The Demon with Holy Radiance

The Workshop Master explained.

’So the reason we gathered in the Fusheng Domain is that the Workshop Master has his sights set on the Command Token held by the Golden Soul Sect?’

Yang An was actually a bit confused.

"What about the Treasure Temple Domain? The two major powers there are fighting each other. Who holds their Command Token?"

"They each have half. Decades ago, the Golden Thread Pavilion and the Great Virtue Temple cooperated, combining the two halves of the token to enter the Central Continent, but they had a falling out afterward."

"So what we need to do next is to seize the Command Token from the Golden Soul Sect?"

"Exactly. Compared to the first method, doesn’t this one sound much simpler all of a sudden?"

"..."

The Workshop Master’s words plunged everyone into silence.

The first method may have been impossible, but this second one wasn’t exactly simple either.

Just look at the Scripture Defector Association. Besides the strongest, Yang An, and the weakest, Wen Yin, the rest were all Corpse Transformations. Snatching the Command Token from the Golden Soul Sect was equivalent to becoming the number one power in the Fusheng Domain and wiping out the entire Golden Soul Sect.

How was that simple?

Even if the Golden Soul Sect was the weakest of the Four Outer Domains, it wasn’t something a small group like the Scripture Defector Association could dream of challenging.

They feared that without the Workshop Master’s intervention, it would only take a single Insect Dao to annihilate their entire association.

This was the number one power that ruled the entire Fusheng Domain; who knew how many Zombie Gods and Insect Daos they had.

Compared to them, the Scripture Defector Association probably didn’t even count as ants.

As the atmosphere grew heavy and everyone fell silent, the Workshop Master suddenly chuckled.

"Don’t be so tense. It’s not like I’m asking you to challenge the Golden Soul Sect right this second. We still have plenty of time, at least until the Outer Continent faces collapse."

"Besides, compared to others, you are Innate Flesh Mushrooms. That’s your greatest advantage, one that will allow you to grow quickly. Plus, you have me—the Master of the Artifact Refining Workshop—to provide logistical support. With all that, this task isn’t actually that difficult."

The group now understood the Origin Realm’s current predicament. Entering the Central Continent was their only hope for survival, which made obtaining the Golden Soul Sect’s Command Token the only feasible plan. The Workshop Master was right.

"I have a question."

It was Yang An who spoke. He seemed to have thought of something, and everyone turned to look at him.

"Since the Golden Soul Sect is the weakest of the Four Outer Domains, why hasn’t anyone from the other domains made a move on them? Why are the Golden Thread Pavilion and the Great Virtue Temple stuck fighting each other? Couldn’t they settle for the next best thing and take the Command Token from the Golden Soul Sect?"

"Only one Command Token can exist in each domain at any given time. This is a rule set by the Central Continent, and the Command Tokens themselves are not as simple as you think. Furthermore, Broken Armor exists between the domains. For a major power, crossing the Broken Armor would mean a severe loss of manpower. The gains wouldn’t justify the losses; it would be like cutting off one’s own arm," the Workshop Master explained.

The Broken Armor was not just a border between the Four Domains, but also a protective barrier for the powers within them.

"The two great powers in the Treasure Temple Domain are on the brink of all-out war right now. Why don’t we take this opportunity to swoop in and reap the rewards later?"

"Do you know the biggest difference between the Fusheng Domain and the other Three Domains?"

Everyone looked baffled, including White Bird, who was once the Saintess of the Golden Soul Sect.

"The Fusheng Domain... has no Immortal Platform!"

"..."

That really was the biggest difference.

An Immortal Platform... That was a being who transcended all other Cultivators. Confronting such a terrifying Great Power... the very thought of what might happen was too dreadful to imagine.

"Then what should we do?" someone asked.

The Workshop Master’s gaze fell upon Yang An.

"From now on, He Tou will have complete command over the Scripture Defector Association’s operations. You’ll have to ask him."

Everyone turned to look at Yang An.

A sharp glint flashed in Yang An’s eyes. He already knew what to do.

Facing their questioning gazes, he spoke slowly.

"We’re going to... create chaos!"

The Daoist temple suddenly fell so quiet you could hear a pin drop.