Chapter 1929: Setting the Position of the Heavenly Dao

Leave?

The eyes of the crowd widened. They then glanced at the Forgotten River, realization instantly dawning on them! They faintly knew that Monarch Yan could utilize the Forgotten River to move rapidly within the Underworld.

Someone's eyes lit up. "Although we cannot defeat them, we can leave. After escaping, we can just slowly plot our next move."

Fang Chen's expression grew complicated. "Old Man, do you mean..."

"You still don't get it? The Sarira can only stop them for a brief moment. Once you take the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower, we still have to flee for our lives." Fang Zhentian said helplessly. "How could you not understand that? You don't actually want to stay behind and fight them to the death, do you? We have less than a ten percent chance of winning."

Yun He added calmly, "Don't you understand the disciple of your own clan yet? How could Chen'er possibly choose to fight them head-on? If he was that type of person, he wouldn't have survived this long."

"Do I need you to remind me? I was merely offering a reminder," Fang Zhentian shot back.

Upon knowing that they could advance or retreat freely, the other cultivators' moods stopped being so tightly strung. They also started to properly observe Jinyang and the others.

Jinyang looked somewhat unsightly. "Wandao, Fang Lie, do you all intend to continue hiding? You ought to know that since we have come out of the mountains, there is no reason for us to return to sleep. If you all hide, we can easily destroy the Nine Mortal Realms, leaving you with absolutely no place to conceal yourselves!"

Everyone's expressions tightened. They intended to use the Nine Mortal Realms to threaten them?

Fang Zhentian smiled faintly. "Then when the time comes, let us see which side is more formidable. Today ought to have been your best shot at wiping us out in one fell swoop. After this, you will never have such an opportunity again."

Jinyang fell silent for a few breaths.

"The outsiders will eventually reach this place. How could you possibly resist them?" He glanced at Motian Dizang. "You would rely on that self-degraded Consort Yan Seal? Or..."

He looked at Fang Chen.

"A mere seventh-transformation Monarch Yan? Which one of them can prove the Dao and become a Saint?"

Motian Dizang's expression shifted slightly. Given her understanding of the Underworld's situation, it was highly likely that even after obtaining the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower and securing Fang Chen's assistance, unifying the Underworld within a short timeframe would still be very difficult. If the Underworld could not be unified, she would have no foundation to prove her Dao.

Jinyang smiled faintly, "The batch of ninth-transformation Great Yin Demon puppets behind Jinwu is precisely the key element to guaranteeing that the ghosts and gods of the Underworld cannot prove their Dao. Could you have failed to consider that, even though you all love scheming so much?"

A wisp of a faint smile also appeared in the eyes of the Black Sun Empire's first emperor. He and his army were also critical in the grand scheme of things!

Yun He shook his head gently. "How can anyone's plans be completely flawless? At most, we took into consideration the birth of the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower. As long as that object is around, we will ultimately have an opportunity to unify the Underworld."

Jinyang asked coldly, "What if she hasn't proved her Dao by the time the outsiders arrive?"

"Then that just means we've lost." Yun He laughed. "We will cross that bridge when we get to it."

Luoxue remarked, "Wandao, given your disposition, you ought to still have several retreat paths in mind; you might even have arranged them already. However, if that person finds out that you loyal remnants of Ancestor Xianhong's lineage are still alive, all of your escape routes will inevitably face his blockade."

"You speak as though you aren't a loyal remnant of Ancestor Xianhong's lineage yourself. Even if you all throw yourselves at that person's feet, he won't truly treat you as kin. If he still has to dispose of us himself when the time comes, he will see you as no different from useless trash. I believe your end will be even more miserable than ours."

Luoxue's expression darkened slightly. Yun He's reply plunged not only her into deep thought; the other Saints also began to ponder secretly.

One looked at Jinyang. "Wandao isn't wrong either. If we fail to handle this matter properly, how are we supposed to make that person look highly upon us?"

