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Immortal Alliance Council.
At this moment, within the False God Realm, the newly appointed Immortal Alliance Council was holding its final vote on whether to declare war against the Great World of the Gods.
Representatives from eight of the Nine Great Institutions, all Dao Venerables, were present as witnesses.
Among them, the War Commission and the Starry Sky Group, which required close coordination, had sent multiple Dao Venerables.
The Council passed the resolution to launch war against the Great World of the Gods with 433 votes in favor, 146 abstentions, and 24 against.
After the meeting adjourned, Immortal Alliance councilors flocked to greet Li Chunjun.
Partly to congratulate him on attaining Dao Venerable status, and partly to familiarize themselves with him.
However, with most Dao Venerables immersed in the great dao river, only a few dozen were actually present at the meeting.
These were the only Dao Venerables currently qualified to interact with Li Chunjun.
Some Dao Venerables, wary of Li Chunjun's status as an "innate divine being," maintained a polite distance, offering brief greetings before departing.
After a while, the only figures remaining around Li Chunjun for further discussion were Dao Venerable Tai Chu, Director Han Lan, Immortal Alliance Council Secretary-General Chong Hua, War Commission member Xing Wu, Dao Venerable Zhou Ye of the Eternal Day Great World, and Dao Venerable Tai Hao of the Nine Heavens Great World.
The four Dao Venerables had gathered for different reasons.
Chong Hua remained to oversee Li Chunjun's promotion to senior councilor.
Xing Wu was there to coordinate the details of the interworld war with Li Chunjun.
Tai Hao and Zhou Ye, the two great Dao Venerables, sought to claim a share of the spoils when the Profound Yellow Great World clashed with the Great World of the Gods.
As Dao Venerables, they possessed far more comprehensive intelligence than the Supreme Sages. They knew Li Chunjun was a Path-Opening Divine Sage and that he had slain the veteran Dao Venerable Great Void Ancestral Dragon the moment he achieved enlightenment. This knowledge fueled their confidence in his ability to defeat the God Above Gods of the Great World of the Gods and crush the Divine Race.
"Dao Venerable Li, rest assured," Tai Hao and Zhou Ye said with cheerful smiles. "We will keep a close watch on the Demonic Race and the Myriad Transformations Race. We won't let them take advantage of you while you're engaged in battle with the Divine Race."
Director Han Lan added, "All of the Starry Sky Group's Star Gates will be opened for the Profound Yellow Great World and Dao Venerable Li. Whenever you need it, the Profound Yellow Great World's forces can be instantly projected to any location with a Star Gate."
Xing Wu also smiled faintly. "The War Commission has passed a resolution appointing Dao Venerable Li as the supreme commander of this war."
As he spoke, he added, "In truth, the War Commission has been pushing for war with the Divine Race for some time. However, their God Above Gods is a formidable opponent. To ensure absolute certainty of victory, we planned to mobilize at least five Dao Venerables who had achieved dao unification in the five great Daos: Void, Karma, Soul, and so on. But gathering such a group proved difficult, hence the delay. Now that Dao Venerable Li has stepped forward to confront this God Above Gods, it couldn't be better."
Li Chunjun nodded to the group.
Chong Hua chimed in at the opportune moment, "We've already nominated Dao Venerable Li to be elected as a senior councilor at the next Council meeting. Due to many being unaware of Dao Venerable Li's true strength, this Council meeting may be somewhat inconvenient. However, once Dao Venerable Li achieves a decisive victory against the Divine Race and slays the God Above Gods, all such concerns will vanish."
"Then I shall await that day," Li Chunjun replied calmly.
He cared little about becoming a senior councilor.
After all, the Profound Yellow Sect's foundation was still too shallow. Elevating them to the ranks of senior councilor powers might not be a wise move.
However, he wouldn't refuse a higher status within the Human Race.
This elevated position would undoubtedly make future endeavors more convenient.
"The divine race war has dragged on for too long. Time is of the essence. I must mobilize the various sects and formally advance to the front lines," Li Chunjun declared.
The Dao Venerables didn't try to dissuade him. Instead, they clasped their hands in unison and said, "Then we wish Dao Venerable Li a swift and decisive victory."
Li Chunjun nodded slightly, his figure vanishing from the False God Realm.
As soon as he departed, the Dao Venerables exchanged glances. The space within the False God Realm subtly shifted, as if entering a more heavily encrypted zone.
Upon entering this encrypted space, Dao Venerable Tai Hao couldn't help but turn to Tai Chu. "The Great World of the Gods... its depths are far more treacherous than they appear. Didn't the Immortal Alliance properly advise Dao Venerable Li against this?"
"I find it strange as well," Xing Wu added. "Our War Commission and the Explorers Guild's Ultimate Powerhouse haven't even reached an agreement yet. Why is the Immortal Alliance suddenly taking action?"
Xing Wu glanced at Tai Chu. "Back then, even the Profound Yellow Supreme Sovereign's attempt to seize that world was thwarted, and he was later ambushed, plunging into the depths of the great dao river."
"This isn't my decision alone," Tai Chu replied. "The Supreme Research Institute, the False God Hall, and the Starry Sky Group are also involved."
The Dao Venerables quickly realized the implications. "The powerful figures behind these factions want to test Dao Venerable Li's capabilities?"
"I find it strange too," Dao Venerable Tai Hao said, his eyes gleaming with realization. "After nurturing him to this point, who would willingly let someone else pluck the fruit of their labor? This is at least an Immortal Artifact-level reward! Used wisely, it could cultivate half a Supreme Sovereign! I never imagined it would be a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it."
