Immortality begins with meditation puppets

The Eastern King Sect has always had a bad reputation in the myriad realms, which is due to the environment. The three major sects of the Dao lineage had accumulated substantial original capital in ancient times. After they cleaned up their reputation in the present world, they cherished their reputation and followed the rules in the myriad realms. Not only did they not dare to bully others, but sometimes, because they cherished their reputation too much, they were extorted by some small sects and forces.

While the three major sects of the Dao lineage could do this, the Eastern King Sect could not. As a rising star, the Eastern King Sect did not have the substantial resources accumulated by the three major sects of the Dao lineage in ancient times, nor did it have the weapon-refining, sword-making, and alchemy industries that the three major sects of the Dao lineage could easily earn huge profits.

If the Eastern King Sect wanted to rise to prominence, to stand out, and to challenge the status of the three major sects of the Dao lineage, it had to plunge into the fierce competition of the myriad arts and crafts industries in the myriad worlds. If it couldn't excel in one, it would excel in every one. They wanted every single industry. In the process, they tore at their opponents like hyenas, using all sorts of extreme methods. In addition to fair business competition, they often physically destroyed their competitors. Over time, the Eastern King Sect naturally became infamous throughout the myriad worlds.

At that time, the only three sects that could restrain the Eastern King Sect were the three lineages of the Eastern King Sect. Because the Eastern King Sect was an important force in resisting evil spirits, although they felt ashamed of their behavior, they could only turn a blind eye for the sake of the overall situation, allowing them to become more and more unscrupulous in the world.

So much so that even after the Tianyuan Sect was revived in the present world, the Dongwang Sect, whose strength on the surface was almost comparable to the three major sects of the Dao lineage, still had a much lower status in the myriad worlds than the three major sects of the Dao lineage. In fact, when the Dongwang Sect began to target the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, they discovered that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, a newly emerging force that had only risen for a thousand years, now had a much stronger appeal in the myriad worlds than the Dongwang Sect.

This fact was unacceptable to the proud and arrogant Eastern King Sect. After a long debate among the sect's high-ranking cultivators, they finally came to a conclusion.

That is, reputation is very important. Although most people in the cultivation world have moral standards that hover around the passing mark, no matter what they do behind the scenes, they must put on a moral cloak in public. Especially in the eyes of those middle and lower-level forces, no matter how high their own moral standards are, they hope that the forces leading them have higher moral standards, so as to avoid being used and discarded in the future and to ensure their future cultivation rights.

The Eastern King Sect has always wanted to become the leader of all the heavens and myriad worlds. They have always believed that in the cultivation world where strength is paramount, as long as you are strong enough, you can become the big brother.

This idea is both wrong and right, but it's also very wrong.

Indeed, in all the myriad realms, if you want all sects and cultivators to be convinced, you must first speak with strength. Only by proving that you have the strength to lead the masses will everyone be willing to bow down to you.

But factors other than strength are also important. The purpose of choosing an elder brother is to follow him and live a good life. If the elder brother steals the younger brother's wife and tries to seize the younger brother's business, then what is the point of following such an elder brother?
Therefore, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, whose current strength is not even as great as the Dongwang Sect, has won the hearts of countless small and medium-sized forces in the myriad realms because of the actions of its ruler, Su Qing, who has always helped his brothers get rich, supported his brothers, and even dared to defy the Lingxiao Palace for the sake of the dog, Fire Egg. They believe that only by following such a big brother can they have hope for the future.

The Eastern King Sect, whose reputation has been ruined, now wants to have the same appeal as the three major sects of the Dao lineage, or at least the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Regardless of what it does behind the scenes, it must appear virtuous and righteous on the surface and promote positive energy in order to salvage its reputation.

As Shao Wufeng thought about the sect's strategic policies in recent years, his hands and feet grew increasingly cold.

If this matter gets out today, the reputation of the Eastern King Sect has already plummeted to rock bottom, and there may be no way to save it. Its reputation is completely ruined, and it will lose its qualification to compete for the leadership of the righteous path in the future. In addition, it may also have to endure the encirclement and suppression of many forces, including the Anti-Demon Alliance, the three sects of the Dao lineage, and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom!
Just think about it, these forces already disliked the Eastern King Sect, and now they can stand on the moral high ground to judge them. Wouldn't they take revenge and make the Eastern King Sect suffer terribly?

