No one had expected Immortal Emperor Nuwa, who had never been close to Xiao Ying or the Great Huan forces and had not even kept in contact with them, to willingly sacrifice herself just to drive back or eliminate the Great Huan Faction's strongest opponent... the Ultimate Immortal Venerable!
At the same time, Immortal Emperor Nuwa's astonishing counterattack had proven the Heavenly Emperor Staff's overwhelming power. Its reputation as the foremost sacred treasure was well deserved!
What puzzled them was that Immortal Emperor Nuwa had actually been able to use the Heavenly Emperor Staff and become a Heavenly Emperor.
If sacred treasures were so easy to seize, and the Heavenly Emperor Dao so easy to borrow, surely someone would have done it long before Immortal Emperor Nuwa!
Whatever the case, with the Ultimate Immortal Venerable's fate unknown, the battle cooled for a time. The great adepts in particular stopped fighting one after another. Even those who had not gathered together no longer continued the battle.
The greatest masterminds behind this battle had already become fairly clear: several Immortal Venerables and some Supreme Rulers!
The Immortal-God Alliance had been formed at the orders of the Immortal Venerables and Supreme Rulers. Most of its members had never intended to profit from it, nor had they planned to wipe out the Pangu Lineage. Still less did they have any need to destroy the Great Huan Faction. They were merely following orders and taking precautions against future threats!
They would not shed tears until they saw the coffin, nor would their hearts give up until they reached the Yellow River!
Now, with the Paradise God Emperor dead and the Ultimate Immortal Venerable missing, the masterminds behind the Immortal-God Alliance might not have been afraid, but they were certainly wary. They began weighing whether it