Chapter 1219: Guarding

The cultivators of Chaotic Star exchanged uneasy glances. This time, the Myriad Immortal Palace not only wiped out the Nine Immortal Mountain Holy Land but also effortlessly destroyed the Heavenly Sword Division. That was one of the most prominent forces in recent years!

Some felt sorrowful at this news, while others showed expressions of surprise and delight.

The existence of the Heavenly Sword Division had upset the balance on Chaotic Star. Sword cultivators' offensive power was overwhelmingly strong, rarely matched by peers. Previously, sword cultivators were only low-ranked Loose Immortals, unable to influence the larger situation.

Sword fighting halls across regions still used sword cultivators as their main contenders, and major factions relied on sword cultivators to decide battles. But after the rise of the Heavenly Sword Division, that balance was broken.

Third-transformation sword cultivators were incredibly powerful. Their first battle directly annihilated the Long and Sun families. Two great houses were wiped out as if a war horn had sounded.

Since then, all factions started to treat sword cultivators with respect. Many sword-fighting halls closed down, and sword cultivators gained significant status in places like Prison Wind, Longyuan, Sihui, and Minghu.

Most local cultivators didn't want to see this change. Now that the Heavenly Sword Division was also annihilated by the Myriad Immortal Palace, apart from shock at their power, many secretly rejoiced.

"Heavenly Sword Division..." Huang Qingque glared at Xi Zian with unconcealed anger. "Didn't I tell you in advance that the Heavenly Sword Division has nothing to do with the Nine Immortal Mountain Holy Lands? Has the Myriad Immortal Palace truly become nothing more than a pack of rabid dogs?"

Xi Zian didn't seem to mind the insult. In fact, he almost took pride in it. He smiled leisurely. "It wasn't that our Myriad Immortal Palace wanted to attack the Heavenly Sword Division. The palace master just returned a favor."

"A favor?"

Huang Qingque was slightly taken aback. The next moment, two figures appeared from the Immortal Boat above. One had skin whiter than snow, her features absolutely beautiful, like a goddess descending from the Ninth Heaven.

The other... was the Grand Desolate Immortal.

Fang Chen's eyes flickered as he exchanged a glance with Huang Qingque.

The crowd showed a trace of reverence, not daring to look directly at the two. The aura emanating from them was even more terrifying than that of the Immortal Tulu.

"Immortal Xingyu, thank you for your efforts this time," said the Grand Desolate Immortal with a cordial smile. "The Heavenly Sword Division used to serve my Spirit God Sect, but now they've suddenly betrayed us and sided with the Killing Spiritual Division. Such spineless remnant immortals have no place in this world."

After speaking, his gaze landed on Xu Changshi, beckoning him over. "Changshi, come here."

Xu Changshi's expression shifted. He stepped forward respectfully, bowing deeply. "Greetings, Uncle Shi and Immortal Xingyu."

All eyes turned toward Xu Changshi, a complex expression flashing across many faces.

In recent times, most factions had begun guessing at the true identity of the new leader of Thousand Dao Tower. Now that the Grand Desolate Immortal was calling on him, those speculations could be confirmed.

The Thousand Dao Tower had always been a pawn of the Spirit God Sect on Chaotic Star! The previous leader, Song Zhili, was very likely a Spirit God Sect cultivator.

The Grand Desolate Immortal's smile widened as he introduced, "Changshi is a talent of our sect. Because the person previously in charge here had some issues and was captured by our sect's law enforcement cultivators, we replaced him with Changshi to take command here. Immortal Xingyu, please take good care of him in the future."

Immortal Xingyu glanced at Xu Changshi and nodded. "From now on, the Myriad Immortal Palace will see that he is looked after."

Xu Changshi cupped his hands respectfully, eyes filling with reverence. "Thank you."

The crowd's expressions were complicated. Recently, the magical struggles between the Spirit God Sect and Killing Spiritual Sect had clearly put the former at a disadvantage.

But after today, it seemed the Spirit God Sect would once again take the upper hand.

"The Nine Immortal Mountain Holy Land once offended our Immortal Palace by destroying one of our immortal medicines. That grudge is settled today. Everyone need not worry too much; as for this place..."

Immortal Xingyu glanced around coolly and said faintly, "We have absolutely no interest."