How will the sect deal with such immense pressure and losses?
With a quick thought, Shao Wufeng, based on his understanding of the sect, easily deduced the most likely next move the sect would make.

First, they immediately absolved themselves of any responsibility to the sect, severing any connection between the Eastern King branch sect on Penglai Island and the main Eastern King sect, and shifting all responsibility onto the three individuals in charge of the Eastern King branch sect.

Afterwards, with Wu Liang already dead and no interference from the Wu family, he and Ge Tianfang, who were made scapegoats, will suffer the most severe punishment from the sect: their cultivation will be abolished, their family property confiscated, they will be expelled from the sect, and they will be handed over to the Anti-Demon Alliance to continue to punish them.

Finally, after dealing with the Anti-Demon Alliance, the sect announced that, out of humanitarian considerations, it would compensate the victim, Penglai Immortal Kingdom, for the incident. It is likely that after receiving a huge amount of compensation, even if Penglai Immortal Kingdom still hates the Eastern King Sect, it can use spirit stones to soothe its wounds and choose to settle the matter peacefully. Of course, if they do not bow down to spirit stones, the Eastern King Sect will have other means to put pressure on them. In the end, this matter will still be able to be resolved.

This approach is the best way to handle the situation for the Dongwang Sect. In the past, Shao Wufeng was very experienced in handling such incidents on behalf of the sect and did not feel that there was anything wrong with it. Sacrificing a few sect disciples can protect the interests of countless people in the sect. Can't you tell which is more important?

But when that day came to him, it was very difficult!

Shao Wufeng had served the sect diligently for so many years, taking on all the dirty and hard work. He had finally gotten this opportunity to advance to the seventh-level Dao Lord. Although he was sent here to assist Wu Liang, essentially accompanying the prince in his studies and getting a chance to advance, he had still managed to snag this opportunity. Seeing that his cultivation had made some progress and he was more confident in breaking through to the seventh-level Dao Lord, with the peak of his life just around the corner, he was now being asked to take the blame for the sect and accept the consequences of losing everything. Of course, he was extremely unwilling!

A quick thought struck him, and another plan came to mind. He, who had initially shown remorse towards the victim Liu Gandang, suddenly changed his expression, his eyes widening in anger as he glared at him:
"Let's not discuss what my Eastern King Branch has done here. Liu Gandang, if you dare to do it, you should dare to take responsibility. I'll ask you this: Did your Penglai Immortal Kingdom attack my Eastern King Branch today? Did you join forces with Qinghe to kill Wu Liangtian, the esteemed and virtuous high-ranking cultivator of my Eastern King Branch?"

As he spoke, he held up an image talisman, intending to give a live broadcast to the Wu family members who were far away in the Purple Mansion Realm.

Upon seeing this, Liu Gandang merely snorted angrily.

Live broadcast it is fine. Even if this matter is blown up to the heavens, Penglai Immortal Kingdom is in the right. If there is any law, all the myriad realms and the nine continents will have to stand on the side of Penglai Immortal Kingdom in the future. As the victim, Penglai Immortal Kingdom is now in the right and has nothing to fear from the Eastern King Sect!
"Yes, this Penglai Second Ring was done by my Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Fellow Daoist Qinghe of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. That Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang was also killed by my Penglai Immortal Kingdom and Fellow Daoist Qinghe. What can your Dongwang Sect do to me!"

"What? On behalf of my Eastern King Sect and the Wu family, I'm going to slap you, you arrogant old fool, to teach you a lesson!"

Liu Gandang's reply made Shao Wufeng secretly happy. He saw that the Wu family, who were watching the live broadcast, were already furious and had sent people on their way. At this moment, fearing that things hadn't gotten big enough and that they couldn't drag the Wu family down with them, he slapped Liu Gandang across the face!

Poor Liu Gandang, who was clearly the biggest victim, was now being slapped so hard that his ears were ringing. Even he, who had been called an old turtle for many years and was usually very patient, could not bear such humiliation.

