They are cultivators, not political strategists, so they can't find a good solution in a short time.

But time waits for no one. The longer it is delayed, the greater the variables become, and the more chaotic the situation will become!

When the Eighth Immortal Sect Grand Awards were held, Tianya Mountain and Changshen Palace once again broke off relations! Li Xingtian and the young sect master fought each other in Duantian City! Cultivators from the two immortal sects ambushed and fought outside the city, causing heavy casualties among many non-undercover members of both sects! Furthermore, the sons of elders and the direct descendants of deacons of both sects died!

This incident shocked the world!

Many vassal forces, no longer concerned with their own internal battles, repeatedly sent people to gather information.

The two immortal sects forcibly suppressed their anger during the first large-scale internal strife of ten years. This anger, which had been suppressed for almost eighty years, not only did not decrease, but became even more intense!

Just like a volcanic eruption, once it's ignited, it has a terrifying, devastating effect!

At the same time, people inside Xiaoyun Temple were also gathering information outside, and several months later they sent the news back.

......

“Master, it’s clear now. Several outer disciples from the two major immortal sects met in Broken Sky City, and coincidentally, the families of these two groups have a deep-seated hatred for each other.”

"When enemies meet, their eyes are filled with hatred. And since there were no immortal sect elders or deacons around to restrain them at the time, the two groups of young people started fighting outside the city."

"On the night this incident broke out, the inner disciples of Changshen Palace, filled with grief and indignation because their Daoist partners had died in the battle, impulsively led a group to ambush the inner disciples of Tianya Mountain."

"All of the dozens of inner disciples of Tianya Mountain have died in battle, including the sons of elders and deacons. They are all precious sons who have perished."

"One of the women was the young sect leader's newlywed partner. She was drained of her life force and died. Her body was hung in front of the gate of Broken Sky City. Therefore, the young sect leader was furious and, disregarding the advice of his elders and the great reward from the Immortal Sect, ordered a counterattack."

"Coincidentally, Changshen Palace is led by Li Xingtian in this year's Grand Prize. This person can be called a cultivation prodigy. He has already reached the early stage of Mahayana cultivation in less than a hundred years since he entered the Dao. He is only one step away from reaching the Tribulation Transcending stage. He has also become the external affairs elder of Changshen Palace from an outer sect disciple. Now he is extremely noble and incredibly powerful."

"This person is not only powerful, but also notoriously arrogant. He cannot tolerate his own family suffering losses and personally took action to suppress the young sect leader's counterattack."

"However, Li Xingtian was somewhat rational. He didn't kill the young sect leader on the spot, but severely injured him and spared his life. However, the other Tianya Mountain disciples around the young sect leader were not so lucky... almost all of them died."

Inside the main hall of Xiaoyun Temple, several young men and women stood respectfully before the main seat to report.

Su Lin sat upright in the main hall, slightly bowing his head as he sipped his tea, without making any statement.

It is worth mentioning that the disciples in front of him are his nominal disciples whom he has accumulated over the past eighty years. Since they are not his personal disciples, they do not need to be sent to the Immortal Sect Grand Prize.

However, they are all highly qualified, have a high level of ideological awareness, and possess excellent management skills. They are multi-talented individuals who can fill the vacancy for young middle-level management positions at Xiaoyun Temple.

"I remember, the young sect leader only recently entered the Nascent Soul stage, right?"

Su Lin put down his teacup and spoke calmly. A male disciple nodded, "Yes, Master. On the day the young sect leader broke through to the next realm, our sect sent a generous gift to congratulate him."

"He managed to survive fighting against a Mahayana cultivator while only at the Nascent Soul stage; it's truly a favor from Li Xingtian."

Su Lin smiled slightly, his words implying a lack of respect for the two immortal sect prodigies, but also carrying a hint of instruction.

As for Su Lin's own cultivation level, eighty years later, he was still only at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage.

He hasn't even reached the Nascent Soul stage yet!

Su Lin has thoroughly implemented his master's teachings: he has studied the word "slow" very thoroughly!

Even so, the disciples did not question Su Lin's words, but simply bowed their heads respectfully and remained silent.

Only the core members of Xiaoyun Temple knew how extraordinary the abbot was. Although he appeared to be only at the Golden Core stage, his true cultivation and combat power were already beyond the heavens.

Putting aside other matters, just consider that not long ago, after the young sect leader broke through to a higher realm, he specially brought his Daoist partner to visit the abbot to share his joy and to impart knowledge and resolve doubts for the abbot.

And what was the result?

Within two or three days, the young sect leader emerged from the abbot's secluded chamber looking disheveled, as if he had been beaten.

A Golden Core cultivator beat up a Nascent Soul cultivator?

How could that be possible!

Only a few people knew about this, but they dared not believe their own speculations, and the young sect leader and the abbot never mentioned it.

But at least one thing is certain: the abbot's cultivation level is definitely much stronger than that of cultivators who are one realm higher than him; this is beyond doubt.

After all, friends from the outer sect often came to the abbot for sparring, and the abbot had actually beaten several Nascent Soul cultivators in front of everyone.

"What was the final outcome of this matter?"

Su Lin raised her hand, about to pour herself some tea, when she noticed Xu Zhenshu gracefully approaching her, gently bowing her head to pour her a cup of hot tea.

Xu Zhenshu's cultivation level is now vastly different from before; he possesses the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, the same as Xiao Linlin, who is far away in Changshen Palace.

Both women had consumed the immortal elixir and possessed extraordinary talent, but they were also distracted by a great deal of miscellaneous matters outside of cultivation, preventing them from focusing on cultivation as intently as Li Xingtian.

Otherwise, their cultivation level would be far beyond the simple Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage.

"Master, it's hard to say..."

Upon hearing this, another male disciple hesitated before speaking: "The day after this incident, when Li Xingtian spared the young sect leader, the important figures from other immortal sects arrived and mediated the matter."

"On the surface, at least two parties have reached a truce and agreed not to interfere with the process of this Immortal Sect Grand Prize."

"But secretly... I feel that this matter is not over yet, it should only be the beginning."

If even he could see it, how could the various sects and families in the world not see it?

Look at what happened to the young sect leader! His newly acquired wife, beautiful and powerful, hadn't even been sweet for a few days before she was taken advantage of and killed!

How can we tolerate this?

Even the most ordinary male cultivator would not be able to swallow this insult! Let alone him, who is the young sect leader of Tianya Mountain, who is very influential and has the most powerful patriarch in Tianya Mountain behind him!

This grudge is far more than the ten-year internal strife of the past; it is a true hatred stemming from a disgrace to one's mission!

Everyone was aware of this, so at this moment, a female disciple spoke softly and asked Su Lin.

"Master, how should we choose between the two sects?"