Published: August 10, 2026
In just three months, thirty-three large Immortal Cities were lost in succession, and hundreds of thousands of li of territory fell away, throwing the entire tian nan cultivation world into panic.
The three divine transformation factions reacted quickly and immediately took action.
The righteous path and demonic path were too far away, so Liu Yu did not know the detailed situation over there in time.
But on the Seven Nations Alliance side, an eerie calm had descended.
In the name of the alliance, Heavenly Thunder Palace issued dozens of stern orders one after another, but the various yuan ying factions neither accepted nor rejected them, instead showing a clear unwillingness to cooperate.
Apart from the absence of Qian Court's suppression, the structure of the tian nan cultivation world was fundamentally no different from that of the Central Domain.
Each yuan ying sect was equivalent to a feudal lord, and the smaller factions within its sphere of influence had to turn over a share of resources every so often.
And the three divine transformation factions were the overlords, equivalent to the "Son of Heaven" who led the heroes of the realm. The yuan ying sects all had to present tribute on schedule, handing over a considerable amount of cultivation resources.
Thus, with thirty-three Immortal Cities lost in a row, not only were the related factions ruined and declining, but Heavenly Thunder Palace also suffered real and concrete losses.
Not accepting or refusing orders was extremely damaging in terms of influence. But because the "morale duty" had not been cut off, the situation had not yet reached the worst possible point.
Heavenly Thunder Palace understood the demands of the true lords, but as an overlord that had the final say, how could it compromise so easily?
Seeing that the orders had been ineffective, they immediately dispatched cultivators of formidable strength and threatened to severely punish the related factions.
Faced with this military pressure, the true lords of qingyun society either shrank behind their sect gates or gathered in small groups for mutual support, relying on the Sect-Protection Array to defend themselves.
After all, with the array protecting them, apart from a very few unlucky souls, most people were still safe and sound.
At the same time, because the front lines were in critical danger, the neutral true lords could no longer stay out of it and received orders from the alliance.
Faced with a formal dispatch order, the various factions reacted differently.
But in general, most true lords were resistant in their hearts. After all, the more dangerous the front lines became, the more dangerous it was to go there now.
On top of that, qingyun society was standing in front, drawing the fiercest fire. Most of the neutral true lords were unwilling to accept the order.
For a time, the entire cultivation world was in an uproar, and beneath the surface, waves were surging violently.
In this atmosphere, Heavenly Thunder Palace finally grew furious and began dispatching top-tier true lords, intending to kill a few to warn the rest and shake the mountains to frighten the monkeys.
Even the rear area of the war between humans and demons was filled with a sense that a storm was about to break.
Swish, swish—
Escape lights cut across the sky, crossing dozens of li in an instant.
Nascent Soul spiritual pressure was completely unrestrained as five striking escape lights headed south toward Yan State.
"Senior Sister Changchun, isn't this a little too extreme? Do we really have to do this?"
"As long as the war between humans and demons is ongoing, every bit of strength is precious. No matter what, Rushi Temple is still part of the Seven Nations Alliance."
As they drew closer and closer to their destination, a middle-aged beautiful woman in the escape light frowned, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes.
She was a mid-stage yuan ying cultivator, a fellow disciple of Changchun True Lord.
Besides her, there were three other true lords from allied factions, and without exception, all of them were at least at mid-stage yuan ying.