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Yinglong Sacred Land.

The most powerful holy land on the outskirts of Chenyu.

Eight hundred years ago, this sacred place competed with Liyang Cave Heaven. After its defeat, it distanced itself from the Twelve Domains, which were the center of the world, and patiently developed in a secluded corner.

After eight hundred years of accumulation, although no immortals have ever been born to ascend to the grotto heaven, its foundation far surpasses that of ordinary holy lands.

Especially in the battle a hundred years ago, the Great Qian Imperial Tutor Tai'a, with the might of his divine weapon, suppressed the entire Yinglong Holy Land. Even the combined efforts of more than a dozen Void Immortals from the Yinglong Holy Land were no match for Tai'a alone with a single sword.

If the Yinglong Holy Land hadn't awakened their sacred totem at a crucial moment—an old, aging divine beast named Yinglong nearing the end of its lifespan—the final outcome for the Yinglong Holy Land might not have been much better than that for the Wuliang Holy Land.

The territory of Qian Tian will expand by another 20-30%.

Even today, affected by the chaos caused by Demonic Beasts, the Holy Land of Yinglong has shrunk its defenses, but hundreds of millions of people still live within its jurisdiction of tens of thousands of miles.

Furthermore, since they have also absorbed many sects from the surrounding areas who have come to join them, the proportion of strong individuals among their hundreds of millions of people is not small.

As for the top experts...

This is consistent with what Fang Tianhua said: twelve illusory immortals.

What Fang Tianhua didn't mention was that, because of the humiliation brought by the Imperial Tutor Tai'a a hundred years ago, the Yinglong Holy Land picked up the divine weapon that they had previously regarded as taboo and worried about blocking their path of cultivation.

To this day, three people have been recognized as masters by the divine weapon.

Two of them, after receiving intensive training, both reached the realm of a virtual immortal.

Once they reach the level of a Void Immortal and wield the advantage of divine weapons, they are essentially equivalent to having two supreme Void Immortals.

Even though the time was short and the Yinglong Holy Land had not yet completed the construction of the cave heaven and could not collect spiritual energy, it still relied on these two supreme Void Immortals to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Demonic Beasts after confirming from the news from the Immortal Kingdom that the main force of the Demonic Beasts had indeed been attracted by the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss.

As the counterattack proceeded, Yinglong Holy Land recovered many previously lost resource points, and the overall situation in the Holy Land was turning in a better direction.

It was in this environment that Mu Changsheng, the Holy Lord of Yinglong Holy Land who had cultivated to the level of a supreme Void Immortal without relying on divine weapons and solely on his own talent, learned of the arrival of the Palace Master of Lingxiao Palace, a powerful force of Qiantian, at Yinglong Holy Land.

Driven by a certain idea, he immediately summoned Di Luo, who had become an elder of the Yinglong Holy Land, and inquired in detail about relevant information about the Qian Tian Realm.

"Great Divine Ability?"

Upon hearing Di Luo's words, Mu Changsheng was startled, but quickly regained his composure. "So, he possesses the strength of a supreme Void Immortal?"

"It can only unleash similar attacks."

Di Luo said heavily, "The reason why that Palace Master of Lingxiao Palace has this ability is entirely due to an external object, a war Spirit Artifact called 'Cheng Ying Mech'..."

After a moment, he paused and added, "He may possess the power of a divine weapon, but he himself is utterly insignificant."

"Divine weapon..."

Mu Changsheng was tempted.

The words of the supreme illusory immortal...

There are three beings of this level in the entire Yinglong Holy Land.

Three against one.

Their advantage lies in the sacred land of Yinglong.

Moreover...

The sacred land of Yinglong still holds the trump card of the innate divine beast Yinglong.

"Are you sure that the Beginningless True Person has truly perished?"

Mu Changsheng asked again.

"Sure."

Di Luo said heavily.

He knew that the reason why Qiantian had remained peaceful and stable for the past hundred years, unaffected by external forces, was because of the existence of the Wushi Zhenren, whose combat power was comparable to that of a true True Person.

