With two Great Immortal Lords, the Mysterious Court was a top-tier power that dominated an entire sea region in the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm. But placed in the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm, it would probably rank two places below even the weakest of the Five Surnames and Seven Great Clans.
Whenever a great chaos calamity struck, they had to lead their sect disciples into hiding, fleeing here and there before Golden Core True Lords. They had had enough of those days.
Great Immortal Lords carried some weight, after all. Perhaps their lives would improve if they pledged allegiance to the Five Surnames and Seven Great Clans.
However, which clan to join warranted careful consideration. After weighing their options and holding internal discussions both large and small, the Mysterious Court finally decided to cooperate with the Hengyang Lu Clan.
First, a branch of the Hengyang Lu Clan already existed in the Mountain-Sea Profound Yellow Realm, making contact convenient. Second, the Hengyang Lu Clan ranked among the upper tier of the Five Surnames and Seven Great Clans, with no fewer than three Golden Core True Lords during the previous great chaos calamity.
Including the Great Immortal Lord of the Hengyang Lu Clan's branch and their own two Great Immortal Lords, they would have six True Lord-level combatants during this great chaos calamity-enough to swagger unchallenged through the myriad worlds.
"The Hengyang Lu Clan rose through the Demonic Dao of the profound tradition. For the Mysterious Court to cooperate with them is no different from bargaining with a tiger for its skin," [Immortal Lord Daocheng Dejiu] said with a cold snort.
"You need not trouble yourself over that, [Immortal Lord Daocheng Dejiu]," [Immortal Lord Xuancong Chuirui] said with a calm smile.
They were no fools and had long since made preparations. The instant