"Rest assured, Banished Immortal is completely unharmed."

Feng Yuyou actually understood Su Youyi's feelings very well. After all, confronting the Abyss head-on by blocking someone's path right at their doorstep, even a normal Cultivator wouldn't be able to tolerate it.

In a certain sense, this was tantamount to a feud that wouldn't end until death.

Even so, after the Abyss completely broke through the seals, Banished Immortal seemed to have anticipated this and had already packed up with the people from Zen and others, patting their butts and handing over the little bit of remaining territory in Desert North.

The Abyss is the dark side of Heavenly Dao, possessing the same traits as Heavenly Dao—that is, they can only take action within their own territory.

The only place that truly belongs to the Abyss now is Desert North.

It's not that the Abyss can't step out of its territory to strike at Chen Hua, but doing so would certainly not go ignored by Heavenly Dao which would definitely intercept; hence, the Abyss would not engage in such meaningless actions.

It is the dark side of Heavenly Dao and has also inherited the Heavenly Dao's cold and unemotional, absolutely rational way of doing things.

"Sigh..."

Su Youyi and Liang Yi breathed a sigh of relief together. As long as the master was safe, losing Desert North was not a big deal.

The Abyss might slowly plot towards other places, but the Desert North area will definitely be regarded as a foundational ground by the Abyss to be seized at all costs.

So rather than futilely clinging to a piece of territory here that can't be defended, it's better to conserve the forces for life and establish a blockade outside of Desert North.

"However, there is one more thing I need to inform you about," Feng Yuyou suddenly turned to Liang Yi and spoke.

"Hm?"

Liang Yi was somewhat confused.

"The remnants of the Devouring Spirit Sect have silently gathered and headed to Desert North already. By the time we discovered it, it was already too late to intercept. And with the help of the Abyss, Tian Anyu, the Sect Hierarch of the Devouring Spirit Sect, has fully recovered from his injuries, having faced off against Immortal Emperor Xuanzhou without a clear victor."

"The Devouring Spirit Sect, huh?" Liang Yi's expression carried a touch of expectation.

As a nemesis force in the previous version, after a full version of being surrounded and blocked by players, with various hindrances, it was unlikely for the Devouring Spirit Sect to fall apart, but it was certain that they had been severely weakened.

Now, inside the Mystical Mechanism Continent, the situation was nearly as solid as steel. The various Super Forces usually let the smaller powers cause trouble below, but in times like these, all the Super Forces unanimously and decisively integrated all forces together with an iron-fisted approach.

Now, in this epoch of peril, concerning the safety of countless citizens and Cultivators of the Mystical Mechanism Continent, they would not allow any other voices within the Mystical Mechanism Continent. They understood the principle of securing internal stability before repelling external threats better than anyone.

So for the Devouring Spirit Sect to think about causing minor disturbances within the Mystical Mechanism Continent under these circumstances, it's really like a dreamer speaking of nonsense.

Moreover, given that the previous Sect Hierarch of the Devouring Spirit Sect was seriously injured, without the Sect Hierarch to anchor them, the Devouring Spirit Sect couldn't resist the targeted moves of the few Super Forces, so if they wanted to avoid being completely eradicated, their only quick choice was to align with the Abyss.

At least with the Abyss, they wouldn't have to live in fear of being suddenly stabbed in the back by some Abnormal Person.

Initially, for members of the Devouring Spirit Sect, although Abnormal People were a bit troublesome, they were simply too weak and could only play the role of Investigating their identities.

As time went on, the Abnormal People with their unimaginable speed of progress began to bare their fangs, causing substantial losses to the Devouring Spirit Sect, which had not yet fully reacted.

It must be known that the group of Abnormal People would go to any lengths to kill them, capable of committing the most despicable and insidious deeds. Sometimes the actions of the Abnormal People made the Devouring Spirit Sect feel inferior, thinking it was almost normal to die at their hands, it was even hard to tell who were the real villains between them.

In order to escape from these perilous days as soon as possible, the people of the Devouring Spirit Sect collectively chose to take refuge in the Abyss and hastened their retreat away from this heartbreaking place.

While the Sect Hierarch was severely wounded and in seclusion, Bai Sheng and the Black Tortoise Envoy jointly took control of the sect's affairs. Because Bai Sheng's plan to forcibly extract the essence of the Blood Demon failed, the Sect Hierarch's injuries were not optimistic.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Bai Sheng and the Black Tortoise Envoy chose to lead most of the people to the Abyss.

"What's the current situation of the battle?"

After knowing that the Abyss had occupied Desert North, Liang Yi could guess with his feet that the Abyss would definitely not just sit there contently; they were bound to launch a continuous offensive against the Mystical Mechanism Continent.

And indeed, the situation was exactly as Liang Yi had speculated...

"Several Abyss Envoys have started to act without any reservations. They are now blatantly ignoring the Banished Immortal, even too scared to engage and opting to flee immediately. With the protection of Abyss Power, even the Banished Immortal can't kill the enemy in one strike."

Feng Yuyou's expression was somewhat troubled; the current situation was indeed pessimistic. However, thanks to the Banished Immortal and Zen providing the Mystical Mechanism Continent with ample preparation time, they are still managing to cope, but everyone knows this fragile peace won't last long.

"The Immortal Emperor took action as well?"

Su Youyi had just heard Feng Yuyou mention that Emperor Zhou had intervened.

"Yes, Tian Anyu has already mingled with the Abyss, and is now intensifying attacks on the common folk of the Mystical Mechanism Continent."

Feng Yuyou spoke with indignation, his face filled with uncontainable anger.

The first iron rule of the Cultivation World is that cultivators are not allowed to harm ordinary people, sometimes special circumstances can be barely tolerated, acting as if nothing happened in complete secrecy.

However, Tian Anyu's actions have now enraged both mortals and gods, drawing a direct intervention from Emperor Zhou.

First, from afar in Qingliang, the Immortal Emperor prevented a massacre by Tian Anyu across thousands of miles. Then, he shattered the Void with his flesh and directly crossed the distance, bringing the two of them face-to-face.

The details of the battle were unclear to most, let alone other cultivators millions of miles away.

The outcome was quite clear that Emperor Zhou had the upper hand since from that day on Tian Anyu directly disappeared for several days. If he wasn't afraid of Emperor Zhou or hadn't been defeated by him, there was no need for Tian Anyu to lie low.

"Additionally, not only the Immortal Emperor, but also Senior Xu Yi from the Blood Control Sect, the Sword Master of the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool, and the seniors from the Complete Heaven Sect have been in Desert North frontline blocking those Abyss Cultivators trying to slip away."

Even though Feng Yuyou had known this information for a while, he still felt a bit excited. After all, an era where all the Sect Leaders of the Super Forces took collective action can only be traced back thousands of years.

"What about the Abnormal People?"

Su Youyi was quite curious about the current state of the Abnormal People, as she vaguely remembered seeing them transform back into white light during her retreat.