Sunset gave way to moonrise!
Moonset gave way to sunrise!
Stone Ridge Mountain became quieter than ever before.
Mingyue led all the maidservants unwilling to take part in the Dao Lineage Dispute, guarding the Princess Consort and Madam Shi.
Some New Realm powerhouses who were likewise unwilling to participate in the Dao Lineage Dispute gathered their followers, packed up their valuables overnight, and left Stone Ridge Mountain.
Tang Wuming, Sima Zhao, and the others outside Stone Ridge Mountain sat upright in the Divine Hall, their brows tightly furrowed.
They had armies under their command.
But compared to hundreds of thousands of New Realm powerhouses and millions upon millions of Third Limit experts and monstrous prodigies, their meager forces would not even raise a ripple if they charged into Stone Ridge Mountain.
Inside Stone Ridge Mountain:
Hundreds of thousands of New Realm martial artists were divided into thirty-six enormous formations, occupying the area before the massive altar Chu Qing had built for Liuli's essence blood.
Behind them stood millions, nearly ten million Third Limit martial artists.
Facing the rising sun, they gazed into the distance and waited for Chu Qing.
They all knew that Chu Qing was terrifying, powerful, and bloodthirsty by nature.
But this time, they were unafraid.
Because:
"What we are doing follows the tide of the times."
"Whether it happens early or late, the outcome will be the same!"
Stone Ridge Mountain wants to grow stronger. Stone Ridge Mountain wants to become a colossal force."
"It must establish a single Dao lineage."
"And the sooner it is established, the better!"
Yet there were still things they did not say.
That was:
Stone Ridge Mountain was simply far too wealthy now.
Whether it was the Golden Silk White Jade piled up like small mountains,
or strange resources they had