Chapter 675

The Xingchen Shenwang of the Daoxu Merchant Guild and Jin Yi Shenwang of the Tiancaishen Alliance never even entered the Liyin Shen Valley's gate before leaving again, heads hung low.

This is Liyin Shen Valley's territory; even if Shu Ziche were still here, or even if he weren't, as long as Xian Wushang refused to cooperate, they could do nothing to Liyin Shen Valley.

"I'll report this to Grand Alliance Master Yuan. Xian Wushang of Liyin Shen Valley is likely colluding with Ding Huan and the others. Hmph, wanting to monopolize the Qi Yun Stones?"

As soon as they left Liyin Shen Valley, Jin Yi Shenwang couldn't help but sneer.

In his view, Xian Wushang was protecting Ding Huan and the others solely to monopolize the Qi Yun Stones.

Think about it—Ding Huan obtained Qi Yun Stones in the Wheel of Rebirth Marsh. If such a person could be brought into our sect, how could our sect fail to flourish?

Xingchen Shenwang's tone was icy: "I fear he's colluding with the Divine Clan—Liyin Shen Valley is directly connected to the Divine Clan's Great Star Wasteland Vein."

Jin Yi Shenwang paused. He could believe others were colluding with the Divine Clan.

But to say Xian Wushang and Shu Ziche were colluding with the Divine Clan? That was impossible.

Xian Wushang and Shu Ziche were full-fledged hardliners, never willing to reconcile.

Yet he immediately understood: this was Xingchen Shenwang slandering Xian Wushang and Shu Ziche—and he had no intention of stopping it.

Jin Yi Shenwang wanted to meet Grand Alliance Master Yuan as soon as possible to lodge a complaint against Liyin Shen Valley.

Yet at this very moment, Grand Alliance Master Yuan had a bigger headache than his own.

Because Wang Gusen, the Divine Clan's First Shenwang, had returned to Daoxu Street—this time not alone, but accompanied by four other Shenwang.

Even if Yuan Qing dreaded dealing with the Divine Clan, he had no choice but to personally welcome Wang Gusen and his party.

The Daoxu Merchant Guild held some prestige in the Divine Realm precisely because its most luxurious deliberation hall stood on Daoxu Street.

Whenever the Divine Realm needed to negotiate or deliberate on matters, they always chose this hall of the Daoxu Merchant Guild.

Presently in the deliberation hall, besides Yuan Qing Shenwang, were four other sect leaders, including Wang Zhenjiu, the Patriarch of Dayan Shengdao Sect.

They were receiving five Divine Clan Shenwang, led by Wang Gusen.

To show respect, the human side also sent five Shenwang.

Yuan Qing didn't understand why, just after the truce between humans and the Divine Clan, Wang Gusen had arrived with a full entourage.

Wang Gusen felt equally troubled.

To be honest, before resolving the human Union God Ancestor, Master Huan, he truly didn't want to stir trouble among humans.

Angering the human Union God Ancestor was no joke.

One misstep, and the entire Divine Clan might vanish into ash. The slaughter targeting Divine Clan cultivators—just thinking of it sent chills down his spine.

Yet the Tree Ancestor's call from within Daoxu was overwhelming, even tinged with furious rage.

If he didn't come here to meet the Tree Ancestor now, the Tree Ancestor might obliterate the Divine Clan in the next instant.

"Shenwang Tianqin, we've come with a favor to ask." Wang Gusen knew he had to speak out.

Even if it angered the human Union God Ancestor, Master Huan, the Divine Clan's Tree Ancestor could not be ignored.

Tianqin was Yuan Qing's Shenwang title. Hearing Wang Gusen had a favor to ask, his heart sank.

No one knew better than him that the human Union God Ancestor was a phantom, even less than a rumor.

He could only use him to threaten the Divine Clan, never to rely on.

Now that a Divine Clan Shenwang had come seeking a favor, it was no small matter.

And he had no idea what to do, so he laughed heartily: "Shenwang Wanyan, our two races have restored harmony. Whatever the matter, speak freely—as long as I, Yuan Qing, can manage it, I'll spare no effort."

Hearing this, Wang Gusen exhaled in relief:

"Thank you, Shenwang Tianqin. We wish to enter Daoxu for a brief look. In return, human Shenwang may enter our Divine Clan's Void Forest anytime—we welcome you warmly."

The Void Forest was the Great Star Wasteland Vein.

It had always been a Divine Clan forbidden zone; even when the Buddhist Sect still roamed the Divine Realm, entry was strictly forbidden.

Yuan Qing's heart sank. The Divine Clan had once openly shattered Daoxu Street's protective array just to enter Daoxu.

Now that humans had produced a Union God Ancestor and peace had been achieved, why did the Divine Clan still insist on entering Daoxu? What did they mean by this?

He recalled the Tree Ancestor—could it be true that the Tree Ancestor had reappeared?

But the Tree Ancestor had already perished.

No—he must recall Shu Ziche immediately for a detailed interrogation.

If the Tree Ancestor truly had reappeared, this was no trivial matter.

"Grand Alliance Master, entering Daoxu is no big deal," said a human Shenwang dressed as a Daoist.

Yuan Qing frowned slightly.

Humans were such strange creatures.

When humans were on the verge of defeat on the Great Battlefield, and the Divine Clan came to negotiate peace, Yuan Qing had been desperate to agree—even willing to surrender Daoxu.

Now that tensions had eased, he suddenly felt powerful again.

Surrendering Daoxu was out of the question; even letting Divine Clan Shenwang enter it made him reluctant.

