Chapter 1012: Agreement

Above the heavenly screen above the Spirit Luxuriant World, an awkward atmosphere hung around the 7 True Immortals.

Shang Xia was feeling a little weird because he drew on the power of the world unintentionally after entering the Six Direction Realm which looked like a challenge to the rest.

The others were feeling awkward because they had been forced back by the tremendous power of the world drawn by a newly ascended expert.

One had to know that of the 6 other True Immortals present, 3 of them were second tier Martial Void Realm experts. Zhang Xuansheng was half a step away from entering the third tier of the Martial Void Realm, and the others had been in their realm far longer than Shang Xia!

In an attempt to alleviate the awkward air, Kou Chongxue coughed once and tried to explain, “Well… This is the You Continent after all…”

It was true that Shang Xia held an advantage since they were over the You Continent at the moment and he would be able to draw on the power of the world a little more easily than the rest.

Of course… The reason was pretty much bullshit as they were still around the Spirit Luxuriant World and the strength of the other True Immortals weren’t affected too much. However, it still gave them a way to save their reputation.

Their expressions became a lot better after hearing what Kou Chongxue said.

Liu Jingsheng eventually broke the silence. “Brother Kou, don’t you need to take matters regarding the Azure Flame World a lot more seriously? Junior Brother Huang Jinghan of my Yuanchen Sect, Yifeng from the Eternal Palace, and Jiu Du of the Divine Capital Sect will be attempting their advancements soon. When that happens, we can launch an expedition together and our victory will be assured!”

Liu Jingsheng probably didn’t mention Zhang Jianzi who had been nurtured by the Northern Sea Mystic Sect because he didn’t know about his existence.

Compared to the time they first spoke of the Azure Flame World, Liu Jingsheng seemed a lot more mellow than before and had lowered himself when speaking to Kou Chongxue.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

That wasn’t just because Shang Xia completed the advancement and became the second True Immortal of the Tongyou Institution and was another expert who wasn’t shackled to an Elysium.

It had almost everything to do with Shang Xia’s sudden revelation of strength earlier. The power they felt earlier when he drew on the power of the world changed the way everyone looked at him. Kou Chongxue was no exception!

Whatever it was, all of them knew that now that Shang Xia had completed his advancement, Kou Chongxue was definitely going to act against the Azure Flame World.

That was because ever since Kou Chongxue entered the Martial Void Realm, the Tongyou Institution didn’t stop their preparations to attack the Azure Flame World, and neither did they bother keeping their intentions hidden.

Well… Even if they did, they wouldn’t be able to.

After all, the Tongyou Institution managed to craft a giant flying ship capable of soaring through the vast sea of stars under Chu Jia’s leadership. During its test flight, it passed through the heavenly screen and arrived right above the You Continent.

Kou Chongxue sighed softly with complex emotions as he tried to explain, “Brother Liu, fellow True Immortals… It’s not that I wish to swallow the benefits of the Azure Flame World alone… It’s just that time isn’t on our side.”

Seeing as everyone else had remained silent, Liu Jingsheng felt a trace of annoyance but he forced a smile and continued to ask, “What do you mean?”

“I mentioned how I made 2 trips over to the Azure Flame World ever since my breakthrough… Ignoring the first time, I discovered a lot of problems when I went over for the second time. Yuan Cangming not only constructed defensive measures outside the heavenly screen, but he also pushed for the construction of flying ships capable of traveling through the sea of stars. I won’t hide it from you guys. They have been crafting flying ships way before us and they are a lot more experienced. The only thing they hadn’t been able to do when we went over in the past was to pass through the heavenly screen and travel through the vast space. However… It’s different now. They not only managed to pass through the heavenly screen… They are even more advanced than us when it comes to space exploration!”

“What do you mean by them being more advanced than us when it comes to space exploration?” Yang Taihe finally spoke.

Glancing at him, Kou Chongxue continued, “Yuan CangMing seems to have realized something. He has been gathering the experts of the Azure Flame World to make them explore the vast sea of stars. I have a feeling he’s either looking for reinforcements or he’s planning a route of retreat…”

“Reinforcements?” Li Jidao couldn’t help but snort. “Let’s not mention whether or not their flying ships can go so far… Even if they run into another world, they’re going to kill themselves off even faster than if we head over!”

Liu Jingsheng forced a bitter chuckle while shaking his head. “I’m afraid their true immortal barely knows anything about the vast sea of stars… His way of thinking seems… Hehe… Really naive!”

“Yeah… That’s why time isn’t on our side. I believe all of you won’t wish for there to be more worlds fighting with us over the Azure Flame World, right?” Kou Chongxue sighed.

Kou Chongxue didn’t seem to be hiding anything when he spoke of the matter. Even though the chances of the Azure Flame World bumping into other worlds were infinitely small, there was still a possibility of it happening!

What was more… None of them could think of any way to delay Kou Chongxue’s plan now that Shang Xia had completed the advancement.

“So… When do you 3 plan to make your move?” Yang Taihe didn’t bother beating about the bush.

All of them not only guessed that Kou Chongxue would act against the Azure Flame World… They also seemed sure Lu Wuzi had already formed an alliance with Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia.

After thinking for some time, Kou Chongxue muttered, “It’s the sixth year of our Spirit Luxuriant Calendar. The kid just broke through, and he needs to consolidate his foundations. We also need more time to construct more large-scale flying ships capable of traveling through the void. We need some time, but at the very latest, we’ll make our move at the end of the year or the start of next year.”

Li Jidao suddenly added, “Wait a second. It looks like Patriarch Kou also managed to gain a bit from the fall of the Azure Oddity World.”

