A Debt of Gratitude Weighs Heavier Than Mount Tai

"A debt of gratitude weighs heavier than Mount Tai..."

Inside a quiet chamber of Infinite Palace, High Person Wen Yuan sat behind a desk and let out a long sigh.

Chu Liang sat obediently before him without saying a word.

Just moments ago, after much difficulty, Chu Liang had finally met with the three principals of Battle Mausoleum Mountain, Great Age Dao, and Yushan Academy. The dean of Yushan Academy had even come in person, showing considerable sincerity.

After much coaxing and persuasion, he had sent Yun Chaoxian, Feng Chaoyang, and Zhang Chen away, then immediately hurried here to report the information he had gathered to High Person Wen Yuan—naturally, that had been the purpose of those three immortal sects in meeting him.

Battle Mausoleum Mountain was likewise a martial immortal sect with a long inheritance. But unlike the Heavenly Gang Sect, they practiced more battle-array martial arts, combining beast-taming techniques and formation arts with martial cultivation.

It was widely said throughout the cultivation world that in a one-on-one duel between disciples of martial sects, the Heavenly Gang Sect would surely defeat Battle Mausoleum Mountain. But in a ten-versus-ten battle, the two sides might be evenly matched; in a hundred-versus-hundred battle, Battle Mausoleum Mountain would most likely prevail.

Among the court's great generals, there had always been quite a few who came from Battle Mausoleum Mountain, so they also maintained close ties with the Yu Dynasty military.

Yet because they lacked outstanding peak experts, Battle Mausoleum Mountain had never counted as particularly remarkable among the immortal sects. The current mountain master, Qiu Fenglie, was considered the most powerful of all the sect's generations, with cultivation at the peak of the Seventh Realm.

Taking into account their number of disciples and the strength of their battle arrays, Battle Mausoleum Mountain's true