The immortal of the Crimson King Clan hypocritically declared, "We're benevolent, so let me teach you a lesson: in the cultivation world, fairness and justice are nothing but empty words! Only power is real and true!"
"If you can bully the weak and the many, why cripple yourself and fight a fair duel? Do you think we're out of our minds? Are we all idiots?!"
A group of immortals looked at Cao Ya with mocking eyes.
Cao Ya raised an eyebrow. Fighting against overwhelming odds wasn't a new thing for him. In the previous two battles, whether it was the Three Thousand Provinces against the Three Immortals or the Borderlands against the Three Immortals, he was the one who ultimately won!
Being surrounded by powerful opponents of the same level was nothing new to me, and I was never afraid of it, even though this time the number of opponents had doubled!
"Meng Tianzheng, surrender to us, and with your status, you will surely be treated with respect!" The immortals tried to win over Meng Tianzheng, promising him great benefits.
Originally, with their overwhelming numerical advantage, they were naturally not afraid of being ganged up on. However, Meng Tianzheng's identity was crucial. If he surrendered, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would collapse without a fight!
Even Cao Ya couldn't compare to him in this respect. Moreover, in their eyes, Cao Ya was the "World Dao Ancestor," possessing extraordinary talent and the potential to rival many kings. Furthermore, he had previously injured Yu Tuo, shaving off the scales on his hand and humiliating the dignity of the Immortal King! Xu
Such ignorant fools who offend the might of the king are destined to die, so there's no need to waste words trying to win them over.
"Oh, you're so willing to part with it? Are you joking?" Meng Tianzheng raised an eyebrow.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, the immortals were invigorated and exclaimed, "If you join our realm, you will still enjoy..."
"You'll receive the treatment of an Immortal True Immortal, and even have the opportunity to consult with the Immortal King and receive guidance. This is an opportunity rarely seen throughout history. No one else would receive such preferential treatment. You should think carefully about the consequences of refusing!"
The immortal of the imperial clan spoke with a sinister tone, his words both enticing and threatening: "Our numbers are equivalent to twelve True Immortals. This power could sweep across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths without a problem! Offending us and refusing our goodwill... heh, your end won't be any better!"
"Why fall with a world destined for destruction? Once you become a true immortal and attain immortality, you should live a long and prosperous life, transcending centuries, and seek the opportunity to become an immortal king. Why be so unwise as to ruin your own future?" the three-eyed immortal said earnestly, seemingly considering Meng Tianzheng's best interests.
"You're already True Immortals, able to enter and exit the Boundary Sea and roam the heavens. At this point, it's really unnecessary to still value your homeland so much; it's too narrow-minded and shows a lack of open-mindedness." The blue-haired immortal seemed to be speaking from the bottom of his heart, his words quite sincere.
"As the saying goes, 'People strive to rise higher, and water flows downhill.' Our realm is stronger, and the Immortal King is extremely magnanimous, embracing all rivers. If you join us, you will not only receive wealth and honor, but also receive royal lectures and divine arts. Your future will undoubtedly be greatly expanded."
The purple-haired immortal said, "To fall to the end along with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is simply too foolish!"
One after another, the immortals spoke up, all urging Meng Tianzheng to defect from the Imperial Pass and surrender to the foreign land.
Because of Meng Tianzheng's status as the Grand Elder of the Heavenly God Academy, his strength, his knowledge of many secrets, and his high reputation, if he were to betray the Imperial Pass, it would suffer a great blow, morale would plummet, and despair would prevail. It would be unable to resist the foreign army and would be destined to be breached!
At that time, they will be rewarded by the Immortal King, who will bestow upon them royal artifacts or secret techniques.
This is far more effective than simply killing Meng Tianzheng!
After all, the Heavenly Abyss blocked their way. Meng Tianzheng, a True Immortal of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, could enter and exit without hindrance, but they lacked such ability. Approaching the Heavenly Abyss caused them all to experience strange changes, their hearts filled with fear, lest they be swallowed up, like the immortals of the past, buried in the desolate wilderness, their remains floating deep within the Heavenly Abyss, unable to return to their roots. Xu
However, heading to the Primordial Imperial Pass to assist the Three Kings offers a sliver of hope: to break the imprints of the borderland kings, breach the Primordial Imperial Pass, and disintegrate a corner of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...
However, this idea is not new; attempts to implement it in the past have failed.
Even if only one king remains, without any help, given the immeasurable power of the Immortal King, who can say for sure that the Primordial Imperial Pass doesn't possess any other terrifying trump cards?
What if he pulls out several Celestial King artifacts...?
A group of immortals believed that such a move was quite risky and carried a fatal risk.
Why risk your life when there's a more secure solution?
The previous actions seemed intended to support the Three Kings, and also to force out the World Dao Ancestor and Meng Tianzheng. (Xu)
Even if those two had suspicions, they couldn't possibly actually gamble on this!
If they lose their gamble, they will remain unharmed in the foreign land and can still escape back, at worst taking countless years to recover and delaying their cultivation. But if Cao Ya and his group lose their gamble, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will perish, all living beings will be slaughtered, and rivers of blood will flow!
