Chapter 2649: Strange Coincidence
In the dense forest a thousand miles away from Qingping Immortal City, Fang Bai’s figure appeared beneath a pile of withered yellow leaves as a bright light flashed by.
Previously, Fang Bai had hidden within the Five Elements Space Ring, landing here following the shockwave from Hongyu Fairy’s self-detonation. To avoid being detected by that Demon Emperor, he stayed inside the Five Elements Space Ring for ten days.
During this time, the Five Elements Space Ring blended perfectly with the surrounding scenery, not emitting even the slightest breath. Despite the Demon Emperor and the subsequent arrival of the Ice River Empress using their Divine Sense to sweep across thousands of miles, they couldn’t detect the presence of the Five Elements Space Ring.
Fang Bai chose this moment to reveal himself, convinced that the Demon Emperor had already left and would no longer pose a threat.
"In the past, I had ventured into the Demon Clan Domain and had some understanding of the Emperor Realm experts of the Demon Clan, but the Demon Emperor who appeared in Qingping Immortal City is entirely unprecedented. Why does he possess one of the Bipartite Dual Swords of the Hundred Flowers Empress? And why did he suddenly attack me?"
Fang Bai stood still for a moment, knowing that to find answers, he must start with that Demon Emperor. But how could he track down the whereabouts of the Demon Emperor as he is now?
"My current strength is still too weak. Otherwise, why would I flee so desperately when encountering that Demon Emperor?"
Fang Bai sighed, a bitter smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
At that moment, he wished he could advance to the Emperor Realm immediately, to roam the three realms of immortals, demons, and monsters without fear of any Emperor Realm expert.
"You all stay inside the Five Elements Space Ring. I’m going to Qingping Immortal City for a while."
Fang Bai’s Divine Sense penetrated the Five Elements Space Ring, speaking to Wu De, Great Sage Sun, Zhuge Lian, and Xiao Ying, who were meditating beneath the World Tree. Then he placed the Five Elements Space Ring back on his finger and once again flew to Qingping Immortal City.
At this time, Qingping Immortal City had already returned to its usual bustling and lively state. The collapsed Immortal Palace and Immortal Hall had been cleared, and the destroyed City Lord Mansion was being rapidly rebuilt.
Fang Bai lingered in Qingping Immortal City for a few days, yet found no trace of the Hundred Flowers Empress nor any information on the whereabouts of the Demon Emperor, leaving him somewhat regretful.
However, the news that the Ice River Empress had appeared in Qingping Immortal City caught Fang Bai’s attention. After some careful inquiry, he learned that upon discovering the Demon Emperor’s presence in the Immortal Realm, the Ice River Empress planned to discuss with other Immortal Emperors in the Immortal Realm to jointly deal with the Demon Emperor.
As a result, the already unstable Immortal Realm would become even more chaotic and lively in the future.
And this was precisely what Fang Bai hoped to see at the moment.
As the saying goes, destruction breeds creation.
The current order of the Immortal Realm was established by the eight top-tier forces after the fall of the Emperor’s Palace, and they seized most of the Immortal Realm’s interests.
The vast majority of Immortal Sects and Immortal Gates in the Immortal Realm felt that the current distribution of interests in the Immortal Realm was extremely unfair, but the eight top-tier forces were too powerful. They were powerless to shake them and unable to change anything.
To reconstruct the order of the Immortal Realm, the old order must be completely shattered first.
Therefore, for Fang Bai, the only way was for the Immortal Realm to first descend into chaos, dispersing the focus of the eight top-tier forces. Only then could he gather the disciples of the Emperor’s Palace around him, making it possible to successfully rebuild the Emperor’s Palace and lead it to rise again.
One day in the future, when the Emperor’s Palace destroys the eight top-tier forces and replaces them, the Immortal Realm could hope to return to the fairness and harmony it had a thousand years ago.
Originally, Fang Bai still felt that the Immortal Realm was not chaotic enough, but now, the sudden appearance of a Demon Emperor was like adding fuel to the fire.
In the future, the several top-tier forces in the Immortal Realm would probably have no choice but to allocate some energy to deal with that Demon Emperor.
Seeing the City Lord Mansion of Qingping Immortal City being rebuilt, knowing that the two Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts of the City Lord Mansion had already fallen at the hands of that Demon Emperor, and that the new manager sent by the Ice River Empress had yet to arrive, Fang Bai changed his appearance and decisively acted to once again level the rebuilding Qingping City City Lord Mansion.
With Fang Bai’s current strength, he was capable of slaying Immortal Emperor Realm Peak experts, and at this time, the leaderless immortals of the Qingping Immortal City City Lord Mansion were powerless to resist him. They could only watch helplessly as the City Lord Mansion, already taking shape, was demolished.
"Tell that old woman Ice River that the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, Flying Swan Immortal Emperor, and Carefree Immortal Emperor have joined forces and will surely destroy the six top-tier Immortal Emperors in the future to unify the Immortal Realm!"
Upon leaving Qingping Immortal City, Fang Bai deliberately left behind this sentence.
He believed that it wouldn’t be long before this sentence reached the other five top-tier Immortal Emperors through the mouth of the Ice River Empress. By then, even their usual cultivation would be hard to perform calmly.
It was rumored throughout the Immortal Realm that the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor, Flying Swan Immortal Emperor, and Carefree Immortal Emperor had all obtained the Heaven Devouring Art of the Demon Clan Emperor and were cultivating it. If these three Immortal Emperors really joined forces to aim for the Immortal Realm’s throne, their primary opponents would surely be the six top-tier powers holding most of the Immortal Realm’s interests.
In fact, it was true that the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor was cultivating the Heaven Devouring Art, because the Heaven Devouring Art that Fang Bai was currently cultivating was stolen from him.
And it was also true that the Flying Swan Immortal Emperor was cultivating the Heaven Devouring Art, as this art was deliberately allowed by Fang Bai for him to obtain, with the purpose of dividing the various top-tier forces and creating opponents for them.
As for the Carefree Immortal Emperor, Fang Bai had noticed in Bluewater Immortal City that he was indeed cultivating the Heaven Devouring Art, but as for where he obtained it, Fang Bai was unaware.
Even though several Immortal Emperors were currently cultivating the Heaven Devouring Art, Fang Bai was confident that he could comprehend it more and cultivate it faster, overpowering them.
However, upon calmer reflection, Fang Bai felt that the Heaven Devouring Art was created by the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor of the Demon Clan, who had disappeared for a long time. Now, the sudden appearance of the Heaven Devouring Art in the Immortal Realm and its acquisition and cultivation by several Immortal Emperors was indeed somewhat eerie.
With suspicion brewing in Fang Bai’s mind, he thought more critically, recalling the day in Qingping Immortal City when the Demon Emperor attacked him upon hearing about his search for the Hundred Flowers Empress.
Though this matter was unrelated to the Heaven Devouring Art, Fang Bai always felt an invisible thread linking these matters, brewing a stunning conspiracy.
"No matter how intricate a scheme, it will eventually reveal a flaw. Be it conspiracy or stratagem, let’s wait and see!"
Fang Bai mused in his heart.
Ever since narrowly escaping the Demon Emperor’s attack in Qingping Immortal City, Fang Bai yearned to advance to the Emperor Realm as soon as possible.
Therefore, after leaving Qingping Immortal City, Fang Bai set out again to search for cultivation resources to replenish the vast amounts he had consumed earlier using the Teleportation Array.
Following memories of his past life, Fang Bai managed to find some Immortal Stone Veins, but regrettably, their quantity was insufficient and far from meeting his current cultivation needs.
Consequently, Fang Bai once again targeted the six top-tier forces.