Stalling for Time

I'm heartbroken and upset!

Jin Chang had a fox's head on his head.

The monk at the entrance of the Tushita Palace poked him, but it didn't pierce his head.

Just as Jin Chang believed, the other party was merely casting a spell to locate and lock onto the target.

But the other party's judgment was so poor that they actually mistook him for the mastermind, which made Jin Chang indignant.

If it weren't for the immortals of the Tushita Palace still watching below, he would have almost thrown the fox head far away and buried it in the latrine, never wanting to pay any more attention to this ominous head.

"That Tai-rank sixth-level talisman was clearly in my nephew's hands, so why did it leave its mark on my head? This makes no sense!"

Jin Chang muttered to himself, but the fox's expression remained unchanged.

"Your Majesty's divine Divine Ability are unparalleled. This time, by Jieyin the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, your old injuries have healed. In the future, you will surely be able to step into the realm of a top-tier Great Saint and become as powerful as a Primordial Saint!" Jin Chang shouted, using Fake Technique to change his voice.

"Um!"

Zhang Xuezhou exhaled through his nostrils, thus altering his voice.

Jin Chang said a lot, but he only replied with one word.

This made Jin Chang feel that performing a solo act was difficult.

However, Jin Chang couldn't find fault with Zhang Xuezhou, since the latter was currently impersonating the powerful Demon King Jiu Feng.

The demon king sneaked into the Southern Jambudvipa Continent, seemingly searching for something, but was spotted by Jin Chang.

After a sneak attack, Jin Chang captured his opponent, but the demon king was extremely Qi Ingestion Jin Chang's sneak attack and, being stubborn, refused to utter a single word.

Enraged, Jin Chang turned the other party into a puppet, and even spared the concubine who was with the other party.

The puppet heads were made, but Jin Chang found nothing. Demons and humans speak different languages, and their bodies are different. His Puppet Technique also went awry. Due to various factors, Jin Chang gained nothing and was left with only these two half-dead living heads.

His fox concubine, in disguise, was of lower status and had no choice but to curry favor with Zhang Xuezhou.

"Your Majesty, when shall we return?" Jin Chang asked.

"We'll return to the Sacred Land tomorrow or the day after," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Jin Chang was slightly taken aback, feeling that the timeframe Zhang Xuezhou had proposed was far too short.

If they want to lower the Immortal Court's guard, they'd better say Heaven Eight days, or even three or five years wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Zhang Xuezhou said he'd leave either tomorrow or the day after, which practically forced the people from the Immortal Court to prepare to come today.

For a moment, Jin Chang couldn't help but look around and hesitate, fearing that the Immortal Court would quickly descend to the mortal realm and capture him, trapping him in this secret place.

Putting aside all the fighting and killing, even if Jin Chang were imprisoned in a secret place for ten days or half a month, he would be so hungry that he would be dizzy and unable to use any Technique Method or Divine Ability, and would only become someone else's prisoner.

"Our Yuan Sheng said that when we cause trouble here, we need to get in and out quickly, lest those old bastards find out," Zhang Xuezhou replied casually. "If we run into Immortal Court, we'll be in deep trouble!"

"That's true, but the environment here is so nice, should we stay for three, five, ten or half a month?" Jin Chang asked.

"If anyone's going to stay, it should be Yuan Sheng!"

Zhang Xuezhou added a sentence.

When Zhang Xuezhou had previously stated that he would return to the Sacred Land the day after tomorrow, the immortals in the light and shadow were still urging him to descend to the mortal realm to capture the demons. However, when Zhang Xuezhou mentioned that the Nine Spirits Primal Sage would also be here, the immortals' voices quickly quieted down, and they all pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

"If Yuan Sheng were to breathe in Spiritual Qi here, a single Divine Ability would surely shake the Nine Netherworlds and astound the universe, drawing endless Spiritual Qi into this place!" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed. "At that time, all of our subordinates could transform into great demons, becoming invincible!"

"Your Majesty's plan is brilliant!"

Jin Chang cheered enthusiastically, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou's boasting was quite impressive.

"This secret realm connects to the Immortal Court and descends to the Yellow Springs, following the exact same operational trajectory as the three great Sacred Land of our Northern Kuru Continent," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Once the Venerable One, the Dao Lord, and the Primordial Saint reconstruct the operation of this secret realm, we will have another place to settle down!"

"The Yellow Springs are not scary, what's scary is the Immortal Court. What should we do if they come down to the mortal realm to kill us?" Jin Chang asked loudly.

"Once we establish the Sacred Land, they won't have a say in it," Zhang Xuezhou said. "It's not a matter of who's stronger and who gets to decide. If they displease us, we'll use the formation to destroy the secret land, and then rely on the mutual attraction of the three secret lands to cause the collapse of the Immortal Court's secret realm, leaving those immortals with nowhere to live. We can then return to the Nine Spirits Holy Land!"

"Your Majesty's plan is brilliant!"

Jin Chang shouted.

He glanced at the faces at the entrance of the Tushita Palace and saw that the leading general in golden armor and helmet looked horrified, as if he had suffered a great shock.

"This matter must be reported to His Majesty the Jade Emperor immediately, and we must also ask the three Heavenly Venerables to discuss it together. If the mortal realm is allowed to destroy our Immortal Court, then we will have nowhere to go," the leading general said in alarm.

"Heavenly King, is what those two demons said really that serious?"

"You are unaware that the three Sacred Land of the Northern Kuru Continent are interconnected in this way. Zhu Jiuyin and the others have to be extremely careful when using formations to avoid damaging the Sacred Land. If they were to construct a large formation in a similar manner and use it to create a connection, they could potentially seal off our three great secret realms of Mount Tai Yin, Yang, Immortal Court. If any unrest were to occur, it would be an unstoppable natural disaster!"

"Your Majesty, what you've said is terrifying! I never imagined things would get this serious!"

"Those demons in the lower realms are useless; do they really possess such abilities?"

"Mo Li Shou, don't forget that many of their demons have identities from the Heavenly Court. Perhaps one of them has used the Heavenly Court's inheritance to construct an ancient formation, thus putting us in great danger!"

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be neglected!"

"That's right. You keep an eye on these two demons. I'll go to the Lingxiao Palace immediately to report to His Majesty and see what his decision is!"

The clamor and panicked noises continued to emerge from the light and shadow. Jin Chang felt that Zhang Xuezhou's boasting had really frightened these immortals.

In the past, he only felt that the Immortal Court was vast and difficult to fathom. But when these immortals were frightened into a state of panic by a few words, Jin Chang realized that these immortals were no different from himself, just as afraid of death and the same as the risk of perishing.

In comparison, the only difference between the two is in their individual strength and the size of their influence.

Ordinary theft can only be investigated and pursued, but if Zhang Xuezhou's words are taken seriously, it could ignite a conflict between factions.

"What a load of nonsense! He's such a braggart!"

Jin Chang murmured to himself.

With Zhang Xuezhou using this excuse to stall for time, the officials of the Immortal Court will inevitably exchange information back and forth, which will inevitably delay the investigation in the mortal realm.

Jin Chang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as Zhang Xuezhou maintains his Divine Ability Realm level and doesn't slack off too much, their safe departure from Mount Tai and escape from trouble shouldn't be a problem.