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Chapter 983 The Grand Tournament Begins, the Demon Ancestor Descends
"A replica of the Demon Emperor's Banner, a seventh-tier Dao Integration Treasure... it's not far from being a genuine, high-grade sacred artifact of the Demon Race! Hehehe!"

Qingyang Old Demon looked at the Six Desires Chaos Demon and revealed an extremely gratified smile.

"The strength of this Six Desires Chaotic Demon far surpasses that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. Its abilities are extremely strange. Young friend Qin has truly found a treasure."

"If we can find some more top-tier spiritual objects for it to devour, its future potential is probably limitless. This one demon alone would be enough to wipe out the cultivation world."

Qin Ming listened to Qingyang Old Demon's words and gained another powerful trump card, which made him extremely happy.

He casually reached out and pulled the Demon Emperor Banner back into his body to continue nurturing it.

Unexpectedly, he gained quite a lot from this trip.

Not only did his spirit pet break through to the seventh rank and obtain a Xuanling treasure, but he also refined the Demon Emperor Banner to the seventh rank.

In this way, Qin Ming's trump card is strengthened again, making him virtually unrivaled among his peers.

After arriving at the Immortal Origin Clan, he always kept a low profile, staying in his cave to cultivate.

After all, this is someone else's territory, and many powerful clans from the spirit world have gathered here, with various powerful figures emerging one after another, and even the Great Ascension Celestial Venerable of the Immortal Origin Clan presiding over it.

Qin Ming also wanted to avoid attracting attention as much as possible, lest he become too famous and attract unwanted attention.

Unlike other alien races, they don't make a grand entrance with all sorts of extravagant displays of wealth and power.

About half a month later.

The number of high-level alien cultivators from the Immortal Origin Clan in this Void City seemed to be increasing, with other attendees arriving one after another.

Even in the cave next to Qin Ming's, two alien beings who had merged moved in.

Yun Gu Zi seemed to have finished exploring the Void City.

This day.

Yun Gu Zi approached Qin Ming, whose face was rosy and radiant, indicating that he had found something good outside.

"Sigh! Fellow Daoist Qin, you should go out and have a look around, otherwise this trip will have been in vain."

"Let me tell you, this Void Realm City truly lives up to its reputation as one of the main cities of the Immortal Yuan Clan. All sorts of rare and precious items that are impossible to obtain outside are nothing special here, and the key is that they are also cheap."

"I have gathered quite a few spiritual materials for refining Nascent Soul stage pills in just one trip. It was worth the long journey."

Qin Ming smiled faintly: "Then congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yun Gu Zi. I was just thinking that I would go for a stroll after I finished my business here."

“Yes, yes, yes, this is a rare opportunity, Fellow Daoist Qin, don’t miss it,” Yun Gu Zi said.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Qin, several fellow Daoists from other major cities of our human race have also arrived. They came with Elder Kui Mu from the Star Palace. Would you like to go out and meet them?"

Qin Ming pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "Since fellow human beings have arrived, let's go and meet them."

After all, according to the information they received from Snake Queen, the upcoming Immortal Alliance Conference will involve a battle to determine the rankings.

Then.

Qin Ming then followed Yun Gu Zi to other cave dwellings.

Before long, he met a group of people led by Elder Xinggong Kuimu.

Qin Ming did not recognize the other human hybrids: a middle-aged man with red hair, an old woman holding a vine staff, and a white-robed swordsman with bright eyes and piercing features.

These individuals were all at least at the early stage of the Integration Realm, with the red-haired middle-aged man possessing the highest cultivation level, reaching the late stage of the Integration Realm.

Although Elder Kui Mu was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and behaved in a rather conventional manner, his status as a Star Palace Elder showed that the others treated him with considerable courtesy.

After all, they are all powerful cultivators who govern a region, and their positions are crucial, such as the main city of the human race.

Whether it's their cultivation level, supernatural abilities, or their vision, they are far superior to ordinary cultivators, and the circles they belong to are not accessible to ordinary people.

"Fellow Daoist Qin and Fellow Daoist Yun Gu Zi have arrived. I didn't expect you two to arrive before us. It's truly unexpected."

Elder Kui Mu was well aware of Qin Ming's strength, so he took the initiative to lower his posture and went out to greet him.

