"Hey, Northern Continent really broke into war!"
"With spiritual power fluctuations this huge, you only noticed now? What the heck were you doing before—shutting yourself away to study the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra?"
"Fellow Daoist, frame this poor Daoist again and this poor Daoist will start hitting people!"
Kunlun Mountains, where a group of old Daoists usually gathered for tea. Figures stood in the air, gazing toward the northeast.
There, an expanse of fiery clouds had appeared in broad daylight. Thunder rumbled, winds howled, and even from this far away, they could faintly hear it.
An old Daoist asked, "The Heavenly Court is actually serious this time? They are not merely putting on a show of force—they truly intend to go to war with the Demon Race?"
"Perhaps the Demon Race went too far before. Taking advantage of Grand White Gold Star's absence from the world, they stirred up trouble everywhere. The Heavenly Court is using this move to sweep away its previous decline.
Using the present Demon Race as the knife, beating the mountain to frighten the tiger—it is a wise move."
"Indeed, indeed."
"That is precisely the reasoning."
As the old Daoists spoke, a streak of light shot over from the battlefield and transformed into an old Daoist.
This old Daoist still wore a lingering look of fright. He cupped his hands toward the freelance Qi Refiners, hurried down into the pavilion below, and drank tea to calm himself.
The group of old Daoists who had been watching the excitement and awaiting news immediately crowded around him. "What did you find out?"
The newly returned old Daoist took a sip of tea and sighed.
"Terrible, absolutely terrible!"
"How terrible? Do not keep us in suspense, Fellow Daoist!"
"This poor Daoist just came back from the Northern Continent Border—I