The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1454: Chapter 1454: Proceed Step by Step

What Ruo Bing said is exactly the current state of the All Paths Sacred Land.

Even though Jing Yan has the Holy Artifact, the All Paths Order, the other four factions may not recognize Jing Yan’s position as Holy Master. Or they might outwardly acknowledge it, but secretly ignore Jing Yan’s commands, which is the most worrying thing.

”Hmm, we need to plan carefully!” Jing Yan nodded.

”Holy Master, why not let Holy Mother Gao Feng and Holy Daughter Dongxue rest in the inner hall?” Chang Kong suggested.

Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue staying here does not make much sense. Their strength is too low, and they cannot participate in discussions of this magnitude. Instead of listening in here, it would be better for them to cultivate in the inner hall of the All Paths Holy Hall to enhance their cultivation.

The inner hall of the All Paths Holy Hall is where the Holy Master resides, equipped with cultivation chambers that have astonishing effects.

Jing Yan glanced at Gao Feng and Dongxue, and they both nodded. They indeed felt they were wasting time here and would rather seize the opportunity to cultivate and strive to become True God Warriors soon.

”Then you should go to the inner hall first!” Jing Yan said with a smile to Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue.

”Alright!”

”Elders, Dