Chapter 189: Scheming Against the Ancient Myriad Tribes

"He is still alive?"

A look of shock appeared on Jiang Taixu's face. He had been inside Purple Mountain during that period and had not yet broken the seal, so he did not know much about the situation in the outside world.

Jizi, however, remained blank-faced. He had been sealed within Divine Source the entire time and knew nothing of outside affairs, to the point that he did not even know who Gai Jiuyou was.

Therefore, he could only wait for Jiang Yifei to come and explain.

Jiang Yifei glanced at Zhang Xuan, and seeing that Zhang Xuan had no intention of speaking, he cleared his throat and organized his thoughts.

"Gai Jiuyou can be considered the most renowned figure from nine thousand years ago. In that era, not long after Qingdi disappeared, Gai Jiuyou emerged. In such an era, he defied the Great Dao of heaven and earth, practiced incessantly, and ignored the dissuasion of many, determined to attain the Dao in the most impossible of times."

"He failed?"

Jizi's heart stirred.

He had lived in the same era as his father, so he naturally knew just how formidable and terrifying a Great Emperor was.

To attain the Dao under the suppression of a Great Emperor's laws was simply an impossible feat.

"He almost succeeded!"

Jiang Yifei said this with a tone full of regret.

"At that time, the Great Dao of heaven and earth trembled together, and countless people were shocked, all thinking he would succeed. In the end, he failed at the final moment. Rumor had it that he died during that failure; I never expected he could actually live until now."

"And even if he survived that violent change back then, he must have suffered extremely severe injuries. For nine thousand years, there has been basically no news of him, and everyone thought he was dead."

"But just last month, a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering fluctuation suddenly erupted in the area not far outside the Shencheng of Beiyu, and the myriad Daos of the heavens resonated."

"The aura of a Great Emperor flowed, and even Imperial weapons felt a slight reaction. Everyone thought an Enlightened One was about to appear."

"Was it him?"

Jiang Taixu was somewhat shaken, and Jiang Yifei nodded.

"Moreover, his life force seems to have returned to its peak. Everyone thought he was about to attain the Dao, and many Saint Masters went to pay him a visit."

"It has been exactly ten thousand years since Qingdi disappeared, and the influence of Qingdi's Dao between heaven and earth is already fading. If Gai Jiuyou tries again, there is no one left to stand in his way."

"A figure who has lived for nine thousand years..."

Even Jizi was moved. As the direct descendant of a Great Emperor, he naturally knew many secrets and understood just how strong a person who had lived for over nine thousand years would be.

Descendants of Great Emperors, as long as they do not fall midway, can basically become Quasi-Emperors.

But it is often very difficult to go a step further on the original foundation and become a peerless figure comparable to their parents.

Imperial blood and royal blood provide extremely powerful assistance to Emperor Son-level figures in the early stages, but in the later stages, they become a kind of powerful obstacle.

In the entire history of Covering the Sky, only Wushi Dadi broke this curse.

"Did he consume a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill?"

Jiang Taixu wore a solemn expression, but Zhang Xuan shook his head: "It was just a failed Nine-Turn Immortal Pill. By my estimation, it can extend his life by about a thousand years; I cannot evaluate anything beyond that."

"Even so, it is shocking enough!"

Jiang Taixu was silent, then became invigorated.

"With such a figure in the world, even if the Ancient Myriad Tribes emerge together, the Human Race has enough confidence and strength to cope."

Zhang Xuan nodded, but he did not fully agree with Jiang Taixu's point of view.

"Under such circumstances, the Human Race naturally has no major crisis, but to cope with the crisis hundreds of years from now, the Human Race must grow through pain and hardship."

"Rather than letting Gai Jiuyou live to suppress the world, it is better to let 'Gai Jiuyou' die, and let us grow rapidly amidst intense turmoil and crisis."

These words were cruel, but Jizi only nodded silently upon hearing them.

"Agreed!"

Jiang Yifei felt a chill in his heart. If the Ancient Myriad Tribes were truly as powerful as Jiang Taixu said, then the hardships they would face in the future would be terrifyingly great.

After all, the Ancient Myriad Tribes are known as the myriad tribes, and those that survived surely have corresponding Ancient Kings. Even by the lowest standards, there are tens of thousands of Saints.

Not to mention that there must be powerful existences among them that far exceed the Saint stage. 'Myriad' might be a vague term and not represent such a large quantity, but the strength of the opponents will definitely not be weaker than they imagine.

"If we are to operate this, there are still many aspects that need to be perfected."

Jiang Taixu became interested. The Human Race still has some historical records of the Ancient Myriad Tribes from the Taigu era.

