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Martial Peak · Chapter 5187

Chapter 5188. Coming to Die

January 17, 2020 · 6 min read · 1,198 words

turned to the group. "You all heard that. Split into two batches and take turns making the trip."

The group acknowledged the order and quickly sorted themselves out. The first batch of over twenty, led by , soared toward the central army's position.

Truth be told, leaving soul imprints on the -Expelling Ships would have been far more convenient back at Wind Cloud Pass. At that time, the full thirty-thousand-strong army had gathered in one place. All it would have taken was for and Liu Zhiping to bring out the -Expelling Ships, and everyone could have taken turns walking through.

However, the troops drawn from every pass had only just converged when the Great Dao's eastern and western armies were being assembled. Once the armies were formed, they had immediately charged out of Wind Cloud Pass to battle the Clan, leaving no time for such matters.

After routing the Clan, the Great Dao army had set off at once. well understood the importance of speed in military operations and naturally wouldn't waste time on having people leave soul imprints on the -Expelling Ships.

So this task could only be carried out during the march.

It was a bit troublesome, but the upside was that not a moment of time would be wasted. As long as personnel allocation was handled properly, it wouldn't slow the army's advance either.

Less than half a day later, and the others returned, and a second batch of Dawn Squad members headed to the central army's two -Expelling Ships to leave their imprints.

After another half-day or so, the second batch also returned. And so, every member of Dawn had left their soul imprints on the two -Expelling Ships.

Marching was rather monotonous. Everyone quietly cultivated in silence.

Four days after the army had set out from Wind Cloud Pass, — who had been sitting cross-legged on the deck with his eyes closed, regulating his breathing — suddenly seemed to sense something. He turned his head to look in a certain direction.

A streak of light was hurtling toward them from behind the army's flank at extraordinary speed. That light moved so fast it had already surpassed the comprehension of ordinary cultivators, and it was no slower than his own Space Spatial Shift.

The streak of light appeared to be heading toward the central army's position, but upon sensing 's gaze, it abruptly changed direction and flashed down to land directly on the Dawn.

The light faded, revealing a slender figure.

was taken aback and hurriedly rose to his feet. "Greetings, Old Ancestor!"

Other Dawn Squad members on the deck — those operating various formations — had been wondering who this girl was and what she was doing here. The moment they heard 's address, all of them turned pale with shock and scrambled to their feet to bow.

This uninvited guest was actually an Old Ancestor!

They had long heard that Yin Yang Pass's Old Ancestor was a woman, but they had never seen her with their own eyes. It was only now that they realized this Old Ancestor looked nothing like what they had imagined — she appeared as a beautiful young girl.

Come to think of it, it was hard to say whether it was because women cultivated more slowly than men, or for some other reason, but the higher one's cultivation, the smaller the proportion of women became. Especially at the Old Ancestor level — among the hundred-odd human Old Ancestors, only a dozen or twenty were female, while the rest were all male.

With an Old Ancestor standing before them, even this group of Dawn Squad members — wild and unruly veterans who had earned formidable reputations on battlefields across the land — were entirely respectful, not daring to even breathe too loudly.

The Old Ancestor's beautiful eyes studied up and down for a moment. A faint divine light seemed to swirl within them, and she remarked with slight surprise, "Your cultivation has progressed quite rapidly."

With her keen perception, she could naturally see that 's strength had grown enormously compared to over two hundred years ago. This was not the pace at which an ordinary Seventh-Order cultivator could improve, but given the various mysteries contained within his Small Universe, it was understandable.

In fact, she was rather curious — how many years would it take to advance to the Eighth Order? On the , while a Seventh-Order Open Heaven cultivator could hold their own, they had not yet reached the level of a true pillar of strength.

"I have the Old Ancestor to thank. Nothing major has come up these past few years, so I've been in closed-door cultivation the entire time and have made some small gains," replied respectfully.

The Old Ancestor gave a slight nod. "Rapid cultivation isn't a bad thing, so long as your foundation remains solid."

"This Disciple understands." nodded earnestly.

The Old Ancestor continued, "The reason I asked you to accompany this army is also because I considered that your Small Universe might be useful for my healing. This campaign to reclaim Great Dao will inevitably require me to clash with that Domain Lord several times. When that happens, I'll need to borrow your strength."

nodded. "That is no issue. Whenever the Old Ancestor has need, this Disciple will naturally do his utmost."

The Old Ancestor reached out and patted on the shoulder, smiling innocently. "What 'Old Ancestor' this and 'Old Ancestor' that — I'm only just a tiny bit ahead of you in cultivation, that's all."

The pat sent 's body dipping downward, and he couldn't help but grunt. He knew he had probably misspoken. It seemed that no matter how high a woman's cultivation, she always took issue with her age.

He quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Old Ancestor — roughly how long will it take us to reach Great Dao Pass?"

The Old Ancestor withdrew her hand and gazed toward the direction the army was advancing. "The distance between passes is vast. At the army's current marching speed, I'd estimate it will take a year or two at the very least before we reach the Great Dao theater."

clicked his tongue in surprise. "That long?"

The Old Ancestor smiled. "Otherwise, why do you think reinforcements can't be sent between passes on a large scale? It's because the distances are simply too great. Moreover, every pass has to face its own enemies. If you send reinforcements out from one side and the enemy attacks in force, there's no way to recall those troops in time — and that would be disastrous. If the passes were close enough together, the situation on the wouldn't be so precarious."

nodded in understanding, then asked, "How are things with the Clan's Domain Lord at Wind Cloud Pass?"

The Old Ancestor before him had fought alongside Wind Cloud Pass's Old Ancestor against the Clan's Domain Lord before quickly leaving the battlefield to give chase.

End of chapter 5187