Chapter 194 I Want to Enter the Sundial—No, it's a Group of People Ascending…
"This is the Celestial Realm."
The Emperor of Fengdu remembered that the Peach Blossom Palace he visited last time when he sent the Peach Blossom, who had been promoted in the Netherworld, back was called the Palace of All Living Beings.
Now, the three characters of "Cang Sheng Dian" (Palace of the Common People) have been reduced to just the radical "艹" (grass) on the top of "Cang Sheng" (the character for common people) by various lightning strikes and sword strikes.
Daju didn't recognize it from the dilapidated palace, but from the donkey and dog under the large peach tree, which were imprisoned in the formation and leisurely grazing and enjoying the cool off-season air. He recognized it as belonging to the Heavenly Realm.
Da Ju, somewhat amused and exasperated, followed with a "fuck."
Then he led a group of Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings to the Heavenly Realm, which was now even darker and colder than the Netherworld Purgatory.
Following the sounds of battle, they first found Bitao and Dongwanggong, among others.
Bitao was pinning Lou Jingou, the attendant of the White Tiger Star God, to the ground. Lou Jingou was forced to reveal his wolf-dog form by Bitao's violent spirit, but before his fangs could be shown, Bitao used her spiritual energy to bind his mouth.
As we all know, dogs are like the swamp hog dragons that dominate the swamp. No matter how fierce they are, they are basically powerless once their mouths are sealed.
When Da Ju and his men appeared, Bi Tao sent a wooden spirit into Lou Jingou's forehead and spiritual altar. The wooden spirit formed a raging storm of "a thousand cuts" in Lou Jingou's sea of consciousness.
Bi Tao's ferocity was too great; she lost control of her strength and directly crushed Lou Jingou's mind and skull together.
Blood, flesh, and bone fragments flew all over her face. Bitao raised her hand to wipe them away. She sensed that someone had come and thought it was another helper sent by the old turtle spirit. She looked over warily and sinisterly. One of the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings who was following Daju was so frightened that he took a half step back.
Is this... really the celestial realm?
How come the immortals in the celestial realm kill each other, and it seems even more brutal than the punishments in the underworld?
Da Ju noticed that one of his subordinates was actually frightened by Bi Tao, so he turned around and glared at him: "Were you serious about taking half a step back?!"
They are the Earthly Fiend Kings, and he is the Lord of All Ghosts, the Great Emperor of Fengdu.
They were frightened by the celestial positions in the heavens. If word got out, where would they, the underworld ghosts, put their faces?
The Earthly Fiend King realized he had embarrassed the Emperor, so he quickly took a big step back, rubbed his head with a smile, and said, "Shocked, really shocked, not scared, mainly... I never expected the Heavenly Realm to be like this..."
However, some extremely astute Earthly Fiend Kings immediately discerned "who is righteous and who is evil," and swarmed forward, surrounding the Star God who was entangled in battle with the immortals.
Instead of attacking with their ghostly energy, they directly controlled the Star God. With a surge of energy from their chests, they devoured the already severely injured Star God's soul, which had surrounded them, in the blink of an eye.
The pure and the impure are incompatible; what these Earthly Fiend Kings fear most in their lives is the pure energy of the celestial realm.
However, at this moment, the world was dark and chaotic, and the pure energy and divine soul emanating from the immortals were two completely different things.
The former is a deadly poison to the Earthly Fiend King, while the latter is an unparalleled tonic.
"It smells so good...it smells so good...I never thought I'd get to eat the soul of a star god in my life!"
"Glug glug... crunch crunch..." The sound of the evil spirit swallowing and chewing human souls was terrifying.
A ghost king swallowed the soul of a star deity whole, then tilted his head back in ecstasy, letting the star deity's powerful body and soul fill his own soul—the Earthly Fiend Ghost King always cultivated by replenishing his soul with his own.
The severely injured Vermilion Bird Star Goddess beside him was so frightened that she let out a clear whistle, a "suppressing evil spirits and dispelling malice" cry.
This dying Vermilion Bird's clear cry not only caused the Earthly Fiend Ghost King and the Great Emperor of Fengdu to experience ringing in their ears and shaking in their minds, but also forced all the high-ranking immortals to take a step back.
The Vermilion Bird Star God no longer cared about its companions and attendants. It transformed into its true form as a Vermilion Bird, frantically flapping its blood-soaked, tattered wings as it fled towards the sky.
Bitao also plugged her ears, but she didn't rush to look at the direction in which the Vermilion Bird Star God had fled.
