The message in the jade slip was extremely clear: the Thunder Punishment Sect had been annihilated overnight. The most fundamental reason was, shockingly, the collapse of the Thunder Punishment Sect's secret realm and the invasion of Demonic Beasts.
Everyone knew that the Thunder Punishment Sect possessed a secret realm where Demonic Beasts appeared, and the sect had always used it to temper its disciples.
In the Eastern Domain, the Thunder Punishment Sect could be called a forbidden ground for Demonic Beasts. The cultivation methods and martial skills they honed possessed an extremely powerful restraining effect against Demonic Beasts.
Yet such a top-tier force had actually been destroyed at the hands of Demonic Beasts.
"Is this what they mean by standing by the river often enough and eventually getting your shoes wet?"
Lin Xuan could not help muttering, feeling that it was utterly absurd.
"This incident is very strange. According to the intelligence, the secret realm collapsed without warning, so quickly that even the Thunder Punishment Sect failed to react."
Xu Yan sighed.
Yu Bing echoed from the side, "The Demonic Beasts were the source, but Heaven Desolate Sacred Land and Limitless Sacred Land were involved as well. There are even traces of the Scarlet Sun Hou Clan and the Wolf Clan, the two great Demon Race clans."
"With such strength, even two more Thunder Punishment Sects would probably be wiped out in an instant."
Lin Xuan nodded silently. There was not a single flaw in Yu Bing's analysis; if anything, she had been conservative.
Even Divine Firmament as it was now might not be able to react swiftly upon suddenly facing such a situation. Major losses would be inevitable.
"Do the higher-ups know about this?"
Lin Xuan looked toward Xu Yan.
"They already know. They've even sent reinforcements to the