Just as the Star Palace was mobilizing the power of their World Realm to attack the Celestial Court , the Primordial Saint Sect , the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion , and the Tianwu Dao Court all simultaneously received a sudden transmission from Paramita.
Jiangbei, Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea.
On the Sacred Fire Cliff , Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue, dressed in a red and white robe and exuding the dignified grace of a classical noblewoman, paced forward, a cold sneer playing on the corners of her mouth.
Almost simultaneously, several streaks of light descended from the sky. They were Great Sage Ming Zhu , Great Sage Xuan Yuan , Perfected Lord Iridescent Brocade, and Perfected Lord Hanguang Futian. With the Deep Bliss Pure Land extinguished, the Dao Court wiped out, and Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue successfully stepping into the Late Stage of the Golden Core, the Saint Sect's power had expanded to an unprecedented level.
"The Ancestor has sent a message."
Seeing everyone gathered, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue spoke in a flat tone: "The Star Palace has invaded the Celestial Court, and the Celestial Court has requested reinforcements. The Ancestor demands that we go and reinforce the Celestial Court."
"The Celestial Court."
Hearing this, Perfected Lord Hanguang Futian paused. "Isn't the Celestial Court hostile to us? Them attacking each other is just dogs biting dogs; what does it have to do with us?"
"Times change." Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue shook her head. She directly split off several strands of divine sense, detailing Immortal Venerable Taiyin's situation, which finally brought realization to everyone. However, Great Sage Xuan Yuan couldn't help but ask, "If we go to reinforce the Celestial Court, what will happen to the Immortal Nexus?"
Speaking of this, everyone subtly glanced up at the sky.
There, the star formed by the Mystic Spirit World Realm remained bright. To many Perfected Lords, this star was like a sharp sword dangling above their heads.
However, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue shook her head upon hearing this: "There is no need to worry. The Ancestor has already reached an agreement with the Dao Lord of the Dao Court. After we leave, the Dao Court will temporarily govern the Immortal Nexus to relieve us of any worries about our rear."
"Ah? The Dao Court?"
Hearing this, everyone was instantly stunned. Who didn't know that the Dao Court had just suffered from the Heavenly Demons , and was entirely wiped out, with even all their Perfected Lords dead?
"Can the current Dao Court still hold the Immortal Nexus ?" Great Sage Xuan Yuan couldn't help but question. Without a Perfected Lord standing guard, even the Unorthodox Alliance could probably bully them, right?
"Everyone, do not underestimate the Dao Court." Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue smiled. "Those rats in Jiangdong may lack the drive to advance, but they are very formidable at holding their ground. Every sect experiences ups and downs, but the Dao Court is the most stable. No matter what happens, they always have a fundamental baseline."
Before Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue's voice faded.
In an instant, in the direction of Jiangdong, a spiritual light shot up into the sky, illuminating the vault of heaven. It then scattered in all directions, enveloping the Immortal Nexus like a spiderweb.
[Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]!
And within the Dao Court, under the watchful eyes of all, the current Crown Prince officially ascended the throne. In an instant, his cultivation soared, smoothly breaking through from Foundation Establishment Perfection to Golden Core Perfected Lord.
Not only that, but the remaining Junior Protector, Junior Tutor, and Junior Preceptor were all promoted in official rank, succeeding to the positions of the Three Excellencies. This drew the resonance of the Grotto-Heavens and Dao Fruits of the Three Excellencies, successively making them Golden Core Perfected Lords as well. However, even reaching this step, they were merely four Early Stage Golden Cores; their combat power was still not worth mentioning in comparison.
Therefore, very quickly, an anomaly occurred once again.
"Long live the Emperor, long live, long, long live."
After succeeding their positions, the Three Excellencies immediately led the hundred officials in a heavy kowtow towards the newly promoted Son of Heaven of the Dao Court, who held the Imperial Seal. Myriad official positions connected together.
The aura of the newly promoted Son of Heaven of the Dao Court instantly skyrocketed!
This was because the cultivation of the Son of Heaven of the Dao Court was different from outsiders. The Middle Stage of the Golden Core didn't require refining True Treasures. As long as he could control the imperial court, he would naturally break through!
Following that, the Three Excellencies of the Dao Court rose to their feet one after another. Among them, [Plains Forest Wood] and [Gilded Gold Leaf] separated out and merged with the [Wayside Earth] controlled by the Son of Heaven, instantly completing a three-element set. As for the proportioning issues, they were completely handled by the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws] on their behalf, without any clumsiness or stagnation.
