"Why don't we open a betting pool, with divine herbs as the stakes?"
"You've got some nerve, rabbit."
"You've gone mad dreaming of herbs."
"You're beyond saving, rabbit."
For a time, everyone was in high spirits.
Meanwhile, at the central altar of the Imperial Pass, the kings had indeed gathered to discuss the journey to the Immortal Domain.
"Fellow Daoists, what arrangements have we made for this journey to the Immortal Domain? Without anyone to protect them along the way, our young friends' safety will hardly be assured."
Ancestor Gu spoke. He took the journey to the Immortal Domain especially seriously. The hundreds of kings in that great realm were no laughing matter. A realm capable of producing so many Immortal Kings surely possessed something heaven-defying; the immense fortune gathered there had practically reached its peak.
"I'll make the trip. I'm quite interested in the Immortal Domain myself. Would any fellow Daoist care to accompany me?"
Meng Tianzheng spoke, and the kings silently nodded.
"Having Immortal King Meng lead the party would be ideal."
Immortal King Qian Li spoke.
"Indeed. With Fellow Daoist Meng leading them, we can display the divine might of our Nine Heavens."
Immortal King Lian Du spoke. Having returned from the Boundary Sea, he knew how powerful Meng Tianzheng was. This was a titan capable of slaying kings. Even Qianjue, a titan among the Foreign Realm's Immortal Kings, had fallen to him. Apart from the Heavenly Emperor, no one in the Nine Heavens dared claim they could reliably kill an unrivaled figure like Qianjue.
"I have a few old friends in the Immortal Domain. I would like to visit them on this trip."
Immortal King Ji Shu, the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, spoke. His bearing had never changed: he remained as detached and transcendent as