Chapter 138: A Group of Immortals

The Ghost Immortal is so powerful, yet it is actually just a puppet?

"Master, who stands behind the Ghost Immortal?"

Lin Chao could not help but ask.

Dealing with the Ghost Immortal has left all of Jiuzhou helpless; if there are even greater existences behind the Ghost Immortal, this world is even more despairing.

Zimo looked at Lin Chao: "Originally, these matters are not things you should know.

However, since you are to research with me, it is fine for me to tell you."

Zimo's expression became solemn: "Behind the Ghost Immortal stands not one person, nor one Immortal, but a group of Immortals."

"A group of Immortals?" Lin Chao was slightly stunned.

He naturally knew that the Immortals Zimo spoke of did not refer to Pseudo-Immortals.

"Don't all those who become Immortals go to the Immortal World?

Moreover, for ten thousand years, Jiuzhou has been unable to produce Immortals; where did these Immortals come from?"

Zimo's gaze was profound: "The current Jiuzhou lacks Mingxing Qi, so naturally, one cannot become an Immortal.

However, when the Immortal World Channel was closed, Jiuzhou still had quite a bit of Mingxing Qi."

Lin Chao's thoughts raced: "That group of Immortals, are they Jiuzhou cultivators who became Immortals after the Immortal World Channel closed?"

Thinking of this, Lin Chao felt incredibly conflicted inside.

That is to say, those who plague Jiuzhou are Jiuzhou's own cultivators.

"Yes, and no." Zimo shook his head, "A small half are cultivators from Jiuzhou, while the others came from Otherworld Immortal Worlds."

"Otherworld Immortal Worlds?" Lin Chao asked.

Zimo continued: "The so-called Immortal World is actually just a world with a higher energy level.

In ancient times, Immortals and mortals lived together; Immortals and mortals competed for resources, and the world was in chaos.

Great beings opened up the Immortal World and issued decrees: Immortals return to the Immortals, mortals return to the mortals.

Since then, Immortals and mortals have been separated.

The Immortal World is not just one.

There are countless worlds similar to Jiuzhou."

Lin Chao understood the origin of that group of Immortals.

Perhaps, turmoil occurred in the Immortal World, and some Immortals from Otherworld Immortal Worlds fled to Jiuzhou.

There were also some local Immortals from Jiuzhou who joined together.

"After all, they are Immortals; remaining in Jiuzhou requires paying many prices.

Thus, they pushed out the Ghost Immortal to replace them in harvesting Jiuzhou and replenishing themselves," Zimo said.

Hearing Zimo's words, Lin Chao completely understood the origin of the Ghost Immortal.

He had not expected there to be so many twists and turns.

Zimo looked at Lin Chao, his gaze complex: "I know that various geniuses are appearing in the current Jiuzhou.

All geniuses yearn to defy the heavens and slay Immortals, to Slay the Ghost Immortal, but the Ghost Immortal is not that easy to kill.

If you do not Slay the Immortals hiding in the Heavenly Palace, even if you luckily kill the Ghost Immortal once, it will still be resurrected.

Jiuzhou is already at a dead end; we cultivators have not become Immortals, so we cannot possibly be the opponents of those True Immortals.

The only way to break the situation is to open the Immortal World Channel, then that group of Immortals will naturally reach the Immortal World and be unable to plague Jiuzhou."

Lin Chao was silent, and only after a long time did he say: "If the Immortal World Channel is opened, wouldn't that be letting them off too easily?"

This group of Immortals has ravaged Jiuzhou for nearly ten thousand years, and the living beings they have harvested number more than hundreds of millions.

Countless families have been shattered, countless living beings have fallen, and they have been reduced to food.

If the Immortal World Channel opens and these Immortals just dust themselves off and leave, it would be letting them off too easily.

Zimo's voice was filled with sighs: "Jiuzhou cannot even defeat a single Ghost Immortal, so how can it deal with a group of Immortals?

Even if Jiuzhou had a great explosion and Slayed that group of Immortals, obtaining the Mingxing Qi on them, can you guarantee that they would not become a second group of Ghost Immortals?"

Lin Chao fell silent.

He naturally knew that the longer a cultivator lives, the more they fear death.

