But the mention from Dou Mu about "sacrificing" some True Saints, in a certain sense, will also become leverage for him in the hands of the Heavenly Court.

Once all the other clans learn that he and the Heavenly Court have conspired to harm the True Saints of other families, the consequences are beyond words.

Ji Jingqiu was lost in thought when Wuzhou from the Inner Universe calmly spoke:

"This matter is easy to clear up. You can ask yourself whether you can take the lead to convene all Transcendence Gates and unite to besiege the Heavenly Court at the first opportunity?"

Ji Jingqiu sighed, admitting that Wuzhou was right.

This is not an individual battle but an encirclement of a Great Dao Ancestral Land.

The uncertainty of such a level of warfare is too great. Even if he finally persuades those Transcendence Gates, how much time will this consume in the meantime?

And the Heavenly Court is recovering to its peak every moment.

"The All Saints can mess around with you, but not the various clan Gates."

"They may support you but will never fight to the death with a suspected Holy Land of the Great Dao Ancestral Land for you."

Wuzhou was very calm:

"This is your best choice now. The might of the Heavenly Court far exceeds our expectations, and this is just the part that’s surfaced. Let’s first see what they are planning to do."

"Actually, I’m more curious about what the ’Silent Extinction Tide’ she mentioned is. I wonder if Elder Gu Cang Jian knows of it?"

Wuzhou looked at the Sword Light.

The latter muttered, "Don’t call me Cang Jian, I’m just a wisp of Sword Light. If I were my true self, would we need to endure this Qi? Just slash it with one sword!"

Then, it fell silent for a while before saying:

"I’ve never heard of any Silent Extinction Tide; the trouble we’ve always faced has always been ’Unification’.

"To you, the Nether Sea and Bitter Sea are extremely troublesome, but to Transcenders, they are never an issue. We have the capability to protect ourselves and those around us."

"But considering the history of the Heavenly Court... that woman just now might not have been talking nonsense. This so-called Silent Extinction Tide may have always been suppressed by the Heavenly Court."

Ji Jingqiu said quietly, "We’ll see soon. I hope our choice this time isn’t wrong."

After a deep reflection, Ji Jingqiu looked towards Cangqing and Ksitigarbha. Although Dou Mu had already left, he still chose to communicate through a secretive mental connection.

"Dou Mu invited me, mainly due to Ksitigarbha."

"You must grasp the Netherworld Soil as quickly as possible, and you need not worry about other aspects, I will handle them."

After briefly instructing the two, Ji Jingqiu returned his spirit to his body.

As he opened his eyes, the originally noisy and increasingly tense great hall eased for a moment, but still did not quieten down, as disputes persisted.

Most of the All Saints were dissatisfied with the hospitality from the Heavenly Court, while a small portion of the True Saints were smoothing things over.

Ji Jingqiu’s gaze swept over the faces of those mediating True Saints, wondering if these people had long been courted by the Heavenly Court, with their backing Gates standing on the side of the Heavenly Court.

A few True Saints must be sacrificed...

It isn’t actually hard to choose.

Ji Jingqiu’s gaze first fell upon True Saint Tuohai of Huncheng Palace.

Huncheng Palace is an ally of the Heavenly Prison Palace.

Being a Great Dao Ancestral Land just like the Heavenly Prison Palace, even without powerful figures like Dou Mu, they cannot be underestimated, nor can they stand on the same platform as the Heavenly Court.

Ji Jingqiu had already set his sights on the target.

At that time, Tuohai was still debating with the All Saints around him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don’t forget, this place is a Great Dao Ancestral Land, a Divine Dao Ancestral Court. You want to act recklessly here? Are you crazy—"

Tuohai openly sneered, pouring cold water along with a few companions on the All Saints. He found this group truly crazy, were they beguiled by the Spirit God of Ji Jingqiu?

They actually want to mess around in a Great Dao Ancestral Land!

Is it possible that this group might dare to attack the Heavenly Prison Palace in the future?

This time he represented not only the Huncheng Palace but also the position of the Heavenly Prison Palace, and he should not easily make enemies.

Against this Great Dao Ancestral Land that is countless times older than the Heavenly Prison Palace, they cannot recklessly offend or even go to war with!

At this moment, Tuohai suddenly frowned, instinctively feeling a chill, as the fate lines he had condensed went out of control and became disorderly.

...

...

"Why summon me back suddenly?" The shadow who had just left Dou Mu’s shadow asked in confusion at Dou Mu’s back.

"I’ve already resolved the matter with Ji Jingqiu. You no longer need to investigate related matters about him, shift your focus to the Burial Sea."

Dou Mu said nonchalantly.

"You killed him?" the shadow asked in surprise, "Didn’t you previously suspect he might be an ancient existence from centuries ago?"

"I didn’t kill him, I recruited him," Dou Mu said softly. "He admitted candidly that Emperor Yi is currently within the Burial Sea."

The shadow realized and said, "Is it Emperor Yi who told Ji Jingqiu about the secrets of those years?"

Dou Mu nodded slightly.

"No wonder."

"But at the moment, it’s not easy to act in the Netherworld."

The shadow pondered and said,

"Unless you’re willing to abandon the Dao Fruit of that Netherworld Lord."

Dou Mu said, "You just need to keep an eye on the Burial Sea for now. Even if those two in the Netherworld decide the outcome, the Dao Fruit is not something that can emerge quickly. By the time we move against Emperor Yi, we can conveniently seize it."

"As for Ji Jingqiu over there..." the shadow said in a strange voice, "Did you truly recruit him? Are you sure he’s reliable? Can you ensure his confession is true, that Emperor Yi is truly hidden in the Burial Sea?"

Dou Mu said, "Not only did I recruit him, but I also took in that God who was hopeful to establish and govern a complete Netherworld Soil, who seems to be Ji Jingqiu’s subordinate Divine."

The shadow was genuinely moved this time: "That God is actually his subordinate? No wonder you chose to recruit him."

"I don’t need him to be reliable, nor do I need his loyalty," Dou Mu said gradually. "I only need him to assess the situation, and then he will naturally understand which side he should stand on."