A few days later, news spread throughout the entire Central Continent: Ice River Valley, which had stood in the Central Continent for hundreds of years, had been uprooted by Pill Fire Pavilion, an obscure small faction from the Pill Region. Its valley master, Ice Venerable, remained missing.
As soon as the news emerged, the entire Central Continent was thrown into an uproar.
Within the thousand-meter-high tower of Sacred Pill City, an expert hurried over through an emergency Space Channel. Without hesitation, he flew toward the tower's top floor, the residence symbolizing the highest authority.
Upon receiving this news, the three great giants of the Pill Tower gathered once more. Xuan Kongzi had the expert who had just reported to him repeat the information to the other two.
"We have just received news that several days ago, someone sensed immense energy fluctuations at the location of Ice River Valley, suggesting that multiple Dou Zuns had fought there. Then, over the past few days, Pill Fire Pavilion led all its elders and disciples in targeted attacks on several Ice River Valley outposts across the Central Continent. All Ice River Valley disciples were killed. What is rather strange is that the bodies of those dead disciples bore the aura of Ice River Valley's unique Ice Venerable Force. These incidents drew the attention of interested parties, who then went to Ice River Valley and discovered that it had already become a field of ruins. All Ice River Valley disciples had disappeared, but an expert skilled in sensing discovered that Ice Venerable was the last to leave the place, and concluded that Ice Venerable had not yet fallen."
This expert relayed the intelligence he had gathered to the three people holding the greatest authority in the Pill Tower.
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