Many cultivators dressed in black with a strange symbol on the back had gathered in a large hall, and they were the leaders of the subsidiary sects that resided in the Earth Cloud Realm.
However, the situation in the room became chaotic after Gu Tianchong informed them about several failures in their plans, even more so after he informed them that the people they sent to the Sky Cloud Realm could not be contacted, so they tried to contact their people, but to no avail.
An old woman spoke to him. "Gu Tianchong, you seem to be right because I couldn't reach Yao Shi, even though I had used my special technique to communicate with her, which means she had already fallen into their hands."
All the cultivators present turned to the old woman, and another old woman asked her. "How could that be, Ou Zhenyi? Didn't Zhen Fashi already give her some kind of formation? So no cultivator in Sky Cloud Realm should be able to find her, including Tian Huang."
"You can ask him directly, Tong Xiu." Ou Zhenyi answered as she pointed at Zhen Fashi, who was acting indifferent.
"You don't need to look at me like that, Old Tong." Zhen Fashi said that as he shook his head. "None of my formations are invincible, and many cultivators have the abilities to detect them; one of them is Jiange Xiuxi."
"Jiange Xiuxi?" They were surprised to hear that name, and an old man said. "Hasn't that woman disappeared from these upper realms? Since then, we have never heard of her actions, so I'm not sure if she has returned."
"Gongsun Hai, you're wrong about that." A middle-aged man with long dark-green hair who was none other than Mo Guai suddenly spoke, and he was the man who massacred Mu Shu's family. "You guys may not know about it yet, but someone infiltrated our sect a few months ago, and we couldn't find the person. Shortly after that, our spies in the Tian Clan reported to us that Tian Yueling suddenly recovered, but it shouldn't be possible for her to be cured just like that, considering Xin Ping used his potion on her and Gu Tianchong also implanted Gu insects in her body. Besides, only Jiange Xiuxi could do such a thing without us knowing, and she has always been behind the Tian Clan."
They nodded in understanding and turned to Gu Tianchong again. "So what should we do now? Are we going to send our people to that realm again? Or should some of us go there to look for information about the situation?"
"Whether Jiange Xiuxi has returned or not, we have to act carefully, especially since Tian Huang and the others must have known about our plans, and they must have prepared themselves to fight us." Mo Guai and others agreed with Gu Tianchong's words. "Anyway, I ordered Huang Xiaohai and Fu Bai to send their younger generations to that mysterious tower, but the situation has changed now, and I'm not sure if they can do anything about the younger generations of those righteous clans because their seniors must have provided them with many things. That's why I want you guys to send some of the strongest disciples from your sects there, and I will also send the two strongest people from my clan."
Without hesitation, they immediately contacted the people they considered the most powerful in their sects, and they asked all of them to immediately gather at the Demon Sect.
After he contacted two people from his clan, Gu Tianchong spoke to them again. "As for our plans in Sky Cloud Realm, I can't determine our next step yet, and I still have to wait for Lord Hundun's next decision."
"I'm here."
They suddenly heard a boy's voice from outside, so they turned around and saw the headless pig, Hundun, casually walking into the hall. However, a black aura began to envelop his body, and his body slowly expanded before completely turning into a human. Unlike his beast form, his human form was no different from a normal human, and his appearance was the same as that of a teenage boy, but the people in the room felt oppressed by the intense pressure emanating from his body.
"Lord!" They exclaimed as they knelt on the floor; even Gu Tianchong got off his chair and knelt down with them.
Hundun smirked slightly, seeing them like that, but he immediately floated over to Gu Dongchen's chair and sat down there. "Rise."
"Yes!"
"I have listened to your discussions, and I want you to prepare to attack the Sky Cloud Realm."
"Eh?" They were shocked to hear Hundun's sudden order, and Gu Tianchong asked him. "Why did you suddenly decide to attack that realm, Lord? Moreover, you have closed yourself off for several months, and we still don't know for sure about the situation in that realm, so I think this is a hasty decision."
"I closed myself because I detected the arrival of a powerful beast in these upper realms, or else the beast would detect my presence." Hundun's words once more astounded them, especially since they were aware of how much stronger he was than them. However, it turned out that a beast had scared him and forced him to make that decision. "Unlike you humans, we beasts have different levels in our bloodlines; higher bloodlines can restrict and weaken our bloodlines, so I don't want to risk being discovered by that beast; even my three brothers immediately ran away when they felt the beast's presence."
After all, Hundun was a mythical beast, and he was as arrogant as other mythical beasts. In his eyes, Gu Tianchong and the others were just weak creatures that he could kill whenever he wanted, so he didn't really care if they knew about his weakness. Moreover, almost no beast could suppress him except for Ling Yun, with his primordial chaos dragon bloodline.
"Please forgive me, Lord. What kind of beast is that? Why do you seem afraid of it?" Gui Xian respectfully asked Hundun, but he also felt tense because he asked him such things.
Hundun turned to Gui Xian before answering his question. "There is only one beast that can suppress me and my three brothers, and its bloodline is the strongest, so not a single beast can stand a chance before it, but I won't tell you anything about it."
"Does your decision to invade that realm have anything to do with that beast, Lord?" This time, it was Mo Guai who asked him.
"Yes." Hundun nodded to him. "Previously, I sensed the beast's presence in the Star Cloud Realm, and it then moved to the Sky Cloud Realm quite a while ago, so I didn't give you any orders. However, the beast had already left that realm, so I wanted to take advantage of its departure to attack them, or we wouldn't have a second chance if it returned there. As for that female cultivator, you don't need to pay attention to her, and I will be the one to deal with her if she interferes with our plans."
Upon hearing that, Gu Tianchong turned to the others. "In that case, prepare your people from now on, so we can attack the Sky Cloud Realm as soon as possible."
"Yes."
After those people left, Hundun said to Gu Tianchong. "Anyway, I sense the presence of three other mythical beasts in that realm, and I want you to investigate their identities because they were escapees from the last beast war, so I want to capture them and use them as sacrifices."
"What kind of mythical beasts are they, Lord?"
"Phoenixes."
Gu Tianchong nodded in understanding, but then he spoke again. "Lord, you said that beast's bloodline is much stronger than yours, so I think those three phoenixes must be on its side, and they may have already left with it."
"You are right, there is such a possibility." Hundun responded by nodding. "Even so, I still want you to send some special people to investigate their whereabouts, and I want you to report the results to me as soon as possible."
"Yes, Lord." Gu Tianchong immediately ordered several people to carry out Hundun's orders.
Hundun then got off the chair and walked away, but he also informed Gu Tianchong about other matters. "I have something to do in the Star Cloud Realm, so I'll head there now."
After Hundun disappeared, Gu Tianchong immediately left the room, and he went to meet his clan's people to prepare them.
Unfortunately, Hundun himself had not realized that Tian Huang and the others already knew about his existence behind the Demon Sect, and Xian Di had already prepared several useful things for his disciples to fight against them.
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Meanwhile, Huang Gai had arrived in the western region and wanted to head to Xinxi Tower, but he suddenly stopped flying after he felt several powerful auras moving towards him at full speed, so he immediately landed in the forest not far from his location while he covered his body with an artifact, which instantly disguised his presence.
Soon, three cultivators arrived in the area, and they were Tian Huang, Ao Yangyu, and Zhuang Yuan.
Their arrival completely shocked Huang Gai. 'Fuck! Why are they here? Did they come here to catch me? But how could they know about my whereabouts in this realm?'
