The Helplessness Under the Immortal Dynasty's Order

"Roar!!!"

In an instant, the qilin roared, and half the world turned into chaos within a second, almost immediately sending this world into its apocalypse.

This was also one of the more awkward aspects of a Heavenly Circle Earthly Square Type World. Its energy level was high, which meant it was extremely difficult to destroy, but once it could be destroyed, that also meant the world would immediately face its apocalypse—at least as far as life was concerned.

Purple Snow Heart was helpless against this as well.

She could destroy, but creation was not her field. She cultivated spirit arts, not Divine Art capable of creating miracles.

Watching this scene of the world's destruction, neither Purple Snow Heart nor the three Venerable Positions of the Ten Thousand Spirits paid much attention.

Their mercy was not enough even for the human race of the Red Heaven Realm, let alone another universe.

If they possessed such mercy, they would already have become Dao Artifact Wielders and would never have been able to step beyond the Red Heaven.

They merely turned their gazes toward Yun Ye.

What had just happened?

Was one of the Ten Innate Treasures fake?

Dipper Pole Martial Venerable's methods had been too violent. He had directly destroyed the universe and perished together with it. Yun Ye had not issued any commands at all, so they had completely overlooked those words. They had stored them in their hearts without being able to pay attention to them, and thus had not even raised a single question.

As a result, it seemed that it was true.

During the final strike, the Open Heaven Axe had disintegrated. Even the rules it had destroyed had recovered, seemingly because the absence of an Innate Supreme Treasure had prevented the power of creation from completely and thoroughly destroying the rules. After a brief silence, they had recovered.

But that could only explain why the Great Destruction had stopped. How was the world's sudden recovery to be explained?

"How sinister is the divine court? It actually did not hesitate to destroy the world. What great evil! What great evil indeed!"

"If the Immortal Dynasty had not anticipated this long ago and provided a fake Innate Supreme Treasure, we would have been unable to escape this calamity. In the end, everything was still under the Immortal Dynasty's control!"

"Continue forward. Let us cooperate for mutual benefit. The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

Yun Ye's words rose and fell dramatically, making them convincing.

Upon hearing them, Purple Snow Heart nodded in agreement with ease.

Indeed. Although they were members of the immortal race, the divine court's threat was also immense. The enemy of her enemy was her friend. At this moment, using Qing Liu Sheng's forces to strike at the divine court could effectively weaken it. Why not?

The three Ten Thousand Spirits Venerables nodded as well.

So that was how it was.

The Azure Immortal Clan was also cooperating with the Immortal Dynasty, just like the Moon Immortal Clan. Was the divine court merely the first step?

The God Empress had grown old. She lacked the Emperor of Gods' boldness, and in the end, she still had to accept reality and cooperate with many factions. Only by employing the tactics of vertical and horizontal alliances could she preserve the Immortal Dynasty's prosperity.

They were on different levels.

Their understanding was different as well.

Purple Snow Heart had drawn the boundaries between the Immortal Dynasty and the various factions far too clearly. Before reaching a Venerable Position, she still could not clearly see the truth of the New Heaven Immortal Dynasty.

No matter what, Purple Snow Academy would never write such darkness plainly into its textbooks. That would only cause the Immortal Dynasty to decay at an accelerated pace.

She understood only that the various factions were enemies of one another. She did not understand the reason for their existence. The True Realm was still far too weak; it was not yet time for her to consider such things. By the time she suddenly understood, she would probably already be standing at the summit.

"Teleport!"

Light descended from the sky, carrying away Yun Ye and Purple Snow Heart.

Their journey lay across the sea of stars, so naturally they had no time to remain in the Investiture of the Gods World.

"What a rare battle between Venerable Positions. Even we are left with boiling blood, feeling that turbulent waves are about to arrive. Yet Qing Liu Sheng is actually this composed."

"Although he is merely in the Spirit Realm, choosing to emerge into the world means he will now grow at high speed. The chains being undone are proof of that."