Even if the Vermilion Bird Star Deity were to grow ten pairs of wings, it still wouldn't escape the capture of the "Sky Dog" Zhan Kui's Zhu Jiuyin True Form, which is thousands of miles long.
Sure enough, before the Vermilion Bird God could spread its wings and reach the Water Rainbow Bridge in the Heavenly Realm, it was discovered by Zhan Kui, who was tearing apart the White Tiger Star God, this "little tiger".
How could a "little bird" be faster than a flying dragon in the sky? Zhan Kui moved the dragon's body, moving as fast as lightning in the sky, and snatched the neck of the true form of the Vermilion Bird Star God in one bite.
Daju withdrew his gaze, but he did nothing to stop his men from rushing toward the defeated Star God servants like hungry wolves eyeing a bone.
He had already anticipated that the situation would be extremely chaotic when he received the Order of Return to the Void and led the Earthly Fiend Ghost King to the Heavenly Realm.
Fishing in troubled waters has always been the specialty of ghost kings, and besides, the ghosts and demons of the underworld are not the fair and just immortals of the celestial realm.
They are evil spirits who deal with ghosts and demons.
They are “filth” that have absorbed all the evil desires of the world and are allowed by the Heavenly Dao to remain in the world. They are “true demons” who are immortal and indestructible, immersed in the turbid air.
Without any real incentives, even the Emperor of Fengdu couldn't suppress the enemy with his mere authority.
If circumstances allowed, even the Great Emperor of Fengdu himself would like to seize a high-ranking immortal to taste whether it's salty or bland.
When Bitao saw that the visitors were Daju and the Earthly Fiend King, she knew that they couldn't possibly be the old turtle spirit's people.
With the Ghost Kings making their move, the pressure on the Immortals was greatly reduced.
Seeing that the ghost kings had begun to absorb the souls of the star gods, the immortals, who were all injured to varying degrees, also retreated to "avoid their sharp edge," lest some of the earthly ghost kings "lose their minds" and kill them as well.
Bitao roughly counted the reinforcements Daju had brought. Before she could even see them all clearly, two ghost kings rushed to Bitao's side, pulling her up from either side. One of them even rolled up his sleeves to wipe Bitao's face.
Bitao was in a state of boiling malevolent energy and almost instinctively retaliated.
Upon seeing the two ghost kings clearly, he cried out in a hoarse voice, "Father..."
Bai Duo's expression was sinister as he looked at Bi Tao and said, "Tell your father who damaged your robe like this, who bullied you!"
Even the gentle Zhuo Xian had a cold expression at this moment: "I will go with your father Bai Duo to avenge you."
Bitao's robes were deliberately obtained to deceive the Central Thunder Emperor during her battle with him. However, now that someone is suddenly backing her up, she is like a toddler who has fallen down and was originally able to get up on her own, but suddenly is in so much pain that she "cannot move".
Bitao quickly pursed her lips, and her expression was perfectly befitting of a young girl.
But she had just shredded the head of a star god into a pulp, and the rotten flesh and blood spots on her head and face hadn't been wiped clean yet. Suddenly becoming so "weak" made Da Ju almost kick her, urging this "old witch" to reveal herself quickly.
However, Da Ju endured his discomfort and looked at Bi Tao's aggrieved and complaining appearance. He thought to himself... Even though Bi Tao was cunning and had already ascended to the position of Tai Xian, in the end, she was only a little over two hundred years old.
A celestial being over two hundred years old, compared to a mortal, is just like a child who falls down and needs their parents to rub and massage them before they can get up.
Da Ju gritted his teeth and endured it.
Then Bitao said, "Father, it was the Central Thunder Emperor. He not only hit me and struck me, but also called me a demon immortal and a rebellious immortal!"
Upon hearing this, the two fathers exclaimed, "This is outrageous! What is the Central Thunder Emperor anyway?!"
Without even asking any questions, they all asked Bitao in unison, "Where is he?!"
Bitao quickly followed up, saying, "Your Majesty and Fathers have arrived just in time. I had the Guixu Order issued. Now, Emperor Qingming has been taken to Shangqing Realm for questioning. Not only have three of the Four Spirits rebelled in the Heavenly Realm, but the Heavenly Dao of all realms has also been held back by the Star God's creation of the Star Realm Chaos. Tiangang Star has colluded with the Thunder Department to rebel!"
"The Queen Mother of the West is leading her people in a fierce battle against the Heavenly Stars and the Thunder Gods. Your Majesty and Fathers, hurry to her aid!"
