Chapter 1237: Lieutenant General!
The border between the staging areas of the eastern theater and the front lines consisted of magnificent, never-ending ramparts. The walls glittered with dazzling light as they spanned galaxies and universes. They served to completely isolate the staging areas from the front lines.
At a certain point along those endless ramparts, Xu Qing’s hoarse voice rang out. The exhaustion in his voice matched the exhaustion that the eighteen surviving members of his squadron couldn’t hide. They stood there quietly as the majestic will from the ramparts scanned them. And they could sense their identity medallions responding to the inspection.
From a distance, they were insignificant in comparison to the ramparts. After their identities had been verified, the will slowly retracted. Then the walls rippled, and an opening appeared. It was a small path.
On the other side of the path, beyond the opening, were over a hundred cultivators, just barely visible, but clearly looking closely at the group. They seemed surprised.
Xu Qing took little note of their facial expressions. He could guess why they were reacting this way. We’re probably the only squadron that made it through.
Without any hesitation, Xu Qing flew onto the path, followed by Zhou Zhengli and everyone else. After they were all on the path, the opening disappeared, and the ramparts went back to the way they were before, glittering and impassable.
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Inside the ramparts was gentle starlight and strong immortal energy.
After Xu Qing and everyone was present, the more than one hundred cultivators unblurred, making their facial features and expressions clear. Their gazes were those of astonishment and curiosity, leaving Xu Qing and the others feeling like they were rare oddities.
Xu Qing became more convinced than ever of his theory. Looking at the assembled cultivators, he said, “Where do we hand over the ringsource?”
A middle-aged cultivator in black armor stepped forth, looked them over, and finally fixed his gaze on Xu Qing.
“The lieutenant general has summoned you. My squadron will escort you there safely.”