Because he intended to attack the Dark Ocean, he had summoned the Buddhist Sect's Dao Soldiers from across the world to his sanctuary beneath Eastward Mountain, at the center of the world!
The rebellions erupting everywhere shattered his original plan.
Donglai Buddha's gaze turned icy. He had realized that whoever stood behind the Dark Ocean was making a move.
"Damn it! How did they know?"
Confusion flickered in Donglai Bodhisattva's eyes.
"Did they work it out?"
"With numbers on this scale, they must have planned this long ago."
His expression grew grave. "The force behind this has ample experience waging wars across the void."
"They've probably been through this before."
"The moment we gathered our Dao Soldiers, they began their countermeasures."
Donglai Bodhisattva drew a deep breath. A token appeared in his hand, and a thread of Spirit Awareness silently entered it.
Inside an illusory space, dozens of phantom figures had gathered.
Every face was grave. Soon, everyone had arrived.
Longevity Dao Lord said quietly, "Everyone, a great upheaval has struck my world!"
"The Dark Ocean's forces have raised a vast army."
"A huge swath of the north has fallen into their hands."
"I'm fighting them now, but even with the support of a Dao Soldier battle formation, I can only hold them to a stalemate!"
"Defeating them is completely out of the question."
"As for attacking the Dark Ocean, I have neither the chance nor the time!"
The other Longevity Realm cultivators nodded. "It's the same for us!"
Donglai Bodhisattva, a Tribulation Realm cultivator, said quietly, "No one capable of matching me has appeared in my world!"
"But rebels have sprung up on every side. My Dao Soldiers can only scatter in all directions to suppress them."
"I can't gather them or muster more strength against the Dark Ocean