450: The Immortal Emperors gather together and descend to the mortal world in advance!

Inside Doushuai Palace, luxury reached its peak, with everything glittering in gold.

It wasn't like an Immortal's dwelling, but more like a mortal imperial palace.

At this moment, the Four Immortal Emperors, representing the east, south, west, and north, sat around a square table.

All four of them had unpleasant expressions.

The Eastern Immortal Emperor began, "People have varying degrees of closeness, and matters have different levels of urgency."

"Although we four contend for territory, we did, after all, ascend to this Immortal Realm together and became its masters."

"First, the Dao Venerable appeared, shaking all realms."

"Then, the Three Dynasties were eliminated, and Empires emerged!"

"Now, even the Underworld has reappeared."

"Kong Sang Realm… no, Gu Liangyuan rose too quickly, too abruptly!"

"From him, I see the shadow of those Ancient Immortals."

"It's even possible that everything happening now is a contingency plan of the Ancient Immortals."

"Combining this with the celestial phenomenon of nine stars shining together a few days ago, if we don't take action soon, I'm afraid..."

At this point, the Eastern Immortal Emperor fell silent.

But everyone knew the consequences.

The South Immortal Emperor, a bald, burly man, saw the silence and slammed the table.

"These Ancient Immortals are truly persistent!"

"Why don't they understand? Their Dao is wrong!"

"The vast Primordial World was shattered and even degraded due to their repeated internal strife."

"Only by following the Master's ideology can the world endure."

The Western Immortal Emperor was continuously toying with a small seal in his hand, and upon hearing the South Immortal Emperor's words, his movements paused.

"Leaving aside whether those Ancient Immortals would spare us if they made a comeback, even the Master wouldn't let us off easily."

"In my opinion, he who hesitates is lost!"

"My proposal is that we four abandon all grievances, combine our forces, and with me as the leader, we directly slaughter the Kong Sang Realm, leaving no stone unturned!"

The North Immortal Emperor, an effeminate man, chuckled upon hearing the Western Immortal Emperor's words.

"I have no objection to combining our forces, but I am unwilling to have you as the leader."

The South Immortal Emperor echoed, "The North Immortal Emperor speaks sense. You say you're abandoning all grievances, but don't you still have your own ideas?"

"If you become the leader, you'll definitely make us lead the charge while you preserve your strength in the rear."

"After a battle, we'll be scattered, and you'll be gorging yourself."

"When the war ends, won't we be lambs to your slaughter?"

The Western Immortal Emperor listened to their words without getting angry.

"There are always sacrifices in war. In terms of martial prowess and strategy, you are indeed inferior to me."

"My becoming the leader is well-deserved."

"You..."

The South Immortal Emperor glared at the Western Immortal Emperor, wanting to say something, but was stopped by the Eastern Immortal Emperor.

"Enough. It seems Gu Liangyuan hasn't stimulated you enough yet."

"When you truly reach a life-or-death situation, you won't be arguing over this and that."

"But by that time, everything will be too late!"

With that, the Eastern Immortal Emperor looked at the Western Immortal Emperor.

"You are too self-centered; you cannot be this leader."

The South Immortal Emperor pointed to himself, "What about me?"

The Eastern Immortal Emperor shook his head again, "Your Southern Immortal Court is the weakest; it's difficult to command respect."

Before the North Immortal Emperor could speak, the Eastern Immortal Emperor added,

"North Immortal Emperor, you seem similar in all aspects, but your personal cultivation is not strong enough, making it difficult to command respect."

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, the Western Immortal Emperor burst out laughing.

"After all that beating around the bush, why not just say you want to be the leader?"

The Eastern Immortal Emperor's expression remained normal, and he said as a matter of course,

"Isn't that true?"

"Moreover, among us, I have the most experience fighting Gu Liangyuan. Both in terms of reason and sentiment, I should be this leader."

The Western Immortal Emperor's laughter grew louder.

"You've tried to kill Gu Liangyuan multiple times and failed multiple times. This shows your level."

"Precisely for this reason, you are even less qualified to sit on the position of leader."

The Eastern Immortal Emperor was about to retort when he saw the North Immortal Emperor, who had been mostly silent, speak up.

"Alright, what time is it, and you're still thinking about your own schemes."

"If we want to destroy the Kong Sang Realm, there are only two paths. The first is to use great magic power in the Chaos to refine the Kong Sang Realm directly."

"However, doing so would generate enough Karma from refining the living beings of a world to make it difficult for our cultivation to advance further."

"The second path is to set up a Heaven-Man Grand Array, forcefully open a Heaven-Man aisle, and flood the Kong Sang Realm with our army."

"First, we'll use sacrificial pawns to exhaust the Holy Land's trump cards, then execute the main culprits."

"Doing this reduces Karma, but the cost is also greater."

"After all, the Materials for the Heaven-Man Grand Array are not easy to find."

"Instead of arguing over the leader here in vain, let's be more practical."

The Eastern Immortal Emperor thoughtfully said, "What do you mean by that?"

The North Immortal Emperor stroked his beard, "Whichever family contributes the most spiritual objects to the Heaven-Man Grand Array shall be the leader."

"What do you all think?"

The others looked at each other and nodded in unison.

This way, no matter who became the leader, they could save a sum of resources, which was a compromise.

The Western Immortal Emperor gritted his teeth and spoke first.

"For these spiritual objects, I will contribute one-third. You all share the rest. Can this make me the leader?"

The North Immortal Emperor calmly said, "I am willing to contribute two-fifths!"

The South Immortal Emperor slammed the table, "I'll contribute half!"

The Western Immortal Emperor raised his bid again, "I'll contribute three-fifths."

The Eastern Immortal Emperor, who had been silent, finally spoke.

"My Eastern Immortal Court will provide all the spiritual objects needed for this Heaven-Man Grand Array."

"Furthermore, my Eastern Immortal Court will also cover the post-war compensation."

The other three Immortal Emperors looked at the Eastern Immortal Emperor in unison upon hearing this.

Compensation was also a huge expense, no less than the Heaven-Man Grand Array.

If the Eastern Immortal Emperor truly acted as he said, the Eastern Immortal Court's treasury might be depleted.

They asked themselves, for the position of leader, they couldn't make such a sacrifice.

On second thought, since the Eastern Immortal Emperor was covering both compensation and Materials, they wouldn't suffer any losses in this battle. There was no reason to refuse.

However, adhering to a cautious mindset, everyone remained silent.

It wasn't until the Eastern Immortal Emperor made a Heavenly Dao vow that everyone had no more concerns and collectively bowed to the Eastern Immortal Emperor.

"Greetings, leader."

The Eastern Immortal Emperor smiled and nodded.

"You all return and prepare. In one month, gather in the Void Realm!"

Everyone nodded, took their leave, and went to make their preparations.

After everyone left, the East Queen Mother's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Your Majesty, you are too impatient. Even if you ascend to the position of leader and weaken the other Immortal Courts, with an empty Immortal treasury, it will be difficult to achieve anything."

The Eastern Immortal Emperor's eyes swept over the East Queen Mother.

"You, like them, only see the immediate cost."

"Have you never thought about where Gu Liangyuan's cultivation resources came from as he rose?"

"I heard that the Yao Sisters were gifted Low Grade Immortal Artifacts after only following him for a few days."

"Each of his disciples holds several Immortal Artifacts."

"People say Gu Liangyuan is selfless, but I don't think so."

"Gu Liangyuan must have a Treasure Vault!"

"An Ancient Immortal Treasure Vault!"

"When we occupied the Eastern Immortal Court, we only found a few damaged Immortal residences, and they contained vast amounts of Immortal Artifacts and Magic Treasures. How much more would an Immortal Treasure Vault hold?"

"Moreover, Gu Liangyuan is not that easy to deal with."

"They will lead the charge, and it's likely they'll suffer a great loss!"