Return to the Sect

It has been three full years since Lin Dong left the Eastern Xuan Region.

Three years ago, after that earth-shattering collision in the skies above the Demon Region, the major Super Sect outwardly ceased their fighting, but inwardly the situation became increasingly turbulent and unpredictable.

A year ago, Yuan Sect, the leader of the Eight Great Super Sects in the Eastern Xuan Region, suddenly launched a war against Talisman Valley, another of the Eight Great Super Sects, on the grounds that its previous Sect Master had been killed by Talisman Valley, and began a full-scale invasion of Talisman Valley's territory.

As one of only two sects among the Eight Great Super Sects that specialize in cultivating Mental Energy, Talisman Valley excels in talisman making and Artifact Refining, but does not rely on combat strength to increase its power, and its strength ranks far below the bottom of the eight.

Therefore, within just one month of the start of the war, most of the territory of Talisman Valley had already fallen.

Just as the major powers of the Eastern Xuan Region were preparing to observe this Super Sect war, the Six Great Sects Super Sect of the Dao Sect, Nine Heavens Supreme Pure Palace, Primeval Desolation Hall, Sword Sect, Divine Sect, Myriad Puppet Sect suddenly launched an attack, pushing the Yuan Sect army back out of the Talisman Valley territory in one fell swoop.

This series of unexpected changes immediately stunned all the forces, large and small, in the Eastern Xuan Region.

Caught off guard by the Six Great Sects powerful sects' betrayal, Yuan Sect was filled with shock and rage. Suppressing his anger, he issued a stern warning to the Six Great Sects Super Sect that had interfered:

The conflict between the Yuan Sect and Talisman Valley is a private feud and has no connection with any other sects. No unrelated sect is allowed to interfere in the war between the two, otherwise, don't blame Yuan Sect for retaliating afterwards. Don't say you weren't warned.

However, something even more shocking happened.

Just one hour after the Yuan Sect issued its ultimatum, in response, the Seven Great Super Sects announced at the Dao Sect Ancestral Court that they had formed an offensive and defensive alliance and launched a full-scale war against the Yuan Sect.

This more forceful response undoubtedly surprised everyone.

Even the Yuan Sect, the party involved, fell into an unusual silence amidst their bewilderment. How could their strategy of slowly boiling a frog in water, which they had been pondering for many years, have died in the womb before it could even be implemented?

Who leaked the information?!

A month later, the Yuan Sect, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised a large army and launched a frenzied counterattack against the Seven Great Sects Seven Great Super Sects, determined to perish together with them.

Yuan Sect's actions have left the onlookers completely baffled.

As the leader of the Eight Great Super Sects, Yuan Sect is indeed strong, but can it withstand the combined forces of the other Seven Great Super Sects? Yuan Sect only has three experts at the Samsara Stage, while the Seven Great Sects have eight.

But the fact is, the Yuan Sect really did manage to fight the Seven Great Sects allied powers to a draw.

At the beginning of the great battle, more than a dozen experts at the Samsara Stage suddenly emerged from the Yuan Sect Ancestral Court and launched a fierce attack on the Seven Great Alliance, leaving the Seven Great Sects early-stage forces in a state of chaos.

However, with the advancement of two prodigies, Ying Huanhuan Dao Sect Ling Qingzhu of the Nine Heavens Supreme Pure Palace, into the Samsara Stage, the Seven Great Sects Powers, having gained the support of two newly recruited Samsara Stage experts, quickly stabilized their battle lines, and the war entered a stalemate.

What followed was a fierce battle that dazzled the onlookers.

All-out attack, feinting to the east while attacking in the west, deceiving the enemy, buying spies and using agents... every tactic that appeared in military books was used in creative ways by both sides.

Finally, the Seven Great Sects factions pulled a decisive move, revealing the Yuan Sect's collusion with the Yi Mo and completely exposing the Yuan Sect's true nature.

