Chapter 1921: Ninth-Transformation True Immortal

Sure enough, upon hearing Shao Mengyuan's question, Lu Fengshen gazed exceptionally fiercely at the first emperor of the Black Sun Empire.

Perhaps the thinking process of a Spiritual Treasure was entirely distinct from that of the Human Race, or perhaps the intellect of the God Decree Ranking had only recovered not long ago. She questioned, "First Emperor, since you chose to cooperate with the God Dao Sect, what else is there that you haven't told us?"

"I know you possess a certain understanding of the outsiders. Otherwise, our sect wouldn't have cooperated with you in the first place. If you are still concealing things, do not blame me for altering the terms of our cooperation."

The first emperor said helplessly, "Daoist Lu, haven't you noticed that the grand commander is simply trying to drive a wedge between us? You don't need to discuss any terms with this fellow surnamed Fang today either. Once we take them down, won't he obediently give you whatever you want anyway? Even if he hides in the Lesser Underworld, how can he avoid showing his face forever? We can just as easily find his physical body and sever his immortal pathway in the mortal realm."

"That matter will be discussed after this affair is over," Lu Fengshen answered. She then gazed up at the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower.

It had originally been close to returning to tranquility, but because of the Profound Northern Sea Snake, its current activity in devouring Yin energy intensified by a few fractions once more.

Some people were secretly observing the comparison of strength between the two sides. Right now, Lu Fengshen and the first emperor commanded a grand army of over a thousand ninth-transformation beings—an incredibly terrifying force.

On the other hand, although the Demon and Human Races had the Dragon God Formation, the God-Slaying Army, and the ninth-transformation immortals of the other factions, their entire army only seemed enough to rival Lu Fengshen alone.

They couldn't even clearly gauge how vast the gap between a half-step Heavenly Dao and a ninth-transformation cultivator truly was. If it was anything like the gap between the ninth transformation and the eighth transformation, then even if everyone were tied together, it wouldn't be enough for Lu Fengshen alone to suppress.

"Right, there's also the Fallen Immortal Race..."

"No wonder the God-Slaying Army's grand commander wants to cooperate with the Fallen Immortals..."

The eyes of the cultivators comparing the strength of the two sides suddenly lit up. If the Fallen Immortal Race joined, Huang Tian could truly make a battle between the two sides possible. They just didn't know whether Huang Tian had enough power in his hands.

Lu Fengshen turned his gaze from the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower to Shao Mengyuan and the others. "Are you all still unwilling to retreat? Or do you still have some trump cards that haven't been revealed?"

Shao Mengyuan smiled faintly. "Emperor Huang Tian is extremely furious about your sect's deception. I can invite him over to have a chat with you. I heard he has also broken through the shackles of the ninth transformation."

Lin Qiao nodded with satisfaction. "You keep your word after all."

Lu Fengshen calmly asked, "Would you truly dare to? The moment the Fallen Immortals come to the Nine Realms, the Nine Realms will turn into something you all do not wish to see."

Still smiling faintly, Shao Mengyuan answered, "What else could it turn into? The outsiders are already coming anyway. What difference is there between them and the Fallen Immortals? If you're the only one who will get to sit at the table and eat, I'd much rather no one gets to eat at all."

At that point, even some of the younger generation faintly understood why Shao Mengyuan wanted to cooperate with the Fallen Immortals. Or rather, they learned that whether this cooperation could succeed depended entirely on the God Dao Sect. If the God Dao Sect didn't press forward little by little, the God-Slaying Army wouldn't open the passage between the two realms to bring the Fallen Immortals into the Nine Realms.

Ingenious! Using the Fallen Immortals to pin down the Demonic Beast Race of the God Dao Sect and make them wary, while the Fallen Immortals won't gain the slightest benefit and will even be placed in a completely passive position. If the God Dao Sect chooses to back down because of this, the God Slaying Army will also directly cross the river and destroy the bridge, playing the Fallen Immortals yet another time.

