Lu Fan sat down again, his fingers lightly tapping the table, a thoughtful look in his eyes:
"The more eager they are to recruit us, the more it shows the intense internal competition within the Heavenly Court... The true storm is coming."
"This Yue Tian seems quite confident; he likely knows something."
"It seems we need to be prepared."
Jiang Hao nodded and then said:
"Old Ancestor Linyuan has already achieved a Breakthrough to Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal. Combined with Senior Little Red, we now have two Primordial Chaos Golden Immortal Realm Experts overseeing us..."
"Could it be that the Demon Race is about to flip the table?"
Thinking of this, Jiang Hao couldn't help but feel worried.
Li Taiqing was much calmer:
"Regardless, improving one's own strength is the only right path."
...On the other side.
Outside Shenji City, above the sea of clouds.
Yue Tian and his group departed on the clouds. Although the recruitment was not fully successful, his face didn't show much dejection; instead, a deeper shadow flickered in the depths of his eyes.
However, the two Divine Generals accompanying him had much gloomier expressions.
In the past, when they traveled to various realms, even the Dominators of long-standing Immortal Domains and the Sect Leaders and Old Ancestors of ancient Sects had to treat them with respect and as honored guests.
When had they ever been treated so coldly? Even after bringing up a title as world-shaking as the 'Ninth Heaven Demon-Suppressing Jade True God,' the other party had remained completely unfazed, as if it were just a passing breeze.
When had they ever been ignored like this?
"Lord Adjutant, are we just going to let it go like this?"
The Divine General on the left, whose face was as red as a date, finally couldn't hold back, his voice filled with resentment.
Yue Tian looked deep into the vast sea of clouds and slowly shook his head:
"Otherwise, what? Should we use force to coerce them into joining the Emperor's command?"
"This..."
The Divine General was momentarily speechless.
The other Divine General on the right had a sharp glint in his eyes and asked tentatively:
"Seeing the Adjutant's expression, it seems... you are already confident? Do you have a good strategy to recruit these talents?"
Even if Lu Fan and the others had a bad attitude, their strength and talent were undeniable.
Having a temper was normal.
Yue Tian did not answer directly, only saying meaningfully:
"I have no clever strategy. However, the world is a game board and all living beings are chess pieces. There are always existences who can play the game and shift the heavens and earth."
"They are unwilling today, but won't they come begging at our door in the future?"
Hearing this, the two Divine Generals suddenly thought of something.
"Could it be?"
Yue Tian didn't keep his colleagues in suspense anymore, his tone suddenly becoming heavy:
"The various Emperors spent a great price to deduce the heavenly secrets... The Demon Ancestor's recovery process has been accelerating rapidly since his silence in ancient times!"
"It might even be nearing its end!"
"The Demon Ancestor?!"
Although both Divine Generals were battle-hardened and had iron wills, their hearts shook violently upon hearing this name.
That was an existence on the same level as the Heavenly Emperor, the creator and supreme Dominator of the Demon Race!
Yue Tian nodded heavily, his face as solemn as iron:
"Indeed. Although the Great Heavenly Demon is incomparably powerful, he is ultimately just a subordinate of the Demon Ancestor. This time, the Demon Race has come out in full force, ravaging the heavens, blood-sacrificing billions of living beings, and disrupting the Luck of ten thousand worlds. One of their deeper plots is likely to gather boundless blood-fiend resentment to finally summon... the true body of the Demon Ancestor to return completely!"
"Once the Demon Ancestor's true body steps out of that slumbering abyss of Chaos and descends upon the world..."
A look of deep wariness and a hint of fear flashed in Yue Tian's eyes, and his voice involuntarily lowered:
"That will be the true calamity of world destruction!"
"It's nothing like what these current Heavenly Demons can compare to. When that time comes..."
He suddenly turned back and looked at Shenji City, which stood like a lonely reef in a raging sea under the protection of the immortal light Formation. His tone carried a weight that was almost compassionate:
"Relying on the strength of a single Domain, or on the growth of a few brilliant junior Prodigies... before such an existence, it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, destroyed in an instant."
"Only by regrouping the supreme might of the Ancient Heavenly Court and uniting the unyielding conviction of all living beings in the heavens... can we perhaps fight for a glimmer of hope in that despair."
The sea of clouds churned, and the biting winds carried the three departing figures away...
Time passed like a white horse leaping over a gap.
Thirty years of spring and autumn passed in the Myriad Phenomena Garden, as if only a few flowers had bloomed and withered.
On this day, the Spiritual Qi in the Myriad Phenomena Garden surged like a tide. A pure white and majestic pillar of light soared into the sky from somewhere, filled with a magnificent dao-rhythm, and the faint roar of a tiger that intimidated all living beings echoed.
When the light dissipated, Xiao Bai walked out in high spirits, his body flowing with the awe-inspiring Aura of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
However, Xiao Bai did not feel happy.
After all, he was the last one among everyone to achieve a Breakthrough...
"I actually miss those guys a bit..."
Xiao Bai felt a bit bored. Usually, he could find someone to talk to, but now there was only that Little Golden Dragon in the garden besides him. However, the other party was obsessed with cultivation and wouldn't pay any attention to him at all.
"I hope they can come back soon..."
Inside the Quiet Room.
Han Xuanji finally completed the initial creation of the Divine Ability he had envisioned.
He tentatively named this Divine Ability he created the "Xuantian Dharma Domain."
This Divine Ability leaned towards Domain control and was one of the highest manifestations of the "all-encompassing" characteristic of the Xuantian Great Dao.
As long as he activated this Divine Ability, he could expand a unique Xuantian Dao Domain. Within this Dao Domain, Han Xuanji himself would gain "governance priority" over all Great Daos.
This was not about stripping away the existence of other Laws of the Great Dao, but rather making them spontaneously tend towards a state beneficial to Han Xuanji under the influence of the "Xuantian Great Dao."
For example, an enemy's killing power might be diverted and turned into a protective power for him, while cursed malicious thoughts would vanish like a clay ox entering the sea... all rules would also faintly change according to Han Xuanji's will.
Fighting Han Xuanji within this Domain was like being an enemy of the entire world's Laws; one would be restricted everywhere, finding it difficult to exert even thirty percent of their full strength.
Meanwhile, Han Xuanji would be like a fish in water, able to draw upon the power of all Laws within the Domain to augment himself.
This Divine Ability was a righteous path of kingship, a competition of Great Dao status and the ability to encompass and harmonize, making it most impeccable.
"The path is already there."
Han Xuanji slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy appearing in them.
"Next, it's about perfecting it."
His hypothetical enemy was the Demon Ancestor, so this Divine Ability was naturally a great gift prepared for the other party.
And meanwhile.
Lingxu Immortal Domain.
Above the Nine Heavens, the originally brilliant galaxy was completely obscured by pitch-black demon clouds that seemed capable of swallowing everything.
Countless hideous members of the Demon Race tore through space and arrived like a swarm of locusts, blotting out the sun.
Terrifying figures, each ten thousand feet tall, stood between heaven and earth, emitting a terrifying Aura that made one's Divine Soul tremble.