The Longevity Sect's Peril! Requesting the Dao Child Flee

Before long, all six Golden Core Elders of the Longevity Sect, including two guest elders such as Qiu Feng, arrived.

Sect Leader Xing Huiguang was the last to arrive at the Longevity Hall, his expression revealing undisguised exhaustion and solemnity.

"Sect Leader!"

Chen Dengming and the others stood up and bowed. Looking at Xing Huiguang's expression, they were all puzzled and felt quite heavy-hearted.

As the sect leader, Xing Huiguang was always one to keep his emotions hidden. He possessed extraordinary composure and rarely showed his fatigue and seriousness so clearly on his face, which proved that the situation was indeed not optimistic.

"Please sit down!"

Xing Huiguang flicked his sleeves, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then, seemingly realizing he had been slightly out of line, his expression softened somewhat. He exhaled, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and said...

"Sect Master Cheng and Elder Ye are not near the sect and cannot return for the time being. I will inform them of today's meeting results via Sound Transmission Jade Talisman. You all probably already guess why I have convened this emergency meeting today."

Qiu Feng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did the Four Domains Elders Council agree to the challenge from the Northern Yin Holy Mother?"

"Um!"

Xing Huiguang sighed solemnly, "We have no choice but to agree. If we agree, the time when the great war breaks out in the four regions may be delayed, and there may be a turning point. At least it can buy us more time. The First Ancestor will be out of seclusion in two years."

I've heard that the First Ancestor of the Heavenly Dao Qu Shenzong, is already on his way back from beyond the realm.

Disagree, and a major war may break out at any moment!

Everyone was shocked, not expecting the situation to have reached such a critical juncture.

Especially upon hearing that the Heavenly Dao Ancestor Qu Shenzong was also on his way back, it was clear that the contradictions discussed at the higher-level meeting were too great and had reached the point of no return, potentially endangering the entire Four Domains. Otherwise, Qu Shenzong would not have returned.

"The first ancestor of the Tiandao Sect, Qu Shenzong."

Chen Dengming was secretly alarmed, his heart heavy. The words of Sect Leader Xing were astonishing, and the situation had far exceeded his expectations.

Qu Shenzong, the first ancestor of the Tiandao Sect, was a figure from more than two thousand years ago and is also the only one with Heavenly Spiritual Root still existing in the Four Regions.

More than two thousand years ago, this person had already reached the Spirit Transformation stage and had always been the top fighter in the four regions. He once overwhelmed the Heavenly Devil Sect's Heavenly Demon and the Mochao Kingdom Lord, making them unable to raise their heads. Otherwise, it might not have been a group of Devil Cultivator who were driven to the Western Regions.

Now, the Qu Shenzong, which has been absent from the world's sight for over a thousand years, is about to return.

Is this a prelude to attack the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan, to avenge Xuan Chenxiao, Heavenly Dao Second Ancestor?

At this point, the other elders also began to express their doubts, wondering why the situation had become so serious.

Xing Huiguang put down his teacup and said, "Actually, ever since Senior Xuan, the Heavenly Dao Second Ancestor, lost last time, the situation has irreversibly developed towards a war between the four regions."

The higher-ups are aware of these circumstances, but information about the true situation is being blocked, so we are unaware of it, let alone the disciples.

It should be noted that the Four Domains have not experienced a war of this scale for many years. Many years ago, after the Nascent Soul Treaty was introduced, the various sects of our Four Domains lived in peace for a long time.

The Nascent Spirit Transformation of each sect either traveled far and wide or went into seclusion.

But what is united for a long time must eventually divide, and the appearance of the Venerable Lord Dongfang Huayuan broke this balance.

This person not only progressed at an astonishing speed, but also possessed astonishing combat power. He had long been a pawn of the Heavenly Demon and the Mochao Kingdom Lord, but he was also using their resources to quickly become stronger.

They're a den of snakes and rats, exploiting each other.

