Convergence IV

"Introducing foreign enemies is utterly shameless," Qing Yi said coldly. "Brother Yue, the key to this final battle lies with you. Victory or defeat hinges on this, so please be extremely careful."

Yue Dewen did not reply, but turned around and looked up at the azure sky outside the hall.

"Let's go."

He took the first step and walked outside.

"This time, it's just the three of us."

Qing Yi and Kexiwo exchanged a glance, both seeing a deep meaning in each other's eyes.

As top-tier Spirit General, their ability to stand beside Yue Dewen is, on the one hand, a result of following the prevailing trend.

But more than anything, it refers to the deities behind it.

The gods united to defy the heavens.

This step is finally approaching its most crucial moment.

Victory will lay the foundation for a decisive victory.

Defeat is nothing more than another great harvest at the Heaven and Earth Convergence.

"This time, we will surely win!" Kexiwo laughed. He followed Yue Dewen out of the main hall.

Daoist Qing Yi took one last look at the four statues placed in the main hall behind him, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

He understood that from the moment the mysterious veil of the Spirit Flight Teaching was completely Unveiling, starting from the Jade Void Palace, everything would change.

This marked the beginning of a full-scale confrontation Great Sect Alliance and the Spirit Flight Teaching.

***More than ten minutes later.

Outside the outer city of Great Capital, amidst the crenellations of the city wall, a tall man wearing a dark blue cloak and dark gold armor gazed into the distance toward the Heavenly Sincerity Palace.

His armor was adorned with exquisite patterns belonging to the royal court. Daoist script, Buddhist symbols, and representative patterns from various other religions could all be found on his body.

The man was masked, wearing a dark blue hood, and had a huge metal longbow slung over his back.

At this moment, he remained motionless, gazing directly towards the main altar of the Great Dao Sect. Even with patrolling soldiers coming and going behind him, he remained as still as a statue.

Suddenly.

The man's eyes flickered.

"He's gone. That oppressive feeling he created is rapidly fading away."

"Now's the time." A woman's voice quietly reached the man's ears from the nearby sky.

"I'll go report to His Majesty," the man said in a low voice, turning around and hurrying towards the inner city.

With a flash, he transformed into a phantom, passing through layers of checkpoints and hidden sentries, and rushed into the depths of the imperial court.

In a garden belonging to the concubines in the imperial harem.

Emperor Ling Xin was leisurely enjoying flowers and wine with his beloved concubine.

Suddenly, his expression shifted slightly, as if he had sensed something.

"Consort Rong, you should go back to the palace and rest for a while."

Consort Rong was petite but shrewd, and immediately realized something was amiss. She gracefully bowed, gave a few words of advice, and turned to leave without hesitation.

Emperor Ling Xin watched her leave, escorted by her maids, and the gentleness and smile on his face slowly disappeared.

"Is it finally about to begin?" he asked in a low voice.

"Yes, sir." The masked man in dark gold armor appeared silently behind him and knelt on one knee.

Strangely, he did not address Emperor Ling Xin as "Your Majesty," but rather as "Sir."

"Then let's begin," Emperor Ling Xin sighed softly. "Let's take this opportunity to completely remove the last shackles."

"Sir, do you also need to deal with your own branch of the family?" the man asked hesitantly.

"All of them." Emperor Ling Xin turned around and looked at his most loyal leader of the secret guards.

"Mirror, this is the will of God."

"Understood!" The man bowed his head and answered forcefully.

Snow Deer, Azure Wolf, Divine Mountain, Jade Pool.

The four branches together had only a little over two hundred people, and they had been previously purged by Yue Dewen.

Now only a little over a hundred people remain.

And yet, even with just over a hundred people, Emperor Ling Xin still wanted to slaughter them all.

"Go," Emperor Ling Xin commanded.

Whoosh! The mirror vanished instantly, and the garden was still filled with blooming red and blue flowers.

However, this beautiful and natural scene seemed to carry a strange meaning in the eyes of Emperor Ling Xin at this moment.

He sighed, turned around, and walked towards the palace where Consort Rong lived.

Suddenly he seemed to realize something and stopped in his tracks.

