"What? Lu Changsheng has returned? He even leaped to first place on the Surge List, earning one hundred and fifty-eight thousand immortal merit?"
The one voicing this string of shocked exclamations was Immortal Venerable Kuhai.
This venerable Taiyi Immortal Venerable had previously dispatched many Immortal Venerables to sweep through the Chaos, all to relieve the pressure on Lu Changsheng.
Yet before long, Lu Changsheng was already back.
He had even brought him such an immense surprise.
One hundred and fifty-eight thousand immortal merit!
And this was only Lu Changsheng's very first foray into the Chaos.
In other words, his very first time battling extraterrestrial beings in the Chaos.
"Lu Changsheng is truly blessed with immense fortune. To be targeted by the You clan, who even mobilized a You clan commander, and still manage to escape back?"
"Do you think Lu Changsheng encountered that You clan commander? If he ran into a You clan commander and still escaped, then this Lu Changsheng is truly remarkable..."
"Indeed. An Immortal Monarch escaping with his life from the hands of a You clan commander is unbelievable in itself. But considering he cleared the tenth flight of the Heavenly Immortal Steps and had already wrought a miracle, it isn't impossible."
Though many Taiyi Immortal Venerables were somewhat astonished, they felt far more approval toward Lu Changsheng.
Immortal Venerable Kuhai's face was flushed with delight, his mood clearly exuberant.
Though he and Lu Changsheng had never met face-to-face, it felt as if they had shared a communion of minds for a long time.
After all, he had been keeping a close eye on Lu Changsheng all along.
"Wait, perhaps this isn't entirely a good thing. One hundred and fifty-eight thousand immortal merit, combined with the merit Lu Changsheng previously held, definitely exceeds one hundred and sixty thousand. With so much immortal merit, could Lu Changsheng hole up in his cave dwelling and stay there for over a thousand years?"
"After all, in theory, that much immortal merit could allow Lu Changsheng to rest easy in his cave dwelling for one thousand six hundred years..."
The moment those words were spoken, the entire assembly fell dead silent.
Even the expression on Immortal Venerable Kuhai's face froze.
Indeed, one hundred and sixty thousand immortal merit!
If Lu Changsheng stayed in the Immortal Palace and did nothing at all, deducting one hundred immortal merit a year, it would sustain him for one thousand six hundred years!
Even if he applied to leave the battlefield beyond the heavens and return to the Heaven Realm, he could live in leisure for three hundred and twenty years.
If Lu Changsheng truly left the battlefield beyond the heavens, or simply chose to lie flat in the Immortal Palace, that would be a genuine headache.
Yet such were the rules of the battlefield beyond the heavens.
With this much immortal merit, Lu Changsheng could completely choose to "lie flat."
Why bother risking his life out in the Chaos?
"This... It seems I must meet with Lu Changsheng in person," Immortal Venerable Kuhai said slowly after pondering for a long while.
Lu Changsheng was now very important to the immortal race.
Especially on the battlefield beyond the heavens, Lu Changsheng wielded great deterrent power.
He could play a vital role.
If Lu Changsheng truly decided to lie flat, it would be an immense loss to the immortal race.
Immortal Venerable Kuhai also wanted to meet Lu Changsheng first to see what he needed.
If there was something Lu Changsheng urgently required, Immortal Venerable Kuhai could place it in the Exchange Hall for Lu Changsheng to redeem with his immortal merit.
Once drained of immortal merit, Lu Changsheng would naturally venture into the Chaos again.
The question was, as an Immortal Monarch, what did Lu Changsheng need most urgently right now?
...
Lu Changsheng returned to his cave dwelling.
He did not converse with anyone.
After all, on the battlefield beyond the heavens, Lu Changsheng was solitary; he came and went alone, having no close friends, so naturally there was no need for idle chatter.
Entering his secret chamber, Lu Changsheng immediately released a massive physical body from his immortal treasure space.
Boom.
The enormous corpse crammed the secret chamber to the brim.
Fortunately, the secret chambers of the cave dwellings in the Immortal Palace could expand or shrink; otherwise, it truly might not have accommodated such a colossal physique.
This was the physical body of Qi of the You clan.
"The Illusory Realm isn't omnipotent either."
"At the very least, when facing the Immortal Venerable level, its effect seems negligible..."
Lu Changsheng assessed his gains from this venture into the Chaos.
To be sure, he had swept through the Chaos undefeated, but that was only at the Immortal Monarch level.
When genuinely facing the Immortal Venerable level, he still had to flee.
The Illusory Realm was not all-powerful, and divine abilities like Devour Spirit and Mighty Power seemed virtually useless.
This made Lu Changsheng feel that his arsenal was increasingly deficient.
It was faintly lagging behind his current cultivation progress.
Or rather, against the opponents he now faced, ordinary methods were simply inadequate.
Now, it was time to give serious thought to how to enhance his own strength.
Lu Changsheng fixed his gaze upon Qi's physical body.
This You clan body was truly formidable.
In terms of combat power alone, an Immortal Monarch's physical body fell far short.
The immortal physique merely possessed physical immortality.
Yet even physical immortality could be damaged and annihilated by the You clan.
Previously, Lu Changsheng had analyzed the You clan's physical body.
In the end, however, he had possessed no intention of transforming his own body toward that of the You clan.
After all, physical immortality was practically the foundation of the immortal race's cultivation system.
One could not simply change it on a whim.
What if a rash transformation triggered unforeseen, hazardous consequences?
Now, however, Lu Changsheng thought differently.
This time, Lu Changsheng had obtained far more comprehensive information.
He had obliterated Qi's consciousness.
From Qi's consciousness, he had acquired numerous pieces of information considered top secret even within the You clan.
After all, Qi was no ordinary You clan member; he belonged to the Royal clan.
"Royal clan" was the designation of a tier within the You clan.
Within the You clan, bloodline reigned supreme.
The You clan was divided into three supreme bloodlines: Saint, Imperial, and Royal.
These three bloodlines were the most noble in the You clan.
Any You clan member had the potential to awaken a Saint, Imperial, or Royal bloodline.
It was not as though one had to be the descendant of a specific powerhouse to inherit one of the three bloodlines.
That was impossible.
In the You clan, the emergence of the three bloodlines was entirely random; no one could predict it.
Rumor had it that the You clan's Primordial Ancestor had awakened a Saint bloodline.
He had subsequently grown into the supreme Primordial Ancestor of the You clan, leading them to their current height of terrifying power.
From those memories, Lu Changsheng also gained insight into Qi's understanding of the You clan's physique, his knowledge of the three bloodlines, and even secrets regarding the You clan's Primordial Ancestor.
This shook Lu Changsheng to his core.
"The You clan's Primordial Ancestor is currently in slumber?"
"Once the You clan's Primordial Ancestor awakens, how could the Heaven Realm possibly stop him?"
"Impossible. The You clan's Primordial Ancestor once obliterated an entire chaos world with a single strike..."
"As powerful as the Heaven Realm's Dao Ancestors are, they definitely cannot destroy a chaos world in a single blow..."
At this moment, Lu Changsheng understood the greatest secret between the You clan and the immortal race.
No wonder the immortal race had consistently maintained a defensive posture.
Although the two sides seemed evenly matched on the battlefield beyond the heavens, in truth, the You clan was not in the least bit of a hurry.
Instead, they had engaged in a continuous war of attrition with the immortals.
The reason was simple:
The You clan had been waiting all along.
Waiting for their Primordial Ancestor to awaken.
Once the Primordial Ancestor awoke, the war would be over.
Lu Changsheng fell silent.
Some Immortal Monarchs and Immortal Venerables might not know the true reality of the war between the You clan and the immortals.
Yet now, Lu Changsheng knew.
Likewise, those Taiyi Immortal Venerables, Daluo Immortal Venerables, and even the Dao Ancestors certainly knew about the You clan's Primordial Ancestor.
They undoubtedly knew the peril facing the Heaven Realm.
Yet was there any way around it?
Only strengthening oneself!
"In theory, the You clan's cultivation system is stronger than that of the immortals."
"After all, the strongest in the immortal cultivation system right now is a Dao Ancestor, whereas in the You clan's system, the strongest is the You clan's Primordial Ancestor."
"A Dao Ancestor falls far short of their Primordial Ancestor."
Lu Changsheng murmured softly.
Perhaps such a comparison was slightly skewed, but relying on Dao Ancestors alone would never stop the You clan.
Unless a powerhouse on par with the You clan's Primordial Ancestor arose among them.
Lu Changsheng was in no rush.
He continued sorting through the memories.
Qi held a vast trove of memories, and Lu Changsheng had acquired numerous fragments.
"Found it—World Master!"
"The 'World Master' Qi mentioned, commanding a world, turns out to be a cultivation system—and a formidable one even across the vast expanse of Chaos."
