Each Side Suspicious, Each Sweeping the Snow Before Its Own Door
The One Qi Dao Gate, Great Void Peak.
Inside the main hall, True Lord Wenxuan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. A whooshing sound came from outside the hall, and a blood-red meteor crashed into the square in front of the hall, causing the formation to ripple.
True Person Minghe was covered in blood, his Bagua Daoist robe was tattered, and a large chunk of flesh was missing from his right shoulder, so deep that the bone was visible.
He stumbled into the main hall and knelt down with a thud.
"Sect Leader!"
Minghe's voice was hoarse, filled with the terror of surviving a disaster.
True Lord Wenxuan opened his eyes, his figure flashed, and he arrived in front of Minghe. He placed one hand on Minghe's shoulder and transferred pure spiritual power into him.
"What about Qingyun and Qingding? How is Yellow Sand Pass?"
True Person Minghe gasped for breath, coughing up two mouthfuls of Blood Dao, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, Qingding is dead... all of them are dead!"
"Yellow Sand Pass is gone, Demon-Suppressing Pass has fallen too!"
Upon hearing this, True Lord Wenxuan's face darkened, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.
"Six Golden Core Demon General, a beast tide of hundreds of thousands!"
"Kuang Dou, Golden Crocodile, Shi Pan... they've all been mobilized! And there's also a Six-Winged Golden Cicada, incredibly fast. Your subordinates are incompetent; we failed to defend the Demon-Suppressing Pass."
True Lord Wenxuan's face remained ashen, and he ultimately did not utter a word of reproach.
"The Myriad Demon Domain... how dare they launch an attack at this time!"
For fifty years, all had been peaceful; the One Qi Dao Gate never expected that the Demon Race would so abruptly break off relations.
They initially thought it was just Half-Demon intrusion to plunder some resources, but now that the Demon-Suppressing Pass has been breached, the gateway to the Huang Province is wide open, and the eastern part of the Profound Truth Kingdom is completely exposed to the claws of the Demon Race.
"Order all under my jurisdiction to mobilize cultivators, using several cities in the central part of the Huang Province as bases to form a battle line and repel the beast tide."
"Also, ring the Great Void Bell and send urgent requests for assistance to the Grand Purity Sect, Supreme Purity Sect, and Righteous Qi Gate!"
"The Demon Race is about to launch a war of annihilation. They understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,' and we must send troops into this war."
The Great Void Bell, striking nine times in quick succession, its sound rapid and muffled.
Within the Profound Truth Kingdom, countless cultivators looked up, their faces filled with horror; this was a warning bell that would only be rung when a sect faced annihilation.
Dozens of golden communication talismans soared into the sky, disappeared into the void, and flew towards various parts of the continent.
The nine Golden Core forces under his command received orders from the upper sect and quickly organized their cultivators to gather in the central part of the Huang Province.
Clear Blue Kingdom, Supreme Purity Sect.
The main hall of Purple Yang Peak was sealed off by an array, isolating it from all other influences.
True Lord Fang Yi crushed the communication jade talisman in his hand and sneered.
"The One Qi Dao Gate Demon-Suppressing Pass was breached, and two Golden Core died; for such a minor matter, Wenxuan became anxious and begged us to send troops to attack the Myriad Demon Domain from the west."
True Lord Yuanshang's face was pale, and he coughed twice while clutching his chest.
"A pincer attack?"
"With Senior Brother Purple Yang gone, we're struggling to even defend Clear Blue Kingdom; the Myriad Demon Domain has dispatched six Demon General, with several more Demon General it."
"Shi Jian hasn't even shown his face yet; who knows if the Heavenly Ape and Flood Dragon domains are secretly watching him?"
True Lord Fang Yi nodded. "That's right, the three realms of the Demon Race are secretly colluding; the attack on the Profound Truth Kingdom by the Myriad Demon Domain is very likely another bait."
