Chapter 346

Chapter 346: The Battle of Quming Town

The cloaked man knelt in the snow for a long time, finally calming his emotions and fear, forcing himself to get up and leave.

That monster had no intention of confronting him or attacking him; this was indeed fortunate!

“Did it succeed?”

“……”

“What happened? Speak!”

With impatience growing on the other side, the cloaked man finally spoke, his voice hoarse, “I’m sorry, I failed.”

“Failed? You only planted a seed; how can you call that a failure? Did you do anything unnecessary?” the voice on the other side retorted.

“Planted a seed? Ha… ha… ha ha ha…” The cloaked man couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. “You tell me how it can’t be a failure! I can’t even say a single word!”

“We were thinking too much. Ming Waiyang… is a complete monster, not something we can meddle with! To him, we are just a bunch of insignificant fish ready to be wiped out at any moment. Haha, how ridiculous! Is he really just four years old?”

“This is what… genius?”

He had never felt such deep despair before.

Despair stemming from talent.

Even the Extreme Spiritual Law, the collective knowledge of countless members of the Tomorrow Society, couldn’t offset this despair at all!

……

Quming Town, a secluded stronghold hidden deep in the mountains, almost completely isolated from the outside world.

The spirit vein they occupied was incredibly powerful, but it also gave rise to numerous monsters, making it difficult for outsiders to connect with Quming Town.

This town was the current target of the Tomorrow Society.

Once conquered, the greatest threat to the Tomorrow Society’s headquarters would be eliminated, allowing them to connect their positions into one.

—Of course, this connection was rather pale; it wasn’t a physical joining but rather a spatial one.

Spatial transfer required nodes, and the location of Quming Town’s spirit vein perfectly linked to a spatial transfer array spanning thousands of miles.

With Quming Town, the Tomorrow Society could swiftly mobilize living forces, preventing them from being completely wiped out in the Mystic Realm.

“Captain!”

“Vice Captain!”

Huo Yang and Wang Shun, accompanied by five team members, arrived at the hidden base in Quming Town, greeting people as they passed, nodding in response.

Upon entering the command center, many people looked surprised and quickly stood to pay their respects. One man in a black uniform, dressed in administrative attire, stood up and said, “Captain, welcome back to the team. Are we ready?”

“Preparation is complete; everyone prepare to retreat! Ning Xiao, you also take a look at the instructions; the formation setup will rely on you next.” Huo Yang tossed a storage ring.

“Don’t worry, I will give it my all without any mistakes. This is the Sixth Spirit Town; once we conquer it, the pressure on most members will be relieved!” Ning Xiao said solemnly, then turned to face everyone, “Everyone, stay alert and don’t make any mistakes. This time we can only succeed, not fail. Do you hear me?”

“We hear you! Vice Officer Ning!”

The entire base quickly sprang into action, dismantling and moving everything away.

The cultivators worked with remarkable efficiency, utilizing Spirit Sense and various methods to speed up communication. When problems arose, they could quickly identify the issues with a sweep of their Spirit Sense. Only in rare situations would it be blocked, but with their rich experience, they could resolve matters swiftly.

Huo Yang and Wang Shun ascended the high mountains, gazing down at the entire Sixth Spirit Town stronghold.

Although it was not yet captured, they had already settled on a name. In order, this would be Sixth Spirit Town.

Looking down, the restless Quming Town came into view.

In the center of six majestic mountains stood a town adorned with silver marks, while enormous figures roared, striking the town violently.

Their power shook the heavens, whipping up endless gales, resembling a natural disaster.

However, Quming Town was not defenseless; barriers blocked the attacks, and even as several Great Disasters raged on, it stood firm, waiting for the moment when these Great Disasters exhausted their demonic power to strike decisively.

Meanwhile, countless monsters were attacking.

These monsters were torn apart and shredded, unable to approach the walls of Quming Town.

Yet, despite this, the monsters fought fearlessly, lost in the ever-thickening demonic energy, charging towards the source of it all—Quming Town!

This was the Great Disaster Transformation!

A millennium had passed, and the period neared its end; the calamity of numerous Dao Artifacts had reached its peak and could strike down at any moment.

“The third generation chief, Dao, once told us that during the Great Disaster Transformation, seizing an opportunity could bring great calamity upon us, as if aided by the heavens. If the Tomorrow Society wants to survive, we must find a chance in the gaps and break through the strongholds to gain reflections.”

“In the end, he severed our causal ties at the cost of his own life, preventing the cultivators of the Luo Dynasty from tracking us.”

Huo Yang said, raising her head to gaze at the chaotic spirit energy in the sky. “Dao was a great man. He taught us Extreme Spiritual Law, giving us wisdom and faith. Without him completing what the founders could not, and without him leading us to break the Baishi Town, the current favorable situation would not exist…”

“Mortal beings will forever be buried in the earth, unable to gaze at the sky, let alone touch this disaster-like war.”

