While Xiao Fei was cultivating his forces within the space, Zhang Yi's clone on Moral Peak was also unceasingly active.
Having made a great contribution this time, he was being personally guided in his cultivation by the Jade Void Palace Master every few days, a testament to the Palace Master's focus on his development.
At the same time, the Jade Void Palace Master was astonished by the speed of Zhang Yi's cultivation progress.
Having lived for millions of years, he had never encountered anyone who cultivated so rapidly.
Initially, he suspected Zhang Yi was rapidly increasing his cultivation by using vast amounts of rare heavenly treasures.
However, upon examining Zhang Yi's cultivation, he found his foundation to be exceptionally solid, and his comprehension of laws far surpassed that of his peers.
He never expected that he had inadvertently accepted such a prodigious disciple.
What he didn't know was that every time Zhang Yi returned to his cultivation chamber, he would enter the space to cultivate.
With the 180x time acceleration in the space, it would be a waste not to utilize it.
Even someone with problematic talent like Giant could surpass most geniuses in cultivation speed with 180x time.
In fact, during the previous war, he had swept through two Holy Lands consecutively, reaping countless treasures.
The accumulated Immortal Stones and Demonic Stones amounted to over ten million.
If this were to be used on the space, the time acceleration could be increased to 190x.
However, he planned to first advance to the Immortal Lord realm. If he still had ten million Immortal Stones remaining then, he could use them to further enhance the space's time acceleration.
"Good, with a bit more effort, you should be ready for a breakthrough!"
The Jade Void Palace Master examined Xiao Fei's cultivation and nodded in satisfaction.
"Now is a critical juncture for our Human Race. Advancing your cultivation sooner will allow you to contribute more to our race and enhance your own self-preservation abilities."
The Jade Void Palace Master's words revealed little confidence in the future.
Through Huang Feifei's intelligence channels, Zhang Yi also learned that the current situation was not optimistic.
Although the Human Race had gained the upper hand in their previous offensive, catching the Demon and Monster races off guard and clearing the surroundings of the Jun Tian Realm, they had not managed to cripple the enemy's foundations. Naturally, the Demon and Monster races were unwilling to let the matter rest and had been organizing a counter-offensive during this period.
The Immortal Realm was predominantly occupied by the Human, Monster, and Demon races, along with some minor races with less presence.
Among these numerous races, the Demon race was the most powerful. With the Monster and Demon races now allied against the Human Race, it was evident to any discerning observer that the Human Race was significantly outmatched.
Consequently, the other minor races in the Immortal Realm had all pledged allegiance to the Monster-Demon alliance.
In choices concerning the survival of their races, there was no room for morality; everyone rationally chose to stand with the victor.
It was now as if the Human Race had to face the entire Immortal Realm alone, virtually making them enemies of the world.
At this critical moment of survival, a portion of the Human Race forces had actually been so terrified that they defected to the Demon race.
"Return and cultivate diligently. The Jun Tian Realm will experience great turmoil in the coming period; do not venture out carelessly."
"Yes! This disciple takes his leave!"
Zhang Yi bowed to the Jade Void Palace Master and exited the grand hall.
The Jade Void Palace Master had not informed him about the impending turmoil in the Jun Tian Realm, evidently intending to keep him out of it as a form of special consideration.
However, Xiao Fei possessed powerful intelligence channels and had already learned some information.
The Jun Tian Realm was a place where humans and monsters coexisted. With the recent fallout between them, the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Purple Phoenix Palace had become thorns in the side of the Human Race, something they were determined to eliminate.
The Jade Void Palace had secretly conspired with the Qiankun Palace and decided to launch another surprise attack to completely annihilate the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Purple Phoenix Palace.
With a great war imminent, how could they tolerate two alien races residing so close?
Since his master did not intend for him to get involved in this mess, he was happy to remain in peace on Moral Peak, focusing on his cultivation to break through to the Immortal Lord realm as soon as possible.
However, the intelligence system managed by Huang Feifei continued to closely monitor this matter.
It was not only necessary to monitor the internal affairs of the Jun Tian Realm but also to carefully collect information from the entire Immortal Realm.
As most of Huang Feifei's intelligence personnel were Human, they had also suffered significant setbacks.
With the current tense situation, the difficulty for humans to gather intelligence in the territories of the Monster or Demon races had increased severalfold.
A single misstep could lead to exposure, and sometimes the exposure of just one person could result in the loss of several contacts and subordinates.
To address this situation, Huang Feifei had to select suitable monsters from the first and second Jian Mu worlds for cultivation.
Even with 180x time acceleration within the space, it was difficult to quickly replenish personnel in a short period.
"In the past few days, intelligence personnel stationed across various parts of the Immortal Realm have discovered that many powerful figures from Monster and Demon factions have suddenly announced their retreat into seclusion for cultivation."
At this moment, Huang Feifei held a jade slip in her hand, lost in thought.
With the current tense situation and the possibility of war erupting at any moment, these powerful figures from the Monster and Demon races suddenly announcing their seclusion for cultivation was highly suspicious.
Huang Feifei picked up a blank jade slip and began inputting information into it.
"Prioritize investigating the reasons behind the seclusion of these powerful figures from the Monster and Demon races!"
After completing the input, Huang Feifei emitted a ray of divine light from her hand, and the jade slip transformed into a small bird, flapping its wings and flying away.
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"Kill!"
"Leave none alive!"
At this time, after days of secret planning and preparation, the cultivators of the Jade Void Palace and the Qiankun Palace finally launched an attack on the Heavenly Demon Palace and the Purple Phoenix Palace.
The cultivators from the two Human factions converged, launching a surprise attack on the Heavenly Demon Palace. Coupled with the cooperation of spies who had long been infiltrated, they quickly breached the defensive array of the Heavenly Demon Palace.
The plan of the Human Race elders was to concentrate the elite forces of both palaces and swiftly destroy the Heavenly Demon Palace with overwhelming superiority.
A smaller contingent would feign an attack on the Purple Phoenix Palace, diverting its cultivators from aiding the Heavenly Demon Palace.
After destroying the Heavenly Demon Palace, they would then turn back to sweep away the Purple Phoenix Palace.
It had to be said that this plan was quite feasible, though the pressure on the cultivators feigning an attack on the Purple Phoenix Palace was considerable.
Jia Ren, with his unfortunate luck, was assigned to this group.
He had earned many rewards for his contributions in the previous battle. After returning home and faking a period of cultivation, his cultivation naturally manifested as the Heavenly Immortal realm.
Now, Jia Ren was a small captain in the feigned attack on the Purple Phoenix Palace, leading a group of True Immortals who, each displaying some flashy but ultimately ineffective divine abilities, were conducting a diversionary assault on the great array.
The cultivators of the Purple Phoenix Palace, suddenly attacked, were unable to discern the situation and unaware of the Human Race's true plan, could only defend with all their might.
They even dispatched individuals to break through the siege and seek aid from the Heavenly Demon Palace.
However, soon after, someone from the Heavenly Demon Palace managed to break through and escape to the Purple Phoenix Palace seeking help.
This development caused the people of the Purple Phoenix Palace to fall into deep contemplation.
"There's a trap!"
After a long while, the cultivators of the Purple Phoenix Palace suddenly realized.
The Human Race cultivators attacking the Purple Phoenix Palace from the outside were definitely not numerous; it was likely a feigned attack.
"Break through and kill these Human Race cultivators at the entrance first!"
At this moment, Jia Ren, who was part of the feigned attack, witnessed a large number of powerful figures from the Purple Phoenix Palace charging towards him!