Chapter 1897: Chapter 24: Heavenly Dao Reformation
Fourteen years, Zhang Xiaoman never imagined that absorbing spiritual power this time would consume as much as fourteen years.
Originally, he thought that the Purple Cloud Divine Sword absorbing spiritual power from the Immortal Realm would take at most a few dozen days or even a few months.
Now, fourteen years have passed, and the Ascending Immortal Platform is already filled with new faces. Some are new disciples received by the Tianyuan Sect over the years, while most are either loose cultivators or disciples from other sects, who have come to the Ascending Immortal Platform not just to earn merit, but more to protect this world.
Zhang Xiaoman learned from Bai Wushu about the current situation in the Divine Ancient World. Unlike his imagination, the Demon Clan would not only descend from the Guiding Immortal Road, as the barrier between the Immortal and Mortal Realms has weakened, many demons appear from other places, wreaking havoc in the Mortal World.
Although he cultivated at the entrance of the Ruins Realm for fourteen years and guarded there indirectly for fourteen years, preventing those demons from passing through, the Immortal Realm itself already had countless demons, so the Mortal World still suffered great effects.
Currently, most disciples of the Tianyuan Sect are hunting Heavenly Demons in various parts of the Divine Ancient Continent, and the Ascending Immortal Platform here also needs guarding, for this is where the most monsters congregate. As long as this place is defended, even if some demons appear in the Mortal World, it won’t be a total disaster.
Zhang Xiaoman sent a sound transmission to Su Changqing and Master Liu to realize that the Star Alliance had already dispatched a large number of personnel to support the Divine Ancient World. These people usually operate in mortal towns, mostly newcomers in organizations who have just grasped extraordinary power. The generally low-tier demons here are relatively suitable for leveling up.
"The collapse of the Immortal Realm is ongoing, and it’s almost impossible for the mortals of this world to avoid it..."
He gritted his teeth, his gaze turned to the sky, which was growing more and more dim, his hand clenched into a tight fist.
Having just reached middle-level transcendent status, encountering such a massive disaster was truly distressing for him.
The system of the Divine Ancient World is unique. Through Zhang Xiaoman’s observation and exploration, he found that this place is not like ordinary star systems or planets; it seems to form a world of its own, much like the ruins of the Plague God, attached within the First Universe, but much larger in scale. This is evidenced by its ability to spawn wickedly powerful Demon Kings like Ni Yang.
Zhang Xiaoman knew that he couldn’t possibly fight against the collapse of the entire world, so he could only place his hope on the Purple Cloud Divine Sword.
Since the Purple Cloud Divine Sword can drain the spiritual power of the Immortal Realm, could it not also stop the impact of those fragments?
He looked up at the sky. In just a few minutes, the sky had grown darker, like a storm brewing.
The disciples below didn’t understand what was happening, and one by one, they became restless.
"Could it be that the Heavenly Demons are about to emerge again? What’s going on with the sky? I’ve never seen weather like this, it’s giving me a sense of unease..."
"I don’t know... Before the Heavenly Demons arrived it didn’t seem like this... But don’t worry, we have the Sect Leader. Even if those Heavenly Demons are numerous, we need not fear!"
"No... What’s going on... Look, what are those dense things?"
"Oh no! It is! My God! How can there be so many Heavenly Demons!?"
As they were speaking, a massive rift suddenly tore open in the sky, countless demons poured out from it, the scale of which was unimaginably more terrifying than any large Heavenly Demon Tide before it. It seemed as if the entire world might be occupied by these ugly black creatures.
The disciples below turned pale at this sight. The sheer number of Heavenly Demons almost scared them stiff. Even with Zhang Xiaoman, the Sect Leader, there, they didn’t believe they stood a chance, because the Heavenly Demons were too numerous, so numerous that a mere glance made them feel dizzy.
The disciples nervously assumed their battle stance, preparing to fight the monsters, knowing full well that despite being vastly outnumbered, the Heavenly Demons would take no prisoners. They had no choice but to fight to the end.
However, the situation unfolded in a way that somewhat exceeded their expectations. The Heavenly Demons emerged from the rift in the sky, but instead of rushing down, they surged away in all directions, not even sparing a glance at the people below.
"Eh? What’s wrong with them? Why aren’t they attacking?"
Some disciples slowly relaxed their guard, others also showed puzzled expressions.
"Why do I feel like they seem to be... running for their lives...?"
"Running for their lives?"
Everyone found this notion a bit absurd, but they couldn’t think of another explanation for the moment, and the behavior of the Heavenly Demons indeed seemed like they were fleeing, though there was no understanding of why.
"These demons must have fled to escape the Immortal Realm’s collapse."
Zhang Xiaoman knew why these creatures were so panicked; they were indeed fleeing for their lives. However, if he couldn’t stop those fragments from impacting the Mortal World, even if they escaped here, they wouldn’t survive for more than a few minutes.
"The Mortal World must hold!"
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes shone sharply as the Purple Cloud Divine Sword emerged from the void, instantly soaring into the firmament.
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