"A World Master is also known as a Realm Lord. Once someone becomes a Realm Lord, they command the power of an entire world, condensing that entire world's might into one entity to roam the Chaos, invincible and unhindered."
"Even if the You clan's Primordial Ancestor were to cross paths with a Realm Lord, he would undoubtedly perish!"
Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up.
A World Master!
This was a magnificent existence that even the You clan could only yearn for from afar.
Although Lu Changsheng's Illusory Realm had led the You clan to mistake him for a World Master, there were indeed certain similarities between them.
The difference was that a true World Master commanded a real world, whereas Lu Changsheng commanded an illusory world.
It acted solely on the spiritual plane, and was merely a static illusory world at that.
Yet setting that aside:
If Lu Changsheng could transform the Illusory Realm from illusion into reality, could he become a World Master?
This thought of Lu Changsheng's was extraordinarily bold.
Yet it was not impossible.
Of course, for now, it was merely an idea.
After all, Lu Changsheng's Illusory Realm was only a heaven-bestowed divine ability.
Its foundation remained the immortal race's cultivation system.
How difficult would it be to transform illusion into reality?
Even a Dao Ancestor likely lacked such ability.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, a memory fragment surfaced in Lu Changsheng's mind.
It was the figure of a You clan member.
A man clad in black.
He looked starkly different from ordinary You clan beings.
His physique was not colossal; rather, he was shaped much like an immortal, appearing as an ordinary black-robed human.
Yet this very figure had commanded Qi's absolute deference and heartfelt reverence.
That person was named "Lin."
He was Qi's elder brother.
In Qi's heart, his brother was an omnipotent mountain.
No matter what trouble Qi ran into, his brother would shoulder it for him.
He never feared any trouble or any danger, because no matter when, as long as his brother intervened, all problems were effortlessly resolved.
This was the final memory fragment.
Having combed through the memories, Lu Changsheng fell silent for a long time.
"Lin..."
From the memory fragments, Lu Changsheng could faintly perceive how deeply Lin valued Qi.
Once Lin learned of his younger brother's death, no matter where Lu Changsheng went, even to the ends of the earth, Lin would never let the matter rest.
"So, is a true catastrophe looming over my head?"
Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised.
It seemed he really had provoked an extraordinary amount of trouble.
Lin held an exalted status within the You clan and carried the high hopes of the Royal lineage.
"A royal bloodline... In theory, I could actually possess a royal bloodline as well!"
From the memories, Lu Changsheng had learned of the sheer power of a royal bloodline.
Qi possessed a royal bloodline, but it was merely unawakened.
Lin, on the other hand, had already awakened his royal bloodline.
He was terrifyingly potent, carrying the high expectations of the You clan's upper echelon.
Targeted by such a powerhouse, Lu Changsheng could not rest easy even within the Immortal Palace.
Only by strengthening himself could he face any danger or ordeal.
At present, Lu Changsheng's sole weakness when confronting the You clan was his physical body.
Even with Qi standing there like a living target, Lu Changsheng had been unable to harm his flesh.
How could he fight like that?
Even though Lu Changsheng had the Illusory Realm, what if someone who had awakened a royal bloodline could resist it?
When that happened, Lu Changsheng would be in grave trouble.
"The immortal cultivation system is divided into physical immortality, dharmic immortality, Dao Fruit immortality, and Self-Dao immortality."
"In theory, once an immortal achieves physical immortality, they devote their full efforts to dharmic immortality and Dao Fruit immortality. The physical body no longer holds much bearing on dharmic power and the Dao Fruit."
"Moreover, so long as the physical body retains the trait of particle immortality, it will forever remain an immortal physique without morphing into something else."
Lu Changsheng dissected the merits and shortcomings of both the immortal and You clan physiques piece by piece.
The You clan's body was different.
It possessed no particle immortality.
Instead, it was an all-around enhancement of the self, pushing physical strength to the utmost limits—the so-called attaining the Dao through sheer strength.
Could Lu Changsheng preserve particle immortality while cultivating his physical body using the You clan's methods?
As expected, it would be extraordinarily difficult!
Fusing cultivation arts was already daunting, let alone merging entire cultivation systems.
What Lu Changsheng wanted to do now was merge two cultivation systems.
However, cultivating a You clan physique required the identity of a You clan member.
If one was not of the You clan, how could one practice their system?
It seemed impossible.
