Immortal of the Nine Realms

Setting the position of the Heavenly Dao?

The other cultivators exchanged glances. Hearing Yun Que’s remarks made Jinyang and the others smile coldly.

Before long, the spokespersons of the factions involved gathered around Yun Que.

Motian Dizang pulled Fang Chen and walked before the crowd. Sweeping a glance over everyone without a shred of stage fright, she said calmly, ”The Heavenly Dao position rightfully belongs to me.”

She then raised her head to look at Fang Chen. Although she did not say anything to him, Fang Chen understood what she meant.

Fang Chen just looked at Li Daoye in return. The two exchanged a glance, and Li Daoye shook his head slightly, then smiled at Motian Dizang. Fang Chen quickly realized what was in his mind.

A ninth-transformation Immortal from Qingkong Mountain slowly replied, ”Personally, I feel that the position of the Heavenly Dao cannot be handed over so simply, especially to a member of the Demonic Beast Race.”

Smiling, Chen Feifei rebuked, ”Stop pretending. You originated from the Demon Race. Since the Human Race is the one who initiated the appointment of the Heavenly Dao position, you have no say in this matter.”

The Mountain Master of the Qingkong Mountain froze slightly, casting a strange glance at Shao Mengyuan.

”We have already signed a treaty with the Human Race. All demon spies have to withdraw. If they don’t, they have to be identified.” Shao Mengyuan nodded gently. ”So those present already know who is a demon and who is a human. Our race will not fight for the Heavenly Dao position. Let the Human Race make the decision.”

The demons exchanged glances, suddenly thought of something, and then nodded gently. They discovered that no one on the Human Race’s side seemed qualified to prove their Dao. The Demon Race could even benefit from the position being assigned to the Demonic Beast Race.

Yun Que explained calmly, ”Motian Dizang, it is not impossible to let you become the Heavenly Dao, but you must know that the Immortal Essence of the Nine Realms has long been exhausted. If you take this position, you will live and die with the Nine Realms. In the end, you will become something no one can say for sure.”

As he spoke, he swept a glance at Jinyang and the others. They seemed to be strengthening their efforts to break the golden light of the Sarira. With their dark mist churning, they seemed to be starting to mutate.

”I don’t care about that. I only know that the position can only belong to me.” Motian Dizang pointed at Li Daoye. ”Before coming here, I also discussed and settled this with him. Do you all intend to go back on your word?”

Li Daoye smiled. ”Going back on our word is certainly out of the question. Daoist Yun Que is merely explaining the stakes to you, lest you blame us in the future for dumping this mess into your hands.”

Motian Dizang replied expressionlessly, ”No matter. I have long been aware of the stakes involved. As long as you all agree to let me prove the Dao, that will suffice. After I prove my Dao, the Motian Division will also fall under the command of Monarch Yan. Although I’ll use the Underworld to prove my Dao, I will not interfere in the affairs of the Three Realms.”

A hint of strangeness arose in everyone’s hearts.

They understood wanting to prove one’s Dao for the sake of becoming even more powerful. After all, who wouldn’t want to possess the methods of the Heavenly Dao? Although they were already far, far stronger than ordinary people and were practically at the peak of the Nine Realms, comparing them to the Heavenly Dao was like the difference between a bug and a giant.

However, the various flaws that came with the position prevented them from ever thinking of taking the step. Even a half-step Heavenly Dao did not dare advance recklessly. Why would a peerless demonic beast like Motian Dizang, an ancient veteran who knew of many various hidden beings in the world, be willing to do such a thankless thing? Could she still be hiding something?

Yun Que instructed, ”Human cultivators, make your votes.”

One after another, the people voted to let Motian Dizang become the Heavenly Dao. This was the only way for them to defend against the impending invasion of the outsiders. However, some cultivators also remained silent, seemingly still waiting for more.

Seeing many people looking at him, Fang Chen nodded gently, expressing his agreement. ”I agree to let her prove her Dao.”

Chen Feifei smiled, expressing his agreement for Motian Dizang to become the Heavenly Dao. ”Since you have agreed to let Consort Yan prove that she is worthy to become the Heavenly Dao, Monarch Yan, then we won’t say anything more. This matter is settled.”

It only took a short while for all the humans to declare their stances. Aside from a portion who chose to abstain, still feeling it was improper, the remaining eighty percent all agreed to let her prove her Dao.

”With this matter settled, we now have to form a united front against the outside.” Smiling, Yun He looked at Jinyang and the others. ”They have forces across the human territories in the Nine Realms, but they are too intricate and complex, making it quite difficult to fully unearth their entire army. Today, perhaps, we will be able to learn nearly everything about them.”

The expressions of the crowd stirred.

Three days later, the first wave of the grand army arrived. Nearly a million demonic beasts had traveled through the Underworld. A portion came from the God Dao Sect, and another from the many major realms. Some had formed their own factions and kept a low profile on ordinary days, while others were the cores of certain top forces, only now revealing their true stance.

When they joined the efforts of breaking through the golden light, the pressure that the golden light exuded visibly intensified by a tier.

A few more days passed.

Countless first-rate and second-rate forces within the Nine Realms arrived, bringing along many even more inconspicuous small sects. After paying their respects to Jinyang and the others, they also helped break through the golden light.

At that moment, the younger generation of cultivators, like Leng Buqi, finally realized that the Human Race had also long been divided into multiple camps. Many of them were even acquainted with the people present, or had at least met them once. They did not show their true colors on ordinary days, but today, they had exposed their extraordinary origins.

Li Shanzi murmured to himself, ”So many are actually cultivators from our Enlightenment Expedition Star...”

The Enlightenment God Palace’s core disciples exchanged glances.

The cultivators who arrived later not only numbered as many as several million, but they were also arguably the most elite handful of existences in the Nine Realms. Some came from the expedition stars of the Enlightenment God Palace, the expedition stars of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and the expedition stars of the Flesh and Blood Temple. Almost all the top forces present had cultivators entangled within, belonging to Jinyang’s people.

Fang Chen looked at the scene before him, feeling somewhat emotional. The Jinyang, Luoxue, Heifo, and Chenxiang Alliances certainly left behind a lot of cultivators. A portion were probably left behind by the Saints who emerged much later.

Before Jinyang and the others emerged into the world, no peculiarity could be seen in these cultivators at all. Judging from certain cultivators’ astonished reactions to hearing that they had to join forces with the Demonic Beast Race, they likely had never heard about it at all. Under such a premise, how could they have exposed their true identity?

These cultivators are normally scattered throughout the Nine Realms, mostly serving as the main pillars under the command of the Upper Three Realms’ top forces. Now that they have become Saint Jinyang and the others’ subordinates, humanity’s forces in the Nine Realms have essentially been divided in half, at least.

Fang Chen looked at the Old Man and Yun He, who quickly noticed. The two smiled at him. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Fang Zhentian remarked, ”It’s not over yet. There are still forces connected to them that haven’t shown up yet.”