On Danxia Peak.
Because of Luo Chen's return, the previously somewhat restless atmosphere calmed down in almost no time.
A stabilizing pillar of the sea—nothing could describe it better.
Yet today, cultivators continuously streamed in and out of the Battle Hall.
Their urgent, anxious expressions aroused the curiosity of those familiar with the Battle Hall cultivators.
"What happened?"
"It's rare to see so many Web cultivators appearing all at once, isn't it?"
Faced with these curious questions,
the Web cultivators responsible for gathering and processing intelligence shot them savage, hawk-like glares.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
With that, they carried heaps of dossiers into the Battle Hall.
"This is the latest intelligence from the year and a half since you left."
"This pile contains the general intelligence on Sky Wave Immortal City gathered during the five years since the Web was established."
"This final pile of newly delivered dossiers was collected by Su Xiaolin through numerous channels, at great effort and great expense, after receiving your orders. It has already been sorted urgently. Though it is still somewhat disordered and incomplete, anything related to the Upper Sect War is basically here."
Inside the Battle Hall, Sima Hui Niang sorted the bamboo slips into categories and laid them before Luo Chen.
Battle Hall Master Sima Xian and his subordinate, Web Elder Su Xiaolin, stood at either side, ready to receive orders at any time.
Looking at the densely packed dossiers, Luo Chen took a deep breath.
Without finding the trouble burdensome, Luo Chen spread open a bamboo slip and began reading it carefully.
"In October of Mountain Sea Calendar 3408, Han Zhan, Supreme Elder of the Fallen Cloud Sect, broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage and strongly advocated reclaiming three large marketplaces and seven small marketplaces within Fallen Cloud