"Kill! Today we will slaughter them all, leaving not a single one alive! I want to make sure that not a single member of the Eastern King Sect will ever be seen on my Penglai Immortal Island again!"

At Liu Gandang's command, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, which had been somewhat restrained when dealing with Wu Liang, now revealed all its fangs.

The Heavenly Court of Humanity has several sixth-order deities who wield divine weapons such as the Investiture of the Gods, the God-Slaying Whip, and the Thunder God Cone, and lead a million heavenly soldiers and generals to completely surround the second ring of Penglai.

Elders and disciples of the Penglai Sect came out in full force, bringing out powerful weapons purchased from various immortal kingdoms, including magical artifacts, talismans, puppets, and magic cannons, and bombarded the second ring of Penglai Sect as if they were free.

This powerful attack from Penglai Immortal Island is a catastrophic blow to the hundreds of thousands of disciples of the Eastern King Branch who are cultivating within the second ring of Penglai Immortal Island.

Although these disciples included many Nascent Soul cultivators and fourth or fifth-level high-level cultivators, they had always relied on the reputation of the Eastern King Sect, believing that no one would dare to attack them. Furthermore, with three Void Refinement experts protecting them, they never took their safety in the Penglai Second Ring seriously. The formations in the Penglai Second Ring were mostly for gathering spirits and expelling turbidity, which were useless in battle. This time, when they encountered the attack from the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, they were almost powerless to fight back, allowing the Penglai Immortal Kingdom to reap their lives like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind!

The disciples of the Eastern King's branch were in a terrible state, but in Shao Wufeng's eyes, it was perfect. That's how it should be. The bigger the commotion, the better. The more difficult the situation, the better. Only in this way could he, a nobody, have a chance to escape from this accident!
He wasn't idle either. While talking about avenging the Wu family, he also talked about wiping the shame of his sect, and he was giving his all to Liu Gandang and other high-ranking officials of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

With his abilities, at the peak of the Refinement Void realm, and possessing the top-tier inheritance of the Eastern King Sect, although his weapon was neither an innate nor an acquired spiritual treasure, it was a flying needle magic weapon capable of killing. With each needle and thread, he used it to pierce and kill dozens of elders and hundreds of disciples of Penglai, using their corpses to weave a giant corpse. He then manipulated the giant corpse with the needles and thread to continue slaughtering Penglai disciples, further fueling the anger of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and adding fuel to the fire of this war.

Thus, when the Wu family from the Purple Mansion Realm arrived at this place, what they saw was a great battle between the Penglai Immortal Kingdom and the Eastern King's branch. Seeing this scene, and with their own family member Wu Liangtianzun also dying at the hands of the Penglai Sect, the Wu family did not hesitate and immediately led their family elites into the battlefield.

As expected of an ancient family, even if there are members like Wu Liang who are not very good at fighting, most of them are capable of both fighting and enduring. The moment the Wu family joined the battlefield, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom realized what the foundation of an ancient and powerful sect is, and what the confidence of an ancient family is.

The Wu family alone has five Refinement Void Celestial Venerables, and hundreds of main Celestial Lords below the Refinement Void level. These high-level cultivators are proficient in Taoist magic, skilled in using supernatural powers, and possess a wealth of powerful magic treasures. They are far superior to the makeshift Heavenly Court and ragtag army assembled by the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. As soon as the battle began, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom's forces that had entered the second ring of Penglai were driven out of the second ring, and the battle line was quickly pushed back to the first ring of Penglai, which is the core area of ​​the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

At this moment, Qinghe could no longer sit still. Having inexplicably become an ally of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, she was now on the same side as the Penglai Immortal Kingdom. Moreover, because she killed Wu Liang Tianzun, she was a thorn in the side of the Wu family. Four of the five Wu family Tianzun joined forces with Ge Tianfang to besiege her alone.

