A thousand miles east of Black Tiger Mountain, the mighty Yangtze River flows eastward, winding like a dragon.
On the vast, misty river, a small boat drifts with the waves, floating and drifting with the current.
On the boat, a man wearing a straw hat and a raincoat is fishing.
Beneath the straw hat, a pair of dark golden eyes and three pairs of gently trembling ears were hidden.
"A deity descends to the mortal realm, the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit, the Azure Radiance Palace..."
The man in the straw hat murmured to himself, having overheard the entire conversation that was taking place a thousand miles away, despite being blocked by a protective array.
"Hey, I never expected that a Primordial Innate Azure Lotus Holy Spirit would be born in this Mingguang Realm, and two of the Six Sects of Mingguang have already fallen into his hands. This is a great opportunity for my Jiuyuan Realm!"
The man in the straw hat, or more accurately, Yuan Batian, the patriarch of the Monkey Clan of the Jiuyuan Realm, sneered.
But soon, he frowned again.
As a possessor of the Six-Eared Macaque bloodline, a rare find among the Monkey Clan of the Jiuyuan Realm, Yuan Batian possessed an extremely terrifying listening ability. During his time at the Third Realm, he thoroughly investigated the secrets of the various royal families in the Jiuyuan Realm.
Now that Yuan Batian has entered the Fourth Realm, in the Middle Chiliocosm, almost nothing can hinder his listening, except for the extremely long distance.
Before the major powers of the Mingguang Realm could react, Yuan Batian had already infiltrated the Mingguang Realm, thoroughly investigated its affairs, and relayed the information back to the Jiuyuan Realm.
Thanks to their overwhelming intelligence advantage, despite the natural advantage of the Mingguang Realm as the defending side, they were still being beaten head-on by the Jiuyuan Realm.
If it weren't for the formidable ' Nine Transformations of the Profound Heaven ' formation of the Great Xuan Imperial Court, the Bing Province battlefield would probably have fallen long ago.
Even so, given the pace of the war in the Jiuyuan Realm, it's estimated that it won't be long before they can flatten the Bing Province battlefield and completely invade the Mingguang Realm.
It was precisely because he had thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of the major powers in the Mingguang Realm that Yuan Batian knew many secrets, including many clues about the battle ten thousand years ago. From this, he deduced that there might be some supreme treasure hidden in the Mingguang Realm that even the gods coveted.
"What kind of treasure could it be that even the gods would descend to the mortal realm repeatedly? With my ability to listen, I haven't found anything after all this time. Could it be that the treasure has grown legs and run away?" Yuan Batian muttered to himself, scratching his head in frustration.
"Fine, no matter where this treasure exists in the Mingguang Realm, as long as we take over this Middle Chiliocosm, we can search for it slowly. At worst, we can summon the deities of the Savage Ancient Hall to descend to the mortal realm."
"The most important thing right now is how to deal with that Azure Lotus Holy Spirit." Yuan Batian's dark golden eyes flashed.
"The Azure Lotus Holy Spirit, in principle, does not belong to the human race, and having suffered various acts of malice from humans since its birth, it must harbor no goodwill towards them."
"If we can win them over, with their combined efforts from within Bing Province, the Bingzhou battlefield can be captured in no time."
"Only..."
Yuan Batian gave a wry smile. "This guy's growth rate is too fast. If left unchecked, becoming a Realm Lord will be a natural progression. At that time, will the Mingguang Realm belong to my Jiuyuan Realm or to this Azure Lotus Holy Spirit?"
"But it seems that the weight of a Mortal Realm lord is no less than, and perhaps even greater than, that of the Mingguang Realm Savage Ancient Hall?"
"After all, for us spiritual cultivators, one powerful being is worth countless weak ones. To become Realm Lord is almost certainly to become a god..."
"Sigh, this is so frustrating. Oh well, instead of letting myself overthink it here, I'll just report it and let the God of Realms decide!"
"A Azure Lotus Holy Spirit, a future Lord of the Mortal Realm —that's more than enough of a threat!"
Yuan Batian muttered to himself, making up his mind, and then relayed the message back to the Jiuyuan Realm.
Before infiltrating the Mingguang Realm, Yuan Batian severed a portion of his own soul and placed it at the Monkey Clan's base camp in the Jiuyuan Realm, so that he could send messages in real time.
