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Chapter 2100: Chapter 1096: Probing (Part 2)

After repelling the ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’, Li Taibai left without greeting Yi Yao Great Power.

He didn’t go far, but found a spot outside the Seven Immortals Residence Array’s sensing range. If the Seven Immortals Residence faces trouble, he would step in to help.

The surprise attack from the Divine Domain caught the Immortal Alliance off guard. Only a few late stage great powers could mobilize immediately; most need some time to enter combat.

Like Li Yuanba, who was in a Grotto Heaven of the Immortal Alliance’s southern sector, reading classics, equivalent to being in closed cultivation.

To notify him, a cultivator must go to the Book Collection Pavilion to find him.

When Li Yuanba received the notification and was preparing to reinforce the front lines, the Divine Domain’s attack had already ended.

This was indeed a probing attack by the Divine Domain, mobilizing extraordinary force to heavily damage the Immortal Domain’s defense system.

Their goal was to test whether there was a six-winged angel among the human cultivators. If one exists, by breaching the Immortal Domain’s defense system and exposing weaknesses in the Falling Immortal Formation, the Divine Domain’s six-winged great angel could sense the six-winged angel’s location.

Of course, the Divine Domain managed such results only through a surprise attack. Once the Immortal Domain reacts, many late stage great powers and even great immortal envoys would step in.

Thus, once the Divine Domain breached the Falling Immortal Formation and didn’t find the six-winged great angel, they retreated.

This attack from the Divine Domain caused significant losses for the Immortal Alliance.

Ultimately, seven Immortal Residences were destroyed, more than ten middle stage great powers perished, fifteen early stage great powers and tens of thousands of low-level cultivators fell altogether.

Repairing the Immortal Residences alone is a hefty cost, not to mention the massive loss of great powers, which heavily impacted the Immortal Alliance.

Many great powers voiced dissatisfaction with the Immortal Alliance’s response speed, not due to insufficient overall strength but a lack of timely response capabilities.

The few Great Immortal Envoys of the Immortal Alliance were equally helpless. Who could predict the Divine Domain would act this way?

Mobilizing so many late stage fifth-grade ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ wasn’t an action achievable in a short time and had never happened before.

Between the Immortal Alliance and the Divine Domain, although in a state of opposition, there’s a corresponding tacit understanding.

Typically, guarding battles remain within the middle stage great powers and mid fifth-grade boundaries, while mutual invasions would involve late stage fifth-grade and late stage great powers.

Usually, both sides maintain this tacit understanding, occasionally a late stage great power among human cultivators might make a move, or sometimes the Divine Domain’s late stage fifth-grade ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ might deploy, but such incidents are rare and conducted individually, without major impact on the overall situation.

But this time, the number of late stage fifth-grade ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ deployed by the Divine Domain broke the tacit understanding maintained by both sides.

The crucial aspect is the Immortal Alliance can’t find the Divine Domain’s rationale for doing this.

While the Divine Domain destroyed Immortal Residences and killed some human great powers, such actions only inflict minor wounds on the Immortal Alliance, merely disrupting the tacit understanding formed over years.

Precisely because the reason behind the Divine Domain’s actions remains unknown, the Immortal Alliance was compelled to recall all late stage great powers.

All late stage great powers are prohibited from closing cultivation, required to remain in a state of readiness at all times.

Even those already in closed cultivation were invited out to face potential future attacks from the Divine Domain.

Moreover, the Immortal Alliance cannot just sit back; they must organize a retaliatory mission.

Li Yuanba returned to the Book Collection Pavilion. This time he didn’t scrutinize the books but constantly scanned them mentally, recording all the classics in the IBMz15 database.

He couldn’t stay long in the Book Collection Pavilion. The reason his Identity Jade Disc couldn’t receive messages wasn’t mainly due to the Grotto Heaven; this Grotto Heaven could still receive information from the Identity Jade Disc.

He learned afterwards that the restriction placed within the Book Collection Pavilion disabled the Identity Jade Disc.

