Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Ignoring the backlash he had just suffered, Tian Yunzi took a deep breath and continued to explore the "Heavenly Dao Database" to peek into the secrets of heaven.

a long time.

With blood flowing from all seven orifices, his face ashen, and his breath weakened to its limit, Tian Yunzi opened his eyes again, revealing a glimmer of hope.

"Perhaps it is feasible. I have searched to the limit of my abilities but have not found or seen the same attempt, but it would also be very risky."

"Looking at it this way, the easiest thing to deal with when the Wasteland Insects first appeared was simply cutting off their flesh."

"Perhaps, but what do you all think about whether to try or not?"

Daoist Jiulei pondered and said:
"How can we ensure that the Western Wilderness, as a huge source of spiritual energy, can attract all the barren and strange insects to gather?"

"Continue to accumulate until you surpass the fourth-grade spiritual vein."

"—Is this even possible?"

"If enough Ascension Path cultivators die, it's possible. We must ensure that a large number of Rank 6 and Rank 5 cultivators die in the Western Wilderness."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood the implication.

"Does the Immortal Lord mean to initiate the third war between humans and demons?"

"Otherwise, how else can we raise the funds?"

"A fifth-rank demon lord must be brought to the Western Wilderness to be killed. If we humans are besieged and have no chance of survival, it is best to die in the Western Wilderness as well. We are not allowed to secretly return to our mountain gate to pass away."

"..."

"..."

For a moment, everyone's faces turned very grim. This was a condition for the success of preparing a new plan by treating everyone as expendable resources.

The problem is that after this ordeal, who knows what the success rate of the new plan will be? I estimate it won't exceed 30%, the difficulty is just too great.

One core question lingered in my mind.

—<Even the True Immortal Realm can't solve this>—

Can they... do it?

Gu Qing thought it over and over, but still felt it was unreliable, and he keenly grasped a blind spot.

The barren, strange insects are impervious to all laws and possess the qualities of immortality and indestructibility.

This is an ancient record passed down from the True Immortal Realm, it couldn't possibly be wrong. So why are these strange insects in the Desolate Vein of Time affected by the laws of time?!

Does this mean that these are not the barren, strange insects recorded in the True Immortal Realm at all?

They've made a mistake, or perhaps there aren't many alien insects behind the Time Barrier at all—only a few in three thousand years, and only a few now. The situation isn't as serious as they imagine.

Or perhaps, it really did overflow.

Yet, it can kill these inferior wasteland worms through the power of a few laws.

Gu Qing thought about it more and more and felt that this made sense.

Just as he was about to voice his guess, the sky suddenly opened a long, narrow golden eye. It was not a manifestation of the will of Heaven, but rather carried a strong demonic aura.

Their actions were too drastic and took too long. Even if only a fifth-rank Dao Lord of the human race knew the inside story, it would eventually be exposed.

"Oh no, it's the Western Wilderness War Emperor, one of the top three supreme demon emperors among the Eight Wilderness Demon Clan, whose true form is the mythical beast Suanni!"

"—Human!"

After giving a brief explanation, the aura emanating from his golden eyes made Gu Qing quite uncomfortable, and a vast, thunderous sound reverberated in the surrounding environment.

"You dare to undermine the stability of the Cangwu boundary wall? What exactly do you intend to do?!"

"What is it? Hehe~"

The Great Dream Immortal Lord reached out and grasped, and a golden nine-dragon claw emerged from the higher sky, instantly crushing the Western Wilderness War Emperor's divine eye.

"Time is running out. The demon race is not to be trifled with. They have already discovered our secrets. It's time to make a decision."

Seeing this, Gu Qing quickly revealed all her guesses.

Everyone fell silent. Tian Yunzi patted Gu Qing on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.

“Fellow Daoist Gu, your perspective is indeed unique, but it’s highly likely.”

"We're all old now; we don't have the same insightful perspectives as young people." Yes!

They were all wondering whether to take the risk and give it a try, without ever questioning whether their previous judgment was wrong, which is the nature of young people to question.

No matter what authority you have, I'll question you!
The great scholar, now old and senile, questioned whether his knowledge from the first half of his life had been fabricated.

The general retired and became a civilian, spouting nonsense, leading people to question whether he had powerful connections.

A man from a humble background who entered officialdom and married a woman from a wealthy family would then be accused of having succumbed to temptation for money.

Questioning is indeed in the nature of young people.

Gu Qing's new perspective prompted everyone to think deeply, and the more they thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

In this way, the risk of the suggestion made by the Great Dream Immortal Lord drops rapidly, from a probability of 20-30% to 50%, making it worth a try!
"Then...give it a try?"

"Just try it!"

"Let's fight. We probably won't have many more years of peace anyway, so we might as well take the initiative."

"In that case, everyone should take the message back with you."

"All-out war."

"No, let's launch a surprise attack first, then announce a full-scale war. The news about the Southern Wilderness Demon Clan has spread throughout Cangwu recently, so let's start with them."

"Reasonable."

"Feng Xian, do you need my help with your punches?"

He hadn't said much, acting as a tool for the array's hub, but as one of the top five experts of the human race, Feng Xian's presence was still quite strong.

Considering the state of the Southern Wilderness demon race after being crippled by Gu Qing, his lips twitched.

"No need, I can handle it."

"But I heard that the Eagle King sought help from the Three-Legged Crow Clan of the Desolate Land. In case of any accidents, it would be safer to have a few more people."

"It would be best to capture him alive and bring him to the Western Wilderness to be used as a sacrifice for the flag when the war is officially declared."

Okay, okay, okay—

Wow, you're ruthless! Using a flag as a sacrifice is quite something!
That's the Eagle King, a fifth-rank high-level official, not some nobody.

At this moment, the Great Dream Immortal Lord spoke up:
"I will go there myself. We must be careful about starting a war. If the Eagle King sacrifices his flag, the morale of the human race will be greatly boosted."

"After you return, first find all the disciples and elders who went out to travel, and mobilize all the families and sects under the various immortal sects."

"If this battle succeeds, it may be able to set the balance of power between humans and demons in one fell swoop, and resolve the fact that the human race has been in a weak position in the previous two inter-race wars."

"Our achievements may surpass those of our ancestors!"

The words of the Great Dream Immortal Lord immediately stirred up the emotions of the crowd, for things were different now than before.

The current cultivation world of Cangwu is more prosperous than in ancient times and prehistoric times, especially in terms of the number of powerful individuals, which is basically on par with the Eight Desolate Demon Clan.

Less, but not by much.

At the level of top experts, thanks to the arrangements made by the demon immortals, countless fifth-rank extreme demon races have been prevented from breaking through to the fourth-rank realm over the past three thousand years.

From another perspective, this is even a good thing.

This gave humanity the opportunity to catch up later. The development of the Nine Heavens, the Netherworld, the Wilderness, and the Ruins was also the fundamental reason why humanity was able to catch up despite its scarce resources.

The difference is not obvious at lower realms, but the higher the realm, the greater the cultivator's mobility.

Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. As long as the killing is not too brutal, human cultivators all have a unique skill in competing for high-end resources.

Within the Eight Desolate Demon Clan, the Eagle Court is a microcosm of their conflicts.

Having been high and mighty for too long, they regard other groups as ants.

They only see themselves as adversaries.

That's why we have the situation we have today.

—Season 3 has begun! (End of Chapter)