Chapter 609: 608. Chapter 603: Reorganization of the Immortal Court

608. Chapter 603: Reorganization of the Immortal Court

Ding Huan already had a rough idea of the power of the Chaos Star Continent.

Even powerful figures like Zhuo Yao and Yan Qi were not among the absolute top-tier experts on the Chaos Star Continent.

So Ding Huan was not surprised that the Divine Star could not destroy the Chaos Star Continent.

He actually looked down on Wu Hanchan.

This man was so powerful and held a certain status on the Chaos Star Continent.

Yet today, he could only vent his anger by cursing the Divine Star.

If it were him, he would have already organized a cultivator army and wiped out the Divine Star.

Ding Huan did not believe the Divine Star's power could rival that of the Chaos Star Continent.

As for Song Chengdao's suggestion of entering the Divine Realm through the Divine Star's ascension pathway—forget it.

Not only did Ding Huan know where the Light Heaven was, even if he didn't, he would never enter the Divine Realm via the Divine Star.

It wasn't that he couldn't destroy the Divine Star.

Back then, he eradicated an entire divine clan in the Pangu Great World; now, wiping out the Divine Star wouldn't be impossible.

But for him to enter the Divine Realm through the Divine Star? Absolutely out of the question.

It would be like entering the Divine Realm through the Moon Travel Heaven.

Because the Moon Travel Heaven leads to the Divine-Buddhist Realm; though Ding Huan didn't fully understand the Divine-Buddhist Realm, he could guess its nature.

The Divine-Buddhist Realm was the Buddhist stronghold of the Divine Realm.

To verify this theory, he once forced the Trayastrimsha Immortal Lord to send a cultivator who had reached the Immortal Emperor's peak to ascend so he could observe.

Since the Moon Travel Heaven's ascension led to the Divine-Buddhist Realm, then ascension through the Divine Star must land directly in the divine clan's ancestral stronghold.

Given the number of divine clan cultivators he had slain, once he entered their ancestral stronghold, he could imagine what his fate would be.

Thinking of this, Ding Huan felt a pang of reflection.

Both the Buddhist sect and the divine clan had their own hidden ascension pathways—did the human race have none left?

Zhuo Yao, who had been listening all along, now clenched his fists tightly.

It was simply that his power was insufficient; if he had enough strength, he would have destroyed the divine clan on the Divine Star first.

As Wu Hanchan said, Zhuo Yao's ancestors had indeed fled from other Immortal Realms to the Chaos Star Continent.

They fled because the divine clan had destroyed their Immortal Realms, leaving them homeless.

"Both of you, I have a different suggestion," Ding Huan said.

Although Song Chengdao had never fought Ding Huan, he sensed the powerful Dao resonance emanating from him—every gesture and movement harmonized perfectly with the surrounding Dao of heaven and earth.

So from the moment he saw Ding Huan, Song Chengdao believed he was no ordinary person—perhaps even stronger than Wu Hanchan had claimed.

He took Ding Huan's suggestion seriously: "Brother Ding, please speak."

Ding Huan said: "Both of you—even if we enter the Divine Star, kill its guardians protecting the ascension pathway, and ascend to the divine clan—do you know what that outcome means?"

Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan had never experienced ascension themselves, though they had heard rumors; ascension to a higher realm was not a fixed destination.

But now, hearing Ding Huan, they realized ascension from the Divine Star meant landing directly among the divine clan?

If they truly ascended into the divine clan's territory, it would be certain death.

"Brother Ding, continue," Song Chengdao said, fully agreeing with Ding Huan.

Ascension from the Divine Star to the divine clan was possible—if they endured countless hardships only to ascend into the divine clan's stronghold, wouldn't that be a death sentence?

Ding Huan had no intention of sparing Song Chengdao or Wu Hanchan:

"To be honest, I have little regard for the two of you…"

Hearing this, Song Chengdao's face flushed with embarrassment; Wu Hanchan's gaze turned cold.

He admired Ding Huan's strength, but that didn't give Ding Huan the right to insult him.

"Ding Huan…" Zhuo Yao warned him.

Even if you look down on them, you can't say it to their faces—where would the two Star Lords save face?

Sigh, Brother Ding was excellent in every way, except his blunt nature.

Ding Huan waved his hand, signaling Zhuo Yao to stay silent:

"There's a saying: 'Those not of our kind have different hearts.' The divine clan has always been near the Chaos Star Continent, and over the past several hundred thousand years, they've nearly wiped out every human Immortal Realm.

The number of human cultivators they've killed must be incalculable. The reason they haven't destroyed the Chaos Star Continent is only because the Dao Ancestor taught here for a hundred years.

Yet over a dozen human Immortal Realms—including the Chaos Star Realm—stood by and watched as the Divine Star destroyed them one by one.

You two are Star Lords of the Chaos Star Continent, yet you've still failed to effectively unite human power to resist the Divine Star's divine clan.

Frankly, I truly look down on this kind of cowardly survival tactic.

Today, you two came seeking me to sneak into the Divine Star and find its ascension pathway to reach the Divine Realm. But have you ever considered what will happen to the Chaos Star Continent after you leave?"

Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan froze.

They had never thought of this question.

Who among cultivators worries about what happens after they're gone?

As long as they could ascend, wasn't that enough? What happened afterward—even if the Chaos Star Continent was destroyed—what did it matter to them?

