Inside the main hall of the Three Absolutes Holy Land.
The atmosphere was tense and heavy in the extreme.
Six Supremes had emerged from seclusion!
Many of them had been in closed-door cultivation before this, unwilling to be disturbed by anything.
But now, they had no choice but to come out.
At a time like this, it meant the Holy Land was facing a major crisis.
"Sect Master, what exactly happened that you summoned us all here?"
A white-haired elder asked. An air of decay clung to him.
He was an ancient Supreme who had weathered countless years, yet remained stuck just short of becoming an immortal, unable to break through.
Everyone's gaze turned to the middle-aged man seated at the head of the hall.
His aura lay dormant, but his eyes seemed to flash with divine lightning.
He was Changsun Liancheng, the current Holy Lord of the Three Absolutes Holy Land.
"Several days ago, the two Supremes, Shi Tai and Tie Ming, used the Teleportation Array to reach the Cangli Mountain Range in the Southern Domain!"
At this, everyone's expressions turned grave.
"Now, Tie Ming is dead, and his Soul Lamp has gone out. Shi Tai's Soul Lamp is faint to the extreme and could vanish at any moment. The news from there says he has gone mad."
The many Supremes in the hall were all stunned.
"One dead and one mad... What could they have encountered?"
"Could it have been some terrifying being?"
"No wonder we were summoned out of seclusion..."
As they spoke, the old Supreme who had asked the first question said, "Did they provoke a terrifying being in the Cangli Mountain Range?"
The Cangli Mountain Range was infamous throughout the Profound Heaven Realm as a forbidden zone.
If the two Supremes had truly been killed by some terrifying being there, then it would all make sense. After all, that mountain range was practically a graveyard for Supremes.
But Changsun Liancheng shook his head. "That's not what happened. They were harmed by someone!"
"According to the reports from Shi Tai and Tie Ming's disciples, they were harmed by two traitors, Nan Feng and Ziling, who joined forces with some mysterious figure!"
"Whoever Nan Feng and Ziling have thrown in their lot with, after harming two of our Holy Land's Supremes, that person let their disciples go. It was clearly a show of defiance!"
"This is a provocation!"
Changsun Liancheng spoke coldly. "If we suffer such humiliation and don't go to war, the reputation of our Holy Land will surely be tarnished!"
The many Supremes all stiffened.
"So there is only one reason I have summoned you all today!"
"Our Holy Land... must wage a holy war!"
"To avenge the two Supremes!"
At this, the Supremes' expressions changed.
A holy war!
Unless a Holy Land was facing a matter of life and death, a holy war was never waged.
Once a holy war began, it meant that either you died or you survived.
There was no other choice.
Had things really come to this?
"Before we've even gotten to the bottom of what happened, isn't it too soon to launch a holy war...?"
The old Supreme couldn't help speaking up.
The other Supremes also looked hesitant.
But at that moment, Changsun Liancheng stood up. His face was cold as he said, "Everyone, don't forget—the Cangli Mountain Range has opened!"
"How many years has it been since our Three Absolutes Holy Land produced an immortal?"
"Before the Ancestor stepped onto the Ascension Platform, he left behind the Immortal Dao treasures—the Proof of Immortality Zither and the Brush of Immortality—in the Cangli Mountain Range!"
"Two Supremes have already fallen. We must commit all our strength if we want a chance to reclaim them!"
"Only then will we have the chance to forge another glorious age!"
In an instant, everyone understood.
The purpose of the holy war wasn't really to deal with the person who had harmed the two Supremes.
It was to seize the treasures left in the Cangli Mountain Range by the Three Absolutes Immortal!
"I see. Only by declaring a holy war can we find an excuse to intervene in the Southern Domain's affairs."
The old Supreme sighed.
The Three Absolutes Holy Land was, after all, a sect from the Central Prefecture. If it sent its entire sect into the Southern Domain to seize its opportunities, the people of the Southern Domain would surely resist.
It would break the rules.
But now, the deaths of the two Supremes had given them an excuse.
Before long, an order rang out across the Three Absolutes Holy Land!
