Chapter 972: Chapter 33: Joint Deterrence (Part 2)
"No matter what, let’s stick to the plan. The deterrence from both sides will surely have some effect," Wang Sheng knew that when this method spread, there would be no small amount of chaos, but the necessary deterrence had to be there.
"Indeed, but there’s one thing I need to clarify." Long Yue fixed her gaze on Wang Sheng and asked, "Daoist Wu Sheng, does that method of life extension truly have a significant flaw?"
"Yes!"
"Can the method be disseminated?"
Wang Sheng thought for a moment before saying, "For well-established forces, it shouldn’t be too difficult, though it certainly wouldn’t be as easy as it is for me."
The essence of his method primarily involves accelerating the flow of time.
He controls time, thus needing no external assistance.
Cultivators who don’t practice time techniques must rely on corresponding time secret treasures.
Only those time secret treasures capable of accelerating time will do.
Such secret treasures are very rare, but generally, large-scale forces possess them.
They’re typically used for juniors.
"So, do you mind sharing it, Daoist?"
Wang Sheng smiled and responded, "If I weren’t willing to share, I wouldn’t have mentioned it."
"Then I thank you for your generosity, Daoist," Long Yue responded, then continued to inquire, "One last question: Why was there no anomaly from the death of Xuan Guang Saint Emperor and the others...?"
"Of course, this is simply out of my own curiosity, and if it involves secrets, Daoist, you need not answer."
"It’s very simple. In the judgment of the Starry Sky Rules, they died of natural lifespan expiration, not an accidental death..." This was no secret; once he made the method public, everyone would be able to deduce it.
Long Yue, after listening, pondered for a while and murmured, "So that’s how it is."
With her insight, she had vaguely guessed how Wang Sheng dealt with Xuan Guang Saint Emperor and the others.
Yet she didn’t ask further questions and quickly regained her composure, saying, "Since we’ve confirmed it, we can proceed to the next step of the plan. Daoist Wu Sheng, by killing three Saint Emperors and discovering the flaw, it should enhance the effect a bit more... "
Wang Sheng nodded. By this stroke of serendipity, the deterrent effect should be more pronounced.
After they finished discussing.
A Saint Emperor from Feixian Star stood up immediately, using special means to broadcast his voice:
"The method of extending life by devouring living souls is too cruel, destroying countless lives and damaging the foundation of the starry sky to satisfy one’s selfish desires. Now, after discussions with Long Yue Emperor of Feixian Star and the Lifeless True Saint, it is decided to suppress those who use the life extension method by devouring living souls, from the Twelve Realm Saint Emperors to the First Realm. If detected using this method, both forces will jointly pursue them...
Should they defy, Xuan Guang Saint Emperor, Ling Fei Saint Emperor, and Zheng Yang Saint Emperor are dead..."
These words had been prepared long ago.
It was mainly to express the stance of Feixian Star and Wang Sheng.
To limit the use of the life-devouring extension technique.
Originally, it was just intended to leverage the power of killing Xuan Guang Saint Emperor, but now, with the lesson of three Saint Emperors, as well as the controlling techniques.
The Saint Emperor from Feixian Star continued, "The method of extending life by devouring living souls has significant flaws. Hereafter, the Lifeless True Saint will publicly disclose this method..."
"The deterrence of the death of Saint Emperors, along with the limiting method, hopefully, the effect will be better..." Long Yue sighed. If it had been before, this would have certainly resolved most issues.
But now it is different... the life extension method is no longer limited to Saint Emperors.
"I’ve done what needs to be done. If everyone chooses to devour living souls, we can only take things slowly afterward." Wang Sheng was not overly concerned.
Long Yue shook her head and said nothing more.
Not long after, the Saint Emperor of Feixian Star finished the announcement and returned to stand behind Long Yue.
Wang Sheng and Long Yue did not plan to stay any longer.
Scanning the starry sky, they seemed to see through all the hidden cultivators.
"You, take care of yourselves," Long Yue said before leaving directly.
Wang Sheng then approached the Life Saint Emperor, saying, "Daoist, could you come with me?"
The Life Saint Emperor was somewhat surprised by these words.
However, she did not refuse, nor did she dare to refuse.
