Lin Qingling handed out the teleportation talismans one by one, repeatedly emphasizing that there should be no hesitation.
Everyone acknowledged her instructions.
The cross-continental teleportation array was officially activated!
The range of this teleportation array was extremely vast. Compared to the faint white light of an ordinary teleportation array, this array, once opened, immediately sent an astonishing beam of light soaring into the sky, visible clearly from a hundred miles away.
Many cultivators who chose to remain on the Southern Azure Continent watched this beam of light, a flicker of complex emotion in their eyes.
They…
Had ultimately given up on traveling to the Central Continent.
Some were inherently averse to combat, wishing only to drift along with their cultivation. It would be best if they could progress, but if not, then an ordinary death at the end of their lifespan like mortals was perfectly fine.
After all,
If a mortal's lifespan reached a hundred years, it was already a blessing from Heaven.
They could easily live for several centuries, enjoying every day of their lives, and then calmly face the end of their lifespan. Perhaps that wasn't so bad after all.
Others weighed the pros and cons. While the Central Continent certainly offered more opportunities, those opportunities usually belonged to favored individuals. They were barely considered talents on the Southern Azure Continent; what would they be on the Central Continent? They would probably be lost in the crowd. Opportunities wouldn't be theirs, and if something went wrong, they would be the first to suffer. Perhaps by staying on the Southern Azure Continent, they could go further.
Some simply feared the unknown future. They were accustomed to everything on the Southern Azure Continent, and a sudden new beginning on the Central Continent. The mere mention of "unknown" was enough to cripple them.
They all had their reasons.
But as they watched the towering white light, for a fleeting moment, a hint of regret flashed in their hearts.
Had their choice truly been the right one?
But now, regret was useless.
The Sword Sect had already stated that each activation of the grand teleportation array required a massive amount of resources, many of which were unique to Ten Thousand Dharma City.
Having missed this opportunity, it would be impossible for them to gather the resources to activate the array again.
If they still wished to go to the Central Continent, they would likely have to wait for a miracle.
The light from the cross-continental teleportation array lasted for the duration of a stick of incense.
After a stick of incense,
The light vanished.
Everyone looked up at the sky with a hint of envy.
They... must have already arrived at the Central Continent, right?
Central Continent.
Spatial Realm.
The Spatial Realm is one of the three great secret places of the Central Continent. The space here is constantly chaotic, and once caught within it, one could be instantly torn to shreds by spatial rifts.
Even a Tribulation Evasion stage cultivator would have a near-certain death if they entered this Spatial Realm.
Only within this Spatial Realm exists a unique spatial power; only by utilizing this power can cross-continental teleportation be achieved.
The Spatial Realm has been outwardly calm recently, but secretly, countless eyes have been watching it.
Heavenly Absolute Land.
The roar of a true demon echoed.
"Ember, do you think destroying one of our transcendent demon seeds counts as a victory? As long as the mother tree exists, we can have a second, and a third transcendent demon seed. Victory is destined to belong to the Heavenly Absolute Land."
Ember calmly replied, "Don't worry. If I can destroy the first transcendent demon seed, I can destroy the second and third."
The true demon's face turned somewhat grim.
The Sky Devourer Demon Seed died suddenly, and a branch of the mother tree withered because of it.
But because its death was so sudden, he had no time to relay the message back.
The Heavenly Absolute Land still did not know why a transcendent demon seed had fallen in such a backwater place as the Southern Azure Continent.
The true demon could only confirm one thing.
This matter must be related to Ember.
This woman was truly ubiquitous and utterly annoying!
The true demon was about to say something more when suddenly, his expression changed.
Ember looked up, a subtle smile flickering in her eyes: "Demon Eye, have you been staring at the Spatial Realm all this time, aren't you tired? Have you been trying to distract me by talking to me all this time, aren't you tired?"
The supreme true demon, Demon Eye, immediately fell silent.
After a long pause, he said coldly, "I didn't expect City Lord Ember to have been prepared."
He realized.
The transcendent demon seed's demise must have been due to an unusual force intervening in the battle on the Southern Azure Continent.
The most likely explanation was that the Central Continent had sent reinforcements ahead of time.
But despite their investigations these past days, they hadn't found any prominent cultivators suddenly disappearing from the Central Continent.
This proved!
The Central Continent might still be secretly harboring a group of powerful cultivators.
They had intended to start from the four outer continents and gradually encircle the Central Continent.
However, Ember and her allies might have made arrangements beforehand, cultivating a group of powerful individuals hidden across the four continents.
And these hidden powerful individuals were capable of even slaying transcendent demon seeds!
Even if the Sky Devourer Demon Seed wasn't in its complete form, this level of power was still not to be underestimated!
Now that the Sky Devourer Demon Seed was destroyed, these hidden powerful individuals should be returning to the Central Continent.
By keeping an eye on the Spatial Realm, they could discover the identities of these people.
Who would have thought?
Just moments ago.
The space in the Spatial Realm did indeed fluctuate violently.
However, before he could examine it closely,
A force shielded the heavenly secrets, and the space fluctuated a second time.
When he looked again,
The vicinity of the Spatial Realm was already empty; the people who had teleported over had instantly vanished!
"City Lord Ember is indeed brilliant in her foresight." The true demon said coldly, "We thought the demon seeds' actions in the four continents were very covert. In fact, has all of this been within City Lord Ember's calculations? You stationed such powerful individuals in the Southern Azure Continent; what about the other three continents? Are there also powerful individuals hidden there?"
Ember merely smiled without speaking, appearing mysterious and unfathomable.
Seeing that he couldn't extract any information, the true demon could only sink into silence.
In Ten Thousand Dharma City.
The divine soul avatars of several human supreme powerhouses gathered again.
The several human supreme powerhouses looked at Ember with reverence.
Xing Tiangang couldn't help but say, "I, Old Xing, rarely admire anyone, but this time, I truly admire you! City Lord Ember, how did you calculate that a transcendent demon seed would appear in the Southern Azure Continent and send people in advance to kill it? And you truly succeeded in killing it!"
"The City Lord's brilliant foresight is far beyond my path of prophecy," said Wuxiang.
Several people enthusiastically showered her with praise.
Ember's smile at the corners of her lips grew deeper and deeper.
Yes, yes, yes.
Just keep buttering her up like this.
She was indeed this brilliant and infallible in her calculations.
She was almost starting to believe it herself!
Amidst their flattery, Ember momentarily felt a little lost. The human race had indeed won this battle, but only those who had personally experienced it understood how tragic the victory had been.
Ember had specifically asked Li Shuang for a list of the fallen and had diligently committed their names to memory.
Now,
For the safety of the survivors, she could not disclose their contributions.
One day, when the human race no longer feared the demon seeds, their contributions would be proclaimed to the world, and all of humanity would respect them.
Meanwhile,
In a desolate mountain range, the cultivators from the Southern Azure Continent arrived one after another.