It seems to be on the verge of exploding, as if a major move could happen at any moment.
"The immortal soul has been killed." The Venerable One finally spoke, breaking the suffocating silence.
"The immortal soul was killed?" The Celestial Venerable jumped up from his chair. This news was too shocking. "What happened? How could the immortal soul be killed? Who has invaded the Immortal Realm?"
Aren't the immortal souls all properly sealed and stored away?
How could it have happened?
"I sent a celestial soul out to find Liu Lanyan, but unexpectedly, it never returned." The Venerable ignored the Heavenly Venerable's excited questioning and spoke coldly and indifferently.
"What do you want to do with Liu Lanyan?" the Celestial Venerable asked curiously, but immediately realized what he meant. "To deal with the Demon Realm, we must deal with the Demon God. The Demon God's weakness is Liu Lanyan, so we must bring her back so that we can have a proper talk with the Demon God." The Venerable said matter-of-factly.
The Celestial Venerable frowned, hesitated slightly, but in the end, the safety of the Celestial Realm prevailed.
"That's one way to do it."
The Celestial Venerable agreed, but the Confucian Venerable smiled bitterly from the side: "Does Your Excellency mean that you went to invite Liu Lanyan's immortal soul, only to be killed?"
The Lord did not speak, but the meaning was already very clear: he had been killed.
This answer stunned both the Celestial Venerable and the Confucian Venerable. After a long silence, the Celestial Venerable finally came up with the most reasonable answer: "Was that demon god also present at the time?"
The Venerable One slowly shook his head: "It is said that he was in the Dustless Abode at that time."
The Celestial Venerable was stunned; this answer was too shocking.
If the Demon God hadn't been there, then who killed the Immortal Soul?
Liu Lanyan?
"It's said that it might not be true," the Confucian scholar chimed in, offering his opinion. "Does the claim that the Demon God is in Wuchen Residence necessarily mean he is?"
None of them had placed any informants in Wuchenju, so how could they possibly know the specific situation inside Wuchenju?
Moreover, these reports obtained from outside sources are simply unreliable.
It was said that something was wrong with the demon god at the hour of Hai (9-11 PM), but after observing for so long, the rumor has become even more elusive, and no one is willing to seek the truth anymore.
It's said that Liu Lanyan went outside alone, but did the Demon God really not go with her?
Could Liu Lanyan have killed the Immortal Soul all by herself?
"So, I'd like to ask you, what do you mean by this?" The Venerable One's calm voice held a hint of hatred.
The immortal soul, the immortal soul I painstakingly nurtured, was killed just like that.
In the end, her attempt to use her power to see who had killed her immortal soul failed.
She was already 80% certain that the Demon God was behind all of this.
No one else has this ability except him.
“Since Liu Lanyan’s approach doesn’t work, let’s try other methods,” the Confucian Master slowly stated his opinion. “What if we try to find people from the Demon Realm…”
"No way!" The Confucian Venerable was rudely interrupted by the Celestial Venerable before he could finish speaking. "We, the dignified Immortal Realm, are going to find those guys from the Demon Realm? How can those vulgar demons be worthy of cooperating with us?"
“Senior brother, the current situation is not something we can handle on our own. Otherwise, the Three Realms wouldn’t have been in such chaos back then,” the Confucian Master advised softly from the side.
If any one of the three realms could dominate, the chaos in the three realms back then would have been quelled long ago, and there would have been no need for so many years of chaos.
"Chaos engulfing the Three Realms?" Mentioning this only fueled the Celestial Venerable's anger. "If the Demon Realm hadn't betrayed us, would the Three Realms have descended into chaos? Would we have been in such a passive position?"
The Heavenly Venerable's indignant expression made the Confucian Venerable swallow back all the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Don't mention the Demon Realm or anything like that. Those guys are completely untrustworthy." The Celestial Venerable said impatiently, stood up angrily, and turned to leave. "I'll go investigate. The Demon Realm matter is on hold for now."
"Senior Brother..." the Confucian Venerable called out, but all he got in return was the Heavenly Venerable's irritable wave of his hand. It seemed he was truly angry.
"Your Excellency, my senior brother just has this quick temper," the Confucian Master explained with a helpless wry smile as he turned his head.
"Of course I know," the Venerable One said nonchalantly. "He is also my senior brother."
She knew the Celestial Venerable's temper, so naturally she wouldn't blame him.
"What do you think of this matter?" the Venerable asked the Confucian Venerable.
"Your Excellency, may I ask why two outer disciples were chosen to go?" After thinking for a while, the Confucian Master finally decided to be frank with His Excellency.
If he didn't know the whole story, how could he possibly offer advice to His Majesty and discuss future matters?
The Venerable One glanced at the Confucian Venerable One, and at this point, there was no need for her to hide anything: "Those two people are the most suitable for those two immortal souls."
"Most suitable?" The Confucian master did not understand for a moment.
Immortal souls can be used by anyone; anyone who cultivates immortal techniques can have an immortal soul infused into them.
