"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the sect conference of my Yijing Sect. This conference is because our Grandmaster, Immortal Kan Yun, glimpsed a heavenly secret before his seclusion, which concerns the life and death of all sects. I cannot make a decision on my own, so I sincerely invite you all to come and discuss countermeasures."

As soon as Wu Tan finished speaking, discussions began to rise in the main hall.

"Could it be that the demon race is about to rise?"

"Impossible. The demon race has been dormant for nearly ten thousand years. Where would they find the energy to cause trouble?"

"But recently, our sect's disciples have been ambushed while on training trips. Although we haven't found concrete evidence, who, besides the demons, would be our sect's enemy?"

"That makes sense. Perhaps the demons are unwilling to remain confined to a corner and want to instigate internal strife within the sect."

"What Immortal Kan Yun predicted must be related to this."

"Why not, let's hear what Sect Leader Wu has to say?"

After a period of whispering among themselves, everyone turned their gaze to Wu Qin. A few, however, felt that things might not be so simple and remained silent.

"Sect Leader Wu, I wonder if Immortal Kan Yun's prediction is related to the Demon Clan?" someone asked.

Wu Qin nodded slightly and said frankly, "The will of Heaven cannot be defied, and demons are rising from the southwest. I wonder what everyone's opinion is on this?"

After he finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.

What is destiny? What is impossible? Aren't the demons in the Jade Mountain in the west, where demonic energy permeates? Could there be demons in the southwest as well? But that place is barren, devoid of any vegetation, let alone spiritual energy, not even demonic energy. Where would the demons come from?

It was something everyone knew, yet no one questioned Wu Qin's two statements.

Immortal Kan Yun was an existence they yearned for but could never attain. Over the years, countless people had racked their brains trying to join the ranks of immortals, but alas, it was all just a fantasy. Few were willing to risk death and eternal oblivion to fight for that slim chance of becoming an immortal. Reaching the Mahayana stage could be considered true immortality, because after the physical body's lifespan reached its limit, the soul could leave the body, possess another, and be reborn, starting anew. This was far better than being completely annihilated by heavenly lightning during the tribulation of ascending to immortality.

The hundreds of people in the hall remained silent for a moment, the stillness almost suffocating.

After a moment, someone finally couldn't help but shout, "Does the immortal mean that a great demon will appear in the desolate southwest?"

"Not necessarily. Perhaps the immortal was referring to the presence of demonic energy there. With demonic energy, there will naturally be demons and demons. If the demons occupy that area and multiply, they will indeed be a great enemy of our immortal sect."

"Rumor has it that this place is the burial ground of demons. Could it be that they have been feeding demons with corpses in hopes of catching us off guard? If so, we're in big trouble."

"Our immediate priority should be to take precautions, or send someone to seal that place. Once it's sealed, no matter what happens, it will surely be unable to escape our encirclement and suppression."

The crowd began to discuss amongst themselves, and the hall became lively again.

Wu Qin smiled and swept his gaze over the crowd, finally fixing it on Qiu Wanqian, the leader of the Puppet Sect.

To be honest, when Wu Tan heard that Feng Jiutian was going out to gain experience, he was very supportive. Disciples of a sect who don't experience the world and the wickedness of human nature will only become tools for others to use. Later, he heard that Immortal Kan Yun specifically instructed Feng Jiutian not to go southwest. At that time, he simply thought that Feng Jiutian faced a calamity in the southwest, and whether he could overcome it was entirely up to fate. But later, his master went into seclusion for no apparent reason and left him with this statement, which made him think twice.

Connecting these events, it seems that if Feng Jiutian went to the southwest, she would face calamity. Demons originate from the southwest. If Feng Jiutian encountered demons there and was able to defeat them, then there would have been no subsequent message from her master. If she could not defeat them, there were two possibilities: either Feng Jiutian would die and all the demons would emerge, or Feng Jiutian would still be alive and become a demon herself.

Either way, it would bring great calamity to the sect; otherwise, the Grandmaster wouldn't have said, "Fate cannot be defied." The Grandmaster's most beloved disciple is Feng Jiutian, and he certainly wouldn't want him to be in danger. But this is Feng Jiutian's fate. With his abilities, even against a demon who has cultivated a demonic body, he still has a fighting chance. Wu Qin really didn't want to consider the second possibility, but things don't always go as planned, and often the worst outcome is the final result. Over the years, he's witnessed too many things; he can't help but think things through more thoroughly.

Inviting people from various sects was not only to demonstrate his responsibility as the sect leader of Yijing Sect to the common people, but also to give other sects a chance to contribute. In case of the last possible outcome, there would be someone to share the burden, so that people wouldn't say that Yijing Sect harbored malicious intentions.

The most effective method now is to have Elder Qiaoyin of the Puppet Sect create a puppet and send it to the desolate southwest to investigate.

Sending a puppet only requires carrying enough spirit stones, and once it has gathered information, it can return, resulting in far less loss than sending a real person.

Qiu Wanqian had been silent until now, but when he saw Wu Qin turn his gaze to him, he couldn't help but curse the old fox in his heart. He had stirred up such a big commotion just to get the Puppet Sect to do their bidding. He really had a good plan.

Over the years, while the Puppet Sect hasn't had any major conflicts with other sects, they've secretly competed for qualified disciples and seized spirit stone veins, constantly exchanging barbs and insults. The First Realm Sect, in particular, has taken advantage of him many times, relying on its sect's strength. Now that they want his help, Qiu Wanqian sneered inwardly, thinking he'd make this old fox pay back everything he'd swallowed.

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