Before the dust from the Blood Lotus Cult's destruction had settled over the Chaotic Star Sea, an even fiercer undercurrent had quietly begun gathering beneath its depths.
On the thirtieth day after Han Li and Zi Ling were appointed Star Palace Protectors, the Stellar Divination Instrument in Magnetic Essence Mountain's Council Hall suddenly let out a piercing shriek. With a grave expression, Ling Yuling lifted the crystal ball. Within it appeared a scene from the Myriad Law Sect's headquarters in the Eastern Sea—Wan Sangu, the sect's chief protector, stood before the hall in plain robes, her Nascent Soul Late Stage Spiritual Power pressure as vast as an abyssal sea. More than a dozen cultivators with mixed, uneven auras knelt below her.
"Master, Wan Sangu is gathering forces from all sides." Star patterns flowed across Ling Yuling's fingertips. "Apparently, the righteous and demonic paths intend to join forces and establish something called the 'Inverse Star Alliance,' with the Star Palace as their direct target."
[System notification: Formation signals for the "Inverse Star Alliance" detected. Its core members are all powerful Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. A wait-and-see strategy is recommended.]
Silver-blue light flickered in Han Li's eyes. Though the Blood Lotus Cult had been destroyed, the threat from beyond their domain remained. Now the righteous and demonic paths were openly joining forces. As a core formation middle stage cultivator, he probably did not even qualify as cannon fodder in a contest between such Nascent Soul Stage heavyweights.
Inside the council chamber at the Myriad Law Sect's headquarters, sandalwood incense curled through the air, yet could not conceal the oppressive atmosphere. Under orders, Han Li and Zi Ling lay hidden on a cliff three li outside the hall, concealing themselves with the Star-Magnetic Concealment Formation as they watched from afar a