Chapter 250: Friend Two, Emperor Xuan!

Huh?

Fang Xu stopped his steps, his consciousness instantly sank into his sea of awareness, and he looked toward the friend list.

"This is……"

He was astonished to discover that, at this moment, the friend list seemed to have been poisoned, constantly flickering.

The first entry in the friend list, Li Xun, showed no change.

But the second entry faintly revealed a name.

That name kept flashing on and off, as if it were struggling against the friend system, making it hard for Fang Xu to tell who it was at a glance.

However, he was quite sure that the name in the second slot was most likely the youth he had encountered in the Chaotic Space.

Perhaps it was because the other party's strength was terrifying, leading to this situation.

Moreover, Fang Xu now roughly understood why, when he had drunk with that person earlier, the system had not added them to the list right away.

He also understood why, given that youth's strength, they had not noticed any consequences from drinking together.

Because that place was the Chaotic Space, capable of blocking heavenly-human perception.

Put simply, the Chaotic Space was like an area without signal.

The two of them drank alcohol inside.

But because there was no signal, the friend list failed to add the other party, and the other party likewise lost their heavenly-human sense, failing to notice what consequences drinking together might bring.

Nowadays.

I have come out.

The other party should have also left the Chaotic Space.

Both sides have connected to the signal, so this friend relationship naturally formed.

However, the other party's strength seems strong, and they are currently struggling against the system.

……

Central Continent, Great Expansion Dao Sect.

Inside a secret chamber, a youth sat cross-legged on a futon.

At this moment, his eyes were tightly shut, sweat pouring down his face.

Above his head, two invisible forces were clashing, the space itself torn apart! Pfft! The youth's face suddenly flushed, and he couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.

His face full of shock, he opened his eyes and immediately shoved a pill emitting a hazy glow into his mouth.

"Just who is it!!"

"Who dares to try to seize this lord's fortune!!"

He is the Sect Master of the Great Expansion Dao Sect, Emperor Xuan, and the foremost person under the Heavenly Dao's will in the entire Heaven Xuan Realm.

His strength has reached the peak of the True God realm.

This trip to the Chaotic Space of the Vast Sea was meant to consolidate the realm he had just broken through.

He never expected that, upon first emerging from the Chaotic Space, he would sense something amiss.

Emperor Xuan originally thought something had happened to the Great Expansion Dao Sect, so after leaving the Vast Sea he immediately rushed back to the sect.

After some inquiry, he discovered that the sect indeed had some issues.

The first wave of attacks launched against Three Mountains Island yielded no results at all.

Even the vanguard forces hadn't yet neared Three Mountains Island when they were ambushed by temple disciples and a great number of sea monsters, suffering heavy casualties.

But Emperor Xuan did not believe this was the cause of his heavenly-human perception.

Until today, while in seclusion, Emperor Xuan suddenly sensed a strange force in the dark trying to usurp and devour his fortune; he immediately rose to resist.

But this strange force was simply too terrifying.

Despite exerting all his effort, he kept retreating defeat after defeat.

Left with no choice, he took the Great Dao Creation Pill! The Great Dao Creation Pill was a gift bestowed upon him by the immortal expert Bo Tu, who stands behind the Heavenly Dao's will.

After taking the Great Dao Creation Pill, Emperor Xuan didn't even bother with his wounds; he immediately sat cross-legged, attempting to cultivate Bo Tu with his soul's power.

"Exalted Bo Tu."

In a variegated, colorful space.

Emperor Xuan appeared here, respectfully clasping his hands toward the figure before him wrapped in a golden light mass.

"Emperor Xuan, what is the matter?"

A dignified voice sounded.

Emperor Xuan hastily clasped his hands: "Exalted Bo Tu, something has changed."

"My subordinate was just attacked by a strange force."

The figure within the golden light mass said nothing, directly waving a hand to launch a purple-gold light pillar that enveloped Emperor Xuan.

Boom! The purple-gold light pillar had just enclosed Emperor Xuan when it was bounced away by a black-gray energy!

Moreover, Emperor Xuan's body suddenly burst forth with a large amount of black-gray energy!

After these energies dispersed, they seemed alive, surging madly toward Bo Tu and the golden light mass surrounding his form! "Damn it!"

"Emperor Xuan, you dare to scheme against this seat!"

Bo Tu was greatly startled, roaring in anger! Emperor Xuan froze.

"Exalted, my subordinate……"

He still wanted to say something, but he saw that the black-gray energy had already transformed into a giant dragon, which took a bite at the golden light mass around Bo Tu! The golden light mass was immediately torn away a large chunk.

Watching this, Bo Tu felt his heart bleed!

That golden light mass is precisely the primal force of the Heaven Xuan Realm.

Originally, the primal force of the Heaven Xuan Realm filled the entire space.

It was he who spent endless years, expended endless mental energy, and gradually refined these primal powers.

Only then did they become these most pure primal powers.

