With the spirit ship as a flying vessel, the group traveled more than three thousand miles southward in less than half a day.

The altitude of the spirit ship's flight was not high, allowing everyone to perceive the situation on the ground with their powerful divine sense.

Along the way, no traces of humans were found.

The ten enemies were nowhere to be found and were not encountered.

After traveling a few more hundred miles, Ye Wuya suddenly said, "There is a situation ahead."

Lu Chen and Li Yue remained at White Jade City to oversee matters, leaving the piloting of the spirit ship to Ye Wuya.

Using the detection array device on the spirit ship, Ye Wuya discovered many people on the ground ahead.

Helian Zhan immediately asked, "Are they enemies?"

Ye Wuya shook his head and said, "No, there are many people; they should be your people."

Helian Zhan was overjoyed.

On the ground, the cold wind was biting.

Although global temperatures have warmed, the Arctic remains bone-chillingly cold, extremely harsh for ordinary people.

On the ground, a long line of people was trudging over mountains and through water, trudging forward with difficulty.

The vast majority were wearing thick cold-proof clothing, except for a few who relied on their extraordinary inner True Qi to resist the cold, wearing only thin clothes.

Among them, Gong Haichao, Qin Sizhong, Ouyang Long, and several other experts of the Divine Travel Realm led the way, with a total of 1,547 people in the group behind them.

The members of the Qingtian Sect, the Helian Family, and the Poison Sect numbered about a thousand. As for the other 547 people, some were from small sects and small aristocratic families allied with the Qingtian Sect and the Poison Sect, while others were former hidden sect cultivators they encountered along the way.

These loose cultivator forces, upon meeting the group and knowing they came to join White Jade City, eagerly asked to join.

Gong Haichao, Qin Sizhong, and the others knew that as the world entered the era of cultivation, White Jade City urgently needed a large number of people, especially those with spirit roots suited for cultivation. Hence, they accepted all who came.

The group grew larger and larger, and after leaving the borders of Bear Country and entering the Arctic Glacier area, they did not encounter any new entrants.

"Stop."

Suddenly, Gong Haichao, Qin Sizhong, and Ouyang Long's faces changed drastically, looking fearfully towards the empty space ahead, ordering the group to halt.

Soon, everyone sensed the mighty sound of something breaking through the air ahead, causing many women, children, and the elderly in the group to show panic and confusion.

As the sound grew louder, the void trembled, and a sharp whistling filled the air. Even the martial artists felt immense pressure, shocked and horrified.

The spirit ship itself had an astonishing speed, particularly when flying at low altitudes, creating immense pressure for ordinary people.

Additionally, covered in arrays, the spirit ship exuded the grandeur and dignity of a cultivator's journey, bringing a powerful aura of suppression, overwhelming ordinary people and martial artists alike. Even those in the Cultivation World with low levels would feel tremendously suppressed.

As the spirit ship drew closer, everyone felt a stifling pressure, terrified like cicadas in winter.

"Senior Brother!"

While Gong Haichao and the others trembled, wondering what unknown terror they encountered, a familiar voice reached their ears.

Many from the Qingtian Sect and the Helian Family were immediately overjoyed.

"It's Little Martial Uncle."

"It's Little Uncle Helian."

The members of the Poison Sect and other loose martial artists who joined also breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out to be Helian Zhan who had arrived.

This renowned figure in the hidden sect world was indeed formidable, now so powerful as to exert such terrifying pressure.

What a realm it must be.

The times had indeed changed.

Everyone was both surprised and delighted.

In such a great era, as long as one can keep pace with the times, they will be able to fly higher and further.

Since the cataclysm, martial artists could sense that cultivation was becoming easier and their realms had been elevated. Everyone understood that this was a gift of the times. Seizing this opportunity could break through the limits of martial arts realms and step into a new field of cultivation.

Martial artists must strive.

All who practice martial arts pursue powerful martial prowess and also seek a long lifespan.

With the arrival of cultivators from the Outer Domain, everyone became aware of the existence of cultivators, and the former martial artists longed for cultivation and immortality.

Soon, the spirit ship appeared in the sight of everyone.

The oppressive aura grew stronger, and many people prostrated on the ground, trembling.

Seemingly realizing that the spirit ship's inherent pressure was too terrifying, affecting mundane people, Ye Wuya decisively shut down the related arrays.

In an instant, the oppressive aura emitted by the spirit ship greatly reduced, and the weak ones on the ground who felt suffocated breathed a sigh of relief, daring to raise their heads.

Seeing a ship like those flown by external domain cultivators, initially seen on television, astonished everyone, and exclamations spread continuously.

Helian Zhan appeared on the bow deck.

Those who recognized him were overjoyed, calling out to him.

Seeing that his relatives and friends were safe, Helian Zhan felt relieved, laughed heartily, and flew down.

"Fellow senior brothers, honored friends, hahaha, we meet again," Helian Zhan greeted everyone with a smile.

People noticed that this former peak practitioner of the hidden cultivation world now seemed much more approachable, without the usual airs of a top-tier powerhouse.

The feeling was a bit strange.

On the spirit ship, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang also descended.

Seeing a group of cultivators brought them joy too.

Earth now most lacked cultivators with spirit roots, and the vast majority of these more than a thousand people were excellent martial artists. Martial artists have a higher likelihood of having spirit roots than ordinary people.

After the initial joy, Gong Haichao, Qin Sizhong, and others suddenly changed their expressions, trembling and staring in shock at Helian Zhan.

Ouyang Long took a deep breath, looking at Helian Zhan, and said, "Brother Helian, your... your aura."

Helian Zhan smiled slightly and said, "I have made a new breakthrough, stepping into the Foundation Establishment Stage in the realm of cultivation."

"Cultivation!"

"Foundation Establishment Stage!"

Everyone exclaimed, voices filled with envy.

While everyone knew Earth had entered the cultivation era, witnessing a former martial artist successfully transition to a cultivator, becoming a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was greatly inspiring for everyone's morale.

They then noticed Yang Fei, Qin Yanyang, and several Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Lingxiao Sect flying down from the spirit ship one after another.

Gong Haichao, Qin Sizhong, Ouyang Long, and several other Divine Travel Realm experts only felt each person's imposing aura, which alone filled them with despair, causing shock and dismay, struggling to cope.

Once, they stood as the strongest in the martial arts world.

Now, before real cultivators, they seemed like lackeys.

This psychological gap was indeed too vast.

Helian Zhan, always worried about these people being massacred by enemies, was greatly relieved to see his most concerned people unharmed.

"Everyone, this place is bitterly cold, unsuitable for living and cultivation. Just a few thousand miles ahead is White Jade City. Hold on a little longer, and once you reach White Jade City, you can safely cultivate. Everyone will grow, and some of you will possess cultivation spirit roots and become the key cultivated immortal seedlings," Helian Zhan said with great mood.

Everyone's spirits lifted, feeling that months of arduous journeying, exposing themselves to the elements, had been worth it.

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