His action caused the others to frown, as Elder Kui Mu had not been so welcoming when they first arrived.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Kui Mu." Qin Ming and Yun Gu Zi also greeted him.

"Come, let me introduce you to my fellow Daoists. This is Qin Ming, the newly promoted Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Lingmiao Sect in the Tianyuan Domain, and also a guest elder of Tianxing City," Elder Kui Mu introduced to the others.

Upon hearing this, the white-robed swordsman spoke calmly, "So it was you who caused quite a stir in the Tianyuan Domain when you advanced to the Fusion stage. I heard that you, a Yuanren, fought three Fusion stage demons alone and killed two of them. I wonder if that's an exaggeration."

"I, the 'Azure Dragon Prince' of Jade Capital City, am quite eager to learn a thing or two from Fellow Daoist Qin."

This person's words revealed an inexplicable arrogance, and he immediately challenged him.

Qin Ming was used to it; these sword cultivators usually had this arrogant and condescending attitude.

Meanwhile, the silver-haired old woman on the other side gave a forced smile and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Qin, don't take this fellow to heart. He's so old, yet he still can't shake off his bad habits. He's always ready to fight, and he doesn't understand the way to cultivate one's mind and spirit at all."

"I am Sun Liugu from Wanxiang Tiancheng. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Qin has heard of me? You are welcome to come and visit when you have time."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Yun Gu Zi transmit his voice to Qin Ming, saying, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you must not believe her. This Sun Liu Gu is a notorious madwoman among our human clansmen. Don't be fooled by her polite manner now; she might turn on you in the blink of an eye. She has a very strange temper. The key is that she has comprehended a wood attribute law, and her methods are extremely powerful."

Qin Ming also secretly made a note of it.

The last one, a middle-aged man with red hair and a scruffy beard, exuded a rough and unruly aura. He didn't say anything, just smiled and greeted Qin Ming and the other man, seemingly not taking them seriously at all.

After all, this person had the highest cultivation level among them.

Qin Ming also learned the identity of this person. He came from the Human Emperor City, one of the three holy lands of the human race, and his name was 'Fu Xiaochen'. He was also a powerful sword cultivator.

After exchanging pleasantries, the group sat down and talked for a while.

Yun Gu Zi had already informed the others that the Immortal Yuan Clan was holding a battle of equals at the Immortal Alliance Conference to determine the ranking of the various clans within the Immortal Alliance.

Upon learning this, Elder Kui Mu and the others immediately displayed extremely solemn expressions.

Although they are all powerful beings at the Integration stage, in terms of overall strength and foundation, they are quite different from the great clans in the spirit world.

Not to mention super-powerful clans like the Immortal Yuan Clan.

If we were to use this as a basis for ranking, it would be a tricky matter, something they had never anticipated before.

Qin Ming, on the other hand, remained completely calm, showing no sign of anything unusual.

……

at the same time.

Within a secluded secret realm of the Immortal Origin Clan's Void City, this place is as if isolated from the world, with a tranquil environment, resembling a blessed immortal paradise.

An elderly man in white robes, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance, was feeding a group of spirit fish in the pool in front of him with some spiritual food.

These spirit fish radiated a seven-colored halo, their scales were extremely transparent, and their internal organs could even be seen, as they were formed from clusters of primordial energy of heaven and earth.

Its grade clearly indicates that it has reached an extremely high level of creation.

Just then.

Seven or eight members of the Immortal Yuan Clan entered from outside the secret realm. All of them possessed extremely high cultivation levels.

The leader, an elderly man in golden robes, whose cultivation was clearly at the late stage of the Integration Realm, first bowed to the elderly man in white feather robes, and then respectfully reported:

"Reporting to the Third Ancestor, the representatives of the alien races attending the Immortal Alliance Conference have basically all arrived. When would you like to begin? Also, would you like to make an appearance?"

The old man in white feather robes didn't even raise his head, focusing solely on feeding the spirit fish.

After a long while.

He then replied, seemingly ignoring the question, "Come and see how well I've fed my 'Seven-Flame Celestial Spirit Fish'. All that careful tending and care I've given it over the years has been worthwhile."

