The Wu-Xiang Daoist, seeing the Jiuli Barbarian King's hesitation, immediately spoke: "Barbarian King, have you perhaps forgotten? In the battle of years past, you had already offended the Heavenly River and Pure Yang. Now that the moment is at hand, is there any path for retreat to speak of?" His tone carried an undoubted meaning.

Upon hearing this, the Jiuli Barbarian King frowned slightly and retorted: "During that encounter, the Heavenly River and Pure Yang were in the wrong. Moreover, this king fought to protect my tribesmen and ensure the peace of the Barbarian territory, leading to war with them. To actively wage war against the Pure Yang Realm now is an entirely different matter, differing in nature." The Jiuli Barbarian King's dissatisfaction with the Supreme Dao Sect grew ever stronger in his heart.

Over the years, the Jiuli Tribe has waged wars across many worlds. Was it truly the nature of the Barbarians to be belligerent? Absolutely not. It was all to help the Supreme Dao Sect carry out those secret, dirty tasks, eliminating dissidents. Each time the Jiuli Tribe expended maximum Heart Power to remove demons and strong indigenous forces from those worlds, the people from the Supreme Dao Sect would descend. Under the guise of spreading Dao, they're actually infiltrating those worlds in secret, undertaking the madness of capturing "Heavenly Dao."

Indeed, the actions of the Supreme Dao Sect are particularly insane, audaciously capturing the Heavenly Dao from various worlds, attempting through some bizarre method to refine that "something." This is the largest secret of the Supreme Dao Sect, hidden in darkness, unknown to all. The Jiuli Barbarian King only chanced upon this knowledge by fortune and deeply understands the stakes involved. He dared not speak of it to anyone, forced to bury the secret deep within.

To know, in the Taixu Three Thousand Realms, each realm's Heavenly Dao lacks self-awareness and cannot cultivate like living beings, but its essence is akin to strong entities at the Taiyi, Daluo Realm levels. What Great Dao does Supreme Dao intend? Sometimes, the Jiuli Barbarian King would even suspect that the Supreme Dao Sect might be the most evil force in the Taixu Universe. Their actions entirely contradict the Righteous Path of heaven and earth.

Yet, he had no evidence, and even if he did, he dared not spread any rumors. Because the Supreme Dao Sect's treasure wasn't the lost Taiqing Bell, but rather the terrifying Furnace of Eight Trigrams. The Furnace of Eight Trigrams possesses an extreme power capable of refining the "Great Dao." This fact implies that even if the Jiuli Barbarian King cultivated Chiyou's True Body, possessing powerful strength or those who had integrated into strong realms, such as Taiyi or Daluo, they risk falling upon entering the Furnace of Eight Trigrams.

However, activating the Furnace of Eight Trigrams comes at an exceedingly high cost, consuming unimaginable resources and energy. Thus far, the Supreme Dao Sect has used it only a few times. Each utilization is followed by a prolonged closure of the mountain for long repose to restore the sect's Essence Qi.

The Wu-Xiang Daoist, seeing the Jiuli Barbarian King repeatedly decline, maintained composure—calm and unrushed, as if everything was under his control. He slowly said, "The Sect Master used the ultimate Supreme Divine Calculation to deduce the Heavenly Secret, uncovering that someone in the Pure Yang Realm is now attempting to establish a new Heavenly Court. Once this path is traversed, another Ziwei Great Emperor may emerge. By then, the entire Taixu Three Thousand Realms shall fall under their rule, the cosmic order will be thoroughly rewritten." His voice seemingly carried a mysterious power that reverberated within the chamber.

Upon hearing these words, the Jiuli Barbarian King wore an extremely surprised expression and blurted out: "Heavenly Court?" Within his knowledge, the Heavenly Court was a remarkably ancient and awe-inspiring entity whose influence was profound, once altering the entire Taixu Universe's order.

The Wu-Xiang Daoist, seeing the Jiuli Barbarian King's reaction, coldly laughed and said: "Once a new Heavenly Court emerges, then the Six Paths of Reincarnation will once again bind all sentient beings under the heavens. Fate will also arise with it. By then, can you still enjoy life as freely as you do now?"

His words struck the heart of the Jiuli Barbarian King like a heavy hammer.

