That night, the three gathered in the room once more.
"The news has been confirmed." Mo Yun's tone carried a hint of gravity.
"Today, near the city lord's residence, I sensed an extremely concealed aura, yet it was powerful to the utmost."
"That aura even surpassed that of Luo Tian, the Divine Asura Domain's high envoy whom I met," Chen Yuan added, lingering fear still evident on his face.
"I found out that it belongs to the commander sent by the Divine Asura Domain to oversee Heavenly Pivot City—a true veteran at peak Hunyuan Wuji." Wu Qi's information was more specific.
"Moreover, I heard that the Divine Asura Domain has issued the Supreme Conscription Order."
"All subordinate domains must assemble every cultivator at the Hunyuan Realm or above within a thousand years, ready to await deployment at any moment."
Within a thousand years!
That deadline made all three of their hearts sink.
This was far more urgent than the "ten thousand years" they had heard before.
"It seems the Divine Asura Domain's higher-ups are even more anxious than we imagined," Mo Yun analyzed.
"We have enough intelligence now."
"There's no point in staying any longer."
"It's time to return."
Wu Qi and Chen Yuan both nodded.
They had accomplished the purpose of their journey.
Bringing this confirmed news back to the Azure Spirit Realm and delivering it to Senior was now their most important task.
"We'll leave the city first thing tomorrow morning."
Mo Yun made the final decision.
"Once we leave Heavenly Pivot City, we'll return to the Flowing Light Domain immediately."
The next day, dawn had barely broken.
Like countless ordinary cultivators, Mo Yun and his two companions quietly left Heavenly Pivot City.
Instead of using the official teleportation array, they chose to fly straight out of the