The four major sects previously deceived the Heavenly Court to deal with Qi Zhishan, promising a showdown to settle past grievances.
In the end, the four major sects completely deceived the Heavenly Court; they did not confront the Heavenly Court at all. Instead, they took advantage of the Heavenly Court's preparations and sent people to Heavenly Court's territory to kill Qi Zhishan.
After this incident, the Heavenly Court was initially very angry and directly crossed the Yangtze River at that time, preparing to start a war with the four major sects.
However, a huge change occurred among the four major sects, with Lingxiao Pavilion and the End of the World rebelling and splitting internally.
Following that, there was no movement from the Heavenly Court either, not even a sound, as they retreated south of the Yangtze River, remaining silent during this time.
