Chapter 373

Chapter 373: Decisions from All Sides

Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect.

Within the twelve heavenly palaces shrouded in mist, a System Master spoke calmly, “While we fight, did they seize thirty Spirit Towns? The Tomorrow Society… these mere Demon Sect people, how dare they act so recklessly? When will the New Dao reach prominence?”

“This Demon Sect stirs anxiety just by its name. There may be causal relations capable of causing Powerful Figures to fall. In the past, we were shielded from sensing this, which is why we only now realize we can no longer tolerate them. They have birthed ten thousand resonances in their Dao artifacts, which poses a significant threat to us,” another System Master replied.

The Chief gazed far off, a flash of blood red crossing the great hall as if he were calculating something.

After a moment, the True Blood System Master spoke, “The efficiency at which the New Dao gains resonance is thirty times greater than ours; reaching ten thousand resonances in a short time is hardly surprising. After all, there is almost no Powerful Figure guarding the outside. As long as there is one top-level Powerful Figure, they could sweep everything away.”

“So, someone must be supporting the Demon Sect?” A girl with rainbow-colored hair suddenly looked up.

“System Master Yan Hong, there is no doubt about it. How could the Demon Sect, which rose from humble beginnings, master space transmission techniques to perfection? Was it gifted by the heavens?” One of the System Masters chuckled.

Let alone rising from humble beginnings, even they, the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect, had to rely on super spirit veins to execute large-scale space transmissions.

Ordinary forces without super spirit veins would need to surpass several of their ranks in spatial technology just to approach this level.

Who else possesses such technology besides the Luo Dynasty or the Pure World Holy Land?

Other forces outside the Luo Dynasty?

Or perhaps, relic inheritances?

The possibilities are too low!

Outside the Luo Dynasty, while there are many powerful forces, that is precisely why the Luo Dynasty has no room for choices. At most, they merely safeguard Dao artifacts for higher-level beings temporarily. Anyone attempting to seize Dao artifacts from the Luo Dynasty would ultimately face these higher-level existences.

This is unwise and completely meaningless; the weaker opponents cannot challenge order, and the strong need only defeat the strong to take everything.

The strategy of trimming the followers and then rallying against them does not work in the Red Heaven realm.

This is a world where power is highly concentrated in one or a few hands; the rest are merely resource providers and utterly insignificant.

Thus, the possibility of external forces is zero; it can only be local forces that know nothing.

As for relics…

All relics have extremely high requirements for talent. Could a force with only a few generations of inheritance give birth to a peerless successor?

If that were true, wouldn’t those forces with thousands of years of inheritance be a joke?

System Master Yan Hong certainly understood this.

So, she chose not to say more, waiting quietly for the final outcome.

Although she had taken over from the previous System Master Yan Hong and become the new System Master, her youth and lack of inherited Dao artifacts meant her power was far less than the authority of the other System Masters.

If not for the strong foundation of Yan Hong’s lineage, the repeated losses of System Masters and inherited Dao artifacts could not have only dropped them to fourth place.

Qushuang’s lineage fell directly to twelfth place; if not for a few peerless individuals holding the fort, they might have been removed from the Twelve Systems entirely.

Similarly, Da Xuan’s lineage, who lost their System Master in the battle at Dusk Valley, had fallen to seventh place.

The wars of recent years completely reshaped the landscape of the Cloud Heavenly Spirit Sect.

“Ten thousand resonances; the conquerors will become the rulers of Huangzhou. It is inevitable they will strike against the Demon Sect; the key is how to strike,” the True Blood System Master said.

“Indeed, with the Dream Marsh Spirit Sect obstructing us, and secretly…” Several System Masters nodded; they indeed felt it would be difficult.

They had already simulated the general future.

Both sides will undoubtedly desperately send people to hunt down the Demon Sect and capture its leaders. To prevent the other from getting ahead, whoever first encounters the Demon Sect will certainly engage in a scramble, resulting in further depletion of resources for both sects. Thus, the Holy Lineage or the Pure World Holy Land can easily reap the rewards.

“No matter how we analyze it, winning is impossible,” said True Blood System Master, stating the obvious.

This was evident because the Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land are stronger than they are. If it weren’t for their home-field advantage and the mutual vigilance between the Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land, it would be their Great Wilderness sects that would face destruction first.

In this situation, the Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land naturally have the overwhelming advantage, and the chances of the two sects obtaining the new Dao weapon are extremely slim.

“The only way to break the deadlock is to draw in both the Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land. They balance each other out, giving us a slight chance. At the very least, it will prevent the Dream Marsh Spirit Sect from getting ahead of us.” The Sword Path System Master pondered for a moment before suggesting.

“Indeed, if the Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land acquire the Dao weapons, it is not a big deal; letting the Dream Marsh get them is the real problem.”

“In that case, should we notify the Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land to come and destroy the New Dao?”

“That is feasible!”

Several System Masters agreed and decided to make it happen.

Meanwhile, the same scene was unfolding in the Dream Marsh Spirit Sect.

Attracting the two major forces was indeed the optimal solution.

The Holy Lineage and the Pure World Holy Land, despite their significantly greater power than the two sects, could not dominate the situation due to the powerful formations on their home ground. Even the Realms’ powerful figures would struggle against a super formation spanning an entire continent.

