Although there were many cultivators in the hall, including several Nascent Soul Cultivators, the appearance of these two people was like a crane standing among chickens.
Countless gazes in the hall immediately turned towards them.
Upon clearly seeing the face of the young man among them, many cultivators in the hall revealed expressions of pleasant surprise.
"Ah, it's Senior Ning! Senior Ning has finally appeared, this is truly wonderful! With Senior Ning's strength, our Five Spirits Sea has gained a powerful reinforcement!"
"Exactly! Before, when Senior Ning had just advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, he killed a large number of high-ranking cultivators from the Sea Monster and Demon races in the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh.
Now, so many years have passed, Senior Ning's strength has definitely advanced further.
It's laughable that some people said Senior Ning was afraid to fight and fled!"
Many cultivators spoke in hushed, excited tones.
The arrivals were naturally Ning Fa and the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant.
Although Ning Fa had not been active in the Nine Dragons Sea for a long time, he had participated in the battle of the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh shortly after advancing to the Nascent Soul realm.
Thanks to his astonishing achievements, his great name had spread, and even his portrait was well-known to the cultivators of the Five Spirits Sea.
Therefore, upon seeing Ning Fa at this moment, everyone immediately recognized him.
The several Nascent Soul Cultivators were initially pleased, but then looked at Ning Fa with surprise and uncertainty.
This was because, in their perception, Ning Fa was not just unfathomable.
Even more bizarrely, although Ning Fa was standing right before their eyes, their Spiritual Sense could not detect his presence at all, as if he were air.
This meant that if Ning Fa wanted to launch a surprise attack on them, they might not realize it until their death.
In reality, this was because after stabilizing his Late Nascent Soul realm, Ning Fa could control his vast, ocean-like Spiritual Pressure at will.
Combined with his Divine Soul strength, which was comparable to a Spirit Transformation Cultivator, ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators naturally found it difficult to discern his depth.
With a flash of electric light around his body, Ning Fa crossed dozens of feet and arrived directly in front of Ancestor Nihuo and the big man in white armor.
He had rushed here without stopping, intending to go directly to Sky Tower City. Now, hearing that the Teleportation Array was unusable, he immediately felt a bad premonition.
Ancestor Nihuo also sized Ning Fa up, then cupped his hands and said very politely:
"May I ask if you are Daoist Ning? I am Nihuo, and your great name has long been known to me. It is a great honor to finally meet you!"
Although Ancestor Nihuo had moved away from the Five Spirits Sea long ago, he had never forgotten his homeland and often paid attention to intelligence from the Five Spirits Sea, so Ning Fa's name was not unfamiliar to him.
"So it is Daoist Nihuo, I have heard much about you." Ning Fa also cupped his hands and smiled.
He wasn't entirely being polite; he had indeed heard of Ancestor Nihuo's reputation before, not because of his strength, but because of his artifact refining skills, which were renowned throughout the Nine Dragons Sea.
He also knew a little about the feud between Ancestor Nihuo and the Heavenly Evolution Sect, and seeing him resolutely come to support them now, he felt a good impression of him.
At this moment, Ancestor Nihuo couldn't help but ask, "Daoist Ning, have you perhaps broken through to the Late Nascent Soul realm?"
His cultivation was not comparable to the Nascent Soul early stage cultivators in the hall; he had already vaguely sensed Ning Fa's true realm.
This made him, who knew when Ning Fa had advanced to Nascent Soul, incredibly shocked.
In only seventy to eighty years, Ning Fa had advanced from early Nascent Soul to Late Nascent Soul. Such cultivation speed was truly rare in the world.
"Just by chance."
Ning Fa replied humbly, then looked at the respectfully bowing big man in white armor beside him and asked with a serious expression, "Why is this Teleportation Array unusable?"
"Greetings, Senior Ning."
The big man in white armor first spoke respectfully, then said with a bitter smile, "This junior does not know the specific reason, but it seems the Teleportation Array in Sky Que City has a problem..."
Upon hearing this, both Ning Fa and Ancestor Nihuo's expressions darkened.
Skyreach City was located on the front line. Such an important Teleportation Array suddenly malfunctioning was undoubtedly a very bad omen.
Just then, Ning Fa's expression changed. With a flip of his right hand, he took out a dark blue disk, which was the Star Transmission Disk given to him by Wen Yuchen.
As the dark blue light on the disk flashed, a piece of information entered Ning Fa's sea of consciousness.
After listening, Ning Fa clenched his fists tightly, a sharp look flashing across his face before returning to normal.
But the powerful aura that erupted in that instant was fully displayed, causing Ancestor Nihuo, who was directly facing the impact of this aura, to tremble slightly.
His gaze towards Ning Fa was filled with unconcealed shock.
Sky Tower City has fallen. The cultivator army in the city is currently retreating in three routes.
Daoist Nihuo, let's first teleport to the nearest city to provide support."
Ning Fa said with a heavy expression.
It was Wen Yuchen who had just urgently transmitted the message to him.
Not long ago, the Sea Monster and Demon races had actually dispatched seven Spirit Transformation Cultivators and used several extremely powerful city-attacking treasures.
In the face of such absolute power, despite Sky City's many defensive arrangements, it was breached in just one day.
Fortunately, the city's defenders directly detonated Sky Sparrow City's two fifth-grade defensive arrays, not only killing many enemy troops but also causing several Spirit Transformation Cultivators to pay a considerable price.
Although the Sky阙 City defenders suffered heavy losses, their main force remained intact and was retreating in three routes towards the rear, but the enemy was also in close pursuit.
Without timely support and reinforcement, they would likely be devoured by the pursuers from behind, resulting in too great a loss.
