Race to the Demonic Forbidden Grounds

People naturally calmed down after hearing this announcement. Since they could also enter the Forbidden Grounds, nothing else matters. As for the corrupted people, since the Union would take care of them, they had no problem with that.

But then, another question was raised after the Union President's announcement.

Since they could enter, then these small sects and the vagabond cultivators made another demand. The Sacred Grounds knew when and where the Forbidden Grounds would emerge. And the demand of these small sects and vagabond cultivators was for these Sacred Grounds to make the method public.

But the President of the Union denied their demand saying that the "method" was obtained by the Sacred Grounds themselves and it has nothing to do with the Union. If Sacred Grounds is interested in making the "method" public, then it is up to them. The Union will never cross the limits of the rules they made.

Very soon, everyone received a response from the Sacred Grounds. The answer was well within their expectations which was obvious.

The answer was NO!

The small sects and the vagabond cultivators were disappointed. But then they knew that the chance to enter the Forbidden Grounds was itself the biggest gain they had after all the commotion. They should not cross the line since they knew how terrifying the Union and the Sacred Grounds are.

But it doesn't mean that they will sit ideally. They once again demanded Sacred Grounds make the "method" public. And the Sacred Grounds once again didn't agree.

These small sects didn't try to make this issue big. They didn't want to make the Sacred Grounds angry. If the Sacred Grounds took them seriously, then they will face their wrath. And their wrath will bring doom to them. So these small sects stopped making any further demands.

Since then entering the Forbidden Grounds was no longer Forbidden. But since the small sects and vagabond cultivators lacked the "method", they didn't know when and where the Forbidden Ground would emerge.

This is why these Sacred Grounds were always the first to reach any Forbidden Grounds. But it doesn't mean that they are the only ones to enter.

Since the emergence of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds was so grand, it naturally attracted the attention of the nearby smaller sects and the vagabond cultivators.

And it won't be long before they learn about the emergence of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds. And they will naturally send their youngsters to enter the Demonic Forbidden Grounds.

Since it is inevitable for these nearby smaller sects and the vagabond cultivators to stop, the Sacred Grounds would rather go and seize the initiative to send their youngsters to take advantage.

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The emergence of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds naturally attracted the attention of the nearby smaller sects and the vagabond cultivators.

The commotion caused by the emergence of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds was not small. So, it would be strange if such a level of commotion failed to attract their attention.

"What the hell is that?"

"What are these terrifying black clouds!"

"This sinister feeling... I have never sensed something like this before!"

People who were unaware of the reason were shocked. They had never seen such a thing before. So it terrified them.

Meanwhile, the upper echelon of the various nearby influential families and sects set up an emergency meeting.

After a short discussion, they all came to the same conclusion. They all decided to do the same thing. They all gave the same orders to their people.

Investigate!

As soon as they received their orders, the elite investigation teams went to investigate the reason behind such a huge commotion.

It took around 3 hours, but they finally found the reason behind such a huge commotion.

In the beginning, they all had a vague idea. But when they saw the elders from the Sacred Grounds, their doubts were cleared. They all went back and informed their findings to the upper echelons of their respective organisations.

And when they heard the findings of their respective investigation teams, the upper echelons couldn't remain calm.

Earlier they had suspected the possibility of the emergence of the Forbidden Grounds. Even though these small sects and organisations don't have the "method", they still know the phenomena and disturbances the emergence of the Forbidden Grounds could cause.

So they had their suspicions at first. But when they received the confirmation from the investigation teams, even though they were well prepared, when the results were still announced, they could no longer remain calm.

After a while, they came back to their senses. They all shouted without giving a damn about their dignity.

"Assemble all the Core Disciples... no, all the disciples who are at the Elementary Stage immediately!"

"No matter what they are doing, assemble every Elementary Stage cultivator at once!"

"What do you mean by Kohen is in closed-door seclusion? Just give a kick to his ass and bring him here! Do you even know what kind of opportunity he will miss for his stupid reason?"

All the top echelons of the small sects and influential families were frantic. Entering the Forbidden Grounds means a one-way ticket to becoming a top shot in the entire Mortal World!

Even though their disciples might lose their lives, which opportunity wasn't filled with dangers?

If even a single disciple is made out alive from the Forbidden Grounds, it will lift their Sect's status to the next level.

Becoming another Sacred Ground was no longer impossible!

Even though the chances were slim, it was still well within the realm of possibility!

So, all the local powerhouses were busy preparing to raid the Demonic Forbidden Grounds. They all decided among themselves to not leak this news to any other factions no matter what.

But such a piece of news can't be hidden for long, especially when the Demonic Forbidden Grounds made such a grand entry.

Very soon the news spread all over the nearby Sects and the influential families. They all learned what was happening after a small investigation.

Suddenly, the emergence of Demonic Forbidden Grounds made the nearby sects and cultivation families busy.

Even the Vagabond Cultivators learned the news about the emergence of the Demonic Forbidden Grounds. They all were stunned.

Suddenly, all of them walked towards the same direction. They all rushed in the direction of Demonic Forbidden Grounds.

They all were well aware that the elders from the Sacred Grounds would be there. And the disciples of the Sacred Grounds will take all the good stuff available in the Demonic Forbidden Grounds. They had the advantage of knowing where the Forbidden Ground would emerge.

So, it is obvious that they will take all the good stuff before they reach the location. And they can't do anything about it. Their entry into Demonic Forbidden Grounds was itself a thing they found worthy of celebrating. They don't want to mess with that.

But they can take the 'scraps'. 'Scraps' are those materials which the disciples of the Sacred Ground don't find precious enough.

But in the eyes of these small sects and influential families, those 'scraps' were like priceless treasures.