Within the Time Castle, Zi Chen and the others were using the acceleration of time to cultivate. Knowing that he wasn't strong enough, he naturally had to cultivate his yuan energy, energy, and will.
Time passed quietly. A day outside was a hundred days in the castle.
The exploration of the Saint Burial Ground had ended. The Saints had successfully left after absorbing enough energy. The red light no longer had any meaning.
The youth looked at the Time Castle and said, "Forget it. I'll help you one more time. I'll give you one more year."
A year outside was a hundred years in the castle. Although they weren't familiar with the Time Castle, Zi Chen's room was still a hundred times faster.
Zi Chen hadn't lived for a hundred years since he was born, but the youth had bought him a few hundred years. Clearly, he had enough time.
The red light didn't disappear. So the experts who had been sent out could only walk out.
"Sect Master, the people who went to the Saint Burial Ground have come out," reported a subordinate of the Everlasting Sect.
"Where's Zi Chen? Has he come out?" Wang Qiong walked out of the palace.
"Sect Master Zi Chen hasn't come out yet."
"Come, let's go take a look."
Wang Qiong led them to the Saint Burial Ground. Wang Xian 'er, Shangguan Yue' er, and the others followed. They quickly encountered the hundred or so experts who had returned. More than ten thousand of them had gone in, but less than a hundred had returned. The high death rate made their expressions ugly.
Wang Qiong quickly found an ancient race expert among the survivors and asked him what had happened inside.
The ancient race expert told him the truth.
The intense battle inside made Wang Qiong and the others extremely nervous. The forbidden killing formation had infuriated them, and killing all the cultivators from the major powers had been delightful. But the final eruption of the Archdevil had made them nervous.
Fortunately, everything was over.
"Those powers are really shameless. They clearly said that they wouldn't care about the past, but they secretly schemed against Zi Chen again."
"Shameless to the extreme. I really don't know how their family became one of the strongest powers in the Martial Heaven Continent."
"Fortunately, Zi Chen and the others are fine. Otherwise, they would have attacked the Everlasting Sect. Killing everyone was the right thing to do. Let them know that we have a temper."
Shangguan Yue 'er and the others were extremely disdainful of the actions of the major powers, and were extremely angry at their assassination attempts.
"Where's Zi Chen? Why isn't he out yet?" Wang Qiong asked when he didn't see Zi Chen.
"The exit has been opened. Sect Master Zi Chen should be coming out soon," the Ancient cultivator said respectfully.
Wang Qiong nodded and thanked him.
After that, Wang Qiong and the rest waited outside the ancient castle, waiting for Zi Chen to appear. During this time, Shangguan Yue 'er and the rest were extremely angry, because those major powers had almost killed Zi Chen.
Several days passed quickly as they waited, but none of Zi Chen's group showed up.
"Didn't you say that you would be out soon? Why haven't you come out yet?"
"Did something happen along the way?"
The cultivators of the Wuji Sect were all confused. Wang Xian 'er and the others already looked anxious and worried.
"The Perfect Body and Monk Ming Xin haven't come out either. If something really happens, Zi Chen and the others should be able to deal with it. Let's wait," Wang Qiong said.
They waited for more than ten days, but Zi Chen and the others still didn't appear.
Anxiety, uneasiness, and fear appeared on the women. Without Su Mengyao around, they didn't know how to make deductions, so they couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.
"The rippling red light in the sky hasn't dissipated, which means that the expedition isn't over yet. Zi Chen and the others haven't appeared yet. Perhaps the Spirit Devouring Rats made another major discovery along the way and Zi Chen and the others went to search for treasures."
Wang Qiong comforted them. "How about this? You guys continue to guard here and wait for Zi Chen to appear. I'll go back and arrange some things."
Zi Chen's absence made Wang Qiong's expression unnatural. He was also worried about Zi Chen and the others, but he couldn't show it on his face.
He looked up at the sky. The rippling red light was still there. This thing was currently the main barrier for the Wuji Sect to resist the large factions. As long as it existed, the Wuji Sect wouldn't be breached by external forces.
"Send people out to investigate. If they find traces of foreign cultivators, report it immediately."
Wang Qiong arranged everything. At the same time, he went back to get people to prepare for the battle. This time, the grudge between them and the large factions could no longer be resolved.
Next, it was naturally war.
Zi Chen didn't come out, so the commander of this war was naturally Wang Qiong.
As long as the Earth Origin Realm cultivators couldn't enter, Wang Qiong was confident that they would win.
The Holy Burial Ground opened, and all the factions' attention was on it. Moreover, they had been paying attention. Almost as soon as these survivors came out, they were quickly taken away by their own experts.
The seven major factions, who had been waiting for good news, realized that none of their cultivators had appeared.
Just as they were surprised and puzzled, news of what had happened in the Holy Burial Ground spread.
The seven major factions had cooperated with the Sha Zhi Clan to set up a forbidden killing formation to kill Zi Chen. Not only had they failed to kill Zi Chen, but Zi Chen had used his Flame of Life to break the formation. Then, in a rage, he killed them all. Many cultivators from the seven major factions, from Spiritual Body cultivators to Heaven Realm cultivators, were killed. Not a single one was left alive.