After all, the strength disparity between us and the enemy is significant, and every cultivator who has achieved a certain level of cultivation is a vital force.
Therefore, Wen Yuchen requested Ning Fa to go and support one of the army divisions to preserve their fighting strength as much as possible.
To avoid causing panic, Ning Fa only used Spiritual Sense Transmission to inform Ancestor Nihuo.
Ancestor Nihuo's expression first trembled, then a look of grief appeared on his face, and he nodded, "Alright, then this old man will act together with Daoist friend!"
Ning Fa nodded, then said to the Big Man in white armor, "The Teleportation Array to the Sun Wheel Sea region should still be usable, right? Daoist Nihuo and I will go there directly."
"It is usable, honored seniors, please follow me."
The Big Man in white armor also sensed something unusual from their expressions, and his own expression became grave, but he still immediately took the lead, heading towards a Teleportation Array in the depths of the hall.
Not long after, amidst continuous flashes of white light, Ning Fa, the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant, Ancestor Nihuo, and his disciples all disappeared from the Teleportation Array.
The Sun Wheel Islands are located in the southeastern part of the Five Spirits Sea, with hundreds of large and small Spirit Islands, and thousands of large islands without Spirit Veins.
Therefore, the islands are very close to Sky Spire City, and have always been prosperous.
There are five major Nascent Soul Sects stationed here, and below them are dozens or hundreds of Core Formation Sects or cultivation families. The number of resident cultivators is no less than 200,000, and the number of mortals is even tens of millions.
But now, the Sun Wheel Islands, which had been peaceful for tens of thousands of years, have ushered in a Great Calamity.
To the east of the islands is the second largest island in the archipelago – Yong'an Island, which has a Fourth-grade Immortal City – Yong'an Immortal City.
This Immortal City not only has tens of thousands of resident cultivators but also over a million mortals.
On this day, this magnificent, grand, prosperous, and thriving Immortal City was engulfed in blood, with the stench of blood and violence soaring into the sky, making people nauseous.
Like locusts, the vast armies of the Sea Race and Demon Race that covered the sky and earth submerged this Immortal City, wreaking havoc and slaughter.
On a main street in the eastern part of the Immortal City, a tide of Demon Race armies surged towards the city.
With a roar, a giant demon resembling a ferocious ape, standing over ten zhang tall, wielding a Green Stone Mace, smashed a three-story building in front of it with a single blow.
Crimson blood flowed from the ruins, and many humans hiding within were killed on the spot by this strike.
At this moment, three streams of light shot out, revealing two men and one woman, three terrified Human cultivators, fleeing in a hurry.
The ferocious ape giant demon let out a strange laugh, opened its blood-red maw, and inhaled sharply.
Instantly, a massive suction force swept forward. Although the three Human Foundation Establishment Cultivators had spiritual lights flashing wildly on their bodies, they were still uncontrollably pulled towards the giant demon.
"No!" With a cry of despair, these three Human cultivators were crushed into meat paste by the giant demon's pair of large hands and directly stuffed into its gaping maw.
After a series of chilling chewing sounds, the giant demon wiped the blood flowing from the corners of its mouth, its eyes filled with lingering desire and greed, and continued to rush towards the next target.
"Quick, take your mother and go first! I'll hold off these beasts!" In a nearby courtyard, a middle-aged man in his prime, wearing a blue robe and a square face, was shouting at the people behind him.
As he spoke, he activated a Spirit Artifact resembling a feather fan, fanning out sharp spiritual lights that blocked a dozen Wolf Demons swarming into the courtyard.
In the courtyard behind him stood a young man and a young woman, along with a beautiful woman sitting in a wheelchair.
All three had tears in their eyes and showed no intention of leaving.
The young man, who was in the Late Qi Condensation stage, even summoned an iron sword and shouted, "Father, I'll help you!"
The middle-aged man in the blue robe immediately became anxious. He flicked his left sleeve backward, and a blue Talisman flew out, transforming into a circle of blue light that enveloped the three.
After the light circled once, it quickly carried the three away from the courtyard.
Just as the middle-aged man in the blue robe breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a sharp pain.
He looked down and saw a huge white wolf's claw piercing his abdomen, still clutching his beating heart.
Behind him, a white giant wolf, about ten zhang long, looked at him with ferocious and cunning eyes – this Wolf Demon was actually at the Late Second-grade stage.
The middle-aged man in the blue robe looked dazed, feeling his life force rapidly draining, a wry smile appearing on his face. However, he still mustered his remaining strength, turned around abruptly, and his long sword transformed into a stream of light, fiercely stabbing towards the giant wolf's head.
The Wolf Demon did not expect this Human cultivator to counterattack after being so heavily wounded. Although it dodged in time, its right face still bore a deep scar.
The Wolf Demon's ferocity was instantly ignited. With a fierce force from its claws, it tore the middle-aged man in the blue robe in half from top to bottom.
His internal organs and blood splattered everywhere. The Wolf Demon let out a long howl, transformed into a white light, and continued to pursue forward.
The low-level Wolf Demons also howled excitedly and pounced, crawling on the ground to gnaw at the middle-aged man in the blue robe's corpse.
Screams also came from another direction.
The middle-aged man's son and daughter, along with his wife, did not get far before they were caught up by the Second-grade Wolf Demon. Under the wolf demon's sharp claws, they also turned into a mass of flesh and blood.
Further away, amidst the panicked retreating crowd, flashes of blood appeared one after another.
Demonic Beasts were indiscriminately slaughtering these low-level cultivators and large numbers of mortals. Everywhere one looked, there were scenes of demonic beasts devouring humans.