Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 979: Chapter 37: On the Brink

To possess the ability to kill a Saint Emperor within the Twelfth Realm is to be a top-tier Saint Emperor.

However, those who have reached this level of power do not care about such matters, as fame is useless to them.

Nonetheless, outsiders do have one thing correct.

The situation is indeed very tense.

With the Star Beast Clan, Feixian Star, and the Shattered Star Sacred Land striking consecutively, killing Saint Emperors and declaring their stance.

All top-tier Saint Emperors have noticed certain things.

“The mastermind behind the Soul Devouring Evil Technique wants us to kill some of the Saint Emperors,” Daoist Long Yue meets with Wang Sheng again, discussing matters.

“It’s an open scheme. Even if we don’t kill the Saint Emperors who have used the Soul Devouring Evil Technique, those Saint Emperors won’t choose to stand on our side, kill, we must.” Wang Sheng shook his head, “Since some Saint Emperors chose to cultivate the Soul Devouring Evil Technique, they’ve already fallen into manipulation, what’s more, I can see the flaws in the Soul Devouring Evil Technique, how could the mastermind behind it not know, moreover they can solve the cultivators of the Soul Devouring Evil Technique even easier.”

Long Yue continued, “An open scheme, unavoidable, yet inevitable. They no longer have time to wait, dragging it out is their slow demise.”

Wang Sheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, speaking with curiosity, “Although there have always been speculations about the mastermind, likely one of the top two factions of the Devouring Sect, so far there’s been no proof, it seems Daoist Long Yue you’ve found some key clues?”

“Indeed,” Long Yue did not deny and directly brought out evidence, “Following clues, we found that the Soul Devouring Evil Technique actually appeared within the territory of the Devouring Sect long ago, and hundreds of years ago, the Clan Leader of the Parasitic Race, Chong Xu, entered our Conquest Sect’s territory, leaving behind similar legacies, interestingly, the Xuan Guang Saint Emperor had gone there too.”

The Parasitic Race, Black Abyss Land, are two of the five major factions in the Old Land Starry Sky.

Wang Sheng had already encountered the Parasitic Race in the Newborn Land.

The Ten Thousand Tribulations Continent, neighbor to the Daluo World, is under the rule of the Parasitic Race.

They parasitize within other life forms, growing slowly, eventually replacing hosts, ultimately devouring everything.

This is a truly terrifying race.

Back then, Wang Sheng knew this race was extremely terrifying, thus directly sealed the entire world, ultimately destroying it.

And the parasitic worm clan of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Continent is merely a derivation from an Eleventh Realm Saint of the Parasitic Race, not necessarily complete.

The true Parasitic Race, far unlike the parasitic worm clan, is frightening.

Only the Parasitic Race can infiltrate silently.

Feixian Star still managed to discover clues, which is quite impressive.

Wang Sheng carefully examined the information Feixian Star uncovered, finding basically no issues.

Before he could speak, Long Yue continued, “Just received information, several more legacy places were discovered, the places the Clan Leader of the Parasitic Race went to, far more than that one place.”

“In that case, the Soul Devouring Evil Technique is surely the handiwork of the Devouring Sect.” With so much evidence, there’s hardly any room for argument.

This answer does not surprise Wang Sheng.

Because the biggest suspect before had been on the side of the Devouring Sect.

It’s just that now it’s confirmed.

“Our investigation barely took any effort, it’s clear the Clan Leader of the Parasitic Race isn’t afraid of us finding out.”

“Expected,” Wang Sheng was not surprised, “The Clan Leader of the Parasitic Race is well aware that once the Soul Devouring Evil Technique has the first cultivator utilizing it, there’s no stopping it, the allure of extended lifespan is too enticing.”

Did the Clan Leader of the Parasitic Race do something?

In fact, no, he merely left the Soul Devouring Evil Technique behind, not even actively spreading it.

It can be said this open scheme is not afraid of failing.

Long Yue sighed deeply, knowing the facts.

“We need to prepare now; the Devouring Sect has prepared extensively, surely the plan is more than just that, they likely will invade next.”

“Originally, our Conquest Sect was slightly stronger than the Devouring Sect, but after this incident, with ten Saint Emperors dead, it’s almost even, even weaker in the Saint Emperor aspect, not to mention those secretly using the Soul Devouring Evil Technique, if accounting for those…”

Long Yue shook her head.

If there are Saint Emperors secretly using the Soul Devouring Evil Technique, once the war breaks out, these Saint Emperors will either defect or be exploited by the Devouring Sect to exploit the weaknesses of the Soul Devouring Evil Technique to kill.

Neither Long Yue nor Wang Sheng believed the Devouring Sect would offer the Soul Devouring Evil Technique as a method to extend lifespan, enhancing the strength of the Conquest Sect.

Because the Devouring Sect would never bet that the Saint Emperors of the Conquest Sect who use the Soul Devouring Evil Technique might defect.

Thus, the Devouring Sect must have countermeasures, unless the leaders of the two top factions of the Devouring Sect were all out of their minds.

Wang Sheng could think of this point too; he knew the Devouring Sect would certainly start a war.

Both sides were silent for a moment.

Eventually, Wang Sheng spoke, “Is there any possibility of launching an active attack?”

Since war has become inevitable, passive defense may not be the best choice.

Active offense may produce unexpected results.

But Long Yue directly dismissed his idea, “The Shattered Star Sacred Land and the Star Beast Clan won’t join us in attacking, they must have seen some things too, certainly won’t act rashly, otherwise, after declaring stance, would not have ceased contact with us. In fact, I have already sent the discovered information to them, and they have given no response.”