The Great Battle

"The Beast Taming Sect and the Heavenly Mechanism Sect have accumulated quite a bit of cannon fodder over the years..."

"Those puppets and war behemoths... are just right for draining the enemy's spiritual power."

Heavenly Tome Adept, scholarly in appearance, stroked his graying beard as he gazed at Seven Star Island and sighed in admiration.

"Our attack on Seven Star Island marks the official start of war against the Water Moon Palace and Thunder Sound Temple... I only hope the Patriarch remains safe and achieves his wish..."

Celestial Talisman Adept was somewhat worried.

Nascent Soul Late Stage grand cultivators were the pillars of major powers. Should anything happen to one of them, it would be a catastrophe capable of toppling the heavens!

"The Patriarch has his own considerations... Besides, who does not wish to reach Spirit Transformation?"

Heavenly Sword Adept suddenly let out a long howl. "The grand formation has been broken. I'll go on ahead..."

He transformed into a streak of sword light, carrying the terrifying Sword Qi of a Nascent Soul Middle Stage peak cultivator as he shot into the formation in an instant.

There, a fat monk with a round head and bloated belly, golden light radiating from his entire body, was at the Nascent Soul Early Stage. He was controlling streak after streak of golden lightning, blasting Beast Taming Sect disciples and spirit pets to ashes.

Upon seeing Heavenly Sword Adept flying toward him, his soul nearly fled his body. "Heavenly Sword Adept?"

Whoosh!

With a flash of sword light, boundless Sword Qi howled past like a pale golden river, vast and surging, encircling the Nascent Soul monk.

Heavenly Sword Adept's face was as cold as ice that had never changed in ten thousand years. Sword in hand, he stepped inside.

A moment later, accompanied by