Qinghe had received the empowerment and training from the Great God of the Three Altars Sea Gathering, which increased her abilities and made her temper bigger. However, she was not stubborn enough to deal with the five Refining Void Heavenly Venerables. After suffering losses in a few rounds of fighting, she used her Wind and Fire Wheels to temporarily escape the battlefield. She immediately took out the Marshal's Order of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and began to call for reinforcements.

An arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of troops come to meet you!

Over the years, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom has established a military presence throughout the entire Western Sea, with military bases built on many immortal islands in the Western Sea. These military bases house hundreds of deep-sea fleets.

Upon receiving Qinghe's plea for help, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's various military bases scattered throughout the Western Sea mobilized puppets, leading nine deep-sea fleets on the Nine Dragon Ships, to immediately assemble in the waters below Penglai Immortal Island. Then, countless exorcising missiles rained down from below. This wasn't enough. When the news reached the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, after a preliminary understanding of the situation and following Su Qing's seclusion, the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's council, which oversaw the kingdom's affairs, unanimously passed a resolution to fully support the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

With the authority of all members of the council, another Lingxiao Palace puppet that Su Qing had just completed decades ago was mobilized to lead the air force of Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to aid Penglai Immortal Kingdom. In addition, the Lizard Cavalry Regiment, the Violent Bear Heavy Armor Regiment, and the Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment, led by Cavalry General A-San, quickly assembled and also sped toward Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

At the same time, the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, together with the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, issued a war mobilization order against the Western Sea and even the Tianyuan cultivation world. In the name of punishing the wicked, they called on the major immortal kingdoms and sects of the Western Sea and the Tianyuan cultivation world to rise up together and rush to the Penglai Immortal Kingdom to fight against the Dongwang Sect.

At this moment, the great battle that started because of Qinghe had completely spiraled out of control.

Yuanshi Zong Guangxian Tianzun, who had received Liu Gandang's message early that morning asking him to come and mediate the fight, felt utterly overwhelmed the moment he arrived at the chaotic Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

As the representative of the Yuanshi Sect in the Tianyuan Realm, Guangxian Tianzun is not only responsible for handling all affairs of his sect in the Tianyuan Realm, but also serves as the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance. At present, the conflict of interests between the local forces of Tianyuan and the myriad realms is becoming more and more obvious. During this special period of tension between the Yuanshi Sect and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, there are countless things that he needs to handle and inquire about every day. He is walking on thin ice and dealing with them one by one with great effort. He is already extremely busy.

When he received Liu Gandang's message that Marshal Qinghe of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom was going to cause trouble for the Eastern King Branch, he realized that this matter could be big or small, and that if he was not careful, it could cause an armed conflict between the Eastern King Branch and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

But when he quickly finished what he was doing and rushed over to mediate the fight, he realized that he had underestimated Qinghe's destructive power. It was no longer just a conflict between the Eastern King's branch sect and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. It was a conflict that encompassed the Tianyuan cultivation world and the Eastern King's main sect. If not handled properly, it could even trigger a violent conflict between the entire Tianyuan native forces and all the myriad worlds!

After grasping the basic situation, Guangxian Tianzun understood that although the matter originated from Qinghe, the main reason was that the Dongwang Sect acted very unethically. They stayed at someone else's house, ate and used their food, and then refused to give them a single bite. After eating, they even defecated and fed them excrement. Anyone would be furious in this situation. Now that they are being ganged up on by the cultivation world of the Western Sea, they deserve it. It's just that it takes time for the immortal kingdoms and sects of other realms in Tianyuan to send their forces here. Otherwise, the entire Tianyuan realm would be ganging up on them now!

No, it's not just Tianyuan Realm; even the Yuanshi Sect can't tolerate the Dongwang Sect's behavior and wants to help them out.

However, right and wrong are not something we can consider right now. The most important task now is to calm down all parties involved in the incident and to temporarily cease fire, so as to prevent the incident from getting out of control and causing even greater disaster.

"Stop fighting! Listen to me first!"

Guangxian Tianzun unleashed a deafening roar from the Daoist sect, his voice drowning out the roar of cannons, the clash of Daoist techniques, and the curses of cultivators on the battlefield. As the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance, he addressed all participating parties.

