Chapter 1207: Chapter 744: Stirring Up Trouble (3)
This time, the Nine-headed Bird hasn’t returned for two hundred years, and even the Nine-headed Dragon King feels something’s off. He sent his men to investigate Gao Xuan’s whereabouts and discovered that the Nine-headed Bird is indeed working at the Qianqiu Palace.
Secretly, he reached out twice and the Nine-headed Bird did respond, even delivering some messages to him.
However, regarding key information, the Nine-headed Bird said nothing. Such as whether the Ten Thousand Eyes Demon Emperor was killed by Gao Xuan, the Nine-headed Bird kept silent.
The Nine-headed Dragon King was naturally displeased, but he understood. The Nine-headed Bird, being so clever, didn’t dare say much even if it meant offending him; it must be under Gao Xuan’s complete control.
On the other hand, the Nine-headed Bird also doesn’t believe it can kill Gao Xuan.
Through the Nine-headed Bird’s manner, the Nine-headed Dragon King knows Gao Xuan is not easy to deal with. For these reasons, the Nine-headed Dragon King prefers that everyone shares the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range.
If Gao Xuan really brings trouble, can they fear Gao Xuan with the four of them?
But he won’t directly express such an attitude; being slightly stronger, he maintains a strong posture to gain more. It’s hard to take advantage by proactively proposing to divide the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range.
The Nine-headed Dragon Emperor looks rough, but his mind is deeply thoughtful.
The other Demon Emperors are similar; regardless of their external personalities, those Demon Emperors who calculate their birthdays by epochs have enough patience.
After the Nine-headed Dragon King finished speaking, the several Demon Emperors fell into silence, only the fierce gang wind roaring and stirring endlessly atop the mountain, and the cloud Qi swirling with the gang wind, drifting uncertainly.
The four Demon Emperors all looked at the scenery, no one spoke.
After quite a while, the Celestial Fox broke the silence and said, "I heard that Daoist Gao Xuan’s methods are very vicious, so we must be careful."
The Celestial Fox paused and said, "We’re all old friends; there’s no need to fight all the time. Divide the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range into four, so everyone shares equally. If Gao Xuan really comes to make trouble, we’ll join forces to eliminate him."
The White Bone Demon Emperor was somewhat puzzled; the Celestial Fox is the most cunning, yet this time so straightforward and direct, which is uncharacteristic.
She asked directly, "How do we divide the Celestial Killer Golden Light?"
The most important aspect of the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range is the Celestial Killer Golden Light. This spiritual object can be used in artifact refining or in the cultivation of divine techniques and spells; it’s extremely precious to Earth Immortals, so there must be a reasonable distribution plan for such spiritual objects.
The Celestial Fox thought for a moment and said, "The Celestial Killer Golden Light is formed from the Earth Qi of the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range. Each of us occupies a quarter of the mountain range, and we collect it by our own means. Regardless of quantity, there will be gains."
The Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor nodded and said, "That makes sense. I agree."
After a moment of silence, the White Bone Demon Emperor also said, "I agree too."
The three Demon Emperors looked at the Nine-headed Dragon King, waiting for him to speak.
The Nine-headed Dragon King also nodded, "Since everyone agrees, let’s do it this way. However, the actual division needs to be carefully studied."
The territories of several Demon Emperors are adjacent to the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range, making it difficult to split the mountain range reasonably.
None of the Demon Emperors were willing to retreat; they jointly drew and redrew on the water mirror before agreeing on a division plan after several days of dispute.
The four Demon Emperors also jointly swore a heavy oath: no matter which of them Gao Xuan troubles, the other three will give their full support to jointly annihilate Gao Xuan.
The Heaven-Confusing Demon Emperor even proposed they act together to kill Gao Xuan, not only to eradicate future troubles but also to gain the Cloud Light Mountain Range and Cloud Forest Sea.
This suggestion greatly tempted the Demon Emperors. However, it ultimately came to nothing.
The risk of killing an Earth Immortal is too great. The Demon Emperors didn’t trust each other, making cooperation impossible.
The four Demon Emperors personally set down restrictions, thus dividing the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range into four.
The four Demon Emperors expressed satisfaction with the result; they gained a vast territory without much effort.
For Earth Immortals, the larger the territory, the greater the power.
The resources and treasures on the territory represent the level of spiritual Qi; the more spiritual objects, the stronger the power contained in this region.
Though the Ten Thousand Eyes Mountain Range is barren, it excels in vast territory. For the four Earth Immortals, it’s like enhancing their power by twenty percent. This is indeed a great harvest, so they are satisfied.
Day and night alternate, four seasons cycle.
Day after day, year after year.
For cultivators at the Earth Immortal level, time is practically worthless; three thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
Most of the new demons born in the Cloud Light Mountain Range and Cloud Forest Sea only know the Daoist Monarch Gao Xuan, unaware there once was a Demon Emperor Shi Wanqiu.
The Nine-headed Bird, as Gao Xuan’s chief steward, has been in control of the Cloud Light Mountain Range and Cloud Forest Sea for these three thousand years. Both places are rich in products and abundant resources.
Even though the Nine-headed Bird tries to restrain itself, he has gained countless benefits, living particularly well these millennia.
Gao Xuan remained unseen, Ripples and Ice Soul appeared occasionally but rarely managed affairs; these two also close themselves off for hundreds of years at a time, relaxing for a few days when out, then retreating again.
In these three thousand years, Ripples and Ice Soul have undergone nine celestial tribulations each, reaching the Eighteen Heavens Tribulation level, which is the top level Human Immortal, just one step away from Earth Immortal.
However, this step is difficult to take. Achieving Earth Immortal has no shortcut; only by occupying sufficiently large territories and gathering Earth Qi to condense the Earth Immortal Law can one confirm the path to Earth Immortal.
Ripples and Ice Soul, though confident, know it’s hard for them to take this step on their own.
Though the Primordial Celestial Realm is vast, where can they find unowned lands?
Ripples and Ice Soul aren’t in a hurry; their cultivation of Sword Dao is instinctive, without a pressing desire to become stronger.
Having reached the Human Immortal top level, Ripples and Ice Soul are temporarily unable to advance, so they’ve stopped closing themselves off.
With Gao Xuan never coming out, they both feel bored; initially, they wandered in the Cloud Light Mountain Range and Cloud Forest Sea, but within a few years, they found it tedious.