Heavenly Court, Six Paths of Reincarnation, Fate—these three are regarded as mortal enemies by all Immortals. Recall years ago, Ziwei Great Emperor felt that the prevalence of Immortals behaving wantonly without restraint led to chaos in the Taixu Universe's order. Thus, Ziwei Great Emperor established heavenly rules, attempting to bind these strong individuals with strict regulations. Additionally, Ziwei Great Emperor utilized the forces of reincarnation and fate to punish and control those Immortals. Indeed, the Heavenly Court's presence did impose restrictions on those everlasting powerful beings, amid disorder, somewhat refining the universe's order.

But for Immortals, who wouldn't desire freedom, unfettered and carefree, roaming between heaven and earth? Their pursuit of longevity is inherently to break free from worldly constraints, seeking unhindered liberty. Hence, the Heavenly Court naturally became the common enemy of all those eternal beings. Even Ziwei Great Emperor, possessing unrivaled might, ultimately fell in the endeavor to establish the Heavenly Court. Otherwise, with Ziwei Great Emperor's strength, even if failing in the Haotian Realm's challenge, annihilation and path extinguishment wouldn't have been their fate.

Later, the Supreme Dao Sect, although momentarily dominating the Taixu Universe with flourishing power, never made such aggressive acts as Ziwei Great Emperor.

"The Sect Master's Supreme Divine Calculation is absolutely precise."

"Why doesn't your sect go?"

"With the impending Dao Discussion and God Destruction Conference, if our sect acts, it may inevitably provoke immense conflict. We must rely on the Barbarian King to handle it," said the Wu-Xiang Daoist.

The Jiuli Barbarian King recognized the pressure from the other party, knowing that further refusal might just lead to a trip to the Furnace of Eight Trigrams.

No choice, beholden to the Supreme Dao Sect, this matter couldn't be evaded.

The Jiuli Barbarian King had no option but to acquiesce.

Seeing the Barbarian King recognize his situation, the Wu-Xiang Daoist faintly smiled: "This is the Dao marker of the Pure Yang Realm."

He threw down the Dao marker and then floated away.

Unconcerned that the Barbarian King might outwardly agree while secretly disobeying.

Thus, the Jiuli Barbarian King instructed his confidant, Zhu You the Great Witch, to dispatch forces to attack the Pure Yang Realm.

Zhu You comprehended that though the Jiuli Barbarian King specifically emphasized, he discerned from the prior conversation that the King wasn't eager to exert much effort. Moreover, he was aware of the Pure Yang Realm's origins, so after receiving the King's decree, he instructed someone to summon his friend Wu Feng the Great Witch.

Do not underestimate Wu Feng the Great Witch for not being part of the Jiuli Tribe's core, but he is thriving within the Jiuli Tribe with the Immortal Brew.

Wu Feng the Great Witch is now considered sworn brothers with Zhu You the Great Witch.

"What, attack Pure Yang Realm?" Wu Feng the Great Witch, upon hearing the context, silently cursed.

This old Zhu You keeps taking kickbacks under the table from him; it's infuriating that he ends up setting him up at times like this. The Pure Yang Realm, just sounds associated with the Pure Yang Dao Sect.

Moreover, he vaguely heard from Xu Qing that the Immortal Brew is linked with the Pure Yang Dao Sect.

But he couldn't afford to offend the old Zhu You either.

Wu Feng had no choice but to agree.

He then headed to Heavenly River State, seeking out Mu Sang the Old Ancestor of the Sangnan Clan, and brought out the Jiuli Token given by Zhu You the Great Witch to urge him to attack the Pure Yang Realm.

Mu Sang the Old Ancestor wore a bitter expression but faced with the Jiuli Token and Wu Feng the Great Witch's force, dared not refuse, reluctantly accepting the command.

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Wu Feng the Great Witch of course knew that Mu Sang the Old Ancestor lacked great capabilities, not one to accomplish much.

But this old fellow was backed by the Heavenly River Dao Sect. Wu Feng the Great Witch was always aware of the close relationship between the Heavenly River Dao Sect and the Pure Yang Dao Sect, almost as close as family. Sending Mu Sang the Old Ancestor to attack the Pure Yang Realm this time was no more than offering an excellent chance for them to alert the other side.

This battle, certainly must happen, not fighting isn't an option.

But how to fight, that's a skill.

Despite the Jiuli Tribe having conquered many worlds, everyone was a person of the scene; hard bones and soft persimmons—they were always two distinct strategies.

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