Chapter 1807: Handshake and Reconciliation, Reorganizing Forces

“Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Wang, you should also swear an oath on the Heavenly Wave Forbidden Book. Since we're negotiating peace, everyone should show sincerity.”

Shangguan Tianhong looked at Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, his expression serious.

After more than a hundred years, Wang Changsheng's strength had greatly increased. If Shangguan Tianhong's guess was correct, this was related to the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda.

He knew there was an Immortal Suppressing Pagoda in Dongli Realm, and it was rumored to have once contained a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure.

“We destroyed the physical bodies of two Nascent Soul cultivators from your sect. Will you really let this go?”

Wang Changsheng was full of suspicion. They had caused destruction in the Heavenly Wave Realm, leading to many casualties among the Heavenly Wave Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators. Would such deep-seated hatred be resolved so easily?

Shangguan Tianhong laughed heartily and said, “At our stage, these grievances are insignificant compared to ascending to the Spirit Realm. If we cannot ascend to the Spirit Realm, what does it matter even if we sign a pact?”

He was wary of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's strength and insisted that they sign an oath on the Heavenly Wave Forbidden Book.

“We can sign the pact, but only after other fellow Daoists sign with you. Also, Fellow Daoist Shangguan should contact Long Xiaoyao and others to stop their destructive actions.”

Wang Changsheng said in a deep voice. He had to be cautious about Shangguan Tianhong.

“I can agree to your condition, but I want to know, have you taken any elixirs? Your strength is even greater than mine?”

Shangguan Tianhong's face was full of curiosity as he finished speaking.

Sun Tianhu and others looked at Wang Changsheng, all of them incredulous.

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment and said, “I took a bottle of fifth-grade body-tempering elixir, the Golden Marrow Forging Bone Pill. I obtained it from the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda, a reward for my clansman passing the thirty-sixth level of the pagoda.”

His cultivation was one minor realm below Shangguan Tianhong's. Defeating Shangguan Tianhong with sheer strength, anyone with discerning eyes could guess he had taken an elixir.

A body cultivator's physical strength increases with their cultivation, but it can also be enhanced through external means, such as elixirs, talismans, and magic treasures.

“Immortal Suppressing Pagoda!”

Shangguan Tianhong suddenly understood. This was within his expectations. He pressed on, “Fellow Daoist Wang, do you have any more Golden Marrow Forging Bone Pills? I’ll exchange things with you for them.”

“No, they’ve all been consumed. This isn't a healing elixir. If Fellow Daoist Shangguan obtained a bottle of body-tempering elixir, would you keep it unused?”

Wang Changsheng's tone was calm. The Golden Marrow Forging Bone Pill was highly effective; this single bottle of elixir showed the gap between the Spirit Realm and the Lower Realms.

Wang Ruyan smiled sweetly and said, “If Fellow Daoist Shangguan wants Golden Marrow Forging Bone Pills, you can trade with the artifact spirit. The artifact spirit has arranged a meeting time with us. You can exchange rare materials with her. The artifact spirit herself said that even Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures can be traded.”

“Is that true?!”

Shangguan Tianhong's face darkened, his voice considerably louder.

Lei Yunbin and True Monarch Qianhu's expressions were solemn. They had heard of the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda's existence, but hearing about it and seeing it firsthand were two different things.

Sun Tianhu nodded and said, “It's true, but be warned, the artifact spirit is very discerning. Fifth-grade materials might be treasures to us, but to her, they are ordinary. You need particularly rare refining materials. To be honest, my agreement to negotiate peace has a lot to do with the artifact spirit.”

Wang Changsheng took out a green jade slip and handed it to Shangguan Tianhong, saying, “These are the refining materials the artifact spirit wants to collect. There are many things I haven't even heard of, let alone seen.”

Shangguan Tianhong took the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and frowned.

“I heard Fellow Daoist Shangguan is the foremost person in the Heavenly Wave Realm and also a fifth-grade artificer. You should recognize many of these materials, right?”

Sun Tianhu asked with a half-smile. The Nascent Soul cultivators of Dongli Realm could only recognize a few of the materials the artifact spirit wanted to collect; even with diagrams, it was useless.