Yet this did not stump Lu Changsheng.
Was obtaining the identity of the You clan really that difficult?
Lu Changsheng had once practiced a Martial Dao known as the Flesh Martial Dao.
His Flesh Martial Dao differed from other forms of body cultivation.
It could devour everything, fuse with everything, and seize everything.
You clan flesh could not truly represent the You clan, but a royal bloodline definitely did!
Coincidentally, Qi harbored a royal bloodline within him.
As long as Lu Changsheng seized the royal bloodline from Qi's body and made it his own, cultivating the You clan's physical body would follow as a matter of course!
Naturally, this required terrifyingly peerless comprehension.
The slightest misstep could provoke a clash between the two systems, potentially ruining all previous efforts.
As for comprehension, Lu Changsheng already possessed top-tier comprehension.
Every condition was fulfilled.
"Then, let us begin..."
Lu Changsheng hesitated no longer and immediately entered secluded cultivation—entering absolute death seclusion.
No one could disturb him.
No outside information could penetrate into his cave dwelling.
Day after day slipped by.
When Immortal Venerable Kuhai personally arrived at Lu Changsheng's cave dwelling and beheld its tightly shut doors, his eyes widened in disbelief.
Behind Immortal Venerable Kuhai stood several other Immortal Venerables.
Though not Taiyi Immortal Venerables, they were renowned Golden Immortal Venerables.
Seeing this scene, however, they could not help exchanging glances in bewilderment.
"This kid is in secluded cultivation again?"
"And death seclusion at that?"
"He wouldn't truly stay in seclusion for one thousand six hundred years, would he?"
Immortal Venerable Kuhai was utterly exasperated.
This was already his third visit to the door.
On the first two occasions, he had come alone without notifying anyone, only to find the doors shut in seclusion.
He had not minded at the time.
Immortal Venerable Kuhai knew Lu Changsheng favored seclusion, which was quite normal.
He decided to send Lu Changsheng a message and wait a little longer.
That wait extended until his second visit, yet Lu Changsheng remained in seclusion.
By the third time, Immortal Venerable Kuhai could no longer sit still.
He summoned the Golden Immortal Venerable overseeing this sector, leading an imposing entourage.
With such an impressive display, Lu Changsheng would surely invite them inside, wouldn't he?
Yet when they arrived, he was still in seclusion.
Moreover, after inquiries by the Golden Immortal Venerable, it turned out Lu Changsheng was in death seclusion.
Immortal Venerable Kuhai was left completely dumbfounded.
Lu Changsheng had gone into death seclusion just like that.
He had been waiting to have a proper discussion with Lu Changsheng, to find out what he needed and persuade him not to lie flat in his cave dwelling.
Yet in the end, he had arrived too late.
"Couldn't Lu Changsheng have waited just a bit longer? To enter death seclusion immediately after returning from the Chaos—is he truly that impatient to lie flat for sixteen hundred years?"
Had they been in the Heaven Realm, with Immortal Venerable Kuhai's temperament, he would have blown the cave dwelling open and dragged Lu Changsheng out long ago.
However, this was the battlefield beyond the heavens.
The rules here had been personally established by the Dao Ancestors.
No one was permitted to trespass into a cave dwelling.
Even as a Taiyi Immortal Venerable, Immortal Venerable Kuhai did not dare violate the rules laid down by the Dao Ancestors.
Still, the thought left him thoroughly speechless.
Before he could even do anything, Lu Changsheng had already shut himself away.
Given Lu Changsheng's immortal merit, spending sixteen hundred years in seclusion was genuinely not out of the question.
Unless some major upheaval struck the battlefield beyond the heavens requiring the issuance of a mandatory conscription order.
In that case, any Immortal Monarch would be forced to leave their cave dwelling, even those in death seclusion.
Yet the current state of the battlefield beyond the heavens was nowhere near the point of requiring a mandatory conscription order.
"Fine, let's go."
Immortal Venerable Kuhai ultimately turned and departed, filled with the frustration of seeing great potential going to waste.
However, an entourage as grand as Immortal Venerable Kuhai's visiting Lu Changsheng's cave dwelling naturally could not be kept secret.
Word spread quickly.
"Have you heard? Immortal Monarch Changsheng, who holds first place on the Surge List, went into death seclusion right after returning from the Chaos."
"What? Death seclusion right after returning?"
"Going by his immortal merit on the Surge List, Immortal Monarch Changsheng could remain in seclusion for sixteen hundred years straight!"
