Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 770 - 505: Original Body Reaches 7th Rank, Heavenly Demon Steals Fortune

No matter its internal conflicts, as long as an organization maintains victory in external wars, it can treat those conflicts as non-existent. It can turn a blind eye and still paint a picture of peace.

Because victory is a flag, one that can cover up conflicts!

But once defeated, the larger the organization, the more severe the backlash it faces.

"Though the nation be large, warlike ones will meet their demise."

"Though the world be at peace, those who forget war will be in peril."

To annihilate the Demon Clan Destiny at Xuan Guangqiao, under the call of the East Supreme Saint, the Human Clan Sky Palace mobilized the major Tao Heritages from the Five Great God Continents.

Practically every influential Saint who could justify their title was summoned by them.

And Emperor Tao Heritages, such as the Starfire lineage, Soul Killing lineage, Longevity Sky, and Blissful Pure Land, even wagered their very foundations.

Especially the Starfire lineage!

The Starfire lineage, during the conquest of the Heavenly Plant Holy Land, suffered a terrible loss. Over thirty Saints, led by Quasi-Emperor Jiang Chuming—all of whom shared the bloodline of Starfire Emperor Jiang Zhihuo—met their complete demise.

This was an extremely heavy price to pay!

Yet, led by the East Supreme Saint, the Human Race Army failed in their campaign against Xuan Guangqiao.

This failure resulted in heavy losses within the Human Race and even facilitated Xuan Guangqiao's Tao Achievement!

Due to the actions of the East Supreme Saint, the Dragon Sun Clan, together with the Human Clan Sky Palace, saw their prestige greatly diminished. This caused turmoil throughout the Five Great God Continents.

Flower Yingying had no time for excessive sorrow. She was busily moving between different Emperor Tao Heritages using the Transmission Array, pacifying each Divine Continent.

She was slowly dealing with the mess left behind by the East Supreme Saint!

Fortunately, everyone was clear that a fearsome opponent lay in wait, ready to strike at the Five Great God Continents. They all deeply understood the bigger picture and thus prevented internal chaos from erupting within the Human Race.

However, due to the tragic state of the Starfire lineage, many Tao Heritages inevitably began to question the arrangements and leadership of the Heavenly Palace.

"We are willing to sacrifice for the Human Race, but we will not sacrifice for the aggressive personal desires of some ruler."

"We are not the bones under your throne!"

"We too have our own families!"

"…"

Such sentiments ebbed and flowed among the Saints of the Human Race.

With hearts wavering, change easily breeds trouble.

The mess left by the East Supreme Saint was giving Flower Yingying a severe headache.

Before the internal issues within the Human Race could be settled, disturbing news arrived from the Blissful Pure Land: a Demon Saint was reportedly scouting the Western Desert Divine Continent.

It was truly one problem after another.

「Late at night.」

Central Region Academy.

Demon Slaying Hall.

Moonlight poured down like molten silver, casting its glow on Flower Yingying's breathtaking pale face.

She lifted her graceful head, gazing at the interior of the Demon Slaying Hall, especially at the figure in the central mural.

Xuan Guangqiao!

[Demon Slaying List First Place, World Devouring Demon Lord Xuan Guangqiao, Original Body unknown, cultivation at an unorthodox Tao Achievement.]

[Main cultivation path is Dream Tao, suspected to be supplemented by Food Tao and Tao of Great Moon, possessing nearly two million Royal Tao Marks.]

[Possesses three Holy Artifacts, respectively, Sound Tao, Water Tao…]

[…]

In the central mural, Xuan Guangqiao was clad in an imperial robe of purple and gold adorned with dragons. His posture, as straight as a spear or sword, exhibited an extraordinary martial brilliance.

Gazing upon Him, one would feel an overpowering aura rushing forth, an air of supremacy over all things in the world!

WHOOSH~

The night breeze was gentle.

It caused Flower Yingying's long black hair to dance, subtly revealing her slender and exquisite figure.

Yet, on her jade-like wrists, layer upon layer of bluish-green bruises and bloodstains remained. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

These were the lingering consequences of her forcefully manipulating the Azure Lotus Emperor Sword.

However, after the Incarnation of the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord had bestowed upon her a boundless life force, she could have easily removed these marks.

But she was unwilling to do so.

Because these scars and bruises served as a constant reminder of how weak she was compared to Xuan Guangqiao.

To safely protect the Human Race, she still had much, much more to do!

The Azure Lotus Emperor Sword…

Dream Tao, Food Tao, Tao of Great Moon…

Cultivating multiple paths simultaneously, how did Xuan Guangqiao avoid the age-old problem of Tao Mark Contradiction?

Moreover, why doesn't He aggressively promote the Dream Tao path in the Endless Sea Area? Could there be some hidden scheme?

Flower Yingying's willow-like brows were tightly knitted, her beautiful face etched with worry—truly a pitiable sight.

As the Azure Lotus Emperess, when had she ever faced such a vast crisis on her own?

A moment later, Flower Yingying's expression eased slightly as she mused to herself,

Fortunately, Yaoqin's growth has been smooth.

Father once crossed realms to slay a Demon Clan's unorthodox Tao achiever with his sword; Yaoqin might be able to recreate that feat.

In the future, Yaoqin is destined to become The Strongest Saint, the Great Dream Emperor; the nemeses she will face are bound to be the most formidable of all generations.

From this perspective, our defeat doesn't seem coincidental.

No matter how much Flower Yingying pondered, she could not find a way to deal with Xuan Guangqiao.

Despite the countless twists, turns, and immense ambitions previously, everything ultimately returned to the destined confrontation between the Demon Clan Destiny and the Human Race Destiny, just as it had for generations.

It was as if this was the inescapable will of the heavens, utterly unchanged.

All of East Supreme Saint's actions had been nothing but futile efforts.

「Ink Sea in the Heaven Earth Secret Realm.」

This was the Human Race's place of Destiny inheritance, home to the nine Dojos of the Nine Emperors of Human Race. It was designed to help the yet-to-achieve Great Dream Emperor grow with great speed!

This was a supreme treasured land, even more formidable than the Demon Clan's Land of Oblivion.

No matter how remarkable the Land of Oblivion was, its teachings were of bygone eras, insufficient to elucidate the current state of the world.

Ink Sea, however, was different. It was inscribed with the Tao and laws most attuned to the present world!

At this moment, Shang Yaoqin sensed that she had not yet reached the seventh realm of the Saint Realm. Her lovely, willow-leaf eyebrows could not help but furrow slightly.