"Once we send troops, the Flood Dragon Domain in the south will definitely take advantage of the situation and invade our Clear Blue Kingdom's heartland, disrupting our clan's foundation."
"If we send True Lord to provide support, they might be ambushed halfway. We have no way of knowing whether it's true or not."
"Refuse them."
True Lord Yuanshang said coldly, "Just say that the Supreme Purity Sect is fully focused on preventing the disturbances in the Flood Dragon Domain and has no time to attend to anything else. Let Wenxuan and the others handle it themselves."
True Lord Fang Yi looked towards the depths of the main hall, at the remains of True Lord Purple Yang, a shadow of gloom flashing in his eyes, tinged with a hint of ruthlessness:
"The news of Senior Brother Purple Yang's death must not be leaked. If those hypocrites from the Grand Purity Sect find out, they will definitely kick us while we're down. The calamity that befell the One Qi Dao Gate is actually a good thing for us; it's a good opportunity to divert the attention of the Demon Race."
"We've finally secured a chance to recuperate; we absolutely cannot start a war now!"
Human Race's greater cause?
They are utterly worthless in the face of the survival of various sects!
The Wei Kingdom, the Grand Purity Sect.
True Lord Qingxuan looked calmly at the golden talisman for help floating in front of him.
"Sect Leader, the One Qi Dao Gate has suffered a great calamity, and the Huang Province is in grave danger. Should we send someone to provide assistance?" an elder asked in a low voice.
True Lord Qingxuan picked up his spirit tea and took a sip. "Support? What support can we offer? To the north of my Grand Purity Sect lies the Heavenly Ape Domain, Yuan Shan of the Heavenly Ape Domain. Recently, they've been making frequent moves, with demonic apes amassed at the border."
"If we send our elite troops to rescue the One Qi Dao Gate, who will defend Wei Kingdom?"
The elder hesitated. "But if the Profound Truth Kingdom falls and the Myriad Demon Domain grows stronger, we'll inevitably be next..."
"Moreover, the Demon Race race is powerful, and we may not be able to deal with them in the future."
"Wenxuan won't die so easily."
True Lord Qingxuan put down his teacup, his tone resolute. "The One Qi Dao Gate Sect has a profound foundation; let them wear down the Myriad Demon Domain first."
"For the past fifty years, the One Qi Dao Gate has taken advantage of its recuperation to overreach itself; it's time they paid a price."
"Pass down the order: the Grand Purity Sect is to retreat across the board, hold the Wei Kingdom's borders at all costs, and be on high alert against the Heavenly Ape Domain."
"As for the One Qi Dao Gate, send a message back to Wenxuan saying that the Grand Purity Sect is being held back by the Heavenly Ape Domain and cannot help them."
True Lord Qingxuan made a decision, and there was no room for error.
The resources of the Profound Spirit Continent are limited. The One Qi Dao Gate suffered heavy casualties, which allowed the Grand Purity Sect to gain absolute dominance in the future discourse of the Human Race.
While Demon Race are certainly hateful, using them as Demon Race to kill is a clever scheme.
The calculations of all parties were on full display at this moment.
Everyone fears becoming the next target of the Demon Race, and everyone wants others to weaken the Demon Race race first.
Little Yu Kingdom, Righteous Qi Gate.
This place is located in the southeast, in the most remote area.
The sect leader looked at the distress talisman and burned it to ashes.
"Seal off the border, no one is allowed to enter or leave; if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Even the Grand Purity Supreme Purity realms won't budge, are we, the Righteous Qi Gate, going to our deaths?"
"These are turbulent times; let things take their course."
"Although our Righteous Qi Gate is located in a remote area, it is bordered by the boundless East Sea to the east, where the Eight-Tentacled Giant Beast Clan is eyeing us covetously; and to the west lies the Grand Purity Wei Kingdom, which is always looking to annex us."
"We're barely able to take care of ourselves, how can we possibly have the energy to worry about the lives of others? Just being able to preserve this foundation is already a blessing."