Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Having said that, he raised his glass to celebrate with everyone. freewebnoveℓ.com

Though these words contained surface-level flattery, they were genuine at heart.

In these years, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was able to dominate the commerce within the Sky-reaching Tower, firstly because of its own strength and competitive capability, which was too formidable for other Ninth-Order Lords to compete with, and secondly, due to the tacit consent and indulgence of these Earth Immortal Lords.

After all, if the Ninth-Order Lords couldn’t compete with him, it didn’t mean the Tenth-Order Lords couldn’t either, or that they didn’t fear his peerless Ninth-Order capabilities.

The reason they tacitly indulged him was entirely because these Earth Immortal Lords were investing in him, wanting to nurture him into a powerful Earth Immortal, to further strike at the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss.

Therefore, Xu Yang’s words were sincere. He could not have gathered the resources needed to advance so quickly without the support of these Earth Immortal Lords.

The Immortals, upon hearing this, also felt joyous, for who doesn’t appreciate a person grateful for the kindness they have received? The atmosphere of the feast became even livelier because of this.

After a round of toasting, Deity of the Sun looked at Xu Yang and got straight to the point, "Taoist friend has become an Earth Immortal, what are your plans going forward?"

Xu Yang heard this and promptly replied, "The Three Heavens and Four Realms have been established for tens of thousands of years now. The Demon Abyss has been delaying, draining their strength futilely; they must be plotting something. If delayed, things could change. To avoid any mishap, I propose that in ten thousand years, we launch our offensive. The Immortals will join forces, first breaking through the Four Realms, then aiming for the Three Heavens!"

"The words of the Taoist friend resonate deeply within me!"

Deity of the Sun nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Three Heavens and Four Realms!

This was the defense the Demon Abyss had established to counter them.

Ever since tens of thousands of years ago, when Xu Yang ascended to the Seventh Rank and the Demon Abyss, after an all-out battle, was ultimately defeated and severely injured by the Xuanhuang Immortals and the High-level Lords of the Sky-reaching Tower, they had played their trump card.

Led by the three Great Heaven Demon Kings, they constructed the Great Desire Color Heaven, Great Brahman Heaven, and Great Brahma Heaven within the Demon Abyss, along with the Asura Realm, Desire Realm, Hell Realm, and Black Sky Realm, collectively known as the Three Heavens and Four Realms.

Of the Three Heavens, needless to say, lie the three Eleven-Rank Heavenly Demon Kings, whereas the Four Realms were constructed by the strongest among the Tenth-Order Demon Gods, merging all of the Tenth-Order and Ninth-Order Demon Gods, and even included the territories of the Seventh and Eighth Order within the Demon Abyss. Once they made a move, it would affect the whole, enabling resource sharing and preventing the Xuanhuang Immortals within the Sky-reaching Tower from easily attacking their territories.

The Demon Abyss constructed these Three Heavens and Four Realms largely to withstand Xu Yang and his Wandao School, for Xu Yang’s rising momentum had become legendary, and his being peerless in his tier was epic. The Demon Abyss could not just allow him to slaughter the Seventh and Eighth Order Lords and Ninth-Order Demon Gods, as it would destabilize the war situation and cause them to lose their lower-tier support.

Thus, came the emergence of the Three Heavens and Four Realms.

But the effect of this construction clearly exceeded the combat rules of the Sky-reaching Tower, and there must have been a great price to pay.

This led to the emergence of two voices within Sky-reaching Tower, the "pro-offensive faction" and the "pro-dragging faction."

The pro-offensive faction’s view was straightforward: the cost of maintaining the Three Heavens and Four Realms that exceeded the norm must be immense. Although the Demon Abyss had deep reserves, endless consumption cannot be sustained, and every day it continues, every day it delays, their strength is weakened. If there are no accidents, the ultimate outcome will surely be their demise.

Knowing this, the Demon Abyss still chose this path, what does that imply?

Either it’s an act of desperate survival, struggling to breathe, or they have a plot in mind, needing to buy time to achieve a turnaround.

Thus, the pro-offensive faction’s idea is simple: do not let the Demon Abyss succeed and quickly break through the Three Heavens and Four Realms.

The pro-dragging faction, on the other hand, also has a straightforward thought: delay as much as possible, wearing down the strength of the Demon Abyss over time, and when the Demon Abyss weakens to a certain point, take them down in one fell swoop, to minimize casualties as much as possible.

Both factions have their foundations and make sense.

