Han Xuanji founded the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace hundreds of years ago, and this area is much more prosperous than it was a hundred years ago.
The Mystic Spirit Clan, in particular, has developed their settlements from scattered villages into several sizable cities, their layout subtly mirroring the rotation of the Tianxing.
Li Taiqing began to report on the situation of the Mystic Spirit Clan.
At Han Xuanji's behest, he bestowed many top-tier cultivation methods upon the geniuses of the Mystic Spirit Clan and instilled in them a great deal of loyalty to Han Xuanji.
Now, several hundred years later, the Mystic Spirit Clan has not only seen a significant increase in population, but also a growing number of accomplished cultivators, with one batch after another of talented cultivators emerging, including many young Taiyi Golden Immortal.
If one day these Mystic Spirit Clan were to produce many Daluo Golden Immortal, that would be a considerable fortune.
"Master, for hundreds of years, the entire Mystic Spirit Clan has been grateful for your grace in recreating and protecting us, and the sentiment of loyalty has been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts."
From the moment they are enlightened, the younger generation knows that the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace is their heaven and their master is the source of their Dao.
The clan elders and newly promoted heroes all considered it an honor to serve their master.
"Junior Brother Lu Fan has now unified the ten immortal Immortal Domain of the Human Race, and his power is awe-inspiring. However, with the rapid expansion of his territory, everything needs to be rebuilt, and he is particularly lacking in reliable and capable people. Although he has recruited many talents, there is still a shortage of core and trustworthy individuals."
"This time, I plan to send a group of the Mystic Spirit Clan to Junior Brother Lu's Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty."
Li Taiqing said respectfully.
"Yes, you've taken good care of it."
Han Xuanji's voice was calm, revealing little emotion, yet it reassured Li Taiqing.
Li Taiqing solemnly said:
"I dare not accept such praise; it is all what a disciple should do."
These Mystic Spirit Clan were all geniuses he had carefully selected; they were not only extremely loyal but also exceptionally intelligent.
Although he was an upright man, he was not indecisive. If the Mystic Spirit Clan harbored any disloyalty, he would be the first to not let them go.
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Han Xuanji's eyes.
He always trusted Li Taiqing to do things.
These Mystic Spirit Clan have considerable potential; it would be a waste to leave them unattended.
In fact, over the years, Li Taiqing, Little White, and Lin Potian have indeed selected several prodigies of the Mystic Spirit Clan as their disciples.
Of course, Little White was also just looking for fun; ostensibly he was taking on apprentices, but actually he was just looking for someone to relieve his boredom.
Little Gold Jin focused on cultivation, and his cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds. Occasionally, Han Xuanji would give him private lectures.
"There is one more thing to report to Master."
Li Taiqing paused for a moment and then said:
"A group of strange beings arrived from beyond the heavens, including several with cultivation Hunyuan Realm. These beings then seemed to have entered the Devil Domain. Shortly after, I received intelligence that a powerful group of beings had appeared on the border between the Immortal and Demon Realms. Fortunately, the Heavenly Court sent reinforcements; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"Oh?"
Han Xuanji did not show any surprise or anger. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he instantly saw through the layers of mist, understanding the cause and effect.
"I see."
Han Xuanji's cultivation level increased significantly, and his Divine Pupils of Fate also became more powerful.
Even though the Lord of Greed's actions were extremely secretive, they still could not escape his notice.
"This reinforcement is no ordinary force."
Han Xuanji slowly opened his mouth and said:
"These ' Outer-Domain Heavenly Devil ' are no ordinary beings; behind them stands a powerful being, the Chaos Evil Devils ' Lord of Greed '."
Li Taiqing's heart skipped a beat, and he silently recited in his mind:
" Lord of Greed?"
He had never heard of this name before; this was the first time he had heard of it.
However, the fact that Han Xuanji described it as a powerful being indicates that its strength far exceeds his expectations.
"That is an extremely ancient and infamous being from the Chaos, greedy and tyrannical in nature, who has plundered the origins of countless worlds."
Han Xuanji said calmly:
" The Devil Ancestor is quite the schemer."
He spoke calmly, as if he were commenting on a game of chess that had nothing to do with him.
"Bring in external forces, luring them with benefits, and using them to devour a wolf."
" The Lord of Greed, whose path lies in 'greed,' desires all resources, energy, and origins in the world."
It had long coveted the Immortal Realm, but dared not easily lay its hands on it. Now that the Devil Ancestor was offering to share it, it seemed to have tempted this greedy beast, making it willing to be its vanguard.
Li Taiqing immediately realized the seriousness of the matter:
"Master, are you saying that the Devil Ancestor used the interests of the Immortal Realm as bait to lure the Lord of Greed here, intending to use his power to first deplete the power of our Immortal Realm, or... directly target you, Master?"
"Good."
Han Xuanji nodded and said calmly:
" The Lord of Greed is an ancient and Wuji being; if he were to arrive, he would be no easy opponent."
The Devil Ancestor's plan serves three purposes: first, to test my strength; second, to use me to disrupt the situation and deplete the Immortal Realm's energy; and third... regardless of who wins between me and the Lord of Greed, he can reap the benefits, and may even devour the Lord of Greed along with me when we are both severely weakened."
These words sent a chill down Li Taiqing's spine.
He immediately bowed. "Master, this matter is of utmost importance! Should we report to the Heavenly Emperor immediately...?"
Han Xuanji raised her hand to stop him, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes:
"Don't panic. It's expected that the Devil Ancestor could lure the Lord of Greed. Now that he's made this move, what follows will be next."
Perfectly, he was still missing a portion of the Hunyuan Wuji origin.
Furthermore, the other party might not even come knocking on our door.
The Devil Ancestor's greatest adversary was the Heavenly Emperor, with whom he had a direct conflict.
On the other side.
Chaos Devil Abyss.
The Devil Ancestor was communicating with an illusory thought projected from across endless Chaos.
The illusory consciousness took on a constantly shifting, distorted form, sometimes resembling a gigantic maw devouring stars, and at other times transforming into numerous terrifying figures—the very Lord of Greed.
" Devil Ancestor, this barrier of the Immortal Realm is keeping me out. Do you have any ideas on how to deal with it? It would be best not to alert those fellows."
The Lord of Greed's thoughts rang out first, his voice shrill and filled with undisguised impatience.
In the Devil Ancestor's pitch-black, pupil-less eyes, the twisted form of the Lord of Greed was reflected; his voice was low and calm:
"This barrier was set up by the Immortal Ancestor and reinforced by the Dao Ancestor of the Immortal Realm from behind. It's naturally not that simple. I spent a great deal of effort to get in back then."
The Devil Ancestor's words were true; even his true self had difficulty entering, and he only managed to enter by cleverly merging his own essence into the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm.
"Hmph, then tell me what to do."
His Lord of Greed thoughts wavered, revealing a hint of impatience.
He paused slightly, his fingers, imbued with demonic energy, traced a blurry yet crucial image in the void.
It is not a place in the Immortal Realm, but a place outside the Thirty-Three Layers of Heaven. It seems to be attached to the Immortal Realm, but it is independent of the ordinary Spacetime Principle. It has an extremely subtle fusion with certain space-time nodes of Chaos.
" The Thirty-Three Layers of Heaven of the Immortal Realm."
The Devil Ancestor uttered these four words calmly:
" The Immortal Realm is also Chaos world, and naturally it cannot escape Chaos. These Thirty-Three Layers of Heaven contain an entrance to Chaos, which is also the weakest point."