Min Tiange finally furrowed his brows.
Looking at these arrogant immortals, he had mentioned the Li Clan's extraordinary nature more than once, yet these immortals never took it to heart.
Even if immortals had been captured before, they were only the weakest ones.
The Heavenly Immortals and the Spirit Lord at the very front couldn't even muster a shred of interest in the Southern Frontier; they merely waited quietly for the offerings of the lesser immortals and their kin.
The laughter within the Spirit Hall grew increasingly unbridled, causing the expressions of many half-immortals to turn ugly.
Ba Siyu was even more infuriated.
The Empress had ordered him to monitor the immortals, but looking at them now... these immortals had gone from feigning compliance when they first awakened to completely looking down on the Human Race.
The Empress still wanted to enslave the immortals. Previously, he had thought the Empress was ambitious; now, he only felt that Wenren Xianyi had lost her mind!
Suddenly...
The immortals and half-immortals in the Spirit Hall all looked toward the west.
The ground suddenly trembled, and even the area where the Spirit Hall was located shook for a moment.
The Spirit Lord, who was seated upon the nine-tiered jade steps, abruptly stood up. A flash of emotion finally crossed his perpetually expressionless face.
"What a majestic aura!" the hunched old man exclaimed. "The west, where the Sword Heavenly King resides—something has happened!"
The immortals looked toward the west in disbelief. Even from such a vast distance, they could still sense the incredibly tyrannical surges of Spiritual power coming from the west.
There was Human Race Dao rhythm, Buddhist Dharma, and demonic qi, all erupting in an instant.
Followed by the immortal power of the Sword Heavenly King.
This Sword Heavenly King was an ancient immortal. In ancient times, as the Human Race began cultivating and struggling against the fierce beasts in the mountains, forests, lakes, and seas, they naturally needed weapons.
The Sword Heavenly King was originally born from underground rocks and ores, initially an immortal who protected the beasts.
Later, he guided the Human Race to use the 'sword' as a weapon, and sword cultivators offered flesh, faith, and incense to the Sword Heavenly King.
Thus, a Heavenly Immortal emerged in the world: the Sword Heavenly King, the creator of the world's 'swords' and the 'Sword' Dao.
Of course, a creator receiving offerings does not necessarily mean they are superior to those who come after them; the Sword Heavenly King had once been beheaded by a sword cultivator of the Demon Race, falling into oblivion.
Now that the Sword Heavenly King had emerged, Min Tiange unhesitatingly transformed into a streak of light and headed toward his location.
However, just as he flew out, Min Tiange's expression suddenly turned as dark as stagnant water.
Along his path, traps had clearly been laid. Every thousand meters, an array disc rested on the ground, instantly forming Tier-4 array formations that created a sky-encompassing barrier.
Before he even had time to break the array and was delayed for just a moment, he saw the Red Dust Immortal!
Blocks appeared before his eyes one after another, blocking his path once again.
In the cloudy sky, the Red Dust Immortal flashed him a look of great interest, making Min Tiange's heart heavy.
"This immortal is extraordinary. My Dao of Light and Shadow is fast, but it will take some time for the Exalted Immortals to arrive. There must be an ambush ahead."
Therefore, even though he was confident he could break the barrier in a short time, Min Tiange still didn't dare to act rashly.
He cast a technique to peer toward the distant convergence of Spiritual power, causing his heart to pound wildly.
Mountains crumbled and rocks shattered; black clouds tumbled down like falling mountains.
The majestic Spiritual power made it impossible to spy on the Sword Heavenly King's location; all that remained was a murky, sky-piercing pillar of light!
And then.
He saw the members of the Azure Cloud Li Clan rapidly fleeing the battlefield.
These Li Clan members even had the leisure to turn their heads in unison and cast a glance at him.
They were Li Yaoqing, Li Yaotie, Li Yunbing, Li Tianqi, Li Kuanghua... and even some immortals.
"Bastards, you have some nerve!!!"
Min Tiange gnashed his teeth. The Red Dust Immortal and the Li Clan members mocked him with their smiles.
The foul anger he had just swallowed inside the Spirit Hall erupted completely under the Li Clan's ridicule, making him roar furiously at the sky.
Yet, despite burning with rage, he still didn't dare to trespass the Red Dust Immortal's barrier.
Covered in dust and humiliation, he transformed into a streak of light and returned to the Spirit Hall, stepping inside with a gloomy face.
Pairs of eyes turned toward Min Tiange. He spoke faintly, enunciating every single word: "The Sword Heavenly King... has been captured... by the Azure Cloud Li Clan."
"What?!!"
At this moment, the immortals who had just been discussing the great war and dismissing the 'mere Li Clan' completely panicked, a trace of fear flashing through their eyes.
If useless immortals like Peacekeeper or the Sacred Candle were captured, it was merely petty squabbling; no immortal would care.
Ultimately, the Human Race still needed to borrow the power of immortals, and perhaps it would even help them advance further.
But what kind of immortal was the Sword Heavenly King? He was a bona fide Heavenly Immortal!
From the eruption of Spiritual power in the distance to now, how much time had actually passed?!!
Even the Heavenly Immortals present wouldn't be this fast in dealing with a Void Refinement cultivator, right?
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