Now, Xu Yang is clearly on the pro-offensive faction’s side, intending to launch an attack on the Three Heavens and Four Realms immediately after the end of the safe period.

The reasons are as he mentioned, to prevent any variations!

Others may not know, but he was fully aware that the current strategy of the Demon Abyss was defensive delay.

What exactly are they delaying?

No one knows, but it’s certain that the three Great Heavenly Demon Kings and the myriad Demon Gods will not just wait for death.

They must have a reason for this delay.

But whatever the reason, Xu Yang cannot let them succeed.

Therefore, attacking the Three Heavens and Four Realms is an absolute certainty, even if the Deity of the Sun and the other Xuanhuang Immortals do not agree, even if they do not join forces, Xu Yang will attack on his own.

Fortunately, this scenario did not occur, as Deity of the Sun and most of the Xuanhuang Immortals were also of the pro-offensive faction.

Because they all clearly understand one thing, there are no eggs intact under a toppled nest!

Sky-reaching Tower, Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, it is a battle of life and death!

There’s no room for compromises, let alone pity for casualties. Everything can be sacrificed for the final victory, everything can become a cost.

"Then let it be decided!"

Deity of the Sun and several Earth Immortals exchanged glances and then set the tone, "Everyone, return and prepare for battle with all your might. In ten thousand years, we shall join forces to attack the Four Realms. Regardless of whatever schemes those Demon Heads have or any reliance they may depend on, we cannot allow them to have their way as they wish."

...

Meanwhile, in the Blue Star realm, in the livestream room.

Centuries have passed; the sea has changed into mulberry fields; times have shifted, and many things are no longer as they were.

But there are some people and some things that, despite the turnover of the old and the new, remain unchanging.

For instance...

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

"I’m gonna die without the livestream!"

"When was the last stream, 500 or 5,000 years ago?"

"Family sacrifices should not forget to tell our ancestors, Taoist Master!"

"Noise noise noise, what’s all this fuss about? How can we stream without any material?"

"Exactly, without material, what are we supposed to stream? Make a movie for you?"

"There’s no battle material, but we can do other streams, right? Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, Array Setting, aren’t all these streamable?"

"And there’re the Heavenly Mechanics Methods, has there been no breakthrough for so long?"

"Scram, scram, scram, get outta here. Do you think everyone is as idle as you all are? Our Taoist Masters have so much on their plates, where do they have the time to entertain you with Alchemy and Artifact Refining?"

"The Desire Realm Demons are looming, the Taoist Masters must prioritize their cultivation to avert unforeseen disasters."

"Looming? I haven’t seen it. Besides that useless Red Moon, what have they done over these tens of thousands of years? They can’t even provide some material!"

"I still miss the old days when materials were all over the world, never worried about not having anything to stream. Life is too boring now."

"If you’ve got nothing better to do, go hit a wall, don’t have a fit here..."

Inside the livestream room, the barrage of comments flies thick and fast. Although it’s been a long time since the last broadcast, and it’s been quiet for many years, there are still many people gathered here, discussing the past and present, with no difference from the netizens tens of thousands of years ago.

Just as everyone was fussing and arguing...

"Buzz!"

The screen flickered, the livestream, silent for countless years, resumed amidst the stunned and shocked gazes of the crowd.

"This..."

"What’s the situation?"

"It’s started, it’s started!"

"It’s actually restarted!"

"Good Lord, am I dreaming?"

"My ancestors, you can rest in peace now. I’ll burn this recording for you later."

"Family sacrifices should not forget to tell our ancestors!"

"You guys still have the mood for jokes? Do you not know something big has happened?"

"What on earth happened?"

"Shut up, don’t block the screen!"

There were exclamations all around, and then everyone focused intently, preparing to unlock the mystery.

On the screen, there was a scene of gentle breezes and calm clouds, as if on the edge of the sky.

Then suddenly in this expanse of sky...

"Boom!"

The wind and clouds changed dramatically, thunder struck with fear, the sky split open, space shattered, and amidst the terrifying chaos, countless brilliant lights appeared, like a piece of Divine Soil, a Sacred City, an Immortal Realm descending to the mortal world.

Additionally, there was the falling of heavenly flowers, and the sound of numerous songs filled the air, echoing through the bounds of the Nine Heavens, singing praises to the name of a god.

"Praise Heavenly Emperor Indra!"

"Praise Heavenly Emperor Indra!"

"Praise Heavenly Emperor Indra!"

"You are the ruler of Heaven, you are the King of All Gods..."