Making Things Up on the Spot

Upon hearing the words of the Newborn Machine God, Le Zhentian's expression turned serious again.

"From now on, if there's anything, just say it all at once."

He maintained this expression and said to the Newborn Machine God, "Don't let my mood fluctuate so much; it's very uncomfortable."

"Oh."

"There's no need to worry too much about this. According to our findings, these insects have almost no defense against Consciousness life forms."

Bai Qiuran seized an opportunity to interject, immediately speaking with conviction, "So, Zhentian, withdraw the Immortals from the front lines and let them release their Consciousness Demon. Machine God, you too, withdraw all the Machine Puppet."

Why?

Both Le Zhentian and the Machine God were puzzled.

"You should withdraw."

Jiang Lan sighed.

"Giving him some face and letting him put in more effort is a good idea."

"Alright..."

Le Zhentian and the Machine God glanced at Bai Qiuran, then said, "Then the Machine God and I will jointly deploy Immortals and Machine Puppet to construct a second line of defense behind the Eden Defense Line, just in case."

"That's good, that's good."

Bai Qiuran satisfaction and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"When I order the troops to retreat, I will leave several large formations behind for the Eden Allied Army."

Le Zhentian continued, "Some of them are humanoid races who were modified by the Machine God and later accepted our Immortal Realm's missionary work, learning the methods of cultivation. Currently, many of them have already condensed Golden Core and Nascent Soul within their bodies, with the highest cultivation level already at the Immortals level. When the time comes, it shouldn't be difficult for them to find a way to power our great formation."

Bai Qiuran's smile froze on his face. He asked, "Wait, I think I misheard something... Zhentian, were you just saying that there are Cultivators in Eden?"

"Yes."

Le Zhentian nodded.

Bai Qiuran chased all the Immortal Realm generals out, then grabbed Le Zhentian by the collar and, under the somewhat terrified gaze of the Immortal Emperor, demanded, "Who told you to teach them?"

"No, isn't this normal cultural export?"

Le Zhentian explained, "This is a tradition left over from when Master was in power. It has continued for hundreds of thousands of years. I am just following the tradition... Besides, doing this can win them over and make these races feel close to and identify with the Immortal Realm. What's wrong with that?"

"Neither of them is good!"

Bai Qiuran roared, "If these people are eaten by insects, wouldn't I be subjected to the utter humiliation of the entire Insect Race?!"

He suddenly shouted out his true feelings, and the others were stunned.

Two seconds later, the Machine God coughed and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, now that we know the Immortal Ancestor's secret, will he silence us?"

Le Zhentian glanced at it.

"If everyone were as outspoken as you, it would indeed be very dangerous."

The Machine God immediately fell silent.

Realizing she had voiced her thoughts, Bai Qiuran coughed and then solemnly said, "It's alright, leave this to me. Zhen Tianji Shen, you just need to deploy your troops according to the original plan."

He pretended nothing had happened and looked at the Heavenly Dao Consciousness Demon Clone.

"Heavenly Dao, I have a question for you."

"What is it?"

The Heavenly Dao Consciousness Demon Clone took a step back and coldly said, "If you want information on magical secrets, bring something in exchange!"

Bai Qiuran ignored her and continued recounting how the insects feared his aura. Then he asked, "I want to ask you, how much do you know about the material you used when you created Heaven's Envy?"

"..."

The Heavenly Dao's Consciousness Demon Clone remained silent for a long time. Bai Qiuran and the others rarely saw a thoughtful and conflicted expression on her face. After thinking for a long time, she said to Le Zhentian and the Machine God, "Regarding this matter, I would like to speak with Heaven's Envy alone. Please excuse me for a moment."

Li Jinyao and Jiang Lan wanted to stay, but the Heavenly Dao Will added, "You two should also excuse yourselves."

The two girls looked at Bai Qiuran, Bai Qiuran waved to them.

"Go on out, it's alright."

After Jiang Lan and Li Jinyao left, Bai Qiuran at the Consciousness Demon Clone of the Heavenly Dao Will and asked, "Alright, now that they're gone, tell me, what secret do you have?"

The Heavenly Dao's Consciousness Demon Clone glanced at him.

"I should have told you back then that the first generation of Heaven's Envy born in the entire Void was the remains of an extremely powerful creature that I picked up near the Void outside this world."

"I remember."

Bai Qiuran nodded and said, "Eastern Emperor Taiyi later also found one, and he even modified it into the shape of Heaven's Envy, wanting to kill me, but in the end I was still one step ahead."

"It's not because he's more skilled than you, it's because the body he found is in a completely different league from the one I used to create the Heaven's Envy '."

The Heavenly Dao Consciousness Demon Clone replied, "Although they should be of the same race, if we were to compare them, the difference might be even greater than that between an adult and a child."

"Oh..."

Bai Qiuran.

"Then I think my intelligence is still quite important."

Ignoring his boasting, the Heavenly Dao Consciousness Demon Clone continued to reveal astonishing facts.

"Actually, when I told you I found a corpse, I was lying. When I first saw... this monster, it was still alive and was devouring the world around the world I was born from."

"Wait, did I hear that right? You just said it's devouring... a world? I mean, a complete, massive world with universes and galaxies, not the small world we create?"

"No."

The Heavenly Dao's Consciousness Demon Clone shook its head.

"What it devoured were enormous worlds capable of giving birth to wills similar to mine. In fact, many worlds near me had also given birth to independent Consciousness, but they were all consumed by it. When that creature unleashed its aura, truly, all of our world wills felt a fear they had never experienced since birth, like herbivores being targeted by predators."

"Then what?"

"Then... then when that terrifying creature reached out to me, I couldn't help but gather my strength and strike it. Only then did I realize that this creature's strength was all a facade; in reality, its body was already riddled with holes and exhausted. My strike dealt it the final blow, and it died. I then obtained its remains."

The Heavenly Dao Consciousness Demon Clone spoke.

"... Are you kidding me?"

Bai Qiuran said suspiciously, "Considering what you told me before, Wisdom Immortal's claim that you are impartial in the Heavenly Dao is utter nonsense. You can spout lies so easily, it's like you can just throw them out without thinking."