The mountains and rivers of the Southern Border trembled without end for millions of miles.
When the Setting Sun Divine Palace's [Setting Sun Summons] rang throughout the Western Wastes, most factions in the Southern Border Lands knew nothing about it. Perhaps only the few capable of planting spies in the Western Wastes received word.
But news that Ancestor Yan Tian of the Setting Sun Divine Palace was personally leading thirty-six Dao Sages toward the Southern Border, streaking across the sky like a world-shaking rainbow without any attempt at concealment, soon swept across the Southern Border Lands like a hurricane.
The entire Southern Border erupted.
"What's going on?"
"Why is this happening?"
"Why is the Setting Sun Divine Palace suddenly coming for us? They've sent thirty-six Dao Sages at once. Are they going to war with Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley?"
"And even if they are, there's no need to send so many Dao Sages at once. They're clearly bent on destroying Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley. They won't stop until one side is dead..."
People argued everywhere, and many felt a deep sense of panic.
Just as the Setting Sun Divine Palace ruled the Western Wastes, Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley was the undisputed overlord of the Southern Border Lands.
The reason was simple.
Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley had twenty-four Dao Sage elders, more than any other faction in the Southern Border Lands—and by a vast margin.
Apart from Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley, not a single faction in the Southern Border Lands had more than fifteen Dao Sage elders.
And Dao Sage elders were the measure of a faction's strength.
No faction in the Southern Border dared contend with Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley. Many even followed its lead.
If anything momentous happened to Bright Moon Spirit Tide