Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

"Be cautious with your words!"

The man in the purple robe hurriedly stopped the other from continuing and reminded, "Our urgent task at hand is to follow this demon bird closely… Huh?"

At that moment,

He involuntarily turned his head towards their target, only to witness a scene of a Human Race black-robed cultivator making a move. He immediately let out a roar of anger, scolding,

"How audacious! This prey is coveted by our Immortal Fish Alliance. Who are you to show no respect for any rules—"

His voice had barely left his mouth when it suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

All he saw was the other party's eyes widening, staring at the demon bird rapidly turning into a pile of bones, standing there completely stunned, disbelief written all over his face.

"Dead… It's dead?"

He struggled to swallow, his gaze unconsciously drifting downwards before finally settling on the person who had just acted.

A tempest of shock surged within the man in the purple robe.

After all, having followed for so long, he was well aware of the terror of this pitch-black demon bird.

It was precisely because of this that he and the companion beside him had not rashly attacked, but chose to closely follow behind the demon bird, hoping to find its dwelling, waiting for the strong ones from the Immortal Fish Alliance to come over, to join forces and kill it.

But even this fierce demon bird had no power to resist in that person's hands.

The implications were self-evident.

A Feathering True Immortal! At the very least, it was someone with one foot in the realm of Feathering True Immortals; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so effortless.

The key was, if he hadn't seen it wrong, among the three people below, the black-robed man who acted just now not only wasn't the leader, but also seemed to give off an aura of having the lowest status.

And in the world of the Immortal Way, status is generally linked to strength.

Which is to say—there were three Feathering True Immortals below?!

Within the clouds, the man in the purple robe and the man in white seemed to understand something, unconsciously exchanging glances before trying their best to conceal themselves.

The next moment,

"Were the two of you just talking about us?"

A gentle voice sounded by their ears, sending a chill through their hearts.

The two suddenly raised their heads, just to discover trails of misty immortal light that had appeared not far in front of them without notice. As soon as the immortal light appeared, it rapidly coalesced into a huge, fantastical gate woven of illusions.

The gate slowly opened.

A figure dressed in white that outshone the snow stepped out from behind the gate.

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In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Outside Bliss Immortal City, within a certain courtyard.

"Are you saying that at the southeast corner of Bliss Fairy Island, you saw three strange powerhouses suspected to be Feathering True Immortals?"

A woman sat boldly in a tiger-skin chair and asked in a casual manner.

"Yes, boss. We followed that ferocious bird for a long time, and it definitely possesses combat power at the pinnacle beneath Feathering, but in the end, it was effortlessly taken down by the weakest of those three people,"

The man in the purple robe explained respectfully.

"Exactly,"

The man in white added, gesticulating excitedly as he described the scene,

"Boss, you have no idea—he just waved a black flag lightly, and at that moment, there was a whirlwind, the River of Cosmos poured down, the sun and the moon were outshone, and heaven and earth lost color. That black bird, its strength was truly boundless. But guess what, it directly turned into water, its end was truly tragic. Boss, faced with such formidable foes, we had no choice but to—"

Across from them,

The woman cut him off before he could finish, her face darkening as she spoke in frustration,

"So they asked you questions, and you two spilled everything?"

"That's not exactly what happened," the man in purple replied honestly.

"That's somewhat better."

Upon hearing this, the woman couldn't help but smile in relief. She thought to herself how her brothers could be so gutless to spill everything, which would've been embarrassing.

But in the next moment,

"We also told them everything they didn't ask," the man in purple added, freezing the smile on the woman's face.

Whoosh whoosh—

Her chest rose and fell rapidly, her heavy breaths like bellows echoing in the courtyard, lingering for a long time without dispersing.

After what felt like an eternity,

"You two, having already seen those three people, go and find them for me now! By all means, invite them to join the Immortal Fish Alliance. As for the terms, say that the position of Vice Alliance Hierarch awaits."

