One of the six cities directly under the jurisdiction of ‘Yuxu Palace’, one of the twelve top-ranking sects in the Eastern Region, with a population of tens of millions, it is the window city to the outer reaches of the far east of the Eastern Region.
In front of you is the East China Sea, and behind you is the vast plain, with countless cities and people living there.
It is a pass, a portal, firmly embedded here, blocking the east and west.
This is the responsibility of the ‘Yuxu Palace’ as a top-grade sect, to guard the far east of the Eastern Territory.
This is not an isolated case, it is the same for sects all over the world.
The City of Sunrise is a city bathed in sunlight.
It is built on the mountain and stretches upwards for hundreds of miles. It looks like it is embedded in the mountain wall.
Because it is slightly higher than other mountains, when the first ray of sunlight appears in the morning, it will illuminate every corner of the city.
Thousands of miles further east is the vast East China Sea.
In the thousands of miles between the East China Sea and the City of the Rising Sun, there are ravines and ravines, the terrain is uneven, and there are deep or shallow, wide or narrow cracks.
These cracks are very dangerous, and strange creatures often crawl out, or water, fire, and wind erupt from them.
But in order to survive, since two thousand years ago, some people have figured out the rules and found safe areas to build villages.
Because this is the closest place to the East China Sea, relying on the rich seafood in the East China Sea, although it is more dangerous than the people in other places, life is relatively prosperous.
Every day, countless sea goods are transported from these villages and towns to the City of the Rising Sun for transit.
Over thousands of years, hundreds of villages have been scattered throughout this thousand-mile land.
In order to ensure the interests of the sect, the 'Yuxu Palace' has also set up protective sealing formations at every crack to ensure that the surrounding people are not harmed.
And there are sect disciples in every village and town to guard it.
But all this was ended by the sudden opening of the hell gate.
Ten days ago, countless ghosts and ghosts suddenly burst out from dozens of cracks near the East China Sea.
It directly broke through the sealing formation used for warning and protection, and slaughtered more than a hundred nearest villages in just one night.
Fortunately, there were many "Yuxu Palace" disciples stationed in various villages and towns, and the distress signal was sent out in time.
A large number of disciples of the 'Yuxu Palace' set out overnight and came to the remaining villages. Under the protection of the three True Lords of Yuanshen, they spent several days escorting many people to the City of Sunrise.
In order to safely escort the remaining hundreds of thousands of people to the City of the Rising Sun, tens of thousands of puppet machines were used.
That is to say, as the 'Yuxu Palace' is a sect member with great wealth, ordinary sects will never be able to move hundreds of thousands of people to travel thousands of miles in just seven days.
Even so, more than 200,000 people died.
If it weren't for the fact that among these ghosts there were no ghosts or ghosts in the realm of souls, there would have been more casualties.
‘Yuxu Palace’ is a third-grade sect, and there are two Taoist Lords in the sect. At this time, they are leading most of the True Lords in the sect to fight in the void battlefield.
There are only three True Lords of Yuanshen stationed in the City of Sunrise. After noticing ghosts and ghosts appearing endlessly in the dozens of cracks.
After returning to the City of the Rising Sun, the three of them discussed it and felt that they should report to the Patriarch.
However, because he needed to preside over the battle situation and couldn't escape, he asked True Lord Sanle of "Yundu Lei Peak" to go outside the realm to ask for help.
At this moment, the mountain protection formation of the City of Sunrise has been activated, and golden translucent barriers cover the entire city.
On the top of the city, the three True Lords Jiuyun, Qingyun and Suiyun of the 'Yuxu Palace' are using their spiritual thoughts to explore the scene beyond the three beams.
Surrounding the three of them were several True Lords of the Soul from other sects and some True Lords of the Golden Core Realm.
In addition, tens of thousands of disciples of the ‘Yuxu Palace’ have already been distributed throughout the City of the Rising Sun, ready to fight.
Thousands of war weapons are also connected to the earth's veins in formations, and can be attacked at any time.
In fact, for True Lord Jiuyun, the coming ghost is not scary, and he can completely defend it with the power of Sunrise City.
What they are worried about is whether more powerful ghosts, such as soul level or higher, will appear after the ghost gate is opened.
Moreover, the ghost is invisible and cannot be dealt with by ordinary people. Once it rushes through the City of the Rising Sun, it will definitely cause huge harm to the surrounding people.
This is also the main reason why we seek help from the void.
Sandao Liang is a name spontaneously initiated by people based on its shape.
A hundred miles east of Sunrise City there are three rolling mountains.
Just like three logs lying horizontally on the ground, at the highest point of the ridge of each mountain range, a city wall about ten feet high was built based on the mountain.
Like a staircase, from far to near, from low to high, it lies on the ground like a long snake.
These three mountain ridges were built one after another by the "Yuxu Palace" over thousands of years, originally to resist the threat from the Hai tribe in the East China Sea.
After all, the sea tribe has the ability to roll up the sea and set off waves, which is why the City of Sunrise is built into the mountain.
Thousands of years ago, the sea people of the East China Sea often went ashore to destroy and plunder.
It was not until the human race gradually became more powerful in the past two thousand years that they gradually did not dare to go ashore again.
Unexpectedly, these three mountain ridges have become the first line of defense against the corpses controlled by ghosts and evil spirits.
True Lord Jiuyun is an old man with a pale face. He is over 2,600 years old, and is not far away from True Lord Yuanshen's three thousand years.
