The Hall of Souls ranked among the most powerful forces on the entire Dou Qi Continent (the ancient races lived in Small Worlds and did not venture onto the continent, so they were not counted).
Coupled with the Hall of Souls' usual methods, there was not a single faction on the Dou Qi Continent that dared let its guard down around them.
Even factions that had dealings with the Hall of Souls, or were cooperating with them, constantly monitored their movements.
Although the Hall of Souls usually concealed itself extremely well, some of its many Branch Halls inevitably lay exposed beneath the eyes of the major factions. Every major faction understood this.
Recently, however, the Hall of Souls' movements had left quite a few factions fearing for their own safety.
Never mind anything else-the recent mobilization of the Hall of Souls' forces alone had already put all the continent's leading factions on high alert.
The Pill Tower, in particular, had virtually no chance of reconciling with the Hall of Souls and had already prepared for battle. Many elders still in secluded cultivation, and even numerous members of the Little Pill Tower's council of elders, had been alerted and were now stationed at the Pill Tower.
So many experts had flocked to Starfall Pavilion at Yao Lao's invitation partly because he had now broken through to Dou Sheng, prompting the factions to seek closer ties with Starfall Pavilion. They also wanted to use this opportunity to establish a connection with the pavilion and find out exactly what the Hall of Souls was planning.
That was what had created the spectacular scene of people from all the major factions pouring onto the plains outside Starfall Pavilion.
Yao Lao and Xiao Yan looked at the intelligence in their hands. Neither had expected Xiao