Wang Shun nodded silently.

His father was Wang Yao, and as the child of a distinguished family, he had always enjoyed great power. Because of that, he received rigorous education, understanding that everything is hard-earned. Since he enjoyed great privilege, he ought to carry the corresponding responsibility.

Wu Cheng had grown too arrogant. Perhaps he understood the reasoning behind it, but his spirit could not bear that weight.

Achieving unity of knowledge and action was too difficult.

“I suppose the third generation would not have known that within just twenty years, we have effortlessly acquired the power to annihilate the strongholds. We no longer need to fight desperately or gamble luck, sacrificing Dao Artifact wielders to evade the Luo Dynasty’s pursuit.”

Wang Shun said.

“Indeed, Dao never anticipated the situation with Qi Lian assisting us; we should have fought tooth and nail for survival, yet in the blink of an eye, the Tomorrow Society’s situation transformed completely.”

After a moment of looking at each other, the two turned to leave.

They would take action after the Great Disaster Transformation; otherwise, they would be pursued by the Luo Dynasty.

To avoid the chase, they could only wait for the Great Disaster Transformation to end, allowing the Luo Dynasty’s Dao Artifact wielders to depart.

Before the next cycle of reincarnation arrived, the Luo Dynasty would not discover the problem.

Sixty years was merely a tiny span for the Luo Dynasty, a mere growth period for a law realm, insignificant indeed.

But for the Tomorrow Society, it was a precious time of explosion in knowledge.

This was the opportunity!

If they could reverse destiny and bring about change within sixty years, it would herald a glorious era where everyone thrived like dragons.

If not, everything would come to an end, and who knew how many years they would have to wait for the next opportunity? The Tomorrow Society might have already faded into history.

The group traveled far and set up a barrier to shield themselves as they awaited the end of the Great Disaster Transformation.

About ten days…

Or perhaps longer.

With a tremor that resonated for miles, the thick black energy enveloping Quming Town finally dissipated.

Then, a beam of white light descended from the heavens.

The Luo Dynasty’s Dao Artifact wielders had arrived.

Their majestic presence was palpable even through the barrier, causing the onlookers’ faces to turn pale.

Even an ordinary Dao wielder…

Was a prodigy, a peerless being?

“Ah, what a pity. Wu Cheng was actually close to becoming a prodigy of the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh. Once he reaches the pinnacle of spiritual realm, he will definitely have the combat power to stand alone.”

Huo Yang sighed, feeling regretful.

Wang Shun nodded silently, glancing at the figure behind them—an attractive Golden-haired Boy.

That was Wu Cheng, but now his gaze seemed dull. Although his actions and expressions showed no abnormality, Wang Shun knew that this was not the Wu Cheng of the past. He was merely a puppet that had inherited all of Wu Cheng’s powers and memories, with no potential for further growth, and would quickly wear out in battle, ultimately turning to ash.

In Qi Lian’s hands, Wu Cheng’s value would be drained completely. Before he self-destructed entirely, he should be able to assist the Tomorrow Society in overcoming several Spirit Towns.

Truly, they would make full use of everything!

“…What if there weren’t so many terrifying powers, if only ordinary beings existed, and if those top-tier cultivators couldn’t establish rules to maintain their dominance? How would this world be?”

“Calamity Strike, Qilin Rankings, Peerless Rankings, Heavenly Path, and even those demons inheriting power out of thin air… Hm, it’s not just demons; it seems humanity can too, but the odds are pitifully small. Sometimes, I really can’t comprehend what value we ordinary beings hold, especially when even demons seem to surpass us.”

Huo Yang lamented.

Because demons do not hinder their descendants from inheriting bloodlines, but humans do. —If Yun Ye were here, he would respond like this.

Wang Shun did not know all these hidden truths; he could only answer with his thoughts: “The world is like this, and we can only change it as much as we can. If we don’t sacrifice and put in a hundred times the effort, why should we be able to offset the advantages accumulated by clans and demons over thousands of years?”

“Indeed, why should we… The world will not favor the weaker opponents. Everything that exists is reality; ordinary beings can only do their best and then accept what fate brings. In such circumstances, the birth of heroes would be miraculous.” Huo Yang nodded, as she had always felt puzzled.

From Yang Shi founding the Tomorrow Society to Dao’s fall, and Tian Jing taking the lead, it had only been four generations.

And in just those four generations, they seemed as if aided by the heavens, managing to “effortlessly” survive in the gaps and developing to their current standing.

Heaven and earth did not favor the weak; not even Dao wielders did.

Dao wielders merely collected echoes and calamity energy in fairness, with no distinction in usage.

Concentrating resources allowed one to endure calamity energy.

