Inside the Dragon Abyss Hall.

Qin Ming and Cold Crow Ascendant walked to the seat next to True Monarch Dragon Wood of the Penglai Sect and sat down.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, Fellow Daoist Cold Crow, you have arrived."

"Fellow Daoist Dragon Wood."

"Fellow Daoist Chen."

True Monarch Dragon Wood and Chen Muzhi stood up from their seats and greeted the two.

The moment Qin Ming entered, more than twenty gazes in the hall fell upon him. Although no divine thoughts were sent to probe him, it still made him feel somewhat uneasy.

Soon after, two more familiar Nascent Soul cultivators entered.

As soon as these two entered the hall, they headed straight in Qin Ming’s direction.

"Fellow Daoist Xia."

"Fellow Daoist Longyang."

Upon seeing the two, Qin Ming also stood up with a smile and greeted them, not forgetting to introduce, "This is an old friend of mine, Cold Crow Ascendant of the Xuanqing Temple in the Great Zhou Cultivation Realm."

’An old friend...’ Upon hearing this, Cold Crow Ascendant couldn’t help but twitch his lips.

Immediately, Cold Crow Ascendant also had to stand up and greet the two.

However, upon learning that the two in front of him were elders of the Celestial Sea Alliance and the main and vice City Lords of the Celestial Wave Immortal City, Cold Crow Ascendant almost couldn’t sit still.

He couldn’t help but secretly transmit to Qin Ming, then smiled wryly and said:

"Fellow Daoist Qin truly has extensive connections, even knowing friends from the Celestial Sea Alliance..."

Afterward.

The Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall were quietly observing the situation.

Qin Ming noticed that, among the cultivators present, there were a few unremarkable Nascent Soul independent cultivators, estimated to be long-term dedicated practitioners hidden within famous mountains and great rivers.

Among them was an old Nascent Soul cultivator dressed like an angler, even coming in a straw cloak, looking unkempt.

The Nascent Soul old monsters present either had an immortal demeanor or youthful looks, dignified and solemn, with some adopting a simple and modest style, wearing coarse cloth and hemp clothing...

Seeing that the host of the trade fair had not yet arrived.

Qin Ming also discussed cultivation insights with a few fellow Daoists around him, talking about cultivation, discussing mysteries and wonders.

Before long.

A group of exceedingly beautiful female cultivators, regardless of appearance or figure, walked gracefully into the Dragon Abyss Hall in their neon feathered clothes, accompanied by celestial music, dancing elegantly to enliven the atmosphere.

Afterward.

Various immortal delicacies, exquisite spirit brews, covered the jade tables for the Nascent Soul True Monarchs present to enjoy.

The Heaven-Devouring Rat squatted on the jade table in front of Qin Ming, gnawing on a peaches furiously with one hand, holding a wine goblet the same size as itself in the other, looking at the lively singing and dancing fairies in the room, said gleefully:

"Keep dancing, keep playing～"

...

...

After a moment.

While Qin Ming was exchanging words with a few fellow Daoists.

A few more people walked in from outside the hall.

Among them, Qin Ming recognized a few.

These individuals exuded a massive demonic power, indicating they were from the Sea Race of the East Sea Cultivation Realm.

Leading them was the Third Prince Xuan Xiao of the East Sea Dragon Palace, whom Qin Ming had met two days prior.

Behind him were Ao Feng and his father from Ao-Bie Island, along with two unfamiliar demon cultivators.

Crown Prince Xuan Xiao had a pair of golden vertical dragon eyes, showcasing his noble Ancient True Spirit bloodline.

Their appearance instantly garnered the attention of all the Nascent Soul old monsters present, who turned their heads and dared not look down on such figures.

Crown Prince Xuan Xiao also glanced towards Qin Ming’s side, smiling slightly to greet him.

Upon seeing this, True Monarch Dragon Wood and Cold Crow Ascendant, along with others around Qin Ming, couldn’t help but feel a shiver in their hearts!

"Is it possible that Fellow Daoist Qin even knows people from the East Sea Dragon Palace?" Cold Crow Ascendant had already become numb but still couldn’t help but ask.

Qin Ming smiled lightly and said, "Can’t really say I know them, just had a brief encounter on Dragon Abyss Island before meeting Fellow Daoist Cold Crow."

Even with such an explanation, the other fellow Daoists remained somewhat skeptical.

Even True Monarch Dragon Wood sighed and said, "I heard Fellow Daoist Qin is kind-hearted and likes to make good connections. It seems to be true..."

Qin Ming felt deeply moved. A gathering like this, where high-tier human and sea race cultivators conjoin, probably happens only once every millennium.

Usually, it’s the humans after the sea race’s demon pills for cultivation, or the demon cultivators hunting human Nascent Souls for enhancement, so the continuous killing between the two is endless.

Such a peaceful coexistence is not easily seen.

’I wonder which great power proposed the "Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly," creating such an opportunity for interspecies exchange.’

’It’s a rare millennium truce and ceasefire.’

As Qin Ming was pondering, the fairies in the center of the hall’s dance floor began to withdraw one after another.

Suddenly.

He sensed an extremely powerful spiritual pressure coming from outside Dragon Abyss Island.

In the next moment.

Ripples spread within the grand hall, and before everyone could react, a tall middle-aged figure appeared silently in the Dragon Abyss Hall.

This person was clad in a black robe, with a dignified face that commanded respect akin to a secular emperor’s presence.

The mid-stage Nascent Soul mana pressure he emitted made everyone present change their expressions!

"Fellow Daoist Qin, this is the Seventh Elder, Supreme Yang, of the Star Palace. His cultivation is at the peak of mid-stage Nascent Soul, just one step away from breaking through to becoming a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator..."