"Shut up! It's because we believed your lies that our fellow Daoists in the Penglai Immortal Kingdom suffered such a calamity. Damn it, we didn't know until we investigated, and we found that the sects that have settled in our Immortal Kingdom are no good either. They've done just as despicable things as the Eastern King Sect!"

"None of the great sects in the heavens are good people. They covet the fortune of the revival of my Tianyuan Realm, and we even gave them a way in, but they are still not satisfied. They want to kill us all. Today, we will make them pay the price!"

"He's from the Yuanshi Sect, and he's in cahoots with the Dongwang Sect!"

"Kill him! Don't let him escape!"

The fury of the Tianyuan cultivators was boiling over. Only after Guangxian Tianzun roared did he realize that his identity as a disciple of the Yuanshi Sect and leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance, which had been invincible in the past, had no effect at this moment. No, it had an effect, but it had the opposite effect. These Tianyuan people were bloodthirsty and wanted to take him down as well!
Just as he managed to break free from the siege of the Tianyuan cultivators, Guangxian Tianzun received a divine message from Wu Renxin, the head of the Wu family of the Dongwang Sect.

"Guangxian, you little brat, how did you become the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance of your Yuanshi Sect?"

Our Eastern King Sect has always stood on the front line of resisting demons, braving fire and water for all living beings, risking their lives, and making great contributions to all realms.

These Tianyuan people, who were able to live peacefully under the threat of evil thanks to the protection of my Dongwang Sect, have no gratitude whatsoever. Not only do they not think of repaying my Dongwang Sect, but now they dare to gather villains and besiege my Dongwang Sect members.

"As the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance, you must give the Eastern King Sect an explanation for this matter!"

As the head of the Wu family, Wu Renxin is also one of the three giants of the Eastern King Sect. He possesses the strength of a seventh-level Dao Lord and has mastered the Dao of the Innate Great Dao and the Dao of Heavenly Principle. His principle is to preserve the principles of Heaven and eliminate human desires. He believes that everything in the world is predetermined, and mortals with mixed desires should follow the will of Heaven and accept their predetermined fate. All struggles are futile and a waste of the resources of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, in his eyes, all the forces in the Penglai Immortal Kingdom that are currently besieging his Eastern King Sect are lowly people like parasites of Heaven and Earth. If they dare to attack the Eastern King Sect, it is an act of insubordination, and they deserve to die.

In other words, the Lingxiao Palace puppet that the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom had created had hurt their Dongwang Sect badly. Moreover, Gao Erqiang from the Xingsha Divine Kingdom, together with Hu Dan who had just emerged from seclusion from the Lingbao Sect and Xiong Er who had also rushed over, had joined forces to temporarily hold him, a seventh-level Dao Lord, back, preventing him from dealing with the Tianyuan cultivators. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered to ask Guangxian Tianzun and could have easily killed them all himself.

His condescending, almost accusatory attitude, when heard by Guangxian Tianzun, immediately enraged him.

"An explanation? You want my Yuanshi Sect to give an explanation to your Dongwang Sect? It's your Dongwang Sect that needs to give an explanation to my Yuanshi Sect and the Anti-Demon Alliance!"
As fellow major sects of the heavens, I am ashamed for your Eastern King Sect! You have been developing in the mortal realm for so many years, with high-level cultivators and resources far surpassing those of these Tianyuan sects. Yet, you still indiscriminately seize the spiritual energy and opportunities of the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, and even save a little bit of resources by not setting up a purification array or a detoxification array!
Now that you've incurred public wrath, you expect me to clean up the mess for you? Sorry, I don't have that ability! Let me also tell you, my Yuanshi Sect has put in countless efforts over the years to coordinate relations between the major sects of the heavens and the native forces of Tianyuan. Now, if your Dongwang Sect's reckless actions cause all of my efforts to be in vain, and the relationship between the myriad realms and the native forces of Tianyuan to deteriorate to an irreparable point, my Yuanshi Sect reserves the right to pursue unlimited accountability against your Dongwang Sect. Just wait, you'll get what's coming to you!"

