440: Chapter 44 Concessions

The mountain gate of the Peach Blossom Sect possessed a Rank 4 Spiritual Vein, which was supposedly split equally between the Peach Blossom Demon Lord and the South Courtyard.

In reality, whoever controlled the core grand array held the absolute initiative.

Originally, the Peach Blossom Demon Lord had backstabbed the Demon Court and lost its support, leaving her with only a group of low-Rank Yao Race members. Demon Lord Bai Leng, who had the highest cultivation among them, knew nothing but fighting.

True Lord Haoran believed it was impossible for the Peach Blossom Demon Lord to surpass the South Courtyard in establishing a grand array, and that they would ultimately have to depend on the South Courtyard.

But now, the Peach Blossom Demon Lord had suddenly set up such an Advanced grand array. Unless the South Courtyard could produce an even higher-Rank array, they would be the ones needing to depend on her.

A peak Rank 4 grand array was already the limit. They couldn't even obtain a Formation Plate of the same Rank, so where would they get an even higher-Rank one?

"Things have come to this; we must demand an explanation from the Peach Blossom Demon Lord. If she uses this to act arrogantly, this seat will report it to the main mountain!"

"If the Lihuo Army won't step in, then we'll report to the Academy. My South Courtyard still has some favor with Lady Yaoguang!"

Seeing everyone's agitated emotions, True Lord Haoran spoke up to soothe them.

...

Peach Blossom Secret Realm.

The gloomy spatial barrier overhead transformed into a mysterious and beautiful starry sky. Dense power of the stars was drawn down, and the concentration of spatial Spiritual Qi rose by a level, reaching the peak of Rank 4.

The Secret Realm space more than doubled in size and was still slowly extending outward.

Within the star Formation Plate, the Star Space accumulated during the Red Pine Sect era descended and fused with the Peach Blossom Secret Realm. A large area of buildings in the architectural style of the Red Pine Sect appeared at the edge of the garden.

Peach Blossom witnessed the changes in the Secret Realm space, the look of astonishment on her exquisite face lingering for a long time.

The current Star Secret Realm was no longer comparable to a simple dimensional space; it now had the shadow of a Small World.

"A Small World with its own Laws can ward off disasters, avoid misfortune, and suppress evil. This is exclusive to the Rank 5 Dao Lord level!" Peach Blossom looked at Liu Xuan and sighed with emotion, "This array is by no means comparable to an ordinary peak Rank 4 grand array!"

If the Star Secret Realm could be promoted to a Rank 5 Star Small World, Peach Blossom was confident she could use it to charge for the position of a Soul Transformation Demon Saint without relying on Liu Xuan. The success rate would definitely be several times higher than when she tried to force a Breakthrough using the Myriad Spirits Grand Array.

"Husband~"

"You really have so many treasures! Choosing to follow you was the most correct decision of my life."

An invisible light shadow of a butterfly flashed between Peach Blossom's brows. Her gaze toward Liu Xuan was as tender as water, not at all inferior to Zhang Kexin in the past or An Yunxi later on.

"Stop being so mushy!" Liu Xuan handed her a recorded Jade Slip and instructed, "The main body of the Star Array has only just been laid out. The subsequent refinement is a massive project. I am very busy, so I'll need you to put in more effort."

A peak Rank 4 grand array was not that simple. Various details could still be added later, connecting to nearby Spiritual Vein branches and even merging with a wide-ranging Earth Vein military array to further enhance the overall strength of the Peach Blossom Sect.

Liu Xuan didn't bother worrying about the details of the grand array. Since the difficulty wasn't very high, he only needed to plan the general direction, and Peach Blossom could slowly complete it.

"Don't worry, husband, I guarantee..."

Peach Blossom stopped halfway through her sentence, then looked out through the Secret Realm barrier toward the outside world. She gave Liu Xuan a resentful look. "Your good father-in-Law has brought people here. I expect they were alarmed by the celestial phenomena caused by the grand array."

After instructing Shuang Xue to serve Liu Xuan well, Peach Blossom took Demon Lord Bai Leng, Green Lotus, and other trusted aides to the main hall to meet An Haoran and the various Demon Lords of the South Courtyard.

