Chapter 1730: The Six Great Near-Immortal Lineages

In the boundless destructive chaos, a wisp of the destructive light scattered away.

All the scenes were revealed before the eyes of all beings.

The world manifested by the afterglow fortunes of the six great Immortal Sect Supremes shattered, pits and hollows appearing one after another across the world—these were the permanent wounds inflicted upon this world by the quasi-tier-nine forbidden nuclear weapons, radial craters spreading outward in every direction, filled with terrifying law-annihilating poison.

Affected by this, even this fortune world, and the reflection of the authority of the Grand Dao rules, were impacted.

"So this is what the younger generation once had to endure…"

The Lingbao Realm Afterglow's pupils were blood-red; he had already gone somewhat mad.

Behind him, nine layers of Lingbao Dao halos shone brilliantly, blooming as if burning, with boundless terrifying auras manifesting between heaven and earth.

This was a self-destructive eruption of the sect's afterglow!

Once the afterglow was exhausted, even if the Shangqing Lingbao Sect could survive, it would still be dead—because the afterglow was not only a shelter of power, but also an important pillar supporting the sect's inheritance seeds, the ladder for future inheritance seeds to climb the Immortal Dao. Once it was utterly consumed in war, nothing would remain.

But at this life-and-death moment, there was no "after"!

It was not only the Lingbao Realm Afterglow—the Qingmuxian Sect Afterglow, the Tianji Xiangong Afterglow, the Shadow Demon Abyss Afterglow… all the Immortal Sect afterglows went mad, beginning to self-destructively erupt the sects' final reserves.

The source of the Supremes' power, the authority of the branches of the endless cosmic starry Grand Dao rules, was drawing ever closer, ever closer, causing their power to rise continuously.

In an instant, it reached an extremely dangerous level.

"How wonderful…"

The Great Sun Sword Master revealed a look of longing.

At this moment, he finally smelled the thick scent of death—the ladder to take the Great Sun Law-Annihilating Sword Dao one step further, a sliver of possibility for the eighth extreme of Dao Merging, the possibility of stepping further by using the extreme paths of countless Supreme rule branches as reference.

Unfortunately, such a death required careful consideration for the Immortal Gate.

The Immortal Gate's ten great deep-space fleets once again ceased their attack.

The six great Immortal Sect afterglows likewise stopped their self-destructive eruption of the sect afterglows, the sects' final Grand Dao rule branch authorities.

The sword-drawn tension between the two sides seemed to vanish entirely in an instant.

The cosmic starry sky abruptly returned to peace and beauty.

"Greetings,"

"Greetings, honored one of the Upper Sect!"

The Lingbao Realm Afterglow and the other five great Immortal Sect Supreme afterglows bowed deeply once more.

This time, unlike the last, there was no unwillingness, no anger—just an ordinary, calm acceptance as they respectfully said: "We have violated the 'Immortal Gate Auxiliary Civilization and Sect Management Regulations.' Please handle us according to the rules and systems, in accordance with the law."

"Good."

The Immortal Gate's executive, Yuan, nodded slightly.

"According to the regulations, when subordinate sects go out, they must apply and report in advance, and may only go out once approval is obtained. Furthermore, while out, they must constantly report their position to the Central Array Spirit Computer. Once the position information disappears without cause, it shall be treated as unauthorized departure."

"Fellow Daoists, departing without cause—three thousand years of fixed-term imprisonment. For penalties regarding spirit stones, dharma treasures, heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and earthly treasures, please refer to the Central Array Spirit Computer and the Immortal Gate Zuigaofa Academy's judgment."

"Any objections?"

"We have no objections. We will proceed to the Solar System Sacred Ground Prison to serve our sentence within the coming days."

The Lingbao Realm Afterglow and the other five great Immortal Sect Supreme afterglows bowed once more.

This back-and-forth carried an extremely clear ceremonial and political meaning.

This signified that the six great Immortal Sect once again pledged loyalty to the Immortal Gate, and the Immortal Gate likewise accepted their loyalty. A bottom line was drawn for their struggle—namely, internal struggle with a bottom line, struggle and dispute without casualties.

This bottom line was the loyalty of the six great Immortal Sects and the unshakability of the Immortal Gate's ruling order.

Beyond the bottom line, there were likewise many matters that could be discussed. No perfectly harmonious organization existed in the world—even within a single family there were many conflicts and contradictions, which could likewise be resolved.

Subordinate sects could likewise negotiate with the Immortal Gate to resolve matters outside the principled bottom line.

