Chen Xuan, of course, knew that the righteous alliance wouldn't have any good news. The five evil sects had clearly prepared well before launching this war; they would never have initiated a conflict against the Kongsang Immortal Realm's righteous forces—who held a slight edge in overall strength—without at least a sixty or seventy percent chance of victory.
You Zhong continued, "Two years ago, our sect annihilated the Fire Cloud Hall. It took over a year after that for the war between the righteous and evil paths to officially break out. However, the evil sects were far better prepared, gaining a massive advantage as soon as hostilities began and capturing several immortal provinces under the control of the righteous path in rapid succession."
Chen Xuan was hardly surprised by this report. The evil sects launched wars to capture immortal provinces primarily to plunder resources for cultivation. Whether in the immortal realm or the mortal world, war was always about looting resources; it was rarely about fighting until one side was completely annihilated.
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