Dao Venerable Zhou Ye nodded in agreement. "I've been equally puzzled. How could the higher-ups show so little interest in the only Path-Opening Divine Sage to emerge in recent years? His low profile defied all logic. Now I see—their first move was to prepare here."
"A Path-Opening Divine Sage..." Director Han Lan's eyes flashed with a hint of excitement. "Especially one who, before opening his path, demonstrated the ability to harmonize with other great daos... We can't afford to let such talent slip through our fingers!"
"Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles," Director Han Lan continued. "Given the past failures of progenitor divine beings and innate divine beings who fled to the outer domain, we must prepare thoroughly before acting this time. Otherwise, we'll just end up with another empty basket."
The Dao Venerables nodded in deep agreement.
At that moment, Xing Wu couldn't help but ask, "Since this concerns the interests of the Explorers Guild, who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?"
"Dean Ling Hui of the Supreme Research Institute, Yuan Yin, the executive director of the Starry Sky Group, Yuan Xi from your War Commission, and..."
Dao Venerable Tai Chu paused slightly. "The Immortal Alliance Leader! The Supreme Lawbringer!"
"The Supreme Lawbringer!?"
"An Ultimate Powerhouse has turned their gaze upon Dao Venerable Li!"
"I heard that one of the Human Race's nine great ultimate powerhouses is always on rotation, maintaining a state of detachment from the great dao river. Is the Supreme Lawbringer currently on duty? How could they ignore the birth of a progenitor divine being during their rotation?"
The Dao Venerables suddenly understood.
With an Ultimate Powerhouse involved, it was only natural that the war between the Profound Yellow Great World and the Great World of the Gods had escalated so rapidly.
This great war...
It was truly a probing action, meant to assess the enemy's strengths and weaknesses and determine whether this progenitor divine being could be captured alive.
Therefore...
"Will the Demonic Race and the Myriad Transformations Race also intervene?" Dao Venerable Tai Hao suddenly asked.
"When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold," Dao Venerable Chong Hua replied with a smile. "Once the Human Race finishes dealing with the Divine Race, it's only logical that the Demonic Race and the Myriad Transformations Race will be next. The wise among them understand this clearly. Thus, it's perfectly reasonable for them to rally their forces to aid the Divine Race in their hour of crisis."
After speaking, he glanced at Dao Venerable Tai Hao and Dao Venerable Zhou Ye. "I expect the Creation Fortune Merchant Guild and the cosmic bank will soon issue secret directives to you. Simply carry them out when the time comes."
Tai Hao and Zhou Ye exchanged a look before replying after a long pause, "The Demonic Race and the Myriad Transformations Race... their capabilities are insufficient, aren't they? They'd be utterly useless in a conflict at the Dao Unification Realm."
"The boundless supreme expert from the Explorers Guild scattered dozens of seeds across more than ten Great Worlds in that starry sky. In the end, only the God Above Gods truly succeeded. But who can guarantee that no latent demonic ancestor lurks among those Foreign Races?" Tai Chu smiled meaningfully.
Tai Hao and Zhou Ye suddenly understood, realizing they couldn't press further. The matters that followed were beyond their purview.
"A progenitor divine being..." Xing Wu murmured beside them, his heart filled with awe.
"The path to the future demands sacrifice. Living beings must pay the price to forge a path forward, giving us a goal to strive for! Besides..." Dao Venerable Tai Chu paused, his tone hardening, "Those not of our kind are inherently untrustworthy!"
When the Immortal Alliance, the War Commission, and the Starry Sky Group mobilized simultaneously, the Human Race's terrifying war machine demonstrated its astonishing operational efficiency.
Within mere months, countless manpower and resources had been assembled.
Outside the Profound Yellow Great World stood an interworld star gate, specially forged for war.
By now, over a hundred thousand warships, large and small, densely packed the space around the star gate.
The largest warships served as flagships for Council-level Powers such as the Heavenly Principles Sect, Celestial Qin Dynasty, Imperial Witchcraft Sect, and Taixu Sword Sect. These vessels typically exceeded fifty kilometers in length, and with internal expansion through spatial formations, each could accommodate tens of millions of living beings.
In addition to these Council-level sects, numerous non-Council-level sects had also contributed their forces. Combined with the Profound Yellow Great World's own military strength, the fleet of over a hundred thousand warships represented more than a thousand different factions.
Naturally, among these thousand factions, the two largest native powers—the Profound Yellow Sect and the Taixu Sword Sect—contributed the greatest number of ships and personnel.
The Profound Yellow Sect, in particular, had mobilized its entire force.
In addition to a massive flagship, they deployed thousands of warships of varying sizes.
Each warship was commanded by at least one Void Refining expert, carrying hundreds to thousands of battle-hardened Primordial Spirit True Monarchs and tens to hundreds of thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators.
These warships clustered densely near the Star Gate, where...
the supreme commander of this grand campaign stood.
Li Chunjun, the only newly ascended Dao Venerable in the Human Race's territory in nearly a million years!
An innate divine being whose legend echoed across all realms!
As the assembled forces completed their preparations, the Dao Venerable issued his orders without hesitation to the Supreme Sages of the Starry Sky Group awaiting near the Star Gate:
"Activate the Star Gate jump! Deploy to the Divine Race's front lines!"
Immediately, his mental power surged through the warships' shared communication channels, delivering the command to every vessel: "All ships, attack! Crush them!"
(End of the Chapter)
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