Chapter 381 Golden Immortal
On the outskirts of the netherworld, there are palaces everywhere.

This place was originally a dangerous place, which should have been filled with gloomy air and dead silence. But now, with dozens of palace-like magic weapons connected, it actually formed a pure land.

The temporary base of Taiyi Sect for hunting this time is here.

Although there was a powerful Golden Immortal leading the team, it was impossible for such a person to do everything himself. Unless they encountered a problem that was difficult to solve, they would basically stay at the back.

In the most magnificent palace, there was heavenly music and singing and dancing.

Dozens of extremely beautiful female nuns in palace dress, some noble, some cool, some gentle, and some valiant, were dancing in the hall. It was truly a sight to behold, as if they were the legendary fairies from the Yaochi Lake.

In fact, these female cultivators are indeed worthy of the title of "fairies".

The cultivation level of each of them is at the celestial immortal level, and the leading one is even at the divine immortal level.

If they were placed in the lower realm, each of them would be an unrivaled master who could suppress all directions. But here, they could only become servants for others' amusement.

However, even in the fairy world, not everyone has a cultivation level higher than that of a celestial fairy.

At least 90% of the cultivators are still in the secret realm of immortality. Although the virtual immortals and true immortals cannot be said to be the top figures, they can also be regarded as "local rich men".

Therefore, having a celestial fairy or a mysterious fairy as a maid is enough to make one a real big shot. Even if placed in the top forces in the fairy world, he can be considered among the top leaders.

In fact, the owner of this palace is the Golden Immortal who is the leader of the Taiyi Sect this time.

Moreover, even in the Heavenly Palace, with the strength of a Golden Immortal, he is enough to serve as a Heavenly General and command an army. He is not a small character that everyone can see.

The Taiyi Sect is very powerful, and its disciples often say, "Even the Heavenly Court dare not underestimate them."

But speaking objectively, they are still far behind the Heavenly Court.

In fact, not only Taiyi Sect, any major force in the fairy world can never be compared with the Heavenly Court. After all, no matter how lonely the Heavenly Court is, it is still the nominal controller of the fairy world, and the major first-class forces are still the princes waiting to be dispatched.

Of course, as the power and prestige of the Heavenly Court have been declining in recent years, many of the "princes" have stopped listening to orders and even kept their distance.

But no matter what, if the Heavenly Court is determined to crack down on any other major force, it still has the power to do so.

However, with the recent turmoil in all realms, major changes are about to occur. The Heavenly Court seems to be deliberately downplaying the internal conflicts in the Immortal Realm and turning its attention to its old enemies such as the God Realm, the Buddha Realm, and the Dragon Realm.

It has to be said that transforming internal conflicts into unity towards the outside world is indeed an irrefutable truth.

This time, the Heavenly Court has issued an order that any major force can apply to go to the lower world to fight during the catastrophe of the invasion of the gods.

Moreover, all the results achieved during the combat belong to the combatants.

What does it mean?
In a secular dynasty, this is almost equivalent to the emperor issuing a manifesto and offering a reward - whoever can conquer the enemy's territory will be under your rule!

Of course, since the imperial court does not want any of the spoils you have captured, you will have to prepare all the resources needed for the battle, including soldiers, supplies, and weapons, on your own.

Although all the major forces knew clearly in their minds that Heaven was using them as pawns, not only relying on their strength to attack many old enemies, but also using this method to consume their power in order to gain better control afterwards.

However, they still couldn't resist this huge temptation.

Not to mention conquering the realm of gods and Buddhas and making them their base camp, as long as they can plunder enough resources from them, it will be a great thing for their own development!
The most important thing is that if the top forces such as Taiyi Sect and Yuhua Sect do not go to conquer, other forces will not be able to resist the temptation.

If they really gain the upper hand and gain enough benefits in the war, won't they turn around and suppress you?
This kind of thing is almost impossible to happen in relatively peaceful times.

Because the truly top forces are not formed overnight. They have gone through tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years of accumulation to achieve today's splendor.

But the melee of all heavens and worlds is right before our eyes, and war can be said to be the fastest and best stage for heroes to rise.

No one can say for sure whether in this great crisis, there will be "newcomers" rising up and dethroning the "old generation".

It can be said that what Heaven is doing is a pure conspiracy - you all know my purpose, but who can remain calm and not follow my plan?

All major forces took action almost immediately, and the group of people sent to the lower world by Taiyi Sect was just one of them.

