Chapter 1728: The Remnant Should Obey Me

A barrage of angry curses and reprimands fell upon the Six Great Dao Disciples and the six He-He Dao Divine Lords.

These remnants of the Supreme Ones were undoubtedly proud, looking down on the world.

Yet now, with disciples who feared the enemy like tigers, their disappointment was impossible to conceal.

Cultivators of the Law may not need to actively seek out combat, but they must not fear war!

This is a cold, endless starry sky where the strong devour the weak; cultivators who lack power, or who cannot wield power with calm reason, do not deserve to live.

Silence fell upon all four directions.

These remnants of the Supreme Ones had expected the disciples to show shame, immediately admit their faults, and then throw themselves wholeheartedly into the battlefield that would decide the sect's future.

Instead, all four directions remained perfectly still; one by one, the He-He Dao Divine Lords wore expressions of cold indifference, utterly unmoved by the reprimands.

What were they thinking?

"Wicked disciple!"

"What are you doing..."

The Lingbao Realm remnant of a Supreme One flew into a rage.

"Remnant."

"You are not the Ancestor."

The Lingbao Divine Lord coldly interrupted.

"You—"

The Lingbao Realm remnant of a Supreme One was choked speechless.

In that instant, he could no longer reprimand severely, nor could he directly punish the Lingbao Divine Lord, even though the Lingbao Divine Lord's power was so weak.

"You must respect my will, my choice!"

The Lingbao Divine Lord said coldly.

Between life and death, he chose to disobey the command of the remnant of a Supreme One; he had originally clearly known all the authority he possessed. In the past, the one who was timid and submissive was certainly him, but not all of him.

A principle: he clearly knew that the remnant of a Supreme One was not a Supreme One, but merely an inertia of many Supreme Ones.

A new decision had been issued.

Not only here at Shangqing Lingbao Sect, but at Qingmuxian Sect, Tianji Xiangong, Shadow Demon Abyss, Wuxingtian Sect, and Brother Brother Xuanwu's Heavenly Palace, all the Dao Disciples had made their own decisions, and these roaring, cursing remnants of Supreme Ones could not oppose them at all, no matter how angry they were.

"Wicked disciple!"

"You wicked disciple!"

The remnant of Shangqing Lingbao Palace cursed without end: "With such a cowardly appearance, how could you possibly be..."

"Shut up!"

"Ancestor, no, remnant of the Ancestor, do you think you are strong?"

The Lingbao Divine Lord spoke with cold killing intent.

"Are you strong then?"

The remnant of Shangqing Lingbao Palace sneered.

The Lingbao Divine Lord said nothing, merely raising a hand and pointing, sending over a very ordinary Shangqing Light Fiend; this was a minor spell from the Foundation Establishment stage of Shangqing Lingbao Sect, inherited from the Lingbao Realm.

"This..."

The remnant of Shangqing Lingbao Palace casually knocked down this insignificant Foundation Establishment spell, yet was stunned.

This tiny Foundation Establishment spell was actually more than eighty percent stronger than the spells originally inherited from the Lingbao Realm!

Was this a mere accident?

With a flick of his finger, the Lingbao Divine Lord sent over hundreds of spells, involving Soul Transformation, Void Refinement, and He-He Dao, covering every aspect, demonstrating spell and Gong Fa models one by one.

The expression of the remnant of Shangqing Lingbao Palace grew increasingly shaken, horrified, and then silent.

He was a remnant of a Supreme One; how could he be a cultivator who knew nothing?

The efficiency of every single spell and Gong Fa far exceeded the original inheritance of the Lingbao Realm; one could say that the inheritance seed of this remote place had pushed the sect's inheritance much deeper, achieving the best possible result under barren conditions.

If he were in this remote environment, he would not necessarily... no, he definitely would not have done better than them.

Such a being, if he could become a Supreme One in the future, would surely push the sect's inheritance up a step, breaking through the limits and shackles!

In that instant, the remnant of Shangqing Lingbao Palace understood why the remnant had fallen here.

