Chapter 1220: The Gap in Strength

After the dust settled, the Nine Immortal Mountain and the Heavenly Sword Division had been wiped out, and the one chosen by the Myriad Immortal Palace to guard the Chaotic Star was none other than Yu Tingzhai of the Yin Holy Sect.

What shocked everyone the most was that Yu Tingzhai had quietly ascended to the fourth transformation. If not for the appearance of the Myriad Immortal Palace, the Yin Holy Sect would have become the number one power on the Chaotic Star.

The Grand Desolate Immortal did not linger long. After taking Xu Changshi and the others, he drifted away.

Immortal Xingyu also led the cultivators of the Myriad Immortal Palace away. Before leaving, she glanced at Huang Qingque. No one knew if it was intentional or not.

Huang Qingque said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Fang, as you've seen, the Myriad Immortal Palace truly is like a pack of rabid dogs. I've done all I can."

As he spoke, he watched Fang Chen's expression closely, a trace of worry in his eyes. "Don't go looking for trouble with the Myriad Immortal Palace over this. Your own safety must come first."

Fang Chen gave a slight nod. "Understood. No need to worry, Daoist Qingque."

"Good."

Huang Qingque let out a sigh of relief, then turned his gaze to Yu Tingzhai, who was now surrounded by a crowd of Loose Immortals. "For someone to ascend to the fourth transformation in a place like this, and even walk the path of a Great Luo Immortal, the Myriad Immortal Palace is bound to value him. When he travels to the Floating Pagoda Realm, I predict that Immortal Xingyu will meet him again."

Fang Chen looked at Yu Tingzhai, who was surrounded by Loose Immortals discussing how to calm the aftermath of the incident. The main issue was how to divide the resources left behind by the Nine Immortal Mountain.

Since Yu Tingzhai was officially appointed by the Myriad Immortal Palace to guard the area, the matter of distribution naturally had to go through him first.

"Daoist Qingque, are you saying Immortal Xingyu will recruit him into the Myriad Immortal Palace?" asked Fang Chen.

"Without a doubt. Who wouldn't want to recruit a fourth-transformation Loose Immortal? Especially since their immortal path is aligned. I predict that Xingyu may even possess an immortal herb that can help a fourth transformation Great Luo Immortal ascend to the fifth transformation.

"If she hopes to become a sixth-transformation Great Luo Immortal in the future, she'll likely trade that herb with him. The Myriad Immortal Palace would then gain another fifth transformation immortal, and their strength would increase greatly," said Huang Qingque.

A plan was already forming in Fang Chen's mind when he heard Huang Qingque speak again. "You might as well build a good relationship with him. In the future, he'll be responsible for guarding the Chaotic Star. If he starts favoring the Spirit God Sect in matters between them and our division, it could bring trouble. Do your best to ensure he stays neutral.

"This move by the Myriad Immortal Palace against the Heavenly Sword Division may appear to be giving the Spirit God Sect face, but in reality, even without their involvement, they would have wiped them out regardless. That's always been their way of doing things. They simply borrowed the Spirit God Sect's name this time. It's very likely this was a warning to our Spiritual Killing Division.

"Immortal Xingyu probably learned from Xi Zian that we tried to meddle in their affairs. She grew angry and took this as a chance to send us a message. Even if they offend us, they can still ally with the Spirit God Sect.

"So don't bring up the matter of the Heavenly Sword Division again."

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

With those final words of advice, Huang Qingque finally left, taking Division Head Duan.

With the matter on the Chaotic Star settled, it was time for him to return to Xie Zhi. There were still many duties awaiting him.

Fang Chen murmured to himself, "So, because I tried to persuade the Myriad Immortal Palace to spare the mortals of the Nine Immortal Mountain, they retaliated even more fiercely. In the end, the destruction of the Heavenly Sword Division is my fault."

Du Yunxu's voice came from nearby, "My lord, in this matter... it's hard to decide what's right or wrong. It's simply a difference in strength. If the one who had come forward had not been Huang Qingque, but one of the Huang Family's elders from higher up, then no matter how crazy the Myriad Immortal Palace is, they wouldn't have dared to go this far."

"Yes... it is a difference in strength."

Fang Chen nodded and flew with Du Yunxu toward the Nine Immortal Mountain Holy Land.

Though it had been destroyed, it still held many valuable things. The Myriad Immortal Palace hadn't even looked at them. Either they considered them beneath notice, or they were sending a message that it was pure revenge, not an excuse to loot.

Whatever the reason, those things were now unclaimed. When someone saw Fang Chen approaching, they immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist! We haven't settled on any rules yet. How dare you enter without permission?"

Fang Chen ignored him.

The Loose Immortal was instantly furious and was just about to speak again when Yu Tingzhai said indifferently, "Let him go."

"This..."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. One of the third-transformation Loose Immortals stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Senior Yu, without a formal arrangement, wouldn't that mean anyone can seize the remnants of the Nine Immortals Mountain Holy Land? That would surely cause chaos."

"You're a cultivator from Longyuan? Leave now. Only those from Prison Wind may remain," replied Yu Tingzhai calmly.

That cultivator froze for a moment. Though his expression was unpleasant, he didn't dare to argue. He cupped his hands again and turned to leave.

Seeing that, the cultivators from Minghu and Sihuo also left sensibly. Though they were eager to get a share of the spoils, now that he had spoken, they had neither the strength nor the status to insist.

Once the crowd dispersed, those who remained were Qu Dongliu from the Qu Family, Du Ping'an from the Du Family, Wang Hong from the Great Sun Sect, and over ten others. Most of them were third-transformation cultivators with similar backgrounds to Zhao Yunlu.

Du Ping'an, having noticed earlier that Fang Chen had been standing with someone from the Myriad Immortal Palace, now asked, "Senior Yu, that person... is he from the Myriad Immortal Palace?"

"He is the Division Head of the Killing Spiritual Division in Chaotic Star," answered Yu Tingzhai in a low voice.

Everyone drew in a sharp breath. Fortunately, none of them had tried to stand out just now.

Like the Spirit God Sect, the Killing Spiritual Division was not a local force. But in recent years, its power on the Chaotic Star had clearly surpassed that of the Spirit God Sect. Even the Heavenly Sword Division had served under them.

However, now that the Heavenly Sword Division had been wiped out, the Killing Spiritual Division likely suffered losses as well.

Du Ping'an said, "Then let's not worry about that person. Let's talk about the Nine Immortals Mountain Holy Land first. And also, maybe we can settle some problems that arose in recent years due to the sudden rise of the Heavenly Sword Division. Nothing has truly stabilized yet. What matters most is that the Chaotic Star's situation becomes stable."

Qu Dongliu nodded frantically. "Yes, yes, stability is key."

When things were unstable, families could vanish overnight—the Long and Sun Families being the best examples. None of them wanted to follow in their footsteps.

Over at Nine Immortals Mountain, day walker officials had already arrived to stabilize the situation, guiding the wandering spirits toward the Yellow Springs.

If someone they deeply missed awaited them in the Underworld, they could smoothly pass on. If not, there was no other path.

The soul of the gray-robed youth transformed once again into a giant crane, standing beside the grand elder. "Grand Elder, it's Fang Chen."

His gaze toward Fang Chen flickered with a trace of anger.

Only he in the entire sect knew. It was Fang Chen who had said the Myriad Immortal Palace would spare the mortals. That promise had led them to give up resistance... and submit to the slaughter!