Tianyuan Dao

Qiantian, Jiangzhou.

Thanks to its proximity to Star Province, where Lingxiao Palace is located, and its proximity to the sea with abundant marine resources, this large state has developed very rapidly in recent years.

Not only has the population increased significantly, but with the popularization of spiritual education, the number of experts has also risen sharply.

During the Longque Manor period, there were only a handful of Primordial Spirit True Lord in the entire Jiangzhou.

And now...

It increased more than tenfold!

Furthermore, Cheng Wanli, the governor of Jiangzhou, is a master who has cultivated to the level of Celestial Person.

Yes! Celestial Person!

True immortals can substitute their own heart for the heart of heaven, invoking the mysteries of heaven and earth to manifest, which is of immeasurable help to the Primordial Spirit True Lord in breaking through to the realm of Celestial Person.

Thanks to the existence of Jin Haoran, a true immortal, quite a few people in Lingxiao Palace have broken through to the Primordial Spirit True Lord during this period.

Even True Lord like Cheng Wanli, who had only achieved the Primordial Spirit a few years ago, was making another breakthrough and stepping into the Celestial Person Realm.

Although there are not hundreds of Celestial Person in the entire Lingxiao Palace at present, there are still several dozen.

This is only considering native cultivators of Qian Tian.

If you add the experts who travel between Yinglong Holy Land and Holy Dynasty, Lingxiao Palace has no fewer than two dozen Celestial Person and saints, let alone celestial beings.

Such a power, even a hundred years ago, would be considered a sacred place by anyone, let alone now.

Meanwhile, amidst this thriving atmosphere, two Celestial Person, led by a sage, silently landed on a coastline on the border of Jiangzhou.

The three individuals' appearances encompass three stages: old, middle-aged, and young.

After the three landed, the youngest man looked around curiously. "Is this the Qian Tian Land? It is said that this continent is boundless. The Qian Tian Land alone is tens of thousands of miles long, which is many times larger than our Xin Huo Island, which is only a thousand miles in circumference."

"Hemu, you're right, this is Qiantian."

The old man sighed, "Seventy years ago, I followed our Supreme Elder of Tianyuan Dao to Qiantian. At that time, Qiantian had just experienced a war. We wanted to try to see if we could leave Tianyuan Island and occupy a piece of territory on this land. But as a result, we attracted the attention of Taiyuan, the Imperial Tutor of the Great Qian."

As he spoke, he sighed, "In that battle, the Supreme Elder, despite possessing the power of a Saint, was no match for Imperial Tutor Taiyuan. He was easily defeated by Taiyuan, who wielded divine weapons. Since then, our Tianyuan Dao has never dared to dream of taking over such a vast land as Qiantian. Especially more than forty years ago, when Tianyuan Dao was destroyed, leaving only some forces scattered across the surrounding islands overseas, we no longer have enough strength to set foot in Qiantian."

"Qian Tian... he's actually this strong!?"

He Mu was deeply shocked.

"Haha, although Qian Tian is powerful, we Tian Yuan Dao need not underestimate ourselves."

The old man smiled and said, "When the main island of Tianyuan Dao was destroyed, we scattered and fled. But Heaven did not forsake Tianyuan Dao. By chance, our fortuitous opportunity obtained a peerless divine weapon. After decades of development, the Tianyuan Immortal Venerable, who bears the name Tianyuan, has even cultivated to the realm of a true immortal on land. A true immortal on land, wielding a divine weapon, is an unparalleled figure. He is not much inferior to the strongest beings in Qiantian back then. In other words, we now have enough strength to occupy a territory in Qiantian."

The old man's words brought smiles to the faces of He Mu and the other woman.

"Elder White Flag knows more."

The woman said something.

The younger Hemu, however, wore a proud expression.

He had personally witnessed the power of the Celestial Venerable Tianyuan.

Even the Demon Emperor, who was so terrifying he was like a monster, was ruthlessly killed by him.

His most glorious battle was when he fought against six demon emperors single-handedly without being at a disadvantage.

This power...

Even if Qian Tian still has four True Immortals on Earth, they would be easily swept away by them.

