Shadowfell Prefecture Battlefield.
Li Tianyi had come alone. As early as a month ago, he had arrived in the Shadowfell Prefecture.
Back in the Thunder-Fire Devil Cave, Tianqi and Tianming needed to focus on their cultivation, leaving him with time on his hands.
At that time, for reasons unknown, he had felt an intense longing for his younger sister, Tianyue.
He decided to travel to Shadowfell Prefecture to visit her—partly to see just how imposing his sister, whose name was renowned across the battlefields of the world, truly was, and partly to ensure she wasn't being bullied as she had been in the Eastern Border.
Back then, he hadn't had the time to look after his little sister.
He had long since resolved that if such a situation ever arose again, why would they need to rely on a nephew for help?
With the Great Battle of Shadowfell Prefecture breaking out, his journey became even more hurried.
His flight grew increasingly frantic. An ominous premonition pierced straight into his heart, driving him to unleash his full Spiritual power to speed up.
Wu Tribe cultivators were scouting in every direction, but Li Tianyi could no longer care about any of that.
"What is happening? What is going on?!!"
Li Tianyi's face was pale.
He had already learned of the great battle in the Shadowfell Prefecture.
The closer he got to Shadowfell City, the more Wu Tribe members he saw.
There were even Wu Tribe Elders at the Void Refining Realm.
Ahead, a massive Tree lay across the entirety of Shadowfell City, crushing it.
Ruins and rubble were scattered everywhere, yet the battle had already ceased.
No—that was no Tree. It was the true form of a Void Refining Realm Demon Venerable.
The Tree Demon was lifeless, its body riddled with thousands of holes.
Hovering above the corpse of the Tree Demon were numerous Wu Tribe cultivators.
As Li Tianyi arrived, every single one of them turned their gaze toward him.
Li Tianyi arrived in a rush.
"A member of the Azure Cloud Li Clan—Li Tianyi of the Three Scoundrels, a Talisman Dao Cultivator."
Above the ruins, the auras of the numerous Wu Tribe Venerables were unstable.
One of them spotted Li Tianyi, hesitated for a moment, and asked those around him, "Shall we kill him?"
Yet, as the words fell, there was little killing intent in his voice; instead, it carried a trace of respect.
The Wu Tribe Venerables looked at one another before finally turning their gazes toward Sage Elder Nirvana, who was atop the ancient tree, soothing the remnant soul of the Tree Demon.
Sage Elder Nirvana raised his head slightly and also caught sight of Li Tianyi.
At his level of cultivation, all living beings were no different from ants to him.
However, upon learning that Li Tianyi was a member of that Li family, he gave a faint smile.
"Let him be. That little girl was impressive. Since he is her brother, let him collect her corpse. If we meet him another day, we can kill him then. Besides..."
As words were exchanged, Li Tianyi had already entered the battlefield of Shadowfell Prefecture.
Sage Elder Nirvana turned his head.
In the space high above the clouds, the pitch-black pupils of a figure shrouded in black mist and clad in broken armor seemed to gaze down at them from an abyss.
...
"Tianyue, Tianyue..."
Corpses littered the ground below.
Many Wu Tribe members were already cleaning up the battlefield as Li Tianyi floated upward.
In the very center of the battlefield, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood came into view.
Li Tianyi froze in place, hesitating for a long time, afraid to move forward.
Up in the sky, Li Tianyue could be seen floating.
Her blood-red robe was tattered like fireworks, and her armor had shattered inch by inch.
She gripped her dual swords, and the clear breeze blew, lifting her short hair.
Her figure remained upright and unyielding, looking as if she were about to charge at the enemy in the very next instant.
She seemed... to still be alive.
Beneath Li Tianyue, over a thousand soldiers of the Blood-Robed Army had formed a circle, kneeling on one knee with their heads bowed.
It was as if the state of the battlefield no longer concerned them, nor could it stop them from paying respects to their General, offering their loyalty, and standing guard over her.
They, too... seemed to be alive.
Yet, the countless corpses of Wu Tribe warriors and their own comrades scattered around them revealed the truth.
Even the Wu Tribe members clearing the battlefield dared not disturb this circle of the Blood-Robed Army, and certainly, no one dared to touch Li Tianyue floating in the sky.
Even as they looked on, fear lingered in their eyes, as if they were terrified that these soldiers would come back to life and resume the battle.
"Tianyue, Tianyue!"
Li Tianyi flew before Li Tianyue, looking distraught and desolate.
He looked at his sister, whose eyes were still open, her gaze still coldly fixed ahead.
At this moment, how Li Tianyi wished his sister would say a word to him—even scolding him would be fine.
As if using all the strength of his entire life, Li Tianyi managed to speak a single sentence.
"Tianyue, Big Brother is late. Big Brother... is taking you home."
With those words, the thousand-plus soldiers who had stayed to the very end to guard Li Tianyue's side—ensuring no one dared touch the General's corpse—finally severed their last thread of life.
As Li Tianyi's voice fell...
They all exhaled a breath of stagnant air, their heads drooping in relief. Yet, their kneeling bodies remained upright and unyielding—just like the General who, even at the final moment of her life, maintained her Spiritual power to float in the clouds, remaining ready to kill the enemy at any moment.
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