Bitao's repeated use of "fathers" referred to all the ghost kings, which pleased the group of Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings greatly.
Da Ju was initially taken aback by her "weak" appearance, but then shocked by her shameless "whoever feeds me is my father" attitude.
He chuckled and said, "Wow, the Heavenly Realm is so lively these days!"
He turned his head and looked at the immortals fighting fiercely in the distance. He saw the Kunlun sword cultivators falling from the sky like dumplings being dropped into a pot during the New Year, all with a carefree attitude of "better to die than to die myself."
He said calmly, "Then I've done a great service this time. When that kid Qingming comes back, I'll definitely make him pay me a hefty sum!"
As Da Ju spoke, he commanded the ghosts: "Let's go, let's have a good meeting with our 'old enemy' since we, the Earthly Fiends, are always used as a comparison by the Heavenly Stars!"
The Earthly Fiends were all excited when they heard this.
The Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends were originally generals of the Ministry of War, and were also constellation immortals.
Because they, the Earthly Fiends, received the earth's energy and ascended by absorbing impure energy, they were incompatible with the immortals of the celestial realm. After the Empress of the Earth, who followed the example of the Heavenly Emperor, performed the ritual of offering sacrifices to the Earthly Fiends, no one dared to "rectify" their names.
They were assigned to serve the Emperor of Fengdu in the underworld, and at the very beginning of the demarcation, they were ridiculed by everyone in heaven and earth.
Among them, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars, being "high above," form the most striking contrast with the Earthly Fiends who were relegated to the Netherworld and never saw the light of day again.
Now, this group of Earthly Fiends can finally reach the Heavenly Star that hangs high in the sky. Even though there are not many old ghosts left who were there when the boundary was drawn back then, the shame is more enduring than the inheritance of the ancient immortal clan.
Now, old grudges have been compounded by new hatred, and the Heavenly Star has actually rebelled. Is there a better opportunity for revenge in this world?!
A group of Earthly Fiend Kings immediately gritted their teeth, vowing to swallow all the Heavenly Stars into their bellies.
Let's have an unprecedented "great fusion of heaven and earth".
Just as they were about to fly away, Bitao quickly said, "Your Majesty, all Ghost Kings, please hear me out!"
"The Heavenly Gang is not the best or most advantageous way to confront the Earthly Fiend."
"Since ancient times, the pure and turbid energies have repelled and countered each other. Even if the various Earthly Fiend Kings possess the ability to darken the sky and smother the sun, they cannot directly confront their destined nemesis."
"My fellow ghost kings, you may not know this, but today the Heavenly Stars have angered the Queen Mother of the West. She intends to use the power of the entire Kunlun Mountains to exterminate all the Heavenly Stars in Juntian!"
"Gentlemen Ghost Kings, do not rush forward, lest you be accidentally injured by the Queen Mother of the West and the Kunlun sword cultivators who have lost all reason."
"The Kunlun swordsmen, with their three-foot-long swords and chilling courage, remain the natural nemesis of the yin and darkness of the earthly demons. Why should you ghost kings risk your lives?"
"Then what do you suggest?" Da Ju had already considered that the Earthly Fiends team was directly opposed to the Heavenly Fiends, so they probably wouldn't be able to gain any advantage.
Among them were Kunlun sword cultivators from the Queen Mother of the West. Even if they won a direct attack, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.
Bitao said, "To be honest, fellow ghost kings, our immortal positions were almost chopped off by the mad Queen Mother of the West just now. Fortunately, I had set up a magic array above the clouds beforehand. When the Queen Mother of the West unleashed her power of heavenly punishment, I led the immortals down from the clouds and thus escaped the calamity."
"The clouds are currently in chaos, but I can sense that the formation I set up is still intact. Why don't you ghost kings quietly ascend to the foot of the clouds? We can use the formation to spread the dark and gloomy power of the earthly evil above the clouds and subdue those lightning generals who are attacking indiscriminately."
"These thunder generals and the guardian celestial masters who help summon clouds and rain are not of high rank. They rely entirely on the protection of the Heavenly Gang Star Orbit Array. Once they are contaminated by the turbid air, they will no longer be able to summon the Five Thunders."
"Once the Thunder Generals fall from the clouds, the number of casualties among the Kunlun sword cultivators of the Queen Mother of the West will be greatly reduced. No matter how furious she is, she will surely know that we are on the same path."
"As long as she stops attacking us indiscriminately, when the Kunlun Sword Formation faces the Heavenly Gang Star, and the Star Orbit Formation is completely broken, those Kunlun sword cultivators will surely devour the Star Gods alive."