"Alright, our Tianyuan Dao has been in decline for far too long, and decades have passed since we lost contact with Qiantian. We don't know how Qiantian is developing now, or whether any new True Immortals have been born... Therefore, we must carefully conceal our presence and investigate the strength of Qiantian. If Qiantian is strong enough, then we will choose to unite with them to fight against the Demonic Beasts. If they are not as powerful as before..."

The old man, Bai Qi, stopped there and didn't continue.

But his eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

At that moment, He Mu and the woman concealed their auras and headed towards the capital of Jiangzhou.

Along the way, Bai Qi continued to explain to the two, "When we first set foot in Qian Tian, Jiangzhou was occupied by a force called Longque Manor. However, Longque Manor was mediocre and didn't even have a single Celestial Person, so there was no need to worry about it..."

As he spoke, he saw a caravan heading towards the capital of Jiangzhou along the main road.

This caravan was not large, with only a little over a hundred people, but among them were three experts in the Spirit Refining Realm.

However, that's not the main point. The key is that six of them possess robust Qi and Blood, making them comparable to mid-level Demonic Beasts.

The leader was even comparable to a high-ranking Demonic Beasts.

But they lacked the ferocity and tyranny characteristic of Demonic Beasts warriors.

This scene startled Bai Qi and his companions.

"Master... these people all seem quite strong?"

Hemu Road.

"It seems that many people in Qiantian have embarked on the path of Demonic Beasts warriors and perfected it, but... that's nothing. Demonic Beasts warriors are hardly of great use; the strongest are only comparable to a demon king..."

Before Bai Qi could finish speaking, dust billowed up ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a group of several hundred people arrived quickly.

The people at the head of the group were riding in what were none other than Tyrannosaurus Rex.

That's not all; the key figure is the man in armor at the very front.

The man exuded an aura as imposing as a mountain and as deep as an abyss. Even though Bai Qi was a saint, he still sensed a sense of crisis emanating from him.

Seem...

His presence has already become a threat to his safety.

"How is this possible? Demonic Beasts warriors could possibly possess power comparable to Saint-level beings!?"

Bai Qi was startled.

At this moment, the man riding the Tyrannosaurus Rex also noticed something and looked towards Bai Qi and the others.

The group quickly lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Gu Yunxin, what's wrong?"

At this moment, another person rode forward on a ferocious beast.

Judging from the aura emanating from him...

It was none other than a Primordial Spirit True Lord.

"Nothing."

The man known as Gu Yunxin said, "I guess I've been a bit too sensitive lately."

"Hehe, you've been clearing out the sea Demonic Beasts for more than half a year now. It's time to take a good rest. Cultivation isn't done like this."

The Primordial Spirit True Lord said with a smile.

"Do you think we're like you, able to cultivate and hone our skills at a leisurely pace? We're on the path of demonic warriors, and if we don't work hard, we'll be surpassed very quickly. Gu Chifeng, Gu Qingmei, and a few others are about the same age as me, all Martial Saints. But that outsider named Leng Tianfeng is almost at the peak of his Eternal Furnace cultivation. If he continues like this, he might really surpass us and become the ancestor's successor. With so many disciples in the Gu Clan, we've lost to an outsider in the succession process. Where do we put our faces then?"

Ancient Yunzinc Road.

"Leng Tianfeng, this kid is indeed a freak. His progress in cultivating the Eternal Furnace is too fast. Apart from him, none of the many people who cultivate the Eternal Furnace have even achieved a little success."

The Primordial Spirit True Lord nodded in deep agreement.

"We've encountered difficulties in our expansion in the outer seas. There's an island occupied by the Demonic Beasts Emperor, who may be backed by the Demon Lord. I've already requested the Heavenly Lords to join the battle, but I don't know if they've arrived yet."

Ancient Yunzinc Road.

"Recently, the Celestial Lords have gone to other battlefields, leaving only a few newly built mechs. It's become much more difficult to get approval for these applications, which has affected our progress..."

The two talked for a while and then left.

Because Bai Qi, He Mu, and the others concealed their auras, and High Antiquity Yunxin only glanced at him casually, they didn't notice anything unusual.

"Besides those True Immortals on Earth, Qian Tian actually has such a powerful expert!?"

Bai Qi already had a bad feeling.

"Let's go into this city first and ask around before making a decision."

The woman beside him said.

Bai Qi nodded, and the group entered Jiangzhou's capital with somewhat heavy hearts.