If there were only one force, it wouldn’t matter, but with opponents present, if one side’s powerful figures were detained, the enemy could exploit the opportunity to break through.

This disadvantage was glaringly obvious, which is why neither the Holy Lineage nor the Pure World Holy Land would take the initiative. They would likely wait until the outcome was clear before suppressing the two sects.

Before the two major forces came to a conclusion, letting them battle it out among themselves was a good scenario. The threat was present, but it was better than waste resources achieving nothing.

…

Qi Lian conquered ten major Spirit Towns in one night, greatly expanding the territory of the Tomorrow Society.

To be honest, this was no easy feat.

Over a hundred Spirit Towns were just like Baishi Town, each possessing formations capable of restraining or even killing those at the Mystic Realm level.

Although this Mystic Realm was merely at the initial stage, it was still not something to be taken lightly. Qi Lian single-handedly broke through ten Spirit Towns overnight, thanks to her mastery of Spirit Law, allowing her to silently control her enemies, with the various Spirit Towns lacking substantial resistance.

If it were an equivalent Spiritual Law with peerless strength, it would truly be impossible to conquer ten Spirit Towns in one night.

After she delivered this result, Yun Ye sighed and accepted her apology.

After all, as the Seventh Seat, Qi Lian had the role of a researcher, and she had no obligation to take action. Even if the constitution required residents to do everything to protect the Tomorrow Society, it was merely a statement, and it didn’t demand that non-warrior residents must comply.

Yun Ye was angry because Qi Lian, who clearly had power, was unwilling to use it…

“Calm down; I should gather all possible forces to change this world instead of venting frustrations on a great cultivator who could potentially assist us.”

Yun Ye thought to himself, cooling his thoughts.

Since Qi Lian was willing to contribute to the Tomorrow Society and capture ten Spirit Towns, he had nothing more to say.

He knew very well how unrealistic it was to expect a great cultivator with a lifespan of four hundred years to act without fear of life and death to assist the Tomorrow Society.

This is reality…

To forget these matters, Yun Ye devoted himself wholeheartedly to work.

The Tomorrow Society, facing great calamity, had countless tasks to handle. Fortunately, the cultivators of the Tomorrow Society had opened their Spirit Senses, making communication extremely easy.

In just one day, Yun Ye stabilized the situation and began rebuilding Tomorrow City in an area with good spirit veins. Many buildings sprang up, and every structure and facility was restored one-to-one, even stronger than the previous layout.

This was a result of Qi Lian’s assistance. Her Spirit Law not only allowed for concealment but could also turn the false into reality. Manifesting an entire city after mastering Extreme Spiritual Law was no problem at all.

During this period, Yun Ye, as the Chief, evaluated the exceptional talents from various agencies and prepared to find a candidate to replace the 1st member.

Due to Tomorrow’s Dao artifacts recording a wealth of personnel information, Yun Ye quickly identified suitable candidates for trust.

First, Liu Mian would serve as the Deputy Second Seat. He was the younger brother of Liu Shanwei, both taken from the Liu family as infants. However, instead of Wind Spiritual Law, he used Thunder Spiritual Law and was quite strong, able to barely replace Liu Shanwei.

Next, Wang Shun, originally the Second Rank member, was transferred to the First Rank and started working with Ning Xiao to learn to manage the Tomorrow Society.

Wang Shun had been groomed as a candidate for inheritance, and Yun Ye had little time for management, so he had to hand over the responsibility to Wang Shun.

Currently, the only Dao Artifact wielders capable of taking on major responsibilities were Wang Shun and Yuexin.

As for the remaining 1st members, Yun Ye was not in a hurry and didn’t designate anyone, simply allowing the Second Rank members with the highest existing numbers to act in place of authority.

Thus, Tomorrow City quickly stabilized and began to digest significant gains.

All of this only took two days and a night; the second night had not even finished, and it was at this moment that the True Heaven Instrument detected something.

After careful observation, the onlookers’ expressions changed dramatically, and the team leader reported,

“Chief, the True Heaven Instrument has sensed a significant shift in fate; it seems that cultivators from the Luo Dynasty might soon arrive.”

“Time frame?”

“They will arrive within three days at most, and maybe even some from the Pure World Holy Land, considering we have captured two their Mystic Realm cultivators who possess Dao artifacts! Chief, what should we do?”

Yun Ye pondered for a moment before looking up and saying, “The Luo Dynasty’s forces far surpass the two sects, but those that can be sent here cannot be too strong, and I should be capable of handling them. As for the Pure World Holy Land, with two powerful figures missing, they would likely choose a path of mutual benefit, utilizing our forces to trap the Luo Dynasty, and we need not be overly concerned. We only need to wait four days; afterwards…"

“Four days?” Qi Lian looked up at him, her eyes revealing a hint of "you aren’t going to give a riddle, are you?"

However, Yun Ye didn’t notice that expression. As he spoke, he activated Ethereal Law and vanished through space.

Only one sentence remained in the air.

“There isn’t much time left; I will seize this opportunity to obtain as many Dao artifacts as possible. Continue monitoring the True Heaven Instrument, and if any issues arise, contact me directly.”

"Understood!"