Chapter 1077, The Lofty Purpose of the Heavenslayers Alliance; I Will Protect You

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

The Eight-Headed True God had not expected to hear the Celestial Suffering King ‘s voice at this moment. His expression changed, revealing his great astonishment. Then, he hastily answered in a respectful manner. “Why, Your Majesty?”

 

He was currently travelling towards the Immortal Spirit Civilisation, so he was not within the territory of the Primary Hope Civilisation. Naturally, he was not in the Land of Celestial Suffering either. Yet, how did the Celestial Suffering King sense his presence and realise what he was doing even though they were separated by boundless distance and Spacetime?

 

Despite having always revered the Celestial Suffering King, he was filled with immeasurable respect once more.

 

Nevertheless, he did not forget the reason he was rushing towards the Immortal Spirit Civilisation.

 

The Immortal Spirit Civilisation was originally under the Celestial Suffering King’s rule, and the governance of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation should have been his responsibility. It was just that he had buried himself in his cultivation and neglected his duties. His negligence was what ultimately resulted in the invasion and the subjugation of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation by others.

 

In addition, it would soon be the Celestial Suffering King’s 130^th epoch birthday. The experts of various Forces were bound to attend the birthday celebration. If news of this incident were to spread among them, the Celestial Suffering King would surely be disgraced. That was why the Eight-Headed True God had chosen to take matters into his own hands and resolve the issue in person.

 

“If you go, you will never be able to return…”

 

The voice sounded in the Eight-Headed True God’s ears again. However, the distance between them was probably too great. The words seemed to become indistinct towards the end and faded away quickly.

 

However, when the Eight-Headed True God heard those words, his expression changed drastically. He looked extremely shocked and unbelievably scared at the same time. It was surprising that the Celestial Suffering King had foreseen the dangers looming over him and specifically came to warn him in advance, but more than that, he himself had not sensed anything even though his cultivation had already reached such a high level.

 

Ignoring the doubtful and astonished expressions of his companions, he immediately led them back along their original route. At that moment, the Immortal Spirit Civilisation had suddenly become an unknown and terrifying place to him.

 

…

 

Half a month had quickly passed. During this period, numerous Forces in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation made the same choice as the Zhuo Clan and Hun Clan and chose to surrender. The Divine Eternal Clan was also part of this group from the beginning.

 

Needless to say, there were several Forces that considered Gu Changge as an Invader. They were extremely angry over his interference and secretly came together to chase him out of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation. However, there were not many of such Forces.

 

Gu Changge was indeed an outsider, but all he had done was conquer the entire Immortal Spirit Civilisation. His actions did not target a specific Clan and only affected the general situation. Under such circumstances, the strength of a lone individual or Clan would ultimately be insignificant.

 

Besides that, he had not actually caused trouble for them. He did not treat them as slaves or manipulate them for his own use, so there was not much difference from when they were under the rule of the Primary Hope Civilisation. The Immortal Spirit Civilisation might have been in awe of the Primary Hope Civilisation’s great strength, but there was no real sense of belonging to them.

 

Therefore, the vast majority of the Forces were rather indifferent to the situation. It was just a change of ‘ownership’ to them. Likewise, the ordinary people did not have much response to the changes either. Their lives went on as usual as they cultivated and trained without hindrance.

 

On the contrary, the situation in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation became much more stable after the incident. The turbulent undercurrent that surged beneath the surface was gone. Countless Forces secretly sighed in relief as a result. They initially feared that Gu Changge would start establishing various rules and restrictions for them to follow after he forced them to surrender.

 

As for the Forces that had yet to make their choice, Gu Changge’s methods remained as simple as ever. He simply dispatched Hun Yuanjun and the others to put pressure on them.

 

After the bloody battle, some Forces disappeared forever.

 

The vast territory of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation was composed of an uncountable number of universes and worlds under its jurisdiction. Be that as it may, there were few truly ancient and powerful Forces.