"Qing Liu Sheng is destined to become an invincible existence. The divine court cannot imagine how highly the immortal race values him. One of the Innate Supreme Treasures is fake? Heh, it was able to fool even the divine court, and even make the Great Destruction restart..."

"The immortal race..."

The three Venerables sighed for a moment. Facing the collapsing world, they circulated their power and used supreme might to stabilize the chaos, beginning to collect the disintegrated authorities.

Purple Snow Heart and Qing Liu Sheng had left, but they would not. It was not that they intended to save the world; the main reason was the enormous benefits involved.

When heaven and earth first came into being, different things would be born according to the world's rules. Some worlds gave birth to galaxies and various cosmic wonders.

Others gave birth to innate gods and devils, chaotic supreme treasures, and unclaimed Venerable Positions.

The Ten Innate Treasures had indeed shattered, even together with the five Venerable Positions.

But these things would not vanish out of thin air. Once they pacified the chaos and reopened the world, these positions and supreme treasures would appear in another form!

The five positions and ten supreme treasures alone were enough to make this operation a huge harvest. Naturally, they could not simply turn around and leave.

They also knew that Qing Liu Sheng and the others would face even greater storms next and obtain even more astonishing benefits.

But opportunities could only be seized with strength. If they had enough confidence, they would probably go together to the next world. After all, with the Immortal Dynasty's permission, they could also exert a greater effect and strive for tremendous benefits.

But they did not possess such confidence. They had nearly capsized even in the Deification Universe, so how could they face the even more astonishing worlds ahead?

What would come next?

What sort of figures would appear to block them?

However, this thought lasted only for a moment. Another pillar of light descended from the sky. The three Venerables abruptly raised their heads, faintly hearing something by their ears!

"There has never been eternal kingship. Even immortals and gods will eventually decay~~"

"We burn within the flames, chasing after rebirth, never letting go~~~"

A blue-haired man in Daoist robes stepped out of the pillar of light while yawning. He looked at the world and could not help sighing. "How tragic. It welcomed its apocalypse because of an undeserved calamity. Is weakness truly the original sin? Although they are not people of the Red Heaven, their appearance is so similar, their civilization is so similar, and their history is likewise so similar. There should be no problem treating them as human beings, right? To die so casually like this... They are a True Spirit race recognized by the Immortal Dynasty. You have gone too far."

"God Officer Zhan Meng..." The Ten Thousand Spirits Venerable stopped all his actions, his expression turning stiff. But soon he forced out a smile. "God Officer Zhan Meng, we would never dare betray the Immortal Dynasty! You may not know this, but this was not our doing. It was destruction caused by rebels of the divine court attempting to assassinate Purple Snow's Newcomer King. Those rebels have now been executed, so please rest assured!"

The other two Venerables lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at this Heavenly Stems God Officer. They merely said, "That is exactly so. The divine court's crimes are monstrous. It actually openly assassinated Purple Snow's outstanding newcomer representative, Qing Liu Sheng. If we had not anticipated it beforehand, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Unimaginable consequences? Is that really so? One person's death in exchange for the countless True Spirits of this world and half the world itself—is that truly not worth it?" the Dao Artifact Wielder named Zhan Meng sighed.

The three Ten Thousand Spirits Venerables' expressions changed.

This question was somewhat terrifying.

This was a question from a Dao Artifact Wielder. From a Dao Artifact Wielder's standpoint, Qing Liu Sheng was a member of the immortal race. Why should he be considered equal to countless True Spirits?

Even if True Spirits appeared equal to the human race of the Red Heaven, their actual status was low. Yet compared with the immortal race, rebels, and the True Spirit race, they were undoubtedly more protected by the Immortal Dynasty's Heavenly Laws.

"Sir God Officer, this half of the world was destroyed by Purple Snow Heart. It has nothing to do with Qing Liu Sheng or us. Please investigate clearly!"

