The news of Jiang Cheng's return had spread throughout the Six Realms some days ago, sparking countless discussions.
This time with the Immortal Alliance launching a massive attack, many thought that this once legendary figure was about to face disaster.
After all, the Immortal Alliance was too powerful, capable of sweeping through any realm outside the Demon Realm single-handedly.
How could Jiang Cheng, who bore the brunt, possibly survive?
As a result, in a major battle between the two sides, the Immortal Alliance instead suffered a crushing defeat.
Over a hundred Immortal Emperors were killed, leaving only a little over twenty.
Even the Holy Hall, which had come to assist despite differing ideological stances, lost half of its elite experts.
Armies from the Demon Realm and Spirit Realm swept through all the way, perating hundreds of billions of miles into the Immortal Realm.
If not for the eventual arrival of the Immortal Mother, the once invincible Immortal Alliance and Holy Hall, strong for hundreds of billions of years, would have been completely wiped out.
Yet even with the Immortal Mother's intervention, she couldn't eliminate Jiang Cheng.
This outcome left all the Immortals, who were merely spectators, utterly stunned.
"What kind of power is this?"
"Unheard of!"
"Slaying hundreds of Immortal and Demon Emperors, driving away the Returning Immortal, leaving even the Immortal Mother powerless—is this still a human?"
"This must be the legendary God, right?"
"So formidable, the title of First Demon of the Six Realms is well-deserved."
"I originally thought he could do whatever he wanted because of his Jiexin identity; I didn't expect him to genuinely possess such power."
"Unquestionably, the top expert of the Six Realms!"
"Maybe not; isn't there the Master of Power Mang Ye in the Barbaric Realm?"
"Can Mang Ye force the Immortal Mother to draw an isolation barrier?"
Soon, Sect Leader Jiang was recognized as the top expert of the Six Realms.
His prestige unrivaled, second to none.
And the line he drew sparked countless debates.
"Although the isolated area is small, doesn't this divide the Immortal Realm into two parts?"
"Yes, it completely turns it into two camps."
"How should we conduct ourselves in the future?"
Jiang Cheng is going against the Immortal Realm Heavenly Dao, which sounds like courting disaster.
The Demon Realm would undoubtedly follow Brother Cheng without hesitation.
But others wouldn't be so reckless.
"Defying Heaven's way, too arrogant."
"We are beings nurtured by the Immortal Realm, how could we oppose the Heavenly Dao?"
"But the Immortal Alliance and Holy Hall have been domineering for so many years; it's rare for someone to stand up to purge them—this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to eliminate them!"
"I still hope the Demon Realm can succeed..."
"But with the protection of the Heavenly Dao, the Immortal Alliance and Holy Hall will not be eradicated."
"And opposing the Heavenly Dao is opposing our very foundation—it's cutting off our own roots."
"If the Heavenly Dao is truly destroyed, then you and I wouldn't exist."
"Indeed, it doesn't require any thought to know we should choose to support the Heavenly Dao."
"Choice?"
Someone burst into laughter.
"Do you even need to choose?"
"In that realm of contention, we are mere ants; our choice makes no difference."
"Moreover, that line doesn't restrain us, so it's no different from not existing at all."
"Exactly, that line doesn't restrict us."
"It's just uncertain how long this standoff between the two sides can last."
Amidst rampant discussions, the Immortal and Demon Realms started deliberating their next strategies in full swing.
Jiang Cheng was not dead yet, and even with the Immortal Mother's line as protection, they didn't dare let their guard down.
"This can't go on any longer."
"Jiang Cheng must be eliminated for the Immortal Realm to have peace for even a single day!"
"Right, we must find a way to kill him to avoid endless troubles!"
Though the Immortal and Demon Realms had ideological and orthodoxy differences, ordinary Immortals and Demon Cultivators didn't hold much animosity towards each other.
The irreconcilable disputes were primarily between the leading organizations, the Immortal Alliance and Holy Hall.
And now these two organizations gathered together, setting aside past enmities; even the Jiu Jue Immortal Emperor and Dark Phecda Demon Emperor shook hands for the first time.
In a sense, Brother Cheng actually contributed by making the Immortal and Demon Realms more united than ever.
"This person must have cultivated some forbidden power; we simply cannot contend with him!"
"We need to find a means to deal with him."
"Not only that, but the Demon and Spirit Realms also need to be sanctioned!"
"And the Immortal Alliance and Holy Hall, they need replenishment after such losses..."
Just as the Immortal and Demon Realms were bracing themselves to take on the Demon Realm, Brother Cheng had already become idle.
The outside world thought he was holding back a big move, and surely the Demon Realm was also busily planning the next steps.
But in fact, after the war ended, this Master of Grand Demon had started a life of leisure.
There was absolutely no plan.
This state continued until a few days later when dense anomalies began to appear rapidly like bamboo shoots after a rain.
This time, over a hundred Immortal and Demon Emperors died in the great war.
With over a hundred deaths, naturally, new Emperor Realms would appear.
Among these newcomers were those from the Immortal and Demon Realms, as well as from the other four realms; even the Demon Realm saw the rise of three new Great Emperors.
Every new Emperor Realm ascended would be accompanied by the congruence of the Dao.
Although most of the anomalies were just dazzling but useless, some were quite beneficial to Brother Cheng.
After yet another Daoist Immortal Sound, the other hand of his Immortal Soul successfully became transparent.
His Immortal Soul further mutated.
And that day, the anomaly of the Mental Rain Curtain arrived.
The Mental Rain Curtain enhanced Mental Realm Enlightenment, and the Mental Realm could eventually form a Law of its own.
However, improving the Mental Realm primarily depended on the Immortal's mental cultivation.
For a habitual cheater like Brother Cheng, mental cultivation was his greatest shortcoming, and it was unlikely he could ever comprehend any Mental Realm on his own.
But last time, due to being bound with Cang Ling, he unexpectedly received a Realm Seed.
And the Mental Rain Curtain was the fastest opportunity to enhance the Realm Seed.
Although the path to becoming an Emperor had been blocked by the Heavenly Dao, and he might never become an Immortal Emperor or gain the Law Space in this life,
Brother Cheng still paid special attention to this 'opportunity'.
For no other reason, his Realm Seed was full of insights about showing off.
He eagerly anticipated what his seed would evolve into once it grew robust.
After successfully entering his Mental Realm, he skillfully cultivated the seed.
At this point, the pristine seed was just barely sprouting, far from branching out, leafing, blossoming, or bearing the fruit of Laws.
Realm Seeds vary in quality, initially determined by cultivation with one's Main Rule.
Last time, Brother Cheng elevated the quality to the highest 'Radiant Radiance' with 992 Main Rules; once this seed matures, its Law potency will be of the strongest type.
He thought the process this time would be as calm and smooth as ever.
But unexpectedly, when the seed began absorbing the rain curtain's nourishment, an image of the Profound Essence spontaneously appeared in his mind.
"What's happening?"
At his level, stray thoughts were rare and often signified something.
Only, after pondering for a while, he couldn't figure it out and eventually dismissed it from his mind.
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