Such was the way of the world. Xiao Ying, who had advanced to Half-Step Immortal Emperor, had actually intended to call a ceasefire, only to draw another Immortal Venerable into the fray!
As expected, the Ninefold Pure Immortal Venerable had acted not only because the Immortal-God Alliance had suffered grievous casualties and fallen behind. Xiao Ying's skyrocketing cultivation had also made the Immortal Venerables wary!
Who knew what agreement the hidden Immortal Venerables had reached? After Nuwa sacrificed herself to drive back the Ultimate Immortal Venerable, the even more powerful Ninefold Pure Immortal Venerable had appeared. This clearly violated the "agreement" the Dragon Mulberry Patriarch had mentioned earlier. Most likely, the Immortal Venerables and Great Adepts secretly aiding the Great Huan Faction had relaxed their restrictions; otherwise, the opposing forces would have had no reason to spare an Immortal Venerable.
The threat of an Immortal Venerable was enough to turn the tide of battle. Otherwise, there would have been no need to sacrifice Nuwa to repel the Ultimate Immortal Venerable!
Better to rely on oneself than on heaven or earth!
If even Immortal Venerables could break their word, what else could they rely on?!
This was the deepest realization of Xiao Ying, the Dragon Mulberry Patriarch, and the others-and their greatest concern.
Of course, it was also possible that the unimaginable strength of Xiao Ying and the Great Huan Faction had prompted previously neutral beings to intervene, rather than those secretly supporting the Great Huan Faction breaking their promises!
Things had come to this. Whatever the truth, they had to face it.
The Ninefold Pure Immortal Venerable's attack vividly demonstrated what it meant for "one force to shatter ten thousand arts." Absolute power could disregard every spell and technique. Even the most mysterious and profound River of Destiny and the