Three days later, the peace treaty was formally signed.
Next, Li Yunjing traveled to the western front and met True Lord Red Sun again. What the two discussed in secret remained unknown.
The following day, however, the Zhao Kingdom and the Primordial Yang Dao Sect also concluded an armistice on the western front.
Naturally, the Primordial Yang Dao Sect had been the main fighting force, its offensive surging like a tide. It had subsequently dispatched another thirty Nascent Soul Realm True Persons from the sect, placing enormous pressure on the Zhao Kingdom.
Under these circumstances, the armistice signed by the Primordial Yang Dao Sect was far harsher than the Divine Firmament Dao Sect's.
Once the Zhao Kingdom met the Primordial Yang Dao Sect's demands, the five-year war finally ended in a sweeping victory for the Divine Firmament Dao Sect and the Primordial Yang Dao Sect.
When the news reached the Zhao Kingdom, the entire nation mourned, though there was also a trace of relief at having survived the catastrophe.
Meanwhile, after holding a simple celebration, the eastern camp began arranging its withdrawal in an orderly fashion. Some elite troops remained to guard the newly established border, while the main army prepared to return home.
Li Yunjing stayed no longer. Leaving all subsequent matters in the hands of Li Cangqiong, Xiao Anran, and the others, he took the eight True Persons and the immense resources acquired from the western campaign and peace negotiations, departing ahead of the army in a streak of light bound straight for the Divine Firmament Dao Sect.
The Divine Firmament Dao Sect, the main peak's great hall.
Mist curled through the hall, which was quiet and solemn.
Sect Leader Ming Lingchuan sat on a meditation cushion in white Daoist robes, his aura as profound as the sea.