Faced with irrefutable evidence, no matter how Yuan Sect tried to deny it, they could not clear their name. This led to the defection of most of the forces that had previously cheered for the Yuan Sect, turning what was once an internal war into a resistance against external forces.

Due to the Seven Great Sects Ones' decisive actions, which pushed the battle line beyond the Yuan Region, the Yuan Sect had become a pariah in the Eastern Xuan Region.

It wasn't until the Three Great Yuan Gate Giants, who had been holding back, joined the battle that the battle lines were reversed by a small portion, allowing them to barely split the Eastern Xuan Region with the Seven Great Alliance. However, they were unable to advance any further, and the battle reached a complete stalemate.

Dao Sect, as the host of the Seven Great Sects Alliances, and possessing three Samsara Stage experts (on the surface), has become the undisputed leader of the Sect Alliance, shouldering the responsibility of counterattacking the main force of the Yuan Sect army.

As the leader of the Seven Great Super Sects, the Dao Sect, which absorbed the nourishment of the entire Eastern Xuan Region, also saw its strength expand rapidly during the war, quickly growing into a super behemoth.

On this day, the high-ranking members of the Dao Sect, led by the Dao Sect Master Ying Xuanzi, arrived at the depths of the Desolate Hall and mobilized the Dao Sect's elite forces to seal off an area of eight hundred miles around.

One after another, powerful figures appeared strangely in the sky. The eight figures lined up in a row were the eight hall Vice Hall Master of the Four Halls of the Dao Sect.

Having been tempered by war, the eight hall Hall Master have made rapid progress in strength. The four main Hall Master are all experts at the Death Mysterious Stage, Major Achievement, and the four Vice Hall Masters are all experts at the Death Mysterious Stage, Minor Achievement.

However, the eight Hall Masters, who held a prestigious position in the Dao Sect, humbly took a backseat, respectfully guarding a tall, slender figure in front of them.

The figure was a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, wearing a loose white cloth robe and black cloth shoes. His rugged face had a faint glow, as translucent as warm jade.

A rich Reincarnation swirled around this refined middle-aged man, flowing constantly, almost materializing him completely.

Yes, the Dao Sect Master is already a top-tier Samsara Stage expert who has touched upon Reincarnation. One more small step forward and he will stand at the pinnacle of the Tianxuan Continent in the Reincarnation Stage.

"Sect Master, the area within eight hundred li has been sealed off by us."

As the undisputed head of the four halls, Chen Zhen, the Hall Master of the Desolate Hall, stepped forward to report.

"Very good. Are the camps and tents for 200,000 troops ready?" Ying Xuanzi nodded slightly.

"I'm ready, but..."

Chen Zhen thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "But Sect Master, will a full 200,000 elite troops really descend? It can't be 20,000, can it?"

"Of course it's true, that little guy personally sent back the message."

"As for whether there really are 200,000 troops, we will know soon enough. Judging by the time, it should be about that soon."

Ying Xuanzi cast his gaze into the endless void, as if he vaguely saw something.

"Boom!!!"

The next moment, an incredibly thick silver beam of light suddenly shot out from the void. Its dazzling brilliance was enough for the entire Dao Sect Ancestral Court to see this extraordinary phenomenon. The silver waves swept out like a vast ocean, engulfing the entire airspace that the Dao Sect had specially sealed off.

"Buzz!"

As the silver waves dissipated, a vast, endless black ocean silently appeared in the world, with warriors clad in black armor forming an endless steel jungle in neat rows.

Hundreds of thousands of elite troops stood proudly between heaven and earth, as if they were one.

"Hiss, two hundred thousand troops, that's probably more than that."

The several Hall Masters of Chen Zhen subconsciously exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock.

Not to mention the elite Dao Sect responsible for sealing off the surrounding area, all of whom stared blankly at the black ocean that blotted out the sky. The terrifying aura and intense killing intent had materialized, and there was no army like it in the entire Eastern Xuan Region.

Where did they come from?!