Su Xiaoyu remembered that 100 points of Faith Value could expand the Vision Range by one zhang, roughly three meters.
That meant 10,000 Faith Value points could provide 300 meters of vision range. Even if the range expanded in every direction by 300 meters, it still didn’t seem like much.
“Although the Vision Range expansion won’t be huge, what is the distance from the edge of my current Vision Range to the Golden Dragon Market outside Magpie Mountain?”
Su Xiaoyu looked into the Diorama Box.
Among the three thousand-plus cultivators interacting inside the Diorama Box, some inevitably mentioned the Golden Dragon Market, revealing bits and pieces of related information.
Su Xiaoyu roughly calculated based on this information. She felt that the distance from the current southeastern edge of the box to the Golden Dragon Market outside Magpie Mountain was only about 1000 meters. If so, then she actually had a chance to expand her Vision Range all the way to the Golden Dragon Market?
If she used the Faith Value to boost her strength, then, once it was spent, it wouldn’t be easy to suddenly amass tens of thousands again. She would likely have to actively do something else.
But if she used it to expand her Vision Range to encompass the Golden Dragon Market, then every cultivator in the market who thought of her would provide her with Faith Value. This would give her a steady source of Faith Value from then on.
The people from Golden Dragon Market who came to the ruins already numbered over three thousand. In normal times, its permanent residents wouldn’t fall below five thousand.
But there was still a problem.
Her current Faith Value was actually insufficient to expand her Vision Range by over 1000 meters. She simply couldn’t reach the Golden Dragon Market yet.
“How else can I gain more Faith Value?”
Su Xiaoyu pondered.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, she looked toward the southeast of the Diorama Box.
At that moment, a figure had just entered her Vision Range from that direction, racing toward the ruins at an explosive speed.
It was an elderly man with grizzled hair and a long white beard, clad in a cyan robe, with an imposing aura. Most importantly, his speed was terrifyingly fast.
This was the first time Su Xiaoyu had seen a cultivator in the Diorama Box fly so fast, even faster than the mosquito she’d put in before. It was obvious he was a true powerhouse.
In just a short moment, the old man arrived above the ruins.
Duan Sha had arrived.
As a Nascent Soul True Monarch, his flying speed was astoundingly fast. He reached the space above the ruins in a flash, unleashing a terrifying aura that instantly alarmed every cultivator in the surrounding area.
One by one, the cultivators looked up. The vast majority recognized Duan Sha, and their expressions changed.
“It’s True Monarch Duan Sha!”
“He actually came? Is it because of Cloud Net Sect’s matter? Will we get dragged into this?”
“This is a Nascent Soul True Monarch!”
“Cloud Net Sect lost two Golden Core True Persons here, and had one captured. It’s not surprising a Nascent Soul True Monarch would come. But is a Nascent Soul True Monarch truly enough to contend with the Heavenly Maiden?”
Seeing Duan Sha’s figure, many cultivators couldn’t help but reveal odd expressions.
Although Nascent Soul True Monarchs were indeed powerful, the moment they recalled the Heavenly Maiden’s mysterious and unfathomable methods, in comparison, they couldn’t help but feel a Nascent Soul True Monarch didn’t seem that strong after all.
Duan Sha had no idea what the crowd was thinking. Reaching the air above the ruins, he looked down and saw several thousand cultivators, yet he sensed no Nascent Soul True Monarch’s aura.
Was someone hiding?
With a cold snort, Duan Sha roared, “Nascent Soul True Monarchs of Blazing Heaven Sect! Since you dared to come, why hide?! Get out here, all of you!”
His voice, amplified by Spiritual Power, rolled out like thunder, echoing around the ruins. Many cultivators found it deafening and couldn’t help but cover their ears.
Members of Blazing Heaven Sect below raised their heads one by one, their expressions solemn.
However, hearing Duan Sha’s words, they felt a bit confused.
“Could it be he thinks the Heavenly Maiden is a disguise for one of our Blazing Heaven Sect’s Nascent Soul True Monarchs?”
Zhang Yongchang considered this, finding it the most likely explanation.
At this thought, his expression turned rather odd, because the truth wasn’t like that at all.
Duan Sha’s voice continued to ring out through the air. “Why do you still not dare to come out?! Did you think using some Heavenly Maiden hoax would be enough to cover your tracks? Do you think I wouldn’t know you’ve broken the original pact? Get out here!”
Duan Sha’s voice resounded throughout the world, but naturally, no one appeared because of his shouting.
Many cultivators looked up at Duan Sha with strange expressions.
“Did you hear that? True Monarch Duan thinks the Heavenly Maiden doesn’t exist, and is a disguise for a Blazing Heaven Sect True Monarch.”
“It’s not an impossibility. No one even knows what kind of existence the Heavenly Maiden really is. If it were a Nascent Soul True Monarch in disguise, that would explain things. With a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s power, killing Golden Core True Persons would be easy.”
“Could that be the actual truth?”
A portion of the cultivators couldn’t help but waver a little.
Compared to an ethereal Heavenly Maiden, the story of a Blazing Heaven Sect Nascent Soul True Monarch disguising themselves as such an identity was naturally easier to accept.
At this moment, Duan Sha’s expression grew increasingly impatient.
He knew the Blazing Heaven Sect True Monarch hiding in the shadows wasn’t going to show themselves easily. But then again, it made sense. They wouldn’t dare openly tear up the agreement; they could only act sneakily under a fake identity.
If that was the case…
Duan Sha’s gaze swept over the crowd and locked onto the Blazing Heaven Sect members below.
“If I try to kill them, will you still refuse to show yourself?”
Facing the Blazing Heaven Sect members, Duan Sha pointed a finger from afar.
With his movement, ring after ring of golden light materialized around his fingertip. They shot out with a sharp ring, rapidly expanding into enormous shadows that descended from above the Blazing Heaven Sect members.
As he made this move, Duan Sha stayed alert to his surroundings.
Although he didn’t fear Blazing Heaven Sect’s Nascent Soul True Monarchs, if more than one had come? Thus, he still had to be cautious.
Faced with Duan Sha’s attack, the expressions of Blazing Heaven Sect’s members changed drastically.
Even Zhang Yongchang felt immense pressure. As a Late Golden Core cultivator, he was very close to the Nascent Soul stage, but without stepping into Nascent Soul, he simply lacked the ability to contend with a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
Duan Sha’s attack was something he simply couldn’t block!
Just at that moment, a massive shadow manifested above the ruins.
Su Xiaoyu had made her move.
The instant the shadow appeared, Duan Sha violently retreated, his gaze snapping toward the sky.
He saw an enormous hand materialize in the sky, moving at a speed he could only describe as absurd to position itself in front of the Blazing Heaven Sect members. Then the palm shimmered with golden light, and with a single clench, the attack he had unleashed was completely obliterated.
Duan Sha stood frozen.
This situation… wasn’t quite what he had expected?
