"At the very time of the Queen Mother's Flat Peach Dharma Banquet."
"Of the thirteen provinces across the four seas of the mortal realm, which one was not peaceful? Yet you insist on stirring up trouble at a time like this."
"I do not care what backing you have behind you. If things go badly for me, then even if I must give up my position as Wanchuan Prefecture City God, I will report this to the Censorate Office. Then we shall see what fate awaits you."
Hearing Qingde Divine Lord's words, the heads of the five great Void Refinement immortal clans were all somewhat bewildered. They looked at one another, until the head of the Void Refinement Bai Clan was the first to ask, "May I ask, City God, what exactly is going on?"
The head of the Void Refinement Huang Clan said even more urgently, "Divine Lord, how would we dare cause trouble and act recklessly at a time like this? Could there be some misunderstanding?"
The Void Refinement Sun, Liu, and Qian Clans all chimed in agreement.
Seeing this, Qingde Divine Lord became suspicious as well. Could it truly be that these Void Refinement immortal clans were not the ones causing trouble?
Just as the atmosphere in the hall grew stifling, a minor official hurried in to report, "City God! City God! Something terrible has happened!"
Before the minor official had even steadied himself after entering the hall, he blurted out impatiently, "City God, Spirit Stones are in critical shortage across hundreds of provinces, including Jing Province, Willow Province, and Ming Province! Chaos has already erupted throughout those provinces. All Nascent Soul- and Spirit Transformation-level factions have fallen into internal strife. Rogue cultivators have even joined forces with a host of small sects and minor schools to