Inside the main hall of the Skyship, True Lord Qingshui sat at the head of the hall.
Two other True Lords sat on either side of him. True Lord Tianluo was among them.
More than a dozen Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm experts had already taken their seats in the Venerables' positions along both sides. The air rippled as the experts seemed to be communicating.
The three True Lords sat with their eyes closed, apparently with no intention of speaking.
Only when the leaders of the Five Peaks entered the hall did the three True Lords open their eyes.
"Greetings, True Lords!"
"Greetings, Venerables!"
The leaders of the Five Peaks walked to the center of the hall and saluted the True Lords and Venerables. Fang Mo did the same. Though he was in charge of the peak, he still had to show the Venerables due respect; after all, they were not under his authority.
Gu Yu had also taken a seat among the Venerables. Though he was now in charge of Yuxiao Peak, he had already delegated most of the work to Bai Haizhou. Since it was wartime, he had not reported to the Secret Realm, and no one had called him out on it.
"Rise."
True Lord Qingshui raised a hand, bidding them all to stand. His gaze swept over the newcomers, then over the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm experts on either side. "I've called you all here so late because there's something important you need to know!"
His voice rang clear through the hall. Everyone fell silent and watched True Lord Qingshui.
He had summoned them so late, and so many had come. This was unlikely to be anything trivial.
True Lord Qingshui looked at them, his voice grave.
"I have bad news. The Mechanical Empire's forces have reached