Lou Yuchun had a firm attitude, transmitting through sound one sentence after another, "In any case, don’t bring up the previous matter of sealing the mountain again, or don’t blame me for being rude—you mustn’t forget that the Absolute Blade Lineage in my Wuliang Mountain has fewer than five people, and I can’t disregard other inheritances because of you." Upon hearing this, Yan Hai’s face turned extremely unsightly, the flames in his chest burning fiercely, his heart and mind fluctuating—those who inherited the Absolute Blade are easily swayed by emotions. After a long pause, he managed to suppress his anger and nodded, "I will listen to the Sect Leader." "That’s the right attitude, at least before eliminating the threat of the Demon Court, before the dual dominance within the Human Race’s legacies takes shape, we still need the Grand Void Sect, need Chen Yi to be at the forefront." Yan Hai cursed internally, glaring fiercely at Chen Yi before looking in another direction. Damn it, it seems that he naturally clashes with the Sword Edge Mountain Lineage of the Grand Void Sect. Previously when he challenged Li Qingzhou in a fight, he broke a leg. His disciple Chen Yuan and Chen Yi are brothers, yet Chen Yi consistently overshadowed him. It’s as if he lost to Li Qingzhou twice—this is a hard pill to swallow! Chen Yi was unaware of Yan Hai’s thoughts, but his perception of Yan Hai mirrored Yan Hai’s view of him—if the opportunity were right, they would both wish to bring down the other. One must know he was aware of the disadvantages of the Absolute Blade’s legacy and was aware of Chen Yuan’s experiences while cultivating under Yan Hai at Wuliang Mountain. If it weren’t for him exchanging for a cultivation technique from "Xunwang Heaven" to help Chen Yuan resist the Absolute Blade’s invasion of the mind, Chen Yuan’s condition would be much worse. He might even have become as volatile and cold-tempered as Yan Hai. Thinking of this, the figure of Chen Yuan appeared in Chen Yi’s mind, his eyes looking toward the majestic Taizhou Mountain piercing the sky. He wondered how his eldest senior brother was doing now. In Sky Dome City, a full alert was ordered, and the soldiers who had just relaxed after defending against the Demon Court joined the clearing efforts upon hearing that the Ancestor was summoning the great powers from strong cities and fortresses. They sent their injured and deceased comrades from the walls to the field hospital and gathered the demon corpses, awaiting dissection to extract the inner Blood Cores. Moreover, the city was cleaned anew, with every street and building spotless, preparing to welcome generals from other cities. "Though we successfully repelled the Demon Court’s attack this time, our losses are not small either." "Sky Dome City alone suffered no less than three thousand casualties, and other cities likely have similar losses, probably surpassing ten thousand." "Be grateful that Azure Dragon Sword Immortal intervened and killed over a hundred thousand demons, scattering them and forcing that mysterious Barbarian Emperor to appear; otherwise, our Human Race losses would be far greater." "Some smaller cities that received particular attention from the Demon Court might have already been breached, and we don’t need to elaborate on what a disaster that would be, right?" "Do you think the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal will be among the great powers summoned by the Ancestor this time?" "He must be—besides his cultivation and divine skills meeting the Ancestor’s criteria for summoning, his battle achievements in these two outings alone demand the Ancestors’ respect." "Ah... and about that, I wonder if we will ever have the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal; if only I could achieve even a fraction of what he has, it would be great." Chen Yi and a hundred other great powers of the Human Race beyond the Five Divine Power Realms gathered at the General Mansion in Sky Dome City. Everything was ready here. Inside the spacious Martial Arts Arena, chairs were arranged in a semicircle, and eight Taishi Chairs were placed at the top—the seats of the eight Human Race Ancestors, while the rest were left more casually. Chen Yi bid farewell to Ancestor Hong Tian and followed Yue Ruifeng to casually find a seat. But as soon as he sat down, he found himself surrounded by numerous Taoist great powers, while adjacent to them were the saints from the Confucian Dao Academy, and then the great powers from the Buddhist and other heritages. Unintentionally forming three distinct camps with him at the center in the Martial Arts Arena. Chen Yi glanced around; all he saw were smiling faces, and a feeling of mixed emotions arose in his heart. Indeed, no matter where one is, strength is everything. Yue Ruifeng felt proud, even though he had tried hard to restrain it, the smile on his face was still evident, and he couldn’t help but communicate via sound transmission: "Now that the situation at Taizhou Mountain is so tense, these people still don’t forget to have a struggle." Chen Yi gave