However, the only difference is that the level of the recipient's own abilities determines how much power of the immortal soul can be exerted.
This is also why he was surprised when he first learned that the immortal soul had been injected into the bodies of the outer disciples.
But... when it comes to suitability...
The Confucian scholar really didn't understand.
Looking at the Venerable One's calm expression, the Confucian Venerable suddenly realized something and exclaimed in astonishment, "The immortal soul has gained consciousness?"
"Hmm," His Highness said calmly, "the two of them are a good match."
What was the initial assessment?
He was constantly testing them, placing high hopes on them.
Are two mere peripheral disciples worth her attention?
However, she was simply looking for a suitable body for her immortal soul to inhabit in the future, and those two people were the best vessels.
From the moment the immortal soul entered their bodies, their consciousness was already being devoured by the immortal soul, slowly, without them realizing it immediately.
After traveling along the way, by the time they met Liu Lanyan, the consciousness of the immortal soul should have already awakened. At that time, the consciousness of the outer disciples had already fallen into chaos.
Gradually, they will be replaced by immortal souls.
Unfortunately, she sensed that in the end, her immortal soul seemed to be forced out of the outer disciple's body.
She could understand that the physical condition of those two peripheral disciples was not suitable for the immortal soul to exert its own powerful strength.
However, she couldn't understand what kind of danger had forced the immortal soul to abandon its physical form and reveal its true form.
After much thought, she concluded that only a demon god could accomplish this.
Even if the immortal soul is forced out of the body in the end, she can still control the last trace of its will remaining in the body.
She wanted to connect with that wisp of thought, to see it, even just a glimpse, she wanted to see clearly what had happened.
Unfortunately, her opponent didn't give her that chance.
Swift, ruthless, and precise.
With these elements in mind, she really couldn't think of anyone else.
It can only be a demon god.
Or perhaps one of the Thirteen Dark Night Fiends beside the Demon God.
Her grasp of the situation was absolutely accurate, without any hesitation or delay. Such an opponent made her tremble with fear, and at the same time, she marveled at how ruthless the Demon God truly was.
After thinking about all this, the Venerable One looked up at the Confucian Venerable and found him still standing there in a daze, so he frowned.
"What? Do you think there's something wrong with it?" His Majesty asked.
"Now that the immortal soul has gained consciousness, could this news have already been leaked?" The Confucian Venerable spoke, his words clearly indicating his agreement with the Venerable's actions.
They didn't question why the immortal soul had developed consciousness, or how it came to have consciousness.
The Venerable One was very pleased with the Confucian Master's idea.
This is the question that those who truly care about the immortal realm should be considering.
"If it were the Demon God, he would already know," the Venerable One said calmly, suppressing his joy.
She originally sent out a celestial soul to capture Liu Lanyan, but unexpectedly, the Demon God was so worried that he went along in person.
With the demise of the immortal soul, the state in which the immortal soul gained consciousness was naturally brought under the control of the Venerable Lord.
"Then uniting with the Demon Realm is of utmost urgency," the Confucian Master said with certainty.
The biggest secret of their immortal realm has been discovered by the demon god. If the demon god goes back and figures out how to deal with them, they will be in a very passive position in the future.
Now, before the Demon God has even learned of this news and has figured out how to deal with it, they are already trying to unite with the Demon Realm to deal with the Demon Realm.
The relationship between the three realms of demons, immortals, and demons is extremely delicate. Even though the demon realm had a bad reputation in the past, they had no choice but to make preparations in advance.
"That's exactly what I meant." The Venerable One nodded. There was absolutely no need for the demon gods of the demon realm to exist.
☆, Chapter 120: Complete Fall
"Have the immortal souls become conscious?" The Confucian Master was particularly concerned about this. If the immortal souls had become conscious, the power of their immortal realm would double.
"How could that be?" The Venerable One shook his head. "If that were the case, do you think I would still reveal the method of uniting with the Demon Realm? My senior brother hates both the demon and monster realms the most."
"If it were possible, I would never have told my senior brother about this plan." The Venerable One clearly cared a lot about the Celestial Venerable's wishes, after all, now only the three of them, senior and junior siblings, remained in their Immortal Realm.
She only has these two relatives, how could she not care?
"I'll go and try to persuade my senior brother." The Confucian Venerable also had a headache when it came to the Heavenly Venerable. He understood that the Heavenly Venerable always cared about his status in the Immortal Realm and was unwilling to lower himself to establish relations with the Demon and Monster Realms.
However, the situation is completely different now.
The Demon God already knows that the immortal souls are conscious. If the Demon God is prepared and finds a way to deal with it, then the immortal realm's future situation will be dire.
"Hmm." His Excellency nodded, signaling to the Confucian Master to hurry up and go.
The Confucian Venerable knew that there was no time to lose, so he hurriedly left to find the Celestial Venerable. This was a critical time for the Immortal Realm, and they should unite as one to fight against external threats.
After watching the Confucian scholar leave, the Venerable One waited for a while before getting up, turning around, and leaving.