"It's that serious?" Chu Mo asked in surprise.
"It's even worse than I've described. The Eastern Sea is already a pot of boiling chaos."
Yichu said helplessly, "Even I received deployment orders this time. Not just me, either-people from the other three lineages as well. Mo Yan, Xi Shang, and others are all on the conscription list."
Chu Mo pondered for a moment, then asked curiously, "What about the other sects? Heaven's Will, Great Evolution, and the other powers-aren't they offering help?"
Hearing this, Yichu explained:
"That great figure of the Azure Depths School attained the Dao thanks to Tribulation Deliverance's grace. Back when he answered Heaven and Earth and achieved Dao Integration, the Life-Ending Society protected him throughout, allowing him to overcome the deadly tribulation Dragonkind had been brewing.
"So, in a certain sense, the Azure Depths School counts as a subordinate sect of Tribulation Deliverance."
"I don't know about the Heaven's Will Sect. But Great Evolution..."
He paused, then continued, "Their purpose is to gather all the Five Elements beneath heaven, establish the fundamental order, arrange the earth's veins, and ensure that all the myriad laws of Heaven and Earth have their proper places.
"The Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. In their eyes, both the inner and outer seas are water wandering beyond its proper bounds-a sign of outrageous rebellion. If losing the Eastern Sea wouldn't mean Dragonkind swallowing it up again, Great Evolution would have looted the burning house long ago."
Chu Mo said, "Great Evolution demands that 'heaven's order remain constant, and earth's arrangement be fixed forever'?"
"Exactly." Yichu nodded. "In their eyes, the Five Elements revolve, encompassing all things, with neither increase nor decrease. The fundamental order of Heaven and Earth, human relationships, rites, and laws should all remain unchanged for