If the God Dao Sect refuses to back down and introduces the outsiders, then they will directly bring the Fallen Immortals down to throw the situation into chaos, creating a scenario where both sides suffer losses, which is also enough to make the God Dao Sect exceptionally wary.

"Lu Fengshen, the grand commander of the God-Slaying Army has already threatened you, yet you still won't initiate the war?!" Lin Qiao cackled wildly, trying to add some firewood to the flame!

Lu Fengshen's brow furrowed slightly. She had indeed not considered that the Demon Race would choose to cooperate with the Fallen Immortals. After all, the Demon Race had suffered a massive loss against the Fallen Immortals in the past.

"In truth, why must everyone be obsessed with the Nine Realms? With its Immortal Essence exhausted, this place is bound to die. If we do not step out of this place, the extraordinary will thoroughly draw to a close in the future. Your descendants will turn into mortals who are completely devoid of divine abilities. Is that what you all wish to see?" an extremely inconspicuous being suddenly asked.

One after another, the gazes of the crowd fell upon the cultivators of the Killing Spiritual Division. The one speaking had been incomparably low-key from beginning to end, but the moment he spoke, he stopped concealing his ninth-transformation aura.

"A ninth-transformation immortal of the Killing Spiritual Division. I wonder which pathway it is." Fang Chen's mind stirred, feeling slightly curious.

After all, he had joined the organization in his youth, though he didn't know its true stance back then. Later on, having gradually gained some understanding, he suspected that it was a force the Demon Race pushed to the forefront to specifically target the Spirit God Sect. He then felt that the Killing Spiritual Division ought to possess inextricably linked ties with the Demonic Beast Race instead.

"You are all seniors, having reached the ninth transformation position god knows how many years before me. Your horizons are also far broader than mine. Do you truly not know that the God Dao Sect's objective is the true strategy to save the Nine Realms?"

His aura gradually climbed to the peak. Although it was also a surge of immortal essence, it was a fraction more pure than the likes of Chen Feifei.

"The True Immortal Dao?! You're Shi Xinghai, the ninth-transformation True Immortal of the Minor Immortal World's True King Clan?!"

The ninth-transformation immortals present all looked slightly shocked, a wisp of lingering disbelief appearing in their eyes. None of them seemed to have ever thought that the master of the Killing Spiritual Division, whose strength was plain and unremarkable in the Nine Mortal Realms, would actually be the ninth-transformation True Immortal of the Minor Immortal World's True King Clan!

If such a being shared the same ideals and path as the God Dao Sect, then everything made sense. The Minor Immortal World originally possessed a detached status, and the cultivators inside rarely walked in the outside world, let alone the True King Clan responsible for guarding the Blood Gate. The ninth-transformation immortals of the outside world had never even interacted with the ninth-transformation True Immortals of the True King Clan; they merely knew of their existence.

So the Killing Spiritual Division has always belonged to the Minor Immortal World's True King Clan all along. The surname Shi... The astonishment in Fang Chen's eyes gradually faded.

He faintly guessed the origin of the True King Clan. It was presumably the lineage of Half Saint Shi from the period of the Nether Ruins. Since the ninth transformation True Immortal had already shown his face, True Immortal He had probably also arrived in the Floating Pagoda Realm long ago.

Chen Feifei sneered. "Shi Xinghai, the True Immortal pathway was the leader of all immortals in ancient times. Since you occupy this position, you ought to lead by example. How could you forsake the Human Race to throw in your lot with the Demonic Beast Race? If your ancestors learned about this, they would definitely climb out of their coffins to give you a few slaps."

Instead of getting angry, Shi Xinghai cupped his fist politely. "If they were still around, it naturally wouldn't be my turn to make the decisions. I have rarely walked within the Nine Realms. I mostly just relied on the cultivators under my sect to traverse the Nine Mortal Realms, searching everywhere for a way to revive the Nine Realms.

"Ultimately, I concluded that the former Heavenly Dao had already exhausted the Immortal Essence of the Nine Realms long ago, and there is absolutely no means to revive it. The best and only option left is to leave the Nine Realms. Only by doing that can everyone's inheritances be prolonged and the fire be passed down."