The clan elders all expressed their lack of understanding.
"This doesn’t align with our Heart Division’s style of staying out of external grudges and entanglements."
"Alliancing with the Feixian Sect means facing their enemies together."
"Indeed, the Feixian Sect is quite a whirlpool..."
Qingsuo shook her head.
"As of now, there’s no way to have both choices; we must make a decision."
"Self-preservation is no longer possible."
"I bet, even if we break with Jiang Cheng this time, that Saint Bi Feng will come up with other troubles to threaten us next."
"Compared to that scoundrel, I’m more inclined to stand with Jiang Cheng."
The clan elders gradually fell silent.
They had to admit that Qingsuo made sense.
Back when Saint Bi Feng and the Eight Tribes discussed matters about entering the Void Immortal Realm, he made many excessive demands.
Seeing their eagerness to enter, he deliberately extorted them.
The high-ups of the Eight Tribes were made utterly exhausted by him.
Given this person’s style, more issues are bound to come up later.
The next day, Jiang Cheng saw the group from the Heart Division again.
"Sect Leader Jiang, to be honest, besides congratulating you, we are here to remind you to be cautious of that Saint Bi Feng."
Revealing everything also requires skill.
For instance, now Qingsuo’s words made it sound like yesterday they were sincerely congratulating him, sounding quite nice.
Jiang Cheng suspiciously glanced at her, is the Heart Division really this enthusiastic?
"Saint Bi Feng? The only Saint Tier in the Thousand Spirit Domain, what’s the deal with him?"
"Is he planning to attack me?"
He was a bit excited, hoping everyone would come against him, so he could earn more points.
For some reason, after Qingsuo said the word ’not,’ Jiang Cheng on the other side seemed disappointed.
"After you guys destroyed the Silence Sacred Land, Saint Bi Feng came to our Heart Division."
"He asked us to cooperate in sanctioning you."
Brother Cheng frowned, feeling very discomforted.
Damn Saint, can’t you be a bit bolder and attack directly?
If you’re afraid, just call more people; what’s with this vague sanction?
Qingsuo’s expression was heavy as she said, "He wants us to seal the entrance to the Void Immortal Realm after some time, preventing you and Lan Ti from entering."
Before Jiang Cheng could speak, Lan Ti couldn’t hold back.
"How can he be so despicable and shameless?"
Her purplish eyes seemed to be on the verge of spewing fire: "That Bone Refining Banner was something he schemed to take from our Witch Division, how can he have the authority..."
The Witch Division now only has her left.
Even if she wanted to develop it, there’s no way to; her sole hope over the years was to ascend to the Immortal Realm someday.
To find the Witch Ancestor among the nine Immortal Ancestors of the past, and find other Immortal Realm clan members.
For this goal, she has been lurking in the Qianxing Dynasty for three years to acquire the Four-direction Primordial Cauldron.
Now an unforeseen event has occurred, it’s imaginable what her mood is.
"Clan Leader, did you... agree to his demands?"
Her tears began to spill over, filled with loss, disappointment, and heartache.
The Heart Division holds some significance in her heart.
"Lan Ti, don’t worry, we certainly won’t agree to such unreasonable demands."
Qingsuo sighed secretly; initially, they had agreed.
Other clan elders chimed in: "That’s right, how could we possibly abandon you?"
"We firmly rejected him at the time!"
"Then hurried here overnight just to inform Sect Leader Jiang about this."
"Indeed, we are willing to share fate with the Feixian Sect."
A slew of kind words filled Lan Ti’s heart with warmth and gratitude.
But Brother Cheng was unaffected.
"Ah?" Qingsuo was taken aback.
"I mean, is his so-called sanction just that?"
The members of the Heart Division were nearly speechless.
Isn’t this severe enough?
"Sect Leader Jiang, don’t take this lightly, unless you don’t want to enter the Void Immortal Realm, this concerns your entire life!"
"Yes, to enter the Void Immortal Realm, you need the combined power of nine Magical Treasures. The Bone Refining Banner is in his possession, which makes the matter extremely tricky."
"Missing this opportunity for entry might mean there will never be another chance."
Jiang Cheng nodded to show understanding.
"I do plan on entering the Void Immortal Realm, but isn’t this matter rather easy to resolve?"
They were all utterly exhausted, alright?
Could he actually have some clever plan?
"Saint Bi Feng is insidious and deceitful, extremely difficult to handle."
"Sect Leader Jiang, persuading him to agree to let you through is unlikely."
Jiang Cheng chuckled: "I never planned on wasting my breath with him; just snatching the Bone Refining Banner from his hands solves it, doesn’t it?"
He never quite understood why the Immortal Remnant Race’s Eight Tribes agreed to cooperate with Saint Bi Feng.
When this guy appears, if the Eight Tribes charged at him all together, wouldn’t it make sense to bash his brains out and take the Bone Refining Banner?
That way, no longer having to see the face of that so-called Saint.
Once all nine Magical Treasures are in hand, the Immortal Remnant Race can do whatever they want internally, how satisfying.
Since the Immortal Remnant Race doesn’t go snatching it, I’ll go snatch it.
By obtaining the Bone Refining Banner, controlling the initiative to enter the Void Immortal Realm is within grasp.
Choosing when to open becomes optional.
Qingsuo and the others wore bewildered expressions as if listening to dream talk.
She forced a smile: "Sect Leader Jiang makes things sound too simple."
"Although Saint Bi Feng’s character is poor, his strength is genuinely formidable. He’s reached the Peak of Saint Tier, among the top experts in all major domains."
Of course, this didn’t faze Brother Cheng; in front of the Resurrection Skill, is strength even meaningful?
"Could it be that your Eight Tribes combined can’t take him down?"
Qingsuo shook her head.
"Can’t take him down."
"He only came with a Dharma Body; the Bone Refining Banner is on his main body, killing the Dharma Body will completely eliminate the possibility of opening the Void Immortal Realm."
"Find his main body then. Isn’t he the Supreme Elder of the Tongyou Sacred Land? You tribes should band together and attack."
The clan elders of the Heart Division all shook their heads.
They suddenly doubted whether cooperating with Jiang Cheng was the right decision this time.
His talent is indeed extremely strong, but his words seem impulsively naive like a three-year-old.
Simply put, he appears to lack intelligence.
"It’s impossible to attack."
Qingsuo patiently explained: "The remaining Seven Tribes coming across domains will be oppressed by rules, making it hard to exert full strength."
"Moreover, Saint Tier experts have numerous means of survival. Even if defeated, they can escape, making them extremely hard to kill. Over nearly ten million years, no Saint Tier has been slain in the Lower Realm."
"Additionally, Bi Feng has vast connections and allies in other domains."
"The location of his main body is also unknown."
"Once we fail to kill him, both sides will be completely torn apart."
"Opening the Void Immortal Realm will become impossible."
What she said indeed posed challenges.
But to Jiang Cheng, it was hardly anything.
His only consideration now was the location of Saint Bi Feng’s main body.
If he could encounter it...
This so-called insidious, powerful, wide-networked individual could prematurely be declared with the lid on a coffin.