Otherwise, if they were to use a sound transmission talisman, they could easily be intercepted on the Bing Province battlefield. At that point, all the major forces in the Mingguang Realm would realize that an enemy had infiltrated their rear.
After sending the message back, Yuan Batian felt a sense of relief wash over him. His pupils flickered as he looked south, towards the direction of Jiao Province.
"I wonder what that Azure Lotus Holy Spirit looks like? Let me go and take a look."
Driven by curiosity, Yuan Batian somersaulted and vanished in a flash from the vast river surface, his speed reaching its limit.
at the same time.
News of the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit was also placed on the desks of other major powers in the Mingguang Realm.
The Heavenly Martial Hall reacted the most strongly.
The reason is simple: Heavenly Martial Hall is Black Tiger Mountain's mortal enemy.
The Azure Radiance Palace and Golden Radiance Palace behind them also dislike each other and want to destroy the other and monopolize the Yaoguang Divine Realm.
The war of the gods ten thousand years ago.
One of them is the Carefree Longevity lineage of the Azure Radiance Palace.
The other side comes from the Golden Radiance Palace.
Xu Province.
The Ten Thousand Ren Mountain Range.
This place is swept by fierce winds all year round, carrying the energy of metal. Each gust feels like a thousand blades slicing through the air, making the environment extremely harsh. Ordinary people simply cannot survive here.
Even spiritual practitioners, unless they possess a strong physical body and unwavering willpower, would find it difficult to survive here for long.
But even in this harsh environment stands a super sect with a history of tens of thousands of years: the Heavenly Martial Hall.
At the highest peak of the Ten Thousand Ren Mountain Range stands a grand hall forged from dark basalt rock, with sharp edges and strong lines, exuding both power and aggression.
Profound yet sharp, two completely different styles, are perfectly blended here.
As a super sect with a history as long as Black Tiger Mountain, the higher-ups of the Heavenly Martial Hall immediately realized something was wrong after learning of Logo's existence and strength.
The Heavenly Martial Hall Master immediately contacted the Golden Radiance Palace in the Upper Realm and reported the situation in detail.
The Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace was alarmed.
Compared to an old monster like the Ancestor Kuming, the current Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace is relatively young, with a more domineering and assertive personality, and is full of ambition.
After listening to the report from the Heavenly Martial Hall Master, he immediately realized that the Golden Radiance Palace currently had two choices.
First, sit back and watch the tigers fight.
Given the character of the Withering and Flourishing, Life and Death lineage currently in power at the Azure Radiance Palace, they will inevitably take action against the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit.
As long as we inform the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit in advance about the antagonistic relationship between the Carefree Longevity lineage and the Withering and Flourishing, Life and Death lineage, the latter will certainly not be misled by the Azure Radiance Palace.
Both sides had only one option left: to go to war.
At that time, regardless of who wins or loses, the Golden Radiance Palace will suffer no loss.
This is the safest option.
The second option involves some risks.
That would be to lend a helping hand to the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit, such as by rescuing her when she was on the verge of death, thereby gaining her favor and making the Azure Radiance Palace a formidable enemy with outstanding talent.
However, this would mean that the Innate Spirit Treasure would most likely fall into the hands of the future Realm Lord. If the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit did not join the Golden Radiance Palace, it would be equivalent to directly losing the Innate Spirit Treasure and only gaining the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit's friendship and favor.
Unless Golden Radiance Palace betrays them again, but that's not Golden Radiance Palace's style.
"The key to this matter lies in whether this so-called 'Azure Emperor ' little Holy Spirit will join my Golden Radiance Palace in the future. That's where the gamble begins."
"However, even without the Azure Lotus Holy Spirit, the probability of my Golden Radiance Palace obtaining Innate Spirit Treasure is no more than 50%. It's not just the Azure Radiance Palace that's eyeing this treasure; other major powers in the Divine Realm also have their sights set on the Mingguang Realm."
"Are they all waiting for the end of an era? So that the gods can descend to the mortal realm for a great battle to seize the Innate Spirit Treasure?"
"In that battle ten thousand years ago, both my Golden Radiance Palace and the Azure Radiance Palace missed their best opportunity!"
"Since that's the case, let's take a gamble! Even if we get nothing in the end, at least we can annoy that old bastard from the Azure Radiance Palace!"
Inside the magnificent, imposing hall, filled with the aura of war, a figure clad in a golden imperial robe paced back and forth, a cold smile on his face, before making his decision.