Although it is not the main city of Lingxiao Palace, thanks to its coastal advantage, Jiangzhou's prosperity ranks among the top in the Lingxiao Palace area.

Especially now that most of the Demonic Beasts on land have been killed, many demon warriors want to continue training with Demonic Beasts. They either advance towards the Three Thousand Great Swamps or choose to go overseas. This has further boosted the prosperity of Jiangzhou.

The three of them, Bai Qi and his companions, walked down the street, where there were countless cultivators who had achieved some level of mastery.

One in ten people will succeed in body refinement.

The proportion of demon warriors in the city is also frighteningly high.

After a quick calculation, they were shocked to discover that there was a demon god warrior for almost every hundred people.

With a population of several million, Jiangzhou has tens of thousands of demonic warriors whose combat power rivals that of Qi Refining and Gang Condensing.

Add to that the individuals who have emerged from the ordinary demon god warriors, and even a few who have reached the level of Demonic Beasts king, and the more Bai Qi read, the more uneasy he felt.

Besides the demon warriors, the quality of the cultivators was also much higher.

Yes, quality.

The number of cultivators has not increased; in fact, it has decreased.

However, its quality is far superior.

Along the way, they even saw many experts at the Spirit Refining and Spirit Transformation Realm bargaining with the people of Jiangzhou capital like ordinary people.

Even the Primordial Spirit True Lord, though respected by others, does not deliberately put on airs.

The people of Jiangzhou seem to have taken this for granted.

This subversive scene almost completely shattered Bai Qi's worldview.

"It's one thing for ordinary people not to bow to a master of the Spirit Refining realm, but to dare to bargain with a master of the Spirit Refining?"

The white flag found this utterly incomprehensible.

Just then, on the horizon, a colossal vessel, hundreds of meters long, came rolling in, cutting through the waves with immense pressure.

This is a new type of transport ship built by Lingxiao Palace in recent years, modeled after the Blue Sky Ship. It has weak combat capabilities but amazing speed.

To this day, there are already dozens of ships in Qiantian.

These transport ships traveled back and forth between the capitals of various states in Qiantian, acting like public buses to facilitate the exchange of goods between the states, thus enhancing the prosperity of the region.

But this scene made Bai Qi's eyes widen.

At this moment, a mech that was over sixty meters tall seemed to be escorting the warship. When it noticed that the warship had arrived over the capital of Jiangzhou, its engine emitted blue flames, increasing the distance between it and the warship.

As it flew to a sufficient height, the azure flames suddenly became incredibly dazzling, and the entire mech's speed surged, roaring deafeningly as it soared towards the horizon.

Its enormous size and terrifying speed deeply shocked Bai Qi, causing him to cry out in shock, "What... what is this?! What kind of monster is this?!"

"Huh? From the countryside? You don't even know about the Heavenly Monarch Mech?"

A man at the Spirit Refining Realm nearby heard his cry and chuckled.

"Mech... mech?"

Bai Qi asked blankly.

"The Heavenly Monarch Mech, this one... should be the Type III 'Destroyer' model, the powerful kind. It's 69 meters tall, weighs 11,000 tons, has a maximum speed of 16 times the speed of sound, a shield strength of 800,000, and a maximum output of 14 million... Oh, these are combat power values. An 800,000 strength is roughly at the level of immunity to Saint-level Divine Abilities, and anything over 10 million is at the True Immortal level, or rather, the Great Divine Ability level..."

The man at the Spirit Refining Realm, with an air of self-importance, began to explain things to Bai Qi with great relish.

Every number he gave, when it reached White Flag's ears, struck him like a thunderbolt.

Sixteen times the speed of sound!?

The shield strength is 800,000, making it immune to ordinary Divine Ability attacks unleashed by the saint.

Its maximum output power exceeds that of a single-target offensive supernatural Divine Ability!?

Great Divine Ability!?

That's a great Divine Ability that only the most outstanding terrestrial immortals can master!

A mecha with this kind of power?

Moreover, even a cultivator at the Spirit Refining Realm could reveal such a secret...

"Are there many of these mechs?"

Bai Qi asked, trembling.

"I don't know how many there are, but based on my estimate, there must be at least a few dozen."

The man Spirit Refining said something.

Dozens of units!

