Chapter 1248

Monster race? Indeed, they make a fine pawn.

The Netherkill Old Ancestor wore a cold smile; in the name of 'cooperation' with the monster race, they have been driving them for endless ages.

So-called cooperation, due to the disparity in strength, ultimately turns into orders!

But between them, it's also a case of one willing to strike and the other willing to endure.

The monster race gladly accepts this cooperation.

But at this moment, the Eroding Origin Old Ancestor frowned and said, "However, the monster race has always been a fence-sitter. Their cooperation with us over these endless ages is only because the Everlasting Heaven is weak. But this battle has been fought with great fanfare; surely the outside world now knows that my Strange Palace has been invaded!"

Moreover, that blood-skirted woman once slaughtered wildly in Yunlan Heaven, wiping out the entire monster army; they may not be willing to submit to our command as before.

Hearing this, the Netherkill Old Ancestor, seated high in the black mist, gave a cold smile and said, "That's easily handled."

He waved his large hand, and an ancient jade slip flew out.

Sizzle!

The ancient jade slip was suddenly activated, revealing an image.

The final scene of the Butterfly Moon's final dissipation.

That gigantic blood butterfly ultimately turned into countless fragments, a brilliant finale, returning to nothing; around the blood butterfly lay shattered star seas and numerous stellar remnants, and in the distance, the severed limbs of some ancestors could be faintly seen.

The image ends here!

The Netherkill Old Ancestor said lightly, "The outside world only knows that my Strange Palace was invaded, but not that we suffered heavy losses; we outwardly claim we have slain that blood-skirted woman, letting the monster race cooperate with us without worry."

Everyone deeply agreed.

The Grim Sorrow Old Ancestor pointed to the horrifying ruins around the blood butterfly and said, "This image also shows many corpses of our ancestors; wouldn't that make the monster race hesitate?"

"I doubt it!" the Netherkill Old Ancestor said with a confident smile, "This shows that blood-skirted woman was extremely powerful, but since we have slain her, aren't we even stronger?"

"Excellent! Hahaha!" the Grim Sorrow Old Ancestor burst into laughter.

The Netherkill Old Ancestor hammered home the point: "This time, the commotion in the Monster Heaven Plains must be great. Since Monster Heaven Plains is also part of the World Tree, any trouble there will not be ignored by Qi Chunjiang and Lu Xuan, thereby buying us time."

The Nether Formation Elder timely took out some formation discs and introduced, "These are the formation discs I engraved; as long as we give them to the Heavenly Horse Clan, the Golden Crow Clan, and the Teng Snake Clan, letting them activate the discs will defile the starry sky and seize the power of the World Tree."

Of course, this is merely the surface; the true purpose of this formation disc is to activate the Burial Heaven Grand Formation located in the Monster Heaven Plains.

Burial Heaven Grand Formation!

This is the layout that the Gloomy Palace has plotted for endless ages.

The Netherkill Old Ancestor's eyes flickered with a dreadful dark light, "Nether Formation, you will oversee this Burial Heaven Grand Formation; share your thoughts."

The Nether Formation Elder nodded, flicked his sleeve, and projected an image of a divine tree.

The divine tree stood towering, indeed a miniature version of the World Tree.

The divine tree's roots are entirely black, its trunk also darkened; the two remaining large fruits correspond to the Everlasting Heaven and the Monster Heaven Plains, while the other branches and leaves merely represent some remnant domains of the Upper Realm not yet devoured.

Pointing at the divine tree, the Nether Formation Elder said, "I have constantly pondered the formation patterns of the World Tree; having now comprehended the ultimate profundity, its entire layout is deeply etched in my mind."

Sizzle!

The Nether Formation Elder tapped a finger, and the internal structure of the divine tree became clearly visible, with numerous black threads and light points faintly rising and falling.

This is exactly the black eerie power that Lu Xuan, back in the lower realms, saw when he entered the interior of the World Tree with Ji Fuyao, Ye Chen, and others.

