Just as Li Qing was preparing to make another trip to Fire Cliff Cave and subdue the Profound Yellow True Flame, Lingyun Sect received an unexpected invitation.
This spirit-message invitation came from Carefree Sect!
Carefree Sect had actually taken the initiative to invite Lingyun Sect to their own ancestor's eight-hundredth birthday celebration. It was truly rather unbelievable.
The instant Xu Xia saw this invitation, he had even thought that the other side intended to negotiate peace.
But he quickly dismissed that notion, because no matter how he looked at it, this invitation did not seem well-intentioned.
He understood quite well the principle that one mountain could not contain two tigers, nor could the sky hold two suns.
Thus, Xu Xia immediately informed the various ancestors about the invitation and discussed this matter with them.
"Mm, your judgment is correct. This invitation is indeed ill-intentioned," Li Qing said with a light laugh.
It had not been many years since Carefree Sect had launched its massive assault against Lingyun Sect's mountain gate. It was only because of the Fourth-tier Great Formation that they had failed.
Now they had sent another invitation whose meaning was unclear. There was obviously a scheme behind it.
If the Qingling Region had been governed by three powerful Immortal Dao Sects, forming a three-legged balance, perhaps peace could have lasted for some time.
But unfortunately, there were only two Immortal Dao Sects. The two were destined to be unable to coexist.
Leaving aside the fact that Li Qing had long since slain their sect's Supreme Elder and forged an irreconcilable blood feud, judging solely from their enormous appetite, Carefree Sect would never be willing to share the Qingling Region's cultivation resources with Lingyun Sect.
"Wuji Ancestor, what exactly is Carefree Sect trying to do?" Xu Xia asked, his