"The East Sea... the Netherworld Sect..."
When Li Ling learned of this, his heart could not help jolting.
After more than a hundred years of peace, what was bound to come had finally arrived.
The one blessing amid the misfortune was that this had not happened in the North Sea, but in the East Sea, far from his own sect.
Yet if it was mishandled, the North Sea would very likely be affected as well.
"I seem to have heard of Sun Wheel Mountain before. It's a sealed site like the Water Demon Palace or the Que Luo Immortal Abode...
"Now that the Netherworld Sect has eroded its defenses and successfully turned it into a front line for its war against the mortal world, it can launch an endless stream of incursions.
"Next, everything will depend on whether the Immortal Sects on the Mainland can hold them back.
"If they can seal and suppress this mountain and settle the crisis, peace can continue as it has in the West Sea. Otherwise, it will become a hell on earth!"
Without betraying anything, Li Ling held the celebration as usual, letting the music and dancing continue. Only after leaving did he find an opening to gather the sect's second-generation True Disciples and tell them about the changes in the outside world.
"The Netherworld Sect actually managed to break through?"
As sect master, Nie Yingzhi naturally considered the overall situation. "This is truly bad. There doesn't seem to be anyone in the East Sea capable of turning back the raging tide. Fortunately, Zuzhou has the Great Expansion Sect, and Changzhou has the Purple Mansion Palace. Both are long-established Immortal Sects, so they should be able to keep the enemy in check and prevent an immediate collapse."
Shu Changsheng said worriedly, "But the East