Chapter 598 New Situation

Command battleship, conference room.

Sect Leader Tiange and Emperor Hongluan were sitting opposite each other. At this time, the left and right armies were making smooth progress, capturing cities and strongholds, and were successful in everything they did. The commander-in-chief of the warship was very calm.

“The Eight Desolate Universe has indeed lost the effect of its previous cultivation. The True Immortals who have newly ascended to the sect are improving very slowly. Even if they have high aptitude, they are not as good as the previous immortals with average aptitude.” Sect Master Tiange said calmly.

"This is all within expectations," said Emperor Hongluan calmly. "The only thing I didn't expect is that the number of Golden Immortals from the dimensional universe will increase so quickly. This means that there are thousands of Golden Immortal-level universes, and the number is still increasing. I'm afraid that the original power we used to conquer the universe has been fed back to the dimensional universe."

"Don't worry about that. Haven't we prepared in advance?" said Tiange, the headmaster. "Luotian Immortal Sect has already preached in it. There is no doubt that Luotian Immortal Sect also has a place in the dimensional universe."

"That's true, but I didn't expect the Golden Immortals who surrendered to the universe," Emperor Hongluan shook his head and laughed, "The Golden Immortals of the secondary universe cultivated step by step, benefiting from the infusion of the origins of other universes, and were born. But most of the Golden Immortals who surrendered to the universe are old-fashioned, and their number is also greater than that of the secondary universe."

The advancement of the dimensional universe is not so simple. Even with the original power and innate power of other universes, it still takes time to give birth to Golden Immortals. However, the Golden Immortals who have surrendered to the universe are ready-made, and there is more than one Golden Immortal in a universe. This means that the efficiency of the expeditionary force has been improved, and the number of Golden Immortals who have surrendered to the universe has increased. Their number and the number of Golden Immortals in the dimensional universe have reached a dangerous level.

In the Eight Desolate Universe, the number of Golden Immortals from the dimensional universe and those who have surrendered to the universe has exceeded ten thousand. Although the number of Golden Immortals in the Eight Desolate Universe has reached millions, don't forget that the Golden Immortals who have surrendered to the universe and the dimensional universe are just the beginning.

It can be predicted that as the efficiency of the expeditionary force increases, more universes will be conquered and more dimensional universes will obtain the origin of the universe. In this way, the number of Golden Immortals returning to the universe and the number of Golden Immortals in the dimensional universe will also increase.

There are more than 10,000 people now, so what about thousands of years from now? You should know that the cultivation environment in the Eight Desolate Universe is now stable, and the cultivation speed of the True Immortals has little effect on their qualifications. This means that for a long time in the future, it will be difficult for Golden Immortals to be born, and the number of Golden Immortals in the Eight Desolate Universe will slow down.

The local growth rate is slowing down, while the number of foreign Golden Immortals is increasing. Then, as time goes by, the ratio of the number of Golden Immortals in the Eight Desolate Universe will be unbalanced. Don't think this is a simple matter. In fact, it has a far-reaching impact on the Eight Desolate Universe, the Heavenly Court, and the Taoist sects. After all, the Heavenly Court is now composed of Golden Immortals.

“If we don’t find a solution, the Golden Immortals who have joined the Universe and Dimension Universe will slowly squeeze the living space of the Golden Immortals of our Xianmen Dao Sect in the Heavenly Court. Every Golden Immortal will have to compete for his or her position,” Tiange Sect Master said woodenly, “This will have no impact on the Emperor and Empress, but for us, it is a matter of life and death.”

This is by no means alarmist. To the Heavenly Court, it does not matter what force the Golden Immortals come from. But to the Luotian Immortal Sect, if their own Golden Immortals lose their competitiveness, they will lose their voice in the Heavenly Court. Even if the Luotian Immortal Sect has the Taiyi God and Demon in charge, it will still be excluded by the Heavenly Court.

This can even affect the fortune, not only the fortune of the sect, but also the personal fortune. Even if it does not reach this level, allowing other Golden Immortals to enter the Heavenly Palace itself goes against the interests of the Luotian Immortal Sect and even the Immortal Sect.

The reason is simple. There is a pit for each position. As the number of foreign Golden Immortals increases, there will be more people competing for positions. This is not a good thing for the major forces. So even though the number of Golden Immortals in the dimensional universe and the surrendered universe combined is only over ten thousand, this is already very terrifying, and even a very serious matter.

"You're right. The key is that we have no other solution," Emperor Hongluan sighed. "The only thing I can think of is to let the True Immortals in our sect go to other universes to practice as much as possible, the Celestial Immortals join the expeditionary force, and the Golden Immortals go to other universes to guard."

"In fact, it is enough for the Celestial Immortals to join the expeditionary army," said Tiange, the headmaster, with a gleam in his eyes. "For the True Immortals, although the cultivation in the Eight Desolate Universe is difficult, it is safe and secure. For the Golden Immortals, it doesn't matter where they go as long as they are not employed in the Heavenly Court. But if the Celestial Immortals join the expeditionary army, they will definitely have merits and even good fortune."

