Chapter 2546 - 2236: We Want the Holy Venerable to Help With a Small Favor

Upon hearing Xu Jichuan propose a method, Ye Hanjiang fell into contemplation.

For a force like theirs within the Demon Sect, colluding with the mysterious is hardly unusual, so he doesn’t mind collaborating with that Deceit Saint.

But the problem lies in how to persuade that Deceit Saint?

In the eyes of the mysterious, humans are nothing but blood sustenance. They look down upon humans, so even if they propose assisting in attacking a Mortal City, those mysterious beings may not agree to collaborate.

Perhaps in the view of that Deceit Saint, capturing an Immortal City is merely a matter of time, with no need to cooperate with humans.

Furthermore, even if those mysterious beings agree, they may not truly help the Sky Demon Sect. If by then the Sky Demon Sect assists that Deceit Saint in breaching Burial Moon Immortal City, and the Deceit Saint reneges and refuses to go to the Border Wilderness, wouldn’t all their efforts be in vain?

After a while, Ye Hanjiang straightened up and asked Xu Jichuan in the grand hall, "Elder Xu, do you think the mysterious will agree to cooperate with us?"

Xu Jichuan replied, "They may not necessarily agree, but we can give it a try."

That Deceit Saint has been besieging Burial Moon Immortal City for some time, with no success. The Eternal Night is crucial for the mysterious; if they fail to devour enough blood sustenance to enhance their strength during Eternal Night, humans will definitely counterattack when it ends. Even that Deceit Saint may not be able to fend off the human assault.

The war between humans and the mysterious is a tug-of-war, fought over countless ages, never lopsided in one direction.

Typically, when the Eternal Night descends, the mysterious become active and launch eerie chaos to harvest blood sustenance.

During this period, the strength of the mysterious increases rapidly, and humans can only defensively resist.

But as soon as Eternal Night concludes, the power of the mysterious declines sharply, and humans will actively retaliate.

Every human counterattack seals countless mysterious beings, even sealing a Deceit Saint.

Though the mysterious never truly die, they fear being sealed.

Thus, most mysterious beings will frantically harvest blood sustenance, enhancing their strength during Eternal Night to avoid being sealed when humans strike back.

Ye Hanjiang thought to himself that there was no good way to eliminate Xue Linglong at present, so he might as well try collaborating with the mysterious.

He then said, "Alright, let’s use your method. You get someone ready later to head to Burial Moon Immortal City, find a way to approach that Deceit Saint, and see if he is willing to cooperate with us."

"However, to prevent them from reneging, we must wait for them to eliminate that woman before helping them destroy the Great Array at Burial Moon Immortal City."

Collaborating with the mysterious requires extreme caution to avoid being deceived.

The best method is to first have the mysterious complete their part and, after they’ve done it, then fulfill the promise.

The mysterious have always looked down on humans; in their eyes, humans are just mere blood sustenance. Humans dare not deceive them, so the Deceit Saint might agree to this request, as the Sky Demon Sect can’t afford the cost of deceiving a Deceit Saint.

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On a colossal fur tarp thousands of miles wide stood a massive palace. This fur tarp exuded dense deceitful evil, with hard bristles like spikes. The fur tarp floated high in the air, surrounded by countless black flying boats.

Inside the palace, a man in white sat on a throne crafted from white crystal. The white crystal formed a stark contrast against the dark environment of the hall.

His face was pale, his gaze hollow. Although he appeared human, his resemblance to humans made him even more eerie.

At this point, a Deceit King whose body was entirely rotten entered the hall, knelt down, and said, "Greetings, esteemed one."

The man in white indifferently asked, "What’s the matter?"

The Deceit King replied, "A human who claims to be an elder of the Sky Demon Sect wishes to see the esteemed one. He says he can assist us in capturing Burial Moon Immortal City."

Upon hearing this, the Deceit Saint’s interest was immediately piqued.

"Oh? Sky Demon Sect?"

Bai Yexing had some impression of this human force. Although the Sky Demon Sect is a human power, it operated similarly to the mysterious, treating humans as cultivation materials, and had collaborated with the mysterious countless times.

So upon hearing that the Sky Demon Sect was willing to assist him in capturing Burial Moon Immortal City, Deceit Saint Bai Yexing was not too surprised.

Of course, he wasn’t naive; nothing comes for free in this world.

The Sky Demon Sect definitely has some matter they want aid with, hence proposing to help him capture Burial Moon Immortal City at this time.

While cooperating with humans might sully his reputation as a Deceit Saint, given that humans are blood sustenance and a dignified Deceit Saint getting embroiled with humans would surely invite mockery from other Deceit Saints.

But Bai Yexing didn’t currently care about these matters. The arrival of Eternal Night is a crucial moment for them to strengthen their powers.

Burial Moon Immortal City, with its powerful defensive array, required considerable time and energy to breach. Dragging on longer might mean they fail even post-Eternal Night.

In truth, the mysterious need not necessarily attack an Immortal City to harvest blood sustenance.

Central State has numerous cities, with Mortal Cities being countless.

They could easily harvest blood sustenance by attacking Mortal Cities, not needing to stubbornly target Burial Moon Immortal City.

But for other mysterious beings, the blood sustenance in Mortal Cities suffices for enhancing their powers.

However, for a Deceit Saint, ordinary mortals possess too little vitality; even the combined vitality of ten billion mortals may not outweigh a single Saint Realm human.

Only the vitality within Spirit Martial Artists of high Realms in Immortal Cities attracts a Deceit Saint.

This is precisely why Bai Yexing, the Deceit Saint, kept insisting on targeting Burial Moon Immortal City.

Yet during Eternal Night, he isn’t the sole Deceit Saint; he could align with others to assault a particular Immortal City.

However, allying with other Deceit Saints requires him to share at least half the blood sustenance, which isn’t worthwhile. Before attacking Burial Moon Immortal City, he calculated that to reach a higher Realm, he must devour the blood sustenance of an entire Immortal City.

Were he to collaborate with humans, he wouldn’t need to divide half the blood sustenance.

Soon, the elder dispatched by the Sky Demon Sect entered the hall. The newcomer had grey hair, wrinkled skin, and was suffused with death Qi—clearly a dying individual.

Due to the lack of trust between the Sky Demon Sect and humans, Xu Jichuan sent an Emperor Realm Spirit Martial Artist on the brink of death as an emissary.

Should the mysterious deceive and kill the emissary, it would only mean the death of an Emperor Realm individual, who was already nearing death—they wouldn’t suffer losses.

Upon sensing the death Qi emanating from Wei Lin, Bai Yexing immediately discerned the Sky Demon Sect’s cautious intentions, yet he remained indifferent.

Wei Lin first paid respects, saying, "Greetings, Holy Venerable."

Bai Yexing directly said, "Speak; what do you humans want from me? I don’t believe you’re willing to unconditionally aid me in capturing Burial Moon Immortal City."

Wei Lin trembled as he replied, "Holy Venerable, we merely wish for your aid in a minor matter."

Bai Yexing impatiently said, "State your terms plainly."