Dozens of weapons immune to the attacks of the Saintly Divine Ability, yet capable of outputting power comparable to a Great Divine Ability!?

Bai Qi felt his body sway and almost fell headfirst.

He Mu and the woman standing nearby were also pale-faced, too frightened to speak by the shocking scene.

Has Qian Tian become this powerful in just a few decades?

"I thought that our Tianyuan Dao had made rapid progress in recent years, not only having Supreme Elders recognized by divine weapons, but also nine elders at the Saint Realm, eighty Celestial Person, and thousands of Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord. With this scale, even if we couldn't sweep through Qian Tian, we could still occupy a territory within Qian Tian and serve as a fallback for Tianyuan Dao. I never expected..."

A deep sense of apprehension flashed in Bai Qi's eyes.

"Elder, what do we do now? If Qian Tian is this powerful, our plan to create a retreat route here may be impossible..."

The woman said with some worry, "Moreover, although those Demonic Beasts haven't made any rash moves, I've heard that the Demonic Beasts' main battlefield is in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss. Logically, all Demonic Beasts should be gathering in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, but the area we discovered has so many Demon Emperors gathered there. There must be a big conspiracy. If we can't find a way out and can't thwart those Demonic Beasts' conspiracy, the Thirty-Three Islands of Tianyuan will probably be in danger."

The light in Bai Qi's eyes flickered uncertainly, as if he were going through some kind of intense psychological struggle.

After a long pause, he said, "Let's find out the specific situation of Qian Tian first. If Qian Tian is indeed more powerful than it was decades ago, then we'll proceed with the original plan, unite with them, and fight against the Demonic Beasts together..."

After saying that, he turned to the woman and Hemu: "Baizhi, you and Hemu go together. We will each go find people to inquire and find out the situation, and then meet up at the city gate tonight."

"Yes."

The woman, referred to as Bai Zhi, nodded.

The two quickly left to gather information on their own.

Lingxiao Palace is not some hidden force.

His great battles with Jin Haoran and Lin Yuan are well-known Gu Jinlai.

Even the news that Gu Jinlai had helped the Immortal Kingdom defeat the Myriad Stars Sword Sect had reached the ears of the Qian Tian leadership.

However, Bai Qi, Bai Zhi, and He Mu naturally couldn't find out this latest information in a short time.

Even so, when they reunited, they still looked at each other blankly for a while.

"Defeat a True Immortal residing in the world and the Lord of the Abyss in a head-on confrontation."

"Having received the inheritance of the Aries Star Lord, he possesses the Heavenly Dragon, comparable to a great Divine Ability being."

"Using the weapon-refining techniques obtained from the Aries Star Palace, a large number of war Spirit Artifact were created..."

White Flag was checking these messages.

Although they were very confident in the strength of their own Supreme Elder who had received the divine weapon's recognition as his master, they dared not say that his mastery of the divine weapon's power could reach the level of the Abyss Lord, Void, Beginningless, and Tai'a, let alone the Heavenly Emperor who fought against four opponents single-handedly.

But the ruler of Lingxiao Palace Gu Jinlai...

So powerful that it could even defeat a living legend—a True Immortal residing in the world—in a head-on battle. Just how powerful is it?

In an instant, the three of them lost all hope.

After a long while, Bai Qi said, "Pass on the news from here to the Supreme Elder and wait for his decision."

Bai Zhi nodded.

She quickly set up a small array, which was shimmering with streams of light. As she guided the light into a crystal ball-like device, the message was quickly transmitted.

After delivering the message, they didn't have to wait long; in less than half an hour, the crystal ball started shining.

Bai Zhi sensed it and quickly received the Supreme Elder's decree.

"We must seek unity. Demonic Beasts are the common enemy of mankind. Whatever Demonic Beasts schemes may be, what we humans must do is prevent them from succeeding."

Bai Zhi relayed this.

Bai Qi nodded upon hearing this. "Then I will represent our Tianyuan Dao and the thirty-three islands of Tianyuan to meet the Palace Master of Lingxiao Palace."

Bloodbath Demon Abyss Battlefield.

The Boundless Immortal Lord of the Eastern Heaven, drawing upon the power of the grotto-heaven, stood tall in the void.

As he clenched his fists, a vast and mighty stream of immortal power emanated from him, spreading continuously in all directions.

