Gulei Mountain.
It is shrouded in endless lightning all year round, and the dense lightning can allow people to temper their bodies with heavenly lightning.
However, in some densely packed lightning areas, even cultivators in the Integration stage can be annihilated.
Initially, Yang Feilong thought that Veradodo, with her guard team, had entered some mysterious space, similar to a small world.
But he did not expect that the place she chose was Gulei Mountain.
Gulei Mountain is a forbidden area for many cultivators, a place they cannot set foot in, and it is the same for cultivators in the Integration stage.
It has to be said that Veradodo dared to venture into Gulei Mountain, showing her boldness and courage, and even bringing so many people with her.
Of course, she also had enough ability to protect them, which naturally came from the spiritual treasure she possessed, the Profound Light Pagoda.
Storage rings cannot even accommodate living beings, but the Profound Light Pagoda can.
The fact that Yang Feilong and others fought fiercely within the Profound Light Pagoda back then showed its extraordinary nature; among spiritual treasures, the Profound Light Pagoda could be ranked among the best.
And if they truly encountered terrifying lightning, as long as it couldn't instantly kill Veradodo, she could hide within the Profound Light Pagoda and wait for the terrible lightning to pass.
Once inside the Profound Light Pagoda, one would be isolated from the outside world.
This is also one of the reasons why communication was impossible.
Moreover, in many areas of Gulei Mountain, the rules triggered by communication stones are interfered with, making communication impossible. This is also why no one could contact Veradodo for over half a year.
As soon as Veradodo sensed the attack of terrifying lightning, she would take everyone in.
Currently, her cultivation has reached the Integration stage, to be precise, the peak of the mid-Integration stage. Besides her, there is another person at the Integration stage beside her, the Azure Luan Alice.
She always believed that Azure Luan Alice's talent was strong, but she never expected it to be so strong.
She recalled that four years ago, Azure Luan only broke through to the Void Refining stage after entering the Dao Comprehension Chamber. In just four years, how could she have imagined that Azure Luan Alice's cultivation was rising like a rocket?
Before entering Gulei Mountain, her cultivation had already reached the perfect Void Refining stage, making her one of the top-tier cultivators under Veradodo. At that time, Veradodo was also at the perfect Void Refining stage.
In Gulei Mountain, she tempered her body with terrifying lightning countless times, her body was destroyed and rebuilt countless times, and finally, she comprehended the true meaning of the Integration stage. Three months after entering Gulei Mountain, her cultivation successfully broke through to the Integration stage. After breaking through to the Integration stage, she did not rush to leave.
She knew that the situation outside was dire, but no matter how anxious she was, it was useless.
Because the enemy was too strong. With her newly achieved initial Integration stage strength, even with the Profound Light Pagoda, it was not enough.
Under such circumstances, she hoped that another cultivator would reach the Integration stage under her command, and her own strength would increase further.
Finally, after her cultivation advanced further to the mid-Integration stage, another subordinate finally emerged: Azure Luan Alice. Her talent was no less than hers, and she was a little younger. For Veradodo, her breakthrough was an incredibly pleasant surprise!
She did not expect anyone else under her command to break through to the Integration stage, because breaking through to the Integration stage was too difficult, and a single mistake could lead to the annihilation of one's soul. Without sufficient confidence, she naturally did not want her few subordinates at the perfect Void Refining stage to attempt a breakthrough rashly!
The number of people in her personal guard team was not large, only a little over four hundred people, but now, the weakest cultivator in this guard team was at the peak Nascent Soul stage, and there were already over a hundred cultivators at the Void Refining stage.
In fact, there were more people when they came, over five hundred in total. Some at the perfect Void Refining stage died during their tribulation, and some died under the tempering of heavenly lightning, a total of several dozen people.
This was even with the protection of the Profound Light Pagoda; otherwise, more people would have died!
"Who was it that sent you a message just now?" Veradodo asked after her guard team dodged another calamity.
They were currently on their way from the core of Gulei Mountain towards the periphery.
Therefore, they could occasionally receive messages from external communication stones. Just like Veradodo, she had received several messages and learned the general situation outside. Now, more than half of the thirty-six provinces of the Vera Empire had fallen and were occupied by the three great empires.
Currently, only a dozen or so resistance forces remained in the entire empire. These dozen or so resistance forces were almost all powers with cultivators in the Integration stage presiding over them!
Her second brother, the second prince, had also died in battle not long ago.
Not only the second prince, but also a considerable number of royal family members and princesses had died in battle!
The Purple Gold Demonic Dragon clan had many participating cultivators, but also many casualties, after all, the Purple Gold Demonic Dragon clan was the royal family of the Vera Empire. If the Purple Gold Demonic Dragons did not participate, how would the other forces of the empire have the will to fight!
But now, the entire empire was on the verge of collapse due to the heavy losses.
Of the thirty-six provinces of the Vera Empire, the three great empires had each occupied about seven or eight provinces.
The Star Sea Empire had occupied seven provinces, the Flying Cloud Empire had occupied seven provinces, and the Demon Moon Empire had occupied eight provinces. Only fourteen provinces of the Vera Empire remained unsubdued.
However, according to the progress of the three allied forces, it was uncertain whether these fourteen provinces could hold out for three months.
This was also why Veradodo was unwilling to continue cultivating. Firstly, her cultivation was unlikely to improve significantly in a short period. Secondly, if too much time was wasted, the Vera Empire would be destroyed. After all, being carved up by the three great empires would be tantamount to destruction. At that time, with the loss of experts and troops, how could they resist the enslavement by the three great empires?
"It was my man." Facing Veradodo's question, Azure Luan Alice nodded without hesitation.
"Your man? That Yang Feilong, right?" Alice said.
"En." Azure Luan Alice's face turned red, and she nodded.
After not seeing him for several years, she missed Yang Feilong terribly.
To be honest, she really hadn't expected Yang Feilong to come to the Demon Realm to find her so quickly.
"By the way, when you received the transmission, I also received a message," Veradodo said, looking at Alice.
"What message?" Alice asked curiously.
"A marshal and a general from the Star Sea Empire led troops to your ancestral land!" Veradodo said.
"Ah!" Alice's face turned ashen with fear upon hearing this.
"However, your clan is unharmed. The Star Sea Empire lost a marshal and a general," Veradodo said. "Your great-grandfather has broken through to the Integration stage!"
"What?" Alice exclaimed with joy upon hearing this, "My great-grandfather broke through? That's great!"
With this, the Azure Luan clan, plus her, would have two cultivators in the Integration stage, wouldn't they?
A clan with one cultivator in the Integration stage could already be considered a top-tier clan. Now that there were two, it was naturally an even more top-tier clan.
"That's not right. Even if my great-grandfather broke through to the Integration stage, he shouldn't have been able to kill those two Integration stage cultivators!" Alice frowned.
"It's because a mysterious expert appeared. That mysterious expert killed the Star Sea Empire's Marshal Tuoba Lingyun and General Tuoba Ganglie!" Veradodo said.
"Could it be my man?" Alice asked excitedly.
"The message was brief, and I'm not sure," Veradodo said. "I feel the possibility is slim. After all, although Yang Feilong's talent is good, it's far inferior to yours. Perhaps your great-grandfather met an expert while wandering the world."
"Ah, I see. That's very possible." Alice felt a little disappointed. It was understandable; even if Yang Feilong's talent was extraordinary, how could he have the strength to kill Tuoba Lingyun in just four years?
After all, Tuoba Lingyun was a top-tier expert at the peak Integration stage and possessed a spiritual treasure.