Upon hearing from Lu Chen that Xiyue Immortal Emperor planned to accept Heavenly Splendor Hall, Taihua Immortal Venerable immediately sent people to the Eastern Domain.

At the same time, he once again summoned all the Immortal Venerates of Heavenly Splendor Hall.

Having just left, these Immortal Venerates were called back again by Taihua Immortal Venerable, causing some of them to feel quite displeased with him.

In the Meeting Hall of the Immortal Ship, the Immortal Venerates were all looking distressed. At this moment, an unhappy Immortal Venerate asked, "I wonder why the Hall Master has summoned us back?"

Taihua Immortal Venerable directly stated, "This Venerable has decided to withdraw the troops, abandon the Southern Domain, and relocate to the Eastern Domain."

Upon hearing Taihua Immortal Venerable's decision, the Immortal Venerates in the hall were momentarily stunned, struggling to react.

Retreat?

They were about to breach Blood Eagle Hall, and now they were going to retreat?

However, on second thought, it seemed that besides retreating, they had no other choice.

Even if they managed to seal the Blood Ancestor, they would still have to face various Barbaric forces.

While they could seal the Blood Ancestor, they might not be able to defeat all the Barbaric forces. Not to mention, Lu Chen was also considered a Barbaric individual; he certainly wouldn't help Heavenly Splendor Hall.

Taihua Immortal Venerable glanced at everyone in the hall before continuing, "If any of you have opinions, feel free to speak out."

After Taihua Immortal Venerable's words fell, the Immortal Venerates in the hall remained silent. What opinions could they have?

At this moment, Immortal Venerate Tianfeng spoke up, "Hall Master, won't the Eastern Domain be unable to accommodate us?"

"After all, Heavenly Splendor Hall is also an Overlord-level Influence. Would Tianxi Palace really allow another Overlord-level Influence to exist?"

Taihua Immortal Venerable gave Immortal Venerate Tianfeng a meaningful look and then said, "You're right, Tianxi Palace indeed does not allow another Overlord-level Influence in the Eastern Domain."

Upon hearing this, everyone present felt a slight shock, which meant that once they went to the Southern Domain, Heavenly Splendor Hall would have to dissolve?

To be honest, they didn't want to dissolve Heavenly Splendor Hall. After all, the hall was closely tied to their interests, and their Qi Fortune was bound with it. If they dissolved the hall, their Qi Fortune would greatly diminish, leading to a significant drop in their strength.

Initially, they refused to become a subordinate of Blood Eagle Hall and sought to recruit Lu Chen to resist Blood Eagle Hall to preserve Heavenly Splendor Hall.

Now, heading to the Southern Domain only to dissolve Heavenly Splendor Hall... They might as well have just submitted to Blood Eagle Hall back then.

Of course, saying this now was pointless. They've already reached a point of no return with Blood Eagle Hall. Even if they submitted now, Blood Eagle Hall would settle scores with Heavenly Splendor Hall after the war between the Southern Domain and Barbaric was over.

Taihua Immortal Venerable knew what everyone was thinking in the hall, so he continued, "After Heavenly Splendor Hall moves to the Eastern Domain, it will need to be split."

"However, Xiyue Immortal Emperor has also agreed that Heavenly Splendor Hall can retain its teachings. If anyone wants to leave Heavenly Splendor Hall, they can now bring it up."

Since a split was inevitable, some Immortal Venerates would certainly leave the hall; it's better to address it now.

Upon his words, the Immortal Venerates present again fell silent. None were willing to leave Heavenly Splendor Hall, as leaving meant losing its Qi Fortune's support, significantly diminishing their strength.

Seeing no one speaking up, Taihua Immortal Venerable continued, "After Heavenly Splendor Hall is split, its Qi Fortune will undoubtedly decrease significantly. Staying might not be the best choice."

"If you can join Tianxi Palace, benefiting from its Qi Fortune, your cultivation might progress faster."

Seeing no one willing to leave Heavenly Splendor Hall, Taihua Immortal Venerable mentioned Tianxi Palace, as it was a force established by Xiyue Immortal Emperor, with a Qi Fortune much denser than that of Heavenly Splendor Hall.

Of course, Qi Fortune isn't a simple equation of addition and subtraction, and joining Tianxi Palace wouldn't mean receiving its full Qi Fortune.

The fortune one received largely depended on their status within the Immortal Sect—the higher the status, the greater the Qi Fortune.

That's why some smaller factions resist being absorbed by larger forces; they prefer being the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix.

In the case of Taihua Immortal Venerable, even if Heavenly Splendor Hall were split, as long as he remained the Hall Master, he could gain more Qi Fortune than by joining Tianxi Palace.

If the Immortal Venerates from Heavenly Splendor Hall joined Tianxi Palace, starting with low status, they'd gain little Qi Fortune, possibly weakening their strength.

Therefore, even after bringing up Tianxi Palace, the present Immortal Venerates remained disinterested in joining.

As no one spoke up voluntarily, Taihua Immortal Venerable said, "In that case, the matter of the split will be discussed once we reach the Eastern Domain."

"That's settled, we will immediately withdraw to Heavenly Splendor Hall to prepare for the move to the Eastern Domain."

...

After determining to move to the Eastern Domain, Heavenly Splendor Hall immediately began the retreat. Although some Disciples and Elders were very dissatisfied, upon hearing about the Barbaric invasion, they temporarily put aside their hatred for Blood Eagle Hall.

In less than half a year, Heavenly Splendor Hall completed the retreat.

...

Blood Eagle Hall.

In the blood aura-surrounded palace, Blood Demon Immortal Venerable sat on the White Bone Chair, watching the projected scene before him.

The projection depicted the retreat of Heavenly Splendor Hall's army.

Blood Demon Immortal Venerable's face showed a hint of sarcasm, "This Venerable thought Heavenly Splendor Hall was so mighty, yet at the first rumor, they scurried away."

Blood Demon Immortal Venerable had also heard of the Barbaric invasion of the Southern Domain but was unconcerned, for their Blood Eagle Hall had the Blood Ancestor.

He actually wished for more chaos in the Southern Domain, for it would hasten the Blood Ancestor's recovery and allow the Evil Immortals to cultivate better.

Though suppressed over the years, the Evil Immortals of Blood Eagle Hall had never been afraid; rather, they were thrilled.

The casualties at Blood Eagle Hall were mere cannon fodder, and the surviving Evil Immortals significantly improved their cultivation.

At this moment, a tremendous force erupted from Blood Eagle Hall's original small world; sensing it, Blood Demon Immortal Venerable jumped up and hastily headed towards the small world.

In the small world of Blood Eagle Hall, the Blood Ancestor opened his eyes, like twin suns, enveloping the world in blood mist, with a rich blood aura filling the air. Just entering, Blood Demon Immortal Venerable felt the aura rushing madly into his body.

This sensation was intoxicating for the Evil Immortals; snapping back to reality, Blood Demon Immortal Venerable hurriedly bowed to the Blood Ancestor, "Welcome back, Blood Ancestor!"

The Blood Ancestor's massive eyes swept over Blood Demon Immortal Venerable and then asked, "What is the situation in the Southern Domain now?"

Blood Demon Immortal Venerable said nothing; he condensed his recent memories into a Memory Pearl and presented it to the Blood Ancestor.

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