Tai Prefecture.
The war between the Snow Robe Demonic Cult and the Gongsun and Qu Clans, the two Divine Mansion Immortal Clans, had dragged on for years.
The two clans had joined forces and invaded Tai Prefecture. Early in the war, they had swept forward like a breaking tide and held every advantage.
But after the Nine Demon Palace pledged itself to the Snowy Robe Sacred Cult and Tai Prefecture's demonic factions united, the tide had gradually begun to turn.
By now, attacker and defender had traded places.
More than half the territory the Gongsun and Qu Clans had captured had been lost again.
Both clans realized they could not keep fighting like this.
The Two Great Immortal Clans sat down together once more.
Gongsun Boming and Qu Mingmei, the heads of their respective clans, sat facing each other.
Behind them stood their clans' senior members.
"Brother Boming, if this goes on, the Snow Robe Demonic Cult will drive us out of Tai Prefecture within a year."
Gongsun Boming's voice was low.
Qu Mingmei's face was grim. "Our losses are too heavy. On the Qu Family's side alone, eleven Innate Realm cultivators have died, and the dead in the Qi and Blood Realm are beyond counting. Complaints are rising through the ranks. We can barely keep them in check. If we keep fighting, even our foundations may be shaken."
The Qu Family's grand elder could not help saying, "Who could have imagined that the newly established Snow Robe Demonic Cult would be so hard to deal with?"
Gongsun Boming glanced at him. "There's no point dwelling on that. What matters now is how we respond. Do we send more troops and grit our teeth, or..."
Gongsun Boming left the rest unsaid.
Everyone present understood what he meant.
Qu Mingmei frowned