Chapter 1003: Chapter 1003

The seemingly aged Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch slowly said, "This... seems to be an entrance to a certain Luotian Realm."

Zhou Bai asked curiously, "Luotian Realm? Why did a Luotian Realm appear after the Immortal Ascension Book shattered?"

Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch said, "Many people might not know... Actually, the thirty-three heavens of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate were once known as the thirty-six heavens."

Zhou Bai looked at the door before him in surprise, "You wouldn't want to say..."

"Three of them were known as the Supreme Heaven. It's said that those three supremes were no longer just otherworldly spaces but three small worlds that could sustain themselves."

"However, in the human-demon war, after the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's three supremes were slashed down by the Demon Saint, they were combined with the power of hexagrams to create the current Immortal Ascension Book." Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch sighed, "Since then, every official god who wrote their name in the Immortal Ascension Book had their Luotian Realm formed from those supremes, and even before completing their cultivation, our Luotian Realms were already set."

Zhou Bai was utterly shocked by these words. Not to mention him, even those present like Xiang Tiandi and Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch were equally astonished, as it was their first time learning the true inside story of the Immortal Ascension Book.

Xiang Tiandi looked at the oldest among the four divisions of the Heavenly Court—a being that was neither demon nor god. The fellow seemed to know far more about the God Emperor, the Demon Saint, and the Immortal Ascension Book than they did.

Xiang Tiandi couldn't help but ask, "Since that's the case, why is it that our Divine Bodies are unaffected after the Immortal Ascension Book was destroyed? Why isn't there even a slight change in the Luotian Realm?"

"The Immortal Ascension Book is merely a tool that gives us the identity of an official god and access to the Luotian Realm. Whether it's destroyed or not doesn't affect us now." Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch pondered aloud, "However, theoretically, it was made by the Demon Saint personally.

Back then, the Demon Saint dripped his own heart's blood to suppress the hexagrams and the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's three supremes, so no one should be able to destroy it."

Zhou Bai: "Even the Supreme Heavenly Venerate? Moreover, with so many official gods killed and the vacancies in the divine ranks, there would surely be some impact, right?"

"Even less so for the Supreme Heavenly Venerate; the Immortal Ascension Book was originally crafted from his three supremes, sharing the same root and origin, so he couldn't possibly destroy the Immortal Ascension Book."

Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch shook his head, "As for the divine positions, they had even less effect; even if all the official gods perish, the God Emperor could simply select another batch of official gods with the Immortal Ascension Book. This was always the plan set by the Demon Saint and the God Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Bai was filled with innumerable doubts.

He knew that these official gods made from demons were confronting the Supreme Heavenly Venerate and the immortals of Wanxian Island because the immortals intended to spawn a new generation, thereby strengthening the Spiritual People's power, which was intentionally provoked by the Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Read complete versıon only at ⓝovelFire.net

Initially, Zhou Bai thought this was a setup by the Supreme Heavenly Venerate to incite internal conflict and then kill the four divisions of official gods, thus vacating divine positions and using the Time Reverse gemstone to absorb the energy of the Immortal Ascension Book. But now it seemed there were many doubts in this plan.

Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch looked at the door before him and sighed, "There must be a reason why the Supreme Heavenly Venerate is so eager to reclaim his three supremes. I have a bad feeling that once he regains control of the three supremes, great calamity might befall us."

Zhou Bai asked, "What about the Demon Saint? Can't you get in touch with him?"

Xiang Tiandi shook his head, "We've lost contact with the Demon Saint for a long time."

"Hmm?" Zhou Bai frowned once more; before the Time Reverse, he could clearly contact the Demon Saint through the Immortal Ascension Book.

He thought again of the Hao Tian God Emperor, who vanished at such a crucial moment and simultaneously bestowed the Tai Wei Jiu Chen Algorithm to both the official gods and the immortals; the Immortal Ascension Book clearly could contact the Demon Saint, yet the four divisions of official gods were unaware...

'Could the Hao Tian God Emperor also be a problem?'

Zhou Bai temporarily set aside the doubts in his heart and looked at the door of the three supremes, saying, "Can't you go in to stop him?"

