Chapter 732 - 368: Erase All Conflicts with War

Chapter 732: Chapter 368: Erase All Conflicts with War

"Say something. What’s with the silence?"

The Sect Leader of the Medicine Immortal Sect said worriedly, "We can’t stop it. First Grade Spiritual Veins keep disappearing, and none of our defenses are working. This is definitely not the work of an ordinary power. Everyone is coming to us to complain."

The spokesperson for the Carefree Immortal Sect looked at Wuwei Zi of the Infinite Daoist Sect and said, "The matter with the Ji Family is still unresolved, and now this issue has suddenly appeared in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races. Over the past six months, we’ve received many letters, and a lot of things are pointing toward your Daoist Sect. Wuwei Zi, what do you have to say?"

Wuwei Zi said calmly, "My suggestion is to seal the passage completely. Can you all not see? Ever since the Realm of Ten Thousand Races changed, everything seems to be aimed at the Cultivation Immortality Realm. First, the altar sacrifices, and now these Spirit Vein missions. All of this is digging up the very roots of the Cultivation Immortality Realm!"

At that, everyone fell silent.

Wuwei Zi looked at the other four and continued, "As for stealing Spirit Veins, the only ones who could do so this stealthily are the Shadow Alliance. I know what you’re all thinking. Do you think I don’t desire the same things? But compared to our ten-thousand-year foundation, sealing the passage is the correct course of action. Otherwise, the Realm of Ten Thousand Races will eventually devour all the resources of the Cultivation Immortality Realm. When that time comes, it will spell the end for us all!"

The spokesperson for the Celestial Sword Sect sighed. "We may agree, but the other powers certainly won’t. The agreement in Ice City is the best example. Back then, they hadn’t even gotten a taste of the benefits, yet they still strong-armed us. Now, countless people and powers have had a taste, raising their Cultivation in the process. They’re even less likely to let us seal the passage. I fear the moment we give the order, the Cultivation Immortality Realm will erupt into even greater chaos."

"Then let’s start a war," the spokesperson for the Carefree Immortal Sect said, his expression grim. "A large number of people will die, the resource shortage will be alleviated, and the issue with the passage can be resolved at the same time. War is the best way to smooth over all internal and external conflicts."

At this, the others once again sank into thought.

The addition of Spirit Vein missions in the Realm of Ten Thousand Races was something they had truly not anticipated.

In just half a year, the number of known and reported thefts had reached seventy-six First Grade Spiritual Veins. Reportedly, some other powers also claimed their Spirit Veins had been gone for a while.

By this count, the entire Cultivation Immortality Realm had lost seventy percent of its First Grade Spiritual Veins!

At the same time, over a dozen One-Star Influences had been annihilated due to the ensuing conflicts.

"What’s there to consider?" the spokesperson for the Carefree Immortal Sect said with a frown. "If we want our Immortal Sects to prosper in the long run, we must use war to settle everything, then regain control and redistribute the existing resources. Otherwise, the conflicts and contradictions will only intensify."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and added, "Who is in favor, and who is opposed?"

After the representatives from the other four sects exchanged a glance, the one from the Celestial Sword Sect raised his hand. He had long wanted to teach those rebels a harsh lesson, lest they always be thinking of opposing them.

The Medicine Immortal Sect and the Lingxi Immortal Sect quickly followed suit.

Finally, the four who had agreed looked toward Wuwei Zi.

Wuwei Zi sighed and could only nod. In this situation, it no longer mattered whether he agreed or not. But this method was indeed the best way to resolve the current crisis.

Xiaoyaozi immediately declared, "Then it’s settled. Each of you will contact the powers at the Seven-Star Level and above and inform them of our plan. Any who refuse to cooperate or leak the information will be forcefully eliminated!"

And so, a meeting that would decide the future of the Cultivation Immortality Realm concluded just like that.

After each representative returned to their sect, they began further deliberations and arrangements.

There was much to consider when instigating a war from behind the scenes.

But the means were not difficult. They only had to incite a few powers, promising them enough benefits and a share of the spoils. These powers would then provoke the low-level factions to make the first move, expanding the points of conflict and dragging in surrounding powers. Finally, the conflict would continuously spread and escalate, growing from isolated points into a widespread front, until a full-blown war was formed.

After that, powers at the Seven-Star Level and above would enter the war to "clean up" certain personnel. Finally, the Five Great Immortal Sects would put on a show of fighting each other. At that point, a state of war engulfing the entire Cultivation Immortality Realm would be fully established.

Once a sufficient number of people had died, a sufficient amount of resources had been reclaimed, and the resource distribution among the various powers was mostly settled, they could mediate a truce.

Everyone would be happy, all conflicts would be resolved, and everything would return to its original trajectory.

「Hall of Ten Thousand Races」

After half a year of hard work, Cheng Zongyang looked at the sixty-four First Grade Spirit Storage Dharma Pearls before him and nodded in satisfaction.

’Fishing in troubled waters really pays off,’ he thought. ’And hiding in plain sight never gets old.’

However, while he was collecting the Spirit Veins, he hadn’t expected that the Shadow Alliance would also be on the move.

But for him, this was only a good thing, not a bad one. Because eventually, those Spirit Veins would still find their way back into his hands.

"All told, one hundred and sixteen Spirit Veins from the First to Third Grades. That’s enough." Cheng Zongyang felt this was sufficient to meet the current needs of the entire Immortal Mountain project.

He didn’t plan to continue collecting them. Instead, he was preparing to adjust the rules.

’I’ve caught enough of my own fish; it’s time to let others get in the water.’

So, he went to the Realm of Dominator’s space on the eighth floor and said to the Ring Spirit, "Ring Spirit, adjust the rules for who can enter and exit."

"It can be done."

Cheng Zongyang: "Change the entry and exit rules for the Realm of Ten Thousand Races. The previous restriction barred anyone below the Foundation Establishment realm. Adjust it so that anyone below the Golden Core realm can enter. This excludes Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Noted," the Ring Spirit confirmed.

"Then apply the update," Cheng Zongyang said.

’Golden Core cultivators are simply too powerful,’ he thought. ’Letting them in would be extremely unfair to Qi Cultivation Practitioners.’

A Qi Cultivation Practitioner going up against someone at Foundation Establishment can still put up a fight if they have enough hidden techniques. With some luck, a counter-kill is even possible. But if they run into a Golden Core cultivator, it doesn’t matter how many tricks they have up their sleeve; it’s all useless.