Infinite Fighting

Quanxu Continent.

Southern Border, Qingcang Sect.

Zhang Ji's true form hurriedly returned.

This is because the four sects are about to hold a meeting.

Qingcang Sect, Lingxiao Sect, Beast Chant Valley, Ziyan Sect.

Four top sects are about to discuss important matters at the Lingxiao Sect.

Those who went to negotiate included the leaders of the four sects and various True Immortals.

At least one divine projection should be sent.

In addition to these roles, there are also special individuals allowed to travel there.

That was personally taught by the Heavenly Emperor.

The four sects now have a total of nine disciples personally taught by the Heavenly Emperor, and all of them will be present.

They represent the Heavenly Lord of Returning to Emptiness behind the scenes.

Zhang Ji was worried that his avatar might encounter an accident in this situation, so he rushed over while his main body boarded the sect's small air-breaking shuttle and headed to the Lingxiao Sect.

The two sects were extremely far apart, so a domain gate was used.

That's a technology somewhat similar to a space tunnel.

Once activated, it can connect the spaces of two different locations, allowing for rapid travel back and forth.

The main gate of the Qingcang Sect is very large, reaching a height of 30,000 meters, and it is not usually opened easily.

This thing consumes an enormous amount of energy to start up, making it unsuitable for use as a regular means of transportation.

Normally, small domain gates are used.

Traveling over distances of up to a billion kilometers.

Going any further away doesn't make much sense.

Currently, although the four sects occupy the southern territory, there is still a very large area that has not been developed.

The Lingxiao Sect and the Qingcang Sect are different; their sects are truly built in the clouds.

Several continents floated in the sky, surrounded by clouds and mist, creating an extraordinary and magnificent sight, like a heavenly palace.

After arriving, the Sky-Breaking Shuttle of the Qingcang Sect did not linger and headed straight for the cave where the Lingxiao Sect held its meetings.

Within the Qiongyu Cave, the Void-Breaking Shuttle landed, with Chen Hong in front, followed by the nine True Immortals, Zhang Ji, and Ding Zhuoran, all heading towards the Council Hall.

They arrived at their location quickly.

They each took their seats.

This place is like a circular lecture hall, but it goes from high to low, with four seats at the very top center for the four sect leaders.

Behind the four people were the True People, with Zhang Ji and the others, who were direct disciples of the Heavenly Lord, sitting at the end, ranked according to their strength and status.

Zhang Ji was sitting next to Ding Zhuoran. The two had been instructed beforehand not to talk to each other after they sat down, intending to listen to the lecture quietly.

They, the Qingcang Sect, were in the third batch to arrive.

The Lingxiao Sect and the Beast Chant Valley had already arrived, only the Ziyan Sect, which was farther away, had not yet arrived.

Both of the Heavenly Lords' disciples in Beast Chant Valley were women, and their cultivation levels were average. Zhang Ji observed that they were only at the peak of the Rift Mountain Realm, but the energy fluctuations in the Beast Taming Bag at their waists seemed a bit unusual.

The Lingxiao Sect consisted of two men and one woman, all of whom had reached the S-rank Earth-Covering Realm. They all used swords, but their swords did not seem to be ordinary. Zhang Ji felt that they were not even (mythical)-level Netherworld-rank weapons, but possibly (supreme)-level Void-rank magic weapons.

Its profound cultural heritage is exaggerated.

The Qingcang Sect also possesses (supreme) level magical artifacts, but those are sect-protecting treasures. How can they be given directly to disciples? Not even to the Heavenly Lord's personal protectors!
However, the Lingxiao Sect has produced many masters in the past, and they left behind their magical artifacts when they passed away. Therefore, it is barely reasonable for such magical artifacts to be left for the Heavenly Lord's personal disciples to use.

No wonder they have always been considered the foremost of the four sects.

Not long after, the last of the four sects, the Purple Smoke Sect, arrived.

Their leader was a woman dressed in purple. Their two Heavenly Lord disciples were a man and a woman. They seemed to be exchanging glances and behaving quite intimately, suggesting that they had become Daoist partners.