Upon hearing this, the Earthly Fiend Kings hesitated. Their desire for revenge was burning fiercely, and Bi Tao's plan sounded like a turtle hiding and launching a sneak attack.
a shame.
But what Bitao said next made them all willing to obey.
Bitao said, "You ghost kings may not know this, but if a celestial being dies and their spiritual platform is not shattered, their soul will not immediately dissipate."
"Why not wait for the Queen Mother of the West to lead the sword cultivators to defeat the Heavenly Star Gods, and then let the Ghost Kings pick up the ready-made souls of the Heavenly Star Gods to absorb nourishment, so as to avoid eating them and getting prickly in their mouths?"
The person behind this had the three Thunder Emperors wait for the Queen Mother of the West to appear before mobilizing the Thunder Generals, precisely because they planned to use the Thunder Generals to defeat the Kunlun Sword Cultivator.
He must have also anticipated that the Great Emperor of Fengdu would bring the Earthly Fiend Ghost King to the Heavenly Realm, where the Heavenly Generals would clash with the Earthly Fiends, resulting in a stalemate where the outcome would be difficult to predict.
Bitao deliberately made it so that the Earthly Fiend Ghost King could not match the Heavenly Stars.
Bitao said, "Once we capture the Heavenly Star Gods, I am willing to form an array for the Ghost Kings to gather the souls of the rebellious immortals, so that the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings can feast on them."
"However, the souls of minor immortals who died in the great war in the Heavenly Realm are everywhere. These minor immortals have low magical power and their souls are not strong enough. They are not as good as a small snack. Ghost Kings, please be merciful and carefully distinguish them and spare the lives of the juniors."
Da Ju looked at Bi Tao, who kept calling her "little fairies" and "juniors," and couldn't help but laugh.
She had completely forgotten that just moments before, she had been acting cute and affectionate with her father.
An old ghost couldn't help but ask Bitao, "You, a celestial being, are setting up an array to provide souls for us Earthly Fiends. Aren't you afraid that the Heavenly Dao will punish you so severely that you will be reduced to nothingness?"
Before Bitao could answer, Dongwanggong, who finally had a free hand, leaned over and said, "What are you afraid of? I think the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao has completely failed now."
“You can trust her; there’s nothing she wouldn’t dare to do.”
“And what she said is true,” Dongwanggong said, looking at Xiwangmu wielding her sword and slashing wildly above the clouds with lingering fear. “I only spread a rumor about Xiwangmu to retaliate against her for spreading rumors about me, but she has held a grudge for tens of thousands of years.”
"I don't know how this rebellion of the stars will ultimately end, but these thirty-six Heavenly Stars are doomed to die today."
During their conversation, the group quickly reached a consensus.
Bitao and the other Earthly Fiend Kings flew through the clouds, while the Eastern King Duke transformed his body and flew towards the Western Queen Mother.
Da Ju was entrusted by Bi Tao to inspect the celestial realm to see where there were any hidden "rebellious immortals" who had helped them.
As for Zhan Kui and Xuan Jia, they are still locked in battle with Bai Hu and the Vermilion Bird Star God.
The servants of the White Tiger Star God and the Vermilion Bird Star God have all been slaughtered. If everyone works together, they can quickly kill the two Star Gods who have lost the protection of the Star Orbit Array.
However, Bitao decided to leave half of the lives of these two star gods to Zhan Kui and Xuan Jia to practice on.
One of these two is excessively "non-competitive," and the other is excessively "arrogant." Now that they wield the power of the stars, they are too soft-hearted and will be extremely vulnerable to harm in the celestial realm, where the future is uncertain.
Bitao led the Earthly Fiend Ghost King and a group of immortals, silently approaching the clouds. Using the remnants of the array she had set up beforehand, they began to work together to send Yin and evil ghost energy towards the feet of the thunder generals and the rain-bringing guardian celestial masters above the clouds.
Meanwhile, the Eastern King Duke flew to the side of the Western Queen Mother.
These two have been mortal enemies for tens of thousands of years, and they usually wish they could tear the other's head off and use it as a football.
However, now that the Queen Mother of the West is going mad for the sake of the fallen swordsman of Kunlun and attacking everyone indiscriminately, only the King Duke of the East is able to openly approach her side.
The person who knows you best is always your "enemy".
The Queen Mother of the West couldn't even figure out why the Thunder Department and the Heavenly Stars were connected to rebel against the Heavenly Realm, but she was very clear that the King Duke of the East could never rebel against the Heavenly Realm.