At the very center of this celestial power was a powerful demon god, over two hundred meters tall.

The demon god struggled incessantly, its demonic flames soaring into the sky, yet it seemed to be tightly bound by an invisible giant hand. Moreover, as the power of that invisible giant hand continued to increase, the demon god's body, which was over two hundred meters tall, rapidly deformed and collapsed.

Finally, when the demon god's body reached a certain critical point, the entire demon god's body completely collapsed.

The spirit who controlled this demon god's body also transformed into a ray of light and was drawn back to the Tower of Immortality.

After annihilating this demon god, the celestial being who called himself the Immortal Lord suddenly asked, "Lan Ze, are there less than twenty demon gods still active on the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield left?"

The one known as Lan Ze was also a powerful top-tier True Immortal. Hearing the question from the Eastern Heaven Boundless Immortal Lord, he respectfully replied, "This morning, the Northern Dipper Immortal Lord ambushed the Iron Wall Demon God and destroyed its body. In addition to the Demon God that you, Master, killed, there are now only nineteen active Demon Gods left in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss."

"There are only nineteen demon gods left, while we have thirty true immortals on our side. If we include the true immortal level combat power, we have a total of forty-six, twice as many as the demon gods."

The Boundless Immortal Lord of the Eastern Heaven pondered, "The Demonic Beasts have infiltrated our human race in many ways. It's impossible for Demonic Beasts to be unaware that we are nurturing the Heavenly Dao. Next, they will either continue to reinforce the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, seize it before the Heavenly Dao is fully formed, and expand it to a size large enough to accommodate the arrival of a Sovereign-level Demonic Spirit, or... they will have no choice but to retreat and admit their defeat. They will never do what they are doing now, knowing that defeat is inevitable, yet still choosing to entangle themselves with us on the battlefield of the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss."

He paused slightly at this point. "Unless, they have something more important going on, so they need the Bloodbath Demon Abyss battlefield to draw our attention."

"More important things?"

Lan Ze was slightly taken aback. "But the Devil Master Cangming has been staying on the outskirts of the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss. Three days ago, when we attacked the Demon Realm, we could still sense the suffocating demonic pressure of the Devil Master Cangming's demonic flames from afar..."

"I believe that the Devil Master of Cangming still has his sights set on the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield, but don't forget, there is more than one Devil Master in the Demon Realm!"

The Immortal Lord of Boundless Path.

"Isn't it said that the Five Devil Master are just an exaggerated claim by the Demon Realm to create psychological pressure on the major forces of our human race?"

Lan Ze's pupils contracted. "There really are five Devil Masters!?"

"Actually, we can't be sure either, but there must be more than two Devil Masters. A thousand years ago, a Creator came into contact with a terrifying being in the Demon Realm named the Black Flame Devil Master! But since the Demon Realm started its war with us, we have never been able to detect the whereabouts of this Devil Master."

At this point, the Eastern Heaven Boundless Immortal Lord said in a deep voice, "I will suggest to Immortal Lord Zhao Xi that we reduce the investment in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield. All True Immortals and Void Immortals should go to various places to search for possible gathering places of Demonic Beasts and find out whether there are other Demon Abysses..."

"This..."

Lan Ze Zhenxian was somewhat unwilling. "We are about to achieve final victory in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield. At this time, sending everyone to search and investigate the gathering places of Demonic Beasts would be a failure. Why don't we just go all out and completely defeat the demon god of the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, seal the demon god of the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, and then turn our attention to other aspects..."

"Given the Demonic Beasts' tenacity, it will take at least three months to completely defeat them, and sealing off the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss will take at least one or two years. I'm afraid the enemy won't give us that much time."

The Eastern Heavenly Boundless Immortal Lord said, glancing at him, "You all go and make preparations. A few of us Celestial Immortals are enough for the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss."

"Yes."

Seeing that his master had made up his mind, True Immortal Lanze had no choice but to agree.

Just as the celestial beings on the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield thought that the Demonic Beasts might have opened up a second battlefield, Gu Jinlai's figure appeared in a valley in the Chen Domain that was shrouded by an array.

According to the memories of the Aries Star Lord, he left behind a lot of things to prevent him from making a comeback in case of an accident.

This valley hides the most important part of it.