"This Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly is also jointly hosted by Supreme Yang and the East Sea Dragon Palace’s people."

Duke Xia Yuan subtly transmitted the introduction to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming nodded secretly, with a hint of envy in his gaze towards the man...

’Not bad, still has four hundred and fifty years of lifespan left...’

After Supreme Yang’s arrival, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became solemn.

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, for traveling from afar to attend this Immortal Mansion Grand Assembly."

"Besides the exchanges among Nascent Soul fellow cultivators at this assembly, let’s not engage in too much small talk."

"There is another significant matter, which is to jointly deal with the descent of the Blood Realm."

"According to reliable intelligence, this invasion from the Blood Realm is connected to the inheritance from the ancient great realm—’Demon Realm’. If it completely occupies and corrupts this realm, the Human Realm might, like other small realms, become a source of blood food, fully assimilated into the Demon Dao."

"Demon Realm?!"

The crowd below was in an uproar: "It even involves the Ancient Demon Realm?"

"Indeed, the legends are true. I saw on an ancient stele in a secret realm that the Blood Realm was originally a peaceful small Buddhist realm, without so many demon sects."

"It was a coincidence that the ’True Demon Qi’ from the Demon Realm polluted it, bringing a new, bloody, and violent path to cultivation. And then, the Blood Realm and the Human Realm intersected, marking the beginning of the Human Realm’s Demon Dao..."

"True Demon Qi!!" Qin Ming’s heart couldn’t help but shudder at the words.

Isn’t this bad news?

Back when he sought to advance to the Nascent Soul, he had integrated a wisp of True Demon Qi with his True Body Pill, cultivating it into a Demon Infant...

Moreover, he initially refined the Primordial True Demon Body.

He hadn’t imagined that the True Demon Qi had such a great origin, related to the ancient Demon Realm.

Thinking of this.

Qin Ming immediately questioned Qingyang the Old Demon within the Blood Massacre secretly:

"Old ghost, did you know about this from the beginning?"

Qingyang the Old Demon shrugged indifferently upon hearing the question: "I’m primarily a cultivator of the Demon Dao. The True Demon Qi is something a cultivator like me can only dream of, why the big fuss?"

"Let alone the Blood Realm. Even the real Demon Realm, it’s extremely rare..."

"Your bit of True Demon Qi is nothing more than just refining your body further, only touching the threshold of the Primordial Demon Body, far from truly entry-level, about ten thousand eight hundred miles away, so don’t worry too much."

"Aren’t you living just fine without being corrupted by demonic energy?"

Qingyang the Old Demon even added a jab at the end.

Qin Ming felt slightly relieved at these words.

But what Qingyang the Old Demon didn’t know was that his wisp of True Demon Qi came from that Thunder Element Demon Jujube Tree, harvested through an entry...

Not long ago, Qin Ming planted three more Nascent Soul cultivators’ corpses into it, and recently, the Demon Jujube Tree seemed to be on the verge of blooming...

However, currently attending a Nascent Soul assembly, he didn’t give it further thought, focusing back on the event at hand.

At this moment.

"Fellow Daoist Supreme Yang, I have a question."

Namengli, the Supreme Elder of the Crystal Palace, inquired aloud.

"Please speak, Fellow Daoist Nan." Supreme Yang responded calmly.

"Isn’t there any chance for reconciliation regarding the Blood Realm’s invasion of the Human Realm? From what I know, the Blood Realm’s overall strength and resources seem slightly superior to the Human Realm. Could their invasion be merely for the sake of cultivating demonic techniques and refining demonic energy?"

"After all, we in the Human Realm have Divinity Transformation sects present. If a war breaks out between the realms, the outcome is uncertain."

"Several Demon Monarchs from the Blood Realm have already fallen."

"Not to mention the Ghostly Palace that descended upon our East Sea Cultivation Realm, but also the Blood Aversion Demon Monarch of the Blood Refining Demon Sect. Not long ago, he too fell."

"Everyone should know that the Blood Refining Demon Sect is the first sect of the Blood Realm, and the Blood Aversion Demon Monarch’s power surpasses the two from Ghostly Palace by no small margin."

"Based on the intelligence we have obtained, the Blood Aversion Demon Monarch brought down an extremely powerful Demon Treasure, and even the Supreme Elder Lihuo of Great Jin likely fell to him..."

"For those of us at this level, shouldn’t we seek higher pursuits rather than fighting endlessly, only to achieve nothing? It seems detrimental to high-tier cultivators on both sides."

Namengli’s gaze swept across the Nascent Souls present as she finished speaking.

Listening to this, Qin Ming casually sipped his Spirit Tea, unfazed...

Supreme Yang pondered slightly before explaining: "Fairy Nan’s words do have merit, but things aren’t that simple! The descent of the Blood Realm is linked to the Lingxi Realm’s intersection, involving disputes amongst the human, demon, and other races in the Spirit Realm, an issue far too intricate to elucidate fully here..."

At this level, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs present nodded in acknowledgment.

Supreme Yang continued: "Today, all fellow Daoists here hold the key roles in your respective cultivation realms, and you should know that the Human Race in the ’Spirit Realm’ of the Upper Realm also has its inheritance."

"Therefore, the ascension of talented Divinity Transformation cultivators from the Human Realm greatly complements the Human Race in the Spirit Realm."

"This indirectly influences the high-level contention among the human, demon, and various races."

"Consequently, us small realms at the lower levels are affected by this upper-level contention, constantly at war, striving at all costs to infiltrate the other side completely..." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"To cut off the roots and sever the inheritance..."

These words brought a solemn realization of the gravity of the situation to the Nascent Soul True Monarchs present.