Although the Eastern Frontier Alliance had unified the Inner Universe, it had now already contracted its defenses, holding the line east of the Yan Lan Flow Realm, including half of the Gu Liu Realm, the First-class Realm, the Beast Taming Flow Realm, and others.
Ancestor Turtle's appearance sent shockwaves through the Eastern Frontier Alliance.
After Lu Yin returned to the Rose Empire fortress, the first thing he did was contact the leading powers of the Eight Great Flowing Realms in the Inner Universe.
On Sword Mountain, Liu Qianjue looked at Lu Yin on the screen, his expression grim. "Alliance Leader, forgive me, but the Sword Sect cannot agree. Sword Mountain is the foundation on which our sect stands. We have governed the First-class Realm for countless years and have never left. You want us to abandon Sword Mountain and hold the line in the Yan Lan Flow Realm? Even if I agreed, the Sword Sect's disciples would not."
"I'm not asking you to abandon Sword Mountain," Lu Yin said gravely. "After the calamity, you can return."
Liu Qianjue shook his head. "The Sword Sect has tens of millions of disciples, and hundreds of thousands of them would willingly spend their final days on Sword Mountain. Countless disciples have become part of the mountain. That is the Sword Sect's faith."
"Even if it means you'll be destroyed along with Sword Mountain?" Lu Yin asked.
Liu Qianjue answered firmly, "Even then, we will not leave."
Lu Yin was troubled. The Sword Sect wasn't cooperating, and neither were Divine Grade Hall nor the Divine Gu Dynasty. The Divine Gu Dynasty was particularly stubborn. They believed the Gu Liu Realm would protect them; they had even managed to defend themselves when the Sixth Continent invaded. Now they were more confident than ever and refused