Xu Xiaolan’s support made An Lin quite elated.
The two of them began to discuss who they should target.
“I think we should ignore the Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures who have pledged allegiance to the Heavenly Human Tribe United Army for now. After all, if we mess with them, it could very easily attract Divine Heaven Stage powerful beings or even Heavenly Gods,” Xu Xiaolan analyzed.
An Lin nodded in agreement. “Alright, then we’ll start with those who harbor enmity toward the Kingdom of the Nine States, but who have yet to join the Heavenly Human Tribe United Army!”
Xu Xiaolan nodded. “They’re all potential landmines who could jump out to target the human race when we least expect them to do so. If we could eliminate them, it would be killing two birds with one stone!”
At this moment, a woman in a rainbow dress made her way over to them with a bright and beautiful smile. “Master, I collected some nectar from the flowers in the Myriad Flower Forest of the Gem State. Would you like to have some?”
“Oho! You look good, Little Gu!” An Lin accepted the nectar before sizing up the gorgeous woman standing before him with a surprised smile on his face.
The woman curtseyed in an elegant and graceful manner with rippling eyes and a gentle smile on her face. “Thank you, Master.”
An Lin clicked his tongue with wonder. Since when was Little Gu so feminine?
Could it be that her disposition had also changed after she progressed to the pinnacle of the Return to Void Intermediate Stage?
Little Gu seemed to have read An Lin’s mind and provided a patient explanation, “I’m cultivating in the dao of metamorphosis from chrysalis to butterfly, so I have to do things a butterfly does. As such, dressing up in vibrant colors is both my hobby as well as a part of my cultivation.”
“You can do that?” An Lin was shocked.
“This world is filled with wonders.” Little Gu didn’t really see a problem here.
Her best friend, Xiao Hong, could even attain her divine dao just by sunbathing, so why couldn’t she attain her divine dao by dressing up a little?
Xu Xiaolan chimed in with a dainty smile, “This world is indeed filled with wonders, and the Four Nine Immortal Sect really epitomizes that saying!”
Xu Xiaolan began to tick off a list with her fingers. “We have Little Gu, who is trying to attain her divine dao by dressing up in vibrant colors; we have Xiao Hong, who attained her divine dao through sunbathing; we have Xiao Tu, who succeeded in Dao Integration simply because he didn’t want to die; we have Xuanyuan Cheng, who almost blasted himself to death while experimenting with explosions, but he still progressed to the Return to Void Stage; we have Sun Yuluo, who progressed to the Return to Void Stage just as he was suffering from nightmares induced by his sword spirit; we have Cassidy and Merlin, who attained their own unique powers of the divine dao through their desire for your blood; we have Ye Ling, who progressed to the Return to Void Stage while weeping at your grave; we have Little Na, who progressed to the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage due to her world leveling up…”
She ticked off all of the Four Nine Immortal Sect members who had made breakthroughs in all sorts of baffling ways while An Lin listened with his eyes wide and his mouth gaped open.
This was a sect full of f*cking freaks!!!
What the hell was going on with the members of this sect? Were they just completely letting themselves go?!
Tina chuckled with an embarrassed and apologetic expression, as if her method of progression was too simple, and she was feeling a little guilty as a result.
Ye Ling’s lips were tightly pursed as a deep blush appeared on her face.
It was already very embarrassing that she made her breakthrough while weeping in front of a grave. Most terrifying of all was that the person whom she had wept for was now standing right before her… She was so embarrassed that she could die!
Xu Xiaolan turned to An Lin with a meaningful expression as she said, “Of course, our sect leader is the weirdest among all of us. I’ve never seen our sect leader cultivate properly in his life, but his cultivation base progresses at an extraordinary rate just from doing a bunch of strange things…”
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, feeling as if the balance in their hearts had been restored.
They were all worried that their methods of progression were too strange and were feeling a little perturbed about it.
However, this was nothing compared to their sect leader! With that in mind, everyone was feeling a lot better.
“Hmm… Wait a minute…” An Lin faltered slightly. “What were we talking about before this?”
Xu Xiaolan also came to her senses. “Oh right, we were talking about which Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures to beat up!”
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan sampled the nectar Little Gu had brought back. The nectar was extremely delicious. Not only was it gently caressing their taste buds, but a sense of sweetness also seemed to spread through their entire bodies, making them feel especially comfortable and at ease.
“Delicious!” Xu Xiaolan praised.
“Some more, please!” An Lin was also of the same opinion.
Little Gu produced two more small cups of nectar with a warm smile on her face before placing them down in front of An Lin and Xu Xiaolan. The two of them continued to sample the nectar as they discussed what they had been talking about before.
“We don’t need to consider the Dark Marshlands for now. Yi Deng has already been beaten into submission by me, and Emperor Fu Tian is at the Dao Integration Pinnacle Stage, so he won’t be easy to deal with…” An Lin spoke.
“Let’s look for enemies closest to us. If we get too far away from the Kingdom of the Nine States, we might get surrounded or cut off by other enemies,” Xu Xiaolan cautioned.
An Lin nodded upon hearing this. “Then we won’t consider the Western Heavenly Dragon Forest and the Creation Realm for now.”
Xu Xiaolan stroked her chin and murmured to herself, “In that case, we’d be looking at the Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool, the Opposite Shore Realm, and the Void Spirit Realm…”
An Lin could sense the surge of emotion in Xu Xiaolan’s heart, and he held onto her hand with a smile. “Xiaolan, when I become more powerful, I’ll make a trip to the Void Spirit Realm with you. Next time, neither of them is going to get away!”
Xu Xiaolan nodded with a firm expression.
Next, they had to choose between the Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool and the Opposite Shore Realm.
An Lin turned toward Fanny and Little Gu.
The former was the daughter of the Pill Sage from the Ghost Tribe, while the latter was once a Return to Void Stage immortal beast of the Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool. These two would definitely have a better understanding of those two places than An Lin and Xiaolan.
Fanny began to offer her analysis, “The Opposite Shore Realm’s attitude toward the Kingdom of the Nine States is very murky. Some of them support the human race, while some support the destruction of the human race, and the rest are neutral.”
An Lin knew that Fanny’s father was a Dao Integration Stage super mighty figure, and he had adopted a neutral stance on the matter.
“Ghost Emperor Po Jun and the Dark Spirit King are the Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures supporting the destruction of the human race. Among the two of them, Ghost Emperor Po Jun is at the Dao Integration Intermediate Stage and has already joined the Northern Heavenly Human Tribe United Army. The Dark Spirit King is at the Dao Integration Initial Stage and is currently at a critical cultivation juncture, and as such, has refrained from joining the Northern Heavenly Human Tribe United Army for now,” Fanny explained.
The Jade Bone Immortal Butterfly also offered her analysis, “The Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool is firmly against the human race. All four mythological beasts have joined the Heavenly Human Tribe United Army, but only the Dao Integration Initial Stage Primordial Demonic Bear and the Dao Integration Intermediate Stage Thousand Change Divine Monkey are actually with the Heavenly Human Tribe United Army at the moment. As for the Dao Integration Initial Stage Divine Bat Emperor and Heavenly Venerate Yu Qiong, who is at the Dao Integration Pinnacle Stage, both of them have stayed behind at the Sinister Spirit Beast Cesspool, but I don’t know what they’re preparing for…”
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan looked at each other to find that their expressions of excitement were mirrored in each other’s eyes.
“So should we go for the Dao Integration Initial Stage super mighty figures first?” Xu Xiaolan asked.
A cruel smile appeared on An Lin’s face. “Great idea! Dark Spirit King and Divine Bat Emperor… Your days in this world are numbered!”
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