Her face was frosty, her eyes bloodshot and fierce because of the Kunlun sword cultivator who had died. She turned her head and saw Dong Wanggong approaching. She glared at him and said, "Useless trash! The Heavenly Realm is in such chaos, and you've been dealing with two Star Gods for so long. Do you still dare to compare your bullshit Penglai with my Kunlun in the future!"
The Eastern King was speechless.
He can't possibly send all the demons from Penglai to the Heavenly Realm during a battle, can he?
Moreover, those great demons and monsters are now all True Lords of the Shangqing Realm. The Taiqing Realm is already chaotic enough. The Shangqing Realm has imprisoned Qingming, so there must be True Lords rebelling within the realm. If he summons people here, who knows whether they will help or cause more trouble?
However, the Eastern King Duke did not argue. At a time when countless Kunlun sword cultivators were dying, he would absolutely not provoke the Western Queen Mother. He knew that the Western Queen Mother cherished the Kunlun sword cultivators as much as she cherished her own sword.
Just as the Eastern King Lord cherishes all living beings in Penglai.
He looked at her and said, stroking her hair, "The Kunlun sword cultivators are indeed extraordinary. Their formations are even more exquisite and powerful than those from tens of thousands of years ago."
"Hmph, do you need to tell me!"
"Get out of my way! I'm going to kill them all today! All of them!"
The Eastern King Duke channeled his spiritual energy into a fierce wind blade and said, "I'll help you!"
The Queen Mother of the West glanced at the King Father of the East from mid-air, her eyes looking down on everything with boundless arrogance: "For tens of thousands of years, you haven't thought about cultivation and you still use this move, 'Ten Thousand Swords and a Thousand Edges,' which you copied directly from me!"
The Eastern King Duke hadn't felt anything during the battle, but now he was being verbally abused to the point of almost vomiting blood.
This move wasn't copied verbatim!
Clearly, all the moves in this world that involve unleashing ten thousand swords at once are pretty much the same!
The same applies to the torture of Bitao, which was clearly Xi Wangmu using to vent her anger.
The Eastern King ignored the Western Queen Mother and unleashed his fierce winds and spiritual blades, which covered the entire cloud layer.
The pressure on the Queen Mother of the West suddenly eased. These two had ascended to heaven together, but since they were enemies in ancient times, they had not cooperated "for the sake of all living beings" for tens of thousands of years. The two of them had stiff, lifeless faces, but their cooperation was seamless.
The two men's fierce attack caused the Thirty-Six Heavenly Star Orbits to unleash powerful star energy under immense pressure.
The Queen Mother of the West was nearly knocked off her sword by the force of the stars. She frowned, and the King Duke of the East turned his divine spirit to help her grip the sword again.
The power of the stars condensed into a spiritual blade, which struck towards the Eastern King Duke's vital point. The Western Queen Mother flew silently into the sky and stepped on the Eastern King Duke's head, helping him avoid the vital point and allowing the spiritual blade to strike his indestructible and extraordinary head.
The Kunlun sword cultivators changed their formation to assist the Queen Mother of the West and the King Father of the East. The star orbit formation of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars was instantly cracked and on the verge of collapse!
This wasn't the first time the Eastern King Duke had been trampled on by the Western Queen Mother, so he didn't care at all. He even took this opportunity to utter words of seeking peace for the first time in tens of thousands of years.
"I'll help you kill all these Heavenly Stars and avenge your Kunlun sword cultivator. In return, can you please forget about the grudge I held against you for spreading rumors that you secretly married your sword?"
The Queen Mother of the West snorted coldly, then used her giant sword to forcefully cleave the star array, causing the cracks to spread even further.
At this moment, she also noticed that Bitao had brought the Earthly Fiend Ghost King to help them from above the clouds.
More than half of the Thunder Generals had been corrupted by the turbid energy and could no longer control the Five Thunders, causing the speed at which the sword cultivators' immortal spirits were depleted to suddenly slow down.
Thinking about how this Fairy Bitao was in cahoots with the Eastern King Duke.
Before unleashing her next attack, the Queen Mother of the West surprisingly relented and said, "Fine, I've also spread rumors about your childhood name, Xiao Yingying, because you were born a rootless eunuch."
The Eastern King was an exceptionally handsome and intelligent man. Judging by his appearance alone, he was even more youthful-looking than Zhu Ming. Even after so many years, hearing this still made his veins bulge and his face contort in anger.
But he gritted his teeth and endured this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the ice to melt away.