The Ten Thousand Spirits Venerable shifted the blame onto Purple Snow Heart.

He sighed inwardly. No wonder Qing Liu Sheng had brought Purple Snow Heart along. He had brought a tool to block the blade for him. What a pleasant cooperation!

"How tragic. We are truly too tragic. We cannot protect our citizens. We clearly possess the power, yet we cannot interfere with the darkness within reach."

Zhan Meng sighed. The Tomorrow Dao Artifact appeared, and the Order Chains instantly wrapped around the three Venerables, completely sealing them.

In theory, Qing Liu Sheng was innocent. He truly had been helpless. But the three people before him were not.

"What?"

"Zhan Meng... sir? Is there some misunderstanding? We are innocent!"

"Why are you attacking us?"

The three Venerables were all stunned. A chill surged from the depths of their hearts through their entire bodies in an instant. After struggling for a moment, they all revealed expressions of utter horror.

This was no joke!

The rules' chains had truly taken effect. This Dao Artifact Wielder before them had come for them!

Why?

Had the God Empress not reached an agreement with the Azure Immortal Clan?

Why had she suddenly torn off all pretenses?

Countless questions tangled around their hearts. Their minds were filled with gloom as they spoke one after another, trying to stop matters from reaching the worst possible outcome.

"Innocent? You actually have the nerve to say that. Even if I were a three-year-old child, I would not be fooled by such words..."

"Killing large numbers of citizens, betraying the Immortal Dynasty, colluding with immortal-race forces—which of these is not a capital crime?"

Zhan Meng spoke indifferently.

"Killing large numbers of citizens? Betraying the Immortal Dynasty? Colluding with immortal-race forces? We have been wronged! God Officer Zhan Meng, when have I ever killed large numbers of citizens? Are you referring to three thousand years ago?"

The Ten Thousand Spirits Venerable struggled desperately and explained, "Perhaps you are still young, God Officer Zhan Meng. Those accusations are baseless. At that time, the Heavenly Laws had not even promulgated the 'Regulations Prohibiting Strategies Against the Multiverse.' I acted then only to rapidly conquer the world, so I cleansed the resisters. I have truly been wronged!"

"They were merely some hostile factions. How could cleansing them count as massacring citizens? How could it count as betraying the Immortal Dynasty? Colluding with the immortal race is even more impossible. We are utterly loyal to the Immortal Dynasty! We have always stood on the front lines, and the universes we conquered were registered at the first opportunity. We concealed nothing!"

He naturally knew that he could not deceive a Dao Artifact. These explanations were merely intended to make Zhan Meng understand the importance of the Ten Thousand Spirits Conglomerate, as well as the current situation.

Although not all high-level cultivators were intelligent—there were always some so stupid that they left people speechless—he was not one of them, and neither was the Heavenly Stems God Officer before him.

To become one of the ten Heavenly Stems God Officers most trusted by the God Empress, he naturally had to possess ability and wisdom at the very summit. He would certainly understand the meaning behind his submission.

Zhan Meng's sudden arrival was nothing more than an attempt to strike fear into the Ten Thousand Spirits Conglomerate and make them hand over a large share of their benefits.

If he was let off, they could register a vast number of universe coordinates afterward, turning them into tentacles extending the Heavenly Stems Universe's order. That was far more important than the lives of the three Venerable Positions.

"Three thousand years ago? How tragic. I said that you could not even fool a three-year-old child, yet you thought I was saying that I had been a genius in my youth who knew what happened three thousand years ago? How tragic. These are the pioneers of today's Immortal Dynasty."

Zhan Meng said no more. The Order Chains churned, and the invincible Concept Body was directly shattered.

A Venerable Position Entity emerged, but Zhan Meng waved his hand and erased every trace of its aura.

A Great Success Venerable as powerful as the Ten Thousand Spirits Venerable died directly without being able to utter a single word. Vast spiritual energy surged out and was guided by Zhan Meng into this world, filling its deficiencies. One phantom after another walked out again.

