The Final Instructions

"All cultivators above the Saint Realm, come to the sect's main hall at once."

A voice echoed from the Demon Sect's main hall, spreading throughout the entire sect.

Mo Tianxiao's expression turned slightly solemn. Was this the start of pre-war mobilization?

Without overthinking, Mo Tianxiao and Ye Chen headed to the sect's main hall.

As soon as they entered the hall, they saw dozens of figures. Many elders were seated inside, including not only the Demon Sect's Saint Realm powerhouses but also the Saint Realm elders from the Yao Chi Heavenly Palace.

In total, there were over thirty Saint Realm powerhouses.

Mo Tianxiao spotted several core elders of the Demon Sect as well as Aunt Lin from the Yao Chi Heavenly Palace.

Nangong Wan and the others were also present. Apart from the two Quasi-Emperor powerhouses, Yue Liuli and Su Muyao, the upper echelons of both sects had essentially gathered in full.

The Demon Sect's First Elder, Gu Changsheng, saw Mo Tianxiao and stood up along with the other elders to greet him. "Sect Master."

Since Mo Tianxiao's status had changed, the elders could no longer treat him as a junior, especially on such a formal occasion.

However, Mo Tianxiao waved his hand casually, unconcerned. "No need for formalities, elders."

With that, Mo Tianxiao took one of the two primary seats. The other seat was reserved for the Palace Master of the Yao Chi Heavenly Palace, and Lin Nannan was already seated in it.

After sitting down, Mo Tianxiao looked at First Elder Gu Changsheng, signaling him to begin whenever he was ready.

Gu Changsheng nodded, stood up, and faced the elders. His tone was grave. "I believe everyone already knows what is about to happen. Several Quasi-Emperor powerhouses have confirmed the location—it is at the border between the Central Divine Land and the Demon Province."

"In other words, if the catastrophe truly strikes, it will begin spreading from the junction of the Demon Province and the Central Divine Land."

"As the number one force in the Demon Province, our Demon Sect will inevitably bear the brunt of it. That is why I have gathered everyone here today—to make sure you are prepared for battle."

Gu Changsheng gave a brief explanation of the catastrophe, and then the elders began discussing tactics.

Meanwhile, Mo Tianxiao sent a voice transmission to Nangong Wan to ask what was going on. "Wan'er, why will the catastrophe start spreading from the border between the Demon Province and the Central Divine Land?"

He had been busy deploying various arrays and was somewhat out of the loop about recent events within the sect.

Nangong Wan looked at him and replied via voice transmission. "I heard that the Gate of Ascension is located at the border between the Demon Province and the Central Divine Land. Master and the others will undergo their Ascension Tribulation there."

"The Gate of Ascension? Wasn't that thing at the Supreme Dao Sect?"

Mo Tianxiao was puzzled. Based on the information he had received from Zhou Muxi earlier, the Gate of Ascension should have been at the Supreme Dao Sect's location.

Nangong Wan continued. "According to the Demon Sect's Scripture Library, the Supreme Dao Sect's original site was indeed at the border between the Demon Province and the Central Divine Land. However, due to a previous great catastrophe and being too close to the Demon Province's numerous sects, they later moved to the inner regions of the Central Divine Land."

"So, what you said isn't wrong—the Gate of Ascension is indeed at the Supreme Dao Sect, but it's the Supreme Dao Sect from an unknown number of years ago."

Upon hearing this explanation, Mo Tianxiao felt a headache coming on.

If the catastrophe truly unfolded as the news brought back by Ye Chen suggested, wouldn't those invaders from beyond set their sights on the Demon Province and the Central Divine Land first as their targets for plunder and destruction?

Mo Tianxiao had no naive illusions that the invaders would peacefully negotiate with them, the natives of the Xuan Huang Realm. The moment the two sides met, battle would likely break out without a single word of exchange.

After all, even within the Xuan Huang Realm, wars were a common occurrence, let alone when facing outsiders coming to seize resources.

According to what Master said, the Xuan Huang Realm has the suppression of the Heavenly Dao. There shouldn't be any invaders above the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and those who could ignore the world's Heavenly Dao wouldn't care about the meager resources of the Xuan Huang Realm.

From that perspective, the enemy was not invincible.

Thinking this, Mo Tianxiao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Soon after, the meeting concluded. Several key decisions were made, the most important being the gathering of all people in the Demon Province within a ten-thousand-mile radius of the Demon Sect, uniting the entire Demon Province in solidarity.

As the leading force of the Demon Province, the Demon Sect could not stand by and let other cultivators or mortals of the province die. Besides the Demon Sect, there were also many powerful demonic cultivation sects in the Demon Province.

Over the years, Mo Tianxiao had collaborated with formation masters from the Demon Province to densely deploy intricate arrays across tens of thousands of miles around the Demon Sect. Even the outermost arrays were top-tier.

Such an extensive array system had consumed vast amounts of the Demon Province's resources, and maintaining these arrays required the assistance of many cultivators. Therefore, unity throughout the Demon Province was absolutely necessary.

After the meeting ended, Mo Tianxiao and Nangong Wan received a voice transmission from Yue Liuli. Meanwhile, Su Muxue and Lin Nannan were also summoned by Su Muyao, likely for important matters.

As for why Zi Ling'er wasn't called—she was still in seclusion inside the Time Tower, under orders not to leave until she broke through to the Saint Realm. She probably had no idea that the world outside was about to change.

"Master!"

Mo Tianxiao and Nangong Wan arrived at their master's residence and greeted her respectfully.

Although his relationship with Yue Liuli had become ambiguous, Mo Tianxiao still maintained the proper respect for her as his master—except, of course, during certain moments.

Yue Liuli looked at the two, especially Mo Tianxiao, and spoke with a hint of peculiar emotion in her tone. "I am about to break through. This realm's Heavenly Dao is too weak. If I remain here any longer, I will only cause this world to shatter."

"The world beyond the Xuan Huang Realm is vast—far larger than you can imagine. After this departure, it may be a very long time before we, as master and disciples, have the chance to meet again.

Wan'er, your talent is exceptional. You will surely one day travel to an even wider world. Remember this: once you leave the Xuan Huang Realm, never reveal your Immortal Bone to anyone, or it will bring you disaster."

Within the Xuan Huang Realm, an Immortal Bone was merely seen as a mark of talent, a sign of aptitude that surpassed even the mightiest beings. However, Yue Liuli knew that while an Immortal Bone might mean little to someone like her, it was by no means an ordinary thing.

Anything related to the word 'Immortal' was considered extremely rare, even within the countless realms of existence.

Upon hearing Yue Liuli's warning, Nangong Wan nodded solemnly. "Your disciple understands."

After finishing her instructions to Nangong Wan, Yue Liuli finally turned her gaze to Mo Tianxiao, a flicker of reluctance in her eyes. "Xiao Mozi, I am not worried about your talent. I know you have your own cultivation methods, and I will not pry into them."

"The path ahead may be harder than you imagine. Raise your strength as quickly as possible. Until then, leave everything to me."

After a pause, she continued. "Both of you—make sure you keep up with my pace."

Mo Tianxiao sensed that there was more to Yue Liuli's words, but since she did not elaborate, it meant he was not yet qualified to know. So he simply refrained from asking.

"Master, rest assured. Your disciple and junior sister will diligently cultivate and strive to ascend as soon as possible, so we can follow in your footsteps!"