Chapter 1058: Countermeasures

The news that Qingsongzi, the Sect Leader of the Green Origin Sect, had broken through to the Heavenly Immortal realm and reached the True Immortal Realm, quickly spread throughout the entire southwest region of Jianyu, and even the entirety of Jianyu itself.

Regardless, an Immortal in the True Immortal Realm is considered the strongest in Jianyu; to this day, only one Golden Immortal has appeared in Jianyu, and they are not even a native powerhouse of Jianyu.

Therefore, every additional person in the True Immortal Realm is a major event for Jianyu.

Moreover, for the southwest region of Jianyu, it is an unprecedentedly major event.

In the main hall of the Yuanba Sect.

Several figures wore solemn expressions.

"This news has already spread throughout Jianyu."

"The pieces we arranged have indeed sent word from over there; the news circulating outside is not wrong, though it is somewhat exaggerated."

The Sect Leader of the Yuanba Sect is a thin, middle-aged man with two white sideburns that add a touch of character to him.

As the newly appointed Sect Leader of the Yuanba Sect, Leihong's status in the sect is not low; even the several Taishang Elders do not dare to underestimate him.

All of this is due to his strength.

As the most gifted disciple of the Yuanba Sect in ten thousand years, he reached the mid-stage of the Heavenly Immortal realm after only three thousand years of cultivation.

His strength is second only to the Taishang Great Elder in the sect.

"So, Qingsongzi of the Green Origin Sect has truly broken through to the True Immortal realm?"

The six Heavenly Immortals present turned pale upon hearing this.

They are well aware of the gap between a Heavenly Immortal and a True Immortal; if the other party has truly broken through, it will be very difficult for them to act as they did before.

Even if the six of them joined forces, they might not necessarily be able to deal with that person.

Even if the other party were not a standard True Immortal, and the six of them could defeat him, what if he escaped?

Then the Yuanba Sect would have to face the harassment of an Immortal in the True Immortal Realm from now on; who could withstand that?

Unless their Yuanba Sect seals the mountain from now on and never lets disciples go out until a True Immortal appears in the Yuanba Sect, they cannot resolve this threat.

But if that were the case, why would they have gone to attack the Green Origin Sect?

"That Qingsongzi clearly damaged his origin back then; how did he break through, especially after surviving the Wind and Thunder Tribulation?"

One Taishang Elder still could not believe it; after all, they were of the same generation as Qingsongzi, and while Qingsongzi of the Green Origin Sect had more fame than them, he had never surpassed them by much.

Furthermore, they knew very well about the internal strife in the Green Origin Sect back then; according to their knowledge, Qingsongzi had suffered from demonic energy intrusion due to the internal strife, damaging his origin and cutting his lifespan in half.

His strength had also declined, so logically, it should have been impossible for him to break through.

If the other party had not been injured, they would indeed have believed that, given his talent, Qingsongzi would have had a great chance of breaking through.

His chances would have been significantly higher than those of their own Sect Leader, Leihong.

But the fact that he could still break through after being severely injured is something they cannot understand.

"I suspect that the other party likely encountered some fortuitous opportunity, or perhaps someone is supporting them from behind."

Leihong, being the calmest, thought of the most likely outcome.

In the cultivation world, such a situation is not impossible; if it is the former, then this opportunity must be extraordinary.

If it is the latter, then the power behind them is even more extraordinary, as it is clearly not something a True Immortal could achieve.

It is very likely that there is the power of a Golden Immortal behind them, which allowed the other party's origin injury to heal and then enabled the breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm.

If it is the latter, then it is troublesome; let alone a Golden Immortal, even if there were one more True Immortal, their Yuanba Sect would be powerless.

The atmosphere in the main hall became increasingly solemn.

"Then what should we do next?"

"If Qingsongzi has truly broken through to the True Immortal Realm, should we still implement our previous plan?"

Someone asked.

The others in the hall fell silent upon hearing this.

Implement it?

No one could be sure; if the plan continues, they will have to face a True Immortal. If their four major sects join forces, the Heavenly Immortals combined would indeed have a great chance of suppressing Qingsongzi.

Of course, there would certainly be losses in the process.

And no one among the four major sects dares to bear these losses.

After all, once a sect truly loses one or two or even more Heavenly Immortals, it would be a devastating blow to the sect's vitality.

It would only serve to benefit others.

No one is willing, so the people in the hall all understand that the four major sects will not cooperate sincerely; even if they do cooperate, it will only be on the surface, and there will surely be their own calculations behind the scenes.

When the time comes, it might not necessarily succeed.

And if the plan is not implemented, they have been planning for thousands of years, only to watch helplessly once the Green Origin Sect catches its breath.

With Qingsongzi's ability, he could protect the Green Origin Sect for hundreds of thousands of years, which would be enough to pull the Green Origin Sect back, and perhaps the Green Origin Sect would soon return to its original state.

It would once again be the hegemon of the southwest.

Thinking of this, everyone felt unwilling.

When the Green Origin Sect was the hegemon, their sects could only shrink back and submit to survive.

Otherwise, they would be subjected to endless suppression by the Green Origin Sect.

Back then, in the southwest region of Jianyu, there were not only their four medium-sized sects; in fact, there was another sect that was even more powerful than their Yuanba Sect is now.

But under the suppression of the Green Origin Sect back then, it has now become a third-rate small sect.

Their Yuanba Sect had originally seen such an opportunity, but they did not expect that at the final moment, the other party would break through.

"Let's keep the plan on hold for now and see what the other three families do."

"As for the Green Origin Sect, there is only Qingsongzi as a True Immortal for now, so the threat to us is not great. As long as one of us can break through to the True Immortal Realm, then our Yuanba Sect will be the hegemon of the southwest of Jianyu."

After a long time, Leihong said deeply.

Although Qingsongzi has broken through in the Green Origin Sect today, the disciples within the sect are insufficient; there are only a few Earth Immortals, and not a single Heavenly Immortal.

To recover to their peak will not be a short time; it will very likely require tens of thousands of years, or even longer.

Within this timeframe, if someone in their Origin Hegemon Sect truly breaks through, then they can also continue to launch an offensive.

"Now we shall see if the other three houses dare to make a move."

"We can incite the other three houses, especially the Upper Universe Palace; they have no small grudge against the Green Origin Sect, and if they let the Green Origin Sect recover, they will be finished."

"I believe that right now, it should be the Upper Universe Palace that is the most anxious."

Leihong continued to analyze calmly: "The most urgent matter now should be to inquire why that Qingsongzi suddenly broke through. What is the reason for the breakthrough?"

"If it was a stroke of fortune, then what exactly is this fortune? If there is someone supporting them from behind, then the most important thing is to inquire about this force behind them."

"If they can support the Green Origin Sect, they can also support our Origin Hegemon Sect."