"Time Reversal Reappearance Art!"

Time flowed backward. One by one, the lives that had been killed were resurrected—mortals, demons, ghosts, and monsters, forming the countless living beings of the Investiture of the Gods World.

The battles of the past were recreated. Eight Venerables fought, and any random fluctuation caused countless beings across thousands of miles to die violently, making vast stretches of land evaporate.

How could a battle between Venerable Positions occurring in a world inhabited by mortals not affect those mortals?

Even a three-year-old child could not be fooled by such words.

"How tragic. The weak are ignored so cleanly... Could it be that, because you believe yourselves strong, you can simply disregard them?"

"What blissful self-awareness!"

Zhan Meng glanced in the direction Yun Ye and Purple Snow Heart had departed, sighed, withdrew the Dao Artifact, and vanished in the light.

A Dao Artifact Wielder could not remain in Outer Heaven for long. Once a True Immortal noticed him, the consequences would be severe.

Ultimately, if the multiverse had not been so vast, True Immortals could have destroyed the universes one after another, giving the Red Heaven Realm no opportunity to develop.

The True Immortals might have considered this too troublesome and thus allowed ordinary cultivators to explore the multiverse.

But ordinary cultivators were ordinary cultivators. Dao Artifact Wielders were far too special. They were difficult to conceal and represented Tomorrow's order. If they were noticed, then even if no True Immortal incarnation descended, immortal-race forces would still take action.

The Azure Immortal Clan had Azure Heaven backing it. The moment it left the Red Heaven Realm, there was no meaning in hiding its identity.

Many Venerable Positions had no way of learning this information, so a massive disparity in understanding arose. Naturally, they could not understand what the Azure Immortal Clan truly intended to do.

"The worlds around the Primordial Open Heaven Universe are generally similar worlds. If we invade one at random, there is a high chance we will enter a similar universe."

"That was how the Primordial Purple Qi Realm was discovered. In the end, Purple Snow Academy conquered it and seized control."

This time, the two had gone directly to the Primordial World.

This was the end of the divine court's trap. Once he passed this calamity, Yun Ye would continue forward, and what lay ahead would be the immortal race's arrangements.

"Invasions cost resources. If the benefits and the costs are not proportional, the various interest groups will not act."

"A high-level Heavenly Circle Earthly Square Type World like the Primordial Purple Qi Realm is the most compatible with the Red Heaven. It is a world capable of yielding immense benefits, far more valuable than a high-level universe or high-level plane. That is why many factions hope to conquer the core Primordial Universe and use it as a springboard to obtain vast numbers of high-level resource worlds," Purple Snow Heart said.

Crossing between universes was extraordinarily difficult. Every invasion consumed enormous resources, and only a Grotto-heaven Master could carry it out.

Under such circumstances, the forces taking action naturally did not want to obtain a useless world.

But if they used the Open Heaven Universe as a landmark, they could almost certainly invade a high-level world. This represented limitless benefits. Basically, after conquering one world, they would immediately have the ability to launch the next invasion, causing the snowball to roll at an unimaginably rapid pace.

Universes, planes, and worlds—these three types of worlds were otherwise fairly similar. Their energy was relatively concentrated, allowing a Grotto-heaven Master to devour them and obtain vast spiritual energy.

But a universe was the worst choice. Its space was boundless, and its energy was dispersed to the extreme. Even if a Grotto-heaven Master wanted to devour it, the efficiency would be far too low. It could only be handed over to the Heavenly Stems Universe, which would directly devour and digest the entire universe, after which the Immortal Dynasty would pay a small amount of resources.

Not only were these so-called resources far inferior to devouring it oneself, but one also had to wait a long time for the Heavenly Stems Universe to finish devouring it.

Turnaround was a major problem. The difference between obtaining something immediately and obtaining it in the future was simply too great...

I'm stuck, slacking off.