Monarch Of Time

Chapter 1013 Silver mountain

The soldiers of ʼSnowcloud countryʼ were covered in snow and blood as they fended off the hordes of magic beasts sieging their royal capitalʼs gates.

Hundreds of dead soldiers along with the carcasses of thousands of magic beasts had already gotten buried under the unending snow that was now painted a deep crimson, and yet more and more of them were dying with every exchange.

Fu Li and Lan Jinjing couldnʼt help but gasp as the terrifying scene of carnage unfolded in front of them, as Spirit realm and Nascent Soul stage cultivators died at every turn.

Although the two Heaven grade cultivators couldnʼt identify how strong any of those soldiers were, they could tell that even the weakest of them was at least at the middle stages of the Spirit realm, with the majority of them having reached the late stages or perhaps the Nascent Soul stage.

Such a scene was incredibly terrifying for Fu Li and Lan Jinjing considering that the strongest expert they had encountered back in the Desolate East was only a middle-stage Spirit realm cultivator... excluding Shun Long and Liu Mei, of course.

As for the magic beasts they were fighting against, even the weakest among them was a peak rank 4 beast, forcing those soldiers to create platoons to take down just a single one of them!

Noticing Lan Jinjingʼs surprise, Liu Mei shook her head and explained calmly

ʼʼThis is actually quite common even in the central continent. Sometimes, larger cities will get sieged by hordes of magic beasts, much more powerful than these, forcing the city guards to come out and slaughter them before those beasts can enter the city gates.ʼʼ

Lan Jinjing couldnʼt help but fall silent for a moment, stunned at the thought of thousands of magic beasts, even stronger than the ones in front of her, attacking a city at the same time.

After all, even the weakest among these beasts was enough to raze the entire ʼFloating Cloud sectʼ to the ground, eradicating every single Elder and inner court disciple.

And yet, many of those beasts had already fallen here, not a single one of them managing to breach through the defensive lines of the ʼSnowcloud countryʼsʼ soldiers.

After observing the fight for a little longer and letting Fu Li and Lan Jinjing calm down their turbulent emotions, Shun Long shattered the space in front of him once more, opening another space rift, before their group of four disappeared from the vicinity of the ʼSnowcloud countryʼ.

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The deeper they headed into the ʼNight star continentʼ, the more common such scenes seemed to become.

Although they didnʼt encounter another instance of a city being sieged, Shun Long and his group did happen to see plenty of cultivators fighting against powerful magic beasts or other cultivators, letting Fu Li and Lan Jinjing broaden their horizons.

Of course, such scenes werenʼt rare even in the Desolate East, but Fu Li and Lan Jinjing had been sheltered by the environment of the ʼFloating Cloud sectʼ for most of their lives, so they had never truly experienced the cruelty of the outside world.

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Like this, time continued to pass and a little more than 2 hours later, their group finally stopped as an eye-catching mountain appeared on the horizon, quickly attracting everyoneʼs attention.

Staring at this small mountain and the faint silver light coming from its peak, extending all the way to the foot of the mountain, Shun Long and Liu Mei knew that they had already arrived at Xingyiʼs home; The Silver mountain.

Shun Long had already studied a map of the ʼNight star continentʼ a while ago, so he knew where the Xie familyʼs home was located.

Looking at the small city that was erected a few kilometers away from the foot of the mountain, Shun Long circulated his ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ as his body burst with the aura of a peak rank 8 Dao King before flying straight towards the city gates with Liu Mei and the rest in tow.

The moment they sensed Shun Longʼs and Liu Meiʼs auras, the city guards hurriedly bowed and stood aside, allowing their group of four to enter the city without asking for the normal fee of a few low-grade spirit stones.

Was this a joke? Who would dare to extort two late-stage Dao Kings in the ʼNight star continentʼ?

On the way, Fu Li and Lan Jinjing stayed silent as they took in the small city in front of them that was more than ten times the size of the ʼFloating Cloud cityʼ.

At the same time, Shun Long ignored his bustling surroundings or the attention his group seemed to draw from the nearby cultivators, as he spread out his soul sense and covered the entire city in the blink of an eye.

A few moments later, he quickly sensed the familiar aura located at the heart of the city, followed by the auras of two other Dao Kings. One of them was an early rank 2 Dao King while the other was one at the peak of rank 4.

Without any delay, Shun Long headed for the luxurious residence at the center of the city.

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ʼʼSenior, please halt!ʼʼ

The guards in front of the Xie estate shivered when they sensed Shun Longʼs aura followed by Liu Meiʼs behind him, but surprisingly, one of them still found the courage to step forward and block their path as he raised his spear and slammed it loudly on the ground in front of him.

Then, after taking a deep breath, the middle-aged man clad in bronze armor continued

ʼʼThis is the estate of the Xie family. May I ask for seniorʼs distinguished name and the purpose of your visit?ʼʼ

Nodding his head, Shun Long waved his right hand, producing a small token with the character ʼXieʼ on it and handing it to the guard. However, just as he was about to answer the guardʼs question, the entire Xie residence began to shake before the aura of a peak-stage Dao King exploded outwards.

A moment later, an extremely beautiful young woman appeared at the entrance right next to the guard, her bright emerald eyes staring at Shun Long as she smiled and called out affectionately

ʼʼBrother Long!ʼʼ