Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 638

Chapter 636: Bahuang’s Calculation

“What should we do now? Slaughter those eight beasts?” Bai Hongtu gritted his teeth, his heart blazing with rage.

“No, there are still three immortals who haven’t appeared. Lord Gan of the Wastelands must have some ulterior motive by proposing a contest. Perhaps he’s stalling for time, waiting for those three immortals to make their move. We’ll wait and see what happens.”

“According to the timetable, it’s time for the eight wasteland lords to depart. Let them take us along.”

The three of them concealed their presence and arrived at the Hall of the Gan Wasteland Lords.

The prodigies of the Eight Wastelands gathered here, poised to showcase their prowess before the Nine Provinces and earn the respect of the wasteland lords.

These five days were the most bustling for the Eight Wastelands, as selecting the strongest cultivator to represent them in battle was a truly momentous event. The cultivators displayed their unique abilities, schemed against one another, used cunning schemes to backstab one another, and even stepped on the corpses of their opponents to gain the right to compete.   The demons and monsters

were omnipresent,   and the battles beneath the arena were far more exciting than those inside.   It was a literal take on the term “open and covert struggle” (fen wu shi gao gao) to its extreme.   A black dragon circled the hall, emitting the aura of a fusion stage. Lord Ganhuang, standing at its head, calmly gave the order.   ”Hoods can block auras. Everyone, put on your hoods and don’t let the people of Jiuzhou see our true identity.”   The Eight Desolate Priests donned their hoods, unable to recognize each other.   Jiang Li and the other two also donned their hoods, blending in with the others.   ”Get on board, let’s go.”   The other seven Desolate Priests suddenly appeared, standing at the dragon’s head. The Priests, filled with excitement, sat on the black dragon’s back.   The Black Dragon Territory Lord was Lord Ganhuang’s exclusive mount, and they hadn’t expected to have the privilege of riding it.   Lord Ganhuang, riding a true dragon, soared through the universe, confident of victory in this grand contest between the two realms.   Lords Genhuang and Duihuang had returned from Jiuzhou, bringing with them a wealth of intelligence, and they had a nearly complete understanding of Jiuzhou.   Nothing else mattered; the most important were the Human Emperor, the Earth Veins, and the Nine Provinces’ Immortals.   ”The legends about Emperor Jiang Ren are truly interesting. They say he’s proficient in all the arts of immortal cultivation, but he’s supreme in the art of swordsmanship. With a single swing of his sword, he can shatter space, revealing the river of time. He’s unparalleled in refining equipment, and can transform the entire world of Jiuzhou into a plaything in his hand.” ”   There are even legends that say his cultivation has reached an unspeakable, unimaginable realm, and that he’s achieved the Three Worlds in One, with no past life, no afterlife, and only cultivation in this life.”   ”The cultivators of Jiuzhou are so foolish that they’re practically praising Emperor Jiang Ren to the level of a Daoist ancestor.”   ”Emperor Jiang Ren is also allowing rumors to spread. He’s truly courting death. He probably doesn’t know that some things, even as legends, are taboo for the great.”   ”Rumors are not to be trusted. Reporting this garbage to the Immortal Realm will only make them think we’re incompetent and a waste of time.”   ”The most important thing is to report the matter of the earth veins to the Immortal Realm.”   ”The earth veins are not simple. Judging from the information we have, they’re very likely the prototype of the Heavenly Dao that Immortal Lord Lu Wu mentioned.”   ”I wonder which immortal is in charge of the Nine Provinces? This is going to be bad luck,”   said Lord Ganhuang, smiling faintly. He knew that the Immortal Realm was most averse to the appearance of a rudimentary form of the Heavenly Dao. Anyone whose territory bore such a presence would be annihilated without a burial place.   Their Eight Desolate Realms enjoyed immense fortune, and every few centuries an immortal ascended to the   Immortal Realm, earning a great reputation. The most powerful of these immortals   was undoubtedly Luwu, who ascended to the Immortal Realm four hundred thousand years ago. After ascending to the Immortal Realm, Luwu fought his way to become a giant in the Immortal Realm, a renowned Golden Immortal.   