Basically, the top forces in the fairy world have branches and many layouts in the lower world.

However, in a very special place like the Xuanhuang World, only giants like the Taiyi Sect and the Yuhua Sect are qualified to set up operations there.

For example, the Wuji Star Palace, although it seems that the Wuji Star Palace in the lower world is stronger than the Taiyi Sect and Yuhua Sect in the lower world, but if a real fight breaks out, the Taiyi Sect and Yuhua Sect can just send a few gods and immortals to the lower world, so what can your Wuji Star Palace do?
Even if all the resources of ordinary sects in the immortal world were put together, they would barely be enough to support the consumption of a dozen or so profound immortals descending to the mortal world!
Otherwise, given the special status of the Xuanhuang World, how could it be possible for it to have only a few big cats and small cats in it without attracting the covetousness of other big worlds?
This is because many big worlds, including the Wuji World, are very clear about the uniqueness of the Xuanhuang World.

At most, they would dare to come and cause some trouble occasionally, steal some resources, or let them invade the Xuanhuang World on a large scale. They simply don't have the courage to do that!
Not to mention other big worlds, among all the heavens and myriad worlds, except for those self-important guys in the God Realm, even in high-level realms like the Dragon Realm and the Buddha Realm, who dares to really get involved in the Xuanhuang World?
Even the Buddhist community was still concerned about the agreement they had made with a certain supreme being, and directly withdrew from the struggle for faith in the Xuanhuang World. No one had been preaching in it for endless years.

It can be said that the Xuanhuang World is the "forbidden delicacy" of the top forces in the fairy world.

In fact, the reason behind this is very simple and plain - from a dimensional perspective, the location of the Xuanhuang World is the center of all heavens and worlds, and it is also the place closest to the fairyland.

In other words, the Xuanhuang World is equivalent to a teleportation array.

Although in the absence of a teleportation array, monks can fly and travel to other places by relying on their own magic power, the consumption of both resources and time is extremely huge.

But if you travel through the teleportation array, not only can you maintain the perfect state of the cultivator, but the speed will be countless times faster.

Who would not regard such a strategic location as a forbidden delicacy?
In fact, this is also the fundamental reason why the first strategic goal of the gods whenever they make a comeback is to conquer the Xuanhuang World.

Moreover, how could the Xuanhuang World, with the power of one world, stop the gods who claimed to be fearless of the Heaven Court and attempted to rule all the worlds?

Even if the Xuanhuang World was still ranked number one among the Three Thousand Worlds at that time, it was impossible for it to have such strength!
In the final analysis, it was the Immortal Realm that was behind the scenes. If it weren't for the Immortal Realm's full support, with the strength of the Three Emperors of the Human Race at that time, it would not have been so easy for them to come down to the mortal world to help fight and resist the army of the Gods.

Of course, the reason why the immortal world does this is not simply to avoid suffering to the creatures in the lower world.

But once the Xuanhuang World is lost, the army of gods can use it to quickly reach all worlds, and even attacking the fairy world will no longer be an empty talk.

Even the secular dynasties know to "keep the enemy out of the country", let alone the many bigwigs in the fairy world?
During the last great calamity among the gods, some forces that were not originally ranked among the top took the opportunity to rise to the top and still dominate today.

However, Heaven took the opportunity to consume a lot of strength from the major top forces and further consolidate its own position.

In fact, there is no shortage of rumors among the major forces. Many people even suspect that the gods are the "bandits" deliberately nurtured by the Heavenly Court. Whenever the major forces become increasingly uncontrollable, they will launch a great catastrophe against the gods.

This is what is meant by "nurturing the enemy to protect oneself".

Of course, the strength of this group of "bandits" of the God Clan is indeed strong enough, and the threat to the fairy world is very great, and it is not impossible to shake their status.

Therefore, this rumor of "raising the enemy to protect oneself" is ultimately just a rumor.

Given the strength of the gods, especially the strength of the saint kings among them, it is not something that the fairy world can easily control.

"Brother Chu, you have made great contributions in this hunting expedition. You have laid a solid foundation for the sect's great plan. When you return to the sect, you will surely rise to prominence! I, your younger brother, would like to congratulate you in advance!"

A middle-aged man in purple sat at the side table. As he spoke, he raised the cup in his hand and saluted the tall figure in the main seat from afar.