"This... What's the point of staying in seclusion for so long?"
"Last time, Immortal Monarch Changsheng entered seclusion for fifty years the moment he arrived at the battlefield beyond the heavens. He truly loves secluded cultivation..."
"I wish I had that much immortal merit so I could spend sixteen hundred years in safety. But Immortal Monarch Changsheng has such a bright future; why doesn't he exchange his merit for resources to cultivate and strive for the realm of Golden Immortal Venerable as early as possible, instead of constantly staying in seclusion?"
Many immortals were thoroughly perplexed.
While seclusion was commonplace for immortals, progress was rarely achieved through meditation alone.
One required vast resources, and even treasures of all kinds.
Lu Changsheng did indeed possess an abundance of immortal merit, yet he had not redeemed it for resources.
What was the point of pure seclusion?
Nevertheless, neither ordinary Immortal Monarchs nor Taiyi Immortal Venerables could do anything about it.
They could only let him be.
In contrast to the tranquility on the immortal side, undercurrents surged violently at the You clan headquarters.
Qi's demise was practically a fuse ready to detonate the entire You clan.
Within a magnificent hall at the You clan headquarters, a slender man sat quietly in meditation on the ground.
His black hair fell like a waterfall, a black robe draped closely around his frame. Completely motionless, he exuded an aura of chilled severity.
Tap, tap, tap.
A towering You clan commander strode in, coming to a halt behind the man and remaining silent.
After a long pause, the commander spoke in a low voice:
"Qi is dead."
His voice was calm, yet inside the secluded hall, it echoed ceaselessly.
Boom.
As the You clan commander's words fell, the tranquility of the hall shattered.
A terrifying aura flooded the entire palace.
Killing intent congealed like something tangible.
The commander stood still. As a You clan commander, he naturally did not fear such an aura.
Even so, a faint pang of trepidation gripped his heart.
The person before him truly lived up to his reputation!
Worthy indeed of one who had awakened a royal bloodline.
The black-clad man did not turn around, yet he spoke: "How did Qi die?"
"He was slain by an immortal race Immortal Monarch named Immortal Monarch Changsheng!"
The commander recounted Lu Changsheng's circumstances in detail.
"Immortal Monarch Changsheng..."
"I must trouble Commander Mawu to relay a message to the immortals: tell them that I challenge Immortal Monarch Changsheng to a duel in the Chaos, set for three months from now."
"If Immortal Monarch Changsheng refuses the challenge, I will personally sweep through the Chaos and slaughter any immortals I find!"
Having spoken, the black-clad man closed his eyes once more.
His tone betrayed little overt rage, yet the chilling killing intent grew ever more piercing, a clear testament to the fury burning within.
"Lin, are you certain you wish to challenge Lu Changsheng? That person is no ordinary figure either..." Commander Mawu cautioned.
Yet Lin said nothing more, sitting motionless.
Commander Mawu understood Lin's temperament; once a decision was made, nothing could sway him.
"I will convey your words to the immortals..."
With that, Commander Mawu turned and departed.
"Little brother..."
In the vast, empty hall, a low sigh echoed into the silence.
Commander Mawu moved swiftly.
He personally arrived in the Chaos near the Immortal Palace with overwhelming fanfare.
The Immortal Palace also dispatched Immortal Venerables to confront him.
Neither side came to blows, however; Commander Mawu had come solely to deliver a message.
"Listen closely, people of the immortal race! Lin, of our You clan's royal bloodline, challenges your Immortal Monarch Changsheng, Lu Changsheng, to battle in the Chaos three months from now."
"If Immortal Monarch Changsheng fails to appear, Lin will sweep through the Chaos and execute every immortal he encounters!"
"These are the exact chaotic coordinates..."
Commander Mawu tossed down a set of chaotic coordinates, then turned and flew into the depths of the Chaos, vanishing from sight.
Silence!
The entire Immortal Palace seemed to fall deathly still in an instant.
Commander Mawu's voice had carried far and wide, heard by countless Immortal Monarchs.
"What? Lin of the You clan's royal bloodline wants to challenge Immortal Monarch Changsheng?"
"That's a royal bloodline! They say royal bloodlines are exceptionally rare in the You clan and hold immensely exalted status—even You clan commanders hold lower status than those of royal blood. Why would Lin challenge Immortal Monarch Changsheng?"
