When news of the Trial Tower spread, it immediately stirred up the entire main peak.
Upon receiving the news, countless disciples couldn't help but turn their gaze towards the location of the Lingxiao Trial Tower!
"He passed? He broke through to the fifth level?!"
"Eight months, almost nine months! I thought I had failed! But I never expected to actually break through to the fifth level."
"To be able to decipher it for so long is unimaginable in itself, which shows how powerful this genius of the Heavenly Firmament is."
"I never expected to actually break through to the fifth level. Reaching the fifth level of the Trial Tower within forty years is simply breaking records. And that's not all... it's probably a level that no one will ever achieve again."
"They're more than ten years ahead of our senior sister and the others... This will probably become an eternal legend in our Lingxiao lineage!!"
"This talent is truly outrageous, so far ahead. A Grandmaster of Talisman Dao is rising..."
Just as the many disciples on the main peak were marveling at this, they were filled with shock.
At this moment, another piece of news, like a whirlwind, stirred up the heat wave in the raging fire, injecting even more intense power into the already raging flames, causing them to spread like wildfire, with raging flames soaring into the sky, leaving people speechless.
For a moment, countless people were utterly astonished, accompanied by a surge of intense shock!
"What? The competition has been cancelled? That's so sudden!"
"What happened? The grand competition is just around the corner, yet it's suddenly canceled? Could it be that our Cloud Soaring Sect is about to start a war with someone?"
"That's strange, why would the grand competition be canceled? This is a once-a-decade event for our Cloud Soaring Sect... Could something really serious have happened?!"
"Hey, a friend who works in the Spirit Alliance messaged me saying the grand competition has been cancelled because one of the three great secret realms, the Hengyang Secret Realm, has opened!!!"
"Huh? Hengyang Secret Realm has opened? That's one of the three great secret realms of the Great Yue Immortal Cultivation World. The Sword Trial Tournament has been going on for a while now, so why has this secret realm opened first? How strange."
"Perhaps something unexpected has happened that has affected the overall situation..."
"Could it be that the forces of good and evil have invaded our Great Yue?"
"That's impossible. Our Great Yue has the capital to remain neutral, and neither side would dare to invade easily. If that were the case, we should have received the news long ago. How could it be so sudden, with even the grand competition that was about to be held being abruptly interrupted?"
"Furthermore, the opening of one of the three great secret realms ahead of schedule is usually reserved for the Dao Discussion Conference, where one of them will be chosen to open!"
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The news was like a bolt from the blue, a sudden shock that caused an uproar among countless disciples.
Having cultivated on the main peak for so long, I've never encountered anything like this before.
Not to mention, Hengyang Secret Realm, one of the three great secret realms, opened almost a hundred years ahead of schedule, which is rare in history.
In each instance, either the barbarian cultivators in the north gained a significant advantage, decisively defeating the imperial army and overwhelming the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, or the demonic cultivators overseas wreaked havoc, endangering maritime trade routes and posing a risk of disruption, or even directly threatening the Great Yue cultivation world. This is why the three secret realms were opened ahead of schedule to enhance the strength of each sect and the speed of disciple training, thus preparing for the great war.
The cancellation of the Grand Tournament and the opening of the Hengyang Secret Realm without any warning, as is the case now, is truly unprecedented in history.
This led countless disciples to speculate that the conflict between the righteous and demonic factions had spread from there.
After all, the situation in the north was stable, and the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was in a period of strength, having won many great victories in border battles since modern times!
Meanwhile, things were calm overseas, with no major disturbances. Otherwise, neighboring Vietnam would have received the news long ago!
Among the many speculations, without a doubt, given the current situation, the most likely scenario is a widespread and escalating war between the righteous and demonic factions.
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Meanwhile.
Lin Xiuyuan, who was in his cave on Wangyang Mountain, had many thoughts flashing through his mind after learning about this, and he thought the same thing...
"The cancellation of this competition is both good news and bad news for you."
Upon arriving to pay my respects to Wang Yangshan, I heard him say this...
Lin Xiuyuan was stunned, his eyes filled with surprise, and he couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Could it be that the flames of war between the righteous and the demonic have spread here?"
They had been preparing for this for a long time, but it was suddenly canceled... The only thing that could make a large force like the Cloud Soaring Sect take such a step must be related to the war between the righteous and demonic factions in the Southern Continent.
But how could that be? The cultivation world of Great Yue, though inferior to any other side, was almost completely crushed by them. However, due to the unique circumstances of the country, the large number of spiritual masters prevented either side from easily forming animosity.
Or perhaps the righteous and demonic factions reached an agreement to divide up the Great Yue cultivation world first? That's even less likely... the interests in the Southern Frontier haven't even been fully divided yet!
At this moment, Lin Xiuyuan was filled with doubts.
Moreover, what are the good and bad news?
Lin Xiuyuan looked at Wang Yangshan with astonishment and confusion.
Wang Yangshan shook his head and said, "Not exactly. The pie in Southern Xinjiang is so big right now that it's enough for both the righteous and demonic factions to digest for a long time. But what you said is generally correct; this matter is indeed related to the war between the righteous and demonic factions."
"Because the righteous and demonic forces have been fighting for so many years, both sides have suffered heavy losses. Therefore, they are using this as leverage to pressure our Great Yue Spiritual Alliance, intending to open the Hengyang Secret Realm ahead of schedule. As for what the Hengyang Secret Realm is, I believe you already know why our Great Yue is called the Kingdom of Spiritual Masters, right? Where will the resources needed for such a large group of spiritual masters come from...?"
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