Chapter 646: Chapter 446: Major Upheaval in the Immortal Realm, Undercurrents Surging (Part 2)

An elder who had been to the Immortal Palace spoke up.

Who would’ve thought the Immortal Palace would pull such a ruthless move behind the scenes?

I bet the Celestial Nether Sword Sect elder was also killed by the Immortal Palace.

"The Immortal Palace sure has some balls!"

Li Shihong shouted angrily, "Gather the Four Immortals of Spirit Mountain for me, I’m going to bathe the Immortal Palace in blood!"

If the Immortal Palace thinks so little of Spirit Mountain, then it’s time to make them pay the price.

"Sect Leader, now isn’t the best time to start a war! If our two Great Sects start a bloodbath, there will be carnage and both sides will come out crippled. Besides, we’re not the only ones who want to get rid of the Immortal Palace—Immortal Martial Hall and the Celestial Nether Sword Sect are no less than us. We should wait for a better opportunity!"

"I agree, we mustn’t rush. Otherwise, we’ll be the ones to suffer!"

"Don’t be mad, Sect Leader. The Immortal Martial Hall and Celestial Nether Sword Sect have already lost Tribulation Crossing Stage powerhouses. They’re surely angrier than we are!"

"Exactly! At a critical moment like this, we can’t lose our heads—someone else will just swoop in and take advantage!"

"If we go to war with the Immortal Palace, our sect will be drained of primordial energy, and then the other sects might just swallow us whole!"

...

When Li Shihong looked ready to wage war with the Immortal Palace, the elders all rushed to advise him otherwise.

If these two Great Immortal Sects started a war, it would truly be a massacre.

The Immortal Palace is still one of the top Three Great Sects of the Immortal Realm. Even if it’s been fading in recent years, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.

If a war breaks out, victory wouldn’t be certain for them—and even if they did win, the cost would be huge.

Once they’re seriously weakened, it’s only a matter of time before some other sect gets greedy and makes a move.

Upon hearing all the elders’ advice, Li Shihong slowly forced down his raging anger.

"So we just do nothing after our Sect Elders die? If so, how is Spirit Mountain ever going to command respect as one of the Ten Great Sects in the Immortal Realm?"

Li Shihong muttered indignantly.

If he went with his usual hotheaded style, he’d already have stormed the Immortal Palace by now.

But he couldn’t just ignore the other sect elders’ opinions. After all, Spirit Mountain had come this far thanks to all their hard work too.

"Of course we won’t just let it go. It’s just that the time isn’t right. When the moment comes, even before you give the word, we’ll be the first to storm the Golden Flame Hall of the Immortal Palace!"

An elder spoke, eyes blazing with anger too.

"Fine. I want to see just how much longer Lin Chang’sheng can stay alive."

In the end, Li Shihong decided to let it go—at least, for now!

After all, Spirit Mountain wasn’t the only sect after Lin Chang’sheng’s life.

He was curious who would be the one to finally end Lin Chang’sheng?

...

Celestial Nether Sword Sect.

Right now, the only one angrier than Li Shihong might be Celestial Nether Daoist of the Celestial Nether Sword Sect.

So far, in their mission to wipe out Lin Chang’sheng, they had already lost four elders. If they kept dropping like this, the whole sect might end up at Lin Chang’sheng’s hands.

"Useless. A bunch of useless trash!"

On the high seat, a child who looked six or seven years old, dressed in black, roared in fury.

There were black, spiderweb-like lines etched around the corners of his eyes, making him look downright sinister.

Celestial Nether Daoist hadn’t suffered humiliation like this in years.

To kill an Integration Stage cultivator and still lose four sect elders—this was nothing short of a disgrace for him.

"Sect Leader, Elder Long definitely didn’t fall to Lin Chang’sheng. Someone from the Immortal Palace must have interfered, otherwise Lin Chang’sheng couldn’t have survived even with ten lives!"

Liu Jianhui speculated.

Long Ju is one of the most powerful in the Celestial Nether Sword Sect. If he couldn’t even kill Lin Chang’sheng, that makes no sense.

There must have been interference from Immortal Palace’s people.

"You think I don’t know that?"

Celestial Nether Daoist shot Liu Jianhui a glare. Anyone with half a brain could figure that out.

What he hadn’t expected was that Lin Chang’sheng would be this lucky, even surviving the siege of the Nine Great Sects.

If not for his own status, not wanting to personally crush Lin Chang’sheng—

That ant Lin Chang’sheng could’ve been squashed at his whim.

"No doubt the Immortal Palace is behind this! If not for their meddling, how could Lin Chang’sheng still be alive? It’s obvious the Immortal Palace means to go against my sect!"

Celestial Nether Daoist said coldly.

"I heard Lin Chang’sheng has joined the Divine Pill Pavilion. It’s going to be much harder to kill him now! The Divine Pill Pavilion has connections everywhere, offending them might—"

An elder voiced his worries.

The Immortal Palace is off limits for them already, and now Lin Chang’sheng has joined Divine Pill Pavilion—this was a real catch-22.

