111: Annihilate the host...?!

The System's prompts kept coming, the sect prestige points increasing at an astonishing rate.

Right at that moment, the System suddenly issued a prompt—

[Ding!]

[Detected that Nine Infant Demon Venerable is currently wreaking havoc in Cangxuan Realm, intending to devour the heavenly dao origin!]

[Mission Issued: Exterminate Nine Infant Demon Venerable, unify Cangxuan Realm!]

[Upon completing the mission, a massive reward will be granted!]

Lin Chen: "..."

This damned System is really a dog!

Nine Infant Demon Venerable has already absorbed so many soul blood stones, how much strength has he recovered, and only now does it tell me.

What Realm is he, what strength... you don't mention a single word about it!

Eliminate Nine Infant Demon Venerable?

One needs the strength to do that first!

It would be good enough not to be eliminated by him!

"Not going!"

For the first time, Lin Chen refused a mission issued by the System.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the Host has refused to execute the mission. Erasing Host consciousness, please wait...]

"???"

Lin Chen was completely dumbfounded and quickly begged for mercy:

"I'll go! I'll go, alright?!"

"But you should at least tell me some information about Nine Infant Demon Venerable, right?"

"Otherwise, I'll be going in completely blind. What's the difference between that and rushing to my death?"

"You don't want to see me die just like that, do you?"

[Ding!]

[Detected that the Host is willing to execute the mission. Withdrawing operation, please wait...]

[Operation withdrawn!]

"Whew—"

Lin Chen finally let out a sigh of relief.

[Omnidirectional map materialized!]

Suddenly, a map phantom appeared before Lin Chen's eyes. This map was extremely vast, like cosmic space, boundless and infinite.

A small green arrow marked Lin Chen's current location.

[The Cangxuan Realm where the Host resides is but a drop in the ocean of the myriad heavens. Beyond it lie vaster Realms. The Turbulent Star Domain where Cangxuan Realm is located serves as a hub connecting to the Upper Realm, Lingxuan Heaven. One can enter Lingxuan Heaven through here.]

[Nine Infant Demon Venerable originates from Lingxuan Heaven. His original self's Realm is the True Immortal Realm.]

"True Immortal Realm?"

Lin Chen wore a look of bewilderment.

[There are other Realms above Great Emperor]

[Great Emperor, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal]

[Due to the rule restrictions of Cangxuan Realm, the highest one can Cultivate here is the Great Emperor Realm. In Lingxuan Heaven, one is not bound by this restriction. A True Immortal can casually annihilate a Small World like Cangxuan Realm, crushing a Great Emperor as easily as squashing an ant.]

"Damn, that overpowered? Then what the hell is there to play!"

"And you still want me to go kill him!"

Lin Chen cursed and grumbled. The System knew full well the other party was a True Immortal, yet it issued such a mission. It was practically sending him to his death!

[Host need not panic. Nine Infant Demon Venerable's main body has already perished. Currently, it is just a wisp of a split soul.]

[Although he has refined quite a few soul blood stones, he has only recovered to the Late Stage Earth Immortal level. If he continues refining soul blood stones and successfully refines the heavenly dao origin, he may possibly Breakthrough to the Heavenly Immortal Realm. By then, countless lives will be lost, and he will become unstoppable.]

[There's no time to delay. Please proceed to exterminate Nine Infant Demon Venerable and unify Cangxuan Realm as soon as possible!]

Immediately after, a small red arrow appeared on the map phantom, marking Nine Infant Demon Venerable's location. Lin Chen could clearly see that Nine Infant Demon Venerable was currently moving at extreme speed, seemingly rushing towards the next location.

"..."

Lin Chen was speechless.

He was currently only at the Supreme Peak. Although he could battle an Old Ancestor... asking him to confront Nine Infant Demon Venerable head-on was no different from an egg striking a rock. He wasn't that stupid; he still wanted to live a few more days!

Anyway... the System didn't specify a time limit for completion.

He'd just drag it out!

Lin Chen's mental calculations were clicking away loudly.

