Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear
Chapter 561 - 529: Betraying the Betrayers
So that's it!
As Wang Wu roughly figured out the cause, he immediately realized that his previous thoughts were too naive. Sneaking in was useless; bypassing this seal-breaking Immortal Array was impossible.
The Twelve Great Luo must have taken their core family members, leaving behind only the branches and offshoots, which are abandoned pieces. They've even intercepted the Twenty-four Solar Terms. Although the Cultivation Realm won't be completely depleted of Spiritual Qi, it will surely evolve into a phenomenon of Spiritual Qi scarcity.
Moreover, the former power structure has already disintegrated and holds no significance. The opposite Hidden Origin Association might be a mess too. If the Frost Monarch is still alive, he must be under the directive of that Heaven-defying Immortal Alliance, controlling the Spirit-Catching Ship to hunt Taiyi and Earth Immortals everywhere.
And what do they want with captured Taiyi and Earth Immortals?
The obedient and excellent ones will be recruited into their ranks, while the weak are likely to be thrown into the Alchemy Furnace, turned into Immortal Pills.
There's no suspense about that.
Mortals have two-legged sheep, and cultivators have Immortal Pills.
"Everyone, running away is meaningless. Right now, those Spirit-Catching Ships are prioritizing the demolition of cities like ours. Once all cities are demolished, they will start hunting us in the wilderness. So, we must unite and first destroy that Spirit-Catching Ship. The Coiling Dragon Pillar on that ship is especially formidable; this thing is unbreakable, and no Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact can withstand it."
"That's right. Not only do we need to unite, but we also need to contact other cities. Time is running out, and we can't just sit around waiting for death!"
"But just banding together isn't enough; we need to form links with other cities! However, here's the problem: our Eternal Firm Immortal Artifacts can't be moved. Even if we could migrate them, making two Eternal Firm Immortal Artifacts work together isn't something that can be achieved in a short time. Even if achievable, we might withstand the Spirit-Catching Ship, but can we withstand the Half-step Daluo?"
Someone is very pessimistic!
"So we can't just sit and wait for death! If caught, guess how they'll treat you โ they'll loot your Storage Pouch, extort all your reserves, and worse yet, throw us into the Alchemy Furnace to forge Immortal Pills, and by then, regret will be too late!"
"So whatever option, it's death; two losses are better than one win. Let's fight them!"
"Yes, I agree!"
"Exactly, let's do it!"
The people were in an uproar, but Wang Wu was not optimistic because the five Taiyi pretending to be civilian Earth Immortals did not speak up or step out; only the Earth Immortals were shouting, and even the city's chief, a Tier Four Taiyi, remained silent.
"Abandon the city immediately; don't count on that Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact. Head to other cities to seek cooperation and shelter! Don't worry about mortals and low-level cultivators; the Spirit-Catching Ship won't target them."
Wang Wu suddenly spoke, while shedding his disguise, revealing his Taiyi Fifth Tier strength!
The crowd instantly fell silent, and the previously silent city chief quickly bowed, "Fellow Daoist speaks true. I intend to abandon the city immediately, heading to the Great Wilderness City. It was originally an important stronghold of the Great Wilderness Immortal Alliance, also the most powerful within tens of millions of miles. But we must be fast, lest the Spirit-Catching Ship catches up; outside the wilderness, we have no room to resist."
"So, are there any other Taiyi Daoists? Please show yourselves immediately!" ๐ป๐๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐๐ท๐โด๐ฃ๐ฆ๐.๐ธโด๐ฎ
The crowd remained silent, and the five Taiyi disguised as civilian Earth Immortals showed no sign of movement. Suddenly, the two Taiyi who had killed the Little Cyan Dragon dashed off, in an instant reaching tens of thousands of miles away.
They didn't want to bring these burdens; heading to Great Wilderness City on their own was better!
"Sorry, everyone, we have to leave first."
Another two Taiyi disguised as civilian Earth Immortals stood up and left on their own.
Only the last disguised Taiyi showed no movement, but it's not that he didn't want to leave, nor was he being noble and selfless, but because he was seriously injured, he could only mingle with the Earth Immortals.
"What a tragedy!"
The chief gave a bitter smile, cupped his hands to Wang Wu, and without saying a word, directly abandoned the city and left.
Being a Taiyi Fourth Tier, he could travel a hundred thousand miles in an instant, and Great Wilderness City is five million eight hundred thousand miles away from here, reachable in a moment.
But if he were to bring a group of Earth Immortals with escape speed of only ten thousand miles, without endurance, it would be asking for trouble.
Why bother?
Let it disperse, everyone taking care of themselves.
In an instant, a group of Earth Immortals set their hopeful gazes on Wang Wu.
"Everyone, don't look at me; Great Wilderness City is extremely far from here. If I were to bring thousands of mortals or just a few Earth Immortals, it wouldn't consume much energy. But all of you are Earth Immortals, there are over fifty of you. Rather than delay here, you should seize the time while the Spirit-Catching Ship is returning, and quickly depart, bypassing cities, traveling only through the wilderness. As long as you don't encounter them halfway, you can manage to reach Great Wilderness City."
Wang Wu also sighed, for there's nothing he could do to help.
Upon hearing his words, the Earth Immortals hesitated no longer. They weren't foolish; staying in the city meant a dead-end, so they swiftly exhibited their Divine Techniques and left. No one was foolish enough to believe that pretending to be mortals would allow them to get by unnoticed.
Wang Wu also sighed slightly, and with a flicker, he vanished.
This time, all Earth Immortals and Taiyi truly left, leaving none behind.
Even those keen-sensed cultivators below the First Grade immediately took their families and left the city. This turmoil quickly spread to the middle level and lower level cultivators, eventually affecting the mortals, who fled the giant city, crying and shouting. Perhaps they could only escape a few hundred miles in days, but it was enough.