In the blink of an eye, another half year passed.
Across Central Province, the flames of war reignited.
The Four Races' armies of devouring spirit beasts once again attacked the territories of the Human and Demon Races.
Having learned from the previous war, the Human and Demon Races, who had already formed an alliance, answered the Seven Star Alliance's call to action.
The warriors of both races established a comprehensive united front to resist their foreign enemies together.
Both sides supported one another with intelligence, troops, logistics, and other resources.
This brought a qualitative change to the course of the war compared with the great war several years earlier.
The Seven Star Alliance and the Four Races' devouring spirit beasts clashed fiercely on the front lines.
Both sides suffered considerable casualties, and the battle lines shifted back and forth in a stalemate.
Both sides also continued to exert themselves, committing more resources to the war and keeping the flames of battle blazing along the front.
"Whoosh, whoosh...!"
Crimson-gold flames burned silently within the imposing, timeworn hall.
Enveloped in the flames, the enormous bronze cauldron stood as steady as Mount Tai, with crimson-gold runes faintly gathering and flickering in the nine small holes around its belly.
At this moment, Gu Chenfeng still sat cross-legged before the Guixu Cauldron.
For this batch of Nirvana Heaven-Connecting Pills he was refining, the pill-condensing process alone had already lasted over half a year.
The lengthy process had not left him restless or made the wait unbearable.
He remained like an old monk deep in meditation, as though he had become a sculpture unmoving through the ages.
Yet his divine sense had long since divided into myriad stars that filled the Guixu Cauldron, discerning every minute change within.
Moreover, as time passed, the starlight formed by