As an old-school cultivator, Guangxian Tianzun usually respects the elderly and cares for the young. He treats seventh-level Dao Lords who are stronger than him with respect, regardless of their sect or school. He respects not the person, but the higher level of Dao cultivation they represent.

But today, facing Wu Renxin, the master of the Dao, he spoke harshly to him and rebuked him. He was really angry at the behavior of the Dongwang Sect. Even now, they still did not repent and dared to shamelessly ask the Yuanshi Sect to take responsibility.

"Guangxian brat, even your master, Daoist Guangde, wouldn't dare speak to me like this. How dare you, a mere brat, speak so arrogantly to me? Fine, since your Yuanshi Sect doesn't care, then don't care. My Dongwang Sect can now unleash its power and let these Tianyuan people, who are wallowing in the mud, know what heaven and earth are!"

Reprimanded by his junior, Guangxian Tianzun, Wu Renxin was also furious. In a fit of anger, he decided to completely break free from the Anti-Demon Alliance's restrictions on their Eastern King Sect and began to use all the methods they used to deal with their opponents in the myriad realms.

But they saw that one after another immortal corpses were being sent from within the Purple Mansion Realm to the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

These immortal corpses were left behind by ancient immortals who served in the Purple Mansion Immortal Court, the predecessor of the Eastern King Sect. Since there was no hope of resurrection, the Eastern King Sect, with the mentality of making use of waste, used the methods of corpse drivers to refine all these immortal corpses into immortal zombies. Although this act may be suspected of desecrating the ancestors, it must be said that these immortal zombies are extremely useful.

These immortal zombies, possessing the physical bodies of immortals and able to utilize their supernatural powers, form the Immortal Zombie Army, which has always been the main force of the Eastern King Sect in its external wars, and has appeared in several previous battles against evil spirits.

This army of immortal zombies is directly under the control of the Wu family, which is the fundamental reason why the Wu family is an ancient family and has great influence within the Eastern King Sect.

Wu Renxin's purpose in drawing up this immortal zombie army was to deal with the puppet army of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.

In this great battle in which the various immortal kingdoms of the Western Sea cultivation world ganged up on their Eastern King Sect, the puppet army of the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom posed the greatest threat to their Eastern King Sect. He now only regrets that the sect's previous measures against the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom were too lenient, allowing the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to grow stronger day by day. Only when it bares its fangs at their Eastern King Sect today do they realize that this little wolf already has the ability to devour people!

Of course, no matter how many puppets the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom had secretly accumulated over the years, the moment the Wu family's carefully cultivated Immortal Zombie Legion, which even stole immortal corpses from the Burial Immortal Realm to expand the Zombie Source, joined the battle, the battle situation tilted in the direction of their Dongwang Sect.

Admittedly, the only force that the Eastern King Sect has mobilized this time is the Wu family, which accounts for less than a third of the sect's strength. The sect's strongest weapon, the Yin-Yang Two Corpses, has not been deployed. However, the Wu family alone is enough to deal with the current Tianyuan cultivation world. No, if they act quickly and forcefully suppress the Tianyuan forces that have come from the Western Sea cultivation world, it is still unknown whether other forces in the Tianyuan world will have the courage to come and fight for the Penglai Immortal Kingdom.

Tong Chang, who was originally a guest in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and had come to the Penglai Immortal Kingdom with the puppet from the Lingxiao Palace, was also deeply worried about the development of the battle.

As a Celestial Master in the present world, he, like Guangxian Tianzun, the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance, is also an important link in maintaining peace and stability in all the heavens and the Tianyuan homeland, and has the responsibility of coordinating conflicts among all parties and uniting forces from all sides.

Logically speaking, given his abilities as a celestial master, he should have sensed such a momentous event affecting the peace of the heavens beforehand. If he had foreseen that things might turn out this way, he would have taken measures to prevent it from happening, instead of telling Qinghe about the opportunity she had here, thus indirectly contributing to this great battle.

Something unusual must be going on. Tong Chang suspected that some evil spirit was at work, clouding his divine senses as a Celestial Master, and causing the Eastern King Sect to ignite conflict between the major sects of the heavens and the native forces of Tianyuan, thus inciting infighting among the beings. (End of Chapter)