In the early years, the Human Race was frequently slaughtered by the Ancient Myriad Tribes. After all, the Human Race was not an indigenous race on Beidou, but came from across the starry sky.

Upon arriving in this star region, the initial strength of the Human Race was not very great, and compared to the Ancient Myriad Tribes, it could even be said to be very fragile.

After all, the ancestral land of the Human Race was not Beidou, and the truly powerful figures had not arrived here in the early years.

And the Ancient Myriad Tribes had multiple Imperial weapons in the early years, and there was no lack of terrifying figures among them.

Now that the Ancient Myriad Tribes have returned, they are very likely to want to further restore the state of the Ancient Myriad Tribes from the early years and once again treat the many Ancient Human Race members as slaves.

Jiang Taixu had stayed in Purple Mountain and naturally knew that a large group of the Ancient Race was not friendly to the Human Race; he had been tortured in Purple Mountain for over four thousand years.

"Agreed, but it still requires further deliberation."

Zhang Xuan was more confident; he had also thought about these issues during these days.

Previously, Zhang Xuan's confidence was not very high, as the threshold of severing the Dao still blocked his path, but now he was about to break through this obstacle, and what followed would be a rapid ascent.

Having contemplated the insights left behind by Yang Jian and combined them with the general ideas of the Eight-Nine Profound Art explained by the Heavenly Venerable, Zhang Xuan already had enough confidence to quickly pass through this stage.

And as long as he passed this stage, the next part would be Zhang Xuan's home field.

"If we remain calm and restrained, we can take the initiative to fish, first letting those tribes that are unfriendly to the Human Race stand out, and we can deal with them one by one."

"Once they incite more figures, we can also upgrade in the shadows. Anyway, with Senior Gai Jiuyou as a fallback, no matter what, we will not lose."

After the simple shock, Jiang Yifei suddenly became energized, and the strategy he proposed was quite sinister and terrifying.

"No, unless the other side uses a Great Saint and mobilizes an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, we must remain calm and restrained for the most part and firmly refuse to let Senior Gai Jiuyou make a move. Otherwise, we won't be able to catch many fish."

Zhang Xuan smiled gloomily; he did not have much affection for the many Ancient Races.

After all, the vast majority of the Ancient Races were quite cold toward the Human Race, or even inclined to slaughter them; only a small portion of the Ancient Races would remain calm and restrained.

In the original story, many Ancient Races were quite impolite to the Human Race, killing at every turn.

If not for Jiang Taixu using his strength as a Saint King to kill a large group of Ancient Kings, and if not for Gai Jiuyou manipulating the God-Sealing Board in the shadows to suppress the world.

In the end, they even had to take action to forcefully slaughter many of the Ancient Race; it is hard to predict where the Human Race will ultimately head.

The reason Gai Jiuyou maintains such strong restraint is that his lifespan is running low; having lived for over nine thousand years, he is basically on the verge of dying of old age, and he cannot even exert his Quasi-Emperor level strength at will, otherwise, he would very likely pass away on the spot.

Therefore, he did not engage in a head-on war with the many Ancient Race.

But things are very different now.

With a powerful trump card, Zhang Xuan does not mind having a great war with the Ancient Myriad Tribes.

"If it can be maneuvered well, it might even be possible to provoke one of the Supreme in the Forbidden Zone to take action."

Zhang Xuan's eyes flickered.

"I imagine Gai Jiuyou would also be very interested in a battle with a Supreme; after all, this is his own obsession. Now that his vitality has returned to its peak, he would definitely be excited to fight an Ancient Supreme."

Jiang Taixu, Jiang Yifei, and Jizi are all discussing how to deal with the Ancient Myriad Tribes; what they have said is already terrifying enough, but they could never imagine what kind of thoughts are churning in Zhang Xuan's mind.

"However, a Supreme battle is hard to control; heaven knows how many Supreme might jump out at that stage. It is best not to push things to that point."

"I can only say that the Human Race does not look for trouble, but we do not fear it either. I still have some reservations about dealing with many humans and cannot directly use the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art, but I don't need to have much psychological burden when dealing with the Ancient Myriad Tribes."

"Perhaps I won't even need the Origin of that Great Saint to make rapid progress in the Zhan Dao Realm and reach the very peak of my current cultivation level."

Zhang Xuan recited silently in his heart. Of course, he did not show a hint of it on his face; instead, he said to Jiang Taixu with a smile: "Our qualifications and strength are not quite enough to go fishing. At the very least, we currently lack a Great Saint among us, so the other side certainly won't be too restrained and will be very arrogant. Daoist Jiang, your strength is not strong enough right now."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Yifei wore a strange expression, because Zhang Xuan was saying this to Jiang Taixu.

