Chapter 596: Taking the Essence

"What is the method?"

Li Heng asked calmly.

"Great Venerable, this involves true core secrets. And as you can see, the information we have already disclosed is sufficient to express our sincerity..." the Third Elder hinted to Li Heng through his words.

"Fine, I agree."

Li Heng said.

He was not certain whether this matter was true or false.

After all, sometimes when the false is taken as true, the true also becomes false; when the true is taken as false, the false also becomes true. Truth and falsehood are intertwined, making it difficult to distinguish. The best lies are not entirely false, but rather nine parts true and one part false; that is sufficient.

Perhaps the Multiverse Alliance really intends to carve out a portion of the Great Void to establish itself. But this is only a process or a superficial goal, not the core purpose. The Multiverse Alliance likely has not revealed the core purpose, as he is still an outsider after all.

Furthermore.

He does not believe that breaking away from the Great Void to establish oneself is that simple.

But none of this matters; as long as it is interesting, that is enough.

"The Multiverse Alliance gaining a Great Venerable is like a tiger gaining wings."

The Third Elder's eyes lit up instantly. He withdrew the surrounding protective barrier and announced to the various Venerables, speaking with great joy. Although he was somewhat surprised in his heart that the agreement had been so swift, leaving many of the arguments he had prepared useless.

Hearing this, the crowd of Venerables sighed in their hearts; it seemed the matter was settled. For some reason, their hearts felt complicated, a feeling difficult to put into words.

"Great Venerable, since you have just joined the Multiverse Alliance, please temporarily serve as a Great Guest Elder. But do not worry, the position of Great Guest Elder is also equal in rank to an Elder and is a supreme position within the Multiverse Alliance; no one can restrict you. After this, I will report the matter to the Alliance Leader and have the Alliance Leader confer upon the Great Venerable the title of Vice Alliance Leader."

Li Heng nodded.

"So, what exactly is the method you spoke of?"

Any power or position is empty; he was more curious about the grand plan the Third Elder mentioned. The Third Elder was taken aback, then spoke cautiously. "Regarding this matter, please enter our Multiverse Alliance first, Great Venerable, before we discuss it."

"But rest assured, this old Daoist will lead the way..."

Before long, the Venerables remained where they were, watching the two streaks of light depart, and could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, that Great Venerable did not punish them for their disrespect or settle scores with them.

Especially Kong Zunzhe, who let out a long, heavy breath.

After all, when his avatar had fought that Great Venerable, he had spoken insolently. In terms of the degree of offense, it was in no way inferior to Xingzun; he had thought he would be unable to escape the First Tribulation.

It was just unclear whether that Great Venerable had intentionally spared him.

Or if the Great Venerable simply did not remember?

"Today's events are truly beyond words."

"Indeed, I thought it was just a simple foreign invasion, but I never expected to encounter a supreme Great Venerable, one whom even our Multiverse Alliance must treat with courtesy."

"Treat with courtesy? It is more like..."

"Shut up! Watch your words! You must not recklessly discuss the Great Venerable! Do you think that just because the Great Venerable has left this place, he cannot perceive the commotion happening here? How have you all suddenly lost your minds?"

Suddenly, the strongest one, "Fan", shouted.

The sharpness of these words caused the Venerables to fall into silence once again. They felt Fan's words were harsh and wanted to beat Fan up. However, these words were indeed reasonable.

They had not yet figured out the temperament of that Great Venerable, so it was best not to act recklessly. Perhaps they could discuss it privately in a hidden environment, but public discussion was out of the question.

"Sigh, my position as Star God."

Suddenly, Huo Zunzi, who had been fanning the flames the whole time, laughed.

The expressions of some Venerables changed abruptly.

They did not believe Huo Zunzi was lamenting his own Star God position. Because they belonged to Xingzun's faction and had not resigned from their Star God positions in time. What if they were settled with by that Great Venerable because of this?

"Fellow Daoist Huo Zunzi, do not spread anxiety."

Fan frowned, looking at Huo Zunzi, who feared not that the world would be in chaos. He was puzzled in his heart: how could someone who loved fanning the flames so much live until now and attain the Dao as a Venerable?

"Let's go, there is no point in staying here, let's return."

He shook his head, and his figure disappeared from where he stood.

The other Venerables also nodded and used their respective means to leave. Finally, only Tianhe Daojun and Number Ten remained.

Number Ten was bewildered.

What was going on? What had actually happened just now?

He had personally experienced the whole process, but why did he feel like he didn't understand it, as if he were in a daze? Clearly, they were about to fight just a moment ago, so how now...

"You brat, playing dumb? But you are truly lucky."

Tianhe Daojun shook his head with a smile and grabbed Number Ten, disappearing together.

The true core of the Multiverse Alliance is the Great Dao Ark that came from the future to the present and is heading toward the more ancient past, so its specific spacetime coordinates are not unique; they are constantly changing.

After entering the territory of the Multiverse Alliance, Li Heng finally understood why his previous attempts to probe the Multiverse Alliance with Source Power had consumed so much. It wasn't just because the Multiverse Alliance knew how to hide, but also because of this: the coordinates were not unique and were constantly changing.

"Your Multiverse Alliance certainly has good methods. Where the radiance of the Great Dao Ark is cast and the shadow of the Ark covers, that is the true territory of the Multiverse Alliance," Li Heng laughed.

You think the Multiverse Alliance is in this era, but in the next moment, they have already gone to a more ancient era; they have no fixed abode. In fact, the so-called territory of the Multiverse Alliance is a false proposition; it is only a temporary territory.

This moment it is territory, the next moment it is not.

"The Great Venerable jokes. This is merely a helpless move. The Multiverse Alliance and the Great Dao Ark have experienced too many eras. If they were allowed to remain permanently affiliated with the Multiverse Alliance, they would inevitably become too cumbersome to manage, dragging down the progress of the Great Dao Ark."

"In that case, how could we talk about escaping the Calamity and the monsters?"

"So we can only constantly abandon them."

The Third Elder said bitterly.

Hearing this, Li Heng was even more amused. So your Multiverse Alliance is actually the one suffering? If he was not mistaken, this model of the Multiverse Alliance was actually absorbing the essence of every era.

The Multiverse Alliance and the Great Dao Ark do not stay in one era; they are always moving. And since the Multiverse Alliance is a legendary holy land without Calamity and without monsters, it would absolutely attract the strong from every era to join.

Just like the group of Immortal Gods who fled when the Heavenly Court shattered.

Calamity and monsters are invincible; if there is a choice, how many people would be willing to perish and be destroyed along with their own era?

Once this opportunity is missed, it will not come again. Once the Great Dao Ark moves far away, the radiance no longer spreads, and the shadow no longer covers, then don't even think about boarding the ship and becoming the "superior" of this holy land.

This is truly taking the essence and discarding the dross.

"However, since Great Venerable is now one of our own in the Multiverse Alliance, this old Daoist does not wish to hide anything. What the Venerable thinks in his heart is also what the Multiverse Alliance thinks."

Seeing Li Heng react this way, Third Elder spoke candidly.

His heart turned cold; this Li Daoren was not easy to fool.

"Come, Great Venerable, please board the ship!"

Having finally arrived at the Core Land of the Multiverse Alliance, the true Great Dao Ark finally appeared before Li Heng.