"Gather the Holy Land's forces and begin the holy war!"
"Take revenge for the two Supremes, Shi Tai and Tie Ming!"
The news sent shockwaves through the entire Three Absolutes Holy Land.
A holy war!
Before long, news that the Three Absolutes Holy Land of the Central Prefecture was marching into the Southern Domain caused a commotion.
The Southern Domain watched closely.
The news that one of the two Supremes had died and the other had gone mad also spread throughout the Southern Domain, driven by the Three Absolutes Holy Land.
After all, they needed word of the two Supremes' deaths to spread so they would have a plausible excuse.
The various factions of the Southern Domain were instantly shaken.
"Someone attacked Supremes of the Three Absolutes Holy Land near the Cangli Mountain Range, leaving one dead and one mad!"
"How terrifying! Could a Quasi-Immortal have made a move?"
"The Cangli Mountain Range is growing more complicated by the day..."
The news spread everywhere.
Meanwhile.
Outside the Cangli Mountain Range, forces had gathered in waves.
At their head were the Ziyang Holy Land and the Taiyan Holy Land.
The two Holy Lands had taken the lead in forming a coalition to explore the Cangli Mountain Range.
The upheaval in the Cangli Mountain Range had caused a disaster, but it had also brought a genuine opportunity.
Many of the forbidden formations had already been destroyed.
The range was now open to exploration.
"Report!"
A Mahayana Stage expert hurried over with the latest news. "The Three Absolutes Holy Land from the Central Prefecture has declared a holy war and is heading for the Cangli Mountain Range!"
"According to reports, two Supremes of the Three Absolutes Holy Land, Shi Tai and Tie Ming, were harmed by the traitors Nan Feng and Ziling, who colluded with a mysterious figure hidden on the outskirts of the Cangli Mountain Range. One is dead and the other mad, which has enraged the Three Absolutes Holy Land."
The two Supremes leading the coalition were Luoming and Hong Xuan!
They were regarded as fortunate men favored by Senior Li, and so had become the coalition's leaders.
Hearing this, the two exchanged a glance. Both saw the same grave suspicion in the other's eyes.
"Could it be Senior Li...?"
Hong Xuan spoke.
"It must be!" Luoming said with certainty. "The two so-called traitors of the Three Absolutes Holy Land, Nan Feng and Ziling, are probably the two people who are with Senior Li."
"And who in the entire Southern Domain could make two Supremes die and go mad with such ease?"
Hong Xuan's expression was grave.
"I wonder if those two stepped into Senior Li's Small Courtyard this time..."
Luoming couldn't help recalling the two Supreme Devil Generals who had died outside Senior Li's door last time.
They had burned their devil souls and unleashed power on the level of an immortal, yet they still couldn't take a single step into the Small Courtyard...
If the Three Absolutes Holy Land found out, would they still dare to wage a holy war?
They'd probably turn around and run!
He suddenly spoke with a trace of mockery:
"The Three Absolutes Holy Land thinks itself clever, using the deaths of two Supremes as an excuse to seize the opportunities in the Cangli Mountain Range. But to wage a holy war against a being like Senior Li? They've lost their minds!"
"Their little schemes will bring annihilation down upon their entire Holy Land!"
Hong Xuan said, "Should we step in? They actually dare to show disrespect to Senior Li..."
"No need. This must all be within Senior Li's calculations."
Luoming said, "In Senior Li's hands, even a Holy Land is nothing more than a chess piece. We should be grateful that the Taiyan Holy Land and the Ziyang Holy Land are at least useful pieces... As for the Three Absolutes Holy Land, it's clearly about to become a discarded piece!"
Hong Xuan's expression was complicated!
"Forget it. We're marching for the Cangli Mountain Range!"
March!
The coalition surged forward like a tide, crossing the outskirts of the Cangli Mountain Range and flooding inside.
Meanwhile.
Huo Ling'er, Mu Qianning, and the others had also entered the small mountain village.
Before entering the Cangli Mountain Range, they had made a special trip here to hear Senior Li's teachings!
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