Within the Que Luo Immortal Abode, a host of outstanding talents gathered in a lively throng.
The sixth-generation true disciples, led by newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivators such as Fang Xin, Luo Zhen, Ye Zhen, Han Zhen, Tong Daquan, and Lin Feng, arrived from the various branches to attend this grand gathering personally decreed by the sect master.
Only then did everyone learn that, apart from the Hundred Flavors Gate branch far away on Gathering Grotto Continent, nearly all the finest talents from the other branches had arrived.
Friends and acquaintances exchanged greetings and caught up, asking one another questions and drawing on what they had seen and heard in recent years to guess the sect's intentions.
One well-informed disciple said, "It looks as though we really are going to counterattack the East Sea. The Demonic Path has occupied that splendid territory, leaving our fellow cultivators of the East Sea Immortal Alliance homeless. The Heavenly Court is eager to turn the situation around as well, so it was bound to entrust this important task to our sect."
Someone else said, "What does the East Sea's situation actually have to do with us? Even if the counterattack succeeds, our sect might not gain much from it."
"You're mistaken, fellow cultivator. How could benefits like spirit peaks and spirit islands compare to the righteous cause as a whole? This is precisely when our sect needs to build its credentials and raise its standing within the camp. If we don't demonstrate our usefulness, I'm afraid we'll struggle to win everyone's acceptance.
"Besides, our East Sea colleagues will provide the main force for the counterattack. We'll merely assist them. It might not take all that much effort."
"I heard something else. The Heavenly Court apparently intends to select a chief official from among the