"Good, son, what you say is right. Striking now is the best opportunity. That Hua Tiandu looks like a sinister figure to me, and it is very likely he is plotting against me, wanting to refine this bit of my soul to elevate his cultivation base. But he has delayed making a move until now because he is afraid of the backlash from my power. This shows that his apprehensions about me are very deep. If we don't strike at this time, are we supposed to wait until his cultivation base becomes more profound before striking? By that time, when his cultivation base is complete, I'm afraid I will be suppressed by him instead!"
Hearing this analysis from the Lord of the Year Beast, the Lord of All Beasts also felt it was highly reasonable.
Thus, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he made a prompt decision, his decisive and ruthless aura perfectly displayed: "Lord of All Demons, you and the Barbarian Ancestor, go and invite Hua Tiandu to come here to naturally me. Say that I have recently cultivated a supreme grand technique, comprehended from the Gate of Eternal Life, but my soul is damaged, and I need the help of his Sansheng Stone to cultivate it together. If he cultivates this supreme grand technique, he will certainly be able to break through his limits, and defeating Fang Han will not be a difficult matter."
"The Lord of All Beasts is wise."
The Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor immediately knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly in flattery: "Luring that Hua Tiandu here to cultivate together is indeed the best method to control him. Moreover, in this Tiandu City, he has the highest cultivation base; the others are trash and are absolutely nothing to worry about."
"Go!" The Lord of All Beasts waved his large hand.
Immediately, the two flew up, flying directly from the west of Tiandu City to the east.
Now the enormous Tiandu City had been divided into two sections, east and west. The east was where Hua Tiandu and the members of the Tiandu Cult resided, while the west was the territory where the Three Clans Alliance lived.
Back then, when the two sides united, to show respect for the Lord of All Beasts, Hua Tiandu divided half of Tiandu City to the Three Clans Alliance. Both sides delineated their borders and signed an offensive and defensive alliance.
After doing this, Hua Tiandu went into seclusion with a group of people from the Tiandu Cult. Over the long years, thousands of years had passed without any friction occurring, and they actually got along quite harmoniously.
Immortals have no sense of time; from the time Fang Han failed to capture the Lord of All Beasts until now, a full five thousand years had passed.
In these five thousand years, the heaven and earth also began to undergo changes. First, the great sun of the Heavenly Realm began to decline and weaken, and the light it emitted was feeble and lethargic.
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth began to thin out, and some Heavenly Lords clearly smelled bursts of decaying odor emanating from the earth, the void, and the oceans.
In the bottomless abyss of the Heavenly Realm, a massive number of abyssal qi monsters began to spread outward.
Many factions across the myriad heavens and realms began to experience turmoil.
Neither Fang Han nor Hua Tiandu went to subdue all the experts in the myriad heavens and realms; both were busy with closed-door cultivation, leaving these experts to fend for themselves. Moreover, among the experts of the myriad heavens and realms, Hua Tiandu, Fang Han, and the Heavenly Court had become non-existent.
Certain factions fought against each other. With a glance, battles were erupting in countless crystal wall systems, and the flames of war stretched continuously.
The decline of the sun and moon, the decay of heaven and earth, and the restlessness of human hearts—all these signs indicated that the Great Destruction of Heaven and Earth was approaching.
Just as the Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor flew to the eastern part of Tiandu City, they saw Taihuangtian standing there quietly, seemingly waiting for them.
"You two, what brings you to the East City today?" Taihuangtian said with a smiling face.
"Your cultivation base, Taihuangtian, is unexpectedly on par with ours." The Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor looked at Taihuangtian and said in shock, because they found that Taihuangtian's aura was exactly the same as theirs, meaning he had a cultivation base of sixteen epochs.
One must know that five thousand years ago, Taihuangtian only had a cultivation base of fourteen epochs, and now he had actually improved by a full two epochs. What kind of rapid progress was this?
"Average, average. I just had some fortuitous encounters." Taihuangtian gave a mysterious smile: "Right now, my cultivation base makes me the number one person under the Tiandu Cult. The Cult Master is in seclusion, and all affairs are handled by me."
"We have come bearing the will of the Lord of All Beasts to invite Cult Master Hua Tiandu to come and cultivate a supreme grand technique. Also, the Lord of All Beasts' injuries have flared up again, and he hopes that while cultivating the supreme grand technique, he can use the Cult Master's Sansheng Stone to treat his injuries." The Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor never thought highly of Taihuangtian in the past, but now that the other party's cultivation base was equal to theirs, they spoke politely.
"So that's how it is. In that case, our Tiandu Cult is duty-bound. Nothing must happen to the Lord of All Beasts; one must know he is the main force in dealing with Fang Han." Upon hearing this, Taihuangtian immediately agreed: "You two, please enter the reception hall and wait. I will go to the place where the Cult Master is in seclusion right now and wake him up to accompany you to treat the Lord of All Beasts' injuries."
"Easy to say, easy to say, no need to be polite…" The Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor looked at each other, not expecting things to go so smoothly. Both were overjoyed in their hearts, and then they sneered repeatedly inwardly, "We will just wait here and respectfully welcome Cult Master Hua Tiandu. Five thousand years ago, his cultivation base had already reached the peak of the seventeen epochs. Now, having cultivated for so long, he should have broken through his realm and advanced to the degree of eighteen epochs."
