Hong Zhen Tao said with difficulty, "This is an order from above, not my intention to obstruct you."

"Then let us speak when we reach the foot of the Main Vein!" Shen Wang said impatiently, "We are not all dead yet!"

"Right, it's one thing to abandon us, but why block our retreat?"

"We are fighting Demon Beasts, why not give us at least one way to retreat?"

"Don't be so ruthless!"

Many outsiders chimed in, already resentful that the Celestial Travel Sect's cultivators had suddenly fled, now their retreat was blocked too—truly infuriating.

Hong Zhen Tao was sweating on his forehead, not fearing these ordinary people and Low-Level Cultivators, but he was afraid of what Shen Wang might do with them.

"Move aside, place your wall to block the Demons instead!"

Shen Wang was unequivocal; he could allow these people to abandon others, but not to block his retreat.

Hong Zhen Tao reluctantly replied, "If blame comes down from above..."

"I'll take it!"

Shen Wang was impatient.

Hong Zhen Tao had no choice but to grit his teeth and remove part of the wall, allowing Shen Wang and others to pass.

They didn't gather the wall again but instead quickly retreated, as too many demons were chasing them.

"Pah, I relied on the Celestial Travel Sect, and yet in trouble, they are the first to abandon me."

"They are only using us as cannon fodder, and now when space is scarce, they don't even want us to go through."

"Are all cultivators so heartless?"

Many people were indignant; most were ordinary people, already weak in such a war, now being uniquely treated, leaving them disheartened.

Shen Wang said nothing; too many from Yun Province fled to this place, even with a significant portion dying, those remaining still reached in the millions.

Such a vast number requiring food, shelter, and waste disposal daily consumed an alarming amount.

When the second defensive line was intact, the land in the Eight Meridians area could still produce crops with spells to barely maintain balance.

Once only the final Main Vein area remained, so many cramming onto it would occupy all the land, let alone the difficulty of the remaining land supporting many.

Obviously, the reason was that Shen Wang was not interested in considering anything for the Celestial Travel Sect, besides, he believed a hill could still feed a million people.

Hong Zhen Tao and his people quickly returned to the Main Vein, glancing at the array.

"Hm, that Shen Wang even mixes with a bunch of mortals; even if we don't block them, the array here won't let too many enter."

"I suppose Master Qingfeng didn't invite him to leave, leaving him resentful."

"So what if they're unsatisfied, when they arrive here, it'll be much the same result—just a matter of sooner or later."

"Enough, those people still have Nascent Soul Great Cultivators backing them up, so naturally, they stand firm against us."

The group returned to the Main Vein with cold sneers directed at Shen Wang.

Above the clouds at the Main Vein.

Here is the highest point of the Celestial Cloud Sect, overlooking the eight directions and controlling the overall situation.

At this moment, one could see the surrounding earth filled with flying creatures and beasts, the situation becoming increasingly dire.

From different directions, dozens of groups of humans ran like tides, steadily decreasing in numbers; one group particularly stood out, having the most people.

At this time, Cyan Wind Zhenren and others escaped the flying creatures returning into the Main Vein's array, with pursuing creatures killed by the array, their bodies fell one after another.

Yun Lingshu exhaled, "Too many of these beasts."

Cyan Wind Zhenren gazed toward the Xun Vein direction with a displeased look, "Our territory is occupied by these beasts."

Yun Lingshu said helplessly, "Someday soon we'll take it back."

He glanced around, frowning, "Shen Wang and the others did not follow."

"Are Shen Wang and his companion brainless? We already left, yet they don't follow; now bringing a group of mortals to retreat, they're making us cultivators look bad."

Cyan Wind Zhenren snorted coldly.

"Master, you didn't tell them beforehand, perhaps they didn't realize."

Yun Lingshu replied.

"Not telling them beforehand, shouldn't they know to follow? Are they brainless!"

Cyan Wind Zhenren didn't wish to admit his subtle intent.

Yun Lingshu said no more; after all, she didn't get a chance to remind Shen Wang and the others either.

"Ignore them; even if they can't escape, they still have their master to help; let's hurry and recover."

Cyan Wind Zhenren withdrew his gaze, shared the situation with the Sect Leader and others at the Main Vein, then took elixirs and spirit stones to urgently recover.

Soon, Hong Zhen Tao and others returned, reported to the higher-ups about Shen Wang, but dared not blame him due to Five Elements True Monarch's face.

With this tacit approval, Shen Wang led people to retreat all the way to the foot of the Main Vein.

Now, those still alive were fewer, less than a million remained, many coming from other veins to join with Shen Wang.

Those not joining them had become scattered, in total forming less of a number than Shen Wang's group.

In front of the Main Vein, Cyan Leaf, who presided over the array, saw Shen Wang return with people and frowned, "Still too many."

Now only the Main Vein remained, excluding their Celestial Travel Sect members, accommodating fifty thousand would already be difficult, nearly a million would be entirely crowded.

The crucial issue was the conditions of the Main Vein couldn't sustain so many people.

"Adjust the array, allow only cultivators and those trained to harness True Qi to enter."

Cyan Leaf ordered, accepting only those with certain abilities.

"Yes!"

The subordinate beside quickly adjusted the array, at the retreat position of Shen Wang, the array transformed to show a new entrance.

Those in retreat noticed, letting out startled cries wanting to break in, but upon nearing, it felt like hitting a mirror being directly ejected, followed by a wind and thunder power on the array barrier tearing them apart.

Those retreating with Shen Wang saw the entrance, becoming overjoyed, flickering hope appeared at their near exhaustion, accelerating their pace.

Some cultivators activated their remaining mana, using Light Body Technique, were the first to rush in, then exhaling deeply as they collapsed midway, laughing out loud.

"I am still alive."

Other cultivators rushed in one after another, all survivors without an exception utterly exhausted.

Shen Wang, unrushed, looked at the array and noticed the entrance's trick, sighed, "They shouldn't have been born in Yun Province."

Shen Chuxue understood her father's meaning, she also realized this entrance does not permit mortals.

Subsequent ordinary people arrived at the entrance, intending to grit their teeth to enter the safe area but were pushed back.

These people had some martial skills as Postnatal Martial Artists but hadn't cultivated True Qi, thus blocked outside the array, let alone the robust, relying solely on strength and fortune to survive, also unable to enter.

"Why, why can't I go in?"

Repelled individuals paused, then revealed despair.

Someone refused defeat tried again, yet again could not pass through where cultivators entered easily.

Those behind witnessed this result, they all collapsed.

They exhausted all means to reach here, seeking a way to live.

Now, this path to survival was cut off.

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