Chapter 1089 - 352: Broken Bridge

The Four Major Cities.

Originally, all martial artists were focused on the war in Jing Niao City.

Suddenly, however, light screens appeared on the streets, allowing even many civilians to witness scenes from the Wet Realm.

Fortunately, the war was a total victory, and did not cause any public panic. After all, the citizens of the four major Imperial Capitals are knowledgeable and generally remain calm.

No one noticed the emergence of some imposing young people in office buildings.

Each of them had long hair tied into ponytails, dressed in sharp suits with brand-new clothes and leather shoes, making these martial artists appear as refined as jade, like graceful gentlemen.

The sudden appearance of this group of martial artists on the streets of the four major Imperial Capitals caused quite a stir.

For many young girls, it was like a scene from a movie.

These young men were incredibly attractive.

They weren’t strikingly handsome, but rather displayed an elegant charm reminiscent of ancient scholars, with impeccable temperament.

Moreover, these youths possessed exceptionally clear eyes, akin to a stream where little fish flow beneath clear waters, offering a serene and tranquil impression.

Taking a look at these people brings a sense of refreshment and joy.

They have a pleasant fragrance.

But it wasn’t the common chemical scent of perfume. Instead, it was a calming sandalwood aroma mixed with natural freshness!

"They are Daoist sect martial artists!"

Some knowledgeable martial artists exclaimed.

In Divine Land, Daoist sect martial artists typically engage in secluded cultivation and rarely appear in cities, especially in such large numbers.

These youths gathered in the square and subsequently formed an array!

With a layer of Qi Blood halo hovering over the city, all the source image stones that suddenly appeared among civilians were instantly extinguished.

This is a Daoist sect’s barrier array.

When those source image stones vanished, seemingly a foreign race was awkwardly shouting for Marshal Yuan Longhan of Divine Land.

People were surprised but didn’t cause a big commotion.

The place where these youths stood attracted many civilians who snapped photos and videos, even posting them online.

The Four Major Cities.

Each city housed a group of array-forming youths from the Daoist sect.

West City.

The central park was the array point, where the most people gathered.

Beidu City.

The array point was the central street, and the Investigation and Arrest Bureau had completely blocked the road.

South City.

The array point was on the sports field within Nanwu Campus.

Dongdu City.

The array point was on the rooftop of the Governor’s Mansion.

The seemingly chaotic array points were actually situated at the most loyal spots in all four Imperial Capitals.

Only by deploying the barrier aura at these locations could they extinguish all source image stones.

Of course.

The Yangxiang Race would use all means to intimidate humans.

Besides the source image stones, they attempted to spread rumors on the Martial Arts Network, but under the military department’s intervention, all online posts were removed with a 404 error.

The remaining word-of-mouth propagation was rendered meaningless.

What?

You say the Yangxiang Race wants to use cannons to obliterate the Eastern Imperial Capital and kill over a billion civilians?

Are you crazy?

Where’s the cannon?

Selling for 5 bucks?

What?

The Northern Imperial Capital will soon be gone, and everyone will die?

Are you sick?

Where’s the cannon, I’ll take a photo for posterity.

What?

You say I’ll die in 10 seconds?

Whether I die or not, after seconds, you’ll be severely beaten!

Boom!

The Yangxiang Sect lurking in the city was anxious, but offline dissemination was ineffective.

Meanwhile, all high-ranking martial artists in the four major Imperial Capitals received a top-secret letter simultaneously.

Initially, these high-ranking officials sensed something was amiss.

But after reading Yuan Longhan’s letter, they calmed down.

They cooperated with Yuan Longhan, never leaving their offices, pretending as if nothing had happened.

As for other small cities, quite a few Yangxiang Race’s source image stones emerged here and there, but since it was a small-scale spread, it couldn’t affect the big picture.

The distant Daoist Mountain.

Thin mists veiled the mountains, with the azure sky and clear waters, overlapping peaks extending beyond view; occasional flocks of birds added to a scenery that was like a painting, even evoking a sense of unreality.

This is the Daoist mountain range in Divine Land.

Huanji Peak.

It was a place where Dao Extreme Primordial Star, brother of Daoist Venerable, once cultivated.

Within the Daoist sect, Master Yuangu stands at the pinnacle, holding the highest status as the strongest Daoist Venerable.

Next are some Ninth Grade Dao Extreme Practitioners.

Only Ninth Grade practitioners are eligible for the title Dao Extreme.

At this moment, atop Huanji Peak, nine Ninth Grade Dao Extremes were sitting in meditation, wearing brand new Daoist robes.

Before them stood an ancient and mystical bluestone bridge.

This was a broken bridge.

One end of the broken bridge was at the edge of Huanji Peak’s cliff.

The other end of the broken bridge extended into the cloud-shrouded sky.

Huanji Peak was very arid, and there hadn’t been any rainfall recently, yet the broken bridge was covered in moss, as if it still soaked in rivers, with a pervasive dampness in the air.

All nine Daoists wore solemn expressions.

They uniformly raised their arms, merging their index and middle fingers, pointing towards the broken bridge from afar.

Evil Spirit Broken Bridge.

This was a demon artifact Master Yuangu acquired in his early years in the Wet Realm.

