Whoosh!
A ball of purplish-red flame landed at the bottom of the Raging River. Lu Qiji leaped out of the flames and hurried over to support the old woman, asking with concern, "How are you?"
"I'm fine." The old woman waved her hand and forced herself to sit upright. In a hoarse voice, she said, "I've exhausted myself over the years, and now that I'm old, I'm afraid my lamp is running dry and I'm no longer up to the task. When I heard the battle hammers ringing over there just now, I was frantic with worry, so..."
The old woman waved her hand, indicating that she had suffered only a minor injury and was in no serious danger. Then she asked, "Why did you come? Are you the only one here?"
Lu Qiji's expression grew awkward as she said, "The Peacock Dynasty and the Black Flame Empire suddenly launched a military campaign against the Seven Nations. The Nine Nations are locked in a brutal, bloody war, and everyone capable of fighting has joined the conflict. Even some Starry Sky Experts who haven't taken the field have been hidden away by the imperial families of the various nations, to be used to save their lives at a critical moment. The dean is currently contacting people everywhere. Surely the imperial families of the Nine Nations will at least show the Academy some respect."
"Show the Academy some respect, yet not a single person has come to guard the boundary?" The old woman let out a series of cold laughs. "These people are consumed by selfish interests and care only about the gains and losses before their eyes. Don't they know that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken? If the Yin Yang Boundary Stone is shattered and the land