The change in the scene was not only limited to a great victory for the Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivators.

The encroaching demon fog had not even assaulted the city walls before the City Protection Great Formation of Jiuye Mountain was immediately activated.

The enormous Spirit Shield not only protected Jiuye City within it but also formed a terrifying Ten Directions Heavenly Thunder Formation.

The entire sky, in the blink of an eye, was covered by dark clouds, amid which countless bolts of lightning flashed, emitting a dull thunderous roar.

One after another, the lightning struck down, with the foremost blasts targeting the towering Heavenly Demon banners.

With each thunderbolt that fell, a Heavenly Demon banner would explode, with only a few of the banner magical treasures escaping destruction.

In the sky, suddenly, the sound of a flute began to resonate; the flute''s melody extremely pleasing to the ear.

Everyone followed the sound only to see a Purple Mansion female cultivator wearing a green dress, holding a jade flute, and slowly playing it.

While the flute''s sound had no attacking power, countless beastly roars came crashing like a landslide and tsunami; from atop Jiuye Mountain, numerous Spirit Beasts began to emerge, as if a giant fissure had opened on the mountain, and the pouring out Spirit Beasts rushed towards the area outside the city.

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The demon fog was scattered by the Heavenly Thunder, the Heavenly Demon banners were destroyed one by one, and a large number of Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation demon cultivators, who had not yet managed to breach the city walls to revel in a new round of battle spoils, were struck down in droves by the Spirit Beasts and lightning.

The cultivators of the Three Sects who had originally been defending atop the city walls also streamed out of the city to attack.

This time, it would be a great victory.

"Uncle Seventh Ancestor, Senior Brother, let''s go too!" Lin Shiming, seeing the collapse of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect outside the city walls, was immediately roused to act.

At this moment, the demon sect cultivators were no longer fearsome fighters but were like walking Storage Bags.

The three of them nodded together and headed outside the city.

At this moment, Lin Shiming wasn''t worried about Purple Mansion cultivators or Foundation Establishment Perfection demon cultivators launching a sneak attack from the shadows, for those powerful demon cultivators didn''t have the concept of covering the rear and had long since fled without a trace.

All over the battlefield, bursts of blood mist and Escape Light appeared; at this moment, Blood Escape was the fastest, followed by various Five Elements Escape Techniques and Escape Talismans.

Those without an Escape Technique or whose techniques were interrupted could only die on the spot under their assault.

Now, with the involvement of the Wanjian Sect, the battle involving the Wanjian Sect of Qi Country, the Heavenly Demon Sect of Zhao Kingdom and Chu Country, and the Corpse Refining Sect of Yan Country, had become inevitable.

There was no longer any suspense about the outcome, and their return was also largely foreseeable.

He had left the mountain at the age of thirty-five, and now, at forty-two, seven years had passed in the blink of an eye.

"Shiming, come over for a meeting!" With a transmission of sound, Lin Shiming closed the window and went to the next room where Lin Xianzhi was.

Lin Houyuan was also there at this moment, both of them wearing extremely relaxed expressions.

"Shiming, the great war has ended, and several Golden Core True Persons have negotiated!" Lin Xianzhi spoke with joy.

Although Lin Shiming had anticipated the end of the great war, he did not expect it to conclude so swiftly.

"The Spirit Beast Sect has ceded half of Heavenly River State, and the Spirit Talisman Sect has ceded half of Youzhou!" Lin Xianzhi continued.

Hearing this, Lin Shiming understood. The Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refining Sect had formed an alliance, and each sect had ten Golden Core Cultivators. Despite losing one, they remained a force not to be underestimated.

This time, it was clearly the appearance of the Wanjian Sect that made a difference, along with the elder Shen Ji''s breakthrough to become the only Golden Core True Person to reach Perfection among the Three Sects, and with Shen Ji Tower, encountering average Golden Core Cultivators meant certain death.

"Furthermore, Shiming, the Dao Enlightenment convention will continue. Because too many of the Dao Enlightenment seeds died, both you and Ye Changyuan have been selected!" Lin Xianzhi added another piece of news that shocked Lin Shiming.

He hadn''t expected that there would be a spot for him in the Dao Enlightenment convention.

However, Lin Shiming''s expression was not overly jubilant.

Seeing this, Lin Xianzhi smiled gently, and further clarified:

"Shiming, don''t be deceived by the Hermit of a Thousand Demons. This time, Shen Ji True Person himself has spoken.

The white fir Spirit Tree only possesses the Spiritual Power necessary to "participate in the Dao" but does not have the capacity to "absorb the Dao." As cultivators gain enlightenment, they also leave a portion of their power with the Spirit Tree, making the Dao Enlightenment platforms larger and even more abundant."

Lin Shiming''s eyebrows then relaxed, knowing Shen Ji True Person was not from the Spirit Beast Sect and would not deceive them.

"Shiming, the Dao Enlightenment will start in one month, and in ten days, there will be a major auction that only Foundation Establishment Cultivators can participate in. Even Purple Mansion Jade Liquid will be up for auction!" Before Lin Shiming could finish being astonished, Lin Houyuan interjected excitedly.

Such a grand auction, even if unable to acquire the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid critical for breakthrough to the Purple Mansion stage, offered a rare chance to witness other treasures.