"This is probably the difference between a Golden Immortal and a Celestial Immortal..."

Qu Bai, who was standing next to Shen Qian, whispered something.

Shen Qian nodded slightly.

Powerful deities like Erlang Shen and Jiutian Xuannv probably broke free from the influence of the Investiture of the Gods long ago, and they don't need to regain their immortal positions to restore their strength.

However, he clearly saw that although Wang Shuo showed no fear, most of the immortal martial artists gathered behind Wang Shuo and Ding Yi had changed their expressions.

"You may not be afraid, but what about those behind you? Their immortal positions have been taken away. How much of their strength do they still have left?"

Jiang Chengye said calmly, "Having finally been given a second chance at life, are you really so ungrateful for it?"

As Jiang Chengye spoke, the endless heavenly soldiers and generals in the clouds also unleashed their earth-shattering power, and the pressure in that instant made everyone in Yaochi Palace feel suffocated.

"The situation before sinking is a bit tricky. We could give up this immortal position, but what would happen after that..."

Bai Fei frowned and whispered.

He nodded slightly.

With the Investiture of the Gods in Jiang Chengye's hands, and the million heavenly soldiers surrounding him, he was virtually unstoppable.

Even if Bai Fei and the others are not affected by the immortal positions, once they are stripped of their merged immortal positions, their strength will be reduced to its original state.

This hidden danger, apart from Shen Qian, applies to almost everyone present except for Jiutian Xuannv, Wang Shuo, Xi Wangmu, and others.

The Great Sage was merely a demon beast at the peak of the High Martial Realm. Without the protection of his immortal status, he probably wouldn't last more than three seconds under the siege of these endless heavenly soldiers.

Even those with strength in the early to mid-stages of the Mountain and Sea Realm could barely make a ripple.

Wang Shuo sensed the unease among the people behind him, and his expression turned grim.

"I will only say it twice: Surrender, or die."

Jiang Chengye spoke again.

The Jade Pool Palace fell silent. Having learned from the previous experience, no one dared to speak up this time.

"I...I am willing to submit!"

In the silence, a hesitant voice suddenly rang out.

"Xi Yue, what are you doing!"

"Are you crazy?"

The group of immortal warriors behind the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden looked at the man who stepped out from the crowd in disbelief.

Although Shen Qian did not recognize this person, he knew his identity from how others addressed him.

One of the Five Sacred Mountains among the gods of the celestial realm.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden seemed to have never expected to be betrayed at this time. She raised her eyebrows and angrily shouted, "Jiang Xiong, have you forgotten the oath you swore to the Heavenly Emperor? How can the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Realm be so afraid of death!"

"Mysterious Maiden, stop deceiving yourself. The Heavenly Emperor has long since perished, as you clearly know. I... I just want to live for myself in this life!"

Jiang Xiong, the immortal god of Mount Hua, argued loudly and quickly found a reason for himself, becoming righteous and self-assured.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden tried to stop him, but it was too late. She could only watch helplessly as Jiang Xiong ran to Jiang Chengye's side.

This Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden is truly loyal to the Heavenly Emperor… Shen Qian looked at the pain and anger on the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden’s face and couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

At this moment, Jiang Chengye looked indifferently at Jiang Xiong who was approaching, and suddenly waved his hand from the sky, "Since you have pledged your allegiance, drink this."

"What?"

While Jiang Xiong was still in a daze, the water of the Jade Pool hanging upside down in the sky suddenly began to churn.

To everyone's horror, the once ethereal and crystal-clear waters of Yaochi turned into a pitch-black, deep green after churning, with a faint stench of decay emanating from them.

"really……"

Shen Qian was not surprised at all by this scene.

Shen Qian had already used his spiritual power to explore the waters of Yaochi Palace when he first entered it.

After all, he had drunk real Jade Pool water when he was tempering his body with the Ancestral Dragon Thunder.

The Jade Pool hanging upside down in the sky looks perfectly normal, but under the Eye of Truth, it still appears as corrupt as it did when he last entered the Heavenly Realm.

Lin Qiaoyin's formation might be able to cover up the damage to the Heavenly Realm, but as Jiang Chengye said, it is ultimately impossible to completely restore the Heavenly Realm.

The Jade Pool's celestial waters are such a divine substance that they are naturally not included in the restoration efforts.

If Lin Qiaoyin could even do this, then before Shen Qian, she would definitely surrender to the enemy on the spot, first become sworn brothers with Jiang Chengye, and then fight to the death here, piling her body up to the Ninth Forbidden Realm before anything else.

With the Nine Forbidden Restrictions on the Physical Body, one can rival kings and nobles with their physical strength... Compared to this, suffering some grievances in public is nothing.

The sight of the polluted Yaochi water horrified everyone. They didn't even need to use their spiritual power; they could feel the corrosive energy permeating the water with their naked eyes.

As Jiang Chengye gestured, several feet of water were drawn from the pool and fell into a jade cup placed on the table in front of him.

The jade cup filled with water from Yaochi floated up and stopped in front of Jiang Xiong.

"I drank it."

Jiang Chengye's two simple words caused Jiang Xiong's expression to change drastically.

"Holy crap, so this is the so-called Jade Pool Banquet? They're actually treating us to this kind of stuff?"

Zhao Keyi's eyes widened. Just now, when the situation wasn't tense, he was still fantasizing about what delicacies he would eat at the Yaochi banquet. Later, when Jiang Chengye overturned the table, he felt a little regretful. But now, seeing the bubbling dark green liquid in the cup, Zhao Keyi felt like vomiting.

Jiang Xiong also felt nauseous.

He was closest to the camera, so he could see it more clearly than anyone else.

The so-called "Jade Pool Water" in that cup was disgusting not only because of its color, but even more nauseating were the tiny, wriggling substances that were faintly visible in it, resembling mites.

Jiang Xiong, who had just joined the army, immediately regretted it.

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