All the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World who were born before Kou Chongxue might not be able to leave their world, but that didn’t stop them from gathering intelligence about the expedition of the various worlds to the Azure Oddity World. It was especially so after the spatial tunnel was constructed between their world and Star Origin City.

Kou Chongxue muttered indifferently, “Yeah. I personally witnessed how a world was conquered by the alliance of a few True Immortals before being split up into giant continents that were brought away to other worlds to be devoured. Also…” Pausing slightly, everyone’s attention was drawn to what he wanted to say.

Taking a soft breath, Kou Chongxue mumbled, “... The Spirit Abundance World might have located something suspected to be an abandoned Spirit World. In fact… It might be an abandoned Essence World and their chance for ascension might be around the corner…”

Even though Shang Xia was the source of that piece of news, it would make way more impact coming from Kou Chongxue in their current situation.

Indeed. As soon as they heard what he said, the other True Immortals could no longer keep their cool. Even Zhang Xuansheng, who remained relatively silent the entire time, couldn’t help but gasp, “Are you serious?!”

Kou Chongxue glanced at those present and explained in a low voice, “The 9 great powers of the Spirit Abundance World seemed to have already created a massive formation around their world. They were able to absorb the mysterious presence hidden in the void in the North. A frost wave would emerge from time to time, and I managed to discover essence qi that is completely different from what is produced by the Spirit Abundance World coming from that direction.”

Even though they didn’t quite believe that Kou Chongxue was able to infiltrate the Spirit Abundance World under the noses of their True Immortals, they didn’t doubt the authenticity of the news.

The Spirit Luxuriant World had beef with the Spirit Abundance World and their grudge had already festered to a point where one of them would have to be eliminated for the other to be satisfied. The moment the Spirit Abundance World ascends to an Essence World, there was no doubt the Spirit Luxuriant World would be their number one target.

Yang Taihe sighed, “Since that is the case, let’s pause the construction of the defensive plan around the heavenly screen for now. We’ll call everyone back and pour our efforts into constructing flying ships to assist the 3 of you in the operation…”

Kou Chongxue immediately revealed a wide smile. “My Tongyou Institution will naturally share the method of crafting the flying ships with all of you since you are willing to help.”

After integrating the construction methods of the Azure Flame World, Star Origin City, and Spirit Abundance World, along with Chu Jia’s research, the Tongyou Institution had already leaped to the very top of the Spirit Luxuriant World in terms of ability to craft flying ships.

Finally, smiles appeared on the faces of the other True Immortals. What Kou Chongxue promised wasn’t merely what was seen on the surface. Sharing the crafting methods with the other great powers of the Spirit Luxuriant World also meant that he agreed to allow their mid to high-level experts to join in the expedition.

After all… Conquering a world wasn’t something that could be done with a few True Immortals alone! They needed people to carry out the grunt work!

With the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World reaching an agreement, Kou Chongxue suddenly asked. “How are Brother Huang, Brother Yifeng, and Brother Jiu Du’s preparations to enter the Martial Void Realm? If we are able to produce another True Immortal or two before the end of the year, we will be able to lower the risk of the operation to a minimum!”

Kou Chongxue’s sudden inquiry caught all of them off guard. They clearly didn’t expect Kou Chongxue to be so straightforward…

Liu Jingsheng met Kou Chongxue’s gaze and he chuckled, “Brother Kou, why are you only asking us? Have you forgotten to ask if True Immortal Zhang has any other candidate ready to break through?”

Before looking at Zhang Xuansheng, their gazes lingered on Lu Wuzi who had a profound look in his eyes.

In their current state, anything those True Immortals said would be able to determine how much benefits they received from the expedition to the Azure Flame World. That was also why Kou Chongxue would intentionally ask a question like that at that very moment. He wanted to dig out all the secrets those Elysiums might be hiding.

He had no choice. After all, the Tongyou Institution had only been in existence for so long compared to the other powers. Even though they held a clear advantage in terms of high-level experts at the moment, they had no idea how deep the foundations of the other powers were.

Zhang Xuansheng grunted once and growled, “Zhang Jianzi of my Northern Sea Mystic Sect might be able to make the breakthrough… However, he needs to decide when he wants to use his advancement medicine!”

That was a special property of the Northern Sea Mystic Sect’s rank six advancement medicine. It seems that they would be able to tell when they would stand the greatest chance of entering the Marital Void Realm and taking the advancement medicine then would raise the chances even more.

What shocked the others was the depth of the Northern Sea Mystic Sect’s foundations. They managed to produce another portion of rank six advancement medicine so quickly after Lu Wuzi broke through…

Liu Jingsheng forced a chuckle and added, “Junior Brother Huang will only be able to break through to the Martial Void Realm next year or the year after that. We need a lot of time before attempting the advancement…”

The rank six advancement formula of the Yuanchen Sect not only needed a lot of time, but they would also suppress the phenomenon that would appear during the breakthrough to the minimum. That was why Liu Jingsheng’s breakthrough in the past was nearly undetectable by lower-level experts.

Yang Taihe continued, “Yifeng’s state of mind isn’t the best right now. I have been suppressing his desire to break through recently in hopes of him calming down a little more. He definitely won’t be able to make it for the expedition to the Azure Flame World.”

Kou Chongxue wanted to say something, but matters regarding Yifeng’s advancement should be left to the Eternal Palace and it wouldn’t be nice if he said anything.

Finally, Li Jidao snorted, “Jiu Du will definitely attempt to break through before the end of the year.”

Nodding, Kou Chongxue looked at all of them again and muttered in a deep voice, “I hope everything goes smoothly for all of you!”