Chapter 547: Chapter 546: My Disciple Ao Bing Wants to Release His Clan Members [Second Update]

"This..."

The group of demons was taken aback by the statement.

Even the Demon Ancestor showed a hint of surprise.

"Have they just given up so easily?" the Demon Ancestor frowned, lost in thought.

The Ghost-faced Lion King continued, "It seems Princess Iron Fan has aligned with Great Qin. I’m worried they plan to target the North Sea Dragon Race, so they don’t want to stir up trouble in the Eastern Domain."

With these words, the atmosphere in the Demon Palace instantly grew tense.

"That damned woman, she and Yang Jian collaborated inside and out last time!"

"I didn’t expect she would mix with Great Qin again."

"She’s really a bitch!"

The demons’ anger surged, bursting into curses.

However, the Demon Ancestor appeared solemn and whispered, "The Dragon Race suppressed beneath the North Sea are those who have undergone great tribulations; their power is terrifying. Even the Ancient Celestial Court had to deceive them to ensure they never see the light of day again."

"Does Great Qin really dare to release the Ancient Dragon Race?"

"Aren’t they afraid of the world becoming increasingly chaotic and completely losing control?"

The Demon Ancestor frowned deeper, growing more uneasy.

It could no longer see the state of the world clearly.

"Demon Ancestor, more pressing than anything else, a decision must be made."

"Regarding the Eastern Domain’s forces, whether to fight or withdraw, we can no longer delay."

The Ghost-faced Lion King reminded them; the Demon Race’s layout in the Eastern Domain was spread out like stars scattered everywhere.

It’s been nearly a month since the edict of the Eastern Desolate Daoist Court was issued.

Now, the Daoist Court’s army has already mobilized, and all the Demon Kings of the Eastern Domain are waiting for the Celestial Court’s decree.

Time waits for no one.

The Demon Ancestor took a deep breath, finally making a decision without hesitation, "Immediately abandon the Eastern Domain; let all Demon Kings redeploy to the South."

"Additionally, issue the order to prepare the demon army for a swift conquest of the original Jambudvipa Continent territory, capturing the core continent in the South with no restraint, only corpses and seas of blood, to sacrifice the Donghuang Bell!"

The Demon Ancestor’s tone was extremely cold, the terrifying demonic aura swirling in a bloody hue even affecting the Celestial Court’s fortune.

There was no choice; it had to swiftly attack the Southern Immortal Realm while everyone else was preoccupied.

The Southern and Eastern regions, alike, were territories where various forces had entrenched themselves but never entirely unified.

Until now, everyone dreaded each other, merely methodically infiltrating over long spans of time.

Now that the Eastern forces were withdrawing, they naturally needed to compensate from elsewhere.

Just right now, the Western Heaven was complacent, ignoring the outside world.

Great Qin wanted to move against the North Sea.

While the Eastern Desolate Daoist Court had to concentrate on unifying the Eastern Domain ascending to the Celestial Court.

At such a time, when all forces were too occupied to attend to anything else, it became the ideal opportunity for the Demon Race’s massacre in the Southern region!

Of course, this was not the best choice but a loss-cutting decision after weighing pros and cons.

Sitting in the Northern Domain, the Demon Race Celestial Court was too far from the Southern Domain, making it impossible to truly mobilize the demon army for siege and conquest.

This move was merely a slaughter to elevate the prowess of the Demon Race’s experts.

However, most importantly, it was to blood-sacrifice the Donghuang Bell!

This truly Innate Supreme Treasure still housed much divine power waiting to be unleashed.

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The Eastern Desolate Daoist Court’s campaign had fully commenced.

The Eastern Immortal Realm was plunged into a complete chaos.

Everywhere, there was war.

Everywhere, there were those fleeing.

Tianpeng, Nezha, the Ox Demon King, the Long-armed Ape each led the Immortal Soldiers and Generals, advancing in all directions.

Sun Wukong, the Queen of Ten Thousand Beasts, and Long Yang, the three Quasi-Saints followed after.