him a side-glance and nodded with a smile: "You are right, Shishu-ancestor. If only we could unite, the Demon Court might have been wiped out long ago." Of course, this was somewhat exaggerated. Never mind the numerous legacies within the Human Race, each with different focuses, requiring different kinds of prodigies. Even if unity were achieved, bias would inevitably arise from a single dominion, ensuring no one could claim to be always right. "Let’s listen to what the Ancestors have to say." Chen Yi slightly nodded and did not speak further. While scanning the surroundings, a trace of divine will touched the [Deceiving Mask], taking this opportunity to see if there were any puppets left by the Demon Court among these great powers of the Human Race beyond the Five Divine Power Realms. Chen Yi felt slightly relieved, at least suggesting the divine power and will of the Demon Court had not directly controlled the great powers of the Human Race. However, he was unsure whether the person named "Bai Yuanguang" was among them—if he was bold enough, he certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity to be summoned by the Ancestors. The silhouettes of the Ancestors appeared one by one on the eight Taishi Chairs at the front, the three in the middle being none other than White Mountain Ancestor, Ancestor Hong Tian, and Daoist Zi Ying, stationed in Earth Flame City. Chen Yi was just about to have a closer look when a phantom screen appeared before him, lines of text emerging: [At forty-six years old, you, perfected in the Heavenly Human Realm, see through the Divine Will Incarnation of the Divine Skills of the Eighth Realm Great Powers with the "Deceiving Mask", reward: Reversal Points +10.] Divine Will Incarnation? Out of the eight Ancestors, two did not come in person but appeared in the Martial Arts Arena as divine will incarnations. Chen Yi slightly retracted his gaze, his peripheral vision scanning over the two divine will incarnations—one was the Daoist Zi Ying dressed as a Daoist from Earth Flame City, and the other was a beardless man beside Ancestor Hong Tian. Judging by his appearance and attire, he seemed to be an Academy Saint. At this moment, Yue Ruifeng proactively communicated via sound transmission, "The one in the middle, Bai Shan Ancestor, is currently the most powerful figure of the Human Race, possessing one divine skill of the Ninth Realm and two divine skills of the Eighth Realm, his cultivation even breaking through beyond the Heavenly Human Realm." "However, he rarely acts, to avoid inviting joint retaliations from the Great Demon Kings of the Demon Court. Like with this Demon Court incursion, Bai Shan Ancestor alone restrained two Human Pillars of the Demon Court and four Great Demon Kings of the Divine Skills’ Seventh Realm." "You know Ancestor Hong Tian, so I don’t need to elaborate, and as for Daoist Zi Ying, she was born here in Taizhou Mountain, with some ties to our Grand Void Sect." "Oh?" Chen Yi inquired via sound transmission, "What connection?" "Her mother’s sister, is a progenitor in our Grand Void Sect," Yue Ruifeng sighed and said, "you also know her, the progenitor from your Sword Edge Mountain Lineage, Sword Immortal Mu Qing." Follow current novels on novel·fıre·net Chen Yi discreetly raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Daoist Zi Ying—so she was the niece of Ancestor Mu Qing? He hadn’t expected there to be this layer of relation. "As for the other five Ancestors, the one sitting next to Daoist Zi Ying is named Buddha Seal, a Divine Skills’ Eighth Realm great power from the Buddhists, though he is from the West Continent Buddha Country and has little connection with our Wei Dynasty, usually residing around Earth Flame City." "The one beside Ancestor Hong Tian is the second instructor of Kyoto Academy, Cui Sheng, a name I believe you are familiar with, a hundred years ago he attempted to break through the Demon Court to seek aid from humans in the Tai Zhou Mountain Territory, to no avail." The second instructor of Kyoto Academy, Cui Sheng? Chen Yi thought again of a familiar name; the last he heard of this name was on the Tianyuan Continent. Back then, he heard that he was the first human to break through the Demon Court to the Tai Zhou Mountain Territory, surprising he had returned. Before Chen Yi could inquire further, the Bai Shan Ancestor, sitting at the upper seat, raised a hand and said: "Everyone, today I have summoned you to Sky Dome City, you should all be aware of the reasons, so I won’t speak redundantly." "The purpose is solely to resolve one matter—how to address the current encirclement by the Demon Court, and how to ascertain the details about that Barbarian Emperor." "However, before we start discussions, I must first announce something." As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Shan Ancestor’s gaze fell on Chen Yi, smiling as he nodded: "In today’s battle, little friend Chen Yi of the Grand Void Sect contributed immensely, and after discussion with my companions, it has been decided—Chen Yi is the fifteenth Pillar of the Human Race!"