Chapter 706: The Dark Sky Alliance, the era has changed

Qian Shan took a deep breath and nodded quietly.

The Five Elements Decomposition Array of Lord Black Bull, with the endless qi of the Five Elements from heaven and earth, could operate continuously.

This array was protected by the Li Chen Immortal Palace of the Venerable of Longevity, so no one dared to harbor any thoughts about it. However, those two old Venerables were still in seclusion, and it was unknown how they would feel upon learning of the fall of Lord Crossing the World and his family.

Over the years, too many forces have been tied to this warship, and the entire Mengmu Sea Region has become the domain of the garbage recycling plant. Even the ancient Mu family has been unusually compliant in their actions.

They seemed to hold great reverence for Lord Crossing the World, even harboring a peculiar fear deep within, as they began to consolidate the cultivating immortality resources of the entire Mengmu Sea Region.

However, as some rise, others fall. The Flood Dragon clan of the Eight Veins has had a difficult time these years, being completely suppressed by Ji Yan.

No one even knows what Ji Yan is doing in the Star Pivot, what kind of forces he is negotiating with, or to what extent he has expanded the garbage recycling business.

Although it is said that the Great Ascension Venerable was invited with top-grade spirit stones to protect the garbage recycling plant, those Venerables are great cultivators from various celestial domains. How could they be swayed by mere top-grade spirit stones?

With over a hundred terrifying Venerables, their numbers are enough to shake the entire world of immortals on the Southern Yu Continent.

Even to his own people, Ji Yan's suspicious nature never fully revealed his thoughts. During the trip to Xuanwei Heaven, Ji Yan navigated among the major forces for two years before returning...

His mind was terrifyingly deep. Qian Shan didn't really like staying by Ji Yan's side, fearing that only someone as bold and passionate as Tian Li could stay by Ji Yan's side without overthinking.

Now, after thousands of years, no one knows Ji Yan's combat prowess or what techniques he has cultivated, as he almost never makes a move.

But Qian Shan, a cultivator from an ancient family, always felt something was off about Ji Yan. No parents, no siblings, no sect...?

His specific background couldn't even be traced, as if he appeared out of nowhere.

He took pleasure in scheming against cultivators and destroying the forces of the world of immortals, to the point where you wouldn't even know how you died or whom you offended before your death. A truly twisted and dark-minded person.

Yet Ji Yan's gentle and warm demeanor was too hard to associate with such a sinister cultivator of the grand world.

Most importantly, he was still growing, which was what frightened Qian Shan the most. At merely the Unity stage, he could make Great Ascension Venerables bow to him.

"Qian Shan."

"...Yes."

"Send someone every year to pay respects to the Crossing the World family. Tomorrow, set off for the Celestial Sky Domain. I will meet with a few seniors."

Ji Yan spoke calmly, having set down his teacup, and smiled slightly, "The taste of this health tea is different from what I imagined. It's bitter without any sweetness. Crossing the World has deceived me again."

As soon as he finished speaking, ten black-robed Great Ascension Venerables appeared in the distance, all in the early stage of Great Ascension, looking at Ji Yan with respect.

"Only Lord Crossing the World could deceive Ji Yan."

Qian Shan shook his head, a bitter smile in his heart, looking at the cup of health tea. Suddenly, his heart trembled, his pupils contracted sharply, then gradually calmed, as if nothing had happened.

He bowed his head and looked at the ten Great Ascension seniors, whose positions were quite interesting, not at all like cultivators from various celestial domains who didn't know each other.

Instead, they seemed like cultivators from a shady cultivating immortality organization in the Great World of Taiyi, the Dark Heaven Alliance!

Qian Shan frowned slightly. This organization had been active in the Star Pivot Dark Pavilion for years, daring to openly and covertly oppose the Immortal Palace, a massive force that covered the sky, filled with cultivators wanted by the Immortal Palace.

But what they did wasn't assassination or petty cultivating immortality activities like robbery.

They were true war artifact magnates, the largest source of immortal slaves in the Great World of Taiyi, daring to wage war against the Immortal Palace in the Void Land, fighting for mineral boundary domains, a superpower!

Even behind many super auctions, there were traces of this force, deeply rooted in the Great World of Taiyi.

But they never fought alone, always deploying destruction-level war artifacts, their mana covering the entire battlefield, a force that even the strongest of the grand world feared, a taboo force for the prodigies.

The Dark Heaven Alliance never knew what the struggle for immortality was, only that the victor becomes king.

Strong cultivators dueling? Let's see if your mortal body is tougher, or if I have more war artifacts. The era has changed!

This style was quite similar to those cultivators from the ancient immortal kingdom, with some speculating that the Dark Heaven Alliance's predecessor might have derived from the fallen ancient immortal kingdom.

This force dared to survive by opposing the Immortal Palace, emphasizing that if you kill one of us at noon, we will destroy your orthodoxy by night, never delaying revenge, extremely fierce.

The Immortal Palace was also somewhat troubled by this, as it was a blatant challenge to the rules of the grand world.

But the cultivators within the Immortal Palace were backed by forces, and the Dark Heaven Alliance also feared becoming the target of all, so neither side dared to go all out, resulting in a delicate balance.

The Great World of Taiyi was so vast, you chase, I flee, and the Dark Heaven Alliance dared not be active in the open.

If pushed to the brink, a great war would ensue, and neither side would gain any advantage, but no one dared to break the bottom line of the grand world.

A great war affecting innocent weaklings, wantonly slaughtering numerous weak cultivators, the Dark Heaven Alliance knew it would be the end for them. Their arrogance and dominance were only directed at the strong and equal forces.

Ordinary cultivators probably hadn't even heard of such a sky-covering force, and even if they knew, they weren't really afraid of such a bloody force.

Because the latter would still reason and follow rules, having the dignity of the strong, not targeting ordinary cultivators.

Ordinary cultivators were more afraid of those penniless evil cultivators or small forces that oppressed others with power.

Such people truly affected their cultivation, and they were the ones most hoped to be purged by the Immortal Palace.

However, ordinary cultivators had limited vision and couldn't see what the Immortal Palace saw. The existence of forces like the Dark Heaven Alliance truly affected the stability of the grand world of immortals.

The two sides never stopped opposing each other, and there was never a winner.

The original intention of the Immortal Palace was no longer like the founding intention during the era of great slaughter among the myriad clans, as could be seen from the thoughts of the upper echelons of the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance.

In this era of vigorous development, the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance had already developed strange thoughts, with the upper beam not straight, the lower beam would be crooked.

Back when Chen Xun was in Xuanwei Heaven, there were slightly dissatisfied messages from the Boundless Great World, and the threat of reorganization of the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance could be seen.

However, now that Ji Yan had some connections with the Dark Heaven Alliance, it made Qian Shan feel uneasy.

After Lord Crossing the World passed away, Ji Yan's actions became increasingly crazy...

Could it be that when he first arrived at the Mengmu Sea Region, gathering immortal slaves from all sides and finding the seller behind them, his purpose was to connect with the Dark Heaven Alliance? To know... they were only at the Void Refinement phase back then!

Ji Yan glanced over the group, smiling warmly, "Let's go. The garbage recycling plant now has its own space passage."

"Yes."

Everyone nodded expressionlessly. At this moment, Wild Gold and his four companions also appeared behind Ji Yan, their aura overwhelming, with a hint of coldness in their eyes.

Their last words with that person were to follow Ji Yan well and protect him thoroughly.

Even though that person had passed away, promises were never broken for any reason, and this was their path.

The figures gradually disappeared on the island, with Ji Yan inadvertently looking in one direction, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless space... reaching the future destination.

Wild Heaven Region!