Scourge Messenger

Chapter 472 She is not human
"Jiang Shi, the Treasure Fairy, is not human at all."

In Loulan City, Deng Jin, also known as Golden Crow Immortal Lord Deng Guanjian, said to Bai Chuanliu: "The extraterrestrial demon, the incarnation of Haotian, the protagonist of a storybook, the one destined for calamity... in any case, he is definitely not human."

Even though he was talking about his teammates who had just fought alongside him, Deng Guanjian's tone was completely calm, as if he were simply stating a truth he was very certain of.

“Even if she is a destined Immortal Venerable, can’t you go back to the secret realm first?” Bai Chuanliu said helplessly. “You’re not far from the Fifth Nine Heavenly Tribulation! Even if you’re confident you can survive the Fifth Nine Heavenly Tribulation and the Sixth Nine Heavenly Tribulation, what will you do about the Seventh Nine Heavenly Tribulation? We don’t have a Golden Core Tribulation Master to help us!”

Although Deng Guanjian is no longer the Chief Priest of the Dragon Sparrow Summer Palace, he has always been proud of his position. If his former students don't call him Chief Priest, he will sigh and say, "You young people are probably tired of this old codger," looking miserable and forcing even Bai Chuanliu, a Six-Turn Golden Immortal who values ​​etiquette and hierarchy, to submit.

"Given the current situation, I'm afraid I can't stay in the Fourth Tribulation for much longer." Deng Guanjian said with a thunderous roar: "Before the Dao Proving Ceremony, I need to undergo the Fifth Nine Heavenly Tribulation."

Bai Chuanliu was dumbfounded. According to Daoist Duobao's prediction, there were less than ten days left until the Dao Attainment Ceremony. Deng Guanjian had survived the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation eighty years ago. Less than a century later, without the protection of a Golden Core Tribulation Master, he was facing the Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?!
"How could it have come to this?" Bai Chuanliu asked incredulously. "Is a dimensional war about to break out?"

"Within ten years," Deng Guanjian said calmly, "unless an Eighth-Rank True Monarch appears to subdue the world, the number of Immortal Monarchs in the world will inevitably be halved, and the four wastelands will be scorched earth."

Bai Chuanliu shook his head: "Impossible, the Heavenly Court is still here. The Changsheng Heavenly Court will definitely stop after a few Immortal Lords die."

The Heavenly Court is the most unique of all the super powers because it has almost no territory in the outside world. Even its base—the Nine Revolutions Great Secret Realm [Thirty-Three Heavens]—is extremely secretive and does not exist in a specific location. It can only be entered through specific methods.

From the time the Primordial Daoist Venerable established the Heavenly Court, it has stood firm for millions of years, remaining unscathed through the eras of the Dragon Venerable, the Demon Venerable, and the World Venerable, precisely because of its secrecy. Whenever the Nine-Turn Immortal Venerable appears, the Heavenly Court proactively severs the connection between heaven and earth, remaining hidden for ten thousand years, never vying for supremacy with the Nine-Turn Immortal Venerable. Even after the Nine-Turn Immortal Venerable passes away, the Heavenly Court remains the most powerful force in the world.

In the past, even when inter-realm wars broke out, everyone would reconcile and stop fighting after a certain point, without vying for territory from other realms. The essence of inter-realm wars was not a lack of resources. Although Immortal Lords did indeed have limited resources, this was because conquering the Seventh-Rank Secret Realm required a high time investment. Even if the victorious side seized the territory, they still had to develop it themselves. More importantly, even if you won and won, if too many Immortal Lords died, the Heavenly Court might intervene and make you lose everything. They might even kill Golden Core Tribulation Lords, let alone Immortal Lords.

There have been similar examples in the past: the Heavenly Court exterminated the Lord of Calamity, cleansed the mortal world, and suppressed the world for nearly a thousand years without the emergence of a new immortal ruler.

The root of the interdimensional war lies in the fact that various sects are trying to cultivate new Golden Core Tribulation Masters. However, the number of Golden Core Tribulation Masters is limited, and once one is achieved, there will be one less. Moreover, Golden Core Tribulation Masters can directly affect the rise and fall of Mortal Immortal Lords. Therefore, whether it is to achieve Golden Core on one's own side or to prevent other forces from achieving Golden Core, war must be fought.

In addition, killing immortal lords from other factions is a much easier way to obtain gold essence than attacking secret realms.

Rather than simply coloring things on a map, the various sects preferred to fight to a certain point and then reconcile, forcing the defeated to pay heavy war reparations and support a new Golden Core Tribulation Master. The Lord of Yu Liu Ting and the Emperor of Chang Sheng Tian were both Golden Core Tribulation Masters who attained enlightenment amidst the flames of war.

Deng Guanjian said he would reduce the number of immortals in the world to half, but Bai Chuanliu naturally didn't believe him. What difference was there between that and handing the world over to the Heavenly Court?
"What if the Heavenly Court insists on fighting this time?" Deng Guanjian said calmly.

Bai Chuanliu was taken aback: "Even if she is the destined Immortal Venerable, can't the Heavenly Court still sever the connection between Heaven and Earth?"

"The Heavenly Court can do this because all life has an end. Even if the Nine Revolutions Immortal Venerable is invincible in this world, once he dies, his ideals, his achievements, and his disciples will inevitably become mundane. As long as resource production still requires messengers to take risks, the Heavenly Court will remain invincible, and no force can outlast it." Deng Guanjian sighed, "A Nine Revolutions Secret Realm that can automatically produce resources—the legacy left by the Primordial Dao Venerable is truly too rich."

"But the premise for the Heavenly Court to do this is that they can ensure that the Nine-Turn Immortal Venerable is just a historical accident, the Eight-Turn True Monarch is extremely rare, and the Seven-Turn Immortal Monarch is the norm in the world."

Bai Chuanliu understood Deng Guanjian's subtext and felt his mouth go dry: "You mean..."

Deng Guanjian briefly described what he had just seen in the secret realm and asked, "Do you think that Fairy Jubao's ability to use Jubao Pavilion and launch a summons is due to her unique talent, or that she has mastered some kind of trick?" "A trick," Bai Chuanliu said with great certainty, "Although [Summons] is unprecedented, the effect of preventing friendly fire is not uncommon. She probably used some kind of item; Jubao Pavilion has existed for tens of millions of years, and any force with a bit of foundation must have a lot of 'Treasure Hunting Tokens' stored in its warehouse. Therefore, it can be confirmed that Jubao Pavilion was originally created for us by Haotian. It's just that we are too dull, and no one except Fairy Jubao can decipher the mystery of the Treasure Hunting Tokens."

In the hidden realms of Western Xia, messengers once found a mythological text that mentioned the Jade Emperor as the ruler of heaven and earth, governing nature and human affairs. The messengers used this as the basis for many myths, and over time, the Jade Emperor in Western Xia came to represent the supreme will of heaven, becoming the origin of the hidden realms and the messengers. Similar myths exist in the Northern Territory and the Eastern Sea, only with different names. Southern Yue is the only exception; due to their Zoroastrianism, the people of Southern Yue believed the supreme god was a flame.

“If it’s talent, the Heavenly Court might be able to tolerate it. Jiang Shi will just be another Ninth-Rank Immortal Venerable at best,” Deng Guanjian said. “But if it’s a secret, no matter how cautious the Heavenly Court is, it can’t just sit idly by, unless they’re determined to become their own world and never come out again.”

"I dare not say nine revolutions, but as long as Jiang Shi passes on the secrets, then each generation of her successors can at least become an eighth-level True Monarch! The reason there are no eighth-level True Monarchs now is simply because no one can pass the extreme and desperate realms of the seventh level. Everyone's resources are insufficient to transcend the Great Ascension Tribulation. But for Jiang Shi, who possesses the two great weapons of the Treasure Pavilion and [Summoning], what she lacks least is resources and henchmen! Transcending the eighth level is only a matter of time for her. She will definitely ascend within ten years, and the eighth level is within sight within a hundred years!"

Generation after generation, eight cycles!

A chill seemed to rush from his spine to his head, and Bai Chuanliu came to his senses to find his back covered in cold sweat. He didn't doubt Deng Guanjian's judgment, and he could also see the infinite potential contained in [Conscription], but he didn't expect the impact to be so profound.

Deng Guanjian's reasoning is actually quite superficial, because he limited Jiang Shi to passing on the secrets only to his own successors... What if the secrets were to spread elsewhere?

No wonder he's preparing to undergo the Fifty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, no wonder he's so certain of the Heavenly Court's fate. This is a turning point in history; Jiang Shi represents the will of Heaven and the hearts of the people! Whether they can seize this opportunity may determine the rise and fall of the twelve Dragon Poetry clans for millions of years to come!

“If I’m not mistaken,” Deng Guanjian suddenly dropped another bombshell, “Jiang Shi is probably on his way to Western Xia.”

"What!?"

“Her attire in the Blissful Palace is very much like that of a traveler trekking through the Gobi Desert, and the weaving style is somewhat similar to that of the Central Plains, though I’m not entirely sure,” Deng Guanjian said. “In addition, we did buy the most [Wish Tickets] at the auction, so if Jiang Shilu promises, she will probably appear in Loulan City within ten days.”

"But how is that possible?" Bai Chuanliu paced back and forth. "Putting aside the fact that [Summoning] can pull people regardless of distance, she can fight in secret realms anywhere she wants... She's already made a fortune from the Treasure Pavilion alone. With a little time, reaching the sixth level of cultivation is definitely not a problem. Plus, with the gold attribute she acquired before, the seventh level is just around the corner for her. She can travel the world after reaching the seventh level and having the ability to protect herself. Right now, she's only at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. Why would she dare to come?"

If we really want to delve into it, Jiang Shi's current initiation of the "Conscription" is enough to confuse Bai Chuanliu.

The Treasure Pavilion is more than enough to meet her cultivation needs. She only needs to wait a few more years until she reaches the seventh level of immortality. Then, she can use the [Summoning] trump card, and her power will be truly secured. No one will be able to stop her rise. At that time, the entire world will have to prostrate itself under her will. Even the high and mighty Heavenly Court will only be able to choose between peace and dignity.

Peace is submission; dignity is holding out until the future before finally submitting.

The lineage that has been passed down through eight generations is destined to be the supreme imperial throne!

“That’s why I say she’s not human,” Deng Guanjian said quietly. “She is our calamity.”

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(End of this chapter)