Chapter 264: Delusions Of Eternal Life
At first, some stubborn cultivators dismissed the Myriad Immortals Alliance's warnings, continuing their ways while relying on concealment techniques to infiltrate Jiushan Province.
But this time, the Spirit Transformation cultivators assigned to guard the area had come thoroughly prepared. They jointly deployed a massive array that enveloped the entire province.
This array wasn't designed for killing, but rather to automatically mark any Five Elders Council cultivators within its range.
The exact principles remained unknown, but whenever a Five Elders Council cultivator stepped inside, a towering pillar of light would instantly lock onto them.
No matter how they tried to conceal their tracks, they stood out like candle flames in the darkness, completely exposed.
The result was predictable. Even before the Spirit Transformation cultivators had the chance to step in, the rats who had infiltrated Jiushan Province would be torn to shreds by swarms of cultivators from the Myriad Immortals Alliance.
This array, capable of distinguishing between factions, had never appeared before, not even during the previous major battle in Tianling Province.
It proved remarkably effective from its debut performance.
The Five Elders Council seemed temporarily unable to find a countermeasure. Unprepared for another full-scale war, they temporarily withdrew, avoiding an escalation.
However, they didn't appear to have completely abandoned their plans to explore the Chaoyuan Sect’s ruins.
They gathered forces along the Jiushan Province border, adopting a stance suggesting they might invade at any moment.
With both sides poised for battle, the frontlines grew tense, and conflict was on the verge of erupting.