In the Eastern Domain, the Ning Clan and the Southern Bright Divine Dynasty captured Immortal Divine City with the speed of thunder, too swift to cover one's ears. The world was shaken.
Only then did the great Immortal Mountain Sects of Heaven of No Desire realize that the previous split between the Ning Clan and the Southern Bright Divine Dynasty had been nothing but a ruse.
However, by the time the major sects understood, it was already far too late.
Immortal Divine City had fallen. The Ning Clan and the Southern Bright Divine Dynasty expanded their influence, their territories now spanning three domains.
The balance that had endured for a hundred thousand years was broken, and the various powers were instantly thrown into panic.
Within Immortal Divine City, three thousand Ning Clan war generals and three thousand Lihuo Divine Generals of the Southern Bright Divine Dynasty rested where they stood, restoring their strength.
All the resources within Immortal Divine City were brought forth. Beneath mountains of resources, the allied forces of the Ning Clan and the Southern Bright Divine Dynasty rapidly recovered, and many even seized the chance to break through into the Heavenly Venerable realm.
In an astonishing move, the foundation amassed by the Immortal Divine Dynasty over more than a hundred thousand years was nearly squandered overnight. Every divine pill and precious medicine was distributed according to merit, awarded to the allied army from the two domains.
For a time, everyone went mad with greed, their eyes red with envy.
The actions of the rulers of the two domains stoked the allied army's fighting spirit to the utmost limit. Cultivation was pursued for the sake of immortality, and now, so long as one earned military merit, one could obtain so many divine pills and great medicines. Who could