Chapter 1187: Chapter 541: You? Try Cultivating for a Few Thousand More Years!

They were already dissatisfied with coming to the East Sea aimlessly, and Hei Yao was a newly appointed envoy without the strength to command respect.

Now Hei Yao was still intimidating them...

"Everyone!"

Hei Yao sighed inwardly, knowing that this was not the circle he was familiar with.

He made a decisive call, raising his arm to rally:

"I only came forward to remind everyone that the other side has these immensely powerful bombs, not to intimidate you, nor to destroy our morale.

"Each of you is a pillar of the Dark Sect, and though I have yet to become an immortal, I am not yet familiar with your abilities.

"However, there is one thing I can tell you!

"The Mechanical Fiend King Ji Xuan, ten years ago was merely a Mahayana cultivator, not yet immortal. But now, he possesses Heavenly Immortal-level combat power!"

The hall fell silent once more.

The immortals chirped for a while.

Soon, their dissatisfaction with Hei Yao became more pronounced.

One person frowned and said, "Why do I feel like you’re trying to scare us, to make us apprehensive and at your beck and call?"

Another immortal sneered from the corner:

"Hei Yao Envoy, weren’t you also someone of high status in the Lower Realm?

"Talented youngling like the Hei Yao Envoy, surely skilled in deploying troops and strategizing.

"But please open your eyes, Hei Yao Envoy; this is the Immortal Realm, not those filthy and chaotic Xu and True Realms. Do you really think you can make a name for yourself here without quietly cultivating for a few thousand years to achieve True Immortal level?"

"You start with threats, without any actual strategy; the choice of you as envoy by Master Heavenly Dao was truly a blind one."

"Do you want to say that you’ve fought the Mechanical Fiend King many times and have experience to deal with him, commanding us all to follow you? Why not just say so? We’re not fools, and you’d better not take us old bones for fools either."

"Get out."

"Inexperienced grunt, full of big talk."

"Step down!"

Hei Yao: ...

He pursed his lips slightly, not showing anger, saluted all around, and walked back to the corner with his head lowered.

The immortals scolded a few more times, then continued their discussion.

They quickly entered into disputes, which centered on two issues.

First, whether to give benefits to Feather God Palace so they would voluntarily reveal their secret realm, or to continue investigating to find the secret realm entrance. If giving benefits, how much should be given.

Second, how to allocate the large amount of contribution points that the Mechanical Fiend King valued so highly this time.

There are factions even within the Dark Sect, and some even have small family groups.

The Golden Immortals and First and Second Grade Heavenly Immortals might not care about those contribution points, only about enlightenment opportunities that Heavenly Dao can provide; but these Golden Immortals and Heavenly Immortals mostly have disciples, concubines, young husbands, and offspring, so earning more contribution points is always beneficial.

As such, the argument on both sides couldn’t come to a halt for a while.

In the corner, Hei Yao leaned back in his chair, maintaining a faint smile, his left hand clutching the armrest, knuckles slightly white.

...

"Boss! An electromagnetic explosion reaction detected in the No.4 area, it seems a nuclear bomb was detonated!"

Nuclear bomb?

Wang Jixuan hurried back to the command center with Mu Dan and Xiao Hua Ting.

When they arrived, Mu Dan had already pinpointed the exact explosion location, found the hidden barrier and large array there, and deployed appropriate probes for data collection.

"Based on current information, it’s possible Hei Yao is demonstrating the power of the nuclear bomb."

"Hei Yao? Does he have our latest technology?"

"We can’t rule out Heavenly Dao Conference using some unknown means to steal our technology."

Mu Dan pondered carefully with her chin pinched:

"However, judging by the duration of this electromagnetic explosion, it doesn’t seem to be a very powerful nuclear bomb. It’s somewhat similar to the primitive versions we used on Earth."

Wang Jixuan paced with hands behind his back, his mind racing.

Originally, he relied on the information gap with the experts in the Immortal Realm to calculate them.

The antimatter bomb had yet to make an appearance.

Xiao Hua Ting asked, "Isn’t Hei Yao a subordinate consciousness servant of Po Luo? He should be asking for peace with us."

Wang Jixuan replied, "Perhaps he wants to showcase the power of the nuclear bomb to scare off the Dark Sect Immortals."