The elder in the golden robe, looking on with envy, said, "Third Ancestor, your Seven-Flame Celestial Spirit Fish is a top-tier seventh-order spirit fish, just a hair's breadth away from reaching the eighth-order Creation Realm. It's naturally exceptionally rare and precious. I never imagined you actually managed to cultivate it." The elder in the white feather robe tossed the remaining spirit food into the pool before raising his head with a smile.
"In a few thousand years, these spirit fish will be able to give birth to one or two more hybrid beings for our clan. It will not have been in vain that I ventured deep into the Void Sea to retrieve this pool of divine water from the Heavenly Pool."

"By the way, regarding the Immortal Alliance Conference you mentioned earlier, now that almost everyone has arrived, what are your thoughts on it?"

The old man in the golden robe reported truthfully: "Reporting to the Third Ancestor, this time it is estimated to be similar to the great calamity of the alien races hundreds of thousands of years ago. All the alien alliance members that were supposed to come have not been absent."

"However, the location of this great calamity is different from the past. The demon race seems to have some kind of obsession with the human race and the demon race. In the initial stage of the descent, the firepower was concentrated in the spiritual domains of these two races, especially the Tianji Mountain Range, which has become the key area of ​​the battle."

"Hmm, I've already noticed that people from both the human and demon races have arrived. There's a rather interesting little fellow among them," the white-robed elder said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the Immortal Origin Clan's Void City immediately showed expressions of surprise.

It is extremely rare to hear such words from the Third Elder of the Immortal Origin Clan.

It should be noted that the Third Elder is the oldest among the many Mahayana cultivators of the Immortal Origin Clan, both in terms of cultivation and seniority.

"So, does that mean our decision to determine the rankings through a contest at this Immortal Alliance Conference will be subject to change?" the golden-robed elder asked.

The Third Elder of the Immortal Origin Clan turned around, put his hands behind his back, and said calmly, "Let everything take its natural course. Since a decision has been made, let's proceed according to the rules."

"I won't concern myself with such trivial matters. The things that needed to be discussed have already been discussed with the leaders of the various tribes."

"You can go and prepare."

"Yes! Third Ancestor!" After saying this, the Immortal Origin Clan member bowed and withdrew from the blessed land.

After everyone had left, the old man in white feathers disappeared into the world and vanished completely.

……

Two months later.

The Immortal Alliance Conference was finally held in the Sky Realm City. Qin Ming and the others received an invitation and, led by members of the Immortal Yuan Clan, went to the conference venue.

To Qin Ming's surprise, the Immortal Yuan Clan held their grand meeting in a blessed land within the core area of ​​the Void Realm City.

This blessed land is a self-contained region, extremely vast, yet its laws of heaven and earth are connected to the outside world.

According to the Xianyuan Clan cultivator who led the way, this blessed land was created by an ancient powerful being using immense divine abilities.

After Qin Ming entered, he found that many cultivators of the same level had already gathered here and were heading towards the top of a spacious immortal mountain.

They followed and arrived at the venue for the Immortal Alliance Conference.

At the summit of this sacred mountain, there is an extremely spacious platform upon which stands a magnificent complex of buildings, with various palaces and halls, exuding an imposing aura and showcasing the grandeur of a powerful clan.

"Tianxuan Cave Heaven".

Qin Ming looked up at the stone tablet standing at the edge of the stone steps, and then stepped up and walked in.

When they arrived, a circle of high-level cultivators were already seated in the central hall.

Qin Ming could easily tell that the hundred races of the Spirit Realm had gathered here, preparing to band together with the Immortal Yuan Clan to weather this great calamity against the alien races.

Therefore, the scene was quite spectacular, with cultivators in the Void Refinement stage, whom they rarely saw, and powerful figures in the Body Integration stage gathering together to discuss important plans.

After everyone had arrived...

A man emerged from the head of the main hall. He was an elderly man in a golden robe from the Immortal Origin Clan. He possessed an extraordinary demeanor and was clearly a late-stage Integration Realm cultivator.

Upon seeing this person's appearance, the crowd fell silent.

"I am the Ninth Elder of the Immortal Origin Clan, and I have come here to preside over this Immortal Alliance Conference."

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, for traveling countless miles to our clan to attend this grand assembly and discuss strategies to deal with this calamity posed by the alien races of the Spirit Realm."

The golden-robed elder from the Immortal Origin Clan first introduced himself, and then got straight to the point.

Qin Ming glanced around and found that most of the cultivators from the Hundred Races Alliance present were Nascent Soul stage cultivators, indicating the importance they attached to this Immortal Alliance Conference.

