An elder pondered for a moment and suggested, "Sect Leader, can we find him to explain?"

Wu Tian silently shook his head. John now, not to mention the Jade Clear Sect, even if his own father spoke, he wouldn't listen, let alone the many soldiers at this time. Trying to explain to him would be no different from seeking death.

It's just a pity that although the divination suggests a narrow escape from death, that faint glimmer of hope is as tiny as a grain of sand—how could one glimpse the horizon in such a short time?

If there had been a choice, how could he resign himself to inaction, watching the vast heritage of Immortal Mountain destroyed before his eyes? "You all go, just go," Wu Tian said, his voice filled with helplessness.

"Sect Leader, even if we must go, we want to go with you."

It seemed these people were determined to stay. How could Wu Tian bear to do so? So be it, if that's the case, he would leave.

"Convey my message, and do not conceal anything. Quickly release the true situation to all disciples, and say..." Wu Tian paused, realizing that the Jade Clear Sect's original utility shuttles couldn't possibly accommodate tens of thousands of people and said helplessly, "Tell the disciples to flee for their lives."

"As you command."

"Mengdie, Protector, you are naturally intelligent. If you can discern the providence in the divination, do not forget to inform me at the first opportunity."

Mengdie seemed to think of something, hesitated, and parted her lips lightly, exhaling softly—the degree to which her breath made the veil ripple was substantial, yet she ultimately said nothing.

Since it was time to leave, they could only pack quickly and try to save as much as possible. Unfortunately, with the sudden onslaught of the Blazing Flame Legion, there likely wasn't enough time to take much with them. They would do their best to mitigate the losses.

Soon after, as the Jade Clear Sect's highest order was issued, many disciples who received the news even doubted it. How could such a grand sect suddenly face such a disaster?

For a time, there were people crying, making a fuss, some screaming about hanging themselves, while many more were spreading the word. The whole sect was in utter chaos, as if it were New Year's Day.

"Senior brother, senior brother, it's terrible, something big has happened." An outer disciple from the firewood room rushed into the dormitory, panting and gesticulating.

"What's happened to get you so flustered? Speak slowly; I was just thinking of descending the mountain to buy some drinks and food for the weekend."

"It's terrible, the sect is in crisis, we all have to leave. I just heard from Little Hua that we need to leave Immortal Mountain as quickly as possible."

"Little Hua?"

"Yes."

The senior brother thought for a long while. Little Hua was an inner disciple in charge of managing this area, and her cultivation talent was astonishing. If she was the one who said this, it must be unusual. He leaned closer to the other and whispered, "You can eat your food without care, but you can't speak recklessly. Rumors like this could get you expelled from the sect."

"Hey! Listen to me," the junior brother slapped his thigh urgently. "Right now, we better worry about ourselves. The Blazing Flame Legion will soon be upon us. Little Hua said that in less than a few hours, an army of several hundred thousand will flatten our Immortal Mountain."

The outer disciples could say whatever they wanted, but for an inner disciple to speak thus was rare indeed. Inner disciples, being official members of Jade Clear Sect, could lose their heads for spreading false rumors. His words deeply furrowed the senior brother's brows...

"Is this true? What exactly happened?"

"It's a long story that I can only cut short." The junior then relayed to the senior brother the account told by Little Hua. It was mainly that the Blazing Flame Legion of the Federation, having defeated the interception forces, specifically Zana Republic's super fleet, in just two hours, was now fiercely marching towards Immortal Mountain. Their target was Immortal Mountain, and in a few hours, escape would be difficult.

In addition, those disciples who wished to follow and leave could take a few sect shuttles or stay at the foot of the mountain, using their saved living allowances to hide for a few days. After the incident, it might all blow over, whereas following with the Jade Clear Sect's utility shuttles posed many dangers.

Of course, this was just the information leaked by the upper echelons. It was said that the Jade Clear Sect had offended someone untouchable in the Federation, and that was the cause of the whole mess.

After learning the ins and outs of the situation, the senior brother punched the lid of a pot with force, emitting a loud clang that shocked the speaking junior brother into leaping up high on the spot. "Come on, senior brother, at this critical moment, why scare me like that?"

"I'm not trying to scare you—I pity myself," said the senior brother, tears in his eyes. "Mama mia! How easily do you think I've mixed in for so many years!? Damn it all!" He wiped his tears and cried, "Next month I was finally going to get promoted to work in the inner kitchen, and now this mess happens."

He continued to curse under his breath while packing his belongings, complaining that it must be the doings of the elders and protectors. "What good is it to always think about assassinations and messing with officials? Now we've hit an iron wall, and it's the brothers at the bottom who suffer."

"Heh, this might also be an opportunity for us outer disciples," said the junior brother. "Senior brother, think about it, we can take this time to scavenge some of the things they've not managed to move."

"What treasures can you find? We outer disciples can't even enter the inner hall on a regular day."

The junior brother's eyes flickered, and he came up with a plan. "You just said we can't enter on a regular day. Now, as the sect faces trouble, it's every man for himself. There's room to soar into the sky without breaking the sect's rules. It's said that the Book Pavilion of the inner sect has countless advanced techniques. If we manage to snag one or two, won't our future days be carefree?"

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