The seeds in this world cluster were not only stronger than the inheritance seeds elsewhere, but far stronger, a gap like heaven and earth, a superiority in essence.

"Then,"

"Why did you fail?"

After a long while, the remnant of Shangqing Lingbao Palace spoke with a dry voice.

Not only did they fail, but they failed so miserably.

Around them, the remnant of Qingmuxian Sect, the remnant of Shadow Demon Abyss, the remnant of Tianji Xiangong... one by one, their great shock and rage instantly eased significantly.

The remnant of a Supreme One was, after all, not a Supreme One, but merely an inertia.

"Why did you fail?"

The Tianji Divine Lord sighed deeply: "This is also the reason why we so far exceed the previous generation's inheritance."

"The Ancestor thought we had not fought?"

"For hundreds of thousands of years, we have slaughtered generation after generation, often dying in battle before even reaching half our lifespan limit, besieged again and again."

"Did we lack bloodlust?"

Scenes appeared in the eyes of the many remnants of Supreme Ones.

It was history, generation after generation rushing forward to slaughter, never retreating; in terms of brutality and war intent, they far exceeded these self-righteous old fellows, to the point where one might suspect these Law Cultivators had become Sword Cultivators.

Yet, in the end, they all failed.

Even when nine besieged one, they failed.

In the profound and vast Dao of encirclement warfare, these disciples far surpass them; they have even developed an exquisite inheritance of combined-attack formations.

This inheritance immediately gave the Supreme Remnants numerous inspirations for the formations they originally employed; if they could master and integrate them, their combined-attack formation power would instantly rise greatly.

Because this inspiration developed from the same root Dao.

How

to encircle; these disciples understand it far better than they do.

Yet, these disciples still failed.

Why?

There was an incurable chronic ailment that could not be solved.

When facing life and death, who can fight to the death without retreating to create opportunities for others? After a cultivator dies in battle, who will care for their own sect and continue the sect?

Who can?

Who can be trusted?

Who can be entrusted with the sect's affairs after death, rather than annexing a fallen comrade's sect?

This unsolvable structural problem!

This prevented them from eliminating the Great Sun Sword Pavilion even when occupying an absolute advantage in strength, let alone eliminating the Eastern Extreme Demon Gate.

Can the Supreme Remnants solve this structural ailment?

The Supreme Remnants fell silent.

They could not solve it.

When facing life and death, their first instinct would be to flee with the sect's inheritance seeds rather than fight to the death without retreating; even the collapse of the formation would be disregarded.

Such an alliance could crush and push through the weak, but could not withstand an evenly matched enemy, or even just a troublesome one.

"Ancestral Founder, now, do you still insist on your own viewpoint?"

Lingbao Shenjun said in a heavy voice.

As the weakest point among the Six Great Remnant Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, possessing rich experience in encirclement, he could not sit idly by, because the possibility of his own death increased greatly; he might not even be able to escape. Participating in the Great Sun battlefield with a severely injured body came at this cost.

If the sect remnants remained stubborn, then he would have to act unilaterally, although this would greatly weaken their combined strength.

"Enough,"

"You, this disciple... you decide for yourself."

The Lingbao Realm Remnant sighed.

Surrounding remnant cultivators from many Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong also sighed deeply, abandoning their own viewpoints.

The thoughts of the powerful change billions of times in an instant.

The Ten Great Deep Space Fleets of the Immortal Gate and the Great Sun Sword Master, radiating killing intent, were about to launch a slaughter and war not for profit, but purely for punishment, fighting until death.

At this moment, the Six Great Remnant Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong suddenly changed.

"We pay our respects,"

"to the powerful ones of the Superior Sect!"

Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu Shenjun and others retracted all their pressure and all remnant phenomena, adopting a posture of respect and humility: "May the order of the Immortal Gate exist eternally in the boundless starry sky."

"Our cultivation has broken through; we are overjoyed, so we have come to congratulate the Immortal Gate."

"If there are any violations of the 'Regulations on the Management of Immortal Gate Vassal Civilizations and Sects,' please, powerful ones of the Superior Sect, punish us according to the regulations and act in accordance with the law."