Followed by.

The golden-robed elder from the Immortal Origin Clan then began to propose a plan, preparing to mobilize troops from various clans to resist the Demon Clan's forces.

At this point, he revealed that the alliance rankings would be determined by a contest of magical powers, causing an uproar among the assembled powerful monsters present.

Those powerful alien monsters seemed fearless, while the cultivators from the other minor clans frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the Immortal Origin Clan's arrangement.

The atmosphere at the conference discussion immediately fell into a stalemate.

The Ninth Elder of the Immortal Origin Clan, sensing the tense atmosphere, let out a soft, extremely displeased snort:
"Hmph! Do you all have doubts or objections to our clan's arrangements?"

"In order not to waste everyone's time, any race that is dissatisfied with this resolution may leave the venue immediately, and I will not stop them."

"But the great calamity of the alien races is imminent. If we are invaded by the demon race, just don't come begging to us then. Don't blame me for being ruthless then."

The Ninth Elder of the Immortal Origin Clan's cold words revealed an unquestionable authority as a superior, while also demonstrating the absolute control of this super clan in the Spirit Realm.

"Hahaha! What a ruthless and incorruptible man!! You think you can join a faction like this?"

"Why not return to the embrace of this Demon Ancestor?"

Rumble!!

Just as the Immortal Alliance Conference was underway, a violent explosion came from above the Sky Realm City.

It even caused some disturbances in the laws of heaven and earth nearby.

A sinister and eerie voice rang in the ears of all the cultivators in the Void Realm City, and those with lower cultivation levels immediately fell into the illusion of inner demons.

The cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage in the main hall were visibly shaken by this astonishing aura.

The Ninth Elder of the Immortal Origin Clan, who was seated at the head of the table, was locked onto by a surge of energy and blasted off his throne like a cannonball, embedding himself in the ground.
That terrifying aura seemed intent on crushing it.

If it weren't for the help of another powerful aura within the Void City, it would have been blocked.

This ninth elder of the Immortal Yuan Clan is likely to perish immediately.

"A Demon Ancestor in the Mahayana Stage!"

Qin Ming's heart pounded wildly. He never expected that the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Realm would descend directly upon the Hundred Races Immortal Alliance Conference!

The alien cultivators in the hall looked horrified and scattered like birds and beasts, each employing their own life-saving techniques.
at the same time.

Above the Void Realm City, an elderly man in white feathered robes stood in mid-air, emanating a powerful aura. His gaze fixed on the distance, he spoke calmly:
"Hmph! So it's the infamous Dragon Tree Ancestor of the Ancient Demon Realm. I thought it was his true form, and I would have to be wary of him. I didn't expect it to be just an avatar."

But then, the dark, demonic figure opposite revealed a sinister smile:

"Even if it's just an avatar, it's enough to deal with you and also kill all the alien cultivators gathered here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Dragon Tree Ancestor raised his hand and pressed down, and a spiritual pressure that surpassed the Integration Stage suddenly descended.

Followed by.

All that could be seen was the entire space twisting wildly, and a huge, pitch-black demonic tree rapidly grew out, with a giant mandala flower blooming instantly at its top.
It emitted an eerie, blood-red light, like a red sun illuminating the world.

"The Desire Realm Karmic Fire Demon Tree".

"Young friend Qin, this is that old fellow Longshu's specialty. You must not look directly at the flower bud in the sky at this moment, or your soul will be immediately sucked into it. Once the Karmic Fire Illusionary Realm is formed, all cultivators will be trapped in an endless cycle of reincarnation. Within this city, apart from those at the Mahayana stage, there is absolutely no chance of survival. Therefore, it is still the best strategy to move away."

When Qingyang the Old Demon saw that the Dragon Tree Saint Ancestor had made a move, he immediately spoke up to warn him.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming asked, "The opponent is merely an avatar. With that Mahayana cultivator from the Immortal Origin Clan present, is he not even a match for it?"

Qingyang Old Demon said, "There are differences even among Mahayana cultivators. Moreover, there is more than one Demon Ancestor here this time. That old fellow from the Immortal Origin Clan may not be able to withstand it. By the time the other Mahayana cultivators from the Immortal Origin Clan arrive here to provide support, it will probably be too late."

(End of this chapter)