Chapter 920

"Huh…"

Jin Buhuan let out a deep breath.

The eight of us, Grand Emperor cultivators of Mahayana, cannot all be slaughtered.

But now, the Dragon Clan has raided our home and taken control of all Jin Ku clan disciples.

As long as Jin Buhuan does not hand over the key, every disciple of the Tian Zheng clan will die.

When that happens, what use would their lives be?

It would mean nothing to the entire family!

If one or two more Grand Emperor cultivators die, the remaining ones' blood will be insufficient to open this Immortal Ruin.

The Tian Zheng clan's headquarters has a ninth-rank defensive array.

But activating this ninth-rank defensive array requires several Grand Emperor cultivators to coordinate simultaneously.

At this moment, Jin Buhuan has lost all his cards.

"Fine!" After hesitating for several breaths and realizing the stakes, Jin Buhuan reluctantly conceded: "But… Emperor Feng, you must swear a Heavenly Oath to support our Jin Ku clan as the Fourth Divine Clan, and not slaughter our people!"

"Impossible!" Emperor Feng said. "We can fully support you becoming the Fourth Divine Clan, but whether you ascend to that status depends on yourselves!"

"However, I can swear I will not slaughter your clan!"

"I, Emperor Feng…"

With that, Emperor Feng raised his hand and swore a Heavenly Oath to the heavens.

But the oath only guaranteed not to slaughter the Jin Ku clan.

"Good!" Jin Buhuan pulled out the golden token and tossed it through the air to Emperor Feng.

Emperor Feng examined it carefully, then said: "Good… yes, this is indeed the key to open the Jin Ku Immortal Ruin… but, Brother Jin, you must also swear a Heavenly Oath that this token is the only true one capable of opening the Jin Ku Immortal Ruin!"

"Fine!" Jin Buhuan also swore a Heavenly Oath.

Thus, both sighed in relief.

Next, the Phoenix Clan and the Jin Ku clan returned together to the Jin Ku Emperor City.

After learning the news, the Dragon Clan naturally released the Jin Ku clan disciples.

The three parties then swore blood oaths and formed an alliance!

Then, the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan departed together from the Western Extreme Continent.

They returned to the Phoenix Clan's Unextinguishable Volcano on the Heavenfire Continent.

…

Phoenix Clan!

Unextinguishable Volcano!

Inside a grand palace.

Emperor Feng sat upon the high seat, elevated above all.

To his left sat the Dragon Clan; to his right sat the Phoenix Clan's demonic emperors.

Opposite them sat several top demonic emperors from the Heavenfire Continent, including Kongkong Demonic Emperor, Tianpeng Demonic Emperor, Haikun Demonic Emperor, and Jinwu Demonic Emperor Zhu Zhengyan.

"Gentlemen, look!"

Emperor Feng rose with great confidence, raised the golden token high, and laughed heartily: "Now, He Pingsheng and the Witch Clan have entered the Jin Ku Immortal Ruin!"

"You may not know—this Jin Ku Immortal Ruin is a triggered small spiritual world!"

"Without this golden token as a key, they will never escape from within!"

"Even if they ascend one day, they can only ascend to the Immortal Realm!"

"Hahaha… He Pingsheng's predicament is resolved…"

"Crack…" The next moment, amid the shock of all present, Emperor Feng crushed the golden token with both hands: "From this day forward, no one shall ever open the passage to the Jin Ku Immortal Ruin again!"

"Hahahahaha…"

Emperor Feng laughed wildly.

The Phoenix Clan, the Dragon Clan, Kongkong Demonic Emperor, Tianpeng Demonic Emperor, and others all exhaled in relief.

Ao Xun, the Dragon Clan's elder, stood and said: "Now that the major threat is gone, our next step should be to rush to the Witch Clan's nest, gather all Grand Emperor cultivators, and annihilate the Witch Clan in one battle!"

"Then, of the Four Divine Clans, only we three remain!"

"And the Qilin are in decline—henceforth, the Dragon and Phoenix Clans shall lead the entire Spiritual Realm!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill…"

All the demonic emperors of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans surged with fierce martial intent, their killing aura howling outward.

A chilling aura of slaughter encircled the entire Phoenix Clan's Unextinguishable Volcano.

Wherever this aura passed, leaves fell, and flowers withered.

"Sigh…" Emperor Feng waved his hand. "The Witch Clan is now fish on a chopping block—there's no rush to kill them!"

"Besides, if we can lure out the Witch Clan's first figure with strategy, why waste energy on open warfare?"

"Wisdom surpasses brute force!"

"Didn't we just bury the Witch Clan's elite and He Pingsheng as an example?"

"So, how to capture the Witch Clan requires careful planning."

"But…" Emperor Feng's tone shifted: "As the saying goes, 'Cut the grass and root out the weeds.' Though we've trapped He Pingsheng in the Jin Ku Immortal Ruin, dooming him to never return to this realm, he still has bloodline descendants left!"

"Indeed!" A woman stood up. "He Pingsheng's son, He Tianya, has exceptional talent—I hear he's just entered Body Integration!"

"His disciple, Luo Bingyao, possesses eight or nine fortunes and has reached the peak of Body Integration!"

"The key point is—they are both human!"

"If we let them grow unchecked, they will one day become a grave threat to our Divine Clans!"

The speaker was the Thirteenth Elder of the Phoenix Clan.

At the Stone Platform Assembly, it was she who stirred the Gangfeng to disrupt He Pingsheng and Wang Dun's ascent of the Heavenly Ladder!

Emperor Feng nodded. "It's not just them… I've learned He Tianya has many descendants."

"And He Pingsheng and Grand Lun Mingwang bore four children together!"

"None of these people may be left alive!"

"And to prevent complications, we should go there immediately and kill Grand Lun Mingwang and her four children!"

"No mistakes allowed!"

…

"Sit properly, all four of you!"

"From now on, I will teach you Spirit Refinement."

Inside the Grand Lun Emperor Palace.

Grand Lun Mingwang stood in her cultivation hall.

Before her sat four children.

All four were adults—two males, two females.

"This Spirit Refinement method is the 【Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture】 practiced by your father, He Pingsheng. Yuqing and Tianyu have already reached the Body Integration section—they must continue practicing!"

"You two little ones, start from the Qi Refining section!"

The two younger ones were born over two hundred years ago by Grand Lun Mingwang.

Both had reached the peak of Nascent Soul, yet neither had trained in Spirit Refinement.

Grand Lun Mingwang intended to make up for this gap now.

At that moment, a rough voice suddenly rang out.

"Mingwang… quickly open the array…"

"Danger… danger…"

Outside came the voice of Zhu Zhengyan.

Grand Lun Mingwang swiftly opened the array and welcomed Zhu Zhengyan in. "What's wrong?"

Zhu Zhengyan gasped: "Run, run—the Phoenix Clan has sealed He Pingsheng in a small spiritual world! He can't escape now, and they're coming here to exterminate you all!"

"Flee at once!"

"Not a moment to lose!"

"They may arrive in mere breaths!"