The Demon Sect had openly declared its reestablishment at the summit of Mount Sumeru.
Sect Master Wutian held the Godslaying Spear in his hand, with the grim dharma form of the World-Destroying Black Lotus beneath his feet, and his proclamation of overturning order and bewitching hearts swept across the entire Primordial Wilderness.
The scale of the commotion and the ferocity of its might made it impossible for all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness to ignore.
As the Demon Sect ran rampant, flames of counterattack and horns of demon-slaying sounded throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
The first to react were the clans scattered across the Primordial Wilderness and the overlords of various regions.
Many ancient inherited forces saw their leaders and experts appear one after another to encircle and kill the Demon Sect disciples who had risen in revolt within their territories.
They knew full well that if they allowed the Demon Sect to spread across their own lands, their foundations would inevitably suffer.
Even more Rogue Cultivator Great Powers, mid- and small-sized immortal sects, and cultivation clans swiftly organized themselves after the initial shock.
Some activated their Mountain-Protecting Arrays and held their ground; others joined with nearby fellow Daoists to form demon-slaying teams, launching purges against the Demon Sect within their own spheres of influence.
These Cultivators were numerous and familiar with local conditions, and among them were no few veteran Cultivators who had weathered Immeasurable Kalpas.
They were by no means ignorant of the concept of a "Demon Calamity."
As long as Wutian did not have the ability to overthrow Dao Ancestor Hongjun, then by taking part in "slaying demons and defending the Dao," when accounts were settled after the calamity, the Heavenly Dao would surely not be stingy with Merit rewards.
This was "hard currency" that could raise