Once the drills were complete, all the cultivators laid down their weapons and picked up tools to begin building the city walls.

The newly constructed Xuanwei Six stood on the only route the Shamans could take to attack the realm. How crucial was this location, exactly? It was as crucial as the commanding general of the previous offensive splitting his forces specifically to try to capture it. 

Unfortunately for the commanding general, he had clearly misjudged Wei Yuan’s military strength. He hadn’t anticipated that Wei Yuan would reinforce his ranks with over a hundred Dao Foundation stage cultivators in such a short time. As a result, the 10,000 troops he left on the surface were swiftly routed by Wei Yuan with an equal force. Had the Shaman reinforcements not arrived in time, the entire 20,000-strong army would have been annihilated.

Having once again experienced the benefits of underground fortifications, Wei Yuan naturally seized every opportunity to build an underground stronghold. These cultivators were at a critical stage of their training, so as soon as they finished drilling, they were sent to Xuanwei Six to dig tunnels, under the pretext of “foundation-solidifying.”

In truth, every cultivator knew that Qingming wasn’t just a territory of the human race. To them, it was their only home. Consequently, every single one of them threw themselves into training, combat, and labor...