Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 418 - 291: Golden Wall Abyss, Infinite Merit

Chapter 418: Chapter 291: Golden Wall Abyss, Infinite Merit

Days passed and seasons changed; in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.

On the day when the White Feather Flower bloomed again across the Southern Border, a large Cloud Boat measuring more than eighty zhang in length, its body shining silver and white, was docked on the open ground outside the military camp at the outskirts of Xinglong City.

Zhao Sheng, accompanied by a group of Zhao’s Foundation Establishment Elders, stood on a high platform, watching as row after row of Xinglong Dao Soldiers clad in mysterious armor steadily boarded the Cloud Boat.

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A quarter of an hour later, all eight hundred Xinglong Dao Soldiers had finished embarking.

Zhao Sheng withdrew his gaze, turning back to look at Zhao Degang, the Family Head standing at the forefront, and spoke solemnly, “The heavy responsibility of the household, I entrust to you!”

Zhao Degang’s expression was grave as he responded, “Rest assured, Ancestor! ‘United in heart and resolve, our strength will cut through metal.’ This precept of our family ancestors is forever etched in my heart. I pledge my life that the family will be safe and well, there will be no mishaps.”

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“That is good to hear,” Zhao Sheng nodded, his gaze sweeping over the other Foundation Establishment Elders left behind. With a light tap of his foot, his body soared into the air and, in an instant, turned into a tunneling light, flying into the Cloud Boat.

Before long, the large Cloud Boat quivered slightly, a light shield emerged around the vessel, and then it silently lifted off the ground, rising into the clouds and vanishing without a trace.

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A month later,

The sky was overcast, the cold wind howled,

A large, silver and white Cloud Boat suddenly burst through the thick, dark clouds, diving toward the ground like a shot arrow.

Looking down from the Cloud Boat, the land below was desolate and dotted with scorch marks, the ground bare and almost completely devoid of vegetation.

The most eye-catching feature on the surface was a winding Great Wall gleaming with golden light, tall and sturdy, resembling mountain ranges,

This Golden Wall stretches to the ends of the earth, beyond the limit of sight.

Near the Great Wall, in some areas, lie vast clusters of buildings including stone houses and pavilions, and at this moment the area below was bustling. Cloud Boat Spaceships of various shapes whizzed down, while others soared into the sky, racing towards the horizons.

In the blink of an eye, a three-zhang-long miniature Flying Boat shot out from the Golden Wall; it flew into the sky with incredible agility and swiftly approached Zhao’s Cloud Boat.

Soon, the two vessels converged.

Guided by the small Flying Boat, the Cloud Boat gradually traveled over a hundred li and finally docked on an enormous plaza that spanned a hundred li.

The square was crowded with all kinds of Flying Artifacts densely packed together. On the ground, tens of thousands of people were bustling about, busily moving to and fro.

Hum!

The hatch of the Cloud Boat swung open, and squad after squad of Xinglong Dao Soldiers swiftly leaped from the hatch and then quickly formed up into two large square formations.

The military formations were orderly and uniform, exuding a bone-chilling air of murder. Above the heads of the soldiers, trails of vital essence surged into the sky, then converged and fused, creating the illusion of a massive Croc Dragon above the formations.

The Xinglong Daoist Soldier Corps had been established for a year, spending that time in close quarters with Zhao’s family guardian Divine Beast, the Sixth Order Croc Dragon.

Facing a Sixth Rank Demon, Zhao’s Taoist Soldiers grew rapidly, from initially being routed at the slightest contact to being able to barely hold their own when six hundred soldiers formed a Tao Formation in the final month.

For this reason, the Xinglong Army’s spirit had actualized into a Croc Dragon, which left Zhao Sheng feeling a mix of laughter and tears.

The appearance of Zhao’s Taoist Soldier Corps caused quite a stir.

Any discerning eye could see that a strong dragon had arrived today. The resources consumed by such a scale of a Daoist Soldier Corps each year were enormous, and without the backing of a powerful force, it simply could not be sustained.

The commotion on the plaza quickly subsided, people returned to their respective tasks, no longer paying attention to the newcomers.

In the past year, Heavenly Burial Plain had seen numerous formidable Daoist Soldier Corps, and the locals had opened their eyes to many wonders. By now, they were already accustomed to the sight.

The Xinglong Army was not the strongest, not even considered first-class, so naturally, they wouldn’t attract attention for long.

Zhao Sheng was the last to fly off the Cloud Boat.

After his departure, the large Cloud Boat quickly shot into the sky, racing towards the horizon.

There were many small families near Xinglong Origin in urgent need of large Cloud Boats for transport.

Zhao Sheng, adhering to the principle of earning whatever he could, had the Cloud Boat run long distances before the battle officially started to earn back some capital.

At that moment, a beam of tunneling light flew from the high sky, arriving beside Zhao Sheng in the blink of an eye, transforming into a burly giant over two zhang tall.

It was none other than Zhao’s Ancestor, Zhao Xuanjing.

Zhao Sheng hurried to greet him with a smile, “Ancestor, you’ve arrived.”

Zhao Xuanjing nodded and didn’t say much, but got straight to the point, “Follow me. Everything here has already been arranged.”

Zhao Sheng was not surprised by this; if even this could not be achieved, it would truly be a waste of the Nascent Soul Ancestor’s reputation.

The Xinglong Army arrived quickly and departed even quicker.

In less than a quarter of an hour, there was no trace of them left on the plaza.

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Three days later, Zhao Sheng stood atop a city wall cast in gold, looking down at what lay before him, his face involuntarily showing a hint of shock.

Beneath the towering, hundred-zhang-tall Great Wall lay not a flatland but a colossal Abyss with smooth walls that spanned over a hundred li in diameter, its depths beyond sight.

This Abyss, known as Cliff Cave, was not a natural formation but was forcibly shaped by human effort.

The grandeur of the Sect Alliance’s efforts was enough to astound all who beheld it.

Zhao Sheng looked up at the space above the Abyss, roughly a thousand zhang high, where it seemed completely empty, appearing to hold nothing.

Yet he could distinctly sense that from that patch of sky, vast quantities of cold and chilling breath constantly surged out of thin air and spread into the surrounding world.

Directly above the Abyss was the location of the Time-Space Rift.