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Chapter 981 - 494: The Country of Mourning_1

Chapter 981: Chapter 494: The Country of Mourning_1

Many cultivators of the Wood Dynasty rushed towards East Immortal Lake. East Immortal Lake happened to be within the jurisdiction of the East Prison Town Comfort Office.

The Horizon Bureau disliked these so-called "major incidents" the most as they inevitably resulted in headaches and a whole load of cases to be handled afterwards.

Just like now, Owen Bertram’s face turned iron blue as he listened to Ethereal Devin’s report.

The war in the Nanni Nation had come to a close, and Owen Bertram was preparing to shift his focus to the expedition to the Red Clan Barbarian Continent, but then a fire broke out in the backyard.

Ethereal Devin carefully reported, "...Up until the rooster time yesterday, there were 79 battles between wild cultivators near East Immortal Lake, 43 of them were below the Fifth Great Realm, 36 were above it.

A total of 167 people died, 520 people were injured. Of these, 90 officials from the Imperial Court were killed, and 211 were wounded.

civilian houses were destroyed, one dam, 19 fishing boats...

There was also one battle in the Sixth Great Realm, which leveled a military camp, but fortunately, the soldiers had evacuated in time."

Owen Bertram slammed his palm on the table, furious. "We recruit powerful cultivators for national service all the time. Why aren’t they this proactive then?"

"Only when it’s time to fight for their own interests do the Fifth Great Realm and Sixth Great Realm show up?"

The anger Owen Bertram was venting wasn’t without reason. The Flying Bear Army had tried to recruit high-level cultivators from sects and noble families during its expansion, but they all evaded it with various excuses. Thus, the "new army" His Majesty established could only enlist those who were not highly regarded.

Now everyone was scrambling upon hearing that the Ancient Annihilation Domain was reopening and many treasures could awaken. Even the Sixth Great Realm made frequent appearances, even audaciously leveling a military camp!

Owen Bertram asked again, "Have there been any discoveries regarding the investigation I asked you to prioritize?"

"Yes." Ethereal Devin promptly reported, "It seems that some people are clearly backed by Sang Island or Northern Plain. While we have not found any traces of the Demon Clan, some signs indicate that they have sent people, too."

"As for the Red Clan, we have not found any signs yet."

Owen Bertram snorted, "Get Greystone to come with me. We are making a trip."

"Yes!"

Owen Bertram preferred to act alone, but considering his current status, there were some things he couldn’t handle personally, so he needed some subordinates around.

Greystone gathered three hundred elite soldiers and they set off for East Immortal Lake with great prestige.

Along the way, information from all sides was gathered:

Firstly, an abyss without bottom had appeared in East Immortal Lake, yet it was just a deep hole with no lake water flowing down. Cultivators who went to investigate could not approach within a hundred feet. They could only vaguely see that there seemed to be strange, huge creatures fighting below.

Secondly, the mysterious successor of the Micro-count Skill predicted that there would be numerous Tier-7 ancient treasures appearing when the Country of Mourning reopened. However, these ancient treasures were different from modern Magical Instruments, and unexpected changes might occur during the selection of their owners.

There were also continuous earthquakes around East Immortal Lake, which had caused two hills to collapse.

Fortunately, the East Prison Town Comfort Office had already taken preemptive measures, evacuating nearby residents batch by batch. The casualties were not large. If not for this, the casualties from the battles between the cultivators would have been several times higher.

"Accelerate!" Owen Bertram ordered. "We reach East Immortal Lake tonight."

"Yes!"

The Mechanical Flying Vehicles sped across the sky, leaving long trails of white clouds behind.

...

Stev led his clan’s relatives to establish a "territory" on a hillside east of East Immortal Lake. These days, battles were frequent around East Immortal Lake, and everyone wanted to seize a good position before the Country of Mourning reopened, so they could rush into the Ancient Annihilation Domain first.

In recent years, the Stev Clan had always been in hibernation. It was not only the big shots in the Imperial Court who could see that the Wood Dynasty’s days were numbered. Many noble families in the countryside also made this judgment. Thus, the Stev Clan secretly built up their strength and trained a large number of powerful cultivators, with more than ten in the Fifth Great Realm. Stev directly benefited from the "revival", breaking through to the Sixth Great Realm six months ago!

The family kept it a secret to avoid being forced by the Imperial Court to participate in any big wars. The Stev Clan always believed that once the troubled times arrived, these powerful cultivators would be the foundation of the family’s survival, and they could even use them to negotiate terms with the Imperial Court during the establishment of a new dynasty.

Why should the experts that our family has trained so hard to raise, serve the Imperial Court for free?

When the Country of Mourning reopened this time, the family unanimously decided that it was the beginning of the troubled times and an excellent opportunity, so they sent Stev out.

Stev did not disappoint his family’s expectations and seized such a great position with his Household Guards.

As night fell, the Household Guards lit the bonfire. If you looked around at this moment, there would be dozens of these types of bonfire clusters around East Immortal Lake.

The best "territories" which were closest to the "Abyss without Bottom" were in four places including the Stev Clan’s spot. There was a Sixth Great Realm guarding each of these four places. Stev had dealt with one of them and they stopped at an impasse, but Stev knew that if there was a real fight, he, a newly advanced Sixth Great Realm, would most likely be no match.

The Stev Clan wasn’t the only clever one, other families and sects had also hidden their strengths.

Besides these four families, the others also had many guards of the Fifth Great Realm. Further away, those groups were just there to make up the numbers, hoping on a long shot to catch any overlooked opportunities.