General Affairs Hall.

Before True Lord Haoran could even speak, Peach Blossom entered and threw him a fist-sized light orb.

"This is one of the array hubs of the Circumference of Heaven Stars Grand Array. Through this, you can control a portion of the Formation's power. As for exactly what level it can reach, refine it yourself and see!"

True Lord Haoran frowned as he held the light orb. After a moment of hesitation, he tentatively extended his Divine Sense into it.

The array hub light orb was one of the core hubs of the Star Array. It could even be used to mobilize the stellar power of the entire grand array. Aside from the Star Space, mastering this array hub was essentially equivalent to mastering the Star Array.

True Lord Haoran was first startled and then delighted. For the Peach Blossom Demon Lord to produce such a thing showed that she did not intend to be enemies with the South Courtyard but was sincerely forming an Alliance. In the current situation, this was several points better than the best-case scenario he had previously imagined.

As for whether the effects described in the array hub were false, it wasn't a big deal because it could be easily verified. There was no need to worry about being cheated.

"Fellow Daoist Peach Blossom, your cultivation Realm is profound and you master such a grand array. The position of Grand Elder of the South Courtyard is no longer worthy of you. Why don't you become the Academy Head instead?"

True Lord Haoran's words were half-sincere and half-testing. The South Courtyard was originally an Alliance of five powers, and now that the Peach Blossom Demon Lord had joined, letting her be the Academy Head was fine.

If Peach Blossom really agreed to it, it would show that she might have the intention of annexing the South Courtyard, and they would need to be more guarded in the future.

If she didn't agree, it showed that she was likely sincere about the Alliance, and their cooperation could go deeper.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to test me. The pioneering war is vast and majestic. This seat has a feud with Demon Saint Xuanyu and only wishes to preserve my life and seize a chance for Soul Transformation in the future trend of the war. I have no time to fight with you all over petty profits!"

The Peach Blossom Demon Lord had a majestic expression as she looked down at the group of Nascent Soul True Lords and spoke rebukingly.

"You all should also take a longer view. To the Endless Demon Court, this Peach Blossom Sect is just a small corner. You are all True Lords after all, do not be so short-sighted!"

Ignoring everyone's reactions, the Peach Blossom Demon Lord and True Lord Haoran discussed the large-scale refinement of the Star Array.

The Southern Courtyard of the Beast Taming Sect had a specialized Formation Hall. In terms of the number of Formation Masters, they had at least dozens or even a hundred times more than the Peach Blossom Demon Lord.

By letting them be responsible for the array refinement project, it was efficient on one hand, and on the other, it was to put True Lord Haoran's mind at ease.

Although the Peach Blossom Demon Lord was strong, she was still not enough compared to the Beast Taming Sect and the Demon Court. If she wanted to develop in peace, she ultimately had to cling to the Beast Taming Sect's thigh.

To cling to the Beast Taming Sect's thigh, she first had to build a good relationship with the South Courtyard to have a Foundation for integrating into the main mountain of the Beast Taming Sect.

The Star Array hub light orb and the array refinement project were both sincerity shown by the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, indicating that she was truly seeking an Alliance and not deliberately targeting the South Courtyard.

True Lord Haoran could clearly feel the Peach Blossom Demon Lord's sincerity. In some areas, it could be said that she made very large concessions.

Especially toward his faction, Peach Blossom showed extraordinary trust. Since the Peach Blossom Sect was short-staffed, she took the initiative to let his subordinates handle many matters involving rich interests, which was full of sincerity.

During this discussion, the Peach Blossom Demon Lord, who held the initiative, made concessions, so everything naturally went incredibly smoothly, and everything was soon arranged properly.

After the meeting adjourned, some were happy while others were worried. The former Grand Elder, now the Second Elder Ye Gu, had an extremely ugly expression.

The Peach Blossom Demon Lord was full of sincerity and yielded enough interests, but they were all given to True Lord Haoran's faction, while he got nothing.

In the South Courtyard of the past, he could stand as an equal against An Haoran, but now he didn't even have a say. How could he possibly be happy?