"Fairy Huqiu was right. This banquet couldn't possibly accommodate everyone in a single gathering. To ensure that everyone could get along properly, it seems they invited one major faction and over a hundred Immortal clans at a time. Lord Yundong belongs to another banquet, which is why we don't know how they're connected," said Lord Qingbai.
"Fairy Baiyue is only one of the minor leaders among them. Then who is the supreme overlord on your side?" I couldn't help asking.
"We have two supreme overlords. One is Fairy Biyuan, who is Fairy Baiyue's disciple. The other is Immortal Lord Shoutian, who also commands quite a few Immortal clans. And besides our region, many more Dao Cores will probably descend this time, each seeking its own opportunities and destiny," said Di Qingzi.
I drew a deep breath and thought, So, when all is said and done, although these Immortals who had attained the Dao devoured one another and fought over destiny, quite a number of them still remained. However, they had formed their own unique ecological chain and established their own distribution of forces. Devouring was naturally inferior to nurturing them and forming a supply-and-demand chain. The powerful could simply reap the benefits, while the weaker ones, like the Huqiu clan and Di Qingzi's kind, usually watched the bubble worlds of the various Primal Chaos Heavens and extracted their destiny. Once enough time had passed, they would contribute some of it to the minor leaders above them, who in turn supplied the supreme overlords.
This overlapping web of protection was actually no different from the lower realm. It was merely the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest.
"So you're saying that apart from you coming down here, more Dao Cores of Immortals who have attained the Dao will