A three-element cycle, Great Perfected Lord!
For a moment, all the Perfected Lords witnessing this scene—with the exception of Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue and Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao —fell into speechless shock.
What the hell is this!? Just a moment ago, the Dao Court was completely wiped out with not a single Perfected Lord standing guard, yet in the very next second, they had one Great Perfected Lord and three Golden Core Perfected Lords?
"This is the true strength of the Dao Court!"
Seeing this, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "Those rats put all their effort into holding their ground. They aren't the best, but they will never fall behind."
Therefore, among the four major factions, only the Dao Court could change dynasties, and their Perfected Lords could die casually. This was because Golden Core Perfected Lords were never the foundation of the Dao Court in the first place; the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws] were. As long as the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws] didn't collapse, even a Great Perfected Lord could be cultivated overnight!
"Of course, there are drawbacks."
Speaking of this, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue glanced at the newly ascended Son of Heaven of the Dao Court, only to see that his eyes were completely covered by golden light, devoid of even the slightest hint of thought.
"Such forceful growth relies entirely on the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]."
"If it were Emperor Jiayou, he might still be able to maintain his sense of self. But this newly promoted Son of Heaven... I fear he can only exist as an incartantion of the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]."
As her words fell, she waved her sleeve: "With this, our worries regarding the rear have been eliminated."
"Everyone, the Star Palace is attacking the Celestial Court. The other side has prematurely triggered the Thousand-Year Great Tribulation. Since we have no worries about our rear, we should immediately go and reinforce the Celestial Court."
Meanwhile, Jiangnan, Sword Pavilion.
On the Extreme Heaven Cliff , Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao stood with his hands behind his back. The astral winds blew against his robes, making sounds like the ringing of swords, which also caused this Great Perfected Lord of the Sword Pavilion to sigh:
"The great tribulation has arrived, yet my severe injuries are difficult to heal."
Perfected One Subduing-Spirits had already gone into secluded meditation again, but let alone attaining [Sword Edge Gold] , he hadn't even refined the fifth Divine Ability. It was completely useless.
What should he do? At this thought, he pressed his hand against the Eternal Sword at his waist, a bold idea suddenly springing to his mind: 'The Thousand-Year Great Tribulation doesn't actually care about factions.'
Setting aside the two Dao Lords outside the Immortal Nexus for the moment, at least the four Dao Lords within the Immortal Nexus had long since reached an agreement: push the Thousand-Year Great Tribulation to force the [Tribulation] to manifest, and then let the Perfected Lords slaughter each other like raising Gu bugs, until the last person remaining takes control of the [Tribulation] and steps onto [Paramita].
In other words, factions didn't matter.
Who won was the most important thing.
'The Immortal Nexus? The Immortal Nexus has four sects, that's too many. As a Great Perfected Lord of the Sword Pavilion, backstabbing the other factions is absolutely not a problem...'
Thinking of this, Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao glanced upwards again.
Above the sky canopy, the Mystic Spirit World Realm hung high.
'The aura of that Immortal Lord Master of Tribulations and Ferryman of Karma has disappeared... Did he ultimately choose to side with the Star Palace?'
'That actually works out perfectly.'
In a flash, this Great Perfected Lord of the Sword Pavilion had already made his decision. The corners of his mouth ticked up slightly, his heavy mood swept away, and he only felt that heaven and earth were vast.
What seemed like a lengthy decision-making process actually occurred the moment Immortal Venerable Taiyin requested reinforcements. In less than fifteen minutes, a conclusion had been reached.
Therefore, just as the Star Palace's grand army bore down on the border, streaks of light tore through the void, anchoring their coordinates and landing directly on the ninth tier of the Celestial Court. Looking around, the Primordial Saint Sect and the Sword Pavilion had shockingly arrived together. Although the Dao Court didn't arrive in person, they also shattered the void and manifested figures of light and shadow.
Boom!
At this moment, all the Perfected Lords of the Immortal Nexus erupted with their auras simultaneously. In an instant, twelve streaks of divine light pierced the heavens and earth, blazing brightly and illuminating the light sea!
A mere twelve Perfected Lords actually made the Star Palace's thirty-six Spiritual Power Dao Perfected Lords pale in comparison!