The Situation in the Nine Provinces, Withered Wood Saint

Inside the main hall of the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

Chen Ning sat at the head of the table, while Cang Yue, Su Ling'er, Meng Yuyi, and other high-ranking members of the Dragon-Seeking Sect stood in two rows.

At this time.

Xiao Yuan of the Black Dragon Clan is reporting the current situation in Nine Provinces to everyone.

"The Heaven-Praying Hall in Lan Province has been severely damaged by the people of the Shattered Star Realm and is on the verge of collapse."

"The territories of forces such as the Yama Holy Sect in Qian Province have also fallen into the hands of the Shattered Star Realm."

Thunder Province has completely fallen and become the Holy Alliance's headquarters, with all of its main forces stationed Thunder Province.

"Cloud Province is struggling to hold on, but the odds are against it."

As they listened to the reports, everyone present grew serious.

The Shattered Star Realm is coming on strong.

The strong are numerous.

It has the potential to swallow up the entire land of Nine Provinces.

The super powers of several major states suffered repeated defeats, utterly powerless against the Holy Alliance.

"Lord Dragon, all the states are now in peril, and all forces are flocking to Central Province and my Spirit Province."

Xiao Yuan then reported.

Chen Ning nodded slightly.

Looking at the overall situation across the Nine Provinces, only the Central Province and the Spirit Province remain unscathed at this moment.

Central Province is home to several major powers, including Heavenly Lake, the Asura Divine Sect, and the Yin-Yang Holy Land.

The Holy Alliance seemed quite wary and dared not invade for the time being.

In the past few days, Chen Ning took the initiative to eliminate the remaining Holy Alliance forces within Spirit Province Territory.

It can be said that...

The only two remaining pristine lands are Central Province and Spirit Province.

However, even now...

Neither of the two realms had Saint to intervene.

This is a potential balance.

It is also an invisible contest.

The fact that the Holy Alliance has not produced Saint is forcing the Saint of the Nine Provinces Realm to make the first move.

Once the cards are revealed first.

This means acknowledging that the Nine Provinces Realm has lost ground.

In that case, we've already lost a step.

Thunder Province.

What was originally the territory of the Four Symbols Immortal Sect has now become the headquarters of the Holy Alliance.

The White Bone Saint looked at the map of the Nine Provinces that had materialized in the void and rubbed his temples.

Now.

Chaos has broken out throughout the Nine Provinces, and even the most powerful forces have been defeated and are no match for the might of the Holy Alliance.

But.

Apart from Central Province, Spirit Province was also completely unharmed.

This was completely unexpected.

According to the original plan, the Holy Alliance's strategy was to encircle the Central Province Plains.

It made Heavenly Lake unable to breathe.

However, the existence of the gap in Spirit Province allows Central Province to still deploy troops at a leisurely pace.

Defeat them one by one.

Spirit Province is a vast and resource-rich land, and Heavenly Lake offers even more tactical options.

The White Bone Saint frowned slightly. Beside him were a group of high-ranking members of the Holy Alliance.

"Your Saint Venerable, the Spirit Province, the number one force on the Heaven Ranking, is guarding Dragon-Seeking Sect. Lin Zhentian clearly underestimated them, and ended up causing the annihilation of hundreds of members of the Holy Alliance."

"It's just the Dragon-Seeking Sect, and there's no Saint to oversee it. Lin Zhentian is just incompetent! If I were to go, I would uproot the Dragon-Seeking Sect completely."

Both of the speakers were among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Stars.

And it's among the top-ranked entities.

They hold an extremely high position within the entire Holy Alliance.

The White Bone Saint surveyed the crowd and then said, "Occupying Spirit Province will force Central Province to cease its complacency. Whether it's war or negotiations, the initiative will be in the hands of our Holy Alliance. Therefore, Spirit Province must be taken!"

All the high-ranking members of the Holy Alliance nodded in agreement and volunteered for the battle.

Just then, an untimely voice rang out:

"Your Saint Venerable, why go through all this trouble? Just give the order, and let the blood flow like rivers in every state. I don't believe Heavenly Lake will be able to sit idly by then."

"You're going to slaughter civilians?"

