Retreat

Those who heard Zhao Xi's words from Gu Jinlai looked somewhat surprised.

Can the power of Heavenly Dao be manipulated like this?

"The power separated from the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Dao, even if it is carried by a True Immortal Dao Fruit, will still dissipate within a few days, so it needs to be used immediately. In addition, this will cause the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Dao to weaken or even degenerate. However, the crisis of the Myriad Star Sword Sect has not been resolved, and it may not be a good thing for the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Dao to mature too early."

Zhao Xi patiently explained, "The most crucial point is... by using the power of the Transformation Heavenly Dao to attack the Devil Master Lord Cangming himself through the Underworld God. If he is injured, our chances of winning on the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield will increase from 64% to 73%, or even 82%."

"It has injured the Devil Master Cangming..."

Upon Gu Jinlai recalled the valuable information he had obtained by projecting the True Immortal Sui Mu using the Void Projection Technique, and a bold idea emerged in his mind. "I happen to need to return to the Holy Dynasty to explain some things, so I will deal with this Underworld God."

"You!?"

Looking at Gu Jinlai, Zhao Xi recalled the terrifying energy he had sensed emanating from him and gradually nodded.

No one in Gu Jinlai had expected that he would only stay in the Immortal Kingdom for one day before embarking on the road back to the Holy Dynasty.

However, unlike when he arrived at the Immortal Kingdom with four peerless Void Immortals, forty ordinary Void Immortals, and four hundred Saints, when he returned, only he and Zhang Tianye traveled together.

Yes!

To ensure everything went smoothly, Zhao Xi still had Zhang Tianye, who possessed peak True Immortal combat power, accompany Gu Jinlai back to the Holy Dynasty.

At this moment, this peak True Immortal was manipulating a special Dao artifact, similar to a flying shuttle, to travel through the void at an extremely fast speed.

This Dao artifact cannot match the full-speed burst of a True Immortal, but it is superior in that it conserves energy.

After all, they would have to fight against a god of the underworld whose combat power was no less than that of a peak true immortal. As a peak true immortal, Zhang Tianye was also one of the most important combat forces and could not leave the immortal kingdom for too long.

If it weren't for the critical importance of the Underworld God matter, and the fact that the Holy Dynasty had sent a batch of reinforcements, even if Zhao Xi wanted to ensure everything went perfectly, he wouldn't have been able to dispatch a peak True Immortal.

On the shuttle.

Gu Jinlai was constantly flipping through the relevant information about the Xuanxian Realm that Zhao Xi had given him.

As Zhao Xi said, his understanding of the Xuanxian Realm is much clearer than that of Gu Jinlai.

Although his understanding was at a relatively low level, it was enough for him to have a clear understanding of the Xuanxian Realm.

"Above the Celestial Immortal realm is the Profound Immortal realm... That's where the name of the Profound Immortal realm comes from."

Gu Jinlai have been reading these classic texts.

The concept most frequently mentioned in these classic texts is the Heavenly Dao.

Hundreds of Heavenly Dao.

Yes!

Hundreds!

Because the world's spirituality was severely damaged in the war ten thousand years ago, the entire Xuanxian Realm became quite barren. With resources becoming increasingly precious, the Xuanxian Realm had no choice but to turn its attention to the utilization and research of the rules of heaven and earth.

Therefore, they utilized the principles of Heavenly Dao to an almost extreme degree.

"A world woven from hundreds of Heavenly Dao... Because fully activating the Heavenly Dao inevitably consumes spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy in the Xuanxian Realm is extremely scarce, in order to avoid excessive consumption of spiritual energy leading to the complete decline of the world, wars involving the spiritual energy level are almost explicitly prohibited, to the point that... this world has strangely achieved a fragile balance!?"

Looking at these materials from Gu Jinlai, I feel genuinely amazed.

Even a novice immortal possessing a grotto-heaven dares to defy the will of a true immortal.

A true immortal dares to slam the table in front of a celestial being.

Even the battles between celestial beings must be conducted in a respectable and dignified manner.

The reason is that once a war breaks out, the illusory immortals and true immortals will never hesitate to expend their spiritual energy. Once spiritual energy or even the power of the "Heavenly Dao" is involved, if the true immortals and celestial immortals do not use their spiritual energy and the power of the Heavenly Dao in the same way, they may not be able to suppress those illusory immortals and true immortals.

However, once the power of spiritual energy and the power of the Heavenly Dao is used, it will inevitably lead to the depletion of spiritual energy.

The loss of spiritual energy infringes upon the interests of all cultivators in the entire Xuanxian Realm.

This situation...

It looks eerie no matter how you look at it.

Of course, the basis of equality is based on the ability to unlock spiritual potential by possessing a grotto-heaven. Those cultivators who do not possess this ability, even if they are as strong as true immortals, still cannot guarantee their lives as well as a novice immortal who possesses a grotto-heaven and whose grotto-heaven has nurtured the "Heavenly Dao".

"The world is so big, there are all kinds of wonders."

Throughout Gu Jinlai, people have traveled while simultaneously perusing ancient texts related to the Mysterious Immortal Realm.

Far off on the edge of the Holy Dynasty, Demon Emperors and Demon Sovereigns are using blueprints sent from the Demon Realm to concentrate resources on forging a colossal body of a Demon God.

After exhausting all the accumulated resources over the years, a colossal demon god body with three faces, six arms, and a height of over a hundred meters was finally forged.

After completing the creation of their demonic bodies, these demon emperors and demon kings quickly gathered together and began some kind of communication.