"I agree," Emperor Hongluan nodded slightly, "Also, Daluo Universe can accept disciples. You need to communicate well with Luofu Sect. Now is not the time to fight. We must unite against the outside world and must not be dragged into the vortex of fighting."

"Don't worry," Tiange Sect Leader smiled, "Jiang Lin is a smart man. Even though he looks decadent and drunk, he actually has a lot of say. We both understand each other and will soon quiet down. There's no need to speak up."

Jiang Lin is not the leader of Luofu Sect on the surface, but he is Taiyi, one of the emperors personally pardoned by the Heavenly Court. The key is that he was one of the candidates for the leader selected by Fu Yunzi very early on. What's more important is that a group of Taiyi in the sect recognize Jiang Lin, which means that although Jiang Lin is not the leader, he has decision-making power.

"So, should we communicate this matter with other immortal sects?" asked the Red Luan Emperor. "The Daluo Universe Sequence actually needs many Golden Immortals to take charge. Taiyi Gods and Demons are even better. The more stable the universe is, the more stable the luck will be. This is of great benefit to me."

"You can communicate with other sects, but you don't have to tell them all," Tiange said with a sigh. "Luotian Sect has been number one for too long, and they've long been jealous. I'm afraid many sects are hoping that the number of foreign Golden Immortals will increase."

If foreign Golden Immortals want to integrate into the Eight Desolate Universe, the best way is to join the Heavenly Court, and the second best way is to join the major immortal sects. It is very difficult to enter the Heavenly Court nowadays, and it is difficult to squeeze people in from top to bottom, unless you are willing to sit as a fifth-rank immortal official.

He is a Golden Immortal after all. The fifth rank was during the time when You Daozun was a celestial immortal. At that time, he was just a casual official. Now, even if he is a fifth rank immortal official with real power, it is too cheap for a Golden Immortal. Of course, different times have different values.

It is not easy to enter the Heavenly Palace, so one can only join the Taoist sect. It is very easy for a Golden Immortal to become a guest elder. By staying in the Eight Desolate Universe for more time and completely integrating into it, one may be able to create his own power in the future.

Those second- and third-grade immortal sects are no match for the first-grade immortal sects, so naturally they want to pull the first-grade immortal sects down. Moreover, being able to recruit guest elders from the Golden Immortal-level sects can also increase the strength of the sect.

It's not that first-grade immortal sects such as Luotian Immortal Sect cannot recruit Golden Immortals, but that's not necessary. The sect has no shortage of Golden Immortals. Recruiting Golden Immortals is tantamount to letting outsiders share sect resources. This is the difference between first-grade immortal sects and immortal sects below the first grade.

All in all, the situation is not optimistic for the first-grade immortal sect. Fortunately, there is still a chance. With the power currently controlled by the immortals of the Luotian Immortal Sect, especially with Chen Lei in charge of the left army, more immortals can be sent in.

Every time a celestial being goes out, even if they don't conquer a universe, they can gain merit points. When they return to heaven and receive rewards from heaven, they may even be blessed with good fortune. This is the most cost-effective way for a celestial being.

After finishing the conversation, Sect Leader Tiange did not directly contact the Taoist sect he was on good terms with. Instead, he contacted Chen Lei, explained the situation, and asked Chen Lei to take better care of the immortals in his sect. He also asked the Luotian Immortal Sect in Heaven to take action.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the 25,000th year of the Eight Desolations calendar. By this year, the Eight Desolations universe had undergone earth-shaking changes.

In the Eight Desolate Universe, the number of galaxies in this universe has exceeded one thousand, and more than one thousand three hundred galaxies have naturally evolved. Each galaxy is dazzling, and each galaxy is under the control of the Heavenly Court. The newly added galaxies are extremely well protected.

There are already twenty-four Taiyi-level universes, more than one thousand two hundred Golden Immortal universes, and tens of thousands of secondary universes. These secondary universes are connected to the Eight Desolate Universes, and their vital energy intersects with each other, bringing about the wind of diversity.

This also caused the laws of time and space to vibrate, and the consumption of vital energy increased. From the beginning of the expedition to the present, no Taiyi gods and demons had appeared in the Eight Desolate Universe, and just a few Golden Immortals had appeared, and these were the result of great accumulation.

On the contrary, there are nearly ten more Taiyi gods and demons in the dimensional universe, and hundreds of Golden Immortals are born. There are also tens of thousands of Golden Immortals in the subordinate universe who have surrendered and been incorporated into the Heavenly Court. They constantly exchange positions with local Golden Immortals and go to guard the newly subordinate universe. This has also led to dissatisfaction and complaints from the local Golden Immortals in the Eight Desolate Universe.

Xuanyoutian, Jiang Lin’s residence.

"Brother Jiang is still far-sighted," Shen Yurong chuckled and clinked glasses with Jiang Lin, "Our sect directly went to the Daluo and Taiyi level to open up branches, and many disciples went there to buy properties and practice. Now they have made remarkable progress, which is much better than staying in the Heavenly Palace."

