Elven cultivators

In the year 9529 of the Dawn Calendar, the Gates of the Underworld opened.

Countless undead poured out of the Abyss and clashed with the Bloodhowl Fortress army surrounding Windhowl Canyon.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the Bloodhowl Fortress army was routed, with more than half of its 200,000 troops lost.

Rexxar, the youngest Holy Elder of Bloodhowl Fortress, covered the retreat and escaped severely wounded after fighting a necromancer dragon.

The undead army then swept through the surrounding towns, leaving countless ruins.

The undead army was only stopped when the Bloodhowl Fortress army arrived at the Red Leaf Mountains.

The news caused a sensation in mainland China.

Major powers mobilized their armies and prepared for war.

Meanwhile, the Heart of the Mountains, also located in the northern part of the continent, sent a delegation to Bloodhowl Fortress to discuss the alliance, while simultaneously deploying a large army to the border to guard against the onslaught of the undead army.

For a time, the mainland was filled with fear and unease.

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Eldron Plains, the Primordial City.

Since the opening of the Underworld and the news of the appearance of the undead army, the entire Primordial City has been busy.

The disciples kept coming and going.

Often, they would return to Taichu City and then immediately receive a new mission at Chengshi Hall before hurriedly leaving the city.

Tianyuan Hall.

The clan's high-ranking members gathered together, and the atmosphere was solemn.

"According to intelligence, the area within a radius of more than 300 kilometers of Windwailing Canyon has fallen. All towns have been captured by the undead army, and all intelligent creatures in the area have been transformed into undead by the undead army through some means."

Eleanor's voice echoed in the hall, and anyone could hear the solemnity in it.

"Bloodhowl Fortress has established a defensive line in the Red Leaf Plains area, stopping the undead army from advancing towards Bloodhowl Fortress territory. The two sides are currently engaged in fierce fighting."

"At the same time, the undead army also split into several groups, heading towards the Qazadum Mountains, the eastern, southern and western parts of the continent. The major powers have deployed troops to the borders to prepare to meet the undead army."

As Eleanor spoke, the magical sand table on the long table continued to change, showing the marching route of the undead army after they came out of Windwail Canyon.

The clan leaders present stared solemnly at the magic sand table, all remaining silent.

Before this, they had always heard their clan elders describe the power and terror of the undead army, but they never had a definite understanding of it.

It wasn't until then, when they heard that even Bloodhowl Fortress and Heart of the Mountains could barely hold back the undead army, that they truly realized how terrifying the latter was.

"I heard that the one who severely injured Rexxar was an undead dragon?" Roman suddenly asked curiously.

Eleanor glanced at Anton, and seeing that he didn't intend to speak, she explained, "Those are the remains of the first generation of dragons that were resurrected after their deaths, possessing both the racial attributes of the undead and the dragon race."

"Besides the first generation of dragons, the remains of ancient races such as the Titans, the Proto-Giants, and the Abyssal Whales were also resurrected as undead by the Black Emperor."

"The Black Emperor?" Elena asked, puzzled.

The other elves also looked puzzled.

They had never heard of this name before.

Eleanor already knew about the Abyss from Anton, and patiently explained, "The Black Emperor was also a powerful figure who died in ancient times. However, he mastered the Law of Death, which allowed him to retain his soul and consciousness after death, lie dormant, and wait to be awakened again."

"The army of undead that emerged from the Abyss were all resurrected by him using the power of the laws. In a way, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the Lord of the Abyss."

The elves marveled.

This was the first time they had ever heard of such a secret.

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"And what race is the Black Emperor?" Roman asked.

Eleanor looked at Anton, who shook his head.

"Nobody knows the origins of the Black Emperor."

"The only thing that can be confirmed is that he does not belong to any of the known races on the continent."

The elves looked at each other in bewilderment.

This sounds as if the Black Emperor wasn't an intelligent being from the Dawn Continent.

"The undead army is coming on strong. Although their main offensive direction is currently the northern part of the continent, they have not given up their offensive against other places."

Anton then changed the subject, drawing everyone's attention back to the main business.

Eleanor chimed in at the opportune moment: "Currently, there is an army of about 300,000 undead heading towards the eastern border of the continent, accompanied by high-ranking undead such as the first generation of dragons, Titans, and progenitor giants."

Upon hearing this, the elves' expressions turned solemn, and they all looked at Anton.

They knew very well that since their clan leader had known about the opening of the Underworld Abyss for a long time, he must have already made preparations.

Meeting the gazes of the elves, Anton looked down at the magic sand table and pointed to a long, narrow forest located on the northern border of the continent, adjacent to the Ash Wasteland.

"Next, we will set up a large formation here as a defensive line against the undead army."

Anton actually had a plan in mind for how to deal with the undead army.

The Great Dao Jade Slip has countless methods for controlling the undead.

The most useful of these are naturally the various large-scale formations that have the function of exorcising and suppressing evil.

However, Anton was unsure where the Abyss would open, which is why he hadn't started making any preparations.

However, the materials for setting up the formation had been prepared in secret all along.

The formation he chose was called the Myriad Spirits Return to the Ruins and Suppress Evil Formation.

This formation can draw upon the vital energy of all living things, transforming them into nothingness and annihilation, using life to overcome death and spirit to suppress evil.

As long as a place where vitality gathers is chosen, and the "Spiritual Pivot Array Eye" is set up, with the spiritual wood as the core, connecting the energy of plants, trees, mountains and rivers, a giant evil-suppressing array covering thousands of miles can be established.

Within the formation, the spiritual energy of all things is inexhaustible, and the power to suppress evil is endless.

It's perfect for dealing with the undead.

The key is that spirit wood, which is the core material, is also easy to obtain.

Over the years, thanks to the Great Evolution Five Elements Azure Profound Array, the Silver Moon Clan has catalyzed and cultivated more than five thousand oak guardians.

The oak guardians have not been used for external attacks because their combat power drops significantly when they leave the forest environment; they are only responsible for guarding the Primordial Spirit Realm.

These oak guardians can now serve as the core materials for setting up the Wanling Guixu Zhenxie Array, becoming part of the defense against the army of the undead.

With the undead army not launching a full-scale attack on the eastern part of the continent, the Wanling Guixu Suppressing Evil Formation is more than enough to defend against the undead army.

This should greatly reduce casualties in battles against the undead army, giving the clan more time to develop.

"Apart from the Ziwei Heavenly Palace, other matters can be put aside for now. Let's concentrate our manpower and resources to set up the formation."

Anton began assigning tasks.

"In addition, notify all forces in the eastern part of the mainland to send personnel to participate in the deployment of the defense line and to share some of the resources."

Establishing a defensive line is beneficial to the entire eastern part of the continent, so naturally all forces should contribute money and effort.

Anton could not allow the Silvermoon Clan to bear all the pressure alone and work for other forces for nothing.

Whether those forces would agree was beyond his consideration.

It's just a matter of diplomacy first, then force.