Lu Fengshen interjected, "Everyone, if you can snatch back our Sarira, I believe our Seeking Dao Faction can also grant everyone a proper place."

Jinyang and the others exchanged glances. Having seemingly made a certain decision, they reappeared at the front of the golden light. They extended their hands in perfect unison, slowly pressing them against it. A wisp of surging dark mist then erupted from their palms and attempted to corrode it.

Lu Fengshen once again led the God Decree Ranking experts under her command to launch an attack on the golden light.

The first emperor of the Black Sun Empire swept a glance at Shi Xinghai and laughed. "Shi Xinghai, don't you all slack off either."

Shi Xinghai nodded silently. The mist behind him churned, and four ninth-transformation Immortals led over a thousand cultivators in the Immortal Realm out of the gray mist, joining forces with Shi Xinghai to launch an attack against the golden light.

"These four are ninth-transformation Immortals from the Minor Immortal World's four major immortal dao heritages."

The eyes of the people protected by the golden light turned solemn. The Minor Immortal World had mastered five major immortal pathway heritages: the True Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Corpse Immortal, and Weapon Liberation Immortal Pathways. A portion had certain inextricably linked ties with the Spirit God Sect and the Demon Race, but the ninth-transformation Immortals of its five immortal pathway heritages still had ninety percent of their power!

Fang Chen saw quite a few familiar people among them, such as the old crone of the Earth Immortal Race who had guarded the Blood Gate back then. There was also the eighth-transformation True Immortal whom Xie Aman referred to as Sister Shi. The various Heavenly Immortal races were present as well, among which was the baby-faced Sixth Star Lord.

The two sides simply no longer belonged to the same camp now.

The corners of the first Black Sun emperor's mouth tilted up slightly as he led his over one thousand ninth-transformation Great Yin Demons in a continuous barrage, unleashing a violent offensive that none of the cultivators present had ever seen before. Nevertheless, the joint forces of these experts still couldn't match the damage that Jinyang and the others were doing to the golden light.

The dark mist in their hands had already begun to corrode it. Although it was slow, as long as time permitted, the light would inevitably be completely corroded away!

Holding the golden Sarira, Yun He looked at the scene calmly, showing not a shred of anxiety in his expression. His lack of reaction made the other cultivators on his side conclude that today's situation had already reached a turning point, allowing them to compose themselves.

Lin Qiao, who had been silently observing beside Shao Guangyin, rushed toward Shao Mengyuan. "Great Commander, seize this opportunity to help His Imperial Majesty Huang Tian descend! He and his grand army will join forces with the Human and Demon Races. When the time comes, by gathering the strength of our three races, we will definitely beat those opponents of ours to a pulp!"

Fang Zhentian smiled faintly. "Emperor Huang Tian of the Zhisheng Immortal Dynasty? Why do you want him to descend to this place? So he can swallow all the immortals of the Nine Realms when the time comes?"

"This Fallen Immortal is truly too naive."

"It's not that he's naive; they simply have no choice but to choose to believe in the Demon Race's great commander."

The crowd whispered in private, "Since we have a fallback plan now, how could we possibly count on a Fallen Immortal to help? They might just turn their coats at a moment's notice."

Shao Mengyuan said helplessly, "Did you hear that? We have a fallback path now, and even if we didn't, how could I possibly allow a Fallen Immortal to come down here? Why would I do something even the God Dao Sect wouldn't do? I was just using you all to threaten them a bit."

Lin Qiao became incomparably gloomy. His skin gradually turned green, and his fangs became even more ferocious. Nevertheless, no one paid him any attention. Though he had reached the eighth transformation, what could he possibly do to the many ninth-transformation cultivators on the scene? ℴ

"I want the spokespersons of all factions to join me for a moment. We have a matter to discuss," Yun Que announced. "Let us first set the position of the Heavenly Dao, lest misunderstandings and conflicts arise during subsequent joint operations."