Our eldest brother never hides good things from us.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ye Canghai looked at Jiang Zaitian and said, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, if your Holy Alliance were to fight with Ren Yuanzi, I could stand by and watch. But now you are using the survival environment of countless creatures in the Northern Wilderness as a bargaining chip, which I simply cannot stand by and watch."

Then the tone shifted.

"Please stop this behavior of disregarding living beings immediately."

The cause of action is already justified.

Countless cultivators in the Northern Wilderness showed gratitude in their eyes, praising the Imperial Palace for its righteousness.

The Haoran Immortal Sect also breathed a sigh of relief.

With the intervention of the Imperial Palace, the situation should ease somewhat.

But the result was unexpected.

Even with the intervention of the Imperial Palace, Jiang Zaitian showed no intention of changing his behavior. "Our Holy Alliance kindly helped you eliminate the demons, and instead of blaming the culprits, you come here to criticize us? What kind of logic is that?"

"I'm making this clear today: this demonic disciple is destined to be eliminated by our Holy Alliance, and no one can stop us!"

His attitude was firm.

Chang Wen possessed the Great Brightness Sutra, and this was also a handle that he had been given, so this was the best opportunity to get rid of Chang Wen.

If he misses this opportunity, with Yuanzi protecting Chang Wen so closely, it will be even more difficult for him to find another chance.

Moreover, his purpose in coming here was not solely to kill Chang Wen...

"Since you know your crimes but refuse to repent, our Sky Patrol Division shall execute you."

The White-Browed Venerable snorted coldly and came to Ren Yuanzi's side.

Ye Canghai and the others also came to Ren Yuanzi's side, forming a united front.

Kong Jian seized the opportunity and led the high-ranking members of the Taixu Sword Sect to the location of the Holy Alliance, serving them at their beck and call.

The situation became clear in an instant.

Chang Wen seemed to have a sudden realization.

The Holy Alliance's all-out effort this time is not solely due to him; there must be other motives as well.

He was merely the trigger.

Having made his stance clear, Ye Canghai looked at Jiang Zaitian and asked, "Jiang Zaitian, are you truly determined to remain obstinate?"

"It is not our Holy Alliance that is stubborn and unyielding, but you."

Jiang Zaitian's attitude remained firm.

"Alright then."

Upon hearing Jiang Zaitian's reply, Ye Canghai crushed the communication talisman, summoning all the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Palace, shocking everyone.

This is for real.

Without hesitation, Venerable White Eyebrows summoned all the high-ranking officials of the Sky Patrol Division.

The head of the Sky Patrol Division is also a half-step Divine Bridge cultivator.

In this way, the Haoran Immortal Sect now has three half-step Divine Bridge Realm experts, narrowing the gap between its elite combat power and that of the Holy Alliance.

However, the gap between them and peak Mahayana cultivators is still too large. Overall, they are at a disadvantage.

No nonsense.

Ren Yuanzi, Ye Canghai, the Lord of the Sky Patrol Division, and the Mahayana Peak experts they brought together worked together to construct an array to prevent the Holy Alliance's array from continuing to devour the life force of the Northern Wilderness.

The results were somewhat less than ideal.

Due to the disparity in strength between the two sides, Ren Yuanzi and his group were able to stop the great formation from continuing to devour life force, but they could not completely stop it.

The great formation was still slowly but surely devouring the life force of the Northern Wilderness.

At this rate, in at most another year, the Northern Wilderness will be completely devoid of life.

Ren Yuanzi, Ye Canghai, and the head of the Sky Patrol Department exchanged glances, all seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

At their level, disputes rarely escalate into major battles.

Because if a great war breaks out, all living beings in the five regions will suffer. All order will collapse as a result.

Usually, the younger generation is left to handle the problem.

The current situation is the most severe in the past tens of thousands of years in the Five Regions.

I don't know how it will end.

The two sides engaged in another verbal exchange, but ultimately failed to change the situation and the meeting ended abruptly.

Chang Wen watched this scene and assessed the consequences of using the Immortal-Slaying Sword.

