The changes on the island at the heart of the lake came so suddenly that they caught almost everyone off guard.
High in the sky, the old woman from Moon-Mirror Prefecture, who was easily overpowering Lu Yuansheng with her red silk, sneered.
"Heh, you never expected this, did you? Ever since your Heavenly Gate Sect swept through the Golden Rainbow Sect overnight a hundred years ago, the major sects of our Jiang Kingdom have had a pact of mutual aid and protection, precisely to guard against a day like this!"
"Unfortunately, only a few Foundation Establishment juniors came. But that hardly matters. Once we sweep away you demonic scum, we will join forces to eradicate your Heavenly Gate Sect's base within the Jiang Kingdom."
Since she had already torn away all pretense with the Heavenly Gate Sect, the old woman, who was no indecisive sort, naturally went all out, leaving them no way to survive.
The red silk pressed down and wrapped around Lu Yuansheng. Her dragon-headed staff abruptly enlarged, smashing toward him like a pillar holding up the heavens.
Lu Yuansheng was immediately driven back, step by step.
At the same time, several figures with astonishing presences flashed through the island and appeared in the sky.
Some Heterodox Dao cultivators who had long frequented the Golden Rainbow base recognized them and could not help crying out in shock.
"It's the deputy city lord of Welcoming Dragon City!"
"And the third elder of the Great River Sword Sect!"
"The second palace master of Daofei Palace is here too..."
Several Gold Core True Persons who should have been thousands of miles away had appeared together. Anyone could understand what that meant.
Clearly, someone had long since learned of the Heavenly Gate Sect's planned surprise attack on Moon-Mirror Prefecture.
The sharper-eyed ones