"Senior Sikong, has something happened to the dimensional portal?"
The Ascenders arrived immediately asked the question.
Sikong Hong nodded solemnly. "I just brought Lin Heng here for a walk, and also to explain to him the things to be careful about in the dimensional passage, but I didn't expect to find that the restrictions inside were emitting a danger alarm."
Speaking of this, recalling what had just happened, Sikong Hong still had lingering fear on his face.
After a pause, Sikong Hong patted Lin Heng on the shoulder. "Fortunately, Lin Heng reacted quickly and attacked the front immediately, thus killing the first wave of enemy troops that the Hunt Clan was about to charge out."
Upon hearing Sikong Hong's words, the Ascenders around him immediately cast admiring glances at Lin Heng.
"Brother Lin Heng, you've only been here for one day, and you've already killed an enemy from the Hunt Clan. You've made a great contribution this time."
A powerful expert at the Primordial Chaos Heaven Stage laughed heartily and gave Lin Heng a thumbs up without hesitation.
"It was just a fluke. I remembered that Hall Master Ao had told me that the Hunt Clan had a secret technique for invisibility, and I suddenly sensed danger ahead, so I unleashed a palm strike."
Lin Heng made up an excuse without revealing the truth.
Of course, this was just following Sikong Hong's lead.
Sikong Hong knew he had been alerted by the Plane Consciousness before he made his move.
However, when telling the truth to the many Ascenders, he concealed this fact, which must have been for some reason. Naturally, Lin Heng would not reveal this secret to anyone else.
After a few casual words, Sikong Hong regained his composure and immediately made a series of arrangements.
" Chen Meng, activate the Essence-Locking Grand Formation immediately! We absolutely cannot allow the Hunt Clan to step out of the mountain peak!"
" Duoma, contact the Thirteen Factions and inform them of the situation here."
" Duoduolang, you lead the others to guard this place. Report any incidents immediately."
"Yes!"
Following Sikong Hong's instructions, the others did not hesitate at all and immediately began their actions after responding.
Sikong Hong then led Lin Heng out of the mountain peak and retreated to the mountain pass.
"Brother Lin Heng, I suppose you've realized just now that I didn't tell anyone about your ability to communicate with other planes."
After bringing Lin Heng to this secluded place, Sikong Hong casually set up a soundproof barrier before speaking.
Lin Heng nodded, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Sikong Hong then explained, "Your ability to communicate directly with other planes is extremely important. It's best not to reveal this before obtaining the consent of the leaders of our Five Ascender Factions, otherwise it might pose a great danger to you."
The fact that he could tell the leaders of the Five Ascender Factions but not the Eight Great Imperial Clans clearly showed that he was still concerned about them.
The ability to communicate directly with other planes is a great thing, yet they don't tell them.
As if something was vaguely clear to Lin Heng, he tentatively asked, "Could it be that the Eight Great Imperial Clans and the Hunt Clan are having some shady dealings?"
Unfortunately, Sikong Hong did not offer an explanation for this matter.
"Brother Lin Heng, the Hall Master Ao and the others will explain this to you later. Right now, the situation is urgent, so just remember what I said."
Sikong Hong spoke with great urgency.
Lin Heng didn't ask any more questions, and simply nodded in agreement.
"When we return to the mountain peak, try to re-establish contact with the Plane Consciousness and see if you can find out what happened inside."
"If we can coordinate with the other planes to ascertain the specifics of this Hunt Clan, we can then formulate appropriate countermeasures."
"But whatever you find out, don't describe it verbally; just tell me telepathically."
Sikong Hong did this naturally to protect Lin Heng.
The reason Lin Heng was brought here was to explain these things.
"Clear!"
Lin Heng agreed, Sikong Hong then lifted the soundproofing barrier and led Lin Heng back to the mountain peak.
In the short time that the two left, the other Ascenders experts had already taken action according to Sikong Hong's plan.
However, Duoma approached with a somewhat grim expression and reported, "Senior Sikong, I just contacted the higher-ups of the Thirteen Factions, but I received bad news."
A sense of foreboding washed over Sikong Hong, but he patiently asked, "Has something happened in the First Heaven?"
Duoma sighed and said bluntly, " The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor seems to have come up with a way to deal with the Hunt Clan. He has summoned all the top experts from various factions. Now, all the experts above the Heavenly Firmament Realm from each sect have gone to the Lei Clan's Thunder God Domain."
Sikong Hong fell silent, a thousand thoughts racing through his mind.
The Hunt Clan had just made a move when the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor pulled this stunt. Is there any connection between the two?
However, Sikong Hong didn't care to voice speculation without evidence, as this matter was of great importance.
Suppressing his doubts, Sikong Hong continued, "Then why didn't you directly ask the Lei Clan to help you make the contact?"
"I've also contacted the Lei Clan, but their response was that the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor activated the Thunder God Domain's grand formation, making it impossible for them to contact him."
Duoma's words not only aroused Sikong Hong's doubts, but also made the other Ascenders quite dissatisfied.
" The Hunt Clan has appeared, Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor has pulled this stunt again. Are we really going to deal with the Hunt Clan with our limited manpower?"
"Damn it, who knows how many members of the Hunt Clan showed up this time? They're always causing trouble at this crucial moment."
Faced with the complaints of the Ascenders, Sikong Hong raised his hand to stop them from continuing.
The Lei Clan holds a transcendent status, and if their backer were to hear this, it wouldn't be a good thing.
What did Yan He and the others say?
Sikong Hong asked again.
Yan He told me that it was probably just the Hunt Clan sending over some more low-level cultivators, which we were perfectly capable of handling. If there was real danger, we could call them then.
Duoma repeated what he had said.
This time, Sikong Hong did not ask any further questions, but in his heart, he seemed to already have the answer.
The alarms for dimensional portals are also different.
Previously, Sikong Hong had seen a red alert, which is second only to a gold alert.
A red alert indicates the presence of the Primordial Realm cultivator within the dimensional portal, possibly even Heavenly Firmament King Realm or Emperor Realm cultivator.
A gold alert will only be issued if a cultivator at or above the Heavenly Firmament Saint Realm appears.
It was precisely because he was unsure whether the Heavenly Firmament Realm existed that he sought help.
If it were merely a small group harassing the enemy, would I have spoken so easily?
Yan He and the others couldn't possibly be unaware of this, yet they still didn't set off.
Furthermore, the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor gathered all the powerful figures from various factions into the Thunder God Domain.
Is this really just a coincidence?
Sikong Hong already understood the situation perfectly, but he couldn't reveal it openly.