He never expected that a tiny oversight would cause this strange black dragon to swallow him whole in one gulp!

Bo Tu instantly realized that, with the opponent's methods, they could have easily subdued Di Xuan.

The reason he let Di Xuan feel he had temporarily blocked the attack was to get Di Xuan to bring it to him.

Thinking of this, Bo Tu trembled all over with anger.

But Di Xuan probably doesn't know this, and besides, I'm at a critical moment, so outside matters need Di Xuan to handle them.

Bo Tu also didn't want to blame him excessively.

The gray-black black dragon also seemed to know it couldn't devour all the primal power here.

After all, it relied on Di Xuan's body to get here, so it couldn't exert much power.

Simply, after taking that bite, it immediately retreated into Di Xuan's body.

……

Meanwhile, Fang Xu noticed that after the friend list had flickered for a long time, it finally stabilized.

And the second column of the list slowly revealed a name.

Friend Two: 【Heavenly Mystic Realm·Di Xuan】 (80%)

Di Xuan?

Looking at this name, Fang Xu felt somewhat doubtful.

Who is this person?

He hadn't heard of this name, but this person's strength is great; I believe they're no nobody, so I'll ask Zhong Li Hui and the others when I get back.

Upon returning his consciousness to his true body, Fang Xu found Ku Lun in the Vast Sea.

This time, after wandering around the Vast Sea, he seemed to have gained something as well.

After finding him, Fang Xu directly said, "Master, we must hurry back immediately."

Ku Lun nodded.

It's been over three months since they left Three Mountains Island, and that side has probably already started fighting.

The two didn't linger, leaving the Vast Sea directly and flying toward Three Mountains Island.

The waters near Three Mountains Island.

Everything was just as Fang Xu had anticipated.

The vanguard of the Great Expansion Dao Sect had long reached the surrounding waters.

But because of Qi Shao Yu's intervention, they ultimately couldn't even land on Three Mountains Island, being blocked by the Divine Palace disciples led by Qi Shao Yu and the sea beasts raised by Gu Qiu.

After paying a heavy price, the Great Expansion Dao Sect's vanguard could only temporarily retreat into the vast sea, trying to lure the Divine Palace disciples into pursuing them, then seize the chance to encircle and annihilate those disciples.

But after experiencing the previous incident with Bo Yun Xianjun, Qi Shao Yu had already learned enough lessons and become much more cautious.

They didn't fall for it at all.

As Fang Xu and Ku Lun were about to reach Three Mountains Island, they unexpectedly discovered several vessels of the Great Expansion Dao Sect's vanguard.

Toward the enemy, he naturally showed no mercy.

A colossal bronze cauldron, as huge as a mountain, descended from the sky! It directly smashed several treasure ships and the cultivators aboard into fragments.

No pause.

After dealing with those people, Fang Xu immediately returned to Three Mountains Island.

Inside the main hall.

Fang Xu summoned all the Divine Palace elders and asked them about the previous battle situation.

Qi Shao Yu stepped forward to report: "Reporting to the Palace Master, in the battle last month, our side killed over thirty thousand of the Great Expansion Dao Sect and destroyed one hundred thirteen treasure ships."

"Our side suffered 1,300 seriously wounded, 4,200 lightly wounded, and 940 fatalities."

The casualty ratio looked quite good.

But Fang Xu wasn't very optimistic.

First, the vanguard dispatched by the Great Expansion Dao Sect was merely a minor role.

Most of the cultivators in that vanguard were from third- and second-rate factions of the Central Continent, essentially cannon fodder.

Overall strength was not strong.

He estimated that the vanguard probably didn't even have a Divine Communication Realm cultivator.

Secondly, the Dark Divine Palace had been recuperating over these years.

Disciple numbers were barely three hundred thousand.

Their cultivation levels were also mixed.

In contrast, the Great Expansion Dao Sect and the major powers of the Central Continent.

Their disciples number in the hundreds of millions!

Even if we follow today's casualty ratio, if all Divine Palace disciples died, they still couldn't withstand later attacks.

He must quickly devise a foolproof plan.

On one hand, strengthen himself; on the other, weaken the opponent.

There aren't many ways to win with fewer forces.

Strong individual strength is one method.

But this method requires time; currently, my attainment in the Time Dao is already high, so I could try using the Time Dao combined with formations to create a secret realm similar to the God-Fallen Land, allowing Divine Palace disciples to cultivate there.

Another method is to have overall strong strength.

Fang Xu pondered this method, and only battle formations might achieve it.

The place where formations are created exists solely to serve war.

He felt that people should be sent to quickly seek and develop more battle formations.

Only in this way can the overall combat strength of the Divine Palace disciples be increased.

As for ways to weaken the opponent…

Fang Xu currently has no clue; this needs everyone to discuss it together.

"Honored elders…"

After stating his ideas, Fang Xu looked at the crowd.

Several Divine Palace elders also had their brows furrowed at this time.