Some people understood the implied meaning.

After the Holy Alliance descended, the Saint Venerable issued an order to only wage war against major powers and to kill only cultivators.

Spare the civilians.

Now, it's clear that person intends to slaughter civilians to force Heavenly Lake to surrender.

The White Bone Saint, his expression calm, retorted, "Slaughtering civilians? Do you want the Nine Provinces Realm to become the next Shattered Star Realm?"

The man was speechless for a moment.

The White Bone Saint continued, "Our Holy Alliance seeks a way to survive, not to come to the Nine Provinces Realm through countless hardships to dig our own graves."

Everyone's expression darkened.

"The Holy Alliance is at war with the super powers of the Nine Provinces Realm. Regardless of victory or defeat, the Nine Provinces Realm will continue to operate as usual. However, once bloodshed and devastation occur, Heavenly Lake will fight the Holy Alliance to the death."

"At that time, there will still be no way out! What will bury us is not Heavenly Lake, but the Beyond the Heavens!"

The White Bone Saint spoke in a chilling tone.

It sent a chill down everyone's spine.

The Beyond the Heavens may allow chaos to the Nine Provinces Realm.

However, if they want to destroy the Nine Provinces Realm, the Beyond the Heavens will intervene, and none of the Holy Alliance members will survive.

"Wasn't the Saint Venerable One clear enough? You lot, stop coming up with such terrible ideas..."

At this time.

An elderly man, trembling and unsteady, walked in. Everyone was startled upon seeing him and immediately stood up to greet him.

Those who come.

He is one of the five peak experts of the Holy Alliance.

The leader of the Hollow Void Holy Cult, one of the Five Great Saint Sects.

The Withered Wood Saint.

Upon seeing him, the White Bone Saint also slightly bowed.

"Saint Venerable, there's no need for you to bow to me. I've only come to see what my Holy Alliance's next steps are."

As he spoke.

His smile faded, and he said coldly, "After all this time, you still haven't forced Central Province to reveal his trump card. Is it because your plan was flawed? Or are you all incompetent, dragging down the Saint Venerable?"

"Withered Wood Saint, please forgive us! It is our incompetence that has led to this!"

All the Heavenly Gang Star knelt down.

Terrified.

They weren't so careful when facing the Saint Venerable because the Saint Venerable was a good person, or rather, a weak person.

But the Withered Wood Saint is different.

This old man appeared frail and weak, yet he paved the Great Dao of Decay and Withering.

Ruthless.

Murder is invisible.

It is said that the deaths of the White Bone Saint's offspring and disciples were all secretly manipulated by him.

Now.

While it seemed that he was reprimanding his subordinates, the White Bone Saint could tell that the Withered Wood Saint was merely using a veiled insult.

It is not these Heavenly Gang Star who are incompetent.

It was he who made the plans.

"Withered Wood Saint, please don't make things difficult for them. There may be a battle with Heavenly Lake, and Heavenly Gang Star still has heavy responsibilities to bear."

"Since the Saint Venerable is protecting you, I will spare your lives for now, but I want you to produce some results."

The Withered Wood Saint regained his sinister smile.

The White Bone Saint said calmly, "Rest assured, once we capture Spirit Province, Central Province will surely reveal its trump card!"

How to seize it?

"We'll go together!"

Several Heavenly Gang Star rose to their feet, confidently declaring, "Rest assured, Withered Wood Saint, we will surely seize Spirit Province within three days!"

"Good! I'll be waiting for your good news."

The Withered Wood Saint laughed and left.

The Heavenly Gang Star also set off immediately.

This time.

To ensure everything went perfectly, six of the Heavenly Gang Star were dispatched.

Besides.

More than twenty powerful warriors from the Heaven Martial Realm beneath the Heavenly Gang Star were dispatched.

There are also more than fifty Martial Venerable experts.

This lineup is truly terrifying.

"I've heard that the Dragon-Seeking Sect is full of stunningly beautiful women, like fairies who Qingcheng. When the time comes, I must be the one to choose first."

A man with scars on his face laughed heartily.

The scar looked like a worm in the sunlight, wriggling as it spoke.