Hearing that the upper echelons of the five great lineages in Shangyuan City had all been transferred away, Lin Bai and Chu Zimo could not help feeling somewhat astonished.
At this perilous juncture, having the core forces of a lineage pulled away was a tremendous blow to any lineage.
Moreover, Shangyuan City was not exactly peaceful at present. Martial artists fleeing from all directions were entering the city, which in itself was an enormous and unstable hidden danger.
"It's not just Shangyuan City. From what this old man has learned, the lineages in the various surrounding cities, as well as the sects in the nearby blessed lands and spirit mountains, have all had some of their upper echelons leave their lineages and sects."
The middle-aged man added another sentence.
Chu Zimo looked at Lin Bai with a gloomy expression. He had already more or less guessed where those upper echelons had gone.
"Is there any other news?" After calmly thinking for a moment, Lin Bai asked the middle-aged man again.
"Other news... there's plenty of it." The middle-aged man gave a bitter smile. "The flames of war have already been ignited. All kinds of rumors and news are flying everywhere from every direction. I wonder which aspect of the news Prince Qin is asking about?"
"The war in the north," Lin Bai said in a low voice.
They had already been in the territory of the Seven Nights Divine Sect for some time, and Lin Bai had also seen a map of its territory. Judging from Shangyuan City's location, the area where the Seven Nights Divine Sect and Phoenix Valley were currently waging a great war was precisely the northern part of the Seven Nights Divine Sect's territory.
"The situation isn't looking good." The middle-aged man immediately answered upon hearing