We flew through the skies of the Seventh Peak, making for a rather strange sight. There was me and Zhang of course, but Lord Zhou and Qiao Ying had also tagged along. There had been a brief moment where Qiao Ying had not been sure how to tell Lord Zhou not to just fly across the city during a period of war, but if there was something that could threaten or hurt him flying across the sky of the seventh peak then we had bigger problems at hand, and so here we were. I watched the city beneath me, finding a hard to explain emotion as I saw how quickly everything was changing. This was the world I’d envisioned, or at least the beginning of the world of my vision, and to see it exist in reality… it was a strange feeling. Strange, but not bad. As we flew across the city, we soon landed near the border. The walls that had existed previously around the city had been raised and fortified, and soldiers patrolled the walls, both mortals carrying firearms and cultivators. It was a strange sight

“Damn it,” Yin cursed, then took a deep breath and headed in our direction. I noticed dark patches under her eyes, and her skin was generally paler. She really had embraced her role here. “Apologies for that display, we’ve been having some problems with one of our new parts,” Yin said, returning to Azure-Jade script as she gave us a bow. “This place… you run it by yourself, little girl? And those words you spoke…” Lord Zhou glanced towards me. “Yin’s grandfather was from my world, and had taught her the language. Everybody in this place is roughly aware of those details,” I said, turning towards Yin. “Though I didn’t know they all knew the language now.” “They don’t. But I’ve made it a rule that it’s going to be the only language we communicate in within the facility. They need to catch up and become capable of learning the documents. We cannot translate these, as they’d cause tribulations… and it serves as a good secrecy system as well. Momo is the only one who’s somewhat flue

I stood in my chamber, watching the sect outside. From here, I could see the numerous cultivators moving about, making preparations and helping others. I watched mortals and cultivators alike working together to put up structures, carry things around and maintain order. There was an undercurrent of energy in the sect. Though the situation was grim, the people were working together and bolstering each other.Watching all of that, all of what I’d managed to achieve, it filled me with a sense of accomplishment and I relished in that sensation for a few moments.“What is Great Master looking at?” Flee asked, walking up to me.I stayed silent for a moment, thinking over it. “What I need to protect,” I replied.Flee heard my words and then looked outside as well, looking at the sect, and then the city beyond it, and all the people within.“Flee will help,” she said with a determined expression.“Of course,” I replied, smiling as I patted her head. “Let’s head inside for now. We need to meet

“There’s a strong aura on this place, on this entire land itself,” I said, looking up at the swirling clouds in the skies as we continued our trek up the snowy mountain. After I’d merged with my twin… my body had become a lot sturdier as a result of that transformation and so I shrug off the cold, but I knew the others wouldn’t be able to.“Pull your Chi to yourself and try to ward yourself off from the wind with it. It should help a little,” I said, and then glanced at Liuxiang. “And Qi,” I added.Zhang, Yan Yun and Liuxiang all followed my instructions, pulling their Chi and Qi respectively around themselves, almost like a blanket covering them. It took a little moment for it to form, but they visibly improved upon doing so.“What? It’s not cold anymore,” Yan Yun proclaimed, looking down at her hands and putting them on her cheek to test if she was just imagining it or not.“Interesting. So the cold was not in the air but in the Qi carried by the wind,” Liuxiang said, humming curiou

The creature arrived, a giant dragon with jade green scales with a shimmer of blue that gleamed under the sunlight. The dragon rose through the cliffs, looking down at us as gusts of wind roused around it. Its Qi was like a blazing sun, and even though it was roughly on par with Zhang and Yan Yun in realm, it definitely had more Qi than everyone besides me in our group combined.“What is this? More pesky humans? Why have you lot begun coming into our domain? Have you forgotten this is the land of dragons? Or do you think yourself better than us now?” The dragon said, roaring as strong gusts of wind swirled around us. “We should smite you. Burn you to a crisp with our lightning for daring. That’d teach you to dare step into our home uninvited,” the dragon said, lightning gathering around its whiskers. I wanted to step in, but I held myself back, simply looking at Flee.“Hmph! Flee has seen stronger lightning than that. She can do better herself!” Flee proclaimed and I watched in horror