Yuzhou, Ciyi City, Heavenly Alliance Master's Hall.

Inside the magnificent hall, all members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance above the Golden Core stage were present.

Nearly a thousand cultivators lined up on both sides of the main hall according to their cultivation level.

On the highest platform at the deepest part, three unfathomable figures sat.

Without a doubt, these three are the three elders who currently control the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Among them, sitting in the head seat was an elderly man with silver hair, dressed in a gray robe, whose aura was as vast as the ocean.

A hint of irritation flashed in his eyes as he looked at the people in the main hall.

Clearly, the only person who can sit in this position is the Grand Elder, who currently holds the highest position in the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

After the fall of the Heavenly Dao Alliance leader, the Grand Elder became the highest-ranking and most powerful figure in the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

To the left of the Grand Elder was a middle-aged man dressed in a silver-white Taoist robe.

Like the Grand Elder, he possessed an imposing aura, but his eyes held a hint of displeasure.

Clearly, this is the Second Elder.

It's not hard to tell from the expressions of the First Elder and the Second Elder.

They were very impatient with the meeting, and even somewhat disgusted by it.

If it weren't for the Third Elder's relentless pestering...

They definitely won't be here!

Sitting on the right was the Third Elder, who looked frail.

His eyes were slightly closed, his face was pale, and he leaned back in his chair as if he were dozing.

The main hall was completely silent.

Everyone could see that the relationship between the three elders was somewhat strained.

Finally, the First Elder couldn't help but turn to look at the Third Elder and ask in a cold tone.

"Third Elder, you called the Second Elder and me back because you said there was important news."

After speaking, the Second Elder turned to look in the direction of the Third Elder.

He said, "Speak quickly, the Grand Elder and I are in a hurry to set up the second line of defense."

After hearing what the two said, some of the cultivators below the stage flashed a look of disdain in their eyes.

The two men were referring to as setting up a second line of defense.

It's just a convenient excuse for retreating.

Since the fall of the Alliance Leader, the First Elder and the Second Elder have completely lost the confidence to confront the Sea Clan head-on.

As a cultivator in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he always stayed in the back.

The task of resisting the sea creatures fell entirely on the Third Elder's shoulders.

If it weren't for the fact that the two were afraid of the enemy.

The Heavenly Alliance is not going to collapse so quickly.

In less than a month, they lost most of the land in the Eastern Region.

The cultivators present were all fierce and valiant individuals who harbored deep hatred for the sea race and disregarded life and death.

They naturally looked down on these two.

They simply dared not express their anger openly because of the difference in their cultivation levels.

Hearing what the First Elder and Second Elder said.

The Third Elder, who had been feigning sleep on the stage, slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced around the main hall, his gaze finally settling on a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He then spoke, saying, "Yuanhua, some time ago, I asked you to investigate the movements of the sea tribe after their retreat. Did you find anything?"

The cultivator named Yuan Hua was the Nascent Soul cultivator whom the Third Elder had sent to the area controlled by the Sea Clan to investigate their movements.

He stepped out of the queue and respectfully bowed to the three elders on the platform.

He continued, "As expected of the Third Elder, after infiltrating the sea creature's controlled area..."

Yuan Hua spoke clearly, his voice neither humble nor arrogant.

"Just as you predicted, Third Elder, the retreat of the sea creatures was indeed due to the Dragon King gathering a large army..."

Upon hearing Yuan Hua's words, everyone in the hall held their breath.

A hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the First Elder and the Second Elder on the high platform.

The last time the Dragon King gathered a large army to attack the Heavenly Dao Alliance, it resulted in half of the Heavenly Dao Alliance's cultivators being killed or wounded.

The alliance leader, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, has died.

The five Nascent Soul elders were reduced to three elders, with the third elder now crippled.

One-tenth of his original strength has been lost.

That battle left a deep shadow on both of them.

The Dragon King is truly terrifying.

With just the two of them and the half-crippled Third Elder, they were simply not enough to fight against him.

Therefore, they now have absolutely no hope of confronting the Dragon King head-on.

Try to delay the Dragon King's attack as much as possible.

In the hope of stalling until the imperial court's reinforcements arrive...

Of course, all of this is based on the premise of saving one's own life.

Therefore, upon hearing that the Dragon King had once again assembled a large army, the two naturally felt a sense of fear.

The Third Elder, standing to the side, heard that the Dragon King was just as he had guessed.

A large army is being assembled.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He hurriedly asked, "Have you figured out which direction the Dragon King plans to attack from?"

Hearing his question.

Yuan Hua slowly shook his head, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

He said, "According to my investigation, the Dragon King's purpose in gathering this large army is the Southern Region, not our Eastern Region..."

After he finished speaking, a look of surprise flashed in the eyes of everyone present.

The Southern Regions were the second area to suffer after the Western Regions.

Moreover, most of the forces in the Southern Region joined the Heavenly Dao Alliance half a year ago.

The Second Elder is from the Daotai Sect in the Southern Region.

So when they heard that the Dragon King was gathering a large army to head to the Southern Region...

A look of disbelief immediately flashed in his eyes.

"The Southern Region had already fallen from the very beginning. Most of the cultivators above the Golden Core stage joined the Heavenly Dao Alliance with me, or were unable to escape and entered Qingzhou."

"Furthermore, our Heavenly Dao Alliance has not deployed any defensive forces in the Southern Region. The Dragon King's gathering of a large army could not possibly be for the Southern Region."

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