Both his strength and energy are inferior to other practitioners of the same level.
Therefore, this time when the Azure Realm fought against the Zerg in the void, they did not remove him, but instead made him stationed in the sect with other fellow sects in the same situation.
After squinting for a while, True Lord Jiuyun said:
"In three days at most, the ghost will approach 'Sandaoliang'. Fellow Taoist Sanle has been away for several days, so why haven't we seen our ancestor return?"
True Lord Qingyun replied:
"I heard that the Void Battlefield is currently in a fierce battle, and all the practitioners have joined the battle.
I'm afraid the two Patriarchs won't come back until they encounter life and death danger."
‘Yuxu Palace’ has its own communication method. If they are really in danger, they will naturally ask their ancestor for help.
The reason why I am asking for help from the Void now is that I am worried about the appearance of high-level ghosts in the ghost gate. Secondly, it is also an attitude. If something big happens, I can throw the blame away.
Therefore, when True Lord Sanle arrived in Xukong and reported the matter to the 'Yuxu Palace', Chong and the two Tao Lords, they directly asked True Lord Sanle to tell Tao Lord Destruction, asking him to arrange and organize a rescue.
On the side, Zhenjun Suiyun said in a hoarse voice:
"It doesn't matter. In the past few years, the disciples have fought frequently with the Zerg and have gained a lot of fighting experience. Even if no one from the void returns to help, we can face this disaster independently.
If the war situation is unfavorable, you can ask for help from other major cities.
Senior brother, have you ever said hello to other senior brothers?"
True Lord Jiuyun nodded slightly.
"We have already discussed with the colleagues in the three cities of 'Yunzhou', 'Huayang' and 'Chaoyun'. If the ghosts are strong, they will organize manpower to provide quick support."
Several people looked at the gray fog that covered the sky in the distance and talked softly.
The gray fog is emitted by ghosts.
No matter what kind of ghost it is, sunlight is like a flame and will cause huge damage to it.
If you want to move during the day, you must use the Yin Qi condensed into clouds.
When Yan Fei'er has not received the power of merit to refine herself, even if she is immortal as a ghost, she still needs the protection of the 'Hunyuan Umbrella' to walk in and out of the world during the day.
Otherwise, the brilliance of the sun will burn your whole body all the time.
Not to mention ghosts.
Therefore, as long as you see where the gray fog is, you can know the movements of ghosts.
While he was talking, Suiyun inadvertently looked up and saw a white light in the sky flying towards the City of Sunrise.
'Um??'
He couldn't help but said:
"What is that?"
Jiuyun Zhenjun and others raised their heads when they heard the sound, but saw a white light that switched between reality and reality flying quickly.
Before he could take a closer look, the white light had reached within a thousand miles, and turned out to be a white-gold broken bridge extending continuously in the sky.
A man and a woman stood on the broken bridge, seemingly heading towards the City of the Rising Sun.
‘Are these people sent here from the Void Battlefield?’
Everyone was thinking secretly in their hearts.
The disciples of the 'Yuxu Palace' who received the instructions did not attack the broken bridge, but they also did not disperse the mountain-protecting formation.
The platinum-gold broken bridge moved very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the front end of the broken bridge had already rested on the top of the City of Sunrise.
On the bridge, the closed-eyed man with golden lines between his eyebrows raised his hands to Zhenjun Jiuyun and others and said:
"Pindao Laizhou's 'Xiantian Yiqi Nanzong' has met all of you fellow Taoists!"
As he spoke, Zhang Ke activated and displayed the token symbolizing his identity at his side.
True Lord Jiuyun's heart skipped a beat.
The name of True Lord Ruyi is unknown to everyone in the world.
After a little investigation, a gap appeared in the pale golden light curtain, and Zhang Ke took Yan Fei'er and stepped onto the city.
True Lord Jiuyun was the first to hold up his hands and said with a smile:
"Haha, I have heard about the name of True Monarch Ruyi for a long time. I am a poor Taoist in the "Yuxu Palace" Jiuyun, but I have met the leader of Ruyi!"
True Lord Jiuyun introduced the two junior brothers and several other True Lords one by one.
Zhang Ke did not come directly after setting off from the void this time, but went back to Penglai Island first.
However, he did not enter it. After a brief observation, he left directly and then rushed to the Bixiao Palace.
After Shan Qianhui was captured by Lord Ao Shang three years ago, he had been a little worried.
After seeing Shan Qianhui in Bixiao Palace, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The two had not seen each other for decades, so Shan Qianhui naturally refused to let him go, but Zhang Ke had other things to deal with, so he had no time to spend time with her.
The main island owner of 'Bixiao Palace', 'Flying Sword Fairy' Qin Qing, and the second island owner 'Flying Witch' Bian Yuhong were both fighting in the void battlefield, while she stayed behind on Bixiao Island.
In order to eliminate Zhang Ke's anger, Lord Ao Shang reluctantly paid Shan Qianhui a ninth-grade innate spiritual treasure [Red Hydrangea] as apology when he sent Shan Qianhui away.
Although Shan Qianhui wanted to be with Zhang Ke at this moment, she needed to guard Bixiao Island, so she could only reluctantly let Zhang Ke leave.
After a few people exchanged pleasantries, Zhang Ke used his spiritual thoughts to explore the gray fog in the distance.
Ning Sheng asked:
"Fellow Daoist Jiuyun, is that gray mist the ghost that escaped from the Ghost Gate?"