As the entire Northwest mobilized, Yang Clan cultivators elsewhere on Canglan Continent also learned of the Demonic Dao's surprise attack through Chen Yang's stone-bodied avatar.
At the Dongfang Clan's Ziyun Mountain, Chen Huai'an used his status as the "reclusive cultivator's disciple" to seek out the clan's senior members at once.
He claimed that a magical treasure he carried had brought him word from his master: a Demonic Calamity had suddenly erupted in the Northwest.
Had this been nothing more than his own guess or speculation, the Dongfang Clan's senior cultivators who had stayed behind might have had their doubts.
But once he invoked the formidable master behind him, the clan's True Intent Cultivators could not entertain the slightest doubt.
The trouble was that all three Mystic Insight Venerables of the Dongfang Clan had already gone to Demon Suppression Pass. Powerful True Intent Cultivators such as Dongfang Zonggan and Dongfang Zongyi were likewise fighting the Demonic Dao on the front line.
The person with the greatest authority in the clan at present was an elderly cultivator at True Intent Perfection.
"Great-uncle, what should we do?"
"The Northwest is so far from Ziyun Mountain. Should we still send people?"
A group of Dongfang Clan True Intent Cultivators gathered around him and pressed him for an answer.
The old cultivator frowned deeply. After a moment's thought, he said, "Send people! Of course we must! The Yang Clan and our Dongfang Clan have formed an alliance. Whether we can make it in time or not, we must act. Even if we cannot arrive before the Northwest falls, we can at least meet the Yang Clan at the border and help them retreat to the Central Region!"
"Ziheng, take five True Intent Cultivators and twenty Spiritual Connection cultivators. Set out immediately!"
"Yes, Great-uncle!"
Dongfang Ziheng