The Two Realms at an Impasse

Over the next half month,

Mo Chen remained in secluded cultivation at the border camp.

Only after thoroughly consolidating his initial mastery of the Chaos · Advanced · Qi Refining Art did he leave the border camp and head outside to assess the situation.

Yet the moment Mo Chen stepped out of the camp, he immediately sensed that something was amiss.

The ghost soldiers hurried about, transporting supplies and relocating them, as though they were avoiding something.

He stopped a passing ghost soldier and asked with a frown, "General, what has happened these past few days? Why is everyone so flustered?"

Upon seeing Mo Chen, the ghost soldier did not dare slight him and hurriedly answered respectfully:

"Reporting to Inspector, quite a few things happened while you were in seclusion these past few days!"

"Just recently, the Immortal Realm suddenly dispatched a hundred thousand celestial soldiers and generals to our border. The situation between our two realms has become extremely tense, and a great war could break out at any moment!"

"Because the disparity in strength between the two sides is so great, we are clearly at a disadvantage. Lord Hydra therefore made a prompt decision and ordered our logistics troops to retreat two million li at once, in order to preserve our forces."

"Only the elite combat forces of the garrison have remained behind to defend the border and resist the enemy. We are preparing to evacuate immediately!"

As he spoke, the ghost soldier wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Mo Chen's expression changed abruptly upon hearing this. "What? The Immortal Realm actually dispatched a hundred thousand celestial soldiers and generals all at once?"

What are they trying to do? Could they truly be planning to completely break with the Netherworld and launch an all-out war?

For a moment,