All the top figures from the four sects took their seats. In an instant, the array patterns around the hall activated, sealing off the energy inside and outside, and isolating all detection.

At the highest point, the four sect leaders exchanged greetings.

The first to speak was Kong Zhuoqun, the leader of the Lingxiao Sect.

"The reason I have invited you all here is to discuss the invasion of the extraterrestrial demons from the Northern Territory." Kong Zhuoqun did not beat around the bush or exchange pleasantries, and went straight to the point: "Two of the three major sects in the Northern Territory that have produced Guixu Heavenly Lords have been destroyed, and the remaining Youxian Sect has also fled to the Central Territory. The momentum of the extraterrestrial demons is unstoppable, and Jingyi Heavenly Lord of Jingxu Palace in the Central Territory is inviting us to join forces to fight against the extraterrestrial demons."

When he first opened his mouth and mentioned the extraterrestrial demons, Zhang Ji was startled, but after listening carefully, he realized that the extraterrestrial demons he was talking about were probably not himself.

The opponent is too strong.

They directly wiped out two of the three major Void Returning Sects in the northern border of the Quanxu Continent, leaving only one that escaped to the central border.

This level of strength is currently unmatched by Origin Star.

“I have also heard about this matter, but those extraterrestrial demons do not seem to have any intention of invading the Central Realm, let alone threatening the Southern Realm,” said Gao Jun, the leader of Beast Chant Valley.

What he meant was obvious.

"They're so far away, the world is so big, they're just passing by and taking advantage of the situation. It has little to do with us, so why are they meddling?" Kong Zhuoqun said. "This time is quite different from the past. I have received information from the projection of Mi Tianjun's descent. This group of extraterrestrial demons seems to have come because of the matter of the unification of chaos. If we don't stop them, they might drain the source of the Xuanxu Realm before heading to the depths of the chaotic void."

"It can't be that fast, can it? Isn't it said that it will take at least a dozen more epochs before chaos returns to unity?" a True Person from Beast Roar Valley asked doubtfully.

"That's true for our Xuanxu Realm. But for those extraterrestrial demon worlds, they've probably already been affected," Kong Zhuoqun said.

“That’s not surprising then,” Gao Jun nodded.

"How many of these extraterrestrial demons are there, and how many of them are comparable to the Heavenly Lord of Returning to Emptiness?" asked Chen Hong, the leader of the Qingcang Sect.

“There are probably seven or eight who are comparable to the Heavenly Lord of Returning to Emptiness. The leader should be much stronger than the ordinary Heavenly Lord of Returning to Emptiness. As for the rest, there are probably several thousand people with the cultivation of True Person of Profound Heart Realm, millions of people with the Earth-Covering Realm, and countless people with the Mountain-Splitting Realm,” Kong Zhuoqun said.

"With such strength, even the combined forces of the remaining four realms would likely struggle to defeat them!" Sun Lingxiang, the sect leader of the Purple Smoke Sect, frowned.

"We just need to demonstrate our strength and force them to leave. There are many chaotic void worlds. They don't necessarily have to collect the source in the Void Realm. They can do it in another world," Kong Zhuoqun said.

Just as the discussion was in full swing, a voice suddenly broke in.

"Um, I have a question," a True Person from the Purple Smoke Sect suddenly said. "I've only broken through a few hundred years ago. I'd like to ask you all, what is the concept of Chaos Returning to One?"

This was a question that not only the immortal wanted to ask, but Zhang Ji and several of the Heavenly Lords' disciples were also very curious about.

However, no one asked the question aloud.

Faced with this question, a True Person from the Lingxiao Sect said, "Let me explain. Beyond our world lies the boundless chaotic void, in which countless worlds exist that are similar to or different from ours."

Back then, a Guixu Heavenly Lord named Yu Xu from the Seven Ink Caves of the Central Realm went to the Chaotic Void. After a series of calculations, he was certain that the boundless Chaotic Void was shrinking inward and returning to its core. During the shrinkage process, the worlds affected would be transformed into chaotic energy. This process is called Chaos Returning to One.