Besides, Wang Sheng was her savior; going with him was also a way to repay the kindness.
Soon, Wang Sheng departed from this place as well.
Yet the influence of this matter was far from over.
The incident regarding Xuan Guang Star spread throughout most of the Old Land Starry Sky within a day through various networks.
[Three more Saint Emperors have fallen. What on earth is happening in the starry sky?]
Ever since the Shattered Star Sacred Land began to take action, Saint Emperors have been falling one after another in the Old Land Starry Sky.
For millions of years, there had been no incident involving Saint Emperors, but in less than a century, six have fallen.
This is a situation that has shocked every cultivator.
These are Saint Emperors, extraordinary beings capable of easily destroying entire star systems.
To the vast majority of cultivators, they are legendary figures.
But now six have fallen in a short time, how could it not be shocking?
Alongside these news reports was also the name "Lifeless True Saint."
Everyone was aware that the three fallen Saint Emperors this time had been killed by the Lifeless True Saint.
This name, which was once only circulated among the Twelve Realm Saint Emperors and a few Eleventh Realm Saints, became known to countless beings.
"What kind of mighty being is this Lifeless True Saint, who managed to kill three Saint Emperors? Likely on par with the leaders of top-tier forces, right?"
"Take ’likely’ out of that sentence; didn’t you hear the announcement? The Lifeless True Saint is a powerful figure collaborating with Long Yue Emperor of Feixian Star; if his strength were lacking, how could they cooperate?"
"Where did this Lifeless True Saint emerge from? I’ve scoured numerous records and haven’t discovered any information."
"Such a mighty being cannot be fully recorded in mere documents; just knowing the True Saint is powerful is enough."
This news also reached Guiyuan Star.
Compared to other forces, which were merely discussing it, the leadership of Guiyuan Star felt an additional layer of tension.
Several leaders quickly gathered together.
"I recall that Lifeless Sect believes in the Lifeless True Saint, don’t they? Over the years, we’ve been suppressing the Lifeless Sect..."
"Perhaps it’s just a duplicate title?"
Others said nothing; titles like this generally don’t duplicate.
"The being worshiped by Lifeless Sect turns out to be a Saint Emperor, and one comparable to the leaders of top-tier forces. Will we face retribution? Should a Saint Emperor wish to exact revenge, there’s nowhere to hide!" A leader expressed their trepidation.
"It’s not entirely our fault; we were helpless. Originally, we intended to just let it be, but Storm World instructed us to restrict them..."
In fact, when Wang Sheng killed the Great Demon Venerable of the Devouring Sect back then, the leadership of Guiyuan Star thought Wang Sheng was likely a Saint and dared not restrict Lifeless Sect anymore, allowing them to develop for quite a while.
Yet their superiors, the ones with several Saints in Storm Palace, ordered them to limit Lifeless Sect, and they naturally dared not disobey, and thus began the restrictions again.
At first, they were nervous, but when nothing happened afterward, they gradually relaxed.
But now they realized that Lifeless Sect had the backing of a Saint Emperor.
How could they not be alarmed?
After a stretch of silence, the presiding Great Venerable said, "Nothing can be hidden from a Saint Emperor. Since we have not been reprimanded for so long, it likely means we won’t suffer. Yet we cannot pretend nothing happened. Immediately remove the restrictions on Lifeless Sect, and then join me in apologizing... Whether the Saint Emperor cares or not, we must show our stance."
"There’s no other choice."
The leaders of Guiyuan Star had no objections.
This was the best course of action.
As for the orders from Storm World—
Guiyuan Star knew very well that Storm World likely received the same information and would probably make the same choice as them.
Breaking away from responsibility wasn’t something Storm World had the courage to do.
Having made their decision, the high-ranking figures of Guiyuan Star decided to go directly to the headquarters of Lifeless Sect to find the current Sect Hierarch, Dong Yu, and make their apologies.
However, Dong Yu at this moment clearly did not have the mind to pay attention to these matters.
For the first time in hundreds of years, he received a message from the True Saint again.
The True Saint instructed them to pack up and prepare to move to another planet.
He had no time to be concerned with other matters.
So, by the time the people from Guiyuan Star and Storm World arrived, Dong Yu was already orchestrating the packing for the cultists willing to leave...