At this moment, many forces were still making Heavenly Dao vows... By the time all the forces that had come to pledge allegiance to Wending Sect had become its affiliated forces, Lin Chen's sect prestige points had reached a staggering 25,123,287 points—over two and a half million!

"...Ah, this is just too damn satisfying!"

Previously, to save Yu Xuanji, he traveled across various territories and only managed to scrape together one million.

Now, in just a short while, he had amassed over two and a half million. Truly, without comparison, there is no sense of harm.

"What should I exchange for?"

Lin Chen began browsing the items in the shop. Each one was a good item, but they were all ridiculously expensive.

Use it for a lottery draw?

The prize pool basically had nothing good. Lin Chen wouldn't fall for the System's trick again.

If used to exchange for a Great Emperor Realm Enhancement Card, two million prestige points per card, it could directly elevate a Supreme Realm cultivator within the Sect to the Great Emperor Realm.

Whereas, if he exchanged for the [early great emperor stage permanent upgrade card (maid exclusive)], he could directly elevate Liu Ruoxi to the Great Emperor Realm, and it only required one million sect prestige points!

But... if Nine Infant Demon Venerable really attacked Wending Sect, even with one more Great Emperor, the situation couldn't be turned around.

"I wonder if Wending Sect's Sect Protecting Grand Array can withstand Nine Infant Demon Venerable's attack?"

Just as Lin Chen was frowning with worry, an inconspicuous item in the shop caught his attention.

[Item Name: Peak Earth Immortal Cultivation Experience Card (1 Day)]

[Item Description: After use, temporarily elevates the Host's cultivation to Peak Earth Immortal. Duration: 1 day. After expiration, the Host will revert to their original Realm.]

[Price: 3,000,000 points of sect prestige points]

"...'Peak Earth Immortal'?"

Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

If he could reach Peak Earth Immortal, everything would be easily resolved. Although it was only for a short day, it would be enough.

It's just that their sect prestige points wasn't sufficient yet; they needed to subdue more forces.

"Chu Nansheng."

"Sect Master, I'm here."

Chu Nansheng was arranging locations for the many affiliated forces. Hearing Lin Chen call her, she immediately walked over.

"Spread the word: as long as they are willing to become affiliated forces of my Wending Sect, regardless of who they are or what grievances they have with Wending Sect, my Wending Sect will let bygones be bygones and offer them protection!"

"Also, notify the Xiao Family, Ancient Moon Tower, and Yushuang Palace to quickly take refuge in Wending Sect."

"With Wending Sect's Sect Protecting Grand Array in place, it's at least much stronger than their own Sects' defenses."

"Surviving comes first!"

"Yes, Sect Master!" Chu Nansheng didn't ask why and immediately went to make arrangements.

As for Lin Chen... he stared at the small red arrow on the map phantom, praying that Nine Infant Demon Venerable would come to Wending Sect later. Otherwise, Wending Sect might really be wiped out in one go...

Meanwhile, above a vast expanse of ocean, Nine Infant Demon Venerable and Huyan Bao hovered in the Void Realm.

They had just annihilated a major Sect and came here without stopping.

Huyan Bao wore a bitter expression.

He originally wanted to use Nine Infant Demon Venerable's hand to annihilate his mortal enemies like Yushuang Palace and Wending Sect. He never expected Nine Infant Demon Venerable to not follow the script, annihilating Batian Sect first.

And apart from him, Batian Sect's highest cultivators were only at the Supreme Realm.

They were utterly incapable of resistance.

Huyan Bao could only watch helplessly as his fellow disciples died tragically before his eyes. In the end, he had to suppress his grief and refine them into soul blood stones to offer to Nine Infant Demon Venerable.

The bitterness within, only Huyan Bao himself could truly understand.

"Demon Ancestor Lord, why have we come here?"

Taking a deep breath and calming his mood slightly, Huyan Bao asked.

Nine Infant Demon Venerable still wore the appearance of 'Qing Ming Old Ancestor'. His hoarse voice carried a hint of coldness and impatience: "Just follow when told to follow. Why so many unnecessary words?!"

Huyan Bao was startled and immediately shut his mouth.