At the end of February, in the southern reaches of the Central Province, within Endless Ward, a rogue cultivator market district under the Demon Alliance's control.
Defeated rogue cultivators and experts of the Unorthodox Path converged from every direction. Meanwhile, elites and spies from the great sects and unorthodox aristocratic clans also gathered one after another.
They had gathered here entirely because of the shocking upheaval that had occurred in the Golden Wind and Jade Dew Houses nearly half a month earlier.
In that battle, Fang Qianyuan had personally subdued the Two Venerables by force and carried them off. The profound cultivation and overwhelming strength he displayed had struck fear into everyone, while the repercussions of so many mighty experts falling captive together left the Demon Alliance even more deeply troubled.
In a secret location unknown to ordinary people, at a stronghold provided by an unorthodox aristocratic clan, King Mu of the Eastern Sea's Boundless Sect, Yin Shanhe and You Yuan Shao of the Western Plains' two sects, "Giant Spirit God" Bai Zhan of the Northern Desert's Great Wilderness Sect, Duanmutian of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, and others had all descended as projected manifestations. Their figures, like translucent clouds of mist, appeared above the ritual altar.
Besides these titans of the great sects, rogue cultivators such as the Golden Emperor and "Sea-Treading True Person" Hai Chonglang had also arrived.
They keenly felt the drastic change in the situation and could no longer remain aloof.
"Everyone, Fang Qianyuan, Tian Heng, and the others actually captured Fellow Daoist Lu and his companions in one stroke. Now the Demon Alliance hangs by a thread, and even the legacies of the Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms Two Sects are like guttering candles in the wind, on the verge of extinction. Though this may seem