Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 819: The Eve of Great War
A small incident among low-level cultivators served as the fuse, and the Mystic Ice Palace officially declared war on the Dan Ding Sect and Lingyun Sect.
This war would impact all aspects of the Ba State's cultivation world.
With the great cultivator Nangong Tian stationed there, the Mystic Ice Palace exerted immense pressure and had a significant advantage.
Furthermore, their “justified cause” in public opinion kept them from falling into a disadvantage in the narrative.
Not long after the war began, the situation became very clear; the Dan Ding Sect and Lingyun Sect were on the verge of collapse, losing vast territories one after another.
Under premeditated circumstances, the Mystic Ice Palace advanced towards the two sects' mountain gates within just two years.
In no time, the Ba State, one of the seven great nations, was filled with tension, and the Mystic Ice Palace exuded an aura of swallowing the mountains and rivers, seeking to unify the world.
Two years later.
At the Dan Ding Sect's mountain gate.
In the solemn and imposing main hall of the sect, only a few figures sat casually.
However, the aura emanating from these figures bore a weight akin to mountains and seas, pressing heavily upon one's spirit.
Without exception, they were all yuan ying true monarchs!
As a sect with great cultivators stationed, the Dan Ding Sect had more than one yuan ying true monarch, while the disciples of the Mystic Ice Palace far exceeded the other two sects in strength.
Even though no yuan ying cultivator had yet made a direct move, their military might was already closing in on the Mystic Ice Palace's mountain gate.
At this moment, the Dan Ding Sect was on high alert, and Mo Mei urgently notified various helpers to discuss countermeasures.
As for the Lingyun Sect, their strength was still somewhat weaker than the Dan Ding Sect, making them unreliable at this time.
However, being the weakest among the three sects, they were not the main target of the Mystic Ice Palace, which made their situation somewhat better, though they lacked sufficient strength to provide support.
Mo Mei's expression was grave as she sat firmly in the central position, flanked on either side by her two junior brothers.
To her left sat the first figure, the Huang Mei True Lord, whose cultivation was at the peak of the mid-stage, one of the top cultivators below the great cultivators.
To her right, Liu Yu occupied the first position, having earned his place due to his achievement in slaying Fu Qingshan.
With such solid accomplishments, the true monarchs had no objections to his presence.
At this moment, the aura he emitted was barely at the peak of the nascent soul early stage.
As an alchemical pill grandmaster, he could frequently use spiritual elixirs to assist his cultivation, so it was only natural for his cultivation to increase a bit quicker.
Thus, there was no need for him to conceal anything, as long as he didn’t display abilities that were too astonishing, such as showing he could manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at the nascent soul early stage.
Liu Yu's gaze swept across the room, easily spotting familiar cultivators.
Aside from himself and Huang Mei, the old monk Kongzhao and the Purple Rainbow True Lord were also present.
Additionally, Mo Mei had invited a mid-stage true monarch, bringing the total number of yuan ying cultivators in the hall to eight!
It was not surprising that Huang Mei and Kongzhao were present, as they had already offended the Mystic Ice Palace due to a previous commission from the Bright Moon Immortal City.
Adding to that, the Dan Ding Sect had sought their help with a significant reward, so they naturally did not mind offending the Mystic Ice Palace once more.
After all, offending once was the same as offending twice; the two sides had indeed formed a causal relationship.
As for the Purple Rainbow True Lord, Liu Yu had first joined Mo Mei's exchange meeting through her introduction, indicating that the two women had quite a good relationship.