He sighed. He still needed a few rivals here to keep him grounded.

The men present today were all those he could command to go east without daring to go west, to chase dogs without daring to chase chickens—sect leaders who opposed further war with the Divine Clan and advocated peace. "Grand Alliance Master Yuan, may I consult our human Union God Ancestor, Master Huan, before giving you a reply?" Yuan Qing rose and bowed.

Wang Gusen said nothing.

A tall, thin Shenwang beside Wang Gusen stood up: "Grand Alliance Master Tianqin, to be frank, we only need a moment inside. We'll exit quickly.

If you must consult Master Huan, the delay will be too long—we all have urgent matters. This could harm our two races' friendship."

Though the Shenwang's words were polite, his tone was aggressive.

If Shu Ziche or Xian Wushang were here, they would immediately slam their fists on the table and roar a rebuke.

If a Great God rebuked them, Wang Gusen, the Divine Clan's First Shenwang, would instantly apologize and abandon the attempt to enter Daoxu.

This was the Divine Clan Shenwang's agreed-upon strategy.

But Yuan Qing had no confidence—he didn't even know if Master Huan truly existed.

And the several Divine Kings beside Huan Ye all refused to let the matter escalate with the Divine Clan.

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So when the tall, thin Divine King stepped forward to rebuke them, Yuan Qing and his accompanying Divine Kings showed not the slightest reaction.

As the air grew suffocatingly still, Yuan Qing finally said: "Then in that case, go quickly and come out swiftly."

Gusen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Divine King Tianqin! We will enter and exit without delay, and absolutely will not let this affect the friendship between our two clans."

He was already suspecting whether the Human Clan's He Shen Ancestor truly existed.

But he had seen with his own eyes the protective array of the Great Star Desert Vein, and Huan Ye's warning still rang in his ears.

If so, why then did Yuan Qing of the Human Clan still compromise?

But these were secondary concerns—mainly, they must hurry to welcome the Divine Clan's Ancestor.

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Mo Changcan had already reached World God Fifth Layer; having trained in seclusion beside Ding Huan, his cultivation speed was now extremely rapid.

Even with his accelerated cultivation, it was still unlikely he could enter the Divine King realm in the short term.

Now Xian Wushang knew he was in Liyin Divine Valley, and during Ding Huan's cultivation, he became utterly unrestrained.

The Spirit Absorption Divine Array above Great Star Peak could no longer contain the commotion of his absorption of heavenly and earthly divine energy—a massive vortex of divine energy spiraled above the peak of Great Star Peak.

Xian Wushang and Shu Ziche arrived here and, seeing such a colossal divine energy vortex, were both stunned.

Could it be that the Human Clan's Ancestor, Huan Ye, was truly cultivating here?

The two waited for a long while, but the divine energy vortex showed no sign of weakening, so they could only continue waiting.

After a full half-month had passed, Ding Huan felt his cultivation nearing World God Twelfth Layer, and finally ceased absorbing divine energy.

He planned to cook a batch of supreme-grade divine rice, then surge forward in one push to enter World God Twelfth Layer.

Once he ascended to the World God realm, he would intuitively comprehend the heavenly and earthly laws of the World God realm.

Once he understood the rules behind the formation of a World God's realm, when he killed a Divine King or World God, he could open their realm and retrieve valuable treasures.

"Ding Daofriend, I have urgent news to report to Ancestor Huan." Seeing Ding Huan cease his cultivation, Xian Wushang quickly called out respectfully.

Ding Huan saw Xian Wushang and Shu Ziche waiting anxiously outside the array, and asked: "Two Sect Masters, what is it?"

"Half a month ago, we received word that the Divine Clan's First Divine King, Gusen, entered the Dao Ruins along with four other Divine Clan Divine Kings." Shu Ziche spoke with clenched fists.

These bastards—now that the Human Clan has Ancestor Huan, they still let Divine Clan members enter? Absolute traitors.

The Divine Clan's First Divine King has entered the Dao Ruins?

Ding Huan immediately thought of the root he had blocked with his protective array.

At first, he had merely sensed its aura resembled the portion of root he had severed in the Immortal World; the more he thought, the more certain he became it was indeed a root.

Perhaps it was precisely because he had severed part of this root that he kept winning in the Dao Ruins.

By "winning," he meant he had drained two Dark-attribute divine energy veins, stripped away Dark-attribute Dao Crystals, and even obtained the Great Dark Art.

But when had the Divine Clan allied with Dark-attribute forces?

Seeing Ding Huan remain silent, Shu Ziche spoke again: "Ding Daofriend, I've also received another piece of news—the Divine Clan's Tree Ancestor has been located."

The Tree Ancestor is very likely within the Dao Ruins; if true, the Divine Clan's Divine Kings entering the Dao Ruins were almost certainly after the Tree Ancestor."

Tree Ancestor?

When Ding Huan heard this term, his doubts grew clearer.

If the owner of that root was indeed the Tree Ancestor, everything made sense.

The Tree Ancestor sought to destroy the Human Clan's foundation, so its root had entered the Immortal World's universe.

But just as the root began to rise, he drove it back—and even severed over a hundred thousand zhang of it.

No, this root must not be allowed to surface again.

"Two Sect Masters, I will certainly inform my master of this matter. I have another request—I need you both to investigate something for me." Ding Huan spoke.

Xian Wushang hurriedly said: "Daofriend, speak—any matter, we will give our utmost."

"Find out if a Cosmic Position Disc has entered the Divine Realm. Also, have you ever heard of the Human Clan's Dao Ancestor?"

(End of Chapter)