Xiang Tiandi: "The Luotian Dao Skill of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate is far above us, and besides, the so-called three supremes are originally his. If he decides we can't enter, how could we possibly enter easily?"

Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch: "I've never seen a Luotian Realm with such a gate. I'd need to study it, which will take time."

Xiang Tiandi: "We also have to watch out for the Supreme Heavenly Venerate possibly returning at any moment."

At this moment, the official gods no longer shouted to kill Zhou Bai. On one hand, the consequence of severe losses among the official gods had substantially weakened their power; on the other hand, Zhou Bai had demonstrated his strength through proven combat results, making them hope to leverage Zhou Bai's strength to resist the Supreme Heavenly Venerate and the immortals.

Xiang Tiandi temporarily suppressed his hostility toward Zhou Bai and calmly said, "Zhou Bai, the Supreme Heavenly Venerate could return at any moment, and the whereabouts of the immortals remain unknown; they are certainly regaining their strength. Once the Supreme Heavenly Venerate obtains the three supremes, we won't know how formidable he might become."

"We should unite against them."

Zhou Bai said nothing, only looking toward the devastated Central City, "You should first aid the mortals of Central City."

"Mortals?" Xiang Tiandi was taken aback. At such a critical moment, who had the time to rescue mortals?

"Rescue all the mortals and then relocate them to the other four main cities," Zhou Bai said, looking at the door in the sky, "When the Supreme Heavenly Venerate reappears, it could likely become a battlefield here, and the mortals should be moved away. There are too many mortals; they'll just get in the way."

Xiang Tiandi: "Zhou Bai, we don't have the luxury of time to move mortals. The current situation is a race against time..."

"Xiang Tiandi," Zhou Bai said coldly, "you must remember, I'm not requesting your help; I'm ordering you to help. If you wish to cooperate with me, you must follow my lead and adhere to everything I instruct."

"The first thing I tell you today is that you should not randomly sacrifice mortals."

Marshal Jiu Xiao and Bao Bing Heavenly Monarch were infuriated, while Xiang Tiandi emanated killing intent, yet their anger in no way impaired their reasoning.

Xiang Tiandi bore his inner animosity and killing intent, speaking in a gentle tone, "I understand; your strength is indeed greater now, serving as the main force against the Supreme Heavenly Venerate. We will follow your instructions."

Thus, the three official gods flew to the ground and began organizing rescues amid the mortals' incessant gratitude.

Marshal Jiu Xiao communicated, "With our status, Zhou Bai actually directed us to rescue mortals? He intends to humiliate us."

Whether as demons or official gods, they had never regarded mortals kindly. To them, mortals were akin to their slaves or pets, who could be rewarded when they were pleased and nurtured when needed, but never at the cost of their own interests, while mortals should surrender everything for them.

This was the worldview of the demons in dealing with lesser demons and the official gods toward mortals today. Respecting, caring for, or treating mortals well was never something they considered.

What Zhou Bai did was perceived by them as blatant humiliation.

Xiang Tiandi remarked indifferently, "Let's see him soar. Though this kid is powerful, he can't wield Luotian Dao Skills, and he will eventually need our help to confront the Heavenly Venerate and the immortals."

"By then, we can send him into those immortals' Luotian Realms and force him to the front lines to fight the immortals; he will be our best weapon."

Xiang Tiandi turned, looking at Zhou Bai suspended in mid-air, discovering that Zhou Bai had also descended to start aiding the mortals.

"Let's hurry and continue recovering our cultivation. Once our Daoization reaches 200%, we'll reduce him to ashes."

"These demon-beasts are hard to tame, and their habits over many years likely won't change anytime soon."

On the other side, Zhou Bai turned to meet Xiang Tiandi's gaze, secretly thinking, "When my power becomes sufficient, I should lock all these demon-beasts in a zoo for safety, allowing future generations to view them with educational significance."

At that moment, a weak voice from Xuannü echoed in Zhou Bai's mind, "Zhou Bai, someone has attacked me. Their power is formidable; I'm no match for them..."

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