Chen Dengming frowned, and seeing Xing Huiguang pause, he asked at the opportune moment, "Sect Senior Brother, as far as I know, Dongfang Huayuan should have also advanced to the Spirit Transformation. Given his temperament and strength, how could the Heavenly Demon and the Mochao Kingdom Lord allow him to grow stronger? Isn't that like raising a tiger to cause trouble?"

Xing Huiguang stared intently at Chen Dengming and said, "Perhaps this is a desperate measure, or perhaps they have other plans, but that's beyond our comprehension."

In short, the Heavenly Demon and the Mochao Kingdom Lord the Dongfang Huayuan, which may give them the confidence to confront Senior Qu Your Majesty. The Devil Cultivator camp has also gained many strategic opportunities.

The defeat of the Heavenly Dao Second Ancestor and the absence of the First Ancestor, Qu Shenzong, present them with the best opportunity.

All we can do now is stall for time, until our Longevity First Ancestor awakens or Senior Qu Your Majesty returns.

This is why our Southeastern camp also agreed to the challenge against the Northern Yin Holy Mother at the final Four Regions Conference."

Qiu Feng nodded and said, "In that case, the fact that the Northern Yin Holy Mother used His Your Highness Daozi as an excuse to challenge us was not entirely a coincidence of revenge, but rather a means for the Devil Cultivator to launch a strategic offensive."

Even if His Your Highness Daozi didn't kill the Northern Spirit Holy Son, the Devil Cultivator camp would find other sharp weapons to tear open the breach from other angles.

Upon hearing this, the other elders all displayed varying expressions.

Chen Dengming gave Qiu Feng a grateful look, knowing that the Sect Master Qiu was trying to extricate him from a predicament and prevent him from incurring hatred.

Xing Huiguang nodded and said, "That's right, that's what I want to talk about now. It's not just the Northern Yin Holy Mother who wants to challenge our Longevity Sect's Ancestor, but also the Mochao Crown Prince has proposed a challenge, and the Four Regions Elders' Council will most likely agree."

"What?"

"How could they do this? Don't those elders of the Four Domains Elder Council know that if one falls, the other will be vulnerable? How could they agree to the challenge from the Third Prince of Demon Slayer at this time?"

The elders present were all astonished.

Even a Nascent Soul Late Stage Northern Yin Holy Mother is already a huge headache.

With the addition of the Demon Prince, who might be in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Mochao Crown Prince, the situation becomes extremely unfavorable for the Longevity Sect.

Xing Huiguang said in a deep voice, "This is an open strategy, a combination of diplomacy and force. If we don't accept it, a war between the four regions could break out at any time."

If we win, we'll still have a chance to stall.

The longer we delay, the more advantageous it will be for us. The Mochao Kingdom Lord and the Northern Yin Holy Mother Kingdom clearly understand this, which is why they are targeting us."

"Since war is inevitable anyway, let's just start a war and see who's stronger!" Guan Chao, a proponent of war, sneered.

Xing Huiguang shook his head with a wry smile.

To start a direct war is too dangerous; it's easier said than done.

Even within the Devil Cultivator camp, the focus was primarily on provocation and testing.

Unless absolutely necessary, they dare not directly break the agreement and launch a war at the Nascent Soul and Deity Spirit Transformation levels.

This is also the reason why the Northern Yin Holy Mother challenged the Nascent Soul of the Longevity Sect.

If the Longevity Sect is defeated, it will be unable to hand over the Longevity Dao Child, which would constitute a breach of trust and non-compliance.

When the Mochao Kingdom, in alliance with the Northern Spirit Sect, launches a major attack on the Longevity Sect, will the other sects intervene or not?

If we don't intervene, the fall of the Longevity Sect will be a major blow to the Eastern Region's power.

Once they make their move, the Nascent Soul Treaty will become a worthless piece of paper, rendered meaningless, and the Devil Cultivator camp will be able to launch a massive attack without any restraint.

In such situations, neutral forces would waver, and might even be persuaded to defect directly to the Northern Region. This illustrates the importance of the side that prevails in a war.