Weakening the opponent—how could that be easy? To the cultivators of the Central Continent, the Heavenly Path Subjugation Order is a tremendous temptation.

The Dark Divine Palace simply cannot produce anything of equal value to vie for the other powers of the Central Continent.

After much thought, everyone could only come up with the most ordinary method.

That is, to use the influence of the Red Rock Chamber of Commerce to seek sects that already harbor grievances against the Great Expansion Dao Sect, attempting to keep them neutral.

This method carries a very high risk.

Because, as the Red Rock Chamber of Commerce acts, its affiliation with the Dark Divine Palace will soon be exposed.

More importantly, the concrete effectiveness of this move is not guaranteed.

After a discussion yielded no result, Fang Xu suddenly thought of a method.

"We can expose the Immortal Clan powerhouse behind the will of heaven and earth."

"By the way, also reveal the relationship between the Great Expansion Dao Sect and the Immortal Clan, as well as the Immortal Clan's plot to devour the origin of the Heavenly Mystic Realm."

Internal strife and foreign invasion are two different concepts.

In internal strife, no matter how they fight, the Heavenly Mystic Realm ultimately still belongs to its own cultivators.

But the Immortal Clan's attempt to devour the origin of the Heavenly Mystic Realm is another matter.

If the world's origin is devoured, the entire Heavenly Mystic Realm will gradually decline, and not long after, the whole world will completely die.

If this gets out, whether true or false, it will give the world a startling awakening.

We don't need them to stand together with the Dark Divine Palace to resist; as long as we can keep them neutral, that is a weakening of the Great Expansion Dao Sect.

After hearing Fang Xu's plan, several Divine Palace elders' eyes lit up.

This truly counts as a good method.

Immediately, they had the Red Rock Chamber of Commerce bring this news back to the Central Continent.

After the matter was temporarily settled, Fang Xu had everyone go attend to their affairs.

He retained Zhongli Hui.

"Grand Elder, I want to inquire about a person." Fang Xu spoke.

Zhongli Hui curiously asked: "Palace Master, whom do you wish to ask about?"

Fang Xu pondered and said: "That person is called Di Xuan; his strength should be great, at least in the True God Realm."

"Di Xuan?" Zhongli Hui furrowed his brows.

He always felt he had heard that name somewhere.

"This person is somewhat familiar, but this old man can't recall him at the moment."

"How does the Palace Master know this person?"

Fang Xu did not reveal the system's matter; he merely told Zhongli Hui that he had met Di Xuan in the Godfall Land and briefly mentioned drinking with Di Xuan.

"Entering Chaos alone, this person's strength is indeed in the True God Realm."

"Di Xuan..."

"Emperor..."

Zhongli Hui paced; his body suddenly shuddered! Then, with an incredulous expression, he looked at Fang Xu: "Palace Master, are you certain that person is called Di Xuan?!"

Fang Xu stared for a moment, then nodded: "Indeed, he is called Di Xuan."

This is the name shown by the system; it definitely won't be wrong.

Zhongli Hui's face grew solemn: "Perhaps this old man can't recall Di Xuan, but another person I am quite familiar with."

Fang Xu curiously asked: "Who?"

"Di Tian." Zhongli Hui slowly uttered the two characters.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu almost laughed.

This name…

"Palace Master, do you know who this Di Tian is?" Zhongli Hui asked.

Fang Xu shook his head.

His knowledge of the Heavenly Mystic Realm is limited; he simply does not know who Di Tian is.

"Di Tian is the sect master of the Great Expansion Dao Sect."

"Back then, it was he who issued the first Heavenly Path Subjugation Order."

"It was also he who, leading several Grand Elders of the Great Expansion Dao Sect from that time, besieged Lord Yan Shen and ultimately wounded him severely."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Fang Xu became interested.

Zhongli Hui continued: "But that old coot Di Tian didn't have it easy either."

"Several Grand Elders were all slain by Lord Yan Shen, and he himself supposedly suffered grave injuries, his divine fire nearly scattered by Lord Yan Shen."

"This old man estimates that Di Xuan is surely related to Di Tian."

"Or rather, Di Xuan is Di Tian!"

After hearing this, Fang Xu slightly furrowed his brow: "If even his divine fire was nearly scattered, how could Di Tian possibly recover?"

Both being in the True God realm, after Guyuxi had his world origin stripped away and his divine fire dissipated, his realm fell to the Appearance realm.

If it weren't for the funeral attendant protecting him, Fang Xu estimated that Guyuxi would have already died and his Dao vanished.

Ditian suffered such severe injuries; whether he can survive is a question, and can he even recover to this state? Zhongli Hui shook his head and said: "If it were before, I too would have thought it impossible."

"But Palace Master, do you still remember the news Li Xun brought earlier?"

"It's those pregnant Central Province cultivators."

Fang Xu nodded, then suspiciously said: "Could it be that you've figured out the secret of those pregnant cultivators?" (End of chapter)