Under the Creation Group's Director.
The Supre Purity Dao Lord from the Three Pure Sanctuaries, having traveled for hundreds of years, had already arrived at the Creation Group.
Since the Three Pure Sanctuaries they belong to is itself the legacy of the Creation Sovereign, also known as the Immortal King of Creation, this Dao Lord had a smooth entry into the Creation Group.
Likewise smoothly joining the Creation Group was the Dao Lord Yuanyi from the Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion who traveled with him.
After joining the Creation Group, the two Dao Lords breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
When they were still in the Lower Realm, they had heard from Alkaid about the dangers of the Immortal Realm, but they didn't believe it then. However, throughout their journey over the past few hundred years, they truly witnessed the harsh reality and cruel nature of the Immortal Realm.
The Nine Major Groups are in their pri, each acting as if they alone are unparalleled.
Any cultivator, including Dao Lords, who is not part of the Nine Major Groups must absolutely obey all commands from the groups. Any slight disobedience is regarded as rebellion, earning them the frenzied pursuit and attempted assassination by the groups, forcing them to live a precarious existence where every day may be their last.
The Supre Purity Dao Lord and Dao Lord Yuanyi were relatively lucky.
The two of them ascended not far from each other and, with the camaraderie from among the Ten Great Immortal Paths, they supported each other. Coupled with their Dao Lord-level combat power, they were fortunate to reach the Creation Celestial City and had the chance to join the Creation Group.
But others...
Were not so lucky.
...
At this ti, within a security team of the Creation Group.
The Supre Purity Dao Lord, having finished a day's work, accepted an invitation by Dao Lord Yuanyi to visit his cave mansion allocated by the group.
A mountain range spanning only a little over a hundred miles, where so large formations couldn't even be fully deployed.
Upon entering the cave mansion and seeing Dao Lord Yuanyi's serious expression, the Dao Lord realized sothing: "Has the divine sense of another fellow Daoist disappeared?"
"Yes."
Dao Lord Yuanyi said, taking out a special Dao Artifact.
This Dao Artifact...
Is the Heavenly Mirror, a precious item used for communication within the Ten Great Immortal Paths, capable of transmission over distances of tens of billions, even hundreds of billions of light-years.
Before ascending to the Immortal Realm, all Dao Lords left their divine senses in this special artifact so that they could unite at the first opportunity upon ascending and face the crisis in the Immortal Realm described by Alkaid.
But the rules of the Immortal Realm are too strict, and even with the miraculous nature of this artifact, it proved difficult for the ascended Dao Lords to communicate through it. Its sole use now is to check, based on the presence of the divine senses within it, whether the ascended Dao Lords are still alive.
And now...
Before the ascension, there were over twenty divine senses, yet now only six remained.
"Who was it this ti?"
"Dao Lord Bi Luo from the Heaven-reaching Sect,"
Dao Lord Yuanyi said solemnly.
The Supre Purity Dao Lord, after listening, remained silent.
They understood the dangers after traversing several continents over hundreds of years to join the Creation Group.
But even so, they could do nothing.
In the end, the Supre Purity Dao Lord could only sigh: "The disappearance of a divine sense doesn't necessarily an falling directly; it could also be that one wishes to break off further contact with us and has discarded their divine sense in the Heavenly Mirror. Isn't that what the Penglai Dao Lord did back then?"
This Dao Lord from the Three Pure Sanctuaries, once the leader amongst the Ten Great Immortal Paths, forced a smile: "We should think positively. Perhaps they have joined one of the Nine Major Groups and beco a mber."
"The Nine Major Groups..."
Dao Lord Yuanyi thought of the process of his own joining the Creation Group...
"That's no easy feat."
He sighed: "Even the divine sense of Emperor Hui is gone. Behind him stood Venerable Di Yi of the Tianyuan Group, a majestic Immortal King-level being, yet even he..."
"Must have failed to arrive at the Tianyuan Group in ti, didn't Jun Tian join them? He entered the ranks of Venerable Hongng's subordinates and got in touch with us not long ago."
The Supre Purity Dao Lord tried to think about the positive sides as much as possible.
"Jun Tian..."
Rembering this Dao Lord who had recently made contact, the suppressed face of Dao Lord Yuanyi finally showed a trace of a smile.
"Let's work hard. Now that we've joined the Creation Group, we're better off than many other Dao Lords who have much wider prospects. As long as we dedicate ourselves to our work and save up Immortal Currency, it might be possible to buy enough Great Dao Shares to beco a True Immortal."
The Supre Purity Dao Lord smiled: "Once we beco true immortals, traveling across continents will be much safer. We need not worry about being targeted by other groups or easily assaulted by rebellious cultivators."
Dao Lord Yuanyi nodded.
Upon becoming a True Immortal, one would hold a managent position within the Creation Group. If attacked by other groups, even if it occurs outside of the Creation Group's realms, the Creation Group would still seek justice.
There's no doubt a great security assurance in this regard.
"True Immortal, huh."
Dao Lord Yuanyi couldn't help feeling emotional.
Then he seed to rember sothing: "Being a True Immortal ans being a Dao Venerable, doesn't it? At least in terms of strength, it's indeed the case."
The Supre Purity Dao Lord nodded.
"Dao Venerable Alkaid had True Immortal-level strength even in the Lower Realm, and his divine sense still exists in the Heavenly Mirror, so he must be safe and sound. I can't begin to imagine how strong he has beco now."
Dao Lord Yuanyi expressed so yearning.