They focused all their efforts on breaking the star orbit formation.
Just as the Thunder General and the Heavenly Master who brought rain and tamed the clouds were both weakened by the foul air, the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother joined forces to break through the Heavenly Gang Star Orbit Formation!
The Thunder God's generals, guardian celestial masters, and even the thirty-six Heavenly Stars were all blasted away from the clouds by two powerful celestial spirits emanating from the ancient martial gods.
An aging emperor is still an emperor, and an aging war god will not tolerate any petty person provoking him.
As the immortal fell, the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings began to devour the souls of the dying immortals from mid-air. A cold wind rose, and the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings devoured the souls of the dying immortals.
Bai Duo and Zhuo Xian did not compete with the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings to tear apart the souls of the Heavenly Star Gods, but instead focused their attention on the Central Thunder Emperor.
The moment the Central Thunder Emperor descended from the clouds, the two figures merged into the churning ghostly mist. One grabbed his head and the other his feet, and with extreme ferocity, they tore the Central Thunder Emperor in two—one half of their souls was instantly swallowed into their bellies.
The mighty Thunder Emperor of the Central Nine Heavens was annihilated in the belly of the Ghost King before he could even utter a howl.
The immortals devoured the immortals' bodies, causing thunder to roar and the heavens to weep.
The heavy snow falls again, and the heavens grieve together.
Bitao and the others all landed, and the outcome of the battle was decided.
The Kunlun sword cultivators continued their pursuit of the Star God and Thunder General who were trying to escape. They were indeed like the "mad dogs" raised by the Queen Mother of the West, relentless and unwilling to give up.
Juntian has become a complete "Netherworld Purgatory," but even at this point, Bitao and the others still don't know who orchestrated all of this behind the scenes.
They had no idea who else would pass away next.
Will the next wave of returning heroes be rebellious immortals or allies?
The Guixu Decree can force the person behind it to reveal themselves, or it can allow that person to blend in with the gods who have returned to heaven and continue to hide their wicked intentions.
Bitao looked up at the dark sky and exhaled softly, wondering when "dawn" would break.
She was fearless, tireless, and determined to fight that old turtle demon to the death.
It is pitiful that all living beings in the myriad realms will likely face an unprecedented calamity due to the catastrophe in the celestial realm.
The only thing Bitao was certain of was that the Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms Kunyi and the Azure Nether Emperor had quietly reached a consensus with her.
They must have all received the Guixu Order. Even if the Shangqing Realm holds them accountable, they cannot stop the Qingming Guijie from quelling the chaos. Even if all the star orbits in the four directions of the sky collapse, they cannot stop the Heavenly Dao of the myriad realms from returning with lightning.
Their continued absence until now is an admission of Bitao's actions.
Since the Guixu Decree was issued, only two high-ranking immortals, the Queen Mother of the West and Daju, have obeyed the order and returned to provide assistance.
Whether the remaining people would not be able to return in time, or would all be at the command of that old turtle demon, Bitao still dared not think too deeply about it.
However, Bitao still needs to use more potent ingredients to force out the old turtle spirit.
If this "poisonous sore" is not removed, the common people of all realms will suffer even more plunder and exploitation in places unknown to anyone.
Although Bitao doesn't know where the person behind her is hiding, she senses something unusual.
At first, Bitao imagined that the person behind it must have the power to move mountains and overturn seas, otherwise how could they have turned the immortals and star gods against each other?
Bitao had initially strongly suspected that he was a True Lord of the Shangqing Realm, but now she felt that the possibility of him being a True Lord of the Shangqing Realm had become very small.
Even if the person behind this possessed the same formidable abilities as an ordinary star deity, or even a shred of courage, they wouldn't have remained silent until now.
Isn't he afraid that his protectors, who risked their lives for him, would not be saved by him and would feel cold and indifferent towards him?
None of these dead rebels showed any desire in their eyes for the master they served to save them.
Yet, in some people's eyes lay the despair and helplessness of accepting death.
Bitao guessed that this was because these immortals knew very well before their rebellion that their master would never come to their rescue.
Or rather... their master simply didn't have the ability to save them.
So why would these powerful and influential star deities, who could have lived in glory for thousands of years, participate in the rebellion?
Why should they irrationally support a master who is too weak to save them?
Even if they install a new emperor, what real benefits will they gain?
Could it be that the Star Gods can be upgraded?
If a regional warlord isn't aiming for the throne, why would he help someone else rebel?
Bitao's mind went blank, and the only thing she could think of was that they were being manipulated by someone or some means.