Yuan, representing the Immortal Gate, finished the oath, then stepped back, returning authority and responsibility once more to the Great Sun Sword Master, letting him handle it.

When it came to communicating with the Immortal Sects, the Great Sun Sword Master was very skilled, and judging from past experience, his results were likewise outstanding—far surpassing those of other Immortal Gate members.

Whoosh!

The Great Sun Sword Master, who had disappeared at some unknown time, reappeared, and appeared before the six great Immortal Sect afterglows.

"Sigh,"

"Linyang and Lin Yin were already treacherous and cunning enough, yet you go even further beyond them."

The Shangqing Lingbao Palace sighed softly: "So this is what Sword cultivators of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm are like? Known as the law cultivators among sword cultivators—you have walked farther and farther down this path."

"Such a sword cultivator has actually walked so far, even surpassing the past, breaking through the limit."

The surrounding Immortal Sect afterglows likewise wore expressions of dejection.

Their sects had fallen, while the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm grew ever more prosperous, surpassing the past—this left a bitter taste in their hearts.

"Senior, you are too kind."

Jiang Ding shook his head slightly.

After some pleasantries, both sides immediately got down to business.

"Honored seniors, our side's conditions are as follows."

Jiang Ding handed the six great Supreme afterglows a contract drafted by the collective will of the Immortal Gate fleet: "First, the Immortal Gate requires all of your Jiang Jiang Jinxian inheritances. Second, the six great Immortal Sects shall be reorganized into universities—for example, Qingmuxian Sect University. The ancestral worship and offerings within shall remain as before, but the ideological and moral character of sect disciples must accept the Immortal Gate's guidance."

"Cultivators whose ideological and moral character fails to meet the standard cannot be promoted to core disciples or above."

"Third, establish the Eleventh Front Army. The Sun-Annihilating Divine Monarch shall be transferred to serve as commander of this front army. The six great Immortal Sects may serve as deputies to military officers of corps rank or above."

"Fourth, the six great Immortal Sects must further integrate into the Immortal Gate's industrial chain and scientific research chain."

"Fifth, quasi-tier-nine forbidden nuclear weapons must be installed in the inherited treasure repositories of the six great Immortal Sects. This is the bottom line—without this bottom line, the Immortal Gate will be very uneasy."

"The above are all the Immortal Gate's conditions."

Each of these conditions was extremely harsh, yet the Immortal Gate considered them very reasonable, because they would bring benefits to the Immortal Gate and greatly reduce the risk of future rebellions.

Moreover, the establishment of the Eleventh Front Army would play an important role in future campaigns against the Great Thousand Worlds.

This force could be responsible for harassment on the flank battlefields.

When such harsh conditions appeared, the six great immortal sects remained remarkably calm, carefully reading through every clause, repeatedly deliberating and chewing them over.

They joined forces to deduce for a long time.

"Lord Dairi Counselor,"

"With the immortal gate's political credibility, the Central Array Spirit Computer's adherence to rules, the immortal gate's treaty can allow us to endure even more."

Tianji Xiangong's Supreme Yuhui said slowly: "But not to the extent of making us endure to such a degree."

This Tianji Dao supreme of the upper-realm Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, Yuhui, from the moment of arrival naturally took the lead in the six great immortal sects' external affairs, quite similar to the Tianji Dao Child of the past.

"We have some conditions, Lord Dairi Counselor may take a look."

Tianji Xiangong's Supreme Yuhui had runes blooming between his palms: "First, our sects' supreme treasures may be fitted with quasi-ninth-grade forbidden nuclear weapons, but they cannot be lethal doses, at most causing severe injuries, we must retain the ability to flee, otherwise, unacceptable."

"Second, our sects' inheritances may be handed over, but the immortal gate's inheritances must also be completely open to us!"

"Lord Dairi Counselor, you must be aware of one thing."

Tianji Xiangong's Supreme Yuhui raised his eyes to look at the Dairi Sword Master: "These are the Jiang Jiang Jinxian inheritances of six upper-realm immortal sects, worth a hundred times more than the immortal gate's inheritances; if not for the fact that you have already taken the fourth step, with great future possibility of surpassing the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm's limit, this condition we absolutely could not agree to."

"This is greed for your future path."

"This treaty exchanging all of the immortal gate's inheritances is not temporary, but forever!"

"Additionally, the six great immortal sects' inheritance disciples and cultivators of higher rank must possess partial citizen rights!"