"He can hide for a while, but does he really think he can hide forever?"

Liu Jianhui didn’t believe Lin Chang’sheng would stay holed up in Divine Pill Pavilion forever.

And besides, now their target is no longer just Lin Chang’sheng alone.

"Sect Leader, I suggest we watch and wait. We aren’t the only ones who want to destroy Lin Chang’sheng and the Immortal Palace. If another sect makes a move, we can fish in troubled waters."

Liu Jianhui suggested again.

At this point, they had no other choice but to lay low and observe.

Celestial Nether Daoist also didn’t dare blindly order any more subordinates to go crush Lin Chang’sheng.

Who knows, there might be another powerhouse protecting him in secret.

After all, every strong fighter they’d sent so far had died.

"Let’s see who can hold their nerve the longest!"

Celestial Nether Daoist thought to himself, then said nothing more.

He had no intention of being the first to cut ties and go toe-to-toe with the Immortal Palace.

Otherwise, they’d be the ones getting screwed in the end.

...

Immortal Palace.

Inside the Golden Flame Hall.

Yu Qianxue was in excellent spirits.

This time, not only had they embarrassed the Nine Great Sects, but they also casually killed two Tribulation Crossing Stage powerhouses.

They’d robbed them of a bunch of Immortal Techniques and Immortal Crystals, providing resources for Immortal Palace disciples’ cultivation.

"Sect Leader, the Spirit Mountain Daoist and Long Ju’s deaths will not go unnoticed by Celestial Nether Sword Sect and Spirit Mountain. If those two major sects join forces, I’m afraid we’ll be in real trouble!"

Elder Liu Feng couldn’t help but sound a little worried.

But Immortal Master Zhengyang just sneered, "Like they’d really have the guts!"

"Elder Liu, you’re overthinking it. If we don’t give them a show of force, they’ll just think the Immortal Palace is easy pickings! After this, they’ll respect us even more!"

"That’s right! If we don’t make a move, are we just some soft target for them to squeeze at will?"

"Even if they come, we’re not afraid! We can’t just swallow this insult!"

The other elders around all chimed in.

Lin Chang’sheng’s predictions were dead on—Spirit Mountain Daoist and Long Ju, who had been heavily wounded, were eventually both killed by Immortal Master Zhengyang.

This served as a warning shot to the major sects. Otherwise, if they didn’t give them some color to see, others would think the Immortal Palace was easy to bully.

"Everything has its price! Next time, let’s see who else dares to make trouble for my Immortal Palace?"

Yu Qianxue was in full agreement with this move.

She didn’t see anything wrong with it.

Back then, she’d wanted to kill that arrogant Spirit Mountain Daoist on the spot, but held back for the sake of appearances, only teaching him a lesson.

Now that Spirit Mountain Daoist and Long Ju had both mysteriously died, everyone could guess it was the Immortal Palace’s doing.

But since there was no evidence, the Immortal Palace could plausibly deny involvement, sparing themselves any criticism.

Seeing everyone say so, Liu Feng couldn’t argue anymore.

...

Meanwhile, Lin Chang’sheng, hurrying toward the Divine Pill Pavilion Main Hall, had no clue what the major sects were plotting.

He’d thought he’d run into loads of trouble on the way.

Yet no one seemed to care about him—his road was smooth and unobstructed. Oddly enough, Lin Chang’sheng found it hard to get used to.

"Did the sects all give up trying to hunt me down?"

Lin Chang’sheng muttered in confusion.

In two days, he’d arrive at Divine Pill Pavilion Main Hall.

"You’re actually complaining about smooth sailing? Or do you want to be on the run every day?"

Xiaobai retorted with a snort.

"Heh, I suppose you’re right. It’s rare to get some quiet—why don’t you come out and get some air, Xiaobai?"

Seeing Xiaobai join the conversation, Lin Chang’sheng invited her out.

After all, after Xiaobai transformed into a human, her looks and figure were absolutely flawless.

"No way! If I show myself, the Fox Race will sense my presence. Do you really want another powerful enemy on your back?"

Even without her coming out, Lin Chang’sheng could almost feel Xiaobai rolling her eyes at him.

"I already have enough enemies. What’s one more at this point?"

Lin Chang’sheng joked.

He didn’t fear Mahayana Stage powerhouses at all, and even if he ran into a Tribulation Crossing Stage attacker, Xiaobai could handle it herself.

Unless one of the Immortal Realm powerhouses arrived—in that case, they’d have no hope of survival.

"Then go settle things yourself! How many times have I saved your ass already?"

Xiaobai shot back scornfully.

RUMBLE—

Just then, a violent rumble echoed from up ahead.

Clearly, some powerhouse was fighting, shaking the earth and mountains.

"Let’s go check it out!"

Lin Chang’sheng darted toward the sound of battle.

If someone was fighting, it had to be over something special—maybe even a treasure.

If there was a treasure, Lin Chang’sheng could steal it while everyone else was distracted.

And now that he’d mastered the Carefree Heaven and Earth Step, if he wanted to escape, not many people could stop him.