On the following evening, night fell. The moonlight over Pansi Ridge flowed like water, bathing every corner of Lanxi Village.
By then, busy figures could be seen all over the village.
The area around the Main God Plaza was especially crowded!
The whole place bustled with people. Many were rushing to refine pills, while others were exchanging items with the Main God. Some were even drawing talismans on the street to sell. But most numerous were the Three Realms cultivators, inspecting their magic treasures, armor, and weapons.
Given the tense atmosphere, the little demons of Pansi Ridge, who usually liked to play around and act carelessly, had stopped causing trouble. Instead, under the scolding of their various supervisors, they were nervously helping move supplies, making final preparations for the coming battle.
"..."
In an alley in the old part of Lanxi Village, Sixth Sister Zhu hurried toward Annie's courtyard, her face full of excitement and apprehension.
She soon arrived at the residence of Annie, the Flame Immortal. She pushed open the door and crossed the courtyard, heading straight for Annie's side hall as she called out loudly:
"Annie! Annie!"
"Are we really going to attack the Heavenly Court tomorrow?"
"Is that true?"
Yes. She had been away on business during the day, and had only just returned to hear that the Heavenly Court's envoy, the Crane Immortal, had failed to reach an agreement with the Three Pure Ones that morning!
Apparently, the two sides had disagreed too much.
At the start, the three saints had laid out their conditions, but the Crane Immortal, representing the Heavenly Court, had rejected every single one. Worse, the envoy had sternly demanded that the three saints take all the true cultivators and Main Gods from the Primordial Great World and leave by a set