The woman suppressed the raging anger in her heart and ordered expressionlessly.

"Yes!"

A short while later.

The courtyard returned to silence once again.

"Heh heh, to think they didn't make a move, it seems those three fellow daoists have pleasant dispositions. If they could join us, the hunting areas on Bliss Fairy Island might need to be redistributed. And moreover—"

The woman paused as if a thought had struck her, yet a faint smile slowly spread across her face.

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Elsewhere.

"The God-Demon Tower, the status of an immortal citizen, that's quite interesting," a man mused to himself in the midst of the bustling crowd, casting a glance at the towering God-Demon Tower not far in front of him.

Through the two men who had voluntarily shown up earlier, he had already grasped the rules of the entire Bliss Immortal City, including Copper Coins, the distinction between Inner and Outer City statuses, the Bliss Ghost Market, and more.

In this moment.

He had already begun to speculate about that grand opportunity somewhere in the darkness—either in the Ghost Market, the God-Demon Tower, or perhaps that Opening God Seal!

Thus, the priority was to meet with his friend Qingyun as soon as possible to determine the next course of action.

Every time he thought of his friend Qingyun, the corners of the man's mouth couldn't help but curve up slightly.

On his journey thus far, the most striking name he had heard was 'Zhang Jing,' and of course, there was also that Opening God Seal in the other's possession.

From this, it was clear that his daoist friend was truly enjoying his days in the River of Cosmos secret realm.

"Qingyun daoist friend should be in the Inner City now, so... through the third layer?"

The man's eyes flashed, and he instantly turned his head back, as three gazes converged in an instant.

After half a day, three new names quietly appeared on the Devil God Ranking.

[Number 73: Yinguo (3/4 layers)]

[Number 74: Huan Meng (3/4 layers)]

[Number 75: Hei Shui (3/4 layers)]

However, due to their low rankings, they did not cause much of a stir. Only a few observant individuals noticed the change, but even they did not pay it much attention.

After all, their assignment was to closely watch those unfamiliar strong beings who had at least reached the fifth layer.

Because only beings of that caliber could truly influence the current situation on Bliss Fairy Island.

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Inner City.

On a deserted and quiet street, Immortal Qingyun, Zhang Jing, quietly emerged from thin air, his Divine Sense sweeping carefully around until he was sure there was no one there, then he quickly made his way to his room.

The front door opened and then closed quickly, and the street regained its quiet.

Yet in the adjacent courtyard, separated by only one door, an inexplicable sigh was heard, tinged with a hint of worry.

"Now we've got trouble."

Zhang Jing's brow furrowed slightly.

He had not anticipated that merely showing his face would directly incite an uprising among the many Combining Dao beings on Bliss Fairy Island. During the process, several figures of Feathering True Immortals even appeared.

Of course, Zhang Jing was not worried for his own safety.

He had completely refined the cloaking garment, and with a single thought, he could merge into the void and move a thousand miles away. Unless several Earth Immortals made a move with treasures or Formation Divine Skills to sever the void, they could not possibly detain him.

However, Zhang Jing was worried about how to obtain a sufficient quantity of Copper Coins in the future.

This experience had shown that the most lucrative and stable method of earning money, hunting fierce beasts, was largely blocked off.

Even if he could continue hunting, it would most likely only be a few solitary beasts, which was nothing compared to the amount of Copper Coins he needed to purchase innate divine objects and for bribery.

"So what should I do? Could it be the Star-picking Tower? But the chances seem too slim."

Zhang Jing thought to himself, somewhat secretly.

Despite the myriad of thoughts swirling in his mind, no matter how much he pondered, he could not find a good strategy to break the deadlock.

But at that moment.

Zhang Jing suddenly felt an impulse and turned his head towards the direction of the front door.

Almost simultaneously, the voice of the bronze beast head on the door came from afar, "Master, there are three exalted immortal citizens outside who wish to see you."