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Inside the great hall.
Incense smoke curled upward, spirit fruits sat on platters, and the fragrance of tea filled the air, refreshing the heart.
The Ten Thousand Poisons Fairy sat in the seat of honor, with four Nascent Soul True Lords seated on either side.
"Sect Master Chen, what brings you from so far away? If there is anything our sect can help with, please speak freely."
The Ten Thousand Poisons Fairy set down her teacup, her gaze settling on Chen Beiwu.
Chen Beiwu remained composed. He lifted his teacup and took a sip. "Ten Thousand Poisons Fairy, do you know of the Heaven-Severing and Earth-Isolating Grand Formation covering the nine realms of the Southern Wild Region?"
"Of course. You may speak plainly, Sect Master Chen."
Lan Xinyi showed no change in expression, and the Grand Elders beside her remained equally unruffled.
"Perhaps in a hundred years, perhaps in a thousand, the Heaven-Severing and Earth-Isolating Grand Formation that has lasted tens of thousands of years will finally collapse. When that happens, the Southern Wasteland will regain contact with the Eastern Land, Western Heaven, and Northern Profound regions. With such drastic changes ahead, how does your sect intend to protect itself?"
At Chen Beiwu's words, the eyes of the four Grand Elders of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect shifted slightly, and the entire hall fell silent.
Only Lan Xinyi remained calm. "We shall meet soldiers with generals and hold back water with earth, nothing more."
The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect had stood for thirty thousand years. Its unbroken Dao lineage and enduring foothold in the Profound Evolution Realm rested upon strength so formidable that no faction dared provoke it lightly.
"I fear the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect's foundations alone will not withstand the covetous eyes of the Eastern Land Region's