"Indeed that is the case. He is currently charging toward the nineteenth epoch." Taihuangtian gave a slight smile, and his person disappeared, leaving his voice in the void: "Wait a moment, you two. The Cult Master will arrive immediately."
Deep in the secret chamber in the eastern part of Tiandu City, Hua Tiandu slowly opened his eyes, and behind his head, layer upon layer of halos appeared.
These halos were clearly bestowed by several mysterious Immortal Kings. Pointing out this fact, he had received the blessings of some Immortal Kings from the Gate of Eternal Life.
His cultivation base had reached eighteen epochs, which could be called rapid progress. At the same time, he was communicating with several great intents.
"Hua Tiandu, we have now infused all the power we could give you into your body. Now you must carry out our plan, do you understand?" This voice was incomparably majestic; it belonged to the Creation Immortal King.
"Yes." Hua Tiandu's demeanor was respectful.
"Hua Tiandu, I warn you now. This time, the divine objects erupting from the Gate of Eternal Life will be extremely numerous. There might even be another identical Sansheng Stone erupting. However, you do not need to be in a hurry to fight over these with Fang Han. The most crucial thing to watch for is that the Gate of Eternal Life will spew out the most powerful character, 'Dao'. No matter what, you must obtain this Dao character. Once you have it, you can slay Fang Han. Then you will directly welcome our return."
This voice belonged to the Lord of Primordial Beginning.
"Yes!" Hua Tiandu's voice became even more respectful.
Immediately after, several intents transmitted over, and Hua Tiandu nodded and answered each one. A long time passed before these voices disappeared, and the entire secret chamber fell quiet.
"How annoying!" Seeing that the intents of the many Immortal Kings had vanished, Hua Tiandu immediately revealed a sneer: "Thinking that giving me a little benefit means I will listen to you and act as your slave, that is dreaming. Right now I am just feigning compliance. Wait until I slay Fang Han, and I will show you! I will seal the Gate of Eternal Life and trap you all inside it to die."
As he spoke, he clenched his fist, and power rotated on his hand, producing a certain thrill.
"Cult Master, the Lord of All Beasts can finally endure no longer and is about to make a move." Taihuangtian's voice rang out as he entered the secret chamber and knelt before him.
In the past, he used to kneel before Taihuangtian, but now it was reversed. He sat high above while Taihuangtian knelt. Recently, Hua Tiandu had become increasingly satisfied with Taihuangtian; this person handled matters very reliably, keeping everything well-organized, and his magic power was advancing by leaps and bounds.
Before he could even ask, Taihuangtian knelt on the ground and recounted the exact sequence of events from earlier.
"Good!" Hua Tiandu nodded. "This Lord of All Beasts is bringing ruin upon himself. He failed to possess Fang Han, yet still will not give up and wants to possess me. I will fulfill his filial piety and let him contribute his soul to me."
"The Cult Master possesses grand vision and strategy; I am in awe. Surely you already have the means to deal with the Lord of All Beasts." Taihuangtian kowtowed continuously, like a fiercely loyal subject to a monarch: "However, the Lord of All Beasts is an Immortal King after all, and his methods are extraordinary. One must still be careful."
"There are so many Immortal Kings behind me; would I really fear an Immortal King who only has half a soul left?" Hua Tiandu flicked his large sleeve. "I am leaving now. Watch over all the experts of the Tiandu Cult and be on standby at all times. Upon my command, activate the grand formation and launch an attack on the Three Clans Alliance!"
"Yes! I respectfully obey the Cult Master's decree!"
Taihuangtian kowtowed deeply.
With a swish, Hua Tiandu flew out, and as his aura finally disappeared, Taihuangtian raised his head and stood straight up, his posture erect: "Hua Tiandu, you little beast, I will let you be arrogant for now. However, in this world, what matters is endurance. I, Taihuangtian, have enough endurance to wait for the moment you decline."
"Not bad, Taihuangtian, you are a chess piece we are using to monitor Hua Tiandu. This person is meant to deal with Fang Han. But at the final moment, if he deals with Fang Han, he certainly won't welcome our return and hand his destiny over to us. At that time, deal him a fatal blow. We will now pass our magic power to you again and hide it within your body so he won't discover it."
Buzz!
Many voices rang out; they were the Immortal Kings! Once again, the Creation Immortal King and a group of supreme experts violently blasted their magic power downward, causing Taihuangtian to suspend in mid-air.
His magic power advanced by leaps and bounds.
Meanwhile, Hua Tiandu had already followed the Lord of All Demons and the Barbarian Ancestor into the hall where the Lord of All Beasts resided.
Looking at the soul origin spirit of the Lord of All Beasts and the scattered flesh and bones of Immortal Kings in the large hall, Hua Tiandu gave a faint smile inwardly, knowing that the Lord of All Beasts had failed once again to temper his body.
"Hua Tiandu, you have come just in time. Hurry, sit down and cultivate with me, to heal my injuries." Seeing Hua Tiandu's arrival, the Lord of All Beasts immediately greeted him.