Even if the person behind the scenes has extraordinary means of manipulating others, and is certainly clever at using others to do their dirty work, it's not that simple to get what you want by using someone else's hands.
Bitao looked up at the still majestic Star River Sundial, which stood tall in the clouds beneath the ravaged Juntian, and thought of the person behind it who had plundered the life force of the myriad worlds and framed King Jinghai.
Bitao used to think that he wanted to become more powerful so that he could usurp the throne and rule the nine heavens.
But now, Bitao suspects... he probably uses these glimmers of life to prolong his life.
What he wanted to obtain through the rebellious immortals was not the throne of the emperor, but rather—the nurturing of the yin and yang sundial of the celestial sphere.
Perhaps only a sundial sharing the same star can save this cowardly old turtle's life.
If the person behind this is after the celestial rotation of the yin and yang sundial, then... perhaps he hasn't been absent all along; maybe he's already appeared.
He will try to get close to the stardial. His plan might be to take advantage of the chaos of the great war to infiltrate the stardial and achieve his goal!
Bitao suddenly looked at the star dial—there were countless little fairies there who could be possessed and disguised!
At this very moment, under the star dial, the little immortals, led by Zhu Ming, formed a healing array to heal the injured immortals they had rescued around the star dial.
"Immortal Overseer, the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings' ascension to the Heavenly Realm is already an act against the heavens. Now they are devouring the souls of immortals everywhere. Are you going to continue to sit idly by and do nothing about it, Immortal Overseer?!"
Zhu Ming sat upright within the array formed by the rotating yin-yang sundial.
Upon hearing this, he looked at the person who was speaking on behalf of everyone this time—Jing Su, the Thunder General of the Thunder Department who had previously accused him and Bi Tao of rebellion.
Jing Su escaped death by a hair's breadth. He was caught in the crossfire of the battle and no one came to his rescue. He fell from the clouds and was seriously injured, but he managed to escape by sheer luck.
After escaping to the celestial yin-yang gnomon, he also cooperated with Zhu Ming to activate the gnomon and issue the Return to Nothingness Order.
He had always been following Zhu Ming's orders and had some influence, helping Zhu Ming manage the little fairies who had escaped death in various departments.
But at this moment, Xiao Xian felt a pang of sympathy upon seeing the Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings swarming with "eating immortals." So she recommended Jing Su, hoping he could persuade Zhu Ming to lead the immortals to clean up the battlefield.
They rescued all the little fairies whose souls had accidentally left their bodies, lest they be eaten as snacks by the ghost kings who "devour souls everywhere".
Zhu Ming did not answer, but stared intently at Jing Su with a stern expression.
Jing Su looked sorrowful: "Immortal Supervisor, I know that I was bewitched by the Thunder Emperor of the Thunder Department and that it was my foolishness to accuse Bi Tao Tai Xian of rebellion! But I beg you, Immortal Supervisor, to consider the bigger picture. Only you, Immortal Supervisor, can lead us to rescue the souls of these little immortals."
That's true. Zhu Ming is skilled in healing and is the only Xuanxian among them. As the Immortal Supervisor, commanding the immortals to act is a piece of cake for him.
At least none of the immortals under the celestial sphere, which revolves through the stars and the yin-yang sundial, dare to disobey.
Zhu Ming could understand Jing Su's feelings of sorrow and sympathy for his fellow immortals, seeing their souls adrift and his own severe injuries preventing him from helping them.
Zhu Ming also longed to lead people to rescue the immortal.
He was trampled into the mud for the sake of the common people, and even after his ascension, his magical artifacts only awakened for the purpose of saving people. He was the one who felt the most unbearable pain.
Zhu Ming knew that Bi Tao and the others were doing their best to save people, and his duty was to sit in the sundial and not give any ill-intentioned people an opportunity to take advantage of him.
At Jing Su's pleading and questioning, he used his five fingers like a comb to straighten his hair, which had been disheveled by the spiritual wind during the formation, and then reached out to adjust the crown on his head. Even as the heavens seemed about to collapse, his robes remained impeccably neat, his appearance as splendid as jade and gold, exuding unparalleled nobility.
He dusted off the dust on his robes, ignored Jing Su's question, and said to the group of lesser immortals, "Those whose immortal spirits are exhausted should leave their positions, and those whose five elements are in harmony should step forward to reinforce the formation. Later, the immortal elders will send the injured fellow immortals here. Our healing formation is of utmost importance."
"Yes!" The little fairies, after all, only listened to him, the Celestial Supervisor, and responded in unison.