Furthermore, Luwu was a descendant of the Immortal Emperor, possessing deep connections.   Even more legendary was the death of a Golden Immortal at Luwu’s hands.   Immortal Lord Yanluo had privately spoken of treasonous words, and upon hearing this, Luwu reported the matter to the Immortal Emperor. The Emperor, enraged, executed Immortal Lord Yanluo.   While this was an indirect killing, it was still a remarkable feat.   Six thousand years ago, Senior Luwu arrived at Bahuang and informed him of unrest in the Immortal Realm. The ruler threatened to destroy all the heavens and realms. As a descendant of the Immortal Emperor, he could protect one world, and he chose Bahuang.   But there was a condition: Senior Luwu instructed them to collide with other worlds to examine any artifacts resembling the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao.   If any were to be reported to him, they would be destroyed. However, they must be careful not to allow the embryonic form to appear, or he would be unable to protect Bahuang.   Senior Luwu also announced that the new ruler of the Immortal Realm was Venerable Shenzang, and that those who believed in him would gain merit.   Destroying a world and preventing the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao from forming through the will of all beings was a simple task for Bahuang.   They could simply send cultivators at the Fusion Stage or below to invade a world for a period of one month to a year, preventing the inhabitants of that world from collectively fearing death and using their minds to form the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao.   This encounter with Jiuzhou and the discovery of the earth veins was a pleasant surprise.   After colliding with over four hundred worlds, they finally encountered a world bearing the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao, the most detestable of all: the Nine Provinces.   The Nine Provinces’ power consistently outstripped the Eight Desolations, much to their dismay.   The Eight Desolations, unconcerned with the opposing world, charged head-on. With the support of the Golden Immortal Senior Luwu and the Immortal Realm, who was they to fear?   Initially, they assembled their forces and prepared to invade an unknown world, only to discover the opposing world was formidable. With eight Tribulation-crossing cultivators and hundreds at the Fusion Stage, the Eight Desolations were, for the first time, unable to gain an advantage.   When both sides revealed their identities, they realized the other side was the Nine Provinces, and their anxiety became even more precarious.   Lord Ganhuang chose to calm the enemy, feigning ignorance and the appearance of an innocent victim, while conversing with the Nine Provinces and slowly extracting information from them.   The Eight Desolations had collided with three worlds, with the Nine Provinces being the fourth.   The reason?   I don’t know. Was it the Immortal Realm’s doing?   Why warn us about a conspiracy? Thank you, we are the Immortal Realm’s conspiracy.   Lord Ganhuang’s talk of the Eight Desolations and Nine Provinces merging to jointly fight the Immortal Realm was merely a stalling tactic.   He used the excuse of preparing for the competition to delay for five days and successfully obtained information about the earth veins.

Lord Ganhuang has already reported the matter of Jiuzhou’s land veins to Senior Luwu, and Senior Luwu will definitely take action.

Before that, use the competition to test Jiuzhou’s bottom line. The more information you get, the more attention you will get from Senior Luwu.

If conditions permit, you can also take the initiative to subdue Jiuzhou, wait for Senior Luwu’s decision, and further gain Senior Luwu’s trust.

The three immortal ancestors do not allow others to become immortals. Anyone who dares to become an immortal will be executed on the spot.

The previous Lord Ganhuang became an immortal secretly, but was discovered by the three immortal ancestors and died a miserable death.

Maybe he can use this merit to break the monopoly of the three immortal ancestors and become the fourth immortal under the instruction of Senior Luwu.

“Master, we are here.” The Lord of the Black Dragon Domain spoke in human language, interrupting Lord Ganhuang’s thoughts.

Lord Ganhuang came to the sky above the Human Emperor Palace and apologized with a fist: “Sorry for the long wait. I encountered some things before leaving and was delayed.”

The strong must appear last and leave Jiuzhou alone first.

(End of this chapter)