The lightning Li Yunjing had transformed into tore across the sky, returning to the Divine Firmament Dao Sect at the fastest speed.
He descended directly before Divine Firmament Hall at the sect's core. Without the slightest pause, he immediately struck the Nine Heavens Immortal Gathering Bell, which summoned all of the sect's upper ranks.
"Dong... dong... dong..."
The distant yet urgent peals instantly spread through the seventy-two main peaks. Every Grand Elder, elder, and True Disciple left behind—whether in seclusion or handling affairs—changed expression the moment they heard it. Without hesitation, they turned into streaks of flowing light and rushed toward Divine Firmament Hall.
A moment later, the atmosphere inside Divine Firmament Hall was solemn.
With Grand Elder Xiao Anran at their head, all the sect's core upper ranks, including the peak masters of each peak and the inner sect elders, had gathered here in full.
Everyone's gaze focused on Li Yunjing, who had just returned and whose aura had yet to completely settle.
"Sect Leader, how are things at the front?"
A rather impatient Grand Elder could not help asking.
Battle reports from the front had always been steadily sent back to the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, but how could the information in battle reports compare in detail to what someone who had personally experienced it knew?
Especially when Li Yunjing was also the Vice Alliance Leader of the Tianlan Alliance. Almost no information was kept from him; he knew the whole truth.
These people left to guard the sect naturally wanted to hear the most accurate information from Li Yunjing.
Li Yunjing's gaze swept over every familiar face present. In a heavy voice, he briefly and succinctly informed everyone of the shattering of the Ancient Immortal Burial Realm, the allied army's brutal retreat, and the final decision to