Chapter 797: then translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== then list of named entities appearing in these lines, using exact English

Just thinking about the current isolated and helpless situation, the three elders of Qingtian Holy Land were all furious.

One of the elders had a grim face, with cold light flickering in his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, he remained silent for a while before slowly speaking.

"The Three Holy Lands are like brothers sharing breath; since Yunluo Holy Land and Yaochi Holy Land are unkind, we cannot be blamed for being unrighteous."

Hearing this, the other two elders both looked doubtful.

"What do you mean, Shī xiōng?"

"A head‑on battle surely offers no chance; even if we three could luckily escape, what about the disciples? By then the holy land's foundation would be destroyed in our hands."

Saying this, the faces of the three elders all became extremely complicated.

Qingtian Holy Land has existed for many years; as the oldest among the Three Holy Lands, it now ends up in this situation.

This makes it hard for them to face the holy land's seniors in the future.

"We must not let the holy land perish in our hands."

One elder gritted his teeth and said.

"Not bad; we now have only one choice."

"What choice?"

"Leave human territory and seek refuge with the demon race."

Such a simple sentence made the atmosphere become extremely oppressive.

"Seek refuge with the demon race? That equals betraying the human race," the other two elders stared at their Shī xiōng in shock, never expecting him to say such a thing.

Actually, over the years in Zhongzhou, many cultivators have betrayed the human race, but this situation is completely different.

Ordinary cultivators who betray the human race at most draw a scolding, but Qingtian Holy Land is one of the Three Holy Lands of the human race.

Although it is now declining and on the verge of collapse, its status and position remain.

If the holy land's defection were to spread, the entire human race would surely be shaken.

Facing the gaze of his two junior brothers, the elder who spoke said coldly.

"Besides this, do you have any other way?"

Hearing this, the two fell silent, while this elder's eyes flashed with a hint of madness.

"This is the only way to preserve the holy land; what does defection matter? As long as the holy land is saved, I am willing to bear all blame."

"Enduring humiliation and bearing burdens is the only chance to revive the holy land; a temporary defection is for future rise."

This is the only idea we can come up with now; as for the other two elders, they fell silent and did not object.

Unknowing of Qingtian Holy Land's plan, they waited until Dao Yi Sect approached and arrived outside the holy land's gate.

Yu Mo and the others looked doubtful.

"Stranger......"

The sect's grand formation was not opened; under a divine sense sweep, no presence could be felt inside Qingtian Holy Land.

The entire Qingtian Holy Land seemed to have completely vanished.

Is this some trick, or did Qingtian Holy Land run away?

"You stay here; I and the two others will go investigate first."

Yu Mo spoke, unsure if there were traps; he decided to act personally, after all, with their cultivation, even if they encountered a trap they could escape.

Having said that, the three vanished on the spot.

And after circling Qingtian Holy Land, they indeed found no trace of a person.

Qingtian Holy Land, up and down, had vanished into thin air.

Moreover, all resources, treasures, including techniques and arts inside the holy land, were taken away.

And those cultivation treasures that could not be moved were directly destroyed, rendering them unusable.

It seems they had planned ahead, knowing they could not win, so they fled first.

Inside the hall, after confirming there was no danger, the peak masters and elders of Dao Yi Sect all gathered.

Qi Xiong wondered.

"Where could Qingtian Holy Land possibly run to?"

Frankly speaking, there is hardly any place for Qingtian Holy Land to stay in the entire human race.

As long as Yunluo Holy Land and Yaochi Holy Land do not intervene, wherever Qingtian Holy Land runs is useless.

"Perhaps they are just struggling to survive."

"Still no news of Qingtian Holy Land's whereabouts?"

People have already been sent to investigate, including the Heiyan Commerce Association and various affiliated forces, all searching for Qingtian Holy Land's current whereabouts.

With so many people, hiding is obviously impossible; yet up to now there has been no news.

However, just as Qi Xiong finished speaking, Wu Shou hurried in, his face grim.

"There is news."

"Where?"

"Qingtian Holy Land has gone to the demon race."

Huh???

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell into silence; going to the demon race? What does that mean? Everyone naturally understood it clearly—this was outright defection?

"Did they really join the demon race?"

"Not certain, but it is definite that they have made contact with Tianlong Holy Land."

Tianlong Holy Land had also suffered heavy losses before; its strength is now greatly reduced, so accepting Qingtian Holy Land is not impossible.

No one expected Qingtian Holy Land to make such a crazy choice.

If before this was merely a matter between Qingtian Holy Land and Dao Yi Sect, now Qingtian Holy Land will become an enemy of the entire human race.

All human cultivators will hate it to the bone.

It's not hard to imagine that once this news spreads, it will cause what kind of shock among the human race.

After a long silence, finally, Yu Mo, who is above the Chief Seat, spoke.

"This is their own choice; we can't stop them. If we meet them later, we'll just kill them. No need to hide the news—look around, see if there's anything valuable."

Since the Qingtian Holy Land has defected, there's nothing we can do about them for now; Yu Mo and the others won't be foolish enough to charge straight into the Monster Clan Territory to hunt them down.

For now, we can only do this.

And such a big matter cannot be kept secret.

Moreover, along the way, countless sect scouts are watching every move of the Dao Yi Sect.

So the matter quickly spread.

The first to learn of this were the Yunluo Holy Land and the Yaochi Holy Land, these two holy lands.

Upon hearing this news, the Yunluo Shèngzhǔ and Yaochi Shèngzhǔ stationed at the Wanyao Pass were greatly shocked.

"What did you say? Defect to the demon race? Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely certain, the Qingtian Holy Land has already made contact with the demon race's Tianlong Holy Land."

"Damn it, truly a disgrace to the human race."

Upon hearing this, the Yunluo Shèngzhǔ gritted his teeth and cursed, saying if the Qingtian Holy Land had the guts to fight head-on, even if they ultimately lost, he would respect them as true men.

But now, they actually defected.

As for the relationship between the human race and the demon race, the Qingtian Holy Land can be said to be the clearest.

Moreover, as one of the three holy lands of the human race, haven't those three old fogies of the Qingtian Holy Land considered how great a blow their defection would deal to the human race?

Without exaggeration, holy lands are almost the object of faith for all clans in Zhongzhou.

Whether human race, demon race, or barbarian tribe, etc., holy lands are the guiding top forces for all clans.

But now, the human race's holy land has actually defected—what will the many human cultivators think? Once an object of human faith, now joining the demon race, the blow to the human race is immeasurable.