At the Great Sun Celestial Pool, in the Solar Abyss.
"Hahaha! Hahaha..."
Jiang Ding emerged from seclusion, threw back his head, and laughed as he strode out.
Uncontainable delight lit his face. He turned into a streak of light and broke through the atmosphere, changed into a Starry Sky Fleet admiral's dress uniform, then flew toward the ground and hurried into the Immortal Sect General Staff.
Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord was there, along with Bone Forest Heavenly Lord, who had advanced to Spirit Transformation, and the others.
Surprise and excitement showed on every face, but so did a trace of cold solemnity. They were plainly on a war footing.
Jiang Ding took his seat, reined in his thoughts, and waited patiently.
"Everyone!"
Once all the Heavenly Lords still in the Immortal Sect had arrived, Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord stepped onto the dais and called out, "Fellow cultivators!"
"The Immortal Sect Horn Nether Domain First Expeditionary Army reports that the Immortal Sect has won a decisive victory in the Horn Nether Domain War, bringing this conflict of more than a thousand years to an end!"
Clap, clap, clap, clap...
"Hahaha..."
Jiang Ding, Bone Forest Heavenly Lord, and the others applauded. They were beaming and could not hold back.
This victory was far more than a hollow title. It meant a vast expansion of the Immortal Sect's living space, of the spiritual veins and land beneath the sun.
And... it meant the Dao Path of everyone present, their chances of reaching higher realms, had improved dramatically!
"In this battle!"
"The Immortal Sect and the Eight Great Immortal Sects defeated the Horn Nether Emperor and occupied the middling-thousand world of the Horned Demon World—now the Nine Spirits World!"
Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord waited quite some time before he found an opening amid the