Mu Dan shook her head: "A primitive nuclear bomb wouldn’t even break the shell of a Pillar Blade Beast with ease, much less pose a significant threat to cultivators above the Unification Realm—of course, this also depends on the explosive charge."

"Regardless, prepare for the worst-case scenario."

Wang Jixuan sighed:

"Our arrangements here are already sufficient; more would be excessive, and moderation is key.

"Next, it depends on our performance."

Xiao Hua Ting reminded, "Hei Yao knows the small path to enter here."

"Indeed," Wang Jixuan glanced towards the Divine Wood, "The Divine Wood Spirit is not yet in our hands, even though it’s already been stirred up... Hua Ting, come with me again, Mu Dan, monitor their movements closely. Notify me immediately upon discovering anyone entering the secret realm."

"Yes!"

Wang Jixuan waved his large sleeve, and Xiao Hua Ting felt as if she was thrown into a sack, swaying for a while until she was released at the edge of a lake at the roots of the Fusang Divine Wood.

No need for instructions, Xiao Hua Ting quickly set up the formation.

This time, Wang Jixuan deliberately distanced himself, sitting quietly in a corner, trying not to display any threat.

The singing resumed, melodious and pleasant.

Wang Jixuan pondered future plans in his heart.

He shifted his thinking.

Instead of sitting here waiting for the Dark Sect Immortals to show up sooner or later, it was better to take the initiative and drag those forces outside the Dark Sect into the water.

The Fusang Divine Wood has already awakened, and can Feather God Palace ignore it?

The Eight Great Immortal Palaces have experts arriving nearby, mainly gathering on the string of islands in the Land of Sunrise. If they saw a divine light shooting up from the sea, showing the trace of the Fusang Divine Wood, how could they not come?

Only by stirring the water could he have a chance to give the Dark Sect a heavy blow.

As for other immortals caught in the crossfire...

He could only apologize.

Master Wang felt slight psychological pressure about this, but he was no saint, and in a weak position, he couldn’t afford to ponder these extra factors.

’Hmm, let’s try to settle the Divine Wood Spirit here first, then proactively wander outside.’

’The projection and divine light effects prepared by Mu Dan over there, I wonder if they can deceive the immortals in the Immortal Realm; there can’t be many fools who reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm.’

’This thing is indeed hard to enhance in realism...’

"Ah——"

A sudden faint chorus made Wang Jixuan instinctively open his eyes.

A wisp of a phantom sat by the pool, clasping its hands in intoxication, chiming with Xiao Hua Ting’s melody.

There seemed to be a resonance between the two.

Xiao Hua Ting also entered a state of forgetting self and surroundings, as if the song was guiding to enlightenment.

Wang Jixuan didn’t want to break the magical scene but felt compelled by the Great Path of Qingmu contained in that phantom, itching to rush up and capture it.

No, wait...

Wang Jixuan calculated carefully, realizing he had no means to capture this Divine Wood Spirit.

It was neither essence, spirit, nor form; rather a wisp of spiritual essence from the Fusang Divine Wood itself, unseen and untouchable. Due to the prolonged existence of the Fusang Divine Wood, this wisp had about a Dao Body appearance.

If the Fusang Divine Wood could continue existing, it might directly transform into an Innate Dao Body.

However, Wang Jixuan read in ancient texts that from antiquity, Divine Woods cannot transform, and upon reaching a certain stage of growth, they suffer the Great Path’s punishment, either self-collapsing or facing disaster.

Wang Jixuan’s mind whirled quickly, and he was prepared.

He only had one chance to speak, otherwise, this strange thing would disappear, and he, too, would have to venture outside to lure the enemy.

This one sentence had to be enticing enough to catch its attention, best if it could shock it a little.

Shock, yes, shock...

Gao Hua Ting’s melody reached its final notes, and the Divine Wood Spirit opened its eyes from its reverie, slightly bowing to Gao Hua Ting, ready to turn back to the small lake.

At this moment, Wang Jixuan suddenly leapt up with a stride, shouting in a hoarse voice:

"Sorry, we’re late!"

The Divine Wood Spirit was visibly startled, turning its gaze to the obviously ill-intentioned guy behind it.