"At this point, this is our only choice! We can't hold the Southern and Northern Wastes anyway, so let's retreat to the Western Wastes and protect our last territory! As long as we don't lose the Western Wastes, we're still Saints. What does it matter if we give them the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Wastes, along with most of the central region?"
The five Saints finally struck the table and settled on their decision.
Next, all the cultivators in the Southern and Northern Wastes withdrew toward the Western Wastes, surrendering their territories completely. Thus, the Spacetime Realm acquired the Southern and Northern Wastes almost without lifting a finger. Three-quarters of the Primordial World's territory had now fallen under its control! The original Primordial World creatures began living in the Western Wastes, and Spirit Mountain became the center of the Primordial World. Meanwhile, the borders where the Western Wastes met the Southern and Northern Wastes became fortified lines.
To the northwest, Mount Kunlun stood at the boundary between the Eastern and Western Wastes. Once a Saint's cultivation ground, it had now become Kunlun Fortress, personally guarded by Laozi and Yuanshi. It was as impregnable as a fortress of metal surrounded by a boiling moat.
Even when the enemy attacked, they could take advantage of Kunlun's terrain to block them and hold them off while awaiting reinforcements from the other three Saints.
Likewise, Mount Sumeru, where the Western and Southern Wastes met, had once been a renowned blessed land and grotto-heaven. Now it too had become a fortress, guarded by Zhunti and Jieyin.
As for the Vine Dao Venerable, he guarded Mount Buzhou in the central region, the largest of the fortresses. He had also deployed his Four Zhuxian Swords to form the Executioner Immortal Sword Formation, which could not be broken