The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

Good, so long as they weren't interested. What everyone truly feared was that the Myriad Immortal Palace might also take Chaotic Star for themselves. If that happened, they would all be forced to live under someone else's rule from then on.

Immortal Xingyu's eyes carried an air of indifference as she swept her gaze across the gathered third-transformation Loose Immortals. "By the way, this place will henceforth be under the care of Myriad Immortal Palace. According to our rules, we won't guard it for free. Who among you is willing to guard this place on behalf of Myriad Immortal Palace?"

The group of third-transformation cultivators exchanged uncertain glances. Finally, someone gathered the courage to ask, "Senior, are there any conditions?"

Immortal Xingyu answered indifferently, "One year. Thirty immortal crystals."

Thirty immortal crystals?

Wasn't that a lot?

The third-transformation Loose Immortals looked surprised and overjoyed, scrambling to volunteer to guard Chaotic Star for them.

"Qu Dongliu of the Qu Family from Qiufeng, willing to guard Chaotic Star for the Myriad Immortal Palace!"

"Du Ping'an of the Du Family from Qiufeng, willing to guard Chaotic Star for the Myriad Immortal Palace!"

"Wang Hong of the Great Sun Sect from Qiufeng, willing to guard Chaotic Star for the Myriad Immortal Palace!"

"Ding Ze of the Longyuan Renwang Academy, willing to guard Chaotic Star for the Myriad Immortal Palace!"

"Minghu..."

"Sihu..."

In a flash, twenty to thirty third-transformation Loose Immortals stepped forward, eager to take on the task of guarding Chaotic Star.

And these were not all the third-transformation cultivators present. Some remained silent, mostly solitary cultivators who lacked the background or resources to compete.

"Senior Yu, say something! This is an opportunity we can't afford to miss!"

From the bronze puppet came Gong Tianxin's voice. He glanced at Yuting Zhai, who had remained silent, and quickly urged him.

Yu Tingzhai was silent for a few breaths, then cupped his hands and said, "The Yin Holy Sect of Qiufeng is willing to guard Chaotic Star for the Myriad Immortal Palace."

Immortal Xingyu's gaze flickered across each third-transformation Loose Immortal, carefully selecting suitable candidates to guard the place.

Smiling, Grand Desolate Immortal asked, "Changshi, you've been here several years. Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

Xu Changshi's expression shifted as he immediately understood the meaning. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Immortal Xingyu, I think Yu Tingzhai from the Yin Holy Sect is quite suitable to guard this place. The Yin Holy Sect specializes in the Underworld and is quite convenient for relaying messages."

"Oh? Specializes in entering the Underworld?"

Immortal Xingyu's expression changed slightly, her gaze settling on Yu Tingzhai. After appraising him for a few moments, she furrowed her brow and asked, "You are in the fourth transformation? What Immortal Path do you follow?"

The crowd was shocked to hear this, exchanging glances.

The elders of the Qu and Du Families were especially astounded, their faces blanching as if they had encountered a ghost.

The fourth transformation!?

Wang Hong from the Great Sun Sect stared blankly at the calm-faced Yu Tingzhai, his appearance suddenly looking several years older.

This guy quietly advanced to the fourth transformation? Where did he get the immortal medicine? Through the underworld?

Yu Tingzhai was neither arrogant nor humble. He cupped his hands and said, "I was fortunate to advance to the fourth transformation and am willing to guard this place for the Myriad Immortal Palace."

"I asked, what Immortal Path?" pressed Immortal Xingy coldly.

"Great Luo Immortal."

"Great Luo Immortal?"

Immortal Xingyu's expression turned strange. She followed this path as well. Yu Tingzhai had clearly only just stepped into the fourth transformation, as his foundation was even weaker than Immortal Tulu.

And in her eyes, Immortal Tulu was nothing but an ant, so she didn't take this matter seriously.

Since he specialized in entering the Underworld, it wasn't strange that he could stumble upon information about immortal medicine.

"Since Thousand Dao Tower recommended you, you will guard this place for the Myriad Immortal Palace from now on. You're good at entering the Underworld, right? Find a time to do it, and I'll have someone take you to the city where the Myriad Immortal Palace opened in the Floating Pagoda Realm," said Immortal Xingyu calmly. "If anything happens here in the future, you can notify us through the Underworld.

Yu Tingzhai nodded slightly. "Understood."