Thanks to the widespread adoption of the first imaginary number space formula and empirical certification of commercial operations in imaginary number space, the Puppet Dao had made tremendous strides in its use of antispace over the years. Applied to warfare, it now allowed forces to appear and vanish like ghosts, crossing battlefield regions spanning tens of millions of li in an extremely short time and concentrating overwhelming numbers of troops.
Immortal Emperor Xuanling was no fool. He saw the situation very clearly.
Such an opponent was simply unstoppable. Neither he nor the Ancient Immortals under his command could gain any advantage on an open battlefield. No matter how masterfully they planned their campaigns, they would face utter domination in mobility and communication capabilities.
They had lost the techniques behind many divine abilities, spells, and Dao paths, leaving them no choice but to endure a one-sided beating.
Immortal Emperor Xuanling simply recalled all his subordinates and dug in around Immortal Ring Mountain. At least here, their Great Powers could also shift through space and fight mobile battles.
But strict defense alone would not suffice. The Puppet Dao could simply bypass them and open another front. Something else had to draw the Puppet Masters' attention and force them to attack this place.
Immortal Emperor Xuanling chose to reverse space and time, using the fortune, heart demon, and karma paths released when the Immortal Coffin had opened earlier to attempt a reversal.
At the very least, he had to break the calamity of Dharma's Decline unleashed by Li Chen.
This did indeed draw close attention from the Puppet Dao's upper ranks. Everyone who understood the circumstances declared that he must not be allowed to proceed unchecked.
If he truly succeeded in bringing about another spiritual energy revival, or even summoned the mighty figures