"Oh? What great secret is it!" Jiang Li continued to ask.
The Yellow Springs Punishing Saint Diagram above the sky had already been put away by Jiang Li.
Many corpses around were also turned to ashes by Jiang Li's exotic fire, with waves of scorching heat everywhere.
"It's about the Dark Race. It turns out they cooperated with the Dark Race because they wanted to open the realm gate and return to the Upper Realm..." the Nightmare Beast continued.
Immediately after, the Nightmare Beast explained the realm gate to Jiang Li.
The Realm Gate was a renowned portal in ancient times. In ancient times, the Realm Gate existed.
Through the Realm Gate, cultivators did not need to cultivate to the peak Great Emperor level; as long as they crossed the Realm Gate, they could directly reach the Upper Realm.
However, the Realm Gate was completely shattered and disappeared after many conflicts in ancient times.
Now, the fragments of the Realm Gate are in the hands of the Reverse Immortal Sect. They want to reactivate the Realm Gate and lead the members of the Reverse Immortal Sect back to the Upper Realm.
Realm Gate... return to the Upper Realm...
Jiang Li narrowed his eyes. So, this was what the Reverse Immortal Sect intended to do?
Returning to the Upper Realm, did they originally belong to a faction from the Upper Realm?
"Now, half of the Central Continent has already fallen. The Dark Race and the Reverse Immortal Sect are also doing their best to reactivate the Realm Gate!" the Nightmare Beast continued.
Jiang Li nodded. Now he understood the reason why the Reverse Immortal Sect wanted to join forces with the Dark Race.
It seemed it was all for the Upper Realm...
However, Jiang Li remembered the words of the Grand Elder of the Origin Demon Sect when he was at the entrance of the Dark Abyss.
Everything was within their calculations. What role did the Origin Demon Sect play in this matter?
Jiang Li was filled with doubts.
Never mind, as long as it doesn't affect my own cultivation.
However, he still had to convey this news to the Origin Demon Sect and let them decide for themselves.
Jiang Li made up his mind. Immediately, he took out a communication talisman and sent all the information he had obtained to Xia Qingying.
After doing all this, Jiang Li sped towards the direction of Sun Moon Lake.
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Central Continent.
Tianyuan City.
At this moment, Tianyuan City was completely filled with black mist.
Above the sky, smoke surged like a tide, and faintly, blood-red figures could be seen moving above.
Frightening battles were breaking out everywhere in Tianyuan City.
Warriors of the Dark Race were rampaging through Tianyuan City. The city walls, streets, and mansions were all enveloped by a thick smell of blood.
"Lingyue, don't be afraid. As long as we reach the Eastern Wilderness, we will be safe!" in a hidden street.
A pale young man stood beside a stunningly beautiful woman, both of them hiding within a defensive formation at the street corner.
Both of them had disordered breaths and looked disheveled.
"Rumble!!!"
Just then, a fierce and unparalleled aura erupted in the sky.
The entire Tianyuan City seemed to shake for a moment.
"City Lord of Tianyuan, as long as you are willing to surrender to us, the Dark Race, we will hand over the entire Tianyuan Domain to you for governance!" a hoarse voice echoed from the sky.
In the sky where black mist surged, five figures clad in black armor were floating high in the air.
In the center of the five figures was a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man's hair was disheveled, and he had many wounds on his body. His aura was already in complete disarray.
The five warriors of the Dark Race had blocked all his escape routes.
The middle-aged man was the City Lord of Tianyuan, Chen Lingjun. At this moment, Chen Lingjun's cultivation had already reached the ninth level of the Supreme Realm.
However, the surrounding warriors of the Dark Race were also Grand Venerable cultivators of the ninth level of the Supreme Realm, with terrifying strength.
Chen Lingjun did not speak but looked in the direction of the Origin Demon Sect.
He saw several towering blood-red pillars of light emanating from the direction of the Origin Demon Sect. These blood-red pillars carried strange array patterns, as if they pierced through the entire world.
Is immortality truly that important? Is it worth risking the entire Central Continent! Chen Lingjun looked at the distant mountain gate of the Origin Demon Sect, feeling an infinite weariness.
Below, Tianyuan City was engulfed in a bloody storm, with rivers of blood flowing, resembling the end of the world.
"Truly stubborn. We are giving you an opportunity because we value your potential. If it weren't for your extraordinary potential, you would have been eliminated long ago. Since you're not seizing the opportunity, then go on your way!" one of the Dark Race members said.
After speaking, he channeled his fierce and unmatched power towards Chen Lingjun.
The other surrounding warriors of the Dark Race also launched fierce attacks on Chen Lingjun in unison.
A fierce battle broke out again, and world-destroying auras spread above Tianyuan City.
The entire Tianyuan City was under extreme pressure, as if it were about to be annihilated at any moment.
"Wuwuwu, Jingyang, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, those Dark Race people wouldn't have broken through the defensive formation so quickly..."
In the hidden area of the street corner formation, Chen Lingyue could no longer hold back as she watched the great battle in the sky, finally breaking down in tears of pain.
Lin Jingyang remained silent.