Chapter 1014: Chapter 12: Reaching Consensus
Mortal Life Path’s residence, inside the main hall.
The Nether Ghost Path, Asura Path, and Eastern Emperor Path factions had already arrived at the venue. Apart from the host, Mortal Life Path, only Heavenly Demon Path and Hell Path were yet to arrive.
Hell Path had always been elusive like a Divine Dragon, neither expecting nor hoping they would attend. However, the absence of anyone from the Heavenly Demon Path surprised everyone.
Wei Dongliu remained expressionless, calling Jiang Lian to inquire a few things, then addressed everyone:
“There are internal changes within Heavenly Demon Path, making them temporarily unable to attend. Let us begin.”
Upon hearing this, although everyone remained silent on the surface, privately, they quickly dispatched people to investigate what changes occurred within the Heavenly Demon Path.
The inquiry revealed that the Heavenly Demon Path was internally in conflict!
Among many sects, when it cos to planting spies, Heavenly Demon Path is probably the hardest to infiltrate. After all, its mbers are adept at manipulating illusions, and any low-level attempts are promptly detected and eliminated.
However, this ti, the internal turmoil within the Heavenly Demon Path was severe: Sect Leader Dugu Xie had been missing for a long ti, leading everyone to suspect the worst, making it impossible to suppress the internal discord.
The founder resided high in the palace, refusing to manage affairs. In this power vacuum, so quickly took risks, forming factions and trying to seize the vacant sect leader position.
The Heavenly Demon Path’s actions had always been ruthless and unrestrained. Without a Sect Guardian Immortal to maintain order, the competition swiftly moved into the open, even escalating into unreserved mutual slaughter, ambushes, and direct attacks on residences… The entire Dapan Mountain was in chaos, alarming even external sects.
With the founder overseeing from above, surrounding factions dared not intervene. They rely watched the Heavenly Demon Path’s internal chaos, waiting for it to end for amusent.
Wei Dongliu sighed deeply upon receiving this news.
Avenging Shi Liuli resulted in Wei Dongliu himself being at a disadvantage.
Even before a war with the Orthodox Sect, Heavenly Demon Path was destined to be absent.
Fortunately, the outco of the war was inconsequential to .
Because by the ti the Orthodox Immortals left their sects and the Demon Cult army was on its way, I was already deep in Hell, dealing with fragnts of the Heaven-nding Stone!
At present, the priority was to find a way to convince the remaining sects to participate in the war, given Heavenly Demon Path’s absence—this had to be done to show Hell Path.
Thinking this, Wei Dongliu spoke in a deep voice:
“Recently, I received intelligence, which can be considered a heaven-sent opportunity…”
He detailed the specifics to everyone, rendering the three factions dumbfounded.
Directly attacking the Three Pure Ones’ station? Is it necessary to go that far!
“Sect Leader Wei, do you really think, that even without Sect Guardian Immortals, we can capture Kunlun, Shushan, and Penglai?” Nether Ghost Path Sect Leader, Fu Xie, was the first to question.
If we could capture them, everyone would follow you, Great Alliance Leader Wei, at any cost! Knowing it’s impossible to capture them, what’s the point of doing this?
Wei Dongliu contemplated and slowly said:
“To be honest, this operation offers no real benefit to our Six Paths Sects, but it is of great assistance to the Immortals.”
“During the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm arc, we obtained clues to the Great Bright Hall Secret Realm alongside the Three Pure Ones from the Orthodox Sect. Hence, the departure of the Three Pure Ones’ Immortals this ti is to explore that secret realm.”
“If we can assault the Three Pure Ones’ residence and force those Orthodox Immortals to abandon their exploration to return and aid, wouldn’t this be a significant boon to the Sect Guardian Immortals backing us?”
Fu Xie felt a stir in his heart upon hearing this and instantly grasped Wei Dongliu’s motive: likely inspired by instructions from the Blood Sea Ancestor.
Indeed, the internal competition within the Great Bright Hall Secret Realm essentially constitutes a competition at the Immortal level.
If we can let the three Sect Guardian Immortals of the Orthodox Sect know that their sect’s residence is under siege, even if they don’t return to aid, making them cautious and restrained would be beneficial.
However, more importantly, Wen Yang obtained clues last ti, warranting Honored White Bone, the Sect Guardian Immortal, to visit the Great Bright Hall.
Wei Dongliu had not ntioned this matter to him. Once it was disclosed, as the Nether Ghost Path’s Sect Leader, he had to take the Sect Guardian Immortal’s considerations into account. Passing this to Honored White Bone’s ears would unintentionally damage mutual relations.
He quickly glanced around and noticed the Asura Path was also intrigued, as Gu Lie had obtained clues last ti.
Only Eastern Emperor Path’s Sect Leader Shi Yao stood up without hesitation, sneering:
“Shall I leave then?”
“Sect Master Shi, please wait.” Wei Dongliu responded casually, “Our Six Paths share a common stem, long being a thorn in the side and a bone in the throat of the Three Pure Ones. Even if the Eastern Emperor Path abstains from this action, would not Shushan later invade the Southern Border?”
Knowing Shi Yao’s identity, he suspected she preferred continuous conflict between good and evil in the Mortal Realm, leaving no ti to ddle in Eastern Emperor Path affairs. Hence, he wasn’t worried she’d leave.
Shi Yao remained calm, saying:
“We hold no clues about the Great Bright Hall in the Eastern Emperor Path.”
“Participating in the war isn’t impossible; it depends on Sect Leader Wei’s sincerity.”
“Naturally.” Wei Dongliu replied with a smile, “I believe Nether Ghost Path and Asura Path, like our Mortal Life Path, can show enough sincerity.”
Thus, the four factions began intense negotiations over specific details, refusing to yield.
During these talks, they contacted their Sect Guardian Immortals, hearing that Mortal Life Path planned to constrain Chi Song, Long Eyebrow, and Wan Xiang from the Orthodox Sect, prompting them to issue orders:
Follow Mortal Life Path’s lead, but don’t invest too much, just feign an attack.
Even if the matter benefits the Sect Guardian Immortals, the sects themselves gain no advantage and wish to avoid gossip.
Since the Sect Guardian Immortals made their stance clear, consensus among the factions beca a matter of ti.
The day’s eting concluded, Wei Dongliu left the main hall yawning, pondering why the charade was so exhausting.
When the battle day arrives, should the Great Alliance Leader mysteriously vanish, how ironic would that be!
Returning to his room, Wei Dongliu saw Jiang Lian applying makeup in front of a bronze mirror.
As a Heavenly Demon, transforming your appearance should be but a thought, so why bother with makeup?
Thoughts swirling, Wei Dongliu saw Jiang Lian turn her head, feigning surprise at her husband’s arrival, cautiously asking:
“Husband, what do you think of my appearance?”
A closer look revealed that Jiang the Witch lived up to her na, with her aesthetic sense was unparalleled.
In these tis, won’s makeup routines weren’t extensive: a simple bun with hairpins, so lip and cheek rouge.
Jiang the Witch was distinctively unconventional, sporting big wavy hair, faint eye shadow, and fiery red lips, instantly exuding feminine allure.
My lady, please don’t be like this; I’m scared!
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