Chapter 1278

「After the World Tree shattered, you take not even a bit of the temporal power here—is that true or false? 」

Such a pointed question!

After Chen Ye said that, he fixed his stare on Guisha Laozi and the others.

"My Gui Dian takes not a single point!" Guisha Laozi said in a deep voice.

They originally had no interest in this temporal power either; the Gui people cultivate Gui Dao, not temporal power.

They also know the allure this temporal power holds for the Shou tribe!

Especially a great world like the World Tree—once it shatters, it will produce temporal power beyond imagination.

You must know that in this fragment of the universe, the boundless Reflux River aside, only the World Tree, the Butterfly World, and the Palm-Sized World Tree exist—three worlds with complete laws.

As for the other great worlds originally here, they have all been annihilated, or remain fragmented and currently unknowable.

These three great worlds have endured endless scouring by the temporal Dao within the Reflux River, yet still stand firm—one can imagine how profound their foundations are.

"Excellent!"

Chen Ye nodded; this answer was also as he expected.

This is their bottom line; only if Gui Dian agrees to this condition can they continue the talks.

At this moment, Yinyao Laozi suddenly asked, "Where does your Shou tribe come from? Previously, outside this fragment of the universe, we have also seen the Shou tribe, but nowhere near as vast as in the Reflux River."

Chen Ye gave a heh heh laugh, his eerie voice echoing chillingly in the hall, a hint of self-satisfaction appearing on his face: "Our Shou tribe is favored by heaven, blessed by the Dao; wherever the temporal Dao is rich, our Shou tribe arises accordingly. As the saying goes, 'Heaven adds years, man adds longevity'—our Shou tribe are the darlings of heaven, earth, and time."

Upon hearing this, Yinyao Laozi gave a faint smile; although he wanted to refute, he held back.

In the hearts of the Gui tribe, they themselves are the Dao's darlings.

In this world, where there is the normal Dao, there is also the aberrant Dao.

Gui Dao stands in opposition to many great Daos; even the temporal Dao can undergo Gui variations.

Thus Gui Dao stands above the myriad Daos, and the temporal Dao is among them.

But at this moment they were discussing cooperation; Gui Dian sought aid from the Shou tribe, so they did not object.

Guisha Laozi then asked, "Daoist Chen Ye, your Shou tribe should have visited the Butterfly World—what is it like there?"

Chen Ye's expression froze. "Naturally we have been there. However, I have not yet set foot inside, but I have heard of this world: the left wing of the Butterfly World is the past temporal river, the right wing the normal temporal river, and the torso is temporal turbulence; its Dao Resonance even surpasses that of the Reflux River."

Upon hearing this, everyone drew a cold breath.

"Hiss!"

Terrifying indeed!

No wonder that when they once passed the Butterfly World, merely a flap of its wings unleashed such terrifying power!

No wonder that the Butterfly Moon is so powerful!

Guisha Laozi asked, "Daoist Chen Ye, do you know this person called the Butterfly Moon?"

Chen Ye's face suddenly flashed with towering killing intent, losing his former calm, he gritted his teeth and said, "Butterfly Moon, how could I not know? He is the great enemy of our Shou tribe! Even our strongest experts fear him."

"What?"

Guisha Laozi and the others nearly jumped up in shock.

Putting it that way, the Butterfly Moon's strength is terrifying beyond compare!

You must know that above the Dao Lord realm lie the Dao Substance realm, Dao Transformation realm, Dao Fusion realm, Dao Fruit realm, Dao King realm, and so on...

Then what realm exactly is the Butterfly Moon in?

Chen Ye suddenly chuckled, "I know what you're worried about? The Butterfly Moon could never descend upon the World Tree; her true form dare not leave the Butterfly World, and even a wisp of an avatar departing would be sniped by our Shou tribe. Besides, there are the Ming beasts—any great terror in the Reflux River would strike with a single blow."

Guisha Laozi and the others were slightly taken aback.

Although the Butterfly Moon is strong, there are simply too many enemies!

Can two fists withstand many hands? Impossible!

No wonder that after the Butterfly Moon's phantom previously descended upon the World Tree, it became that weak, lay dormant for endless ages, and after being obtained by Yunlan Potiantian, it was trapped in Yunlan Heaven.

Guisha Laozi felt relieved.

Chen Ye shifted his tone, "As for what the Butterfly World is like inside—unless you want to go, telling you would be pointless."

"We won't go."

Guisha Laozi and the others shook their heads.

The painful memories of the past still linger in their hearts; they barely have time to avoid the Butterfly World, let alone step into it.

Next, Guisha Laozi said, "If the Butterfly Moon does not descend, perhaps other strong ones from the Butterfly World will come? Or perhaps Lu Xuan will go to the Butterfly World to fetch reinforcements!"

Chen Ye gave a cold snort, "During this time I have been watching the World Tree; no one from the Wanyang Heaven has walked out—not a single one!"

"Rest assured, if anyone from the Butterfly World descends, our Shou tribe will be the first to strike!"

Guisha Laozi nodded and said, "Besides that, the war between my Gui Dian and the Wanyang Heaven has fully begun; I need your Shou tribe's help to jointly oppose Lu Xuan. The current Lu Xuan is not at his peak; we must eliminate him swiftly, for that will hasten the collapse of the World Tree."

Chen Ye's face turned cold, "Last time you weren't saying that. However, what you say is reasonable; our Shou tribe can produce several One-Star Dao Lord experts."

"Excellent, excellent!"

Guisha Laozi and the others were overjoyed.

The Shou tribe's temporal Dao is hard to deal with, but now with this ally, they have much more confidence in facing Lu Xuan!

Next, they began discussing how to allocate the other foundations of the Wanyang Heaven.

The final result was a fifty-fifty split!

Chen Ye was very satisfied.

Gui Dian, relatively speaking, was also fairly satisfied.

Chen Ye slowly rose, preparing to leave, when at that moment Guisha Laozi suddenly asked, "Daoist Chen Ye, could you tell us whether Gu Yue Laozi is also cooperating with you?"

Chen Ye gave a mysterious smile, "That's natural. I don't mind telling you: earlier, Gu Yue Laozi, at the cost of a half-step ten-turn Gu, had us send Feng Kuangman and others into the Butterfly World!"

"Half-step ten-turn Gu?"

The many old ancestors of the Deceit Hall had somewhat solemn faces.

I never expected Gu Yue Laozi to actually have this thing in his hand!

The Nine Transformations Gu is already extremely heaven-defying; the power of a half-step Ten Transformations is probably unimaginable.

Furthermore, they sent Feng Kuang Man to the Butterfly World—what is this for?

All along, they have not known what Gu Yue Laozi is plotting.

Now their doubts have grown even greater!

"Is Gu Yue Laozi preparing to go to the Butterfly World after the World Tree collapses?"

Many doubts arose in everyone's hearts.

Chen Ye said lightly, "Since the matter has been settled, I'll take my leave. Soon I will bring other Dao Lord Realm cultivators back."

You Sha Laozi and the others nodded, "Thank you for your trouble."

He tore open the starry sky with his bare hands, and his figure slipped into the void rift.

You Sha Laozi and the others watched the direction Chen Ye disappeared, brows furrowed: "What on earth is Gu Yue Laozi trying to do?"

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