Master Yuangu studied it for 11 years.

The interior of the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge was filled with strong spiritual qi fluctuations. In theory, Martial Artists could achieve more with less effort by training on it.

But extremes meet.

Precisely because the spiritual qi in the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge was too dense, dense to the point of producing toxins, Martial Artists were at risk of poisoning while training on it.

Ultimately, Master Yuangu had to suppress the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge on his Huanji Peak, barely mitigating its toxins.

It was said that long ago, during the revival of spiritual qi, Huanji Peak was struck by celestial lightning for several months, eventually forming a special magnetic field to suppress the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge.

Although the issue couldn’t be completely solved, at least Daoist Martial Artists below the rank of Grandmaster could step onto the broken bridge to train.

Of course, the effort was worth it, as training on the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge yielded excellent results.

Yet, no matter how good it was, the bridge could only be used by Daoist disciples for training; young people from the mundane world couldn’t even dream of it.

It wasn’t that the Daoists were stingy or small-minded.

But within the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge, there existed a special mental fluctuation that affects the brains of Martial Artists.

The more kills a Martial Artist had, the more heavily they were influenced by the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge.

Whether Wuda Students or new recruits from the Military Department, Third-Grade Martial Artists must fight in the Wet Realm and inevitably get blood on their hands.

So, the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge remained on Huanji Peak, available only for some young Daoist Martial Artists to train on.

Yet, Daoist Martial Artists generally didn’t hold an obsession with cultivation; they were more focused on exploring the unknown, leaving the broken bridge unoccupied most of the time.

Only recently had the nine Ninth Grade Dao Extreme Practitioners received a message from Master Yuangu.

Cang Ji planned to use the Extreme Dao Spiritual Cannon, setting up a star array in a city.

At this time, Master Yuangu had already set up a star array infused with Xu Baiyan’s blood essence in the Wet Realm city, causing the spiritual cannonball to fall on the Yangxiang Race’s city.

Nonetheless, the star array in Divine Land City was not without value.

Even though the spiritual cannonball wouldn’t land on Divine Land, the presence of the star array would still trigger the Thunder Race’s celestial lightning on Divine Land City.

Of course, when two star arrays appeared simultaneously, the Supreme Star Array would take precedence.

Cang Ji’s star array was not supreme, so the eventual outcome would likely be a false alarm.

However, Master Yuangu could not forgo this descent of celestial lightning.

Even if it was just a false alarm, it was the strongest lightning from the Wet Realm, and he planned to use it to purify the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge.

The reason the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge’s overabundance of spiritual qi was suppressed was due to the lightning on Huanji Peak.

If it were directly baptized by the Thunder Race’s celestial lightning, the effect would be even better, perhaps even permanent.

Moreover, the Thunder Race’s celestial lightning could purify the special fluctuations within the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge, allowing ordinary Martial Artists of Divine Land to train on it.

Of course, training could not go on indefinitely.

According to Master Yuangu’s estimation, as long as it was done in moderate durations and frequencies, Fifth-Grade Martial Artists of Divine Land would have the opportunity for rapid progress.

Upon seeing Master Yuangu’s message, the nine Dao Extreme Practitioners were left sighing.

Even though Master Yuangu was a Dao Extreme Practitioner of the Daoist sect, his commitment to the Divine Land could be described as total dedication.

Before his death, he aided in destroying a large Yangxiang Race city for the Divine Land, and even sought to use Cang Ji to cleanse the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge once.

The role of the nine of them was to activate the Daoist mountain array, thereby teleporting the 500-meter-long Evil Spirit Broken Bridge directly to the star array.

Though it sounded simple, teleporting a bridge was tremendously difficult.

First, the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge itself was an artifact of the Thunder Race, which is why it could utilize celestial lightning!

Second, Cang Ji had to painstakingly set up the star array.

Third, the Extreme Dao Spiritual Cannon had to be activated to invoke celestial lightning.

Fourth, nine Ninth Grades were needed to collaboratively urge it on using the Daoist’s great power.

Finally, the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge could complete an epic teleportation, transforming from a demon artifact with enduring side effects into an ultimate sacred artifact beneficial to the human race.

The nine Dao Extremes exchanged glances, their faces all bearing wry smiles.

Confronted with Master Yuangu’s grand scheme, they were filled with admiration and nothing else.

A time-consuming venture, crossing the void.

Benefits for generations to come.

Grand layouts, grand plans, grand sacrifices indeed.

They all assumed Master Yuangu had already departed from this world, but who would have thought he would dash to the Wet Realm city at the last moment!

This man was relentless, never seeming to tire throughout his life.

"I wonder in which city Cang Ji will set up the star array!"

One Dao Extreme remarked solemnly.

Truth be told, he hoped the star array would be in Dongdu City, as his ancestral home was there.

"Hopefully in Beidu City!"

Another Dao Extreme anticipated.

His ancestral home was in Beidu City.

Though they had become reclusive Daoists, who doesn’t have an affinity for their homeland.

The city endowed with the Evil Spirit Broken Bridge will experience a significant boost in both economy and popularity.

Prosperous hometowns bring comfort to Dao Extremes as well.