In the living room of the underground palace on Fire Spirit Island, the Elder Fumo, wearing a silver mask, first handed the jade slip, carrying the memories of his avatar at Extreme Origin Mountain, to the person closest to him, the Daoist Wutian Wudi in a green robe.

The Daoist, upon receiving the somewhat ancient-looking yellow-brown jade slip, pressed it to his forehead and began to extract the contents.

About two seconds later, under the gaze of everyone in the living room, Daoist Wutian Wudi’s weathered face revealed undisguised shock and solemnity. He then moved the jade slip away and handed it to the next guest beside him.

For a moment, the guests in the living room couldn’t help but feel curious. They knew this highly respected Daoist had a long life experience, unwavering even in the face of a mountain collapsing before him. For him to show such an expression, the contents of the jade slip must be quite extraordinary.

"Daoist Wutian, could you tell us what’s in the jade slip?"

A portly monk with a bare chest and red Buddhist beads around his neck immediately asked curiously, seemingly unable to wait for the jade slip to be passed to him.

Under the gaze of everyone in the living room, Daoist Wutian Wudi spoke heavily:

"The jade slip contains all the memories of the avatar Elder Fumo sent to Extreme Origin Mountain. According to his estimation, the battle at Extreme Origin Mountain was even worse than we anticipated. The likes of Demon Tathagata and other experts were likely wiped out in one move by the Demon Realm."

With the Daoist’s words falling, the living room filled with over twenty top-notch super-Innate cultivators erupted in an uproar.

"Wiped out in one move?!"

"How is that possible?! Lord Demon Tathagata is a top expert known even in the Buddha Realm!"

"Could it be that a Demon Lord bypassed the Demon Sealing List and sneaked into the Calamity Realm?"

"Hurry up, those in front! There are still many waiting to see!"

...

Amid the commotion, Wang Zhifan didn’t participate; he was conveniently seated, and he was next in line to view the jade slip.

Beside him sat the Confucian expert Carefree Roaming Dragon, who held the ever-present Wandering Dragon Jade Folding Fan in one hand and the yellow-brown jade slip in the other, closing his eyes to focus. After about three or four seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes with a strong expression of confusion on his face, muttering to himself:

"Strange... Such terrifying demons must be over ten thousand years old, yet why is there no record in ancient texts?"

In his mutterings, Carefree Roaming Dragon handed the jade slip to Wang Zhifan’s avatar beside him.

From thousands of miles away, Wang Zhifan controlled his avatar to raise his hand and receive it, then used the method of the Great Dream Saber Scripture to invade the jade slip, akin to intruding into a dream stored within the jade slip.

Since the jade slip was arranged by Elder Fumo for everyone to see, it naturally had no defenses. Wang Zhifan’s great dream perception intruded very smoothly, quickly browsing through the contents as if watching a sped-up movie.

At the very beginning of the jade slip’s memory, a tall and well-dressed middle-aged man with a full beard appeared, facing the memory bearer, speaking with noticeable displeasure:

"Elder Fumo, didn’t you promise to personally come to assist me? How dare you send a demon avatar instead? Aren’t you afraid I might not recognize it at first glance and smash this thing with a slap?"

The speaker, this well-dressed middle-aged man, was the Extreme Origin Overlord who had once invited Wang Zhifan to Extreme Origin Mountain to assist in battle, ranked fifth on the Demon Sealing List, and was an extremely famous top expert throughout the Calamity Realm.

Following that, a hoarse elder’s voice, very similar to Elder Fumo’s, should be Elder Fumo responding through the dispatched avatar.

"Young Extreme Origin, don’t be angry. Although I didn’t personally come this time, this avatar is crafted from the corpses of multiple powerful Demon Venerables. It’s the masterpiece of mine in the past hundred years, perfect for testing in this battle! Its combat power far exceeds that of average super-Innate cultivators, just wait and see the spectacle!"

"Heh... you old geezer always like to brag! But today, I’ll believe you just this once!"

After a brief conversation with the Extreme Origin Overlord, the avatar sent by Elder Fumo officially entered Extreme Origin Mountain, beginning the pre-battle preparation phase.

This part of the memory was quite tedious and lengthy, so Wang Zhifan further sped it up, during which he saw Demon Tathagata, Taixi Confucian Sword, and Extreme Origin Overlord discussing battle strategies. Among the many super-Innate cultivators who came to assist, he also caught a glimpse of the low-key figures of Qingyangzi and Huayangzi, confirming their presence.

After the battle discussions, as someone spotted the enemy’s movement on the Demon Sealing List map, the cultivators, led by their host Extreme Origin Overlord, left the council hall, headed to the peak of Extreme Origin Mountain, and each used their means to fly into the sky, rushing to the front line to face the enemy.

The Demon Venerable avatar of Elder Fumo naturally possessed outstanding flying abilities. During the journey, it saw the vast forces of Extreme Origin Mountain nearly fully mobilized.

Extreme Origin Mountain alone dispatched over five super-Innate cultivators, followed by more than a hundred Innate Realm cultivators, combining with the rear formations of acquired cultivators on the ground to boost morale, making it quite a grand spectacle.

After a relatively short travel time, a similarly massive army of the Demon Realm appeared in the sky ahead. Both sides briefly probed each other before engaging in a grand battle, quickly escalating into an earth-shattering spectacle.

Until this point, the battle at Extreme Origin Mountain hadn’t shown any peculiarities. Though it was apparent the Demon Realm had a considerable advantage in the number of Demon Venerables, the quality of experts on Extreme Origin Mountain’s side was impressive, not falling behind.