Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

As he spoke, the man slowly stepped back and gently waved his sleeve.

A sudden gust of wind arose around them, which actually lifted the trembling beast off the ground.

Bang! The creature hit the ground.

The man's retreating steps finally came to a halt, and a strange smile soon appeared on his face.

"Oh dear, how did this fellow end up in Immortal Fish territory? Now we really can't ignore it, so I'm afraid my fellow Daoists will have to go back," he said.

"This..."

The woman stared blankly at the scene, feeling as if her previous understanding had been completely overturned, and her body shook with anger.

She had only recently entered Bliss Fairy Island.

She had only heard that the people from Immortal Fish Alliance and Tragic Abyss Alliance were very domineering. She hadn't believed it at first; after all, no matter how domineering they were, how far could they go in front of the top Alliance like San Shan Alliance?

But today, the woman had truly witnessed the definition of tyranny.

She wanted to say something, but when her gaze swept over the Star Banner atop the heads of the five people opposite her, the anger in her heart vanished in an instant, replaced by a deep sense of wariness.

The reputation of the Star Banner was something she had heard about more than once.

Although it was just a low-grade immortal treasure, and its power alone wasn't strong, the strength it exhibited when there were many of them was simply monstrous.

As far as the woman knew, the Immortal Fish Alliance was originally the weakest among the three top alliances, but because of the Star Banner, they had completely turned their fortunes around.

At this thought,

A tinge of envy arose in her heart.

Why did members of the Immortal Fish Alliance have priority purchasing rights at the Star Pavilion? It had made it so that others could only dream of buying a Star Banner.

After all, with so many monks and so little porridge, even the beings within the Immortal Fish Alliance had to queue up, let alone them?

"I heard that over sixty years ago, Hei Shui of the Devil God Ranking, who was sixth at the time, anyone defeated by him on the first floor of the Star-picking Tower could have priority and half-price purchasing rights for the Star Banner... What a pity... it's too late now," the woman thought bitterly.

If only she had known, she would have joined the Immortal Fish Alliance. Although it was challenging, once she joined, she certainly wouldn't have to suffer such indignities.

As she pondered,

The middle-aged man beside her first gave a helpless, bitter smile, then slowly walked up to the man opposite him, cupped his hands in a pleading gesture, and said, "Brother Dao, we have also had a hard time chasing this beast, I hope you could show some leniency."

After speaking, he could not help but purse his lips, which were dry, and continued,

"How about this: you don't need to lift a finger, and once we have killed it, we'll split the copper coins evenly between us, how does that sound?"

"I think there's no need for Brother Dao to trouble himself,"

The man replied with a faint smile.

"Do you really intend to push this to the extreme?" the middle-aged man asked, unwilling to give in.

What met him was only a gaze mixed with a faint smile.

Time trickled by.

Under the mounting pressure, the people from the San Shan Alliance began to slowly back away. They looked anxiously behind them from time to time, as if waiting for something.

"Why isn't the patrol team coming over?"

They all thought to themselves.

The reason they were risking the great hazard of this deadlock was to wait for the so-called 'patrol team' to arrive.

It was a squad also equipped with the Star Banner.

After all, the San Shan Alliance was a top alliance too. Even though it wasn't as easy to acquire Star Banners as the Immortal Fish Alliance, they were able to obtain a batch through special channels and thus formed the patrol team to defend against the increasingly aggressive beings from the Immortal Fish Alliance.

It's just a pity that even after half a stick of incense had passed, let alone the patrol team, not even a ghostly shadow was seen.

On the other side,

The beast was already lying on the ground, its life force rapidly fading away.

The group had mixed feelings.

...

...

Meanwhile,

In Bliss Immortal City, at the San Shan Alliance's residence.

Bang! A loud noise erupted from the hall, instantly shattering the silence.

Looking towards the sound,

One saw a half-human, half-snake being furiously withdraw its massive hand from a nearly shattered divine-gold square table, its face contorted to the extreme.

"Damn it, are they trying to force my Three Mountain Alliance into a corner? The Qiyuan Alliance is doing this, and so is the Immortal Fish Alliance. What exactly do they want?"

As these words fell,

a person below stood up and bowed with a clasped fist, speaking earnestly:

"Alliance Hierarch, Bliss Fairy Island is almost eighty percent occupied by Qiyuan, Immortal Fish, and our Three Mountains, with all sides drawn up in close quarters."