When this news spread, it caused an uproar in the entire Tianwu Continent. For some reason, the scene of the chaotic battle between the major factions was concealed or deliberately forgotten. It was only said that Zi Chen had led the Wuji Sect's experts to kill the people of the major factions.
This time, the major factions had suffered a double loss. Not only had they lost a lot of resources, but they had also lost a lot of cultivators. Furthermore, each faction had lost two Spiritual Body cultivators and several Xiantian cultivators.
This huge loss caused them to feel heartache.
While they were feeling heartache, they couldn't help but feel endless anger. Whether it was to protect their dignity or to protect the two ancient castles that Zi Chen had obtained, they had to take the initiative to express their stance.
Thus, the major factions once again joined forces and sent out experts to destroy the Wuji Sect.
This time, they gritted their teeth and made a ruthless decision. They no longer underestimated Zi Chen and placed Zi Chen and the Wuji Sect in an extremely important position. They sent out a total of more than twenty Earthly Origin Stage cultivators.
Although these people had just broken through to the Earthly Origin Stage and had just touched upon the Laws, killing Zi Chen and destroying the Wuji Sect was not a problem at all.
A few days later, the group of Earthly Origin Stage cultivators arrived at the outskirts of the Savage Lands. They were very puzzled when they saw that the rippling red light had not yet dissipated.
The group of Earthly Origin Stage cultivators sent back a message. Soon, another message came, telling them to wait for the rippling red light to disappear so that they could attack the Wuji Sect in one fell swoop, kill Zi Chen, and steal the resources.
Just as the major factions were taking action, the Ancients also received the news. They naturally knew what had happened in the Holy Burial Ground. Thus, they quickly sent out Earthly Origin Stage cultivators. Although the number was not as many as the major factions, it was still enough to serve as a deterrent.
So far, this was the only faction that dared to take the initiative to help Zi Chen. Many years ago, the Ancients had declared that they would protect Zi Chen.
Because of the rippling red light, the Earthly Origin Stage cultivators did not enter the Savage Lands. The Ancients did not do anything either. The two sides were in a standoff.
When the major factions found out that the Ancients had interfered, they were naturally furious. Although they did not continue to send out Earthly Origin Stage cultivators, they sent out several Human Origin Stage cultivators.
These troops were not necessarily useful, but they were a way for the major factions to show their attitude in order to destroy the Wuji Sect.
Then, the Human Origin Stage cultivators of the Ancients arrived. Their attitude was also very clear. These people all came from the Ancient Road. They had been walking on the Ancient Road since they were young, so they were relatively stronger.
The Wuji Sect naturally received the news that Earthly Origin Stage cultivators and several armies had appeared. This was obviously going to be another big battle. Thus, Wang Qiong took control of the entire Savage Lands and forbade everyone from entering or leaving.
The entire Wuji Sect was in a state of alert. A big battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.
However, those who were observant knew that a big battle would never happen as long as the rippling red light remained. This was because in the present world, no faction could invade the Wuji Sect and destroy it under such circumstances. The Wuji Sect was not afraid of anyone at the same level. However, once the rippling red light disappeared, what awaited them would be the destruction of the Wuji Sect.
"Damn it. Why do they have the initiative? I don't accept this."
Wang Shan was burning with anger. He led a Human Origin Stage cultivator out of the rippling red light. As soon as they reached the outside world, they encountered a group from a major faction.
"Bastard, do you dare to fight?" Wang Shan stood in the air and pointed at the leading cultivator as he scolded.
His scolding stunned the people in front of him.
"Bastard, I'm asking you a question. Do you dare to fight with me?" Wang Shan put his hands on his hips and spat everywhere.
The team at the front looked at Wang Shan with a strange expression. Then, they looked around but didn't find anything suspicious.
"Bastard, what are you looking at? I'm talking about you. Do you dare to fight?" Wang Shan said again.
The leading cultivator was a middle-aged man. He stood in the air and pointed at his own nose. "Are you sure you're talking to me? You want to fight with the ancient race?"
"Of course. I'm from the ancient race."
The anger on Wang Shan's face froze and disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by embarrassment. His expression changed again and he quickly smiled apologetically. "Sorry, it's a misunderstanding. I thought you were the bastards from the Five Elements."
"Kid, look carefully. Do those bastards from the Five Elements have such strong bodies? We're ancient race body cultivators," the man said.
"Yes, yes, it's a misunderstanding. So you're an ally. May I ask where those bastards from the Five Elements are? I'm bored and want to find them to practice," Wang Shan said.
"I heard that you people from the Wuji Sect are all daring. Today, I see that it's true. Your door is blocked, but you still dare to come out and challenge us. However, I like the way you call them bastards. Those bastards are temperamental. Come with me, brother. I'll take you to them."
The two sides became familiar with each other because of the words' brother 'and' grandson '. The ancient race invited Wang Shan to meet with the ancient race and then find the people from the Five Elements.
"Brother Wang Shan, you're quite brave. There are many Earth Origin Stage cultivators outside. Aren't you afraid of being killed by them?"