Both the Bimu Clan and the Spirit Phoenix Clan were already here, and they had come with their own people.
“The Bimu Clan and the Spirit Phoenix Clan have both arrived!” The expressions of the Wang family’s half-step Martial Saints grew grave.
Facing two great beast clans at once would put enormous pressure on them.
The rest of the group also turned solemn, yet none showed fear. They continued flying forward until they reached the edge of the spirit pool.
Lin Xiao swept his gaze across the water. Amidst the thick mist, a patch of white lotus flowers bloomed brilliantly. Within the blossoms, faint signs of lotus seeds could already be seen.
Once the lotus produced seeds, the spirit lotus roots would be fully mature.
Clearly, that patch of spirit lotus roots would ripen very soon.
Lin Xiao’s eyes could not help brightening. There really were spirit lotus roots here.
If he could seize them, he might truly be able to break through quickly and raise his strength another full layer.
After examining the lotus roots, Lin Xiao followed the Wang family’s line of sight and looked toward the two beast-clan groups.
Both beast clans were staring at them with predatory intent.
“That is the Bimu Clan. Their vitality is terrifyingly strong. Their spirit nucleus can move to any part of the body. As long as the nucleus is not struck, even if the head is severed it will regrow,” Wang Qi explained in a low voice beside him. He did not sound particularly tense.
Lin Xiao was inwardly shocked. He had personally witnessed the Bimu Clan’s vitality. It was indeed monstrous. Even having its head chopped off had allowed it to regenerate.
What truly startled him was that their spirit nucleus could actually move.
In that case, killing one in a single strike would be far more difficult unless the entire body was obliterated.
“This is not a place for humans!” At that moment, an elder from the Bimu Clan group ahead on the left spoke coldly to the humans.
“Treasures of heaven and earth belong to all living creatures. Why would the Wang family be forbidden from coming?” one of the Wang half-step Martial Saints retorted, his aura in no way inferior.
“Hmph! This is beast-clan territory. Since you have trespassed, do not blame us for being impolite!” the half-step Martial Saint elder from the Spirit Phoenix Clan also spoke icily, radiating hostility toward the Wang group.
“Whether this is beast-clan territory is not for you to decide!” the other Wang half-step Martial Saint declared forcefully.
“Exactly!” Just then, a clear voice rang out from the southwest.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen figures flew toward them.
There were fifteen in total: five youths, five middle-aged cultivators, and five elders.
Every one wore pure white robes. They were spirited and bore an ethereal aura. Whether elder or youth, none were exceptions.
Among the youths were two women. One appeared about twenty-five, the other twenty. Both were breathtakingly beautiful and exuded extraordinary grace.
Among the five elders was an old woman whose features remained refined, with only faint wrinkles and some grey in her hair.
She looked no more than fifty years of age.
Terrifying spiritual pressure radiated from around her head, filling the heavens and earth in all directions.
The one who had just spoken was precisely this old woman.
Beside her stood another elder who emitted spiritual pressure of similar intensity, though his hair was completely white and he appeared considerably older.
“A high-grade spirit-controller team!” Lin Xiao was stunned.
All fifteen were spirit controllers, and none were low-grade. The old woman and one of the elders had actually reached seventh-grade advanced spirit-controller realm.
Seventh-grade advanced spirit controllers were utterly terrifying existences. In Yang Province, Lin Xiao had only ever heard that the Valley Master of Spirit Phoenix Valley had reached that level.
He had never expected two to appear here at once.
Given her bone age of barely fifty, that old woman was almost certainly a fearsome competitor heading to Spirit Pool Island for the Continental Spirit Controller Grand Competition.
Besides those two, there were four seventh-grade intermediate spirit controllers. Three were elders, while the fourth was the twenty-five-year-old woman.
The remaining nine were all seventh-grade primary spirit controllers.
Spirit controllers could fuse their spiritual power for combined attacks. The fused spiritual might of fifteen high-grade spirit controllers would be horrifying.
This was an absolutely terrifying team.
“Why is there such a powerful spirit-controller team here?” Lin Xiao wondered inwardly.
“People from the Tantai Clan of Southwest Zhu Province have arrived,” Wang Qi said quietly beside him.
“The Tantai Clan?” Only then did everything click for Lin Xiao.
No wonder such a high-grade spirit-controller team had appeared.
They were from the Tantai Clan, one of the eight great clans of the Central Continent.
Unlike the Ji Clan, Wang Clan, and the other six great clans, the Tantai Clan focused primarily on spiritual power. They possessed an enormous number of spirit controllers.
They were unquestionably the most feared of the eight great clans. Others might dare to attack the other seven clans, but no one dared to strike the Tantai Clan.
Imagine an army of spirit controllers fusing their spiritual power into a single attack. How terrifying would that be?
Simply unimaginable.
Moreover, high-grade spirit controllers possessed countless insidious methods that were impossible to guard against.
“Elder Wenjun, Elder Qiuping!” The Wang half-step Martial Saints saluted the two seventh-grade advanced spirit controllers.
Although Southern Yan Province and Southwest Zhu Province bordered each other, and the Wang and Tantai clans were competitors, if something happened to the Wang Clan the Tantai Clan would circle around to pick the bones, and vice versa, the two provinces were simply too vast. In truth, the Wang and Tantai clans were extremely far apart and had little direct conflict.
Right now, with the beast clans hostile toward all humans, the Tantai Clan could be considered allies of the Wang Clan.
With the Tantai Clan present, facing two great beast clans would be far easier for the Wang family.
“Elder Wang Wei, Elder Wang Rong, I trust you have been well,” the old woman named Tantai Wenjun returned the salute.
The other elder also exchanged greetings with the second Wang half-step Martial Saint. Clearly they knew one another.
“Hmph! So what if two great clans have come? Taking something from us beast clans will not be that easy!” the Bimu Clan elder snorted again, though a trace of wariness appeared on his face when he looked at the Tantai group.
“Is that so?” At that moment, another aged voice rang out, carrying an overbearing tone.
Immediately afterwards, more than twenty figures flew toward them from another direction.
