145: Turning against each other

Venerable Faming looked down on them from a high position. At this moment, he no longer had the caution he possessed before his promotion. He could feel that the Heavenly Dao had bestowed a great deal of Luck upon him. Although he currently could not defeat Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu also had no way to kill him directly.

He turned his gaze toward the Demon Venerable, his eyes no longer showing the gratitude and caution of the past, and his voice carried an overbearing Aura.

"This man Liu Xiu, though a villain whom I despise and with whom I will eventually have a battle, spoke one thing correctly: we are all people of the Canglan Realm. You, Demon Venerable, didn't you come here for our Canglan Realm? Even if I suffer the backlash of Luck, I will break the contract; I will not sell out our world."

By this time, Gu Yuchuan had already emerged from the secret room. He was so angry that white smoke was practically rising from his head. However, he glanced at the Demon Venerable and saw that the Demon Venerable's expression had not changed at all, which meant this was within his calculations. But if the king is insulted, it is the incompetence of the subjects. He was still the Demon Venerable's subordinate and his only subordinate in the Canglan Realm. If he didn't step forward now, what was he waiting for?

He stepped forward and pointed at Venerable Faming: "You truly are a hypocrite. If it weren't for Lord Demon Venerable, your Immortal Dao would have already been wiped out. To think you'd go back on your word afterward. As expected, the downfall of your Canglan Realm's Immortal Dao is exactly what you deserve. From you, I can see the arrogance and hypocrisy of the Immortal Dao here. You deserve to be suppressed by the Side Paths until you have no room to survive."

As the saying goes, don't hit people in the face and don't expose their shortcomings, but Gu Yuchuan did the opposite. He aimed his insults right at the other party's most sensitive spots. Venerable Faming's expression instantly turned cold.

He struck out with a surge of dharmic power, but it was blocked by the Demon Venerable's Spell. It was a bit difficult for the Demon Venerable to resist Liu Xiu, but stopping a newly promoted Venerable Faming was still quite easy.

"Venerable Faming, is it? Attacking a junior—you have no shame at all. If you can attack a junior, does that mean I can attack juniors as well? Are you planning to lose all the juniors in this entire Immortal Dao base?"

Cultivators generally do not attack juniors with a large gap in cultivation Realm; this is a tacit rule. Venerable Faming was completely ignoring the rules.

He widened his eyes: "The face of a Deity Transformation Venerable is not to be trampled upon by others. Since he dared to mock me, I will take action. And you, Cultivator from a Different Realm, since you have come to invade us, be prepared for this Clone to die here. Your fate is already sealed."

After speaking, he sacrificed a Flying Sword. However, for a dignified Soul Transformation Stage Venerable, he was actually using a top-grade magic treasure, which was indeed a bit weak. The Flying Sword reached the Demon Venerable in an instant, only to be bound by a layer of mist, unable to advance even an inch further.

"Is this all you've got? You are far inferior to that Liu Xiu. If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao protecting you, your Immortal Dao would have been wiped out today even if you had been promoted."

Liu Xiu slapped his chair and spoke up: "You are truly a sensible person. Why can't the Heavenly Dao be as sensible as you? Now that he's promoted, he's still nothing special and seems much weaker than me. The Heavenly Dao should have relied on me, not on this Venerable Faming of the Immortal Dao. For such a person with no credibility to represent the Immortal Dao and the Heavenly Dao is simply laughable."

Venerable Faming's face turned red. He also cared about his reputation, and being repeatedly told that his character was flawed truly made him feel uncomfortable. However, he quickly thought of a solution.

"No matter how the world says my character is poor, I must do this. I am a creature of the Canglan Realm. If ruining my personal virtue can save the Canglan Realm from invasion, then I am willing. Even if everyone curses me as a man without virtue, I will accept it."

This sanctimonious look made Gu Yuchuan, the Demon Venerable, and Liu Xiu all frown. The Demon Venerable didn't want to say anything more. With a wave of his hand, a Teleportation Array appeared before him.

"Let's go, Xiao Gu. I'm taking you home."

However, Venerable Faming struck out with a surge of dharmic power, blocking their path.

"You think you can come and go as you please? What do you take my place for? Today, I, Venerable Faming, shall act on behalf of the Heavenly Dao to detain you invaders and see if you ever dare to act again!"

Gu Yuchuan looked at Venerable Faming as if he were a fool. Where did this guy get the confidence to think he could detain them? Based on Gu Yuchuan's understanding of the Demon Venerable, a man who could plan every step and develop Cloud Sea Marsh to the point of a counter-invasion would never do anything without certainty. Especially with his current composed expression, he was clearly confident, which meant he had achieved what he wanted to do, and the other party's act of burning bridges was also within his grasp.

Sure enough, the Demon Venerable simply waved his hand, and Gu Yuchuan was brought to his side. The Demon Venerable turned to look at Liu Xiu and Venerable Faming.

"Very well, this seat shall return first. However, this seat has already planted seeds in your world and can launch a large-scale invasion at any time. Just you wait. We're leaving."

After speaking, he led Gu Yuchuan into the Teleportation Array. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck from the distant space, breaking through the world barrier and hitting Venerable Faming. Instantly, his Primordial Spirit was greatly weakened and his Dao Foundation was damaged. With this single blow, his future cultivation would never be able to advance again.

This was one of the Demon Venerable's backup plans. When he signed the contract with the other party, he had used a contract method from the Abyss World. In the Myriad Worlds, the one with the most research into contracts was the Abyss World. Furthermore, the status of the Abyss was extremely high; it was a true Major Thousand Worlds. If you violated it, it could punish you even across countless worlds. Just like Venerable Faming now, he was heavily injured, and his future path was severed.

On the day he was most high-spirited, his future path was severed. Such a huge fall was enough to ensure he would never recover for the rest of his life. Currently, the happiest person was Liu Xiu. The other party no longer had room for improvement, but he did. Now, as a Spirit Transformation Third Layer against a first layer of Soul Transformation, he couldn't kill the other party because the Heavenly Dao wouldn't allow it. But in the future, when it was the Fourth Layer of Spirit Transformation Stage against the first layer, or even the seventh layer against the first layer, the Heavenly Dao would have no choice but to allow it. He left happily without saying a word.

Venerable Faming spat out several mouthfuls of blood: "Stay put for now. We will discuss going out after I emerge from seclusion. Remember, do not leave at will. I need to enter seclusion for a period of time." After saying that, he went to stabilize his injuries.

By this time, the Demon Venerable and Gu Yuchuan had also returned to the Qingyun Realm. The dazzling light above the sea of clouds intensified the dizziness caused by the teleportation, and it took Gu Yuchuan a long time to recover. The Demon Venerable's true body was already sitting above, waiting for him.