Besieging the Immortal Cloud Sect

Yan Mountain.

As one of the Ten Great Sects of Jing Province, the Immortal Cloud Sect's Yan Mountain—and even Lin Yan City at its foot—had always been exceedingly prosperous. The flow of people passing through each day was nearly comparable to Jing Province City. Yet today, an oppressive atmosphere hung over this bustling city, carrying the faint pressure of a storm about to break.

This feeling had arisen because every arrangement related to the Immortal Cloud Sect within the city had been moved back to Yan Mountain.

There was no lack of well-informed people in the city, and rumors had quietly spread that Purple Star Mountain, Jiangteng Mountain, and Luoyun Pavilion had joined forces with the intent of swallowing up the Ten Great Sects of Jing Province. The Immortal Cloud Sect, being closest to Purple Star Mountain, had become their first target.

As soon as these rumors emerged, they stirred no small commotion throughout Lin Yan City.

Fang Xuan had once sent Pei Donglai to Purple Star Mountain with a "visiting card," and everyone had been waiting for Fang Xuan to pay a visit to the mountain. Yet more than a month had passed, and since the battle in Jing Province City, Fang Xuan had vanished without a trace.

Purple Star Mountain, Jiangteng Mountain, and Luoyun Pavilion had gradually changed from uneasy apprehension to swaggering arrogance.

Now, at the Immortal Cloud Sect's stronghold south of Lin Yan City, the atmosphere was exceptionally tense. Hurried figures moved back and forth through the estate, fortifying the vast courtyard with extreme vigilance.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the spacious council hall was even more grave. Those present were all core members of the Immortal Cloud Sect, their faces solemn.

Among the Ten Great Sects of Jing Province, they had always kept one