In the Jun Tian Realm, humanity mobilized its full might, first eradicating the Heavenly Demon Palace, with only a handful of experts managing to escape.
Following this, they gathered all their forces to assault the Purple Phoenix Palace.
Thanks to the human powerhouses' prior planning and precise strategy, everything proceeded smoothly.
At this moment, the two major human factions had completely encircled the Purple Phoenix Palace. Any demons attempting to break through were ruthlessly slain by the humans.
The number of demons stubbornly resisting dwindled, and humanity's advantage grew.
It seemed that with just a little more effort, all the demons within the Purple Phoenix Palace could be annihilated.
The Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace and the Palace Lord of Qian Kun Palace joined forces, jointly attacking the Purple Phoenix Palace Lord.
"Do you two truly intend to slaughter us all? With just the two of you, you can't keep me here."
Even amidst the battle, the Purple Phoenix Palace Lord shouted, questioning them. Under their combined assault, he was already outmatched, though not in mortal danger.
When Golden Immortal realm powerhouses clashed, a two-on-one situation allowed them to win battles and injure their opponent, but complete annihilation was exceedingly difficult.
Upon reaching the Golden Immortal realm, one's life form underwent a profound transformation.
From a Golden Immortal expert, a few drops of blood, a bit of flesh, or even a few flakes of scalp could lead to rebirth.
"Even if we cannot succeed in killing you, we will at least heavily injure you, ensuring you cannot cause trouble for the next thousand years," the Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace declared, unleashing another divine ability.
"Hahaha..."
When facing imminent death, people often resort to peculiar actions, hoping to create an opportunity.
The Purple Phoenix Palace Lord was likely in such a state, finding amusement even in his desperate situation.
"How laughable that you two fools don't realize your own doom is near! Even if you destroy my Purple Phoenix Palace now, your end is not far off!"
The Palace Lords of Jade Void Palace and Qian Kun Palace were enraged by his words and intensified their attacks.
"You old fool, I think you're eager for a quicker death."
"I have lived for hundreds of millions of years; you cannot frighten me with mere words."
Despite being besieged by the two, the Purple Phoenix Palace Lord remained arrogant, showing no regard for them, and continued speaking.
"Hahaha..."
"Have you two considered why the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord chose to preserve his strength and flee in haste!"
"It's because he knew long ago that your two major factions wouldn't last much longer, and he saw no need to stay and fight you to the death!"
"The Demon-Monster Alliance's army has long been gathered outside the Jun Tian Realm, and likely within the next day or two, they will launch a full-scale assault.
Let's see how you cope then!"
The faces of the two human powerhouses turned grim. If this were true, and they had just endured a major battle, it would indeed be difficult to respond.
Just then, a communication talisman flew from afar, landing in the hands of the Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace.
Upon receiving it, the Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace scanned it with his divine sense, his expression changing drastically. He immediately passed the jade talisman to the Palace Lord of Qian Kun Palace.
"Is this news reliable?"
The Palace Lord of Qian Kun Palace still harbored some doubt about the message's authenticity, but the Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace nodded with firm conviction.
This intelligence was personally delivered by Huang Feifei. In recent years, the Jade Void Palace had collaborated multiple times with Huang Feifei's intelligence network.
Huang Feifei's intelligence organization had never been wrong in its reports.
"I never expected the Demon-Monster Alliance to have already infiltrated our doorstep!"
The Palace Lord of Qian Kun Palace muttered to himself. They were ill-prepared for this situation.
While they were plotting against the demons, the demons were also constantly scheming against humanity.
According to the intelligence, the combined demon-monster forces had already infiltrated and gathered in the desert outside the Jun Tian Realm.
Moreover, the scale of this gathering was significant, with numerous powerful individuals. Dozens of known Immortal Lord level experts were present.
With such a formidable alliance, even if they were at full strength, they would struggle to contend.
Now, having just emerged from a fierce battle, with many injured or fallen, they were in no condition to respond.
"Brother Dao! Do you have a plan?"
The Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace could only shake his head.
"The only course of action, to avoid being attacked from both fronts, is to first do our utmost to pacify the Purple Phoenix Palace.
We must first quell the internal unrest within the Jun Tian Realm before devising a strategy to deal with the external enemy."
The two exchanged glances and unleashed their power once more, charging towards the Purple Phoenix Palace Lord.
They had resolved in their hearts that before facing the external invasion, they must first heavily injure the Purple Phoenix Palace Lord, rendering him incapable of fighting.
The Purple Phoenix Palace Lord no longer wished to fight them to the death and continuously dodged.
While he could evade, his disciples and subordinates suffered greatly, being slaughtered by the human cultivators!
The human cultivators from both major factions received the order to attack the Purple Phoenix Palace at all costs, charging into its depths with all their might.
Under humanity's relentless assault, the Purple Phoenix Palace could not hold on for long, being utterly annihilated by the human forces.
This time, only a very small number of experts from the Purple Phoenix Palace managed to escape; the rest were slain by the human cultivators.
The human cultivators had achieved a great victory and were preparing to search the Purple Phoenix Palace for spoils when they were stopped by the two Palace Lords.
"Everyone, halt and rest!"
Thus, the human cultivators, having just secured a massive victory, did not seize spoils or return to their abodes. Instead, they sat down on the battlefield to recover their strength.
Concurrently, both major factions brought out their remaining strategic resources to aid in everyone's recovery.
The Jade Void Palace and Qian Kun Palace also activated their intelligence networks, dedicating all efforts to tracking the movements of the Demon-Monster Alliance.
With the prior intelligence from Huang Feifei, they quickly located the desert where the demons and monsters were gathered.
"What shall we do?"
The two Palace Lords wore grim expressions. Their factions had reconfirmed the intelligence's veracity and obtained the specific numbers of the demon-monsters.
"Even if we seek aid from other human factions now, it will be too late. Distant water cannot quench nearby thirst!"
"Rather than staying here to await death, why don't we just flee!"
Several Immortal Lord experts, after understanding the situation, could not devise any counter-strategy and could only suggest escape.
"Absolutely not!"
The Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace firmly shook his head, rejecting the proposal to flee.
"In the current global situation, our human race is already facing the entire world as an enemy.
No matter where you flee, you will still have to confront enemies far more powerful than us.
Are we to run forever!"
For a moment, everyone fell silent. It was then that they truly realized that despite the vastness of the Immortal Realm, there was no place for them to find refuge.
"If we hold fast to the Jun Tian Realm, at least here we have abundant immortal energy, the formations we previously laid, and the foundation we have cultivated for countless eons.
If we leave the Jun Tian Realm, even breathing a single breath of immortal energy will be a luxury, let alone other resources!"
"Therefore, this time we will stand or fall with the Jun Tian Realm. There is no turning back!"
The words of the Palace Lord of Jade Void Palace instilled a sense of despair, yet also a surge of courage, in all the participating cultivators.
Just as their morale was being ignited to a fever pitch, Huang Feifei arrived.
"Fellow Daoists, the threat of demons and monsters outside the Jun Tian Realm has been resolved!"