After much deliberation, he decided to postpone using it.

After all, the Immortal-Slaying Sword can only be used once, and it is his most powerful means of survival. The current situation is changing rapidly, and a slight mistake could cost him his life.

It's best to keep it.

a few days later.

The stalemate continues.

In the past few days, both sides have been trying to figure out how to achieve their goals, but neither has found a solution.

It's practically a dead end.

The Holy Alliance wanted to kill Chang Wen, but Ren Yuanzi and the others wouldn't allow it.

If the situation were only like this, it would be fine; everyone would just be wasting their time. But the problem is that the vitality of the Northern Wilderness is being devoured inch by inch.

Countless spiritual plants have already shown signs of withering due to the loss of their vitality.

If this continues, both humans and animals will inevitably be affected.

"This can't go on any longer. We may be fine, but the creatures of the Northern Wilderness shouldn't suffer such an innocent catastrophe."

Ye Canghai made the suggestion.

"What should we do then?"

Ren Yuanzi turned his head to look at Ye Canghai.

"Two options."

Ye Canghai continued, "The first one is to hand over Chang Wen."

"impossible."

Ren Yuanzi directly rejected the idea, saying, "You should know what the Holy Alliance's intentions are. Even if they let Chang Wen go, they will never let the Haoran Immortal Sect go. He is just a fuse. Now that both sides have brought the conflict into the open, it's a good opportunity to settle accounts with them."

Ye Canghai knew the whole story and was not surprised by Ren Yuanzi's answer.

The Holy Alliance and the Vast Immortal Sect were bound to meet today sooner or later. It has something to do with Chang Wen, but not much.

"The second method is to find reinforcements and stabilize the formation that is devouring the life force of the Northern Wilderness first."

After speaking, he looked at Ren Yuanzi and said, "If the power of the Imperial Continent is divided into ten dou, then the Holy Alliance occupies six dou, while my Imperial Palace and the Sky Patrol Division combined only account for four dou."

"Although you are a half-step Divine Bridge cultivator, the Haoran Immortal Sect and the Myriad Manifestations Palace are still somewhat inadequate in this situation. This is the fundamental reason why we cannot stop the operation of the great formation."

Ren Yuanzi nodded, understanding the principle.

But if we need reinforcements, where can we find any?

After a moment, he seemed to realize something, and then looked at Ye Canghai, "You mean, you want to ask people from the other three realms to come and help?"

"good."

Ye Canghai nodded, "The Eastern Immortal Dynasty, the Southern Demon Ruins, and the Western Ancient Clan, though scattered, cannot compare to the power of the Imperial Continent, but if they join forces, they are no weaker than the Sky Patrol Division. If they are willing to help, the operation speed of the great formation can definitely be completely stopped."

"Only then will we have enough time to think of a way to break the formation. The problem is... how do we get them involved in this mess?"

Silence fell over the room.

The idea is good, but the other three realms aren't stupid; they won't help you for no reason.

Definitely not.

"If the problem can be solved by asking the other three realms for help, I might have a solution."

Just as everyone was silent, Xue Wuqing's words drew everyone's attention.

"Heartless Junior Sister, what do you say?"

Lin Baoding inquired.

"Three days ago, Junior Sister Biyou messaged me and told me the method. However, I still couldn't make a decision, which is why I didn't tell you."

Is this a message from Fairy Biyou?

The top executives of Haoran Group, led by Lin Baoding, were all taken aback.

Fairy Biyou? Is there news about her?

They quickly realized something was wrong.

Since Fairy Biyou knows about the situation of Haoran Immortal Sect, why doesn't she come back?

It's very strange.

"Junior Sister Wuqing, stop keeping me in suspense. What did Junior Sister Biyou tell you?"

Ouyang Feng, with his quick temper, couldn't help but ask.

"I can tell you, but before I do, could I speak with Chang Wen alone?"

Xue Wuqing looked at everyone and made a suggestion.

After Chang Wen became a demonic cultivator, everyone set a rule that Chang Wen must not be allowed to leave their sight.

So when Xue Wuqing uttered those words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

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