Despite being the Ling Emperor with Royal Bloodline flowing through his veins, he was unable to Worship God and his martial arts skills were mediocre. Yet, at this moment, he exuded an aura that was both captivating to the senses and subtly emanating from his body.

This is something that an ordinary person should never be able to display.

"Saint Patrol?" Emperor Ling Xin turned his head and looked at a shadowy corner of the garden.

"Why are you here instead of getting things started and set up?"

"Hasn't the Divine Child already made the arrangements?" From that corner, an old man in a blue robe with gold trim slowly appeared out of thin air.

The old man's face was serene and peaceful, his eyes filled with a bright blue glow.

It is none other than the current leader of the Spirit Flight Teaching, the Supreme Saint Patrol!

"I was just going with the flow," Emperor Ling Xin sighed. "I never expected that Yue Dewen would suddenly push me onto the throne. Now everything is no longer in line with the plan."

He raised his right hand.

Buzz!!

An invisible wave immediately spread outwards from him, completely covering and locking in the sounds from the outside world within a radius of tens of meters. The sounds here were completely split into two spaces.

"At first I thought I had been exposed. I never imagined that the National Preceptor was just randomly choosing someone to fill the position. It was Heartless but wonderful outcome," Ling Zhi Emperor said helplessly.

"That's fine too. Although no matter how much they struggle, the final outcome won't change, it's always better to have fewer setbacks," the Saint Patrol said with a smile.

"Now, the Great Sect Alliance has absorbed all the forces of resistance, attempting to defy fate. The core of everything they do lies with the National Preceptor."

This time, the intensity is even greater than before. But that's for the best. After completely crushing this one, things should calm down for a long time.

Furthermore, if they could use external forces to completely eradicate the Royal Bloodline, it would be killing two birds with one stone.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ling Xin, despite being a member of the Imperial Clan, nodded in agreement without taking it to heart.

"Royal Bloodline is the final barrier preventing the descent of the gods. Once it is completely severed, perhaps we will usher in a new era!"

"Using external forces means we don't have to break the divine covenant," the Saint Patrol said with a smile.

The relationship between the Imperial Clan and the Spirit Flight Teaching is very complex.

Unlike the Great Sect Alliance, they have been allowing the Great Sect Alliance to grow stronger, fatter, and more palatable, so that in the end, when Heaven and Earth Convergence, they can completely reap the rewards.

But the Imperial Clan was created through the agreement made between the original Sky Light Wielder and the Spirit Flight Heaven.

Spirit Flight Heaven was far less powerful back then than he is now.

The Imperial Clan's Sky Light Wielder at that time far surpassed the current Imperial Clan, possessing unparalleled power.

Ultimately, the two formed an alliance, achieving mutual success while also checking and balancing each other.

Theocracy and imperial power were separate entities.

However, as time went by, after the Great Ling unified all the territories, the original Sky Light Wielder of the Imperial Clan mysteriously disappeared one after another.

Today's Imperial Clan has long been turned into a group of useless and trashy people.

But even though it's useless, the original divine covenant still holds true. Therefore, using external forces to completely break the divine covenant has become a timely move.

***Two days later.

Inside the Human Immortal Cave.

Zhang Rongfang closed his eyes and sensed the news and observations transmitted back from the puppets in various places.

He appointed Black Daoist as the main person in charge of coordinating the operation at Golden Wing Tower.

Meanwhile, news about the White Ten Sect, the Great Sect Alliance, the Ling Ting, and others kept coming in.

A flood of information gathered in his mind, constantly filling in the gaps in his previous guesses.

'Master Yue has left Great Capital, and his whereabouts are unknown.'

The Great Sect Alliance dispatched numerous experts, who, in coordination with local Spirit Army, launched a campaign to encircle and annihilate the White Ten Sect's raiding force, achieving a complete victory in the initial battle. This dismantled the main structure of the White Ten Sect's vanguard army.

Snow Rainbow Pavilion dispatched its Fierce General to assist in the attack. Due to their passive performance, a conflict broke out with the Great Sect Alliance of the Po Suo Sect, and several Fierce General were dismissed from their posts.