“I recognize more than ten kinds. Our Heavenly Wave Sect's treasury has seven of these materials, though with different names. Fellow Daoist Lin, how many do you recognize?”

Shangguan Tianhong handed the jade slip to True Monarch Qianhu, who scanned it with his divine sense, a look of shock appearing on his face.

“I recognize three kinds, but I cannot represent the entire Qianhu Realm. The Qianhu Realm might have more materials. I suppose the Dongli Realm is the same.”

True Monarch Qianhu frowned and said, a sect's records couldn't possibly encompass all materials across an entire realm, which highlighted the benefit of unification.

Shangguan Tianhong's ability to recognize more than ten materials was largely due to the Heavenly Wave Sect collecting books from across the entire realm.

“Fellow Daoist Sun, Fellow Daoist Wang, what is the origin of the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda? It can produce Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures, and it still needs to collect rare refining materials. Could it really have fallen from the Spirit Realm?”

Shangguan Tianhong said in a deep voice. He had not fully believed the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda's origin story, but now he was starting to.

Leaving aside the fifth-grade body-tempering elixir and the Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures, many things on the jade slip Wang Changsheng presented were unrecognizable to Shangguan Tianhong. If it were fabricated, it's unlikely he would recognize more than ten, while True Monarch Qianhu only recognized three.

Sun Tianhu pondered for a moment and said, “The artifact spirit said there's a way to go to the Spirit Realm, but we need to collect the materials she needs. We speculate that the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda might have fallen from the Spirit Realm.”

This was not a secret that couldn't be spoken of. His voluntarily revealing it was a gesture of goodwill and a hope that Shangguan Tianhong would sincerely cooperate with them.

Shangguan Tianhong's pupils constricted. This news was too astonishing.

“First, let's gather all Nascent Soul cultivators here for a meeting! This concerns ascending to the Spirit Realm, so we are sincere in our cooperation, and we hope you are as well.”

Shangguan Tianhong finished speaking, his gaze quickly sweeping over Wang Changsheng.

He was concerned that the Underworld Moon Water Wang Changsheng provided might have an issue. Wang Changsheng's expression remained normal, and he said, “Sincerity for sincerity. We also don't want to fight you to the death. Ascending to the Spirit Realm is the most important thing.”

Sun Tianhu nodded and said, “Then let's do that! We'll each send orders to gather other Nascent Soul cultivators here for discussion. Let's make it clear now: anyone who tries to play tricks, we will fight to the death. There will be nothing left to discuss.”

“That's natural. I also don't want to fight. So be it!”

Shangguan Tianhong agreed.

They chatted for several hours and finally reached a consensus.

The news of the Heavenly Wave Realm and Dongli Realm making peace quickly spread throughout Dongli Realm. All major forces were prohibited from initiating conflict. Forces with Nascent Soul cultivators in charge received invitations.

After the news spread, Dongli Realm was shaken. The leaders of the major forces were bewildered. The two realms had been at war for over a hundred years, with countless casualties, and suddenly they shook hands and made peace. They were half-believing, half-doubting, but with the ten major sects of the South Sea personally endorsing it, no cultivator dared to question it. They all sent people to the South Sea to discuss the important matter.

Dongli Realm needed to integrate the cultivation resources of one realm and prepare for war to retake the Qianhu Realm.

In a certain underground cave, Long Xiaoyao and Li Shuo were talking.

“What? Peace talks? Is that real?”

Long Xiaoyao was full of doubt.

Li Shuo nodded and said, “It should be true. Now, all major markets are distributing Senior Brother Shangguan's echo crystals, with Senior Brother Shangguan speaking himself, so it can't be fake. In addition, many disciples of our sect have appeared within the borders of the Great Yan Dynasty.”

To make them believe in the peace talks between the two realms, the Heavenly Wave Sect sent many disciples to various places for propaganda, mainly to prevent Long Xiaoyao and Li Shuo from acting recklessly and affecting the peace talks.

“Let's go, let's go out and see. If it's true, then we'll head to the South Sea! To be honest, I don't want the two realms to continue fighting. We've been living like rats these past years, hiding here, neither human nor ghost.”

Long Xiaoyao sighed. The two left the cave.