Should they encounter formidable opponents, these three would step in to resolve the problem.

As for Lin Heng, he was stationed at the Immortal Court.

But should any Quasi-Saint Level power use Holy Soldiers against the Daoist Court’s forces, he would personally intervene to resolve it.

Of course, thus far, no such situation had arisen.

For, the higher the level of existence, the more they understood Lin Heng’s fearsome power. Instead of daring to confront the Daoist Court’s forces, from the moment the edict was issued, they had already begun retreating from the Eastern Desolate.

Possibly even earlier.

Upon learning that Lin Heng had returned from the Western Heaven, they had already fled in a hurry.

For example, the ruler of the Overseas Immortal Island, the Eastern Venerable Emperor Chong’en!

In the Demon Realm, grievances had already formed between him and Lin Heng.

During the Quasi-Saint alliance to slay the Dao Event, he was one of the representative figures.

So, naturally, he dared not remain on the Overseas Immortal Island any longer.

Indeed, this was a decision he made with quick determination and wisdom.

For once Lin Heng returned, his first thought was to eliminate him.

Unfortunately, the keen opponent had fled swiftly and far.

Lin Heng could only give up helplessly.

"The Eastern Domain’s battle has begun; have there been any special movements from those three forces?"

In the Immortal Palace, Lin Heng scanned the reports suspended before him, sent back from various places. He wasn’t concerned—or rather, it was all within his expectations.

He was more curious about the recent movements of the Western Heaven, Great Qin, and the Demon Race than the frontline battle situation.

To this, Shen Gongbao laughed, "Great Qin was the first to voluntarily abandon the Eastern Domain, with the Kuimu Star Palace and several other Great Qin forces having already withdrawn to the Central Domain."

"As for the Western Heaven, there’s no need to mention. After the Daoist Lord dealt with Li Jing and took in Nezha, the Buddha Country forces of the Eastern Domain had long since scattered like flightless birds. With the expansion of the Daoist Court, the remaining bald monks had returned to the Western Heaven one after another."

"Regarding the Demon Race, they’ve also withdrawn recently, but interestingly, they did not return to the Northern Domain but headed towards the Southern Domain, probably trying to compensate for their losses there."

Perhaps being heavily utilized in the Immortal Court had fully restored Shen Gongbao’s confidence, for his speech rarely stammered now.

"In that case, unifying the Eastern Domain might be smoother than initially anticipated." Lin Heng chuckled, "According to your estimate, how long will it take for the Celestial Court to gather enough spiritual fortune?"

"This..."

Shen Gongbao thought for a while and replied, "Under normal circumstances, the spiritual fortunes gathered from half of the Eastern Domain’s beings should be enough for the Celestial Court’s aura."

"But..."

He paused for a moment and reluctantly added, "Though the other three forces have given up on territorial claims, they have been doing their utmost to incite the Eastern Domain’s beings."

"Particularly regarding our Daoist Court being targeted by the Heavenly Dao’s tribulation, they’ve written about it in detail."

"Many beings, fearing they might become Tribulation Responders if they joined the Daoist Court, have fled the Eastern Domain."

"Some went to the Western Heaven Buddha Country, others to Great Qin in the Central State, while some headed south. As for the north, apart from the demons, few sought refuge there."

Upon hearing this, Lin Heng sighed, "To ascend to the Celestial Court, spiritual fortune is of utmost importance. Though they abandoned their territories, they haven’t missed a chance to trouble us."

"But it doesn’t matter. As long as we unify the entire Eastern Domain, the spiritual fortune should be adequate."

"Indeed." Shen Gongbao nodded, suddenly seeming hesitant to speak further.

"Is there something else?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

"Yes... there is one more thing..." Shen Gongbao hesitated.

Lin Heng noticed the hesitation on the other’s face and smiled slightly, "We are like family; what can’t be spoken directly?"

Encouraged by Lin Heng’s words, Shen Gongbao finally gathered the courage to say, "My disciple Ao Bing hopes for the Daoist Lord’s help in freeing its kin."