The Taoist priest whom he called Senior Brother Chu was the Golden Immortal who led the team this time. He looked to be no more than 28 or 29 years old, much younger than the man in purple, but his face was full of dignity.

When Senior Brother Chu heard the compliment from the man in purple, he just smiled faintly, raised his wine glass and took a sip, obviously not taking it to heart.

"How can I say that what I have done is a great achievement? As for rising to the top, I don't even dare to hope for it."

After the wine entered his stomach, he slowly spoke.

"I have already reached the level of a Golden Immortal, so I have almost no chance of going to the lower realms to fight. Even if it really comes to a critical moment, they will not send a mediocre guy like me to fight... Junior Brother Xiao, if you have something to say, just say it directly. It's better not to say those polite words."

His tone was not harsh, but his words were very sharp, which made the man in purple frown.

But he was an immortal after all, and a true disciple of the Taiyi Sect. He was certainly not a rookie who acted immaturely, so he immediately smiled in a naive manner.

"Hehe, I really can't hide my little thoughts from you, Senior Brother! Then I'll just tell you straight out... The first list of people going down to the lower world has been snatched away by Master Xuan... I'm working for Master Ming, so should I fight for him?"

After saying this, without waiting for Senior Brother Chu to reply, other people started discussing.

"It's really unpleasant to say. Master Xuan has suffered setbacks in the lower realms, and was even punished by the Lord of Justice himself. Why did those old guys above give him such an important task?"

"Humph, needless to say, he must have reached a deal with those old guys! Otherwise, with Master Ming's ability, this good job should have fallen on him!"

There were seven or eight male and female cultivators sitting on the side seats in the hall, and all of them had the cultivation level of Xuanxian. Judging from their conversation, it seemed that including Senior Brother Chu, they were all subordinates of one of the sons of the Disaster Emperor.

"Good job?"

Senior Brother Chu listened for a while, put the jade chopsticks in his hand on the table, and a surprised smile appeared on his handsome face.

"How could you think that was a good job?"

When he said this, the others were all stunned and didn't understand what he meant.

Junior Brother Xiao was even more astonished and said, "The Xuanhuang World is just a few big cats and small cats. The mission of this trip is just to unify it... Let alone the strength of you gentlemen, even if it is any one of us, it can be easily accomplished, right?"

"Yes, it's easy to accomplish a great feat, isn't that a good job?" Another cultivator was obviously confused by what Brother Chu said.

"So in your eyes, the Xuanhuang World is so unbearable... If that's the case, why don't the gods send a Xuanxian to conquer it directly? Isn't it tiring to go through so much trouble? Isn't it a waste of time?"

When Senior Brother Chu said this, the way he looked at those people was already a bit like he was looking at them as if they were fools.

In order to expand his influence, Master Ming has been gathering some weirdos in recent years. Regardless of their strength, have they got brains eaten by dogs?

Everyone in the hall, who were originally full of doubts, were stunned when they heard this question.

Yes, if the Xuanhuang World is really so easy to deal with, why don’t the gods just make a quick decision instead of going through all the trouble and taking every step carefully?
"The Gods...are they afraid that excessive action will trigger my Immortal Realm to take action?"

When Junior Brother Xiao heard this, he immediately realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.

As expected, Senior Brother Chu started to criticize directly: "What nonsense! Since the God Clan is determined to be the enemy of the Immortal Realm, are they still afraid of angering us? Use your brain when you speak!"

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold and the singing and dancing stopped.

Senior Brother Chu waved his sleeves, and the servants immediately bowed and retreated.

"The Xuanhuang World is definitely not as simple as you think. Master Xuan must be aware of this, but as you just said, he has suffered setbacks in the lower realms and is already in a desperate situation. He must fight a beautiful turnaround.

"Otherwise, even if he makes many achievements in the future, there will always be people who will use the few setbacks he made in the underworld to make trouble.

"As for Master Ming... He is a man of great military and literary talents, and he has made careful considerations. Even if there are occasional omissions, he has the assistance of the seniors. How can you be so presumptuous as to come up with these messy and inappropriate ideas?
"I know what you are thinking. I can't help but feel envious and jealous when I see Master Xuan and his men going down to the mortal world to perform meritorious deeds... But you also have to know that nothing is easy in this world!

"If you keep holding on to this attitude, even if you have the chance to be sent to the lower realm in the future, you will find it difficult to achieve anything great, and you may even die!"

(End of this chapter)