It is precisely because of this terrifying existence that the surrounding Demonic Beasts and holy lands have never dared to covet Qian Tian in the slightest.

Therefore, he was not surprised that the Holy Lord Yinglong confirmed this message with him for the fourth time.

"Moreover, the Holy Lord should have also sent people to Qian Tian to investigate the death of the Beginningless True Person, right?"

"An investigation was conducted, but the results were too unbelievable..."

Mu Changsheng shook his head. "A figure like Wushi True Person actually died at the hands of a Celestial Person Being, even if he was the new Heavenly Sword Master..."

Di Luo also didn't know how to answer this.

The fact that Wushi True Person, a top-tier being whose combat power rivals that of a true immortal, was assassinated by Xuantianzun, who was at most a saint level with the Heavenly Extreme Sword, was indeed the greatest absurdity he had ever experienced in his life.

"Since Great Qian is indeed gone, the power of the few saints in the Great Qian Dynasty is probably not enough to protect the safety of Qiantian. In order to prevent Qiantian from being breached by Demonic Beasts, to prevent a billion humans from becoming food for Demonic Beasts and making Demonic Beasts stronger, and to prevent the loss of life, my Yinglong Holy Land has the duty to accept the invitation of Lingxiao Palace and will take over Qiantian to protect the safety of a billion humans in Great Qian on behalf of the Great Qian Dynasty."

Mu Changsheng said solemnly.

Di Luo looked at this Holy Lord of Yinglong Holy Land

The other party was still very cautious.

Fearing that the True Person Wushi was still alive, they dared not openly invade the Qian Heaven Realm. They only dared to take advantage of the opportunity when the Palace Master of Lingxiao Palace came to their Yinglong Holy Land as a "guest" to secretly control Lingxiao Palace and take over Qian Heaven under the identity of Lingxiao Palace.

But...

It would be good if Yinglong Holy Land could take over Qiantian.

Once they head to Qiantian, they will inevitably clash with Xuantianzun, who controls the Zhenxian Palace.

At that time, Xuan Tianzun will not escape death...

If all goes well, he might be able to get the Heavenly Sword back.

If he could obtain the divine weapon to recognize him as its master, he would immediately possess the combat power of a peak Void Immortal. Once he could tap the power of this divine weapon to its limit, becoming the second Heavenly Emperor and possessing combat power comparable to a high-level True Immortal, or even a top-level True Immortal, would not be a pipe dream.

And true immortals...

Even in the current era where there is a path to immortality, they would still be among the top tier of existences.

There are probably only a few dozen true immortals in the entire world combined.

"Your Majesty, the two elders and the guest from Lingxiao Palace will be arriving soon. The two Supreme Elders, Ying Wuxia and Yunyin, have also arrived."

At that moment, the disciples' voices came from outside.

"Good."

Mu Changsheng smiled slightly, "Since the ancient palace master of Lingxiao Palace sincerely invited us to save Qiantian, we naturally cannot let them down."

"The Holy Lord Shepherd is truly a benevolent and righteous man."

Di Luo also echoed this sentiment.

Clearly, they had already figured out how to "deal with" the Lord of Lingxiao Palace.

Soon, the two left the palace.

Outside, not only were Ying Wuxia and Yun Yin, the two masters of divine weapons, but also four other Supreme Elders of the Void Immortal Realm.

This is equivalent to three supreme Void Immortals and four ordinary or peak Void Immortals.

The seven people exchanged glances and simultaneously saw the smiles in each other's eyes.

Clearly, Yinglong Holy Land intends to use its power to suppress the arrogance of this Lingxiao Palace Master in order to prepare for its future takeover of Qiantian.

Under these circumstances, Gu Jinlai, led by Ying Hualong and Pang Feiyu, arrived at the palace complex at the core of Yinglong Holy Land and landed on a square.