 

In fact, the strongest individuals in some of these ancient universes were only in the Immortal King Realm and the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm. Even for a Force that could be considered a Sect, they would only have the protection of a single Dao Realm expert at the most. Moreover, those Dao Realm experts were typically an Ancestor of said Force.

 

Only Forces like the Divine Eternal Clan, the Zhuo Clan, and the Hun Clan had a larger number of beings that were comparable to Dao Realm experts. Nevertheless, these beings were mostly mainstay figures with profound heritage. It took many epochs just to produce one of them.

 

If it came down to the details, there were nearly a hundred Dao Realm experts in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation at present. This number represented the horrifying heritage of an Ancient Civilisation.

 

Take the Spirit Ruin True World for example. Even among the Spirit Ruin Royal Family, only the Ancestors had reached the Dao Realm and their numbers had never exceeded ten at any given time.

 

As for the other Clans, there might only be one Dao Realm expert living in seclusion. Similarly, the Prosperous Dao True World that was renamed by Gu Changge originally only had two or three true Dao Realm expert at the beginning.

 

Even if the Prosperous Dao True World experienced a surge of Fortuity during the period Gu Changge was away, it was impossible for a Dao Realm expert to be born in such a short period of time.

 

The only exception was if the experts that Qingyi once sent into the Cycle of Reincarnation restored their ancient memories and reformed their Dao Fruit. Only under those circumstances was there a slim chance for them being able to reach the Dao Realm in such a short period of time.

 

Unfortunately, these processes, through the regular way, required time.

 

Before his departure, Gu Changge gave each of Gu Xianer, Jiang Chuchu, Yin Mei, and the others the embryonic form of the True World Seeds. The True World Seed would provide them with a foundation and a cultivation root that closely resembled the True Spirit of a True World, which would allow them to enter the Dao Realm more easily in the future.

 

Nevertheless, this method would still require time for them to cultivate to the Dao Realm.

 

Gu Changge had actually been deliberating over something else during the recent period.

 

Compared to the rest of the Boundless Expanse, the Prosperous Dao True World was simply too weak. Just Zhuo You of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation’s Zhuo Clan alone had nearly destroyed the Prosperous Dao True World with the help of several Elders and Clansmen.

 

A Nascent True World like the Prosperous Dao True World barely had the ability to protect itself whenever a Great Purge struck, so there was a high possibility of annihilation in the process.

 

If the Will of Heaven was a blade and the lives of the people were mere crops in the field, then the so-called Great Purges were the sickles that swung repeatedly to harvest these crops.

 

In fact, the number of Nascent True Worlds like the Prosperous Dao True World was the highest in the Boundless Expanse. They were practically uncountable. Naturally, they were also the most despised. They were considered no different from the weakest cultivators in the cultivation world or no different to Mortals in the eyes of cultivators.

 

Only those in the same circumstances as the Spirit Ruin True World, which was facing destruction because their True World’s Lifespan had almost reached the end, would attempt to search for a Nascent True World to extend their True World’s Lifespan. Otherwise, even True Worlds like the Spirit Ruin True World, which ranked at the bottom of the Ancient True Worlds, would generally regard a Nascent True World with contempt.

 

The only exceptions were if they wanted to expand their territory or plunder the Nascent True World for their resources.

 

Naturally, the same could be said for the Immortal Spirit Civilisation, which had survived several Great Purges, and a Supreme Civilisation like the Primary Hope Civilisation.

 

In fact, the existence of a Nascent True World did not even exist in the eyes of a Supreme Civilisation like the Primary Hope Civilisation. That was the reason why a Nascent True World was generally shrouded in the despairing shadow of annihilation whenever a Great Purge was about to come.

 

It was also during such times that the so-called ‘Heavenslayers’ would appear to repel the Great Purge with great determination and bravery.

 

However, the Immortal Spirit Civilisation and the Primary Hope Civilisation found the existence of the Heavenslayers to be absolutely ridiculous. After all, the Heavenslayers dared to make such reckless statements as to slay Heaven even though they were only in the Dao Realm at most.

