Chapter 792: The Red Letter

Mingming had thought that with the spiritual liquid, there was a glimmer of hope. But the hellish battlefield before him made that glimmer dim. They only had half a vat of spiritual liquid, but the demonized beings were endless...

Looking at the scene before him, Elder Zhen trembled all over. Even his voice trembled: "Is Heaven really going to destroy our Nine Realms?"

The group behind him was also filled with grief and indignation. Some supported Elder Zhen, sighing incessantly; others bit their lips, their eyes red, unable to bear the sight; and some were filled with despair...

Only Xiong Tian, perhaps because he had been cleansed by the spiritual liquid, regained clarity after being demonized. So he was a bit more resolute than the others. He personally supported Elder Zhen, "Elder Zhen, don't worry, maybe there's another way?"

Hearing this, Elder Zhen closed his eyes in despair. Shaking his head, he murmured, "There's no way. There's no way anymore. We're completely out of options."

As he spoke, he let out an extremely weary sigh: "Now, we can only send red letters to all first-tier forces."

The red letter was a confidential-level letter in the Nine Realms. The matters of the Boundary Wall and the Outer Circle were originally known only to a few. They had thought they could turn the tide, contain the demonic energy, and save the Nine Realms from disaster. But it seems... they had overestimated themselves.

The only course of action now was to reveal the truth about the Boundary Wall and the Outer Circle to those who were unaware, explain the situation, and then unite everyone to resist the external threat.

Tianba Sect.

While Elder Zhen and the others were deeply worried about the Spirit Realm, Zeng Xian and Wang Yiyun were still guarding the third level of the Holy Mountain Underground Palace, waiting for Deng Chao to emerge from seclusion. Zeng Xian had been pacing in circles for half a month, extremely anxious. But he couldn't shut down the Holy Mountain Underground Palace's operations alone to forcibly bring Deng Chao out. All he could do was wait.

Finally, a ghostly cry sounded beside him. "Ah!!! The Ancestor is awake!!"

Zeng Xian quickly turned his head and saw Luo Yuan pointing excitedly at the Star Map. Zeng Xian stepped forward and looked at the Star Map. Sure enough, Deng Chao's light spot had lit up. His face lit up with joy, and he quickly took out a jade slip. "Old Deng, Old Deng, are you awake? Are you okay? What happened inside?"

A series of questions poured out, but the only response from the jade slip was heavy breathing. After a while, Deng Chao's weak voice came through, "Don't worry, with me here, what could possibly go wrong?"

He had suddenly fainted, not once, but three times... As the Ancestor of Tianba Sect, he had some pride to maintain. Damn... what exactly happened? His body felt like it had been crushed...

"Oh, really?" Zeng Xian's voice came through the jade slip, filled with doubt. "Then why did your life light disappear three times?"

Deng Chao took a deep breath, steadying his breathing. "I just suddenly entered a state of enlightenment and fell asleep."

"Oh, that's good then."

Hearing that nothing had happened to Deng Chao, Zeng Xian breathed a sigh of relief. It made sense that the life light would weaken or even disappear if one entered a deep state of enlightenment.

"Alright, since nothing's wrong, hurry up and teleport out now," Zeng Xian urged. "We're all waiting for you on the third level."

As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Chao's righteous voice came through, "How can I do that?! I still have to wait for that kid Yi Feng to pass the first level! If we want to recruit him, we should at least see his strength firsthand."

Hearing this, Zeng Xian wished he could reach through the jade slip and cover Deng Chao's mouth! "I beg you, shut your mouth! What do you mean 'that kid Yi Feng'? That Lord's name is not for you to call so casually! And what do you mean by 'recruit'? What nonsense are you spouting?!"

As he spoke, Zeng Xian nervously looked around, and only after confirming that everyone around him was trustworthy did he relax. Lowering his voice, he said, "Hurry up and come out. Don't ever mention these things again! If that Lord hears you, I won't be able to protect you."

Deng Chao was dumbfounded. "What do you mean? Can you explain clearly?"

"Nothing much. Even if you don't come out, at least check if there's anyone left on the first level," Zeng Xian said impatiently.

Deng Chao was stunned. He spread out his divine sense and was immediately shocked. Indeed, there wasn't a single person left in the entire first level!

"What's going on?"

Without hesitation, Deng Chao teleported to the third level. As soon as he appeared, he rushed toward Zeng Xian. "What exactly happened?" he asked, his face filled with fear.

Zeng Xian sighed helplessly, then explained everything to Deng Chao in detail. Deng Chao's expression shifted from shock to disbelief, and finally to cold sweat. By the time Zeng Xian finished speaking, Deng Chao wiped the sweat from his forehead and exclaimed, "Heavens... such a big shot!"

Fortunately, they had only intended to recruit him and hadn't done anything excessive... Even more fortunately, he hadn't offended the other party... If they had provoked such a big shot, not only would he be finished, but the entire Tianba Sect might vanish from the world.

However, he suddenly remembered his three fainting episodes. Could they have been punishments from this big shot? He quickly checked himself. Thankfully, he had only fainted and hadn't lost anything.

After muttering to himself in fear, Deng Chao suddenly thought of something. He leaned close to Zeng Xian's ear and whispered slyly, "Since he's such a big shot, shouldn't we try to curry favor with him? Maybe our Tianba Sect can get some benefits!"

Zeng Xian looked at Deng Chao, his small eyes narrowing, a glint of light shining through. "Great minds think alike. But first, let's break the formation and get out of here!"

Deng Chao nodded. The two took out the Holy Mountain Underground Palace's exclusive jade slips and, working together, finally deactivated the formation. The group finally walked out of the Holy Mountain Underground Palace and breathed in the fresh air.

At that moment, a light flashed in the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a red letter flying toward them from the horizon. The two of them were puzzled by the sudden appearance of the letter. They didn't know where it came from or what it contained. But the red letter was the color of a confidential-level letter in the Nine Realms, something all top experts in the Nine Realms recognized. So even though they didn't know its origin, they solemnly accepted the letter and opened it.

After scanning the contents, both of their faces turned pale with fear. "It's over, something big has happened!" Deng Chao exclaimed in horror. "The Spirit Realm is doomed!"

"Not just the Spirit Realm!" Zeng Xian also panicked. "What are we going to do?!"

Faced with such a catastrophe, the two of them were at a loss. The entire Spirit Realm was on the verge of being consumed by demonic energy, and it might soon spread to the entire Nine Realms. With just the two of them, trying to make a difference would be like an ant trying to shake a tree.

"Maybe... we should go find that big shot?" Deng Chao suggested quietly. "This is such a huge matter, we can't decide on our own. Let's ask for his opinion."

Zeng Xian thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly. "Alright, let's go!"

"Ancestors, can we come with you?" The others from the lower sects also looked grave, filled with anxiety, and quickly moved closer to Zeng Xian and Deng Chao.

"More people mean more strength. It's better to stick together and come up with a plan!"

"Let's all go!"

Zeng Xian quickly nodded. In the face of such a major crisis, he understood that there was no longer any distinction between upper and lower sects. The only way forward was to band together and find a solution!