Before this war, the Demon Cult had also besieged Penglai and Shushan in succession.
The siege of Penglai had made everyone genuinely rich. A large amount of elixirs, talisman scripts, magic artifacts, and other cultivation resources that hadn't been transported away in time were still enough to leave the five sects completely sated even after being divided among them.
As for the siege of Shushan, it was a complete surprise. In order to prevent the Myriad Avatar Absolute Immortal Sword from falling into Shushan's hands, the Six Paths united to exert pressure on Shushan.
Overall, it was a loss-making endeavor. Although Shushan lost many Sword Immortals in battle, the Demon Cult had far more casualties, and the key point was that they gained no benefits whatsoever.
The only consolation was that the Intercepting Cult Immortal Sword was confirmed not to have been leaked.
From that moment on, everyone had a pretty good idea:
