276: Deliberation

Rain God Continent!

The Tianque Sect stood majestically atop the sea of clouds, the entire Sect resembling a magnificent palace of jade and gold embedded within the vast, rolling mists, suffused with Immortal Qi.

The main Peak's Lingxiao Hall pierced straight into the heavens, its glazed golden tiles flowing with a pale golden radiance under the sky's light.

At this moment, within the great hall, the Revered Masters of the Sect's seven Peaks and a host of high-ranking officials had gathered, the atmosphere so heavy it was nearly stagnant.

"Esteemed members!"

The Sect Master's voice was not loud, yet it carried an unquestionable authority that resounded through the hall.

"The Yao Race is advancing fiercely once more. We have just received word from Yaoshi City; the scale of this invasion surpasses even the previous two."

"The Chusheng Sect, one of the Three Great Sects, is now like rotten wood, difficult to support. Moreover, two of the Eighteen Demon Suppressing Towers have defected and joined the enemy."

"Given this critical situation, does anyone have a strategy to respond?"

As his words fell, the dozen or so Elders and Peak Revered Masters in the hall all furrowed their brows, their expressions somber and gloomy.

Grand Elder Crimson Sun Elder stepped forward and said in a deep voice:

"Although the Chusheng Sect committed those heinous acts that anger both gods and men, with the Yao Race army now pressing at our borders and the overwhelming situation, if we can persuade them to join forces against the Yao Race, after this matter is resolved, past grievances could be promised to be wiped clean."

"Grand Elder, that is mistaken!"

Peak Master Qing Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice low, "How can the Chusheng Sect's monstrous crimes be simply wiped clean?

Those heartless beasts—even if their souls were extracted, twisted into wicks, and burned in Soul Lamps for a thousand years, it would hardly atone for their sins!"

Grand Elder Crimson Sun Elder said solemnly, "Although the Chusheng Sect has done those things that anger both gods and men, with the overwhelming situation pressing again, if they can join in resisting the Yao Race invasion..."

Chu Haotian's eyes flashed as he spoke in a deep voice, "Is the Grand Elder suggesting a delaying tactic?"

Crimson Sun Elder nodded frankly, "Exactly!"

His gaze swept over the crowd as he continued to analyze, "A starved camel is still bigger than a horse. After all, the Chusheng Sect is one of the Three Great Sects, and now is precisely the time when we need manpower.

Their Sect Master, Grand Elder, and even their Grand Ancestor are all at the Peak of the Void Refining Realm. Rather than driving them to desperation, it's better to temporarily ally with them to jointly resist the Yao Race."

"Once the Yao Race retreats, we can then turn against them and settle accounts. What can the Chusheng Sect do to us then?"

Qing Xuan's expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in disbelief:

"The Chusheng Sect's Grand Ancestor is still alive? Wasn't there news a few years ago that he failed in seclusion while attempting a Breakthrough to the Integration Realm and had already passed away..."

Upon hearing this, Crimson Sun Elder let out a derisive laugh, "That old thing's life is much tougher than we imagined.

This time, the Chusheng Sect dared to refine demon transformation pills using nearly a hundred thousand commoners at the foot of their mountain; it was likely that old Chusheng's doing."

"But... what is he aiming for?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone in the hall exchanged glances, yet no one could answer.

The Sect Master pondered for a long while before finally nodding slowly, "This plan... is feasible!"

"After the council meeting ends, I will join forces with the people from the Five Elders Gate and go to the Chusheng Sect."

Chu Haotian narrowed his eyes slightly!

The Chusheng Sect must also be able to see that this is a delaying tactic.

Afterward, settling accounts with the Chusheng Sect is the real intention.

But the Chusheng Sect's Sect Master and a few Elders should be able to escape unscathed.

It's just to give an explanation to the Cultivators of the Rain God Continent.

Although somewhat displeased with such a handling method. But... the current situation is special, and his own Realm is too low to carry much weight.

For now, it can only be this way!

Chu Haotian then pressed further, "Is there any definite news about support from other continents?"

The Sect Master's expression couldn't help but grow even more solemn, his voice low as he said:

"According to the information I've gathered, this large-scale invasion by the Yao Race is a joint scheme laid by three Yao Venerables.