"However, in recent years, Qiyuan and Immortal Fish seem to have shown a tendency to join forces. It's likely they have already agreed to strike against our Three Mountain Alliance in order to increase their strength as much as possible before the calamity of Bliss arrives."

"Don't forget, that Star Banner was created by those three from the Immortal Fish Alliance. We must prepare ourselves early."

"I don't need you to tell me that, I just want to know what we should do now?"

The half-human, half-serpent being spoke coldly, but a hint of regret uncontrollably flashed in its eyes.

If it had managed to recruit those three back then, its Three Mountain Alliance would not have fallen to such a state, and with a large number of Star Banners, it might even have a chance to dominate Bliss Fairy Island by now.

At that moment,

"I have a way to completely annihilate those two alliances beyond redemption, and to ensure your survival through the calamity of Bliss. However, there is one condition."

A deep voice suddenly rang out, causing the hearts of many feathered beings in the hall to tremble violently.

They all looked up to see, standing behind the half-human, half-serpent Alliance Hierarch, a towering figure of immense stature with four arms gesturing towards the sky in a commanding pose, exuding an aura of majestic authority.

"We have seen Dao Brother!"

Upon seeing this figure, everyone involuntarily stood up and shouted in unison.

This person was none other than the Four-armed Rakshasa, ranked third on the Devil God Ranking.

Since this eminent being joined the alliance, although he disdained to directly manage the various affairs within the alliance, he still comprehensively influenced the alliance in many aspects, thus holding an incomparable position of authority.

Just like Zuo Qingtian of the Qiyuan Alliance and the 'Purple Gold Triad' of the Immortal Fish Alliance.

Yes, after decades had passed, Huan Meng, the only one among the Purple Gold Triad who hadn't entered the seventh floor of the God-Demon Tower, was also considered by many beings on the island as a special, transcendent being, with an influence even more terrifying than other beings of a similar stature.

The reason was simple: everyone assumed that Huan Meng was responsible for creating the Star Banner.

Of course, no one among the Purple Gold Triad has admitted to this... but neither have they denied it, right?

"What brilliant strategy do you have, Dao Brother? And the condition you just mentioned, what specifically are you referring to?"

The Three Mountain Alliance Hierarch looked hopefully at the suddenly appearing Four-armed Rakshasa, as if he had seen a savior.

"You don't need to know the strategy just yet."

The Four-armed Rakshasa revealed a meaningful smile, then said indifferently, "As long as you can locate Qingyun's exact position, I guarantee that all of you here will safely survive the calamity of Bliss."

"What about the people below the alliance?"

Someone astutely caught the loophole in the Four-armed Rakshasa's words and carefully asked.

"What about them? Just take care of yourselves; that should be enough. Besides, there are too many beings for me to concern myself with."

A flicker of annoyance crossed the Four-armed Rakshasa's face as he scolded.

Afterwards,

he looked straight at the Three Mountain Alliance Hierarch and threatened, "Make your decision quickly. If you refuse, I'll just take a trip to the Qiyuan Alliance."

Upon hearing this,

The Three Mountain Alliance Hierarch, who was in a deep internal struggle, suddenly stiffened his expression, and then looked at the other party in disbelief, almost as if he had misheard.

How could he say such a thing?

One must know, over the years, the Three Mountain Alliance had offered countless millions of Copper Coins. Setting aside such considerations of rapport, how could he treat the oath of the Dao made back then as a mere trifle?

However, the moment their gazes met, the Three Mountain Alliance Hierarch involuntarily shivered.

He instantly understood that the other was not lying; he had truly circumvented the oath of the Dao.

After a moment of contemplation,

the Three Mountain Alliance Hierarch looked around below him, his eyes quickly dulling. He knew he had no choice.

He took a deep breath and said with difficulty, "We... agree. I just have one question that perplexes me, which I hope Dao Brother can clarify."

"Speak!"

"What exactly is Qingyun's identity?"

"Haha, there's no harm in telling you now. Qingyun is an alias used by Zhang Jing."

As these words were spoken,

the hall erupted into commotion.

"Qingyun is actually that Zhang Jing, the one with the Opening God Seal? Ranked fifth on Devil God Ranking, how is that possible?"

Below, a being who had once pursued Zhang Jing exclaimed in disbelief.