A large group of experts from the Sensing Gate gathered at the border, their purpose unclear. They were forcibly dispersed by a Grandmaster from the Teaching Alliance.

Why has Jade Void Palace suddenly closed its gates and forbade people to go out?

The messages gathered one after another, all pointing to the same point.

That is, the Great Sect Alliance has begun its counterattack.

This behemoth, which brought together many sects, only took a moment to regain its senses before extending its incredibly powerful tentacles, causing all that it touched to crumble and collapse.

Sitting cross-legged beside the blood pool, Zhang Rongfang looked at the blood water, which had almost cleared. On the other side, Daoist priests began to transport and add buckets of Nutrient Solution.

"A three-day cycle, repeating once."

He stood up and stepped into the blood pool.

Nutrient infusion and self-absorption can occur simultaneously.

Time is of the essence; a decisive battle could erupt at the Jade Void Palace at any moment.

He must complete the ancestral bloodline as quickly as possible to elevate himself to his ultimate state.

After completely immersing the entire body in blood.

He once again felt that comforting sensation, like a hot spring.

A large amount of fresh blood in the body begins to rapidly diffuse into the surrounding blood and fluids, exchanging nutrients and eliminating metabolic waste.

The Available Attributes also began to increase rapidly. They kept increasing.

This time, however, he did not fall into a deep sleep. Instead, he focused his attention on waiting for the message from the Bloody Tracking.

At the same time, they also switched to sending out small Wooden Puppet to check the situation.

Among the many experts from the Human Immortal Temple who carried the Wooden Puppet, the most important was the Black Daoist was personally heading to the Jade Void Palace at this very moment.

With his eyes closed, Zhang Rongfang's gaze followed the bloodstains on the Black Daoist's face, rapidly extending into the distance.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself in a dark, enclosed environment.

The surroundings were made entirely of finely textured animal leather. The soft patter of footsteps could be heard outside.

Zhang Rongfang moved his hands and feet and squeezed out through the gap in the bag.

Outside was a majestic, continuous range of snow-capped mountains.

He grabbed the robe of the speeding Black Daoist, steadied himself, and looked ahead.

In the distance ahead, the vast scenery of the Jade Void Palace Heaven Gate can be vaguely seen.

"How is the situation?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

Upon hearing him speak, the Black Daoist was startled and stopped, noticing the small Wooden Puppet clutched at his waist.

He carefully took it off and placed it on his shoulder.

"Reporting to the Abbot, the Jade Void Palace here has completely sealed off all access routes. They've even ignored the remaining disciples from the Twelve Clan Estates outside. It seems they're dealing with important matters internally."

We tried several times to infiltrate in disguise, but we were unsuccessful.

"Have the people from the Great Sect Alliance arrived yet?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

His Wooden Puppet appearance was only the size of a palm, and the facial features drawn with red lines could change with his tone of voice, showing his expression.

"Some have arrived. Quite a few experts from unknown forces have quietly arrived in the vicinity. I suspect it's a setup by the Great Sect Alliance. They seem to be waiting for something," the Black Daoist replied.

Zhang Rongfang understood that they were likely waiting for Master Yue.

This battle may determine the future trend and fortune of the Great Ling for the next few hundred years.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for both sides to attach great importance to this.

'It seems that Jade Void Palace has likely been taken over by the Spirit Flight Teaching.' Zhang Rongfang thought to himself.

"Master, isn't it a bit too dangerous for us, with our small arms and legs, to get involved in this conflict between the Great Sect Alliance and the Spirit Flight Teaching?" the Black Daoist said anxiously.

"Idiot! You think we're going to be direct participants??" Zhang Rongfang replied. "What we're going to do is, at the crucial moment, when both sides are severely injured, we'll be the last straw that breaks the camel's back."

"Master is wise!" the Black Daoist promptly flattered.

"What do I care about the rest of the Great Sect Alliance? Those who have blood on their hands deserve no sympathy no matter how many die."

"But Master Yue, I Human Immortal Dao is safe!" Zhang Rongfang said in a deep voice.

Looking towards the Jade Void Palace, he could already see a faint blue halo constantly twisting in the sky above.