If they let the cultivators of Jiuzhou succeed in defying the heavens and slaying Immortals, these youths who slay the evil dragon, even if they initially held a determination to die and fought for the common people of the world.

When the battle is over, and they are faced with death or survival, I fear that many cultivators, after struggling, would choose to live.

Human hearts cannot be tested.

Perhaps, they would also be like that group of Immortals, not showing themselves, and using Ghost Immortals to harvest the world.

"Master, then what is your identity?" Lin Chao looked at Zimo.

Master's wife, the woman in the Crystal Coffin before them, is a powerhouse above the True Spirit.

Master also knows so many secrets; he is definitely not an ordinary person.

"You should know that when the Ghost Immortal ordered Aurora State and Dongsheng State to go to war, Aurora State was full of war, yet only our Medicine Saint Sect was unaffected by the flames of war.

The world says it is because the Medicine Saint Sect possesses half of Jiuzhou's alchemists.

Actually, that is not the case; it is because the leader of our Zhen Dan Association is the Gatekeeper of the Heavenly Palace."

Lin Chao was instantly alert: "The Gatekeeper of the Heavenly Palace who Slayed the Seven Fragrances Empress?"

The Gatekeeper of the Heavenly Palace is a subordinate of the Ghost Immortal.

"That Gatekeeper in the Heavenly Palace today is not even a True Immortal; how can he be considered a Gatekeeper?" Zimo's words held a look of disdain.

Lin Chao felt more and more that things were becoming complicated.

"What is the relationship between Master and the leader of the Zhen Dan Association?"

He felt that Zimo was not as simple as he seemed.

"He... can be considered my elder brother," Zimo said with a sigh.

"Is he a True Immortal?" Lin Chao asked.

Zimo nodded: "Half of one, I suppose."

Lin Chao understood.

The gatekeeper before the Heavenly Palace was Zimo's elder brother.

However, after that group of Immortals occupied the Heavenly Palace, Zimo's elder brother retreated from the Immortal Palace.

That group of Immortals, lurking within the Immortal Palace, could not easily act, so they pushed out Ghost Immortals as their spokespeople.

"Master, if the Immortal World Channel never opens, is Jiuzhou destined to just let the Ghost Immortals harvest it like this?" Lin Chao asked in a calm voice.

"That is why we must resurrect Wei An," Zimo said, his gaze fixed on Wei An, his face filled with deep attachment. "Wei An is a True Immortal from the Otherworld; she knows of other worlds."

If Wei An is resurrected, she will be able to take us to the Otherworld.

The Sect Leader has already reached an agreement with that group of Immortals in the sky.

If we find the Otherworld, we can take one-tenth of the living beings of Jiuzhou and leave.

Lin Chao looked at Zimo, ripples forming in his heart.

If you cannot win, you flee; there is truly no problem with that.

Remaining in Jiuzhou, one can only be harvested.

Settling for the next best thing, to leave with one-tenth of Jiuzhou's living beings.

This is indeed a method.

Zimo looked at Lin Chao and continued: "I know this decision is very frustrating, but it is the best way for now."

"If Jiuzhou joins forces and still cannot even defeat the Ghost Immortals, how can we Slay the Immortals behind the Ghost Immortals?"

Lin Chao glanced at the young woman in the Ice Coffin: "Master, I will do my best to help you resurrect Wei An."

Resurrecting Wei An is fraught with difficulties.

But it involves Spirituality, which is worth Lin Chao's study.

Wei An's current state is very similar to that of Jia Xiangjun.

If he can resurrect Wei An, then it is not impossible to extend Jia Xiangjun's life.

Moreover, Master Zimo is right.

Taking away one-tenth of the living beings of Jiuzhou is also a choice for Jiuzhou, is it not?

He will not deny the choices of others.

Hearing Lin Chao's words, Zimo revealed a smile, though the smile revealed a sense of heartache.

"Taking away one-tenth of the living beings is already the best way."

"Unless... the Immortal World Channel opens."

But the Immortal World Channel is closed, and even that group of Immortals cannot open it, let alone them.

That group of Immortals wants to go to the Immortal World even more than they do.

As for defeating that group of Immortals, there is no need to even think about it; it is impossible.

(End of this chapter)