During these days of conversation, Jiang Yifei had already learned that Jiang Taixu had become a Saint, which is the ceiling of strength and realm in the current world, yet he was evaluated this way by Zhang Xuan.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Taixu did not refute him after hearing this, but instead nodded in agreement.

"Without reaching the level of a Saint King, it is indeed impossible to catch many fish. We cannot just go and clash with the Ancient Myriad Tribes without any power from above; it would very likely lead to problems."

"In this regard, I do have some considerations."

Zhang Xuan looked at the Tier 5 Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid in front of him. After refining the Bloodline Purification Liquid over these days, Jiang Taixu was already able to distinguish what kind of substances were contained within the Tier 4 bloodline essence fluid that Zhang Xuan had brought.

Among them, there was one substance that could be confirmed as never seen before, meaning that the substance within it was not the same as the current six Divine Substances.

In other words, it was the Eight-Turn Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid that allowed the Eternal Star Domain to have seven Great Saints appear in the same period, reaching an unprecedented peak.

After experiencing one hundred thousand years of erosion and loss, it became the current Tier 4 Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

Combined with the existing Divine Substance, it could theoretically refine a Seven-Turn Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

Previously, Jiang Taixu felt that he could at most refine a Tier 5 Bloodline Evolution Fluid.

But now that he knows there is a person alive who is at the very peak of the Quasi-Emperor realm, or even an existence of Alternative Enlightenment, everything is very different.

Never mind the Seven-Turn Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid, even the legendary Nine-Turn Bloodline Evolution Fluid could be refined by that existence, provided there were enough materials.

Gai Jiuyou, who has lived for nine thousand years, can be said to be truly versatile and would not be daunted by any problems in this regard.

Seeing that Jiang Taixu understood, Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "I have already sent a message to Gai Jiuyou. Before long, Gai Jiuyou should return my message, and perhaps he might even bring more surprises."

Jiang Taixu was puzzled; only Zhang Xuan knew that if Gai Jiuyou returned, he might bring back a person at the very peak of the Great Saint realm—a Great Saint who has lived for over eight thousand years.

In the current environment, that is absolutely enough.

"But the current situation is likely still not enough; our core strength here is not strong enough."

Jiang Taixu stayed in Purple Mountain for four thousand years; his understanding of the Ancient Race can be said to be greater than anyone else present.

"Relying solely on us few is still not solid enough; we are still lacking when it comes to competing with the younger generation of the Ancient Race, and there are too few people."

"I have been trapped in Purple Mountain for too long and do not understand which powerhouses exist among the many younger generations. You can speak up, and we can find a few more fellow Daoists to come over."

When he said this, Jiang Taixu paused slightly and said: "Looking at the current Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid, it can still support many fellow Daoists in their cultivation. Combined with the many bloody battles against the Ancient Myriad Tribes, we should be able to nurture a group of individuals with extremely high talent and aptitude."

Jiang Yifei glanced at the few people present, and others looked over too. Those present were either sealed in the Abyss for many years before emerging, or were figures sealed for four or five thousand years.

The only younger one, Zhang Xuan, was also considered by many present to be an old monster who had only just emerged and likely did not understand the current world.

The one who understood the current world best was Jiang Yifei.

"As for the top geniuses of the younger generation, the Ji Family has recently produced a God King Body, who is currently challenging top experts of the younger generation everywhere; I hear he has yet to taste defeat."

God King Jiang Taixu nodded, looked at the people present, and suddenly said: "There is no need to be limited to the Desolate Ancient Family; many heroes of the Human Race, or even races that can stand on the same side as us, are all acceptable."

"We can take a portion from my Jiang Family's share; at the very least, the first three turns of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid can be provided."

These words made Zhang Xuan think even more highly of Jiang Taixu in his heart; this spirit is grand and not at all limited to one sect or one family.

The Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid in hand did not fall from the sky; most of it was provided by the Jiang Family and the Ji Family in cooperation with Zhang Xuan.

Yet the God King had no intention of forcing anyone, very generously deducting from his own share rather than directly deducting from everyone else's share present.

However, Zhang Xuan had no intention of refuting him, but instead smiled comfortably.

He cannot use too much of the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid; on the contrary, using it to sell favors to many people via the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art is even better, and it can simultaneously demonstrate his own grand vision.

"A portion can also be taken from my share. I don't have a great need for the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid. As for the top geniuses, I do have a recommendation."

(End of this chapter)