The Demon Emperor Who Upends All Living Beings thought of himself first.
At the same time, he grew wary of the three Immortals of the Daoist Sect.
The three belonged to the same sect and had always been thick as thieves.
Together with the Confucian Sect, they had long kept the four Immortals of the outer regions under their thumb.
Now that the Immortal of the Demonic Path had fallen, if another Immortal from the Ghost Path died, he and the Immortal of the Buddhist Sect would be at a disadvantage—and in grave danger.
Only by joining forces with Haoran Sage could they hope to stand against those three.
But the Confucian Sect was different. The Hundred Schools of Thought served under Haoran Sage, and more than twenty Tribulation Realm cultivators stood together for their own protection. They also had a trump card up their sleeve.
That was why they had managed to hold the north of the Nine Provinces and withstand the pressure from the three great Daoist factions.
If they approached Haoran Sage, there was no telling what he would think.
Until an alliance was secured, the Demon Emperor would not agree.
At that thought, the Demon Emperor Who Upends All Living Beings shook his head. "No. It isn't that simple."
"We can discuss this later. For now, we need to stabilize the situation and see how far the effects of this incident reach."
"Once we've assessed that, we can talk about everything else!" the Demon Emperor Who Upends All Living Beings said cautiously.
The Chaos Yin-Yang Dao Lord's eyes flickered. He did, in fact, have another plan in mind.
If they could eliminate the Immortal of the Ghost Path, the world would enter a period of balance.
The three great Daoist factions had always wanted to rule