After leaving the Book Collection Pavilion, he arrived at his stone house.

This was his first time entering his stone house. Upon entering, he discovered it was a void space.

The space was immense; he could manipulate it to conjure various objects using the permissions granted by his Identity Jade Disc.

It was akin to being in his own Grotto Heaven, wielding control over everything.

He didn’t create any special scenery but conjured a meditation cushion in the center of the void, where he sat cultivating while referring to classics from the IBMz15.

A hundred days passed with no occurrences despite his readiness.

The Immortal Alliance realized they couldn’t continue this way; late stage great powers need time to cultivate and strengthen themselves.

Meanwhile, the Divine Domain stayed inactive. The Immortal Alliance couldn’t afford to keep waiting passively, risking uncontrollable morale.

In this situation, Li Yuanba received a mandatory task notification.

The so-called mandatory task is the sole responsibility upon joining the Immortal Alliance core.

The core of the Immortal Alliance holds numerous privileges, particularly priority access to the Book Collection Pavilion and resources. These benefits aren’t given freely; mandatory tasks issued by the Immortal Alliance during needs must be undertaken.

If the mandatory task exceeds a great power’s capability, they can naturally refuse.

Li Yuanba arrived at the task focal point, where five late stage great powers were already waiting.

”Hey!” Li Yuanba and one sword cultivation great power simultaneously expressed surprise.

Both could sense the presence of the ’Sky-Surging Sword Intent Technique’ in each other, Li Yuanba released a Jian Family Sword Light, and the sword cultivation great power did the same.

”I’m Jian Feiyu, when did the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion produce someone like you as a late stage great power?” Great Power Jian Feiyu looked at Li Yuanba and asked, eyes full of delight.

He was indeed curious because he had been in closed cultivation and was called out this time, unaware of Li Yuanba.

From what he knew, the recently emerged sword cultivation great power in the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion was Yi Yao Great Power, but even Yi Yao Great Power was far from being a late stage great power.

Facing the young late stage sword cultivation great power before him, his aura unmistakably marked him as a sword cultivator from the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion, signifying he reached late stage great power status rapidly.

”Li Yuanba greets Senior Brother Jian!” Li Yuanba bowed respectfully.

When Great Power Jian Feiyu released the Jian Family Sword Light, he instantly recognized the other’s identity as the long-term closed Great Power Jian Feiyu.

”Great, our pavilion produces talents in abundance, you’ve reached late stage great power at such a young age, surpassing even my abilities!” Great Power Jian Feiyu laughed heartily.

But he swiftly remembered this mission organized by the Immortal Alliance was a retaliatory mission.

This mission carried more danger than any other because the Divine Domain would definitely be defending against the Immortal Alliance’s retaliation.

Thus, all late stage great powers assigned to this mission were top-tier.

”Why are you participating in this task? Our pavilion’s late stage sword cultivation great power should suffice with just one representative; I’ll petition the Great Immortal Envoy Feng for your withdrawal!” He said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Li Yuanba could sense strong care in his tone.

Preparing to explain, he was interrupted by laughter from another late stage great power nearby.

”Meng Zhongtian, what do you mean?” Great Power Jian Feiyu treated Li Yuanba kindly but didn’t extend the same attitude to others, glaring at Great Power Meng Zhongtian as if ready to cut him down for a wrong answer.

”Mr. Jian, you probably don’t know the renown of Mr. Li. He fought three late stage fifth-grade ’Exotic Realm Divine Soldiers’ alone with a flying sword, achieving one death and two retreats. None of our group of late stage great powers can confidently claim an advantage over him!” Meng Zhongtian pointed at Li Yuanba, explaining with a smile.

Knowing Great Power Jian Feiyu’s temper well, having been acquainted for a long time, he paid little mind to the attitude.

Great Power Jian Feiyu was taken aback but then glanced at other four late stage great powers. Seeing their expressions of affirmation, he realized it was true.