"A Dao Venerable already has True Immortal-level combat power and is an Immortal reincarnation. With a thousand years of accumulation by now, he must have reached the peak of True Immortality, right?"
The Supre Purity Dao Lord said smilingly.
Dao Lord Yuanyi nodded in agreent.
Just as the two were about to continue their conversation, their communicators rang simultaneously.
As they connected the call, the assistant to the Director of the Creation Group appeared before them.
"His Highness wishes to see you."
"Your Highness?"
Supre Purity and Dao Lord Yuanyi were both startled.
The Nine Major Groups would all refer to their true sovereigns as "Your Majesty," while the rest, be they CEOs or board mbers, were uniformly addressed as "Your Highness."
In other words, the one they were about to et was a director of the Creation Group!?
The founder of the Three Pure Sanctuaries, the Creation Sovereign!?
In the past, they felt they were not far from beings like the Creation Sovereign, but upon reaching the Immortal Realm, they realized that the Creation Sovereign was an Immortal King Level figure, standing at the very top of the power hierarchy of the Creation Group.
Now, having just arrived at the Creation Group, even though they were treated as managers, they still held the positions of ordinary employees. Could they really be granted an audience with a director?
Both were thrilled but also felt uneasy, yet they dared not show the slightest negligence as they headed towards the office area of the Immortal King of Creation.
Guided by an assistant, within re monts, they arrived at a cave mansion sprawling thousands of miles, surrounded by green hills and clear waters.
There, the Immortal King of Creation was conversing with another figure.
Even without the Immortal King deliberately radiating his aura, the oppressive force ford by thousands of shares of the Great Dao still rolled towards them like substantial tidal waves, making it almost impossible for the two Dao Lords to breathe.
"Oh, the guests have arrived."
The Immortal King of Creation glanced back, then turned to the person he was conversing with: "Haha, Yu Xiao, I'll hand them over to you. Take them directly with you, consider it a gift for your return to the board."
"Thank you."
The one referred to as "Yu Xiao" bowed slightly in thanks.
Then, turning around, his gaze fell upon Supre Purity and Dao Lord Yuanyi.
As the two finally saw his face, and felt the "familiar" fluctuations of his Divine Sense, their pupils widened in disbelief: "Alkaid the Dao Venerable!?"
"Dao Venerable!? You…"
"It's settled, co with ."
Alkaid smiled and bowed to the Immortal King of Creation, taking the two with him as he flew towards another cave mansion.
Supre Purity and Dao Lord Yuanyi exchanged glances, both seeing the overwhelming shock in each other's eyes.
Despite understanding the strict hierarchical rules of the Creation Group over the years, they dared not ask further questions.
It wasn't until Alkaid casually manipulated the formations within what was originally the cave mansion of Yu Xiao Immortal King as though it was his own ho that a lightbulb went off in their minds.
"Yu Xiao Immortal King!?"
"Alkaid the Dao Venerable... has reincarnated as Yu Xiao Immortal King!?"
With this thought surfacing, all their shock and confusion suddenly made sense.
At this point, they knew that only those at the Immortal King Level could et the conditions for reincarnation into the Lower Realm.
aning, if it were reincarnation, it surely couldn't be just any True Immortal or Immortal Venerable—it had to be an Immortal King.
Furthermore, seeing the exchange between the Immortal King of Creation, a board mber, and Alkaid, who had a casual and equal disposition, how could they not guess Alkaid's true identity at this mont?
"You… are an Immortal King!?"
The two looked at Alkaid with trepidation.
"You could understand it that way."
Alkaid simply responded.
He was not overly warm towards them.
He only maintained a stance of looking after them for the sake of recognizing "acquaintances," not letting them beco too familiar.
"I'm transferring you from underneath Creation to my side, are you willing?"
"Willing!"
Both Supre Purity Dao Lord and Dao Lord Yuanyi imdiately confird their willingness.
A minor official in front of the pri minister.
Being promoted from an ordinary employee to a mber of the director's staff was like ascending to the heavens in one step.
"Hmm."
Alkaid acknowledged, then turned to Supre Purity: "The Heavenly Mirror is with you, is it not? How are the others faring now?"
"The uniqueness of the Heavenly Mirror is greatly affected in the Immortal Realm; we can only judge their life or death by whether their Divine Sense still exists. As for communication... we are powerless."
Dao Lord Supre Purity said this with a trace of pain in his eyes: "Now, there are only six Divine Senses left in the Heavenly Mirror. Excluding us three, there are only Jun Tian, Shi Long, and Tianming."
"Have the others fallen?"
Alkaid knew that Dao Lords ascending from the Lower Realm to the Immortal Realm would only beco prey for the Nine Major Groups, but he did not expect that in just a thousand years, so many would be lost?
Especially...
"What about Emperor Hui? As a lineage holder of Immortal King Di Yi in the Lower Realm, couldn't he have directly sought refuge with Immortal King Di Yi at the Tianyuan Group?"
"It's possible... that they were too far away and couldn't find the headquarters of the Tianyuan Group, and t with misfortune."
Dao Lord Supre Purity said, adding another line: "Of course, it could also be that he encountered so special fortune, and in fear of detection, he ceased contact with the Heavenly Mirror."
Alkaid listened, saying nothing more.
Dao Lord Supre Purity's words were just self-deception.
And Dao Lord Supre Purity himself knew this mindset all too well, his face inevitably filled with bitterness.
At this mont, he truly regretted it.
Had he known that the Immortal Realm was like this, he would've never chosen ascension.
At least...
He would never consider ascension until he lived to a hundred thousand years.
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