"The reason has already spread. Apparently, the You clan member slain by Immortal Monarch Changsheng during his recent venture into the Chaos possessed a royal bloodline, though unawakened. That You clan member was named Qi, and he was Lin's younger brother."
"So that's how it is... Just how strong is this Lin?"
"Word is that Lin is also only at the Immortal Monarch level and has not reached the Immortal Venerable realm. However, once he unleashes the power of his royal bloodline, his strength is said to rival ordinary You clan commanders."
"Rivaling ordinary You clan commanders? Doesn't that mean he can match an Immortal Venerable? If Immortal Monarch Changsheng accepts the challenge, I'm afraid this battle will bode ill for him."
"Then again, isn't Immortal Monarch Changsheng in secluded cultivation? Death seclusion, no less. This challenge might not even reach his hands..."
With the news of Lin's challenge, the entire Immortal Palace was thrown into a massive uproar.
Immortal Palace, Hall of Immortal Venerables.
The so-called Hall of Immortal Venerables was the grand hall where gatherings of Immortal Venerables were convened.
Only Immortal Venerables were permitted to attend.
At this moment, a multitude of Immortal Venerables had assembled inside.
Seated at the fore were several Taiyi Immortal Venerables, led by Immortal Venerable Kuhai.
In general, actual military operations on the battlefield beyond the heavens were directed by Taiyi Immortal Venerables.
Daluo Immortal Venerables served as deterrent forces and rarely appeared.
Only when confronting a matter of life and death, experiencing major setbacks, or when a Daluo-level powerhouse of the You clan intervened would Daluo Immortal Venerables show themselves.
Across the entire Heaven Realm, Daluo Immortal Venerables were exceedingly scarce.
The Taiyi Immortal Venerables gathered in this hall essentially represented the immortal race across the entire battlefield beyond the heavens.
"Everyone, speak your minds. How should we handle the You clan's challenge to Lu Changsheng?" Immortal Venerable Kuhai surveyed the gathered Immortal Venerables and asked.
"Hmph! That Lin possesses a royal bloodline, with earth-shattering strength nearly rivaling a Golden Immortal Venerable, capable of fighting above his cultivation level. Him challenging Immortal Monarch Changsheng—isn't that just sending Immortal Monarch Changsheng to his death? We must never agree!"
"Indeed. A royal bloodline of the You clan is no small matter; he can essentially be regarded as a Golden Immortal Venerable. While Immortal Monarch Changsheng's strength is remarkable, having even cleared the tenth flight of the Heavenly Immortal Steps and being called an invincible Immortal Monarch, an invincible Immortal Monarch is still just an Immortal Monarch. How could he contend with a royal bloodline of the You clan? If Immortal Monarch Changsheng accepts, our immortal race will surely lose a peerless genius of boundless potential."
"Quite so. Immortal Monarch Changsheng will definitely become an Immortal Venerable in the future, and even reaching the Taiyi realm is not out of the question. He might even go a step further... How could we allow such a genius to accept the challenge and fall at the hands of the You clan?"
"Yet if he doesn't accept the challenge, Lin will sweep through the Chaos. Which squad of our Immortal Monarchs could stand against him? With sweep after sweep, I fear no one will dare enter the Chaos again. Are we Immortal Venerables supposed to go into the Chaos instead? Once Immortal Venerables enter the Chaos, the You clan commanders will inevitably take the field, and at that point, the scale and scope of the war may spin out of control..."
"We aren't ready for a full-scale war with the You clan right now..."
Opinions clashed in quick succession.
Some supported accepting, while others opposed it.
Overall, opponents formed the majority; those supporting Lu Changsheng fighting were few.
Yet if Lu Changsheng did not fight, how to deal with Lin's sweeps truly posed a dilemma.
Immortal Venerables could not take the field.
If Immortal Venerables stepped in, the scale of the war would escalate.
The immortal race was not prepared for that.
After all, the Dao Ancestors had strictly forbidden escalating the scope of the war.
Likewise, the You clan did not wish to escalate the conflict either, as they were awaiting the awakening of their Primordial Ancestor.
Neither side wanted an all-out war.
Yet if Immortal Venerables took the field, the situation would spiral out of control, making escalation virtually unavoidable.
"Wait... Have you all forgotten that Lu Changsheng is currently in death seclusion? Can you even notify Immortal Monarch Changsheng?"
Suddenly, amidst the clamor, a voice that was not particularly loud reached the ears of the gathered Immortal Venerables.
The bustling scene froze into dead silence in an instant!
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