Countless cultivators had believed the rumors about Lingxiao Pavilion. Then, incited and led by people with ulterior motives, they formed an army of conquest, poured into the Barbaric Land, and headed straight for Lingxiao Pavilion.
Tens of millions had already been accounted for, with even more still on the way. If Ling Tian and the others faced them head-on, they might win, but they would surely suffer heavy losses. If they avoided battle, Lingxiao Pavilion's base would be destroyed. It was the fruit of more than ten thousand years of work, and Ling Tian and the others would never abandon it.
Fortunately, they had already anticipated this, so Ling Tian and the others had made preparations well in advance.
Facing the many cultivators bearing down on them, Ling Tian and the others did not strike at once. Instead, they immediately issued a statement in the Immortal Realm. It read:
The recent reports about our Lingxiao Pavilion are nothing but rumors. We urge all fellow cultivators not to be misled by those with ulterior motives. As for those spreading rumors and stirring up trouble, come forward and set the record straight at once—or do not blame us for showing no mercy.
The statement was issued in Ling Tian's name and spread through every available channel. The Mo Family, Kuang Family, and Qiong Family of the Demon Race, as well as the Middle Heaven and Eastern Heaven factions of the Human Race, were all on friendly terms with Lingxiao Pavilion. Helping spread a statement was a simple favor.
In addition, over the years, Fang Gang and the others had made plenty of friends in the Land of Freedom while trading pills. Asking them to help circulate the statement was easy; they could even offer pills in exchange for those friends issuing statements