"Meng Tianzheng, tell us your choice! Don't let us down!" The immortals remained indifferent.
Cao Ya smiled. He wasn't worried at all that Meng Tianzheng would betray his homeland and side with the foreign land because of the enticements and various benefits offered by this group of immortals.
He was more impressed than anything else. No wonder the foreign land had grown to its current state, so magnificent and dazzling, comparable to the immortal realm, and even more powerful!
This attitude of freely absorbing experts and powerful clans from all over the world, even with secret surveillance, would indeed attract the interest of many major clans.
For example, many of the original immortal families of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths have long since lost any attachment to their homeland. They are both seeking connections with the Immortal Realm and colluding with other realms, keeping an extra escape route and preparing for both possibilities.
After all, the foreign army was pressing in, fierce and unmatched, and on the surface, it was indeed difficult to defeat them.
Many powerful clans couldn't help but have different ideas and found a perfect match with the foreign lands.
Those with a firmer stance, who can ignore temptations and defend their homes and lands, are mostly middle and lower-level cultivators, plus a small number of large clans.
The speculations about the psychology of various powerful races, immortal races, and divine races from other realms can be described as ruthless.
The rapid development of the alien realms since the beginning of the ages, which enabled them to defeat the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and make the Immortal Realm wary, is also inseparable from a series of actions such as invading other realms, plundering resources, taking over major powers, and increasing their foundation.
“The foreign lands are bandits. Under the rapid development and the golden age, there are the skeletons of all the spirits of the worlds, and countless blood debts!” Cao Ya whispered.
Upon hearing this, the group of immortals scoffed, arrogantly declaring, "To join our realm is an immense stroke of luck. What's the big deal about a few deaths as a pledge of allegiance? How can one achieve great things without ruthlessness?"
"To put it bluntly, it's just making the common people suffer a little more; what does it have to do with us?"
"Anyway, those ant-like creatures grow like chives, one crop after another. As long as you leave some seeds, you can't cut them all down."
A group of immortals chuckled, seemingly surprised, and asked, "Could it be that you still believe that you, who have already become a true immortal, belong to the same level of life form as those cultivators who still have to struggle for a living?"
"We are immortal, having long surpassed all, above all beings, and overlooking the changes of time!"
"Cao Ya, you can't have this kind of mentality. Although we are adversaries, we are at the same level. Your attitude only lowers our standards and tarnishes the reputation of True Immortals!"
The immortals were arrogant and domineering, lecturing Cao Ya with their haughty attitude.
Cao Ya's eyes were deep, his Heavenly Desolate Halberd trembled, divine power condensed, and a lurking killing intent emanated from him. Xu
"Even the Immortal Emperor is made by a person!"
"The common people should never suffer. I have already slain those beasts like you throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Today is merely another day, and I am already accustomed to being stained with the blood of immortals. The battle halberd in my hand is even more eager to be used!"
"Those pigs and dogs who oppress the people and act arrogantly will surely be killed!"
Cao Ya pointed his halberd, and a large amount of golden and dark light burst forth, sweeping across the starry sky!
"Foolish Cao Ya, your cultivation has improved, yet you still can't recognize your place and feel the same way as an ant. Such idiotic behavior is truly incomprehensible. What virtue or ability do you possess to have attained the Immortal Fruit?"
The immortals shook their heads, their eyes filled with pity, as if Cao Ya had willingly fallen into depravity, thus severing his path to becoming a Celestial King and destined for destruction.
"What a pity, a Dao Ancestor-level figure who opened his own path to immortality is about to die at our hands." The immortals sighed, yet there was excitement in their eyes, rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
"You dare to take on twelve of us? You're really audacious!" The immortal of the Crimson King Clan sneered, the power of time spreading out and blocking the golden light.
The Crimson King clan is skilled in time magic. If their bloodline reverts to its ancestral form, they become Time Beasts, possessing this innate divine power!
This is why the Crimson King is considered powerful among the Immortal Kings, reaching the level of a top-tier Immortal King. Now, after a secluded cultivation period of an era, he is about to join the ranks of Immortal King giants, comparable to Wu Shang and surpassing An Lan, Yu Tuo, and others.
"Meng Tianzheng, are you still hesitating? What's there to hesitate about? A bright future is right in front of you. It would be foolish to refuse, even more foolish than Cao Ya!" the blue-haired immortal shouted.
Meng Tianzheng stroked his chin and suddenly laughed, "It's not impossible, I only have one condition."
"What are the conditions?" the blue-haired immortal asked.
"Anlan, Yutuo, and all the other Immortal Kings committed suicide in the borderlands, kneeling before the Imperial Pass. In my great compassion, I accept your invitation to go to the foreign lands and lead the way, changing this evil trend of constantly invading other realms!" Meng Tianzheng said. Xu
A group of immortals, their faces grim, glanced at Meng Tianzheng, then at Cao Ya, and suddenly sneered, "It seems you're still stubbornly clinging to your delusions and are courting death."
Meng Tianzheng said regretfully, "You can't even bear this small price? Your hearts aren't broad enough, you're a bit petty."
Cao Ya clapped his hands and laughed. He knew Meng Tianzheng wouldn't give these guys a good look.
