Chapter 4144: Persuasion to Surrender

A dazzling black glow emerged from Wang Changsheng's palm, enveloping the miniature Nascent Soul.

The miniature Nascent Soul let out a shrill scream as countless white runes surged from its surface. After brightening, these runes transformed into a stream of white flames, engulfing the miniature Nascent Soul, which then turned to ashes.

Wang Changsheng frowned. Previously, he had always been able to extract information by using soul-searching secret techniques on Golden Immortal Nascent Souls. However, this false immortal had been marked with a powerful restriction by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. The restriction was too potent for Wang Changsheng, who was only a Golden Immortal cultivator, to overcome.

This meant that Grand Unity Golden Immortals were now serving the Chaos Beasts.

If Wang Changsheng hadn't cultivated to become a peak true spirit, he might have been killed.

It was unclear how many false immortals the Chaos Beasts had dispatched; it was likely that some true immortals had already been ambushed by them.

With even false immortals deployed, it seemed the scale of this Chaos Beast tide was immense, and there was no telling how long it would last.

Wang Changsheng dared not linger. He retrieved a golden storage bracelet from the corpse, put away the treasures and the body, and left the area. By the time he returned to Dongli City, Wang Mengbin and others had already annihilated the remaining Chaos Beasts and were clearing the battlefield.

"Old Ancestor, did you catch up?" Wang Mengbin asked.

Wang Changsheng nodded and asked, "How are Xuanyang City and Xuanling City?"

"Yingjie and the others repelled the Chaos Beast attack, personally eliminating two seven-colored Chaos Beasts. The remaining Chaos Beasts fled. Old Ancestor, you then supported Old Ancestor Qingshan and annihilated the invading Chaos Beasts." Wang Mengbin reported truthfully.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Yingjie were all peak true spirits, and their use of the Three Fingers of Qiankun was highly effective against seven-colored Chaos Beasts. However, due to his cultivation level, it wasn't easy for Wang Yingjie to eliminate seven-colored Chaos Beasts. It was only with the assistance of other Golden Immortal cultivators that he managed to destroy two of them, which was already quite impressive.

In a one-on-one fight, Wang Qingshan and the others were no match for the seven-colored Chaos Beasts. While Wang Yingjie could eliminate a seven-colored Chaos Beast on his own, it wasn't as easy for him as it was for Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had consumed the Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit and used its core to cultivate a Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit tree. Using the Creation Jade Dew produced by the Gourd of Time, they had accelerated its growth to over eight million years, but it still needed over twenty million years to mature.

If they could find high-grade time-attribute materials to upgrade the Gourd of Time to a mid-grade artifact, this maturation period would be significantly shortened.

Besides the Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit, there were many other immortal elixirs and herbs in the immortal realm that could help immortals cultivate into peak true spirits. However, the Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit was particularly effective, being one of the Ten Great Immortal Fruits after all.

Wang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and recounted his encounter with the false immortal.

"Be extra vigilant," he cautioned. "Do not allow unfamiliar Golden Immortal cultivators into the city. Any cultivators who teleport in must be strictly vetted to prevent false immortals from infiltrating."

"Yes, Old Ancestor," Wang Mengbin replied.

After giving a few more instructions, Wang Changsheng left Dongli City and returned to Azure Lotus City. He sent people to spread the news of the false immortals' presence, warning his clansmen to be cautious.

Wang Changsheng took out an Immortal Transmission Mirror, shimmering with blue light. He cast a spell into it, but the mirror remained unresponsive, indicating that the Cao family had not yet repelled the Chaos Beast attack.

With a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Chaos Beast leading the assault, it was uncertain if the Cao family could hold out.

If the Cao family couldn't defend Yunlang City and their cultivators abandoned it, Azure Lotus City would also be in danger. When the Chaos Beasts retreated, they might very well attack the Wang family's cities.

