I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

After a long pause, he slowly spoke, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger: "According to you, that old man is quite righteous, while my Qingcheng Yufa Sect has become the one who needs to be reminded and cooperated with?"

Luo Yang's heart tightened, knowing that the sect leader was suspicious, and he quickly said, "This disciple dares not! Sect Leader Ye was also forced by the situation! The terror of the 'Abyss of Eclipse' is unimaginable without experiencing it firsthand!"

"This disciple guarantees with his life that every word he has said is true! Please, Sect Master, see for yourself!"

Su Hongzhen stood up, walked to the window, and looked in the direction of the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts. Although he couldn't see anything because of the many mountains behind him, he was still standing there.

He remained silent for a moment, his tone still calm, yet carrying a hint of decisiveness:

"Issue the order: Qingcheng Yufa Sect, effective immediately, enters Level Two alert status. Dispatch all elite spies from Xuanji Hall, sparing no effort, to thoroughly investigate the energy changes inside and outside the Ten Thousand Beasts Valley barrier and obtain detailed information about that demon!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the hall before finally settling on Luo Yang.

"As for Qingfeng Yumen... reply to Sect Leader Ye, three days later, I will personally go to Wangyuan Town, where the two sects meet, to have a face-to-face meeting with him."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

The sect leader is actually going there in person?

This means that he at least partially believed the information Luo Yang brought back and began to take this potential catastrophe seriously.

"Sect Master... three days is too long... you must hurry..." Luo Yang's body swayed precariously, and he was about to collapse.

Seeing this, Su Hongzhen finally nodded seriously: "Alright, as you say, I will meet with Sect Leader Ye as soon as possible. Luo Yang, you've worked hard this time, go and rest well."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yang's tense nerves finally relaxed slightly. The breath he had been holding on for burst out, and his vision went black. He almost collapsed to the ground, but was caught by an elder who was quick-witted and agile.

Su Hongzhen glanced at the unconscious Luo Yang and waved his hand: "Take him away and give him proper treatment."

His gaze turned to the distance again, his deep eyes filled with a mixture of seriousness and calculation.

Su Hongzhen's order quickly spread throughout the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect, and the entire sect began to operate at high speed like a sophisticated machine.

The spies of Xuanji Hall silently slipped into the night and stealthily made their way towards the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts.

Burning Heaven Pavilion.

Jin Man rushed in, and seeing Ming Chuan's worried expression, she knew he must know something about what was happening outside.

"Su Hongzhen has met with Sect Leader Ye. Are you going to step in next?"

Mingchuan took a deep breath and frowned, saying, "Yes, this matter is too serious and needs to be resolved immediately. When will Su Hongzhen depart?"

"After listening to Luo Yang's words, he was about to leave immediately."

Mingchuan flicked his sleeve: "I have to catch up now, let's go!"

The two hurriedly walked outside and soon encountered Su Hongzhen.

Su Hongzhen frowned: "Zi'ang, you know about the situation too?"

Mingchuan nodded: "Sect Master, the sect is in trouble, I cannot sit idly by. Let's go together and discuss a solution."

"Okay." Su Hongzhen nodded in agreement.

The group hurried toward the agreed location, while members of the other three sects were also rushing to the scene.

Wangyuan Town is located at the border between the territories of Qingfeng Yumen and Qingcheng Yufa Sect.

Normally the atmosphere is somewhat quiet due to the delicate relationship between the two sects, but now, with the imminent arrival of the two sect leaders, a tense atmosphere of impending storm permeates the air.

Sect Leader Ye arrived first. He chose Qingxin Pavilion, the only decent teahouse in town, as the meeting place, and cleared the area in advance, setting up soundproofing and protective barriers.

He stood by the second-floor window, gazing at the somewhat empty street below, his brow furrowed, his fingers unconsciously stroking the rim of his teacup.

Not long after, a sound of something breaking through the air came from the horizon.

Several streaks of light descended, revealing a group from the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect led by Su Hongzhen, with Ming Chuan and Jin Man among them.

Sect Leader Ye immediately came downstairs to greet him.

The two sect leaders met at the entrance of the teahouse, their eyes met, and it seemed as if invisible lightning flashed in the air.

Past grudges and the shared crisis they face now collide intensely in their hearts.

Sect Leader Ye frowned and said with displeasure, "Old Su, stop standing there and come in to discuss the specific details."

Despite his displeasure, Su Hongzhen could only suppress it and nodded, "Let's go."

"Please!" Sect Master Ye stepped aside and led everyone into Qingxin Pavilion.

Everyone took their seats, and the atmosphere became somber.

Without much pleasantries, Sect Leader Ye directly presented Su Hongzhen with a jade slip containing information about the "Erosion Abyss" and excerpts from ancient texts.

Su Hongzhen immersed his consciousness in the scan, quickly browsing through the information. The more he examined, the more gloomy his expression became.

Although he had already learned the general outline from Luo Yang, the more detailed description in this jade slip and the corroborating evidence from the ancient scroll still shocked him greatly.

"The Abyss... an extraterrestrial demon, endlessly splitting and devouring to grow..."

Su Hongzhen put down the jade slip, his fingers slamming heavily on the table, making a dull thud. "Old ghost Ye, are you sure the ancient records are accurate? This is no laughing matter!"

"I guarantee it with the thousand-year reputation of Qingfeng Yumen!" Sect Master Ye said firmly. "Moreover, my disciple Jizhou and your disciple Luo Yang personally experienced it. How could it be false? They are the most qualified to speak about the terror of that thing!"

Mentioning Luo Yang, Su Hongzhen's eyes flickered. He remained silent for a moment before finally exhaling a breath of stale air, having completely accepted this cruel reality.

"Since that's the case... what are you going to do?"

"Unity benefits both, division harms both!" Sect Master Ye said in a deep voice. "The most urgent task is to gather all the forces that our two sects, and even the entire Spirit Realm, can mobilize to find a way to restrain the Abyss before it fully grows stronger and breaks through the barrier, to reseal it, or... to destroy it completely!"

"Easier said than done!" Su Hongzhen sneered. "Even ancient powerful beings could only seal them, not destroy them! What makes us think we can?"

"That's why we need to join forces even more!" Sect Master Ye insisted, "I've already sent the message to the Heaven-Mending Holy Sect, the Profound Heaven Sect, and the Purple Cloud Pure Academy. Judging by the time, their forces should be arriving soon. We must come up with a preliminary plan as soon as possible and act in unison!"

Just then, there was another commotion outside the teahouse.

Several powerful auras approached rapidly from afar.

Mu Yaoyao, the Holy Maiden of the Heaven-Mending Holy Sect, Chu Huai, the Holy Son of the Xuantian Sect, and Lin Ruowei, the Holy Maiden of the Zixiao Pure Courtyard, all attended the event.

Mingchuan couldn't help but glance at them a few more times.

It seems that these people have all improved their cultivation levels after some time apart.

"Sect Leader Ye, Sect Leader Su." The three greeted the two in front of them in unison, and then turned to look at Mingchuan and Jinman.

"Elder Cang, Elder Jin."

Several people nodded: "No need for formalities, please have a seat."

The three sat down, and Chu Huai spoke first: "This matter is too urgent. All three of us sect leaders have other matters to attend to and cannot leave for the time being, so we were sent to investigate the situation first."