"It was also Her Majesty's reminder," Jiang Lin shook his head. "If it weren't for Her Majesty Tianfei's reminder, we might have been squeezed out of our living space by many external Golden Immortals like other forces. There was no need for this."

The situations of Luofu Sect and Luotian Immortal Sect are very different. First, they are not burdened by their reputations. Since they are not the first immortal sect, they naturally receive much less attention. Second, there are more young immortals in the sect, and they have always focused on cultivating cosmic geniuses.

Especially the second point, the Luofu Sect has a good reputation in the Heavenly Court. Those foreign Golden Immortals all want to join the Luofu Sect. The recognition of the Luofu Sect is obviously greater than that of other immortal sects. The Luofu Sect did not refuse, but set harsh conditions.

At present, Luofu Sect is the sect with relatively many Golden Immortals from outside. Each of these Golden Immortals who are able to join the sect has merits, truly recognizes the Heavenly Court, and has accepted the test of Luofu Sect. Therefore, they are members of Luofu Sect.

The third difference between Luofu Sect and Luotian Immortal Sect is that Luofu Sect does not have the same foundation in Heaven as Luotian Immortal Sect. The new Golden Immortal and Luofu Sect can get together and even achieve mutual success, which is very nice.

Of course, if it were not for Jiang Lin’s arrangement and design, the situation today would not have been possible. At least if the cosmic geniuses had not been recruited a long time ago, the foreign Golden Immortals would not have joined the Luofu Sect.

Every sip and every bite, is it destined by fate?

"What should we do next?" Zhao Qinghe asked.

"Luotian Immortal Sect follows the path of an expeditionary force, so we will follow the path of the Heavenly Court," Jiang Lin said, "Let the immortals in the sect join the Ministry of Personnel as soon as possible, accept the dispatch of the Heavenly Court, and go to the newly-returned universe. As long as we conquer a universe, we must have at least one immortal participate in taking over this universe."

"I'll take care of this," Wang Yao said. "Taking over the universe also requires heavenly soldiers and generals. In addition to the Ministry of Personnel, there is also the Ministry of Commerce. We have people in all of these departments, so it's easy to make some transfers."

"That's good," Jiang Lin nodded slightly. "The immortals from Luotian Immortal Sect will participate in the expedition. When they come back, they will receive a generous amount of merit points and even luck rewards. But they can't always eat meat. The empress needs to balance the interests."

On the contrary, taking over the universe, whether it is through Ling Juntian's military department, the Ministry of Commerce or the Ministry of Personnel, has made considerable contributions. Although it is hard work, as long as it is done well and done more, it will naturally last for a long time and be long-lasting and stable.

"So, our immortals can also participate?" Wang Yao asked.

"We can only go to Kong Guang's right army," Jiang Lin nodded slightly, "but not the Celestial Immortals, but the Golden Immortals. It should still be on a voluntary basis, and let those Golden Immortals who join later make the choice together with the Golden Immortals of our own sect."

"We should treat everyone equally," Chen Fuxiao nodded slightly, "Why not let Tian Feng lead the team? He already has a solid foundation, and all he needs to break through Taiyi is a Qi. Kong Guang has a good relationship with Qianyu Daluo, so maybe it can work."

"Okay." Jiang Lin nodded and smiled, "Qianyu Daluo is a pleasant surprise, but we both need each other. Don't hold too high hopes. After all, Qianyu Xianmen was preserved at the request of Qianyu Daluo."

This happened recently. Qianyu Daluo took action one after another to help Kong Guang's army remove the obstacles of the three Taiyi universes. The three Taiyi gods and demons were all captured alive and sent to the heaven by Qianyu Daluo.

The emperor and empress personally issued an edict to retain the title of Qianyu Xianmen, with Qianyu Daluo as the sect master, and the remaining disciples staying in the sect. The sect's headquarters was in Xianyuantian, and together with other immortal sects and Taoist sects, they all had a large floating fairy island.

"I don't know when Qianyu Daluo will come back," Chen Yurong said, "The inheritance of Qianyu Xianmen is actually very suitable for our path, especially our three major sword veins. If we can integrate the sword inheritance of Qianyu Xianmen, perhaps it will be stronger."

Everyone frowned, especially Wang Yao.

Whether it is the Luotian Immortal Sect or the Luofu Sect, the sword-wielding tradition is the Luotian Sword Sutra, but only the highest realm of heavenly immortals is passed down. The subsequent techniques were actually deduced by Chen Jingzhai with the help of the Heavenly Dao. Of course, there are differences between the two sects.

The Luofu Sect was established a long time ago when Fu Yunzi asked Chen Jingzhai to deduce the Golden Immortal, while the Luotian Immortal Sect was deduced by the Iron Sword Immortal of the Iron Sword lineage after he was promoted to the Golden Immortal. It was also compiled by combining the magical powers of the Heavenly Court and the techniques of returning to the universe, and each has a different bias.

"Let's not talk about this anymore," Jiang Lin said. "Wait until Master Mei returns and see what she means. Don't take any other actions."

Everyone agreed in unison.