Wang Changsheng sent people to set up multiple warning formations a million li outside the perimeter cities. If a large contingent of Chaos Beasts attacked, they were to immediately teleport away. He certainly couldn't fight a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Chaos Beast and could only hope the Cao family would repel the Chaos Beast attack.

Outside Xuanyan City, numerous Chaos Beast corpses lay scattered, alongside the bodies of some Immortal Armor Army soldiers.

A golden, shimmering dragon boat floated high in the sky, equipped with five mid-grade Immortal Slaying Cannons. On its deck stood a graceful young woman in a purple dress, whose aura indicated she had reached the Grand Perfection stage of Golden Immortal cultivation.

The young woman in purple was a false immortal, assisting the Chaos Beasts in their assault on Chiyan City.

Over a dozen seven-colored Chaos Beasts were attacking Murong Yilong, Murong Yilei, and Du Yan. Leading them was a seven-colored Chaos Beast resembling a bat. The seven-colored Chaos Beasts were incredibly fast, and Murong Yilong was already covered in blood, suffering significant injuries.

Tens of thousands of Chaos Beasts were assaulting Chiyan City, led by two mutated seven-colored Chaos Beasts and fifteen regular ones. In total, there were over seventy Golden Immortal-level Chaos Beasts.

The Chaos Beasts clearly attached great importance to the Murong family, as they had deployed over seventy Chaos Beasts to attack Chiyan City. Chiyan City did not possess defenses as strong as Azure Lotus City's; it had already been breached by the Chaos Beasts, resulting in heavy casualties.

Murong Yilong, Murong Yilei, and Du Yan were surrounded by dozens of Golden Immortal-level Chaos Beasts, all of them injured.

"Fellow Daoist Murong," a seven-colored Chaos Beast resembling a bat said with a cold tone, "a wise man knows when to yield. Why fight us to the death? You've cultivated for many years; are you truly willing to fall here? I'll tell you this: someone has revealed your and the Murong family's city defenses to us. You won't escape this time."

"Hmph, you killed my clansmen, and you expect me to pledge allegiance to you? Do you take us for fools?" Murong Yilong snorted coldly and sneered.

"With so many forces deployed, it would be strange if your Murong family didn't suffer casualties," the seven-colored Chaos Beast said with a cold tone. "If you insist on your folly, then don't blame us for being merciless. This time next year will be your death anniversary."

Murong Yilong's expression turned pensive. In a one-on-one fight, he wasn't afraid of a mutated seven-colored Chaos Beast, but against two mutated seven-colored Chaos Beasts plus fifteen regular seven-colored Chaos Beasts, he was completely outmatched. Du Yan and Murong Yilei couldn't even eliminate a six-colored Chaos Beast on their own.

"What benefit would we gain by joining you?" Murong Yilong asked, frowning. "Since you want us to risk our lives, you must offer us some advantages! Also, the Cao family will certainly conduct an investigation afterward. It won't be easy for us to conceal this."

"You provide us with information, and we'll provide you with cultivation resources," the seven-colored Chaos Beast said temptingly. "This includes immortal elixirs and herbs for advancing to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, high-grade immortal artifacts, high-grade Immortal Slaying Cannons, and more. As for the Cao family, you don't need to worry; we will help you conceal it."

"You can procure these items? Do you take this old man for a three-year-old child?" Murong Yilei sneered.

"Quite a few immortals serve us," the seven-colored Chaos Beast continued. "You don't think all the captured immortals are used for sacrifice, do you? I dispersed your other clansmen precisely to ensure your safety. You can refuse, or you can try to escape, but I guarantee your clansmen won't get away. They are currently attacking three of your Murong family's Profound Cities. If you escape, they will show no mercy and slaughter your clansmen. And we haven't even used our full strength yet!"

Murong Yilong fell silent. Given his strength, it wouldn't be difficult for him to escape, but his clansmen would suffer greatly.

The Murong family had over twenty Golden Immortal cultivators on the Chaos Continent, but they were no match for the seven-colored Chaos Beasts.