Chapter 583: Chapter 297: Spirit Realm Grand Showdown (Long Chapter) (Part 4)

He was quickly discovered by the people of Wind-Thunder Island and was rescued and brought up.

The people of the Dao Sect on Wind-Thunder Island treated him, and half a month later, Li An finally awoke faintly. When faced with the inquiries of others, Li An’s answer was very simple: in the great battle months ago, Meridian Reef was breached, and Li An was struck and blown away by a cultivator at the Harmony Stage...

This did not arouse suspicion.

After all, Li An’s strength was known to be incomplete harmony, so this was all too normal.

Li An was quickly sent back to Wind-Fire Island.

Because Li An was sent back by Wind-Thunder Island, there was even less suspicion on Wind-Fire Island.

This was precisely the reason Li An went to Wind-Thunder Island. If he had returned directly to Wind-Fire Island, it would have easily aroused suspicion. But having gone through Wind-Thunder Island, the vigilance of those on Wind-Fire Island was much lower...

He smoothly reintegrated.

Next, Li An was once again dispatched to repair Meridian Reef.

On Wind-Fire Island, after this great battle, everything was already devastated, with corpses strewn everywhere. Many cultivators from other forces were shaken to death, including some Dao Sect disciples...

This battle was extremely brutal; it is said that there was also some disturbance from the Exotic Realm. At that time, to stop the mysterious creatures from the Exotic Realm... a Supreme Immortal fell.

On the island, the morale of the Dao Sect disciples was somewhat low.

"Why do we have to keep this up... are we going to be enemies with the entire Spirit Realm?"

"Even within our Dao Sect, becoming an Immortal is not allowed... In such a golden era, why is it forbidden?"

"Can we hold out..."

The series of battles made many of the lower-level disciples of the Dao Sect waver.

All of this was within Li An’s expectations.

The Dao Sect was struggling to hold on... most likely only to end in tragedy.

The Dao Sect was right; just because something is right, doesn’t mean it can be done.

Just like that, the days muddled by, and two years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Many cultivators have arrived from outside!"

"The warships of the Five Elements Sect are coming over!"

"Two Arhats of the Brahma Sect have appeared, demanding to head to the Mist Sea..."

On this day, the sea before the Mist Sea, which had been calm for two years, suddenly became tense!

Li An quickly received the news.

The negotiations between the Dao Sect and other major forces...

Failed!

"The Dao Sect provided various evidence, and the high levels of the major forces believed it! At this point, for everyone not to achieve immortality, preserving the Spirit Realm is the best. Yet, the major forces turned and continued to demand entry to the Mist Sea. Those major forces claimed that if the Exotic Realm threatens the Spirit Realm, then they should take the initiative to strike..."

"But in reality, according to secret reports, many high-level individuals of the major forces, after believing what the Dao Sect said, instead became desperate and prepared to flee!"

Xiang Yuntian conveyed the high-level news to Li An, full of pessimism:

"We used all our strength to persuade the high-levels and those in power of the major forces, thinking they would join together against a common enemy and hold on to the bigger picture. However, after they learned of the Spirit Realm’s danger, they instead crazily sought to grab enough Immortal Dao Material and then escape... those high-levels are ready to abandon the Spirit Realm!"

"These beasts who deserve to die, who have enjoyed the nurturing of the Spirit Realm’s beings, who have controlled all the good things in the Spirit Realm, this Sect Leader and that mighty one, all infinitely glorious. Yet, when danger and war come to the Spirit Realm, they plan to escape without regard, speeding up the Spirit Realm’s demise..."

"They deserve to die, deserve to die!"

Xiang Yuntian was filled with rage.

After reading the secret message, Li An sighed deeply.

This world is just like that; the high-standing rulers, who have plundered most of the world’s resources in normal times, absolutely would not give up their lives to protect this world.

When war arrives, in times of great chaos... if it can be fought, and there is nowhere to escape, that’s when the rulers come up with ideas, the wealthy provide money, and the lower level sacrifices their lives.

If it cannot be fought, the upper levels are always the first to flee.

Li An did not even have to think; many high-ranking members of the Spirit Realm are undoubtedly already quietly beginning to transfer assets, even wanting to take one last bite, which is the massive Immortal Dao Material being guarded by the Dao Sect in the Mist Sea...

The greed in human hearts is just like that!

Moreover, what is even more powerless is that even if the Dao Sect knows this, it is useless. Tell the truth to the lower levels of the major forces? No, would the lower levels believe the Dao Sect or their sect’s upper levels?

Touching the interests of the upper levels is like touching their lives.

Changing the concepts of the lower levels is like digging up their ancestral graves.

It’s unnecessary; what’s necessary to sacrifice should be sacrificed, what’s necessary to die should die... in this world, there never was a savior.

Moreover, whether the Dao Sect itself is united is uncertain, are there not people harboring the same thoughts as the upper levels of other forces?

In any force, there is no shortage of those without backbone, it’s just a matter of more or less.

...

Outside Meridian Reef, in the expanse of the sky, more and more warships gathered, densely packed.

The disciples of the Dao Sect were furious to the extreme, feeling backstabbed by the forces of the entire Spirit Realm.

And the high-levels of the Dao Sect also finally made a decision—go all out!

The one hundred and eight Peak Masters, elders, elite disciples, and all Supreme Immortals rushed in, all entering the Dao Sect’s Eight Trigrams Heaven-Locking Array!

"Our Dao Sect is willing to be enemies with the entire realm, but will not change this resolve—"

The Dao Sect’s Supreme Withered Fate sent out a resolute and indomitable wartime proclamation!

Throughout the Dao Sect, everyone was united against a common enemy, and countless disciples were ready to face death.

A storm... is about to strike.

...

Some matters were delayed.

Good night.