What Each Side Thought

In the air, on the flying boat in the very center of the Spirit Moon Sect, four figures sat in a corner of the room.

Of them, the purple one was the most beautiful.

Zi Nü picked up her teacup, blew on it lightly, and said, "Fellow Daoists, news has just arrived that Flowing Gold Valley has been razed to the ground. Only Fellow Daoist Hanyue and a few disciples escaped. Our righteous path has lost an ally; it's truly lamentable."

"Fellow Daoist Zi Nü, please speak frankly about what you wish to express," Ziyang asked directly.

"According to my analysis, the reason why the righteous and demonic paths are at war now is because of the Phoenix Kingdom's Fortune Dynasty Method. Why don't we hand over this Fortune Dynasty Method?"

Mo Qingyu frowned and said coldly, "What, Fellow Daoist Zi Nü, are you afraid? Don't you even have the courage to go to war with the demonic path?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Nü also frowned and said coldly, "Qingyu Yu, I just feel that we don't need to start a war with the demonic path and cause unnecessary casualties."

"The world is vast, and we shouldn't limit our vision to this small corner of the Southern Wilderness. To be honest, this place is too small; it's just a drop in the ocean compared to the entire Immortal Realm."

Xuanguang raised an eyebrow and asked, "From what you're saying, fellow Daoist, you're planning to go to the Heavenly Desolation Domain?"

"No one knows the exact location of the teleportation array in the Heavenly Desolation Domain, and besides, this Southern Barbarian Lands has long been disconnected from the Heavenly Desolation Domain."

"Nobody knows where to look," Zi Nü said calmly. "Fellow Daoist, you don't believe that the Southern Barbarian Lands can now be like the ancient times, where people could become immortals, do you?"

"Fellow Daoist, you're not from the Southern Barbarian Lands, are you? Are you from the Luo Heaven Sea? Your aura is familiar; are you from the Ji Household?"

"Fellow Daoist, it's not good to delve too deeply into some things," Zi Nü said in a slightly cold tone. "Throughout the ages, only the Spirit Moon remains eternal. Fellow Daoist, your Spirit Moon Sect had a glorious past. Even if it has declined now, shouldn't your vision be more grounded?"

Let's not dwell on the past; past glories are just that—past. Nostalgia won't do us any good. Instead, let's focus on the present.

"Past glories are not beneficial; they may even lead people to become complacent and fail to take what they have. However, they can also inspire people's fighting spirit."

"Fellow Daoist, neither Luo Heaven Sea nor the Southern Barbarian Lands are sufficient to support you in restoring your former glory. Only the Heavenly Desolation Domain, only the Eight Great Domains, can give us hope of becoming immortals."

"Becoming an immortal? That's such a distant concept," Ziyang suddenly sighed.

"Distant?" Zi Nü chuckled and said, "After the Nascent Soul comes the Spirit Severing, Body Integration, Tribulation Transcendence, and Mahayana. To be precise, there are only three major realms left."

"Hmph~" Ziyang sneered, "You make it sound so simple. Cultivation generally only has eight major realms, yet we've only progressed less than halfway through in several hundred years. Everyone knows that advancing to the next realm is increasingly difficult. Do you really think cultivation can be increased simply by secluded cultivation every day?!"

"Fellow Daoist Ziyang, if you lack even confidence in yourself, then you have no hope of becoming an immortal in this lifetime."

"Alright, you two, let's not spoil the mood. Becoming an immortal is still too far away for us. Let's talk about the Heavenly Desolation Domain instead."

Meanwhile, at the temporary headquarters of the Evergreen Sect, Daoist Qingguang growled with a grim expression, "The Flowing Gold Valley has really regressed in recent years; it can't even withstand the White Bone Mountain anymore."

"Sect Leader, this is inevitable. After all, none of the new generation of Flowing Gold Valley have advanced to the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul in recent years. It's all thanks to Hanyue and her master Qingxuan that they can't withstand the attack from White Bone Mountain," said Qingshan, the Great Elder of the Evergreen Sect.

"However, Qingxuan did her best by taking the Grand Elder of White Bone Mountain with her to her death this time."

"There are only thirty Nascent Soul Nascent Soul the Demonic Path, and we only have twenty-seven in total. Although we are at a disadvantage for now, the outcome of a real fight is uncertain."

"Moreover, in the end, this great war was caused by the Phoenix Kingdom's Fortune Dynasty Method. In fact, we only need to share this method to make those demonic people feel more balanced and not think that our righteous path is the only one that is dominant."

"Sect Leader, don't rush to refute. In reality, the increase from the methods of the Imperial Fortune isn't that significant. Giving them up or sharing them is fine; there's really no need to start a conflict over them."

"Given the current situation, we're not only fighting to the death and gaining nothing, but we've also lost many talented disciples. Li Ze, Sect Leader, you know this disciple, right? Once he entered the Golden Core Stage, he was guaranteed to reach the Late Golden Core Stage, but now he's died in this battle. It's such a pity. He was a talented disciple no less than Qin Yu of the Spirit Moon Sect."

"Alright, junior brother, I understand. Stop nagging. I'll send a message to Ziyang later to ask what they think," Fellow Daoist Qingguang said, waving his hand with a headache.

"Sect Leader, I still think we shouldn't place too much hope on the Spirit Moon Sect. After all, they are just outsiders, having only been in this land for less than a thousand years. Who knows what they're thinking?" Qingshan said.

"Qingshan, it's fine for us brothers to say these things amongst ourselves, but don't go around spreading them. If they get to Ziyang's ears, who knows what they'll think? We can't ruin the relationship we've maintained over the years."

"Senior Brother Sect Leader, I know what's important and I certainly won't cause you any trouble," Qingshan replied with a smile.

In a makeshift room at the Spirit Moon Sect's headquarters, several figures gathered together.

"Jin Ling Sister Jinling, why is your temper still so explosive? You're almost at the Golden Core stage, and you're still not composed at all. Luckily, this was just an external injury, or we would all be devastated," Chu He scolded sternly.

Jin Ling didn't argue and listened obediently.

"Senior Brother Chu He, Junior Sister Jin Ling has admitted her mistake this time, so stop nagging, or she'll beat you up later," Li Kui joked amidst the slightly somber atmosphere.

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, I wouldn't dare, Senior Brother Li Kui, if you keep slandering me, don't blame my sword for not recognizing people!" Jin Ling hurriedly waved her hand to deny Li Kui's rumors and threatened him.

"Alright, you guys are still like this, fighting a war. Can't you be normal for once?" Wang Yan said irritably. It's fine for everyone to joke around normally, but with so many fellow disciples dead and injured, it's inappropriate.

"These are the Golden Body Talisman that Senior Sister Liuyue drew some time ago. There are five hundred in total. You can take them and distribute them."

"In the time that followed, although the sect leader and the others rarely went into battle, we were never idle. The battle wouldn't stop until the enemy retreated."

After hearing this, Shen Ge waved his hand and said, "You can take these Golden Body Talisman. I haven't even finished using the ones my senior sister gave me before. I don't need them."

"As for Senior Sister Wang Yan, you've only just advanced to the Golden Core, and you're only at the Early Golden Core Stage. It's still too dangerous for you to fight against those Golden Core cultivators from the Hehuan Sect. Be more careful in the future."