Caught in the teeth of a public outcry, Medicine Valley swiftly took action.
The Fifth Elder secretly traveled to Heaven's Shore Mountain to negotiate with the Divine Origin Sect.
The Holy War Ruins were also about to open, and the major powers of the Northern Spirit Realm had been invited to Heaven-Covering Valley.
Caught in the maelstrom of public opinion, Medicine Valley did not participate.
Heaven's Shore Mountain.
Inside a large cave residence in the Divine Origin Sect.
Medicine Valley's Fifth Elder, Ye Zhenpeng, met with Shen Tingqin.
Watching blood continually drip down around him, with the smell of blood hanging in the air, Ye Zhenpeng kept his brows tightly furrowed.
He had no idea how twisted someone had to be to devise such a sinister cultivation method.
"Fifth Elder, what brings you all this way?" Seated in the seat of honor, Shen Tingqin scrutinized Ye Zhenpeng with an air of lofty superiority.
Though displeased inwardly, Ye Zhenpeng dared not show his emotions given the gap in their strength. Weighing his words, he said evenly, "Sect Master Shen, the Divine Origin Sect's cultivation methods are far too shocking and are not accepted by the world.
"What your sect has done has now spread throughout the Northern Spirit Realm, provoking public outrage.
"We suspect that righteous individuals will soon come to deal with you.
"Though your strength is extraordinary, Sect Master Shen, Northern Spirit harbors crouching tigers and hidden dragons. There are no few Transcendent Grade experts concealed in the shadows. Once they become involved, it could easily spell disaster.
"Our ancestral master sent me to remind you that the Divine Origin Sect should withdraw immediately, find somewhere secluded to hide, and keep a low profile for now.
"As long as you stay out of sight, the storm will naturally blow