While Lin Yun was in seclusion, Han Li was flying toward Tianxing City.
Over a month later, Han Li encountered a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators at sea and learned some news from them.
An elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator whom Han Li had stopped said respectfully, "Something major happened in Tianxing City not long ago. Almost every sect and faction will be sending people there soon!"
Before Han Li could ask another question, the old man continued, "The Star Palace recently issued a Sky Star Order to all factions, great and small. It commands every sect leader and island lord to travel to Tianxing City and pay their respects to the Twin Saints of Tianxing upon receiving the order. Otherwise, they will be exterminated for showing disrespect to the Star Palace!"
Han Li frowned slightly and asked, "Then are all the cultivators I encountered along the way going to pay their respects to the Twin Saints of Tianxing?"
"That is hard to say." The old man looked hesitant, his reply somewhat evasive.
"Hmm?"
The old man hurriedly continued, "Not long after the Star Palace issued its Sky Star Order, the Righteous and Demonic Paths suddenly announced that they had joined forces to establish an organization called the Inverse Star Alliance. They claim they will break the Star Palace's stranglehold over the Chaotic Star Sea and put an end to its rule once and for all. Wan Sangu, the chief guardian of the righteous Myriad Law Sect, and the Six Paths Supreme Sage, currently the foremost figure of the Demonic Path, jointly serve as the Leader of the Inverse Star Alliance."
After a pause, the old man said helplessly, "They also imitated the Star Palace by issuing an Inverse Star Order. It declares that any faction that pays its respects to