Clearly, Ding Huan was hinting that if they left the Chaos Star Continent, the Immortal Sects and Dao Courts there would lose all leadership.

The Chaos Star Continent's destruction by the Divine Star would then be inevitable.

And even if they ascended through the Divine Star, could they truly escape unharmed?

Song Chengdao stood up and bowed deeply:

"Brother Ding, your words are like nectar poured over my mind—they have opened my eyes. I have indeed been far too selfish.

If years ago I had not wandered everywhere trying to forge my divine core, but instead focused on uniting the remaining Immortal Realms, perhaps I could have destroyed the Divine Star."

Ding Huan secretly observed Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan.

He felt that in both character and grandeur of conduct, Song Chengdao far surpassed Wu Hanchan.

Wu Hanchan's face flushed: "According to Brother Ding, what should we do now?"

Ding Huan stood up: "What we must do now is destroy Shenxing."

Song Chengdao declared firmly: "Brother Ding, tell me what to do—I, Song Chengdao, will destroy Shenxing, no matter whether I ever enter the Divine Realm in this life."

Wu Hanchan also rose, saying nothing, but his attitude made clear that Song Chengdao's words were his own.

Ding Huan said: "Good. Then, Brother Chengdao, immediately go to the Immortal Gate Court and fully establish the Immortal Gate Court on the Chaos Star Continent."

"Take control of the cultivator army under the Immortal Gate Court, and the Lord of this Immortal Court must not be you, Brother Chengdao, or Brother Hanchan. As for the structure of the Immortal Court, I have a draft here…"

Ding Huan pulled out the organizational structure of the Immortal Court from the Pangu Great World, made slight modifications, and gave it to Song Chengdao.

Song Chengdao took it, scanned it quickly, and immediately said: "This is easy—we'll go to the Immortal Gate Court now, and the Immortal Court can be rebuilt in no time."

To Song Chengdao, the First Star Lord, this task was as simple as flipping his hand—hardly requiring even a day.

As for the cultivator army, he believed that if he wanted control, he could seize it anytime.

"Then I'll go with you," Ding Huan decided—he wanted to resolve this quickly and return to the Semi-Divine Star Continent.

Song Chengdao vaguely sensed Ding Huan's intent, yet he still asked:

"Brother Ding, I don't care about the position of Immortal Court Lord. As long as I remain on the Chaos Star Continent, no one is more suited to it than I am."

Ding Huan said: "You two are naturally coming with me to seek the chance to ascend to the Divine Realm—why stay here as Immortal Court Lord?"

Though he said this, Ding Huan did not truly believe that Song Chengdao, after closing himself off for so many years, could simply reclaim control of the cultivator army.

Power, once released, is easy to give but hard to reclaim.

"You have a way to enter the Divine Realm?" Song Chengdao stared at Ding Huan in surprise.

Wu Hanchan also grew excited—on the strength of those words alone, no matter how much Ding Huan looked down on him, he wouldn't care.

"I'm not certain, but if there is any place where one can ascend to the Divine Realm, the place I'm about to go is certainly one of them."

Ding Huan did not commit himself fully.

He did not know whether the Semi-Divine Star Continent allowed ascension—he would have to go there and see for himself.

"Brother Zhuo, you and Sister Yan should entrust the Divine Sword Manor to someone else and come with me."

Ding Huan planned to destroy Shenxing and then not return to the Chaos Star Continent—he would head directly to the Semi-Divine Star Continent.

"My younger cousin Zhuo Zhuo Yongwu has returned to the Divine Sword Manor; the manor can be entrusted to him. But my brother Wu Shang…"

Ding Huan knew Zhuo Yao was uneasy about Zhuo Wushang: "Brother Zhuo, Wu Shang's future achievements will surely not fall short of yours. You've done all you could to help him. Now, staying by his side may not help him anymore."

"And ascending to the Divine Realm? You cannot take Wu Shang with you."

Zhuo Yao understood Ding Huan's meaning.

Zhuo Wushang cultivates the Hongmeng Dao. His couple had taught him the Hongmeng Dao.

His future accomplishments depend not on their presence beside him.

"Alright, I'll speak to A Qi."

After Zhuo Yao left, Ding Huan turned to Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan: "You two may return to the Immortal Gate Court first and handle what I just mentioned. I'll join you shortly with Zhuo Yao."

Ding Huan was certain Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan had teleportation talismans to reach the Immortal Gate Court directly.

The sooner Shenxing is destroyed, the sooner he can leave.

…

Ding Huan had called the Immortal Gate Court on the Chaos Star Continent bizarre precisely because it did not control the cultivator army.

It only managed minor internal affairs of the Chaos Star Continent's Immortal Court, and even those were enforced by Wu Hanchan through brute, irrational force.

In Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan's minds, as the First and Second Star Lords, summoning the Cultivator Army Commanders and Generals was a single command away.

What stunned them was that upon returning to Jiuxu Immortal Peak, they sent out several summoning orders—yet not a single Cultivator Army Commander, General, or even a lowly soldier returned.

Moreover, of the seven Domain Lords under the Immortal Gate Court, only three returned; the rest neither came back nor sent any word.

Even if Song Chengdao and Wu Hanchan were slow-witted, they now realized something was wrong.

Not only could they no longer command the Chaos Star Continent's cultivator army—they couldn't even summon them.

Worse still, only three of their seven Domain Lords responded.