"The true immortals of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are indeed foolish, just like the Immortal Ancients. We still have to use force to help you submit," the group of immortals said coldly.
"What utter nonsense! In a battle between equals, if I remember correctly, far more immortals have died in the other realm than true immortals in my world!"
Cao Ya sneered, "Even the so-called Immortal Kings have been killed by the Supreme Immortals of my realm. Heh, don't think that just because time has passed, you can rewrite history and make up stories at will."
The group of immortals, their faces grim and their gazes icy, remained silent, too lazy to say anything more, and immediately attacked!
"Boom!!"
Immediately, the three immortals separated and surrounded Meng Tianzheng, their immortal light surging and tearing through eternity!
Meng Tianzheng was fearless and had a longbow in hand. He already possessed profound knowledge of ancient and modern immortal techniques, as well as the cultivation path of "using one's own body as a seed." In addition, with the creation method spread by Cao Ya, he possessed the Niwan Palace world and had already deduced it to a very perfect level. With the creation method, he proved himself to be a true immortal!
Although he had just entered the True Immortal Realm, his strength was in no way weaker than that of veteran True Immortals!
Even though the three immortals are attacking, Meng Tian is under pressure, but he is not without hope of winning and can fight to the top!
"laugh!!!"
Meng Tianzheng drew his bow and nocked an arrow. The power of the world swirled around him, drawing upon the energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into arrows of light. He shot forth with a burst of light, like a dense rain, covering this dark, distant starry sea. Xu
The three immortals, on the contrary, were on high alert, unleashing their immortal light and causing the Great Dao to roar as they joined forces to fight back!
With the combined strength of the three of them, they believed that resisting Meng Tianzheng should not be a big problem.
"Haha, Meng Tianzheng, if you don't surrender, you're headed for destruction." The blue-haired immortal laughed loudly. "Once Cao Ya is killed, your fate will also be sealed."
The immortal woman in red said coldly, "I am very curious about his Niwan Palace world. After I kill him, I must go in and take a look, and plunder its treasures!"
Meng Tianzheng remained indifferent, shot an arrow with his longbow, and chanted an ancient incantation, striking the three immortals horizontally, and for a moment, he actually suppressed them!
However, Meng Tianzheng still had many worries in his heart.
"The World Dao Ancestor... he faced nine immortals alone, the pressure was immense..." Xu
Meng Tianzheng was heavy-hearted. He was fighting nine opponents alone. Even if a female Kunpeng from the ancient times were reborn, she would change color.
"You really think highly of me." Cao Ya raised an eyebrow. The three-eyed immortal, the purple-haired female immortal, and immortals from powerful clans such as the Crimson King Clan, the Anlan Clan, and the Yutuo Clan surrounded him from all directions, a cold smile playing on their lips, extremely ruthless.
“Cao Ya, you are the ‘Ancestor of the World’, the one who pioneered the Creation Law, which points directly to the Immortal Path. Meng Tianzheng followed this path and also became an immortal, which shows the uniqueness of the Creation Law. How can we not be serious about it and live up to your expectations?” The Three-Eyed Immortal said with a faint smile.
"Why waste words with him? Charge at him side by side and kill him on the spot!"
The immortals of the Crimson King Clan and the Yutuo Clan were quite impatient and filled with even more hostility towards Cao Ya.
The other seven immortals could understand the cold-blooded killing intent of these two.
Who allowed Cao Ya to kill the supreme ruler of the Crimson King clan and sever the scales from Yu Tuo's hand, causing the king to bleed and disgracing Yu Tuo?! Xu
"Boom..."
The nine immortals summoned their respective magical artifacts, which contained powerful immortal radiance, and attacked Cao Ya.
"Kill him! Then kill Meng Tianzheng, go help the Three Kings, break through the Primordial Imperial Pass, and slaughter everyone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, leaving no one alive!" The immortal of the Anlan Imperial Clan said coldly, "I want to see how that damned Imperial Pass can withstand the onslaught of my realm!!"
These immortals all nodded. Their arrival in the borderlands proved their attitude: they longed to invade the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
"It seems I have no choice but to go all out." Cao Ya muttered to himself, his body swaying as he unleashed the three-headed, six-armed divine power of [Primordial] Cao Ya. Different heads, different hands, each wielding completely different laws and using vastly different extraordinary divine powers!
"Awooo..." A Kunpeng flew out, soaring straight up and charging into the universe. The Heavenly Desolate Halberd followed, excited and joyful, as if it had reappeared in the ancient times of immortality, attacking and killing immortals!
Amidst the endless sword light, gleaming blade energy, swirling deathly aura, and raging lightning, coupled with the forces of light and darkness, wind and fire, the Milky Way, Buddhist light and Dharma images, and the power of the world, Cao Ya fought with all his might, holding nothing back, to protect the borderlands. Xu
Since the alien army is also present, these immortals cannot act recklessly and allow the aftershocks to spread.
Furthermore, Tianyuan's existence is not merely for show; it can act according to the power of immortality.
Most importantly, the combined attack of the nine immortals put immense pressure on Cao Taiya!
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