Just as panic spread across the front lines, an abrupt piece of news arrived and settled everyone's hearts. A late-stage Sage had arrived at Moonbreak—the Grand Elder of the Silktree Sect!2

The news immediately lifted everyone's spirits. The Silktree Sect's Grand Elder was no ordinary figure. He had practiced the sect's legacy technique Six Sovereigns Yin-Yang Transformation for over a thousand years, and his strength had reached an unfathomable state. It was said that in his earlier years, he had nearly been taken in by the Nether Origin Sect as a guest elder. Although he had ultimately failed, for reasons unknown, it was still enough to show just how formidable he was.0

Such a figure appearing in the Howling Moon Mountain Range was like a stabilizing pillar that anchored the situation and soothed everyone's fear. As long as no Ancient Demon emerged from the Great Million Mountains, nothing major would happen to the already secured Howling Moon Mountain Range. Meanwhile, those who understood more about the world reached their own conclusions. The Silktree Sect's grand elder had always remained detached from worldly affairs. For him to leave seclusion and personally come to the front lines, he was most likely here to make amends. 0

Everyone knew that this Frontier War, from Moonbreak to the final battle at Heavenly Drum Plains, had largely remained within acceptable bounds. The real trouble had arisen at the very end of the campaign, when they moved against the Great Snow Mountains. That campaign had been led by Cloud Crane of the Silktree Sect and his Dao companion Pure Crane. They were the ones who had caused trouble and provoked powerful demon race experts. Regardless of how the Divine Transformation Holy Land...0