"Nine Records United..."
Although they had long suspected it, when they heard Tian Heng lay the matter bare and proclaim it publicly on this occasion, everyone still wore an inscrutable expression.
The legend of the Flying Immortal Records had existed for ages. They were said to conceal an earth-shaking secret that could guide one to ascension and the Other Shore, even allow one to attain the Dao and achieve immortality and imperishability. But during the wars of the First Year of the Dharma-Ending Era, the records had been divided into nine parts. Unless all nine were gathered again, even the finest minds in the world could spend their entire lives on them without deciphering them.
Now, after ten thousand years and countless twists and turns, all the records had finally surfaced, one after another.
Just as the "prophecy" spread by those with an agenda had foretold, the time for nine records united had finally arrived.
When legend became reality, and might even unfold in their own hands, those present could not help indulging in a few flights of fancy. What would happen if each of them truly contributed their share and pieced the whole together?
But...
This was easy to say, yet hard to do!
"Grand Elder Tian Heng, you are a highly respected senior and a master of profound cultivation, as well as the Righteous Path Leader. Whatever your command, we ought to follow your lead. Yet every faction in the world serves its own master, and we belong to the Demon Alliance. We have already risked universal condemnation by attending this gathering. If we truly contribute the records in our hands to accomplish the great undertaking of nine records united, how will our interests be guaranteed?"
The Night King also knew that this could not be stopped. In