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In the Southern Domain now, the only Monster Nation still resisting the rampaging demons is Jiuchuan Demon Country.

It’s a rare opportunity; let’s deal with them first to avoid chaos behind us when we clash with the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate in the future."

Yes, now in the Southern Domain, there’s only one Monster Nation left.

Great Eye Kingdom, which had been resisting stubbornly in Ji Mu City, heard the rumours deliberately spread by Taiping Dao.

That was the news about Qing Guanzi, Earth Flower True Man.

Eventually, during the Taiping Dao’s Dao Law Assembly, he quietly left with a few trusted followers and abandoned Ji Mu City, fleeing from the Great Eye Kingdom.

In the city, the remaining three thousand demons also scattered in all directions after their leader fled.

Great Eye Kingdom, once in its prime, vanished into thin air after more than three years of Taiping Dao’s attacks.

However, Taiping Dao is currently hosting the Dao Law Assembly, and too many things are drawing their attention, leaving no time or energy to take over this country for now.

Moreover, the hundreds of millions of citizens of Great Eye Kingdom had been relocated cleanly during the successive attacks by Taiping Dao in recent years.

Even if we were to take over the country now, making it prosperous again would not be a short-term achievement.

This is followed by a series of troublesome matters.

Regardless, with the extinction of Great Eye Kingdom, Jiuchuan Demon Country is now the only Monster Nation still flying its flag in the Southern Domain.

Speaking of which, those two flood dragons from the Jiuchuan Dragon Palace are really stubborn.

Knowing about the presence of an Earth Immortal from Taiping Dao, they still insist on not leaving.

It’s unclear if they truly aren’t afraid of death.

Or do they have some kind of reliance? Thinking even if Taiping Dao has an Immortal, they can still hold their ground in Jiuchuan Country, unharmed by the adversary.

However, whether it’s one reason or the other, as the newly-promoted overlord of the Southern Domain, Taiping Dao cannot tolerate a demon openly establishing a kingdom on its territory.

Jiuchuan Demon Country must be eliminated.

If those two flood dragons won’t leave, then they must be killed.

This time, having mobilized so many Immortal Sects and True Persons, it’s perfect to use the momentum of the Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony to take them down.

"Yes, I will discuss it with the Changqing Immortal Sect and try my best to facilitate this.

Eliminating these demons not only benefits the Southern Domain but also prevents them from spreading into the territories ruled by Changqing Immortal Sect."

Qing Guanzi nodded in agreement, "They should not refuse."

After making the arrangements, Lu Yuan finally looked towards Yi Dancheng, "Since we’ve nearly finished discussing everything, you should go and mobilize the Southern Domain Immortal Sects. I demand only one thing, that each of the three Immortal Sects from the Southern Domain must provide one True Person, which including the two from my Taiping Dao, makes exactly five Immortals.

If anyone is unwilling to contribute, then they are colluding with demons, a disgrace to their Immortal Sect.

It’s a good opportunity to deal with these troublemakers first.

I would like to see if anyone dares to make a move at this time."

Lu Yuan’s words were specifically aimed at Xuan Turtle Mountain.

As Jintai Gate and Bihu Palace, judging by current signs, support Taiping Dao and are also willing to maintain stability in the Southern Domain.

The only one not acting properly is Xuan Turtle Mountain.

In fact, he quite wished that Xuan Turtle Mountain would defy orders at this moment and refuse to participate in the Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony.

This would provide a perfect moral justification to use the prior evidence of supporting demons in Xiaye Country against them, directly accusing Xuan Turtle Mountain of long knowing about the Yellow Springs Underworld in Xiaye Country and colluding with the ghosts there.

With the charge of colluding with demons, Lu Yuan planned to deal with them decisively.

Although this would weaken the strength of the local Immortal Sects in the Southern Domain, making the forces available to Taiping Dao in the future confrontation against the Jiuzhou Immortal Sect fewer.

However, to repel external forces, one must first secure internal stability.

First purge the internal strife, integrate the hearts of the people, and unite top and bottom in resisting external enemies.

This is obviously much better than having disharmony inside, with people holding others back.

Moreover, settling matters with Xuan Turtle Mountain earlier also saves trouble later when seeking various convoluted excuses to take action against them.

It also considered a simplification of matters.

It is just unknown whether Xuan Turtle Mountain, over there, would foolishly make a move at this time.

Common sense says, for the most part, it would not.

In fact, the final outcome was just as such.

After holding a minor meeting internally within Taiping Dao and having reached a consensus,

Lu Yuan’s three avatars then also took their own actions.

After Yi Dancheng located the other three Immortal Sects of the Southern Domain, explained the situation in Xiaye Country, and stated that Taiping Dao was prepared to collaborate with Qing Immortal Sect to hold a Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony to completely eradicate the ghosts of Yellow Springs Underworld,

the representative from Jintai Gate, Ouyang Yuan expressed on the spot that his alliance was willing to participate.

Although Bihu Palace only had one True Person, faced with the demands from two major Daoist sects and the prevailing trends, they ultimately dared not refuse and expressed their agreement.

As for Xuan Turtle Mountain,

they had been secretly manipulating Xiaye Country. With such an incident occurring there now, it almost amounted to a fire in their own backyard.

It not only severely threatened the safety of Xuan Turtle Mountain’s rear but also caused them a serious reputation and trust crisis.

Just as Lu Yuan had said,

If such an incident occurred in your territory, and you had a history of supporting demons, it is difficult not to make others suspect whether you really were in collusion with the Yellow Springs Underworld?

Zhu Zhenghe, although always reluctant to see Taiping rise, also recognized that his sect was facing a crisis.

If they didn’t take action against the Yellow Springs Underworld early to end this crisis and extract Xuan Turtle Mountain from it,

dragging the matter out, they definitely wouldn’t rendezvous well at their sect.

Therefore, faced with the demands from Taiping Dao and without reflecting for too long, Zhu Zhenghe expressed his agreement.

This Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony, led by Taiping Dao and Qing Immortal Sect, was expected to mobilize fourteen major and minor Immortal Sects, deploying more than fifteen True Persons, including two Earth Immortals

With such formidable strength, eradicating a Yellow Springs Underworld was undoubtedly more than enough,

For them in Xuan Turtle Mountain to participate, with so many fellow paths for support, the risk was not considered too high.

Even if Taiping Dao intended to target them, under the watchful eyes of many, they would have to consider their reputation and not act too disgracefully.

The risk was deemed controllable.

Given this, there was no need to act petty, avoid issues, and refuse to take responsibility.

The mobilization of the Immortal Sects on the Southern Domain’s side, with the successive support from three Immortal Sects, was thus also deemed completed.

For Qing Immortal Sect over there, matters were even simpler.

They were originally a higher sect, and the various Immortal Sects under them belonged within the jurisdiction of Qing Immortal Sect’s two major battle zones.

At this time, with an order from the higher sect, many subordinates, who dared to refuse?

Naturally, they responded in succession.

With preparations completed on both sides, this Ghost-Exorcising Ceremony that affected much of the Changqing Domain also auspiciously commenced.