"Chu Feng?"
Jie Tianran's gaze shifted slightly, but his expression showed little panic. Instead, he asked, "Is this about Nianqing? He knows already?"
"The reason is unclear, but Ling Xiao's family has indeed betrayed the Mansion and defected to Chu Feng's side."
That Heaven Dragon Realm elder said.
"Truly tired of living."
Jie Tianran's eyes glinted with cold light.
Compared to Chu Feng's declaration of war, Ling Xiao's family's betrayal infuriated him even more.
"Mansion Lord."
"The key issue is, during your seclusion, Chu Feng has been within our Seven Realms Heavenly River the entire time."
"He has already conquered multiple territories across the Seven Realms Heavenly River, not only plundering the power of the Divine Era, but leaving no survivor from our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion wherever he went."
"Our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion has suffered tremendous losses."
As the elder spoke, he waved his great sleeve, and thousands of life tablets floated into the air—but without exception, every single one was shattered.
Seeing this scene, killing intent surged in Jie Tianran's eyes.
He did not grieve for those who had died. After all, his Seven Realms Sacred Mansion was vast and powerful; losing a few hundred million people meant nothing to him, let alone a few tens of thousands.
These people could not possibly harm the foundation of his Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
But what he cared about was that Chu Feng was challenging the authority of his Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
And this time was different from before—this was a genuine, outright challenge to his Seven Realms Sacred Mansion.
"Continue," Jie Tianran said.
"Not only has Chu Feng truly made a move against our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, but forces like the Totem Dragon Clan have raised the banner of the Chu Clan Alliance, openly aiding Chu Feng in opposing our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion."
"Currently, nearly all of our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion's territories in the Ancestral Martial Heavenly River have been stripped away."
"Only the territories guarded by two Saint-level Elders remain, but even they are under siege."
"Those two Saint-level Elders have already sent distress signals to our Sacred Mansion."
The elder continued.
"Do they have Fifth-rank Heaven God Realm helpers?"
Jie Tianran asked in a grave voice.
By now, the ease had vanished from his face.
After all, all of his Seven Realms Sacred Mansion's Saint-level Elders had previously, with his help and at the cost of their own lifespans, forcibly raised their cultivation to the rank of Fifth-rank Heaven Dragon Spirit World Masters.
Now, even that level of cultivation was being forced to send out distress calls.
That meant the other side must have at least comparable powers.
And the Fifth-rank Heaven God Realm was indeed somewhat troublesome to deal with.
Apart from his Seven Realms Sacred Mansion's main headquarters, nearly every other territory was at risk of being breached.
"It's the Dragon Breath Clan."
"Somehow, the Dragon Breath Clan has obtained some extraordinary opportunity, and multiple Heaven God Realm existences have suddenly appeared among them."
"Moreover, Long Mucheng's cultivation has stepped into the Fifth-rank Heaven God Realm."
"It is they who are currently besieging those two Saint-level Elders."
"Not only that, according to our intelligence, the Chu Clan Alliance is vigorously recruiting new members."
"There are actually people who have begun joining them to oppose our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion."
That Heaven Dragon Realm elder said.
"Did you not seek help from the Hell Sect?"
Jie Tianran asked that Heaven Dragon Realm elder.
This elder had previously accompanied Jie Tianran to the Immortal Star Domain.
And before Jie Tianran returned to the Seven Realms Heavenly River, he had also made an agreement with the Hell Sect: if the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion needed assistance, the Hell Sect would lend their aid.
Before entering seclusion, Jie Tianran had told this Heaven Dragon Realm elder that if the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion encountered difficulties during his seclusion, he could seek help from the Hell Sect.
Although it had been a casual remark—he hadn't expected that anything would actually happen in such a short time—he had indeed granted that authority to the elder.
"Reporting to the Mansion Lord: all of the Saint-level Elders are currently occupied in the various Heavenly Rivers of the Martial Cultivation World and cannot be spared."
"Our Seven Realms Sacred Mansion urgently needs powerhouses who can handle the current situation."
"This subordinate took it upon himself to seek help from the Hell Sect."
"However, we received no response from the Hell Sect."
That Heaven Dragon Realm elder said.