Perhaps after the chaos returns to unity, it will expand and erupt again, creating another boundless chaotic world, and then repeat this cycle. This theory has been affirmed by many Heavenly Sovereigns, and even our world should be affected after seventeen Void Eras.

Therefore, the unification of chaos became a settled conclusion.

Even someone like Zhang Ji, who was unaware of the specifics, now seemed to understand.

The phrase "chaos returns to oneness" originally referred to the cycle of contraction, explosion, and reincarnation of the chaotic world.

"Oh, so those extraterrestrial demon worlds have already been affected by the chaos unification? I see!" The True Man suddenly realized, and then said, "Then I understand."

Their world has been affected, and they want to find a new place to settle down.

And now, it seems that their Void Realm is not being used as a new base for these extraterrestrial demons, but rather they are planning to make a quick buck and run away, continuing to search for a new and more suitable world.

The discussion continues.

The leaders of the four sects held differing opinions, with the Qingcang Sect and the Lingxiao Sect supporting an alliance.

Beast Cry Valley denied it, believing that the other party would not affect the Southern Territory.

The Purple Smoke Sect was also somewhat reluctant to put in the effort, but if it was truly necessary, they could send some people to go through the motions.

The world is too big.

Even if the northern border is completely occupied by extraterrestrial demons, it has little to do with them.

Managing their own little corner of the world is difficult enough; they don't really want to get involved in things in other places.

The reasons why the Lingxiao Sect and the Qingcang Sect supported it are quite simple.

On the Lingxiao Sect's side, the Heavenly Lord personally sent a message stating that it must be stopped, while the Qingcang Sect has always closely followed the Lingxiao Sect's lead, so the two sects support a united front against the enemy.

The meeting of the four sects in the Southern Territory was not delayed indefinitely and a conclusion was reached soon.

The final result was that Lingxiao Sect and Qingcang Sect were willing to join forces to fight against the extraterrestrial demons, while Beast Chant Valley and Ziyan Sect were willing to send some of their troops and each bring out a Void-Rank treasure from their sect to help.

This is already the best result.

The most unlikely thing would be for all four sects to join forces against the enemy.

After the matter was settled, the four groups prepared to return and formulate a specific action plan.

Who to send, how many men to send, and how to fight are all still questions.

We need to find out the current situation in the Central Region, as well as the specific strength and current information of the extraterrestrial demons in the Northern Region.

These are all issues that will take time to resolve.

It will probably be a month or so before they actually engage in combat with the extraterrestrial demons.

Throughout the meeting, Zhang Ji merely went through the motions, ate some fruit and snacks, and casually added the Heavenly Lord disciples of the other three sects as friends after the meeting.

In Zhang Ji's eyes, these prodigies were all highly beneficial. If any of them disliked him, wouldn't he be able to challenge them to a duel on the spot and seize their destiny?

However, everyone was quite polite. Even if they were a little dissatisfied with each other, no one said it or showed it outwardly, leaving Zhang Ji with nine essences and the "Intercepting Word Technique" which was about to be perfected, with nowhere to put it to use.

Just as the Qingcang Sect's Void Shuttle entered the domain gate and returned to the Qingcang Sect, the space suddenly became chaotic.

"It's an enemy attack!"

A real person issued a warning, and the next moment, the Void Shuttle emerged from the void, but instead of appearing at the Qingcang Sect, it appeared in a deserted wilderness.

In the surrounding void, chains of energy intertwined, directly sealing off all directions.

Then, countless figures flew towards the Sky-Breaking Shuttle from all directions.

Zhang Ji could clearly see the appearance of one of the figures through the window. It had a pair of black wings on its back, sharp teeth like serrations in its mouth, limbs like arthropods, and its body was covered with a thick carapace. Overall, it looked like an enlarged version of an insect.

"These are the extraterrestrial demons?" (End of Chapter)