Three years later.
In the Primordial Great World, two mysterious Three Tribulations Immortals ambushed Ji Yan while he was traveling. After failing to strike him, they fled deep into the Primordial Great World without leaving the slightest trace.
Another three years passed. Seven Nine Heavens Dao Academies were destroyed by Heavenfall Stars, struck by a natural disaster that left no clues behind. Countless prodigies of the various realms were killed or wounded. Tian Li was enraged and swore to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Five years later.
The immortal slaves Heavenly Battle had sent to other Great Worlds were wiped out. Not a single core member returned. The Boundless Immortal Palace was willing to investigate the matter—of course, they would provide people, but not effort.
The Demon Court claimed it was powerless. They were keeping themselves in line now, not daring to reach into other Great Worlds and play the dragon crossing the river.
After that, Tian Li was suddenly attacked by an immortal. His blood scattered across the sky, and half his life was gone. Qian Shan suffered the same fate. Yet the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Race proved remarkably loyal, actually dispatching a Second Tribulation Immortal to personally oversee the Immortal Alliance.
The Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance was a storm of treachery and shifting clouds. Anyone could see that far too many people wanted the Nine Heavens Alliance Leader to suffer, wanted to press him to death within the Immortal Alliance and turn him into a lone wolf. Their methods were utterly filthy.
The Boundless Human Race intervened, their expressions grave. Every one of those who had acted was an immortal... The Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance had already become the common enemy of the Ten Thousand Clans. They merely asked Ji Yan to hand this list over to the human