Chapter 1898: Great Venerable Baigu

Fang Chen was too disinclined to pay any attention to Venerable Yunfu and instead began to inquire about the current situation of Venerable Fatian and the others. Their plights were much the same as Venerable Yunfu's. They had been targeted by the Motian Division, and no matter where they hid, they would always be found. That indicated that the cooperation between the Motian Division and the Demon Race had grown even deeper.

Thinking about how the former number one race of the Divine Realm had entered such profound cooperation with Motian Dizang, who in all probability originated from the Demon Race, Fang Chen felt a sense of the fickleness of fate.

"Lang Daochun's appearance in the Nine Realms indicated that Half Saint Du must have safely led their branch out of the Divine Realm. However, it would be extremely difficult for just that group of people to propagate a new race known as the Demon Race out there."

"There must have been many other God Race members who left with them. Because of the Supreme Qingming Alliance, they also embarked on a path that combined the methods of the God Realm and the Nine Realms."

"They are not restricted by specific paths, yet they can leap straight into the Heavenly Dao after breaking through their limits."

Venerable Yunfu suddenly took a step forward, narrowing his eyes as he sized up the tall and short Ghost Immortals. "These two fellows are..."

One of them hurriedly explained, "Venerable Yunfu, we are Ghost Immortals serving under Venerable Canzhu, but right now, we are also Underworld True Gods under the command of Monarch Yan!"

Venerable Yunfu nodded thoughtfully. "Oh..."

Then, his gaze shifted toward the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower hanging in the sky.

In truth, from the very moment he appeared, he had noticed the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower. Not only he, but Venerable Fatian and the others also felt a hair-raising sense of threat emanating from it, as if mice had just laid eyes upon a cat.

"This object is a supreme treasure of the Underworld," said Fang Chen indifferently, making no attempt to conceal it. "With this item, we shall sweep across the six directions and the eight wildernesses to unify the Underworld. Motian Division, the Demon Race, the Fallen Immortals, and the Demonic Beast Race will no longer be an issue."

Hiss.

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air, staring at the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower in utter disbelief.

Is this object truly that powerful?!

A tinge of doubt welled up in their hearts.

One had to know that above them, there were still the ninth-transformation experts of various top-tier peak factions. Leaving aside the Demon Race, the ninth-transformation experts of the Fallen Immortals, Motian Division, and the Demonic Beast Race, along with those ninth-transformation experts lurking within the Human Race who harbored treacherous intentions, would altogether constitute an extremely formidable force. And above them, there were the legendary half-step Heavenly Daos. Those were the entities truly standing at the very pinnacle of the Nine Realms.

Venerable Fatian's eyes flickered slightly. "Monarch Yan, the Division Head of the Motian Division..."

"He is merely a half-step Heavenly Dao, not a true Heavenly Dao. As long as he does not ascend to the Heavenly Dao, this tower can still suppress him," said Fang Chen. "The divine treasure of the Shendao Sect, the God Decree Ranking, has also taken human form, calling himself Lu Fengshen, and he too is a half-step Heavenly Dao. Furthermore, the True Immortal Ancient Mirror of the Minor Immortal Realm is likewise a half-step Heavenly Dao. The half-step Heavenly Daos of this world are by no means limited to Motian Dicang alone."

Everyone felt their skin crawl. If there were so many half-step Heavenly Daos in the world, could possessing this tower truly allow one to sweep through the six directions and eight wildernesses to unify the Underworld? They understood deeply that the Underworld had always been a territory fiercely contested by military strategists. No one wished to live in this place, yet no one... could ever circumvent it!

"Monarch Yan!" Venerable Yunfu suddenly spoke up, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Right now, countless experts of the Underworld will be drawn here by the aura of this supreme treasure. At that time, you can round them up all at once, and unify the Underworld this very day!"

He felt that being conferred as a True God of the Underworld was simply an instance of immense fortune descending upon him. Had it been otherwise, he would currently be a petty Venerable of Motian Division, waiting to be pinched to death when this Monarch Yan came to unify everything!

"It is not that simple," Fang Chen smiled and stated frankly. "This object has not yet recognized me as its master, so whoever can come into contact with it can use it. However, it is currently devouring an endless amount of karmic force, and there is no telling when this will end. During this period, even I cannot draw near it. If the powerhouses from all quarters of the Underworld rush over, we will still have to face a bitter battle."

"How could that be..."

Venerable Yunfu's face turned blank with astonishment, the joy he had felt just moments ago instantly doused by a bucket of cold water.

The expressions of the remaining Venerables shifted, their eyes turning exceptionally grave. If the power of this tower truly possessed the ability to seize the creation of heaven and earth as this Monarch Yan claimed, then if it were snatched away by the Division Head of Motian Division, wouldn't he be able to subdue the Floating Pagoda Realm and invade the Lesser Underworld in the blink of an eye?

Venerable Fatian asked after a moment of deliberation, "There are quite some ninth-transformation Ghost Immortals within the Floating Pagoda Realm. If these ninth transformation Ghost Immortals come here, how should we contend with them?"

Venerable Zuimeng and Venerable Feishe exchanged glances, their expressions growing heavier. They had met Abbess Qinghe and knew that she was a ninth-transformation expert, a peak figure of the world. Yet no matter how strong she was, two fists were no match for four hands. Aside from the Motian Division, the Floating Pagoda Realm also contained many entities similar to the Enlightenment Underworld. These Underworlds were backed by peak-tier sects and possessed a Ghost Immortal pathway that was only slightly inferior to that of the Motian Division. The foundation they had accumulated over countless years was not to be underestimated. ℯℯ𝘭.

Who knew how many ninth transformation experts existed within those Underworlds?

Fang Chen said with a faint smile, "Therefore, we must take a gamble. If we can delay for some time so that this tower can finish its 'feeding' before their main forces arrive, then the dust will settle without any dispute."

After pausing, he continued, "Otherwise, we must prepare ourselves to flee."

Speaking up to this point, Fang Chen also felt a surge of emotion. He had not anticipated that the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower would cause such a massive commotion the moment it returned to the Underworld of the Nine Realms era. For now, he could only take corresponding countermeasures. At the same time, he had to believe that Li Daoye would surely "see" this. And then the Old Master and Master Yunhe could help protect the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower. Otherwise, ownership of the Underworld would change hands.

Fang Chen's mind stirred. "As for Lang Daochun's side..."

He could actually send a message to Lang Daochun through Yun Xiuxue. However, the other party likely had no memory of him. He could not rely on him to remember the promise once made during the era of the Nether Ruins. If that individual developed a covetous desire for the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower, let alone the Underworld falling, the Nine Realms would fall as well.

Roar!

A furious roar interrupted Fang Chen's thoughts. It also caused Venerable Fatian and the others to look toward the pack of Yin Demons in the distance.

Within this brief span of time, hordes upon hordes of Yin Demons had gathered once more. Their auras ranged from the first transformation to the seventh transformation. The Yin Demon that had just unleashed the roar emitted a terrifying aura from its entire body, clearly marking it as an eight-transformation Great Yin Demon!

This Yin Demon resembled a colossus constructed entirely out of white bones. Its mere toe was as high as a mountain. With just a single step, it crossed a great distance and arrived beneath the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower.

As for "ants" like Fang Chen, it did not place them in its eyes at all. Its pupils, radiating an eerie green light, stared fixedly at the Eighteen Heavens Prison Tower. Its eyes were filled with greed, apprehension, and a deep-seated hostility.

"That is the Great Venerable Baigu!" the tall Ghost Immortal gasped, recognizing the origin of that Great Yin Demon.