This was not the first time the White Lotus Secret Realm had opened, so once a mature white lotus was discovered, word spread very quickly. In fact, people had been stationed near the entrance from the very beginning.
Messages could not be transmitted across separate spaces, so the major factions merely sent signals. Crystals carried by several experts patrolling near the entrance suddenly began flashing red. At the same time, the crystals let out a series of beeps. Hearing them, the experts immediately stopped everything they were doing.
"A mature supreme white lotus has been found! Send the signal!" They hurried to the entrance and exchanged glances, but no one attacked. These people belonged not to any individual faction, but to the Market Alliance.
Whoever received the signal would immediately notify everyone else. The group swiftly passed through the membrane covering the entrance, which was less than five meters tall, and emerged on Water Spirit Island. Then they raised the still-glowing crystals high overhead. Pouring spiritual power into them, they clenched their hands and crushed the crystals to pieces. A brilliant streak of red light shot into the sky.
The people who had been denouncing the Vast Earth Empire suddenly stopped. "Red light! A Supreme Pure Water White Lotus has been found! Let's go!" The people from the Profound Ice Sect no longer had time to bother with the Vast Earth Empire. The moment they realized what had happened, they turned and left.
The other major factions did the same. Whenever the White Lotus Secret Realm opened, each major faction left plenty of people standing guard outside. Their purpose was simple: until a supreme white lotus was discovered, they stayed there to protect their own people and prevent others from attacking them.
The Vast Earth Empire's actions this time had