Night shrouded Heaven Dou City. Moonlight flowed like water over the silent Bamboo Grove Courtyard, coating the entire courtyard in a cold silver glow.
Lin Chen, Su Qingyuan, and Yue Huaxi sat around the table in the bamboo pavilion, their expressions grave as they planned through the night to save the world. Now that Tang San controlled the Divine Realm, he would surely send his fallen deities secretly into the mortal realm to search for Lin Chen and crush every seed of resistance. The mortal realm seemed peaceful, but dark currents were already surging beneath the surface. Every step demanded the utmost caution.
"Tang San's influence reaches throughout the Divine Realm. Before long, his lackeys will infiltrate the mortal realm. We're running out of time. We must contact reliable allies immediately, warn them of the crisis, and gather clues." Lin Chen tapped his fingertips against the stone table as he soberly assessed their situation. His Divine Core had been sealed, leaving his cultivation at only the Soul Emperor level. The three of them alone could never stand against the Divine Realm's forces. Only by gathering all the mortal realm's strongest powers would they have a thread of hope.
Yue Huaxi gently stroked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her palm, her gaze resolute. "Tomorrow, I'll secretly return to the sect as the young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and contact my father and Senior Sword Douluo. The sect controls an intelligence network spanning the entire continent and holds vast collections of ancient texts. It can help us discreetly gather trustworthy Soul Masters and search for records of the Creation God's ruins."
She knew that, as one of the mortal realm's foremost sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was their strongest support. Ning Fengzhi was