Year 3027 of Divine Revelation.
The direct line of the former Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Hall had been defeated in the struggle and subjected to a brutal purge by the newly ascendant ruling faction.
The direct-line faction had made arrangements long ago. The remnants carried the Sacred One's true body aboard a cosmic treasure ship and fled the Southern Abyss Realm, intending to establish themselves in some remote world and rebuild their mountains and rivers.
The ruling faction also dispatched several cosmic treasure ships in pursuit. Yet during the chase, both sides encountered a Millennium Rarity cosmic storm. Their treasure ships were all severely damaged and were ultimately captured by a world called the Dead Star, plunging one and all into the Dead Star World. From that point onward, there had been no news of them!
Through various channels, this news spread throughout every known world in the starfield within just one month.
The Southern Abyss Realm, Crimson Moon Realm, Northern Dipper Realm, and many other worlds that had received the dissemination of Spirit Race technology—whether under the absolute control of the Heavenly Dao regime, under partial control, or completely independent—all sprang into action. They mobilized every cosmic treasure ship still capable of normal operation and sent elite armies racing toward the Dead Star.
Some worlds had lost all treasure ships capable of sailing, so they simply dragged out ships that had long been scrapped and began refurbishing them. Still, they likely would not make it in time.
Since the infighting among the upper ranks of the Heavenly Dao Hall began, the Divine Strategy Institute, as a military organization, had also splintered into pieces, dividing into many factions. The senior generals of the Divine Strategy Institute stationed in the Crimson Moon Realm, who held full responsibility for this