Once the message was delivered, a special spiritual wave broke through the air and poured into the body of the demon god.

Having obtained this power, the demon god's body moved around a bit and turned its gaze back to the many demon emperors and demon lords.

"Welcome, Venerable Xuan Yang."

Numerous demon emperors and demon kings simultaneously emitted spiritual energy, offering respectful greetings.

"Um."

The Demon God Xuan Yang responded and waved his arm, "Be on guard."

At the same time, it called out again, "Qianyan".

"Lord Xuanyang Spirit Master."

As the other Demon Emperors and Demon Sovereigns scattered, the Demon Emperor named Qianyan bowed and stepped forward.

"I hope the world you're talking about is really that interesting, and worth relocating the God of the Underworld to the kingdom you occupy in the Chen Domain."

Xuan Yang Demon God Path.

"Please rest assured, my lord. Based on our understanding of that world, it has more than twice the population of the Holy Dynasty, and its delicacies must be unimaginable."

"The Thousand Flames Demon Emperor hurriedly said."

"The amount of spirituality accumulated in a world depends partly on the population, but the key is whether the will of that world has died and whether the spiritual realm associated with that will still exists. Without the spiritual realm, it's like trying to hold water with a sieve; no matter how much water you hold, it will all flow away very quickly."

As Xuan Yang Demon God spoke, he walked towards a majestic mountain.

This mountain is unremarkable and would not attract anyone's attention at first glance.

But right beside this mountain, there exists a terrifying creature, over two hundred meters in size.

The spiritual energy emanating from it caused even the Xuan Yang Demon God to immediately step forward and express his awe. "Red Firefly Ruler."

"Xuan Yang".

The demon god known as Red Firefly looked at Xuan Yang, then turned his gaze to Qian Yan behind him. "Was it the one who discovered that world?"

"Yes."

Xuan Yang Lingzun responded, "It has already bewitched those humans, making them build 'rift generators' to break open the rift between the two worlds. Once the rift is open, our advance team can enter that world."

"Very good. His Majesty Cangming is already aware of your contributions. Once we arrive in the Chen Domain, you can revert to your Demonic Spirit form and leave your mark in the Tower of Immortality."

Red Firefly Road.

These words immediately filled the Thousand Flame Demon Emperor with excitement. "Thank you, Lord Red Firefly, thank you, Your Majesty Cangming."

"Alright, this place is no longer safe. We must take His Majesty's body of the God of the Underworld and leave as soon as possible, since it is the Chen Domain."

Red Firefly Road.

Xuan Yang Lingzun still found it hard to believe. "It really is those monsters that have descended?"

"That's right. I've investigated this thoroughly. The monster that devoured Xinghen and Longxiao is a more terrifying and perfect being than those monsters from a thousand years ago. This is because the targets it destroyed were all renowned even a thousand years ago."

Hongying's expression was solemn. "That is the Aries Star Lord of the Holy Domain."

Although this is only one of its incarnations, just like the incarnation that the Devil Master Cangming is trying to create as the God of the Underworld.

However, compared to the Cangming Devil Master, it is weaker, and the avatar it spawns is also relatively weak. The combat power it can unleash is at most at the level of the top demon god, and it cannot cross to a higher level. Therefore, it cannot be used as a decisive force on the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield.

"The Lord of Aries!?"

The spiritual energy emanating from the Xuan Yang Demon God fluctuated violently.

Not only it, but the Thousand Flame Demon Emperor behind it also couldn't help but shudder.

In the Holy Dynasty...

Could such a terrifying monster be hidden away?

Could it even destroy the Aries Star Lord from a thousand years ago?

"According to the information I received, after he destroyed the Aries Star Lord, he refined that monster into a Void Beast!"

"The Void Beast!"

A look of apprehension and fear flashed in the eyes of Xuan Yang Demon God and Qian Yan.

This monster is the enemy of all life.

Although life forms like the Xuan Yang Demon God, which control the bodies of demon gods, are not afraid of being restrained by the Void Beasts, they can still cause great harm to these Spirit Venerables because they are modified from beings in the Spirit Realm.

"According to you, the spirit body of the Aries Star Lord spans thousands of meters... It's hard to imagine how powerful the Void Beast created from such a monster would be. This... is a power that we cannot contend with in the short term."

As Hongying spoke, her massive form turned towards the mountain beneath her feet, and she quickly scooped up a large amount of soil.

Revealed beneath the soil is the body of a demon god, only sixty-odd meters tall.

Or rather...

A saintly body, similar to that of a human.

The gazes of the Xuan Yang Demon God and the Qian Yan Demon Emperor fell upon this not-so-large demon god's body, their expressions filled with respect.

The great Cangming Devil Master is so powerful that even the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss cannot contain it, not even in its avatar. Therefore, it can only descend to the world through divine thought and be nurtured by the body of the Underworld God, which is made of special materials, to grow.

They grew to the point where they could merge into the avatar of the Devil Master.

"Therefore, our wisest course of action is to temporarily avoid confrontation."

The Crimson Firefly Demon God, carrying the body of the Underworld God, soared into the sky. "Temporarily abandon the Holy Dynasty, retreat entirely to the Chen Domain to lie low, and try to enter the world Qian Yan mentioned. If that world can truly yield great gains, the Holy Dynasty? The Immortal Kingdom? Even the entire world will be within our grasp."

"Yes."

Xuan Yang Demon God and Qian Yan Demon Emperor agreed and followed Hong Ying away.