Jing Su felt his blood rush to his head, and the pain and remorse in his eyes turned into a mouthful of blood that gushed from his lips, trickling down the corner of his mouth.
He wiped his face hard and said, "Fine! Since the Immortal Supervisor is unwilling to lead the immortals to the rescue, then I will take my own men and go!"
"All immortals, if there is anyone willing to risk their lives to lend a helping hand to my fellow immortals, then come with me!"
As soon as Jing Su finished speaking, many spirited and adventurous immortals from various departments responded to his call.
Jing Su selected over a hundred individuals whose cultivation was considered quite powerful among the immortals, forming a rescue team. He limped onto his flying sword and resolutely headed towards the obscure sky.
Zhu Ming lifted his eyelids and glanced at the backs of him and the group, then sighed softly.
Then he continued to direct the little fairies to form an array, never leaving the celestial wheel of yin and yang for even a moment.
When Bitao realized that the "person behind the scenes" had probably already appeared in the heavens, disguised as someone else and mingling among the crowd, she immediately led the group of immortals she had rescued back to the Yin-Yang gnomon of the Star River.
Seeing Zhu Ming sitting upright under the sundial, Bi Tao gave him a knowing smile.
The two "old foxes" reached a silent consensus once again.
Bitao placed her injured immortal position into a healing magic array.
Smelling the rich plum blossom fragrance that Zhu Ming was controlling and wafting toward her, she took a deep breath of this healing aroma and thought with a sense of exhilaration about how to force the person behind it all to show themselves.
Through the Silver River Gazette, she notified the immortals who had managed to escape the Great Battle of the Nine Heavens to return and provide assistance, and sent all the wounded to the Star River Rotating Yin-Yang Sundial for treatment.
At the same time, he said to the Eastern King Duke and Western Queen Mother who had brought back the injured immortals, and to all the other exhausted immortals, "I wish to enter the star gnomon."
Bitao didn't keep her voice down, and all the immortals, including the several Earthly Fiend Ghost Kings that Daju brought over, looked horrified.
Bitao said, "I know that investing in the Stardial is a life-or-death situation, but now that the Order of Returning to the Void has been issued, few immortals have returned. Even the Azure Emperor and the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms have not returned to quell the chaos. And none of us know whether another Star God will leave his position and lead troops across the Nine Heavens."
"Only I can withstand the impact of all living beings. If I am fortunate enough to gain the approval of the Star Dial, and if any Star God rebels or high-ranking immortals aid and abet evil, we will at least have hope of fighting back!"
"If I were to die by accident, it would be a way of repaying the offerings made by the people through the sacrifice of the sundial."
Bitao had a look of "sacrificing herself for righteousness" on her face.
Now, none of the immortals believe that her intention to enter the star dial was to usurp the Emperor's throne.
Everyone was still shaken by the great battle, and it was truly bizarre that no high-ranking immortals had returned to receive the order at this point!
If another star god rebels, the Nine Heavens will be in grave danger.
"Daughter, you mustn't!" the two fathers said, stopping Bitao.
However, apart from his two fathers, Zhan Kui and Xuan Jia were still entangled in their battle with the Star God, and no one dared to speak out against Bi Tao out of concern.
Now that the immortals have reached this point, how could they not know that Bitao's suggestion had "a deeper meaning"?
Their fighting spirit and blood were still burning. They all understood that instead of waiting to be killed and facing unknown dangers, it was better to lure the enemy out and take the initiative to strike.
As for whether Bitao will be able to ascend to the throne by chance, and how to deal with the return of Qingming Emperor, these are no longer within the scope of the current crisis.
If Bitao truly receives the consciousness of all living beings from the celestial rotation and the yin-yang sundial, passes the test, and becomes the new emperor, then it is the will of Heaven.
And so the matter was settled in a hurry. Bitao did not delay at all and immediately activated her immortal spirit to transform her body and soul.
Bitao knew that the old turtle spirit would never stand idly by while she devoted herself to the life-extending sundial he had been longing for.
It's time to completely expose his true colors.
Just as Bitao was about to throw herself into the sundial, a thunderous roar resounded across the sky, and celestial purple lightning coalesced into several giant pillars of lightning, stretching across the nine heavens and standing tall in the sky!
—Someone has ascended to immortality!
No—a group of people ascended to heaven!
Da Ju, who was watching the commotion with his arms crossed, suddenly froze.
The Zhenxiao Bell hanging at his waist suddenly rang out at that moment—a great chaos had broken out in the Underworld!
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