Nascent Soul Cultivators can already use instant teleportation, so the distance between the two provinces is no longer a concern for Shen Wang. In just half a quarter of an hour, he appeared within the Yun Province boundaries.

He hadn't been here for a while, and this province had changed greatly. Many areas were barren, with plants overturned and broken, as if a swarm of locusts had passed through.

Seeing this, Shen Wang frowned slightly. His figure vanished, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared at a human gathering place.

What met his eyes was a scene of desolation and ruins, utterly dilapidated, with bones scattered everywhere, still in incomplete states.

Some bones clearly bore teeth marks, indicating that they had been devoured by Demon Beasts or wild animals while alive.

Though he hadn't witnessed their slaughter firsthand, he could imagine how cruel it must have been, how desperate the living had felt.

"This is a disaster."

Shen Wang murmured to himself. Hearing about the Demon Race's invasion from others and witnessing it in person were entirely different.

His fellow humans had been massacred, and no matter how indifferent he was, he couldn't remain calm.

Finding no living humans, Shen Wang left with a cold expression. Along the way, he saw much of the same. Villages and towns without the protection of cultivators were no match for the Demon Race and were basically slaughtered, becoming mere sustenance.

He slowed his pace but saw only thousands of miles of uninhabited wasteland. Many large cities were utterly destroyed, where many wild beasts and Demon Beasts remained.

It was a scene of brutal cruelty.

In this interspecies conflict, individuals were like ants, reduced to mere numbers, or even less than numbers.

"I can't ignore this situation, or eventually, it'll reach me too."

Shen Wang sighed, approaching the Celestial Travel Sect, and finally encountered some living people, who were a few cultivators.

These people were ragged, bearing injuries to varying degrees, worn out and weary, their auras weak, clearly in a state of fleeing.

"Oh, there's a familiar face."

Shen Wang was somewhat surprised. As his gaze fell on these people, there was a shadow of a demon in pursuit.

On the ground, Chen Xiaolei and his companions were exhausted and panicking. Their cultivation was nearly depleted, making it impossible for them to fly, forcing them to run to cover more distance.

"Just hang in there a little longer, up ahead is the top-level major sect, the Celestial Travel Sect. By then, these Demon Beasts won't dare pursue us."

The leading Elder, Chen Xiaolei, said breathlessly. Looking at their dwindling numbers, down to less than ten, he felt sorrowful and helpless.

They weren't cultivators of Yun Province but of the Profound Turtle Sect at the junction of Yun Province, Xuan Province, and Xi Province, technically belonging to Xuan Province. When faced with a Demon Beast tide, their sect initially managed to defend, but as the Demon Beasts grew in number, they couldn't hold out for long before collapsing.

Forced to retreat, their entire sect was scattered by attacking Demon Beasts during their withdrawal, and they fled to Yun Province.

Expecting the situation to be better here, they barely caught their breath before encountering more Demon Beasts. Over a hundred disciples had already been eaten on the road, and now it seemed the last few of them would not escape these beasts.

Whoosh, whoosh.

The sound of tearing through the air came from behind, with the beast's breath and foul stench lingering intensely behind them.

"Ahead is the human's defense line. Stop playing with them and gobble them all up!"

A cruel voice rang out, coming from a human-bodied, wolf-headed Great Demon in the rear.

The jackals, always chasing and wearing them down, bared their fangs, accelerating their pursuit.

"Elder Chen, we're going to die here!"

Seeing the approaching Jackal Demon, someone broke down in despair, their voice hoarse, as if they hadn't drunk water in ages.

"Why is no one coming to help us? Weren't we promised reinforcements here?"

Someone else looked despairingly at the silent front, having seen no cultivators at all.

"What's there to fear? If they dare eat us, we'll drag a few down with us, even in death!"

A nearby young man gritted his teeth fiercely, appearing quite courageous.

Chen Xiaolei sighed, "These beasts excel in swift assaults and pursuits. We're no match for them. Give it your all and run; whoever can survive, let them."

He didn't stop because stopping would be futile.

If someone broke down and lost the will to resist, they'd be the first to become the Jackal Demon's meal, delaying them a bit.

Following this principle, he managed to lead them to flee thousands of miles to this place.

"You people sure can run, but you won't escape."

The leading Great Demon leaped forward, targeting the slowest runner.

Swish!

A streak of flame descended from the sky, and with a thunderous boom, before the Great Demon could even scream, it was blasted into pieces by the flames, the shockwave scattering the pack of smaller demons behind.

The fleeing Chen Xiaolei and others turned back in astonishment, seeing the Great Demon reduced to ashes and the injured little demon, they looked eagerly toward the sky.

A figure exuding an aura of immortality stood mid-air, high in the sky, effortlessly killing a Great Demon from hundreds of feet away.

"Someone's saving us!"

Realizing this, Chen Xiaolei wept tears of joy, feeling reborn from a desperate situation. He knelt down excitedly: "Thank you, senior, for your aid."

The youth, who was ready to trade his life with the Demon Beast, recognized the figure in excitement.

"You're lucky."

Shen Wang stated from above, waving a hand as a shower of fiery sparks descended from the sky, instantly killing all the little demons, utterly overpowering them.

Having dealt with the little demons, Shen Wang glanced at the group: "A hundred miles ahead is the Celestial Travel Sect. It'll be safer there."

With that, he prepared to leave.

Seeing Shen Wang was at least a Golden Core Zhenren, Chen Xiaolei hastened to say, "Senior, we are cultivators from Profound Turtle Mountain. Please, would you take us to the nearest cultivator gathering point? We are willing to offer remuneration."

Shen Wang showed no interest, saying, "There aren't any formidable demons around here anymore."

Noticing Shen Wang's lack of concern, Chen Xiaolei gritted his teeth and said, "Senior, please have a look at this item."

He quickly produced a black box and opened it, revealing a thumb-sized piece of yellow soil.

Shen Wang glanced at it, vanishing momentarily to appear before Chen Xiaolei, surprised: "I didn't expect you to have this."

"Senior, please help us. I am willing to offer this piece of Earth as compensation."

Chen Xiaolei said with a pained expression. This was their sect's treasure, the Earth Spiritual Object, a very precious Earth.

"This is useful to me, I'll take it."

Without hesitation, Shen Wang waved his hand, and the Earth, along with the box, was taken by him.

The Earth is an Earth Spiritual Object containing Earth Attribute Origin. It is said that a single piece can form an earthen wall to stop floods. For him, it's also one of the necessary spiritual objects for the Five Extremes Divine Transformation Technique, making up for the lack of Earth Spiritual Objects.

Shen Wang was somewhat surprised, not expecting to find the Earth Spiritual Object Earth here, which he needed for the Five Extremes Divine Transformation Technique, having failed to acquire the Fire Spiritual Object, or Spiritual Fire, first at the Hundred Refining Sect.

Looking at the exhausted group before him, he said, "You're all nearly spent. Let me help you recover some strength."

Shen Wang raised his hand, and a portion of the Spiritual Qi in the nearby flora was drawn away, transforming into a green radiance that fell upon them.

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