"Alas..."
Chi Xuntian sighed inwardly.
His gaze swept over Jade Rock Mountain in the projection, as though he could already see the future Demon Lotus Sect swallowing up all around it like a giant whale drawing in water.
He also saw flames of war soaring skyward and endless battles, with corpses everywhere.
The Condensed Jade Sect... will probably either be absorbed into the Demon Lotus Sect or become its largest vassal, constantly bled dry.
I can only hope that after Sect Master Budong breaks through to the Immortal Realm, he can make Martial Uncle Qing show some restraint.
His hand quietly clenched inside his sleeve, a trace of worry buried deep in his heart.
If there truly is nothing to be done... hopefully, for the sake of my years of toil, for True Person Budong's sake, and because he himself came from the Condensed Jade Sect, he will leave the sect a patch of land as its foundation.
Just as Chi Xuntian's thoughts were running wild, Lin Changsheng suddenly spoke. "Deputy Sect Master Chi, how many people do you think will attend my master's Nascent Soul Ceremony?"
Chi Xuntian immediately answered, "Of the upper three islands among the Eight Grotto Spirit Islands of the Gouwu Sea, Abbot Hui'an of the Vajra Zen Sect has personally replied that he will bring Nascent Soul Chan Masters. As for the Blissful Union Tower, Guanyin Tower Master sent word that the Second Tower Master, Yinji, will come. Penglai Spirit Island... has yet to reply. As for the other spirit islands, they should all send people."
Lin Changsheng nodded and looked outside the hall.
Through the enormous glazed windows, figures could still be seen swarming like ants over the distant Immortal City construction site, but most of it was already complete.
Together with Ten-Thousand-Zhang Jade