These threads and light points are the formation-pattern nodes laid down by my Strange Palace; next, I only need to link these patterns together, and the entire World Tree from top to bottom will become part of the Burial Heaven Grand Formation.

"If one were to eradicate these patterns, it would sound simple, but the price would be the shattering and ruin of the entire World Tree!"

Everyone understood the Nether Formation Elder's meaning.

Simply because.

Now the World Tree is like a person stricken with an incurable illness, this malady having fused with the World Tree itself.

To remove the illness, the patient would also die!

"Excellent! We will buy you time! Nether Formation, go ahead and do as you wish."

The Netherkill Old Ancestor cackled, "Lu Xuan wants to continue playing games with us, little knowing we are about to flip the board outright—no more playing!"

"Exactly so!" said the Yinye Old Ancestor, "I suddenly realized that our Nether Pulse lineage too was inspired by the World Tree, from which it derived."

"Not bad." The Netherkill Old Ancestor nodded, then gazed at the starry sky beyond the World Tree, "That was merely an internal conflict; we still need to consider crossing the Upstream River and dealing with the crisis of the Butterfly World. Thus, we must cooperate with the Longevity Clan."

The Yinye Old Ancestor mused, "The Longevity Clan devours time; when the World Tree shatters, the River of Time will break apart—surely they will be very interested. Having existed in the Upstream River for endless ages, they surely understand the Butterfly World better than we do."

The Netherkill Old Ancestor looked at the Grim Sorrow Old Ancestor, "Go contact the Longevity Clan; we need to establish a Grand Dao agreement with them."

"Good!"

The Grim Sorrow Old Ancestor nodded respectfully.

Shortly after, the Netherkill Old Ancestor looked at the All Pulse Elders and said, "Next, you still need to make a trip to the Monster Heaven Plains to persuade the Golden Crow, Heavenly Horse, and Teng Snake clans."

Luosheng Elder volunteered, "I will take Bai on a trip, also letting Bai broaden his horizons."

"Sure."

The Netherkill Old Ancestor flicked his sleeve, tossing the jade slip recording the image of the Butterfly Moon's demise to Luosheng Elder, "Take some guards and set out immediately for the Monster Heaven Plains."

"As you command!"

Soon.

Luosheng Elder gathered many high-star Dao Void realm experts, bringing the Xuanji Holy Lord aboard a black cloud vessel.

Boom!

The black cloud vessel streaked across the void at extreme speed, like black lightning; wherever it passed, strange power surged tumultuously.

Straight for the Monster Heaven Plains!

They did not conceal their aura, still charging straight through the star sea.

This left some experts in the remnant domains feeling shocked.

"The Strange Palace still stands! Could it be that the blood-skirted woman has already fallen?"

"Good heavens! If the Strange Palace and the Gu Clan are not eradicated for a single day, we in the Upper Realm feel like a bone stuck in the throat, a thorn in the back, sitting on a mat of needles!"

They are... in the direction of the Monster Heaven Plain?

"……"

Seeing everyone's reaction, Elder Luosheng said to Xuanji Holy Lord, "Indeed, as the ancestor predicted, we must continue to be more high-profile; otherwise they would instead think our Deceit Palace has already collapsed."

Xuanji Holy Lord nodded.

She was thinking about whether there was any way to break the impasse.

After thinking, it seemed there was none.

Perhaps only the master can make a move!

Along the way, Elder Luosheng contacted the Golden Crow Clan, the Flying Serpent Clan, and the Heavenly Horse Clan.

The three major demon clans, upon receiving the sound transmission, immediately expressed great interest and wanted to cooperate with the Deceit Palace.

This time, the meeting place was set in the Flying Serpent Clan's Star Sea.

Two and a half days later.

A black cloud-ship descended into the Flying Serpent Clan's Star Sea.

The experts of the Flying Serpent Clan all respectfully stood Above the Void, welcoming Elder Luosheng, Xuanji Holy Lord, and the others as they descended.

Its black-scaled ancestor personally came to greet them, his face breaking into a flattering smile, he slightly bowed, and said to Elder Luosheng, "Please, please!"

"……"