Sharing resources increased echoes.

This was merely a question of choice, a choice based on human nature, with gains and losses involved.

Thus, Huo Yang did not actually believe that Dao wielders favored the weak; it was just that there happened to be a larger number of weaker opponents.

In this situation, the development of the Tomorrow Society was too strange, subtly making Huo Yang feel that it was unreasonable, especially after acquiring the Nine Lives Spirit Law; she found it even more puzzling.

A super genius born in the region of the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect would really believe in Tomorrow’s theories just because he inherited Dao’s legacy?

Would he even casually teach them secret techniques like the Nine Lives Spirit Law?

If he could teach them, it meant that this was a secret technique not recorded in the Dao artifacts of the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect. If Xiang Ying treated it as a family treasure, it could very well develop into a terrifying power, so why would he give it to some strangers?

At the beginning, when they received it, they conducted very thorough assessments, and in the end, the Nine Lives Spirit Law posed no problems, no conspiracies.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have revealed the plan or leaked information about the Sun Star.

The value of the Nine Lives Spirit Law far surpassed those things; it was a complete path of advancement. They were merely restricted from realizing it by the Heavenly Path and resources. This limitation itself already held inherent value; there was no need to study it blindly like headless flies.

“It’s over!”

Wang Shun suddenly said.

Huo Yang immediately looked up at the sky, and as expected, another beam of light descended, while the earlier terrifying presence vanished without a trace.

Through the interwoven Dao Domain, the Luo Dynasty’s Dao Artifact wielder could quickly confirm the state of Quming Town, so in just a few moments, the sixty-year inspection concluded.

“Consult headquarters.”

Huo Yang did not act carelessly and instead gave orders.

Ning Xiao nodded and naturally took out the instrument to activate it. After a moment, he reported, “The True Heaven Instrument has confirmed that the Dao wielders have indeed left, with no conspiracy. We can begin our actions.”

“Good, setup the formation!”

“—The sixth war begins!”

A continuous black curtain descended. From the outside, there was no movement, no color showing at all.

But in the great families of Quming Town, everyone saw the black curtain that covered the sky, and many of them frowned. “Is this a formation?”

“Are they seeking death?”

Although not many among them were skilled in formations, they understood the basic principles.

The foundation of formations was spirit energy. Without spirit energy, no matter how strong a formation was, it would be useless.

They had already defeated three Great Disasters and drained all the surrounding spirit energy, leaving the surroundings so depleted that it felt pitiful. Setting up such a large-scale formation now would likely exhaust the spirit energy in an instant—what was the point?

“If measured by the general understanding of cultivators, they might think we are doing useless work, which would be extremely foolish, right? The foundation of formations is spirit energy, and Quming Town occupies the core of the spirit vein, controlling most of the spirit energy in this area. Even under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to set up a formation to encircle Quming Town.”

“What a pity… Now we no longer need assistance from formations. This great formation is merely to obscure causality and prevent the great battle from being discovered.”

Huo Yang and the others watched meteors streak across the sky.

Those were the escape lights of the law realms.

As these great cultivators appeared, a frightening killing intent swept across all the materials of the great formation, forcing out hidden individuals.

“Ha ha ha…”

Huo Yang’s laughter was unabashed. As she, Wang Shun, Wu Cheng, and several other cultivators soared into the sky, weapons filled with extreme spirit light appeared abundantly.

The celestial phenomena needed to be charged, but that was when they did not have the spirit stone production technology. The Tomorrow Society was no longer as weak as it had been in the second or third generations.

“Good courage, you mere ants!”

“Die!”

The four law realm cultivators feared changes and struck out from afar to kill.

In response, Huo Yang waved her hand, and countless streams of light shot out, merging into the pale blue flame, disappearing into that space.

Boom!

The next moment, the area where the four law realm cultivators stood exploded completely, and an immense energy storm shattered everything.

“What?!”

Shocked voices came from Quming Town, completely unprepared for an item that could crush the force of law realms.

Immediately, the great formation fully revived. They no longer dared to underestimate their opponents.

“Are we to be like the shrinking turtle?”

“How pathetic.”

In a daze, Huo Yang seemed to see that past scene again when, as an ordinary person, she overturned Baishi Town.

The distant voice seemed to echo, with someone shouting, fearless.

I have a device called the Celestial Phenomenon.

But! Change! The! Heaven!

“Boom!”

Heaven and earth collapsed, and the cracks in the great formation visibly multiplied. In just a few dozen seconds, it suddenly exploded, with countless spirit powers spilling forth like a storm.

“Kill!”

The Golden-haired Boy was the first to rush into Spirit Town. Although some cultivators tried to stop him, where the boy passed, blood rained down, and severed limbs floated everywhere.

It was like entering an uninhabited realm!