Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

The Core Formation cultivators who can stay in the Black Sea camp for years are all top-notch Core Formation cultivators.

Although the hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage is slim, reaching the late or even peak Core Formation stage is not a big problem for this group of people.

With the help of such a group of people, her chances of obtaining a fourth-tier spiritual item in the future are much greater.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, this group became her core team in the Immortal City.

Wei Chong was naturally the first to speak: "I'll go."

Gu Hongling glanced at him, but unusually ignored him and simply turned her head away.

After considering it for a while, Old Han nodded.

With these two leading the way, most Core Formation cultivators were willing to follow suit and evacuate.

Only the young man surnamed Ji and two Core Formation cultivators from powerful forces in the Immortal City still wanted to try their luck again.

They prepared to leave Camp 7 and head to Camp 2. Camp 2 was the place with the most resources, and they planned to stay there for a while longer.

Gu Hongling didn't stop them; the rule here is that people are free to come and go.

Three days later, Camp No. 7 on the Black Sea was officially closed.

The array plates in the cave were dismantled, and everything that could be taken away was taken.

The stone gate at the camp entrance closed, and the surface of the black rock returned to its unremarkable appearance.

I don't know when it will be able to be rebuilt.

Gu Hongling took out a crimson spirit boat from her storage bag and tossed it onto the sea.

The spirit boat swelled with the wind, growing from the size of a palm to a colossal vessel five hundred feet long.

The ship's hull is streamlined and spindle-shaped, entirely crimson red, and its surface is covered with densely packed runes.

Eighteen rune cannons were arranged on each side of the spirit boat, their muzzles black, with a faint glow of spiritual light emanating from deep within the cannon barrels.

Tier 3 Top-Grade Spirit Boat, Crimson Talisman Spirit Boat

In terms of sheer power, it is even stronger than Lin Zhao's Blood Essence Bone Fiend Palace.

If the Blood Essence Bone Fiend Palace is a powerful magic weapon that combines offense and defense, then only cultivators can unleash its full potential.

That Crimson Talisman Spirit Boat is a powerful war artifact; even without a powerful Core Formation cultivator to control it, it can still unleash terrifying power.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but glance at Gu Hongling a few more times. As expected, there were no weaklings among the cultivators who could reach the top of the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

Everyone boarded the boat.

Gu Hongling stood at the bow of the ship, and the spirit boat cut through the waves, heading towards the inner sea.

The journey was not peaceful. With such a large target as the spirit boat and its strong spiritual energy fluctuations, demonic beasts kept rushing up along the way.

Gu Hongling was not afraid at all and immediately activated the rune cannon.

The thirty-six rune cannons on both sides of the spirit boat lit up simultaneously and then fired at the same time.

Thirty-six crimson beams swept across the sea, each comparable to a full-force attack from a Core Formation cultivator.

Ordinary demonic beasts that charged forward were instantly blasted into pieces when hit by the beam of light. Even powerful third-tier demonic beasts would have their skin torn open if hit by a single shot, and would be killed if hit by several shots.

One shot after another blasted a bloody path through the countless beast hordes surrounding the spirit ship.

The horde of beasts on the road was completely scattered.

Wherever it passed, the sea was covered with the remains of monsters, and the blood dyed the seawater dark red.

That momentum was in no way inferior to when Lin Zhao charged into the Black Sea alone.

Along the way, they also encountered several groups of Core Formation cultivators who had withdrawn from other camps.

Some flew in formations, some rode spirit boats, and others used palaces and magical treasures; each had its own methods.

Of course, such top-grade third-tier magic weapons and top-grade third-tier spirit boats are still very rare.

Everyone greeted each other from a distance, and then went their separate ways for the time being.

Most of the dozen or so camps on the Black Sea have been evacuated.

News of Master Mu's plot to acquire a fourth-tier spiritual item spread quickly through the Black Sea camp's communication channels.

The garrison commanders of each camp were not fools; none of them wanted to stay in the Black Sea and become targets for fourth-tier monsters.

Black Sea camps have their own means of communication.

News is still coming in.

Master Mu caused quite a stir; once he made a move, he attacked three fourth-tier demonic beasts in succession.

Two successes, one failure.

Master Mu obtained two fourth-tier spiritual items and successfully escaped.

The cost was that all the monsters in the nearby seas were alerted.

Several fourth-tier demonic beasts went completely berserk and were frantically chasing after him.

The fourth-tier demonic beasts stirred up towering waves in the depths of the Black Sea. The beast riot triggered a chain reaction, driving countless beast tides towards the inner sea, propelled by the aura of the fourth-tier demonic beasts.

Those camps that had previously planned to remain in the Black Sea are now starting to panic.

Camp Two originally did not want to withdraw, but now they are also planning to retreat.

As the largest supply points in the Black Sea, they generally do not evacuate easily. The fact that even they have moved indicates that the intensity of this beast tide far exceeds that of previous ones.

But their evacuation was a step later than the other camps; the beast tide was already surging outwards.

The message mentioned that the newly appointed garrison commander was extremely busy and that a complete withdrawal would not be possible in a short time.

However, Master Mu has disappeared without a trace.

Some say he has already begun his seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, while others say he is still being hunted down by fourth-tier demonic beasts.

Both scenarios are possible and both are reasonable.

Master Mu will either fail and disappear completely, or he will reappear as a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

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After several months, the spirit ship finally approached the edge of the Black Sea.

The beast tide followed closely behind, a dark mass of beasts surging out from the depths of the Black Sea, covering the sky and the earth.

But none of the Core Formation cultivators on the spirit boat were afraid.

Having spent so many years in the Black Sea, what kind of battles haven't I seen? Who hasn't fought their way through a few beast tides?

So, near a small island reef on the edge of the Black Sea, close to the inland sea, several Core Formation cultivators who had withdrawn from their camps met up.

After a brief discussion, everyone decided that they couldn't just let the beast tide from the Black Sea into the inland sea.

If the beast tide were to surge directly into the inland sea, it could trigger a chain reaction. Rather than passively defending, it would be better to proactively build a barrier at the edge of the Black Sea to dampen the momentum of a wave of monsters.

Hundreds of Core Formation cultivators set up a temporary defensive line on the island reef, using whatever magic weapons, formations, and talismans they had.

Gu Hongling positioned the spirit boat horizontally on the sea, and all thirty-six rune cannons fired simultaneously, leaving streaks of deathly light on the sea surface.

Lin Zhao used the Azure Lotus Sword, spreading out his sword domain, and the Five Elements Sword Qi formed a sword energy field in front of the island reef.

The Core Formation cultivators in other camps also displayed their unique abilities. Some summoned a hundred-mile-long domain, some unleashed sets of array flags, and some went directly into the sea to fight the monsters in close combat.

The beast tide crashed in wave after wave, only to be dispersed wave after wave by the numerous Core Formation cultivators.

After several waves, the beast tide's offensive momentum was finally slowed down and abruptly halted.

The sea surface in front of the island was piled with the corpses of countless monsters, and the seawater was stained dark red.

The beast tide will still surge into the inland sea.

However, the defenses in the inland sea have at least some time to make some preparations.

The spirit boat was moored on a small island near the inland sea, the runes on its hull still radiating warmth.

Lin Zhao jumped off the boat and landed on the sandy shore.

He turned around and glanced at the way he had come.

The sea was relatively calm, but the sky over the Black Sea was noticeably darker than that over the Inland Sea.

I wonder what the situation is like over there now.