Great Love Immortal Venerable and several other Celestial Venerables need to hold their positions beyond the heavens to contain those three Yao Venerables; they are unable to spare any Clones.

Moreover, outside the Heavenly Tribulation Continent's sea, an Ancient Secret Realm is about to appear. The Spiritual Qi fluctuations are already exceptionally intense, and various Sect forces are all eyeing it covetously, too preoccupied with their own affairs..."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the hall grew even more grim.

Seeing this, the Sect Master could only console them in a deep voice, "Support from other continents will eventually arrive, but... I'm afraid it will be delayed somewhat.

We'll have to grit our teeth and endure the most dangerous period ahead on our own."

"Damn it!"

The Second Elder slammed the table angrily and rebuked loudly,

"We're fighting bloody battles on the front lines, resisting the Yao Race, while those cowards are hiding in the rear, coveting the Secret Realm with single-minded focus. They're utterly despicable!"

These words spoke the hearts of thousands of Cultivators across the Rain God Continent.

Grand Elder Crimson Sun Elder let out a long sigh, his tone full of helplessness:

"Why is it that the Demon Race Continent borders our Rain God Continent, and not the Canglan Continent?

As the saying goes, a tree moved dies, but a person moved lives. Yet we Cultivators, born and raised here, if we abandon this homeland, what face would we have to meet our ancestors in the underworld?"

And compared to these disheartening troubles, the actions of the Red Immortal Pavilion in the Canglan Continent made the Cultivators of the Rain God Continent grind their teeth in hatred even more.

Especially those remarks hoping the Yao Race would invade the Nine Continents and slaughter all male Cultivators.

Although treated as a joke by the Cultivators of the Nine Continents.

Precisely because of this, whenever Red Immortal Pavilion Cultivators came here for training, they received no leniency whatsoever in the Rain God Continent, encountering obstacles everywhere.

The Sect Master timely raised his hand!

Suppressing the discussions in the hall, he said in a deep voice, "Enough, let's not mention this matter for now. What worries me most at the moment are the remaining ten Demon Suppressing Towers."

Of the Eighteen Demon Suppressing Towers, each of the Three Great Sects holds six. Aside from the six controlled by the Tianque Sect and the two that defected, the remaining ten are currently, so to speak, of unclear allegiance.

At least, that's the worst-case way to view it!

Qing Xuan also showed a worried expression, sighing, "Sect Master, are you concerned that during the intense fighting, those ten Demon Suppressing Towers might change sides again, turning against us, leaving us attacked from both front and rear, making our situation even more perilous?"

"In my opinion, we should secretly deploy personnel to strictly guard against those ten Demon Suppressing Towers!"

An Elder voiced a suggestion.

Upon hearing this, Chu Haotian let out a cold laugh, "Those Demon Suppressing Tower Masters, at the very least, have cultivation at the third layer of the Void Refining Realm. How can we guard against such individuals?"

"Moreover, there's only the principle of a thief acting for a thousand days; there's no saying of guarding against a thief for a thousand days."

His words left everyone speechless.

Grand Elder Crimson Sun Elder's expression darkened as he said sternly, "In that case, it seems we can only have our Tianque Sect interact with them as little as possible!"

The Sect council meeting lasted a full hour and a half.

The more they delved into the discussion, the more alarmed they became, feeling that this Yao Race invasion was extremely perilous.

In the end, they still hadn't devised a perfect strategy... In a valley shrouded in yellow sand, the wind whipped sand and grit against faces, stinging painfully.

Yun Xuanxuan's lips curved in a faint, gentle smile, "Sister Fang, after parting this time, with mountains high and waters wide ahead, we can only meet again if fate allows."

With that, she shifted her gaze to the little girl beside her, who was staring at her eagerly.

She raised her hand and rubbed Su Yue's head, her palm warm as it brushed over the girl's soft hair.

"When you return to the Flame Continent, be sure to listen well to your Revered Master, cultivate diligently, and strive to break through to Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, understand?"

Su Yue's eyes reddened, tears threatening to spill again, yet she couldn't utter a word.

She just bit her tender lips tightly, looking at this beautiful sister before her who was clearly very kind but had a pair of pale green bird wings.