During the last war, Zong Yiyang had been gravely wounded in his clash with Li Chen. Though he had now forgotten what caused it, his injuries would not simply vanish into thin air.
In his own memories and those of everyone else, the damage to his foundations had become the result of a flawed cultivation method he had practiced in his younger years, which had inexplicably caused qi deviation.
Even so, he chose to accompany Great Elder Hong.
The Wandering Immortal Blessed Land was a member of the Immortal Alliance. With a senior expert like Great Elder Hong determined to brave the danger in person, the Wandering Immortal Blessed Land could hardly remain uninvolved.
If he did not go now, he would certainly have to contribute in some other way later.
That might prove even more dangerous.
After making their preparations, the Great Powers of the Immortal Alliance took up their respective positions, closely monitoring the rainbow-colored bubble and the movements of the other Puppet Dao factions.
Although the peace treaty remained in effect and the two sides were at peace, with war unlikely to break out lightly, any mishap befalling the Immortal Alliance's Great Powers inside would inevitably give the Puppet Dao an opening.
It would hardly be surprising if they found some way around the treaty's restrictions and launched a massive assault on the Immortal Alliance.
In short, one could never dispense with vigilance against others. The Immortal Alliance had never trusted the people of the Puppet Dao.
By then, Great Elder Hong and Zong Yiyang had already set out, bringing a group of capable Immortal Alliance cultivators with them. Yet only a few observant people noticed that the entire party consisted of elderly cultivators, almost all of whom had exhausted their potential and had virtually no hope