Chapter 757 - 751: The Divine King Palace Seeking Life in Death
So, the Previous Divine King had chosen to die voluntarily, seeking nothing more than to leave behind a glimmer of hope for the Canglan Realm to resist the wizards.
As for the widely circulated rumors of dying from severe injuries, it was merely a strategy by the Previous Divine King not to tarnish the reputation of the successor. That was why his subordinates spread such claims.
Even though the new Divine King ascended to immortality and became a top-level Divine, he was still no match for the Truth Wizard since he had just advanced. However, the Truth Wizard was equally wary of the World Will backing the new king. If a full-scale war were to break out between them, the outcome was uncertain. After some secret probing, the wizard restrained his impulse to strike immediately, instead adopting a method of gradual encroachment.
The wizards were creating monsters to compete with Plant Spirits for living space and using the monsters to ruin the Qi Fortune of Plant Spirits, all the while secretly recruiting a group of Divine to stir conflict between All Gods and the Divine King Palace. Once preparations were complete, they planned to seize the Divine King Palace in one fell swoop, kill the Divine King, and take over this world.
The new Divine King, being weaker than the Truth Wizard and having other concerns, also dared not declare war outright upon seeing the wizards not initiating conflict. He chose to bide his time with an appearance of disinterest in worldly affairs, while in secret, he was amassing power, intending to gather enough strength to defeat the adversary before the war erupted.
This Divine King was also helpless. If he had the strength to defeat the Truth Wizard, he would not have allowed the situation within the world to deteriorate to such an extent. But due to his inadequate power and in order not to provoke the Truth Wizard’s bottom line, he could only pretend to be unaware of the opponent’s existence and develop in secret.
The result was mutual caution between the two parties, followed by an unspoken agreement not to openly instigate incidents. Instead, their followers each acted according to their strategies, leading to the present state of independent governance in the Canglan Realm.
Even those so-called Mutated Monsters, under the propaganda of Plant Gods who had joined the wizards, had become no more than a minor irritation, trivialized to the point that apart from a few Divine, most of them had not even investigated the origin of the Mutated Monsters and allowed their existence to go unchecked.
Only Divine who knew the real situation and remained loyal to the Divine King truly cared about these things.
But precisely because they understood the truth, they also felt incredibly suppressed in their hearts. If it were not for the top-level Divine upholding the front, they would probably have fallen into despair long ago for not seeing any hope.
Still, the feeling of watching the enemy’s forces slowly grow stronger without being able to do anything about it was truly disheartening.
The Canglan Realm is just a Medium World, and the Plant Spirits are not adept at anything beyond their innate Talent Skills. Moreover, they have to consider the reaction of the wizards, which causes the Divine King Palace to accumulate strength slowly and secretly. Their pace of power accumulation is not nearly as fast as that of the wizards!
This situation led to an increasing silence among the Divine of the Divine King Palace.
If they could not find a way to curb the expansion of the wizard forces, sooner or later, this world would be completely devoured by the wizards. But the overwhelming power of the Truth Wizard was not something they could contend with. What good would defeating or even driving away the Truth Wizard do?
If they couldn’t kill the Truth Wizard, in the future, he might lead a Wizard Army to conquer the Canglan Realm, and they might face even more brutal retaliation and slaughter!
Just as the All Gods of the Divine King Palace felt at a loss and believed they could only passively endure until the situation became uncontrollable before a great war would break out with the wizards—and at the same time, they worried that by then, All Gods might no longer have any hope of defeating the wizards—
Unexpectedly, at this time, an unforeseen event occurred when a world from the Outer discovered the Canglan Realm and even led an army to invade!
This suddenly gave the All Gods of the Divine King Palace a glimpse of hope!
Yes, hope!
Although the Cultivators appeared fierce and intent on conquering all Plant Races to occupy this world, the Divine under the command of the Divine King Palace observed that the Cultivators were indeed different from the wizards.
Cultivators, although very ferocious in battle, certainly have far less killing intent than wizards.
This is due to the completely different cultivation methods of the two Great Worlds.
At the end of the day, the cultivation techniques practiced by cultivators aim for Immortal Dao longevity and carefree existence. Even with other goals set by the guidance of various sect elders, the essence of the cultivation technique does not change.
Wizards are different; they consider everything in the world as an object of study, dissecting all life on their experimental tables. This disregard for life inherently makes them seem much more brutal than cultivators.
Even so, this is because the cultivator army from the Biluo Great World on this expedition includes many who do not follow the traditional Daoism lineage. For example, the countless Ghost Items controlled by the Ghost Controlling Sect are clearly no good, and the billions of Poison Insects from the Five Poisons Sect are a chilling presence.
Otherwise, if the sects on the expedition were all replaced with orthodox Daoist cultivators from the Chaotian Palace or the scholars from the academies of the Central Region and the monks from the Buddhism of the Western Regions, the disparity would be even more enormous!
However, aside from the Ghost Items, Poison Insects, and Spiritual Beasts controlled by the cultivators, the aura of the cultivators was mostly normal. In addition, the Divine King used some methods to observe certain events, so he hesitated about whether to take a risk to find an opportunity to negotiate with the cultivators and see if they could cooperate to join forces and kill the True Spirit Wizard!
“Why not ally with wizards to fight us?”
Qin Feng asked curiously, “In terms of numbers, the army of cultivators we lead is much larger, posing a greater threat to you, right?”
“You probably don’t know much about wizards!”
The Dandelion shook its head, “The terror of wizards is definitely not as simple as their outward strength. If the White Wizards were to occupy our world, we would not resist when we knew we could not defeat them. We might even willingly surrender and at most accept slavery, aiding them in their conquests—still retaining a degree of freedom.
But the wizard that entered the Canglan Realm is from the lineage of Black Wizards, incredibly wicked. You must have perceived this from those Transformed Beasts.
If the Black Wizards and their forces occupy the Canglan Realm, where would that leave us any chance to live?
Even if we could barely survive, we would likely be transformed into monsters to fight for them, not only exploiting all our value but also ruthlessly plundering all resources, driving the world to a dead end, leaving the Plant Spirits without a sliver of hope!”
Qin Feng listened quietly, not speaking, but his mind was rapidly considering various thoughts.
“Although we know your arrival doesn’t come with good intentions, we’ve been driven to a desperate situation and have no choice but to cooperate with you!”
The Dandelion looked solemnly at Qin Feng and said, “Anyway, since you intend to conquer Canglan, you would eventually face the wizards. Rather than that, it would be better to cooperate with us, unite to exterminate the wizards, and then discuss other matters.
After all, the existence of the wizards is also a threat to you!
Of course, this is just a suggestion, and neither of us came here explicitly for this matter. The Divine King is considering cooperating with you but still observes your actions, planning to send an envoy after some time.
The Divine King is also concerned whether you dare to provoke the wizards. Please go back and inform your two top-level powerhouses. If they are willing to cooperate, everything can be discussed. If they are afraid to provoke the wizards, they should leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, no matter how great the current victory, it’s all in vain!”
Upon hearing the other party’s not-so-clever provocation, Qin Feng couldn’t help but laugh, “Your Divine King must have told you some things before sending you out here, surely knowing that we are not just any ordinary beings from a common world.
I can tell you explicitly that my Biluo Great World is immensely powerful and profoundly established. The Wizard World can’t intimidate us with a mere title alone.
Moreover, after our sects expended so much effort to traverse the void and embark on this expedition, we certainly won’t slink back home just because of a few wizards.
However, I’m just a minor True Immortal; I can’t make decisions on this matter. So here’s what I’ll do—I’ll return and report this to the two venerated ancestors to make the final decision.
Leave me a token, will you? If the venerated ancestors agree to join forces with you against the wizards, we’d have a way to communicate!”
“Good!”
Upon hearing this, the Dandelion quickly nodded, waving its branches to pluck a leaf imbued with rich vitality from itself, gesturing with a wave of divine power to deliver it to Qin Feng.
Although it seemed composed on the surface, its heart couldn’t help but stir with excitement.
Initially, it had come merely to rescue a comrade; it hadn’t expected that before they could act, those two malevolent wizards had already been slain by another invading force!
It wasn’t just the killing of two wizards that was remarkable; the key point was that although Qin Feng’s Dao Cultivation wasn’t high, he possessed such formidable war power and could command so many strong monsters.
Upon witnessing this scene, the Dandelion immediately changed its mind. Acting on its own, it firmed up a matter that even the Divine King had been hesitant about, going straight to discussing the potential for cooperation with Qin Feng!
A lower Divine Level being capable of slaughtering two fifth-level wizards— even its thinnest rootlets knew that this must be a genius from an incredibly formidable world.
Because of Qin Feng’s performance, the Dandelion was convinced that the world behind the invading army of cultivators was not simple, so it decided on the spot to make this resolution. Now, hearing Qin Feng’s words devoid of any fear of wizards, and seeing his confident expression, the Dandelion was naturally thrilled.
As for whether it would face punishment from the Divine King after returning to the Divine King Palace, it no longer cared; at this point, where did these Plant Gods still have room for choice?
If they couldn’t negotiate with the cultivators sooner, did they expect to wait for the cultivators to reach the Divine King Palace and then send envoys to discuss?
No matter what, the Divine King Palace was still the publicly acknowledged leader of the Canglan Realm. Even though many gods were superficially aligned but disunited, this didn’t change the status of the Divine King Palace.
Bearing the name of the Divine King Palace alone would make it one of the primary targets of the invading army of cultivators—by the time it came down to it, there might never be a chance for negotiation!
So the Dandelion quickly subdued its exhilaration, knowing that discussing partnership or alliance with the cultivators was merely a desperate attempt to survive under duress, and regardless of whether it would work or not, it likely wouldn’t return to its previous status as an independent realm!
Qin Feng extended his hand to receive the leaf glowing with white luminescence. After just a few glances, he was sure that this Dandelion God was indeed primarily cultivating the Life Principle!
However, the Life Principle could also be divided into many branches—it was just unknown which way the other party had specialized in.
What a pity that the counterparty was a Dandelion and not a Tree Demon, and considering there was now a possibility of joining forces against the wizards, it wasn’t the right time for him to make a move. Otherwise, the Life Tree would have been presented with an opportunity, and he himself might have made further progress with the Life Principle!
He pocketed the leaf and nodded, “I’ll return to Chaotian Palace shortly and report your matter to the two venerable ancestors. If they agree, we will contact you soon.
As for your comrade, they should still be alive. Hurry and take them away, lest any accidents occur over time!”
“Good!”
The Dandelion and the dark Vine looked in the direction Qin Feng pointed, quickly spotting the Tree God bound to a laboratory table amid the rubble.
The Vine God swung its arms, and instantly countless branches stretched out, clearing away all the boulders and debris that were crushing the Tree God. Then, breaking the chains binding the Tree God, they dragged out its remaining half-trunk.
As the Dandelion waved its leaves, a breeze blew, fluttering away many of its fluffy seeds.
However, its fluff was endless; supported by its immense divine power, it could always grow more, so it didn’t become bald!
The seeds softly landed onto the battered Tree God, and immediately, a surging vitality entered its body, moisturizing its wrecked frame. The Divine Level Tree Spirit, which had been reduced to only half its size, suddenly perked up, fully awakening, and its body even started rapidly growing back. In just half a moment, it had fully recovered to its original state, growing into a towering tree once again!
Qin Feng was moved.
He hadn’t expected the Dandelion’s Life Principle to be so robust that a severely injured Divine Tree could recover in such a short span of time. Even if the recovery was only physical and its actual strength had definitely been diminished and required time to cultivate back, it was still impressive.
This made him secretly relieved; it was fortunate that he hadn’t fought with it, as it likely would have been a troublesome encounter this time.
“We will take our leave now!”
The Dandelion said to Qin Feng, “We need to return to the Divine King Palace to report back to the Divine King and explain the potential cooperation with you. We can’t stay long, and if you also have an intention of joining forces, simply activate that leaf and I will surely respond!”
“Good!”
Qin Feng nodded, “Take care on your way, and be careful not to get ambushed by the wizards.”
“Thanks for the warning!”
The Dandelion thanked him and turned away with the other two Plant Gods.
Qin Feng watched them leave in the distance, but he himself did not choose to leave, instead casting his gaze downwards!