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"Chenyang Sect invaded our Azure Emperor Sect, using more than a dozen nearby small sects' third-level outposts as a breakthrough point. They charged straight in and shattered the Azure Emperor Sect's third defensive line. It wasn't until they were stopped at the second defensive line that the Ancestor finally received the news. By the time he rushed back from wherever he had been, which was the day he met us, the war had already reached the main sect!" Huaxia Yue briefly pieced together the timeline.
"So, according to that, our small sect is considered a relatively remote place? We were only affected afterward?" I hurriedly asked.
"That should be the case. The attack came extremely suddenly. To confuse us, Chenyang Sect didn't recall many of the disciples stationed outside, precisely to create the illusion that they were still patrolling against hostile sects and thereby mislead us. In reality, they had already launched an attack elsewhere. Many of the disciples had no idea, and as for the third-level small sects, the conflict only spread to us later." Huaxia Yue explained it to me.
I pondered for a moment before saying, "So that means Li Poxiao has been searching for us for some time, and things on his end are probably helpless as well."
"Forget him—even immortals of the Four Tribulations or Five Tribulations are no more than leaves in a storm in this war. They can't control their own fates. Aren't we also unable to contact those people from before?" Xue Qingcheng said.
"Exactly. This war has truly spread far and wide. The fighting at the first defensive line lasted for several days and nights. It only stopped when the Ancestor arrived and battled Chenyang Sect's Ancestor until heaven and earth blurred, with both sides suffering losses. And even that