Above all spirits

Chapter 340 Heavenly Court (Part 1)

"And what kind of demon would tell you this?"

"As far as I know, demons, though not as hypocritical as gods, are not benevolent either."

Hua Qiandao was not surprised by Gu Yun's doubts; this was just basic self-protection.

But everything he said was true.

Hua Qiandao smiled slightly, a deep light flashing in his eyes.

"That was when I was traveling through the Chaotic Star Domain last time. I accidentally saved a demon from the upper realm. At that time, he was being torn apart and devoured by void creatures. My passing by attracted the attention of the void creatures, allowing him to catch his breath."

"As for how I got rid of the void creatures, that's related to my imperial will."

Hua Qiandao did not continue to explain the power of his imperial will, clearly indicating that he did not intend to let Gu Yun know.

This is understandable. Each of the Emperor's Will abilities is a trump card. If it is known in advance, it may be targeted and lead to a dangerous situation.

"In short, it is indeed as you said. Gods may make us make selfless sacrifices, but demons abide by the principle of equivalent exchange. Since almost nothing on his body is intact, and his storage containers have been chewed up by void creatures, the only thing he can give me in return is this information."

“I don’t think he would lie to me; it’s pointless.”

Gu Yun nodded thoughtfully. The story was plausible, and although its truth or falsehood was still uncertain, Gu Yun was already seven-tenths convinced by the news.

Based on his previous experiences, Gu Yun had a bad feeling, but he couldn't guess that far ahead on his own. He knew that a crisis might be coming to this world, but he couldn't possibly know that it was the disappearance of the world rules that separated the upper and lower realms.

This was far worse than he had imagined.

How is this any different from an advanced civilization invading an ancient tribe? At that time, all living beings in the lower realms will be fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of gods and demons.

"why me?"

"I don't think we've ever had any interaction, have we?"

"Aren't those Star Alliance people going to do anything about this?"

Hua Qiandao sighed and shook his head.

“There are gods and demons behind them to some extent. If the beings from the upper realm behind them find out, I am afraid that even worse things will happen.”

Hua Qiandao paused for a moment, his expression turning slightly somber.

"In fact, it's quite possible that they knew all along but deliberately concealed it, and that's the most dangerous part."

“Several gods and demons have approached me before, wanting to cooperate with me.”

"However, I travel frequently, and I'm too lazy to manage these tedious things, so I've basically turned them down."

"As a Heavenly Demon, you are special. Although you have just condensed the Emperor's Will and have no background or identity, the moment you became a Heavenly Demon, you possessed the power to contend with hegemonic forces."

"In other words, you represent a powerful force with a relatively clean background."

"So after thinking about it, I decided to tell you and hear your thoughts."

Gu Yun chuckled, his black robes swaying slightly with his body.

"How can you be so sure that I don't have the support of gods and demons?"

"Isn't this still pure gambling?"

"It's simply a matter of probability."

"But you're lucky, I have no liking for gods and demons."

Hua Qiandao smiled back subtly, echoing Gu Yun's slightly meaningful smile.

"Isn't this a strategy?"

"The emperors of the Star Alliance are almost all from the past, a bunch of veteran figures, and their relationship with gods and demons is very deep."

"but..."

Hua Qiandao seemed to have thought of something unusual and casually mentioned it to Gu Yun.

"It seems that the Ice Cloud Palace is not very willing to cooperate with gods and demons. Otherwise, the previous palace master would not have died from the cold poison. Although the imperial will that the Ice Cloud Palace possesses is very strong, it also has great side effects."

"The upper realm must have a way to suppress it."

"But the price won't be low, and without finding the holder of the Extreme Yang Emperor's Will, there's no way to solve the fundamental problem. Otherwise, the entire Ice Cloud Palace will only be gradually swallowed up by gods and demons."

"Find an opportunity to bring the Palace Master of Ice Cloud Palace in as well."

Gu Yun keenly noticed the "Extreme Yang Emperor's Will" mentioned by Hua Qiandao. Combined with the name of Bingyun Palace, it was likely that the current Palace Master of Bingyun Palace had inherited the Extreme Yin Emperor's Will.

"Bring them in?"

"Sect Leader Hua, you might as well speak plainly."

"What exactly are you planning to do?"

Hua Qiandao's expression shifted, and he looked towards the empty, dark boundary of the void, saying solemnly.

“I plan to organize a group of people to go to the Chaotic Star Domain. I know a special entrance that allows us to enter outside of the Chaotic Star Domain’s opening hours, and the Chaotic Star Domain is relatively safe outside of opening hours.”

"The so-called opening time of the Chaotic Star Domain is simply that every once in a while, void creatures will become active at the boundary of the Chaotic Star Domain, expanding its range and thus creating gaps that allow entry into the Chaotic Star Domain."

Gu Yun clearly didn't want to listen to this nonsense and waved his hand.

Although Gu Yun had a feeling that Hua Qiandao was hiding something, most of what he said was probably true, and he had nothing to refute.

"Just tell me."

"The real purpose of going to the Chaotic Star Region."

"Anyone who has reached this level of strength and status is no fool. Just state your purpose directly, and I'll consider it."

Hua Qiandao, who was about to continue his explanation, paused for a moment, remained silent, and his eyes seemed to become even more profound.

"Heaven."

"Heaven?!"

Gu Yun whispered almost reflexively.

Realizing something was wrong, he immediately suppressed the shock on his face, but the turmoil in his heart continued to surge and could not be calmed for a long time, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Gu Yun wouldn't find it problematic if anyone on Earth said those two words, but in this world, the person who could utter them...

That's utterly absurd.

It seems so.

The previous theory may very well be true.

The world on Earth and this world are indeed on the same dimension.

First, the world was divided, then "Nuwa patched up the sky".

Hua Qiandao naturally noticed Gu Yun's unusual behavior and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"you have heard?"

but.

Hua Qiandao was not particularly alarmed by this.

What Gu Yun didn't know was that among the hegemonic forces of Hua Qiandao's generation, the secrets of the Heavenly Court weren't exactly top secrets. Throughout history, it was impossible that no one had ever ascended to the Upper Realm.

Although it's not something ordinary people can grasp, some things will naturally be brought up when they reach a certain level.

The Heavenly Court is one of them.

The reason for the confusion was simply that Gu Yun was from no sect, had no background, and had just advanced to the Innate Realm, so it was impossible for him to know anything about the Heavenly Court.

Could it be that I guessed wrong, and there really is an unknown force behind Gu Yun?

Hua Qiandao continued to scrutinize Gu Yun with a puzzled expression, and then continued speaking.

"It is said that a long time ago, the first group of beings who went to the upper realm did not have many concerns and established an organization there called the Heavenly Court."