Chapter 1067 - 440: Hidden Side Quest_3

The battle power of this level, without the aid of Celestial Beings incarnated by players, would make it difficult to even think about entering the demon realm to fight against the four Demon Kings, let alone repel the Demon Generals expanding Demon Qi along various paths.

The only thing that caught his attention was the two people sitting in the center of the hall.

One of them had mastered the art of preserving youth; although his hair and beard were completely white, his appearance looked only just over forty.

His face was stern with sharp features, dressed in a blue tight suit, with a robust back and a slender waist. Beside him stood a ridiculously large heavy sword. Although he did not hold the sword, and the heavy sword remained in its sheath, he and the sword seemed to be one entity, their breath still interconnected.

Wu Chang had seen this swordsman in the memory of the Tang Sect's leader, Lü Changgeng, leader of the Divine Sword Sect, a reclusive sect known for its prowess in swordsmanship and sword forging, whose sword skills were astonishing.

Regarding Erin's identity, upon arriving in the Great Xuan, she challenged the top warriors in the land, and the only swordsman she lost to was Lü Changgeng.

The Divine Sword Sect had many experts, and Lü Changgeng, being highly cultivated and known for his eagerness to help others and make friends, was unanimously chosen by twelve elders to be the leader of the Human Dao Alliance.

Wu Chang's attention to Lü Changgeng was not due to his identity, but because he felt a near-visible Divinity on this alliance leader, yet somehow different from Divinity in a subtle way, akin to the aura of an immortal fate.

An Rong once mentioned that three people in the Human Dao Alliance obtained the immortal fate, and Lü Changgeng was clearly one of them.

Judging from his aura, Lü Changgeng, who practiced for decades, was unquestionably stronger than An Rong.

The title of leader of the Human Dao Alliance was significant, but Wu Chang was more focused on the middle-aged man in dragon robes, sitting to Lü Changgeng's right.

The fact that someone could wear dragon robes in the Great Xuan naturally indicated that he was the Emperor of Great Xuan, Emperor Zhaoning.

Wu Chang did not sense the aura of immortal fate from Emperor Zhaoning, but he did see a spectacle of fortune comparable to An Rong's.

It was a five-clawed Giant Dragon emitting Golden Light. Within the dazzling light, not only was the Power of Fortune comparable to that of the Plane Son gathered, but also the Human Dao Destiny of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Under Tao Hexuan's introduction, Wu Chang met the high echelons of the Human Dao Alliance, had brief pleasantries, and after Lü Changgeng represented the Human Dao Alliance to thank Wu Chang, a Celestial Being, for his willingness to help the Great Xuan repel demons, only then did Lü Changgeng and Emperor Zhaoning get to the main topic.

Before summoning Wu Chang, they had already learned of his astounding achievements from Tao Hexuan, and at this moment, faced with Wu Chang, they completely exhibited an attitude of equality.

To display the Human Dao Alliance's sincerity, Lü Changgeng detailed the plan for the current Demon-breaking Army's action to Wu Chang.

Through Lü Changgeng's description, Wu Chang learned that the body of the Ziwei Break Evil Grand Array was not simply a formation, but more like an Earth Sacrifice Ceremony.

The headquarters of the Demon-breaking Army was chosen in Zhenyue City not because it was a giant city, but because it was the core of the earth sacrifice.

Since ancient times, emperors would come to Zhenyue City to perform earth sacrifices in gratitude for the blessings of the land, if the country was prosperous and peaceful.

The major affairs of a nation lie in sacrifice and war; among the most important sacrifices, earth sacrifice is crucial, capable of condensing the Human Dao Destiny in the world.

Humans and demons cannot coexist. The Human Dao Alliance, after deliberation, decided to leverage Emperor Zhaoning's status as ruler of the world, violating past traditions to forcibly gather Human Dao Destiny in these chaotic times teeming with demons and fiends, to break the Demon Qi within the demon realm.

Completing the Ziwei Break Evil Grand Array is equivalent to completing the Earth Sacrifice Ceremony.

The preliminary formation of the Earth Sacrifice Ceremony requires two prerequisites: one is to bring temporary stability to Tianlan Province, which means preventing further expansion of the demon realm.

If more than half of Tianlan Province is under the demon realm's shroud, and the demon path outweighs the Human Dao locally, the earth sacrifice ceremony would naturally struggle to succeed.

The second prerequisite is that completing the Ziwei Break Evil Grand Array differed from a simple earth sacrifice; to cover Tianlan Province with the Grand Array, seven array cores must be set up.

The locations of the seven array cores each have an Immortal Mansion, which needs to be fully explored; relying on the remnants of fortune in the Immortal Mansion to complete the array core.

Lü Changgeng and Emperor Zhaoning's summoning of Wu Chang aims to have Wu Chang explore one of these Immortal Mansions.

Exploring the Immortal Mansion presents a challenge more difficult than a trial. If exploring the Immortal Mansion were easy, the twelve elders of the Human Dao Alliance would not be sitting and having idle conversations with Wu Chang in the Hall of Sacrifice, but inhabiting the Immortal Mansion day and night.

The upper echelons of the Human Dao Alliance clearly articulated the dangers involved in exploring the Immortal Mansion, showing no fear of Wu Chang's refusal.

Because opposing the danger, exploring the Immortal Mansion is undeniably a great opportunity. Whether it's fortune or the possibility of becoming an immortal, all stem from the Immortal Mansion.

Given the current status of Great Xuan, to fend off Demons, relying on Celestial Beings is essential.

Yet there is no free lunch in the world, and Celestial Beings are not fools. They might lend a helping hand out of goodwill for once, but to make them exhaust themselves, appropriate compensation must be offered.

The seven Immortal Mansions are the compensation the Human Dao Alliance offers to the Celestial Beings.

According to Lü Changgeng, once the Immortal Mansions are successfully explored, the Human Dao Alliance will only take the most fundamental blessing to ensure the array core can be established. As for how much benefit Wu Chang or other Celestial Beings obtain, the Human Dao Alliance will not interfere.

After listening to Lü Changgeng's description, a prompt appeared before Wu Chang's eyes.

"Hidden Side Quest: Explore the Seven Immortal Mansions and assist the Human Dao Alliance in completing the array core for the Ziwei Break Evil Grand Array. No penalty for failing the quest, do you accept the quest?"