Four Seas Supporting Each Other

Righteous Qi Sect, Vast Righteous Hall.

Within the great hall, Mu Tianhong sat at the head. Below him were the chief seats of the Righteous Qi Sect's Five Elders Peak, along with the cultivators under each peak.

Mu Tianhong said at length, "Three days have passed. Shang Lingjue has neither given a direct reply nor released our people. It seems he is determined to stand against my Righteous Qi Sect. Since matters have come to this, no matter what, my Righteous Qi Sect must demand justice from Purple Pole Palace."

An elderly man with long brows seated below said, "Senior Brother, once a great war begins, it will be difficult to turn back. Shouldn't we deliberate further?"

This man was Xu Wuya, also known as Shanglin Immortal. He was the chief seat of Shanglin Peak, the Righteous Qi Sect's foremost peak. Steady and prudent by nature, he was one of the rare few who opposed war.

Opposite him sat a bald, burly man with a golden wheel suspended behind his head—the very Golden Wheel Venerable who had been ambushed that day.

Golden Wheel Venerable raged, "Xu Wuya, you old man are far too timid. Every day, you fear this and fear that. Purple Pole Palace is already bullying us right over our heads, yet you're still looking before and after, without a shred of decisiveness."

Xu Wuya smiled bitterly. "I merely feel that something is amiss. We must not fall into another's treacherous scheme."

"To hell with your treacherous scheme! Could it be that I'm blind, that I couldn't even see the person who ambushed and plotted against me? Or can just anyone now impersonate a Human Emperor Realm cultivator? Don't use your nonsense to fool people!" Golden Wheel Venerable cursed.

Seated below Golden Wheel Venerable was a woman in