On Xuanwu Mountain.

Zhong Shenxiu refined the talisman and then glanced at the other Great Saints, who all wore conflicted expressions.

Apparently, even if the item bestowed by the Dao Ancestor could be worn away, who would dare to do so?

'Indeed... I can't appear too out of place.'

'Nowadays, Fang Lang is also a hidden trump card.'

He thought for a moment, mana surging, and directly forged a talisman within his sea of consciousness:

[Name: Fang Lang]

[Cultivation: Great Saint]

[Battle Merits: 0]

[Task: Awaiting assignment]

...

Though it was fabricated by him, it was more real than gold, the kind displayed even on the [Zhengyi Dao Register].

Even if it were shown to the master of the gate, he would acknowledge it.

At this moment, Gu Wuwang was still speaking eloquently: "The talismanic decree has been issued, and later I will discuss it with Mr. Gongyang, delineating the battle zones, and command the Loose Cultivators to gather and train an army... Fellow Daoists, you need to act with us and contribute to eradicating the Great Evil Demons still active in this realm! We don't want the human realm descending into chaos during the Heavenly Demon invasion…"

Gongyang Chang added, "Moreover... a few days ago, the Huang Long Great Saint killed a Great Evil outside the sea, and the Fang Lang Great Saint similarly inflicted heavy damage and sealed the [Beihai Giant Demon]... This proves that Great Evils are not invincible, and we must strive forward."

Just as these words fell, Zhong Shenxiu felt several gazes fall upon him, including a complex and difficult to understand one from the Banshan Great Saint.

'However, this makes sense, even if these Great Saints cannot kill the Great Evils, they can at least heavily injure or even seal them... Ensuring they behave when the Heavenly Demons invade, just like the stellar systems! In fact, if the two Dao Ancestors were willing to help, they could eradicate a hundred more Great Evils! Eh?'

Zhong Shenxiu was suddenly taken aback.

'Unlike the Innate Five Tais banished outside the world, the two of them are directly in this world, why aren't they helping? They also seem indifferent to Evil Cultivators, perhaps even somewhat protective…'

'Even if they don't directly intervene, manifesting a few avatars to slay Great Evils would be effortless, why don't they do it?'

Zhong Shenxiu faintly felt that those two were still hiding something from him.

Could eliminating the five supreme Dao-transformed entities not improve the condition of that mighty being?

This can be seen from the fact that Time's Ouroboros and the master of the gate have been in this world for so long, yet only performing patch-up work, without any bold actions.

'Do they want to hide, or perhaps… they hold a vital secret they don't wish to reveal?'

'This world, though created by a great being, the emergence of five ancient gods in succession is quite suspicious, and their immediate Dao-transition upon the great being's injury is even more so… Unless, they aren't fully-fledged ancient gods, but rather… manifestations of some facet of that mighty being, or even some avatars or incarnations? Thus, when the original is injured, the other avatars and various facets also undergo Dao-transitions in succession... Such Dao Fruit, truly peculiar…'

Zhong Shenxiu pondered more and became more convinced of his conjecture.

If this is the case, then Time's Ouroboros and the master of the gate merely resist during the Heavenly Demon invasion, being inactive otherwise becomes understandable.

This world, whether the orthodox path or side doors, or even demons... in fact, all are part of that great being's power!

Especially those five supreme entities, if one were destroyed, it might actually be detrimental.

'According to my previous thoughts, destroying a supreme entity… there's a chance that the great being might improve, but its power would undoubtedly diminish, perhaps even worsen!'

'If this world represents the sea of consciousness of a Cultivator, then the human realm would be the last bastion of rationality, and the Heavenly Demons are madness and corruption…'

'That great being is already half-mad, despite having external support, all that can be done is to protect this part of rationality, to buy the great being time to adjust and gradually recover…'

'Specifically, it means letting the five supreme entities return from demons to Dao, once again transforming into the Innate Five Tais, would be the correct method of salvation…'

'Even better, it shouldn't be us "outsiders" taking action, but letting the native Cultivators clear the demons—enlisting cannon fodder is, in fact, allowing inherent rationality to erode madness!'

Zhong Shenxiu felt that at this moment, he truly grasped the underlying structure of this world.

And understanding these would undoubtedly give him more advantages in future choices!

...

"Since everyone has no objections… then…"

At the conclusion of the All Saints Conference, Gu Wuwang and Gongyang Chang stood up, and all the Great Saints stood respectfully, listening to the decrees of these two Daoist Masters:

"By the Dao Ancestor's order, slay demons and purge devils!"

"By the Dao Ancestor's order, slay demons and purge devils!"

...

"Fellow Daoist Nanhua, Fellow Daoist Ziyi, Fellow Daoist Banshan!"

Zhong Shenxiu looked at the three Great Saints before him, smiling as he performed a Daoist salute: "Henceforth, we'll be fighting side-by-side…"

"Let there be no troubles in the human realm, peace and prosperity…"

The Banshan Great Saint murmured to himself.

These four Great Saints had just been selected to form a special squad, combining high mobility and combat power, prepared to act as a firefighting force in the upcoming purge of Great Evils.

"The three Great Saints are renowned figures, please, do take care of this young sister…" Ziyi Great Saint covered her mouth with a smile, her brow exuding infinite charm.

Chosen as a firefighting team member, this female Great Saint wasn't an overwhelmingly powerful combatant, but specialized in healing arts, effective even for Great Saints.

"Of course…"

Meng Nanhua, like a graceful gentleman, responded with a smile, seemingly well-acquainted with the Ziyi Great Saint.

Of course, at the moment he was still a spy arranged by Zhong Shenxiu.

Actually no, now that Zhong Shenxiu was allied with the two Dao Ancestors, Meng Nanhua was at most a dispatched employee from a sister company…

Zhong Shenxiu returned to the Tianluo County Princess Mansion, it was already sunrise at this moment.

"Greetings, Saint Fang!"

Princess Tianluo seemed to have stayed up all night, and seeing Zhong Shenxiu return, she immediately came forward to greet him, with slight worry between her brows.

Apparently, no matter how noble her status, the talismanic decree from the Dao Sect was inevitable.

"Hmm, did you wait all night?"

He asked casually.

"With such a significant matter, I couldn't calm my mind to cultivate…" Princess Tianluo answered with a bitter smile.

Zhong Shenxiu offered a few comforting words and returned to his own courtyard.

"Young Master... I received a talismanic decree from the Dao Sect last night, though there isn't an assigned task yet, but it will surely be issued in the future..."

Qin Weiyin immediately approached, looking equally troubled.

"No worries… I got along quite well with Gu Wuwang, and as a Great Saint, my talisman privileges are very high. I'll first assign you under my command, then you won't need to take on other assignments…"

A flash of light emerged from Zhong Shenxiu's hand, and the talisman within Qin Weiyin's sea of consciousness immediately displayed the text:

[Task: Under the command of Fang Lang Great Saint, to be deployed as needed, rewarded with thirty thousand battle merits!]

"You can play it like this?"

Qin Weiyin was stunned.

"Otherwise why do so many Loose Cultivators grovel to the Dao Sect, making the disciples of various Xuanmen Orthodox feel so superior?"

Zhong Shenxiu sneered.

As the one who controlled the [Zhengyi Dao Register], the two Daoist Masters could easily create backdoors, favoring their own people.

And now, he'd crafted an authority of his own.

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