Mu Changsheng was somewhat surprised to see that no one in Gu Jinlai had ever worn the special divine weapon known as the "Cheng Ying Mecha".

But then he laughed, "It is an honor for the Ancient Palace Master to visit us personally. We will do our best to fulfill your request. Please come in."

"Ask?"

Gu Jinlai somewhat surprised.

What request?

Did they know that I wanted to meet the innate divine beast Yinglong, so they readily agreed in advance?

However, he also had his own considerations.

They had no qualms about confronting the Dragon Holy Land, even if they harbored any inappropriate thoughts...

He was pleased with the outcome.

He immediately smiled and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you."

"Please."

As Mu Changsheng spoke, he and the seven Void Immortals, along with Gu Jinlai, headed towards a palace.

"Should we go directly to where the innate divine beast Yinglong is?"

This Gu Jinlai.

"Yinglong?"

Mu Changsheng turned to look at Gu Jinlai. He was indeed not wearing the armor called "Chengying Mecha" on his body, yet he was so confident that only by sending out the divine beast Yinglong could their Yinglong Holy Land defeat him.

Let's just consider him as the most powerful illusory immortal.

But...

There are three of them who are supreme Void Immortals.

At that moment, Mu Changsheng smiled and introduced, "Palace Master Gu, don't be in a hurry, let me introduce you."

He pointed to a woman in palace attire beside him and a middle-aged man in his forties. "These are my two Supreme Elders of the Yinglong Holy Land, Ying Wuxia and Yun Yin. Although they are both Void Immortals... oh, in Qian Tian's terms, they are called Terrestrial True Immortals. I guess they aspire to the realm of Terrestrial True Immortals, so they call Void Immortals True Immortals, just adding the word 'Terrestrial' in front of them. But that's not the point. The point is..."

The Holy Lord Yinglong smiled slightly, "He is just like Lin Yuan, Xu Wu, Tai A and others from Qian Tian a hundred years ago, a supreme Void Immortal who has obtained a divine weapon to recognize him as his master. I think the Ancient Palace Master can understand what I mean by that?"

Gu Jinlai at Di Luo, who was following behind Mu Changsheng.

And this man, who was originally the number one expert in the demonic path of Qiantian, gave him a somewhat amused smile.

"I understand."

Gu Jinlai responded with a sound.

"As for myself, I did not embark on the path of divine weapons, but thanks to the inheritance of our Yinglong Holy Land, I have now cultivated to the supreme Void Immortal realm and mastered a great Divine Ability. In other words, the power of our Yinglong Holy Land, even without relying on the divine beast Yinglong, can rival that of the Imperial Tutors Tai'a, Lin Yuan, and Xu Wubi of yesteryear. Even against Wushi and Tianji, we would not be much inferior..."

At this point, Mu Changsheng stopped beating around the bush. He stopped and looked at Gu Jinlai, his expression seemingly sincere. "So, I would like to ask Palace Master Gu for a favor, or rather, to give the others in Qiantian a chance. What do you think?"

"Tell me about it."

The Way of Peace Gu Jinlai.

"You understand the current situation in Qiantian better than I do. Without the powerful Wushi True Person, whose combat strength rivals that of a True Immortal, to hold the fort, the billion people are simply a delicious food source for Demonic Beasts. In order to prevent the Demonic Beasts from quickly becoming stronger after conquering Qiantian, and also for the sake of the lives of the billion people in Qiantian, I would like to ask the Ancient Palace Master to lead our Yinglong Holy Land to Qiantian to assist us in protecting Qiantian and those billion people. What do you think?"

Mu Changsheng said politely.

Gu Jinlai, people have looked upon this Holy Lord of Yinglong Holy Land...

He sensed something was wrong when Ying Hualong and the others suddenly changed their minds and invited him to visit Yinglong Holy Land. He was thinking of playing along and seeing what was going on, but he never expected...

This holy lord spoke so bluntly.

This made him somewhat embarrassed to bring up some of his original ideas.