Compared to this method of starting a war, a direct war is obviously more brutal and more likely to provoke many neutral forces to launch a counterattack.

These forces include many Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation, and should not be underestimated.

"Now, in order to buy time, even though we know this is their open scheme, we still have to accept it and win."

Xing Huiguang exhaled, his eyes gleaming, and said, "I have already discussed this matter with the Third Ancestor."

Elder Ran said slowly and in a deep voice, "The Northern Yin Holy Mother is at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Within our Longevity Sect, only our First Ancestor is confident of defeating her in a battle."

As for the Mochao Crown Prince, rumors say he may already be in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and that the Second and Third Ancestor fought against him.

Elder Ran didn't say anything more.

But everyone understood what it meant.

Although the Second Ancestor and the Third Ancestor are both Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators, they may not necessarily be able to defeat the Mochao Crown Prince.

Because among cultivators of the Longevity Sect, those at the same cultivation level are not particularly skilled in combat, except for the freak Chen Dengming.

Of course, this lack of proficiency is relative. After all, the cultivators of the Longevity Sect are from a major sect, and they still have a significant advantage when fighting against cultivators of the same realm from smaller sects or Rogue Cultivator.

However, those who have reached the Nascent Soul level are almost all formidable opponents, and the Mochao Crown Prince is even more troublesome.

Regardless of whether the First Ancestor could emerge from seclusion, even if he did emerge and successfully defeat the Northern Yin Holy Mother, if the Second and Third Ancestor lost, it would still be considered a loss.

This is because it is a challenge between two forces.

The demands made by the Mochao Crown Prince must have been impossible, such as handing over the Longevity Dao Child.

An emergency meeting was held and discussions lasted for an hour.

Finally, at the end of the meeting, Chen Dengming and Qiu Feng were kept behind by Xing Huiguang for a private talk.

"Sect Senior Brother, what about this matter?"

Chen Dengming was about to speak when Xing Huiguang raised his hand to stop him and laughed.

"Junior Brother Chen, there's no need to feel too much pressure. We discussed this at the meeting today. This matter has little to do with you; you just happened to be there."

Don't think that you're the one who's been too high-profile and stirred up this sect crisis. Do you really think the Mochao Kingdom Lord will pay any attention to you?

Chen Dengming was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Of course not, he is Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord, so his attention is naturally focused on the First Ancestor and the three Ancestors. It's just..."

"However, people within the sect, especially some disciples, might misunderstand if they find out."

Xing Huiguang shook his head. "But you don't live for others either. As Dao Child, you do have to protect the many disciples in the sect, but you don't need to argue with fools too much."

Chen Dengming felt a warmth in his heart, bowed, and smiled, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Actually, he wasn't being pretentious or fussy about this; he only spoke up to see Xing Huiguang's attitude.

In retrospect, Xing Huiguang was clearly very open-minded.

"But now, he's really in danger," Qiu Feng said, offering a reminder.

"That's right!" Xing Huiguang's face turned serious again as he looked at Chen Dengming and said, "I'm keeping you here to persuade you to leave Longevity Sect and go to the Border Town of the Eastern Region a month from now, before the official start of the duel."

Chen Dengming was startled.

Xing Huiguang said in a deep voice, his hands behind his back, "This is to prepare for the worst in advance."

If we are defeated, our Longevity Sect will certainly not hand over our Dao Child.

However, at that time, not only will the Elders of the Four Regions intervene and force us, but the Mochao Kingdom and the Northern Spirit Sect will also come to attack. The Mochao Kingdom Lord may even personally take action, and then their goal will be achieved.

Chen Dengming's heart sank as if it were filled with lead.

This was the last thing he wanted to see.

He also knew that Xing Huiguang's arrangement was the best outcome.

Currently, despite his apparent fame across the four regions, he is incapable of intervening in wars at the Nascent Soul level; he is merely a nobody.

He couldn't even be foolish enough to say that if they were defeated, he would hand himself over and play the hero, because that would only make the enemy laugh and earn the tears of some naive people, and it would be completely useless.

The true purpose of the Devil Cultivator camp was not to target him, a nobody, but to strike at the Longevity First Ancestor and sever one of the Eastern Region's arms.

Even if we hand him over, there will be many more reasons to continue the war, at most it will only have a delaying effect.

However, this delaying effect will have a devastating impact on the Longevity Sect.

What future can a sect have that can't even protect its own Daoist Dao Child and has to hand him over for safety?

"Junior Brother Chen, you are a smart man. You know that indecisiveness is useless at this time."

Qiu Feng's face was as hard as iron, he reminded him.

He didn't want Chen Dengming to make a foolish mistake.

Leaving temporarily is the best option.

With Chen Dengming's talent, many years later, the Longevity Sect will produce another powerful Nascent Soul Ancestor, or even a Spirit Transformation.

It would be a misfortune for the sect if it perished in this conspiracy and became a sacrificed pawn.

"I know. Thank you, Senior Brother Qiu." Chen Dengming said in a low voice, then looked at Xing Huiguang.

"Sect Senior Brother, what are our chances of winning?"

During the discussion just now, Xing Huiguang did not reveal whether the First Ancestor would emerge from seclusion.

The duel set by the Northern Yin Holy Mother was to take place in less than a month.

If the First Ancestor is unable to emerge from seclusion, the Longevity Sect will have no chance of victory.

Xing Huiguang shook his head, turned his back as he paced with his hands behind his back, not wanting Chen Dengming to see his expression, and said.

"Good fortune will always favor you, Junior Brother Chen. Sometimes a temporary setback is not necessarily a failure; and a temporary victory is not necessarily the final victory."

Chen Dengming's heart sank.

Xing Huiguang's response seems to indicate that the First Ancestor may not be able to emerge from seclusion for the time being.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Perfection is also extremely important.

Once he breaks through, he will become a candidate for the Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord, and the Longevity Sect will become even stronger, continuing to be stable for thousands of years.

This was clearly part of the scheme devised by the Mochao Kingdom Lord and the Northern Yin Holy Mother.

It is precisely at this critical juncture that the foundation of an ancestor's Dao is destroyed.

Previously, Xuan Chenxiao, the second patriarch of the Tiandao Sect, was defeated by Dongfang Huayuan and suffered severe injuries. The injuries he sustained may affect his success rate in breaking through to the Spirit Transformation in the future.

But now that things have come to this, he, a Golden Core Cultivator, can't even protect his own safety, so how can he talk about protecting the sect?

Perhaps the best course of action is to cooperate with Xing Huiguang and the Third Ancestor's strategy and leave immediately.

Chen Dengming did not try to be strong; despite being in a bad mood, he still made the wisest choice.

After leaving the Longevity Hall, he quickly returned to his cave abode and briefly informed He Yingyu of what had happened.

To avoid causing his senior sister to worry and panic, he didn't reveal too much, only saying that the sect had made proper arrangements.

For the next Heavenly Timing, Chen Dengming stayed in the sect, cultivating while receiving exchange supplies transported from the War Merit Hall.

At the same time, he handed over the Shadow-Bearing Gold he had exchanged to He Yingyu, asking her to immediately work with Elder Ge to reforge the Soul Shocking Silk into a Third-tier High-grade Law Treasure.

During this period, following Xing Huiguang's advice, he continued to familiarize himself with and refine his clones in order to facilitate the upcoming secret retreat.

There are also spies planted by the Devil Cultivator cultivators within the Longevity Sect.

His departure with He Yingyu to the Eastern Border City this time will be kept absolutely secret.

The plan was known only to a few elders, Xing Huiguang, Qiu Feng, and others.

After leaving, the clone he personally created will remain in the sect to take his place and carry out normal activities with He Yingyu, creating the illusion that they are still in the Longevity Sect to lull enemy spies into a false sense of security.

Several more days passed.

Inside the Longevity Peak cave abode.

Chen Dengming looked at the nearly transparent, dragon-whisker-like Soul Shocking Silk of silk floating in his hand, a mixture of satisfaction and regret on his face.

"Fortunately, it was finished before leaving, but unfortunately, there wasn't time to go to the Curiosity Sect to imbue the Law Treasure with a spirit."

He Yingyu comforted her, "It's alright. We can attach the spirit after this is over. Once we get out, we'll keep a low profile and won't have many opportunities to make a move."

Looking at his senior sister's optimistic expression, Chen Dengming smiled bitterly to himself.

It will be very difficult for this matter to be resolved now.

Even considering the worst-case scenario, it's possible that we won't survive, and a four-domain war will break out, from which no one will be spared.

However, he kept these thoughts to himself.

At this moment, his eyes burst forth with blue Immortal Celestial Dao Power, and he chanted obscure Mnemonic. Soon, the Wood Elemental Spiritual Energy in the air rapidly gathered, instantly condensing into the figure of a beautiful and graceful woman.

That fair back, full and beautiful, displayed graceful lines that exuded boundless youth.

Even though it wasn't the first time He Yingyu had seen Chen Dengming cast a spell, she still couldn't help but marvel when she saw a clone that was exactly the same as herself, even with the same temperament and aura, being condensed by Chen Dengming.

"Junior Brother, this clone looks just like me."

Hearing this, Chen Dengming felt smug. He walked over, reached out and pinched her cheek, saying, "That's right, I know you much better than I know myself."

He Yingyu spat, her cheeks flushed, and quickly called Chen Dengming to help her clone change clothes.

Although this clone can also condense energy into clothing, it is not as authentic as real clothing and also saves Spiritual Qi.

Chen Dengming then expended his Mental Strength and Human Immortal Way Power to condense a Bai Mao clone at the peak of the False Core stage to disguise himself, thus completing his preparations.

Condensing this clone at the mid-stage and peak of the pseudo-core realm was almost his limit, and his Mental Strength was greatly depleted.

After taking a Heart Mending Pill, which he had obtained through battle merits, Chen Dengming quickly recovered some of his Mental Strength.

The clone created for He Yingyu has the same strength and aura as her, and is even more lifelike.

Although it can only exist for a dozen days when not in use, it is enough to deceive non- Nascent Soul experts in a convincing way.

The Bai Mao clone at the peak of the pseudo-core level is somewhat inferior.

Normally, no one might notice anything amiss, but once they make their move, it will definitely be exposed.

"Alright, let's hurry and leave under the cover of night. Sect Leader Xing has already arranged a secret passage for our escape."

Chen Dengming put away the Spirit Seizing Array Disk and then instructed He Yingyu to pack her belongings.

After making some preparations, the two used their escape techniques to slip into the night and quietly depart.

In ten days, it will be the day when the Northern Yin Holy Mother challenges the Nascent Soul Ancestor the Longevity Sect.

By now, the news has already spread.

Within the Longevity Sect, everyone felt insecure, the atmosphere was oppressive and heavy, and the disciples were all taciturn and rarely smiled, their hearts heavy.

Only a few disciples who had more confidence in the sect's patriarch remained optimistic and excited; these were almost all members of the minority who advocated for war.

Chen Dengming and He Yingyu stealthily passed by, took one last look at the sect and some disciples, sighed inwardly, opened the secret passage Formation, and quickly left.

The Longevity Sect has yet to announce which patriarch will challenge the Northern Yin Holy Mother, and the circumstances of the duel on that day are difficult to predict.

Chen Dengming could only follow the instructions of Sect Leader Xing and secretly travel to the Border Town of the Eastern Region to await news.

That place is the eastern border guarding the Fallen Forbidden Zone, and also the exit from the Eastern Region.

The sect's arrangement of this location for him to hide there seems to imply a deeper meaning: he should be prepared for the worst at any time.

But Chen Dengming had other ideas.

If the situation wasn't too bad, he didn't want to leave the Four Regions and the Longevity Sect so soon, and become a wanderer.

Crossing the so-called Desolate Land of Corruption is no less dangerous than directly participating in the Four Realms War.

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