 

It had to be said that those were taboo words that even a Supreme Civilisation did not dare to whisper!

 

Nevertheless, that was the cruel reality. It was also the law of survival and the unspoken rule among the countless True Worlds and Realms in the vast Boundless Expanse.

 

An Ancient Civilisation like the Immortal Spirit Civilisation could receive protection by relying on a Supreme Civilisation. Just by offering enough resources and Fortuity Crystals as tribute, these Ancient Civilisations could rest easy without worrying too much about the Great Purge.

 

In the Boundless Expanse, this practice had already become common sense.

 

Some of the Supreme Civilisations and the Supreme Clans that had rarely appeared in the world were actually inextricably linked and involved with the Land of Truth.

 

When the Great Purge arrives, powerful Supreme Civilisations remained uninvolved and unaffected by these phenomena. On the contrary, only newly-born Civilisations and unprotected Ancient Civilisations became targets for elimination…

 

It could be said that the unrelenting cycle had already become a basic consensus among the Supreme Civilisations, so they dare not cross the line set by the Land of Truth and become targeted.

 

During the Great Purge, they would simply prepare themselves and wait for the harvest. That was their role. It might sound absurd, but that was the reality of the world.

 

Gu Changge naturally knew everything. It could be said that the Land of Truth had given their tacit approval. After all, they would not care about such trivial matters.

 

The Heavenly Dao was bound to operate independently, and its view on life and all things remain devoid of emotion. How could they possibly lower their heads to bother with observing how the ants were surviving?

 

At this moment, Gu Changge was considering whether he could consolidate the power of these ‘ants’ with another method.

 

When he first established the Heavenslayers Alliance, he had actually planned to unite the strongest across the entire Boundless Expanse.

 

However, he had walked down the exact same path before. If he continued down this path, then the ending might be no different from before.

 

After uniting the powers of the Immortal Spirit Civilisation, he began to mull over such matters.

 

The existence of the Heavenslayers Alliance could establish itself among the millions of ‘weeds’. In that way, he could easily summon the strength of millions with a single call. It was far simpler than the plan to integrate the Supreme Civilisations.

 

[If the Immortal True Worlds won’t protect you, then I will protect you… If the Heavenly Dao is unkind, treating all things as trash, then the purpose of the Heavenslayers Alliance is to erase the Heavenly Dao and restore peace to the world.] At that thought, the corners of Gu Changge’s lips curled into an interested smile.

 

Such a lofty purpose would surely arouse great interest and create an emotional resonance among the innumerable Nascent True Worlds and unprotected Ancient True Worlds. After all, the next Great Purge was just around the corner.

 

Was the Heavenslayer Sect in the Nine Heavens not acting in the name of slaying Heaven to embrace the experts from various True Worlds who survived before and after the Great Purge?

 

Several months later, the overall situation in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation gradually stabilised. The Forces that originally joined hands in secret to repel the Invader, Gu Changge, from the Immortal Spirit Civilisation had been eliminated by Hun Yuanjun and Zhuo Fengxie. Hence, the turmoil that swept across the whole Immortal Spirit Civilisation finally subsided.

 

Only the members of the Wu Clan who chose to surrender survived the ordeal. Gu Changge had not shown mercy to the Elders and Clansmen who remained stubborn until the end. Now that he had some ‘assets’, he no longer needed to be as ‘frugal’ as before.

 

Those who disobeyed would be killed without hesitation.

 

Afterwards, Gu Changge chose a suitable date to express the reason for his arrival. He also planned to hold a Heavenslayers Conference and subsequently establish the Heavenslayers Alliance in the Immortal Spirit Civilisation.

 

The Zhuo Clan and the Hun Clan soon received instructions to convey the news about the conference to the Forces scattered throughout the Immortal Spirit Civilisation.

 

Any Force with Dao Realm experts were required to send their representatives. Those who disobeyed would be punished. As for the reason behind the conference or what would be said during the conference, even the Zhuo Clan and the Hun Clan did not know. They were merely responsible for passing down the message.