Orders flowed in orderly succession from the Cosmic Elders Council in the Milky Way, and the entire Laniakea Universe entered a strange state.
First came the level-three combat readiness protocol, relayed through the Cosmic Elders Council branches in each galaxy to the Fifth-Level Star Lords. They then summoned the Fourth-Level Star Lords under them, passing the orders down level by level.
Meanwhile, the Wise Race in each galaxy used the Eye of the Universe to keep constant watch over conditions everywhere.
Lists of everyone in the sage realm and quasi-sage realm had already been placed before the elders. They circled the Starfolk they had selected and began preparations.
The Sound Demon God secretly contacted the Starfolk in the sage realm and quasi-sage realm, requiring them to remain ready for battle at all times. They would soon take part in a great war and were forbidden from revealing this to any living being.
The Primordial Heavenly Venerable was carefully instructing his disciples. They had done him proud, advancing one after another to the quasi-sage realm. The former Twelve Golden Immortals had become the Twelve Quasi-Sages.
The other core disciples had also advanced to the golden immortal realm and mystic immortal realm. Though the Chan Sect had only a few hundred disciples in total, not one was below the mystic immortal realm.
The Primordial Heavenly Venerable was expounding the Dao when he suddenly froze, then immediately returned to normal.
Seeing the same reaction from his quasi-sage disciples, he knew they had received the notification too.
The disciples looked at their master, then exchanged glances with their fellow disciples, all falling silent.
Taiyi hesitated and was about to say something, but the Primordial Heavenly Venerable shook his head and continued expounding the Great Dao.
The Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable gazed at the