451: Strike first

The East Queen Mother still wanted to persuade him, but the Eastern Immortal Emperor swept a cold glance over her:

"My decision is made; there’s no need for further persuasion."

Seeing this, the East Queen Mother bowed deeply and said no more.

In the Lower Realm, Gu Liangyuan was unaware of the Four Great Immortal Emperors' thoughts.

At this moment, Gu Liangyuan stood above the clouds, taking in the entire panorama of the Five Continents.

Since Zai Xiyue had only initially grasped the Origin of Reincarnation, the current Underworld could only exercise its authority over Reincarnation within the Kong Sang Realm.

As Zai Xiyue’s mastery of the Origin of Reincarnation deepened, the scope that Reincarnation could reach would also expand.

If Zai Xiyue could comprehend the Dao Fruit of Reincarnation through this, the souls of the Immortal and Human Realms would all enter the depths of the Underworld!

The establishment of the Underworld significantly boosted Gu Liangyuan’s strength.

With the Five Continents entirely under the Great Abyss, any Cultivator’s advancement would result in a partial return of strength to Gu Liangyuan.

The Cultivator base in Kong Sang was too vast; countless Cultivators broke through every day.

Similarly, countless Cultivators died every day.

For every person who died, Gu Liangyuan’s source of strength diminished slightly.

Now with the Underworld, these Cultivators could be recycled.

Of course, there were still many who forcibly retained their Divine Souls or fought desperately, unwilling to enter the Underworld.

But behind the Underworld stood Gu Liangyuan, and now, everywhere in the Kong Sang Realm were Gu Liangyuan’s people. Where could they flee even if they tried?

Moreover, Zai Xiyue was still refining the Karma Golden Cloud; this Karma Golden Cloud was several times larger than the Karma Mo Chen received for establishing his Dao.

Gu Liangyuan thought that the day Zai Xiyue emerged from seclusion would be the day she advanced to Mahayana!

Then there was the Great Abyss. Although the human immortal pills were absorbed, the Great Abyss immediately gained two hundred Human Immortals.

In the past, the Three Great Dynasties, with only a few Human Immortals, could dominate a region, let alone two hundred Human Immortals?

Gu Liangyuan had roughly checked the loyalty values of these individuals, and he had to admit that Qianqiu indeed had a keen eye for talent.

None of these two hundred Human Immortals had a loyalty below sixty.

Therefore, with the flourishing of the Great Abyss, those hidden rats in Kong Sang completely gave up their intentions and obediently submitted to governance.

They actively prepared for war, implemented benevolent policies, and prospered.

Ever since Yang Qiong and Lü Qingmei became Loose Immortals, their mindset had clearly changed.

Previously, they had managed the Dao Alliance quite well, but now they had taken another step forward.

Finally, the bank managed by Bai Qing was also fully operational.

Cultivators were initially hesitant about depositing Spirit Stones.

However, as the Dao Alliance's status stabilized, Cultivators began to try it out.

When some Cultivators profited from it, it naturally attracted other Cultivators to deposit their Spirit Stones.

The snowball grew larger and larger, and in just a few months, it had completely gained the recognition of Cultivators.

In addition, Gu Liangyuan also gave one hundred human immortal pills to Bai Qing, so she no longer had to worry about the security of the bank.

Whoosh!

A black wind swept past, and four figures appeared behind Gu Liangyuan.

Without turning around, Gu Liangyuan knew that the Four Great Corpse Kings had arrived.

"How did things go?"

Ying Gou said, "Reporting to Master, with the help of the Divine Song Family, the eighteen hundred realms in the west have all been subdued by the zombie army. We only await Master’s command to rebel against the world!"

"Good!"

Gu Liangyuan exclaimed with approval.

He hadn't expected the people of the Divine Song Family to be so effective.

"It seems the Divine Song Family Head didn't act on a whim, but had harbored rebellious intentions for a long time."

Looking at the Four Great Corpse Kings, whose strength was still in the Early Stage of True Immortal, Gu Liangyuan slowly spoke:

"With the establishment of the Underworld, the Four Great Immortal Emperors will certainly not let this matter rest."

"Right now, we are completely following their rhythm."

"This puts us in a very passive position."

"Tomorrow, I will have the four sisters of the Yao Family lead the way for you to the Immortal Realm; you may act as you please in the Immortal Realm."

"Of course, during this time, you must pay attention to improving your cultivation and ensuring your own safety."

"As long as you feel you can't win, turn around and run."

"Hit and run; never engage in prolonged combat."

"You must make them suffer so much that they cannot spare any attention."

The four knelt on one knee: "We understand!"

Gu Liangyuan waved his hand: "Go wait at Forget-Love Peak."

After the four withdrew, Gu Liangyuan repeated the same words to the four sisters of the Yao Family.

Although the four women were somewhat afraid upon hearing that they were to actively enter the Immortal Realm, none refused and obediently accepted the order to go.

Although the loyalty values of Yao Shu and Yao Qin were only seventy at this time, with the Immortal Foundation Lock in place, Gu Liangyuan was not at all afraid of them developing disloyal intentions.

Standing outside the heavens, watching the eight leave Kong Sang, Gu Liangyuan checked the System mission that had never dissipated in his mind, feeling completely secure.

Excuse me, how can I lose?

Now, the Four Corpse Kings left Kong Sang and entered Chaos.

Yao Qin patted the brocade pouch at her waist, and a green bird appeared.

The green bird knew the way.

It was difficult to find a path within Chaos, but this Immortal Beast, the green bird, possessed the Divine Ability to recognize paths.

At this time, with Gu Liangyuan’s help, the green bird had already become Yao Qin’s personal Immortal pet, completely devoid of any East Queen Mother Aura.

After conjuring the green bird, the four sped along, and after seven or eight days, they arrived before an ancient teleportation array.

Yao Qin smiled upon seeing the array and put away the green bird.

This was a teleportation array that led directly to the border of the Eastern Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Realm was well-connected, and once they reached it, they could quickly enter the other Three Immortal Realms using various large and small teleportation arrays.

Thus, the eight entered the teleportation array, forming two groups and heading separately to the East, West, North, and South Immortal Realms.

Upon entering the Immortal Realm, they each occupied a corner.

By starting with small cities and small Sects, they did not attract the attention of the Immortal Officials and Immortal Emperors.

One day, a patrolling Immortal Official in the Northern Immortal Court discovered a Heavenly Immortal-Rank Corpse King and immediately reported it.

Zombies are anomalies, not within the Five Elements; their bodies are like Vajra, difficult to kill and destroy. Moreover, they are highly contagious; a Heavenly Immortal-Rank Corpse King is enough to raise an army of ten million zombies.

Even the Ancient Immortals, when in power, could not tolerate such beings, let alone the Four Great Immortal Emperors.

Therefore, as soon as the news was reported, it attracted great attention from the Northern Immortal Court.

They dispatched three True Immortal Divine Generals, leading two hundred thousand Immortal Soldiers, to annihilate them.

Though called Immortal Soldiers, they were not all Human Immortals; most had Mahayana or Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivation, with Human Immortals making up only one-tenth of their number.

Even if it was only one-tenth, that was twenty thousand Human Immortals!

If not for the Heaven and Earth Barrier and the Ancient Immortals' countermeasures, this force could absolutely sweep through the mortal world.

The two were not on the same level at all; it was a completely crushing existence.

This formation was more than enough to deal with a Heavenly Immortal Corpse King.

But they did not know that the mastermind behind it was a True Immortal Rank Corpse King.

The Immortals arrived with furious momentum, but departed in disarray.

The three True Immortal Divine Generals all turned into Corpse Kings, out of two hundred thousand Immortal Soldiers, fifty thousand died in battle, one hundred thousand became zombies, and the remaining fifty thousand fled in disarray!

Jiang Chen, whose cultivation had not changed for a long time, broke through four realms in this battle, reaching True Immortal Seventh Stage.

The Four Great Corpse Kings do not absorb Spiritual Qi; Evil Qi and fresh blood are the best nourishment for their cultivation!

Three of the realms were contributed by the three Divine Generals, and the remaining one was due to previous accumulation and the copious consumption of Human Immortal blood.

One battle shook the world!

Upon learning this news, the Northern Immortal Emperor immediately dispatched the Arctic War God, leading the Big Dipper Seven Generals and a fifty-thousand-strong army, to set up the Five Directions Demon Slaying Array, vowing to slay Jiang Chen!