The turning point occurred after the last Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Realm, Emperor Zhai Yang, stepped down. The successor was not the Emperor of the Celestial Net, but Xuan Yi.
Unlike the Celestial Net Emperor, who was ambitious and wanted to solve the entire Immortal Realm's Path-obliterating Calamity in one fell swoop, Emperor Xuan Yi had a very clear objective from the start.
To concentrate all usable resources and power to ensure the survival of the nine central star domains of the Immortal Realm.
The other star domains of the Immortal Realm, as well as the countless Immortal Cultivation Worlds in the mortal realm, could be sacrificial targets.
Emperor Xuan Yi's strategy proved surprisingly effective. The nine star domains of the Immortal Realm stood like elevated highlands above the surging tide of Path-obliteration. Although it was at the cost of the countless star domains submerged below, at least a temporary victory was achieved.