened as more loulan race forces arrived, causing the heavens to tremble upon their appearance.

Everyone could feel the tension rising as the forces of the loulan race finally closed in. Once they arrived, the humans wouldn't stand a chance, not after losing over five hundred people during the assault on Loulan City.

On the other hand, the Heavenly Dragon Sect had suffered minimal casualties, thanks to the Moon Tribulation Incineration Array.

Meanwhile, in another mountain range, the stronghold had grown stronger, reinforced by new arrivals. Mo Shanhe sat comfortably in the main hall, enjoying the luxuries provided by the Celestial Immortal Star.

As an Earth Immortal, he stood high above others, with two women attending to him, feeding him the fruits of the Celestial Immortal Star.

"Ancestor, a fight has broken out over at Loulan City," said a patrolling cultivator upon rushing into the hall and kneeling before Mo Shanhe.

"A fight broke out?" Mo Shanhe rose to his feet, frowning.

"That's right. It's said that someone has found the way back, and they're heading to the designated location to return to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain," the patrolling cultivator added with envy.

Many cultivators had sought refuge here, hoping for protection, but they were trapped here, unable to leave.

Liu Wuxie had invited many of them before, but they all turned him down coldly.

"How could it be that easy to return to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain? The loulan race has a lot of experts, and going there is no different from courting death," Mo Shanhe said dismissively, waving his hand. His priority was to calm the cultivators here and prepare them to face the loulan race.

As the battle raged on, Liu Wuxie successfully activated the fourth spiritual array, causing the surrounding space to collapse at an alarming rate.

Loud rumbling echoed as shockwaves from the battle spread, cracking the ground and collapsing buildings, destroying a third of Loulan City.

"Everyone, take shelter behind the Heavenly Dragon Sect's group! They are too strong!" Many people, noticing the power of the Heavenly Dragon Sect's spiritual array, gathered behind them, realizing they were their best chance at survival.

As time passed, the pressure mounted for the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

Liu Wuxie began inscribing the fifth soul rune, injecting it into the fifth level. The windmill on this level was larger, causing the ground to collapse as it spun, sending rocks tumbling in a terrifying display.

He moved on to the sixth level, but his inscription speed slowed as he struggled against the powerful suction force pulling him in.

The world teleportation array had yet to fully activate, and he knew that entering now meant certain death.

After inserting the sixth soul rune, a massive burst of energy erupted, pulling humans, blood fiends, and members of the loulan races into it. Their screams disappeared as the darkness swallowed them.

Down to the last soul rune, Liu Wuxie's face turned grim. He began to mobilize the soul rune he had collected on the seventh-level heaven's fifth level, the final key to activating the world teleportation array.

By now, Liu Wuxie understood the Bridge of Void's purpose. Those who had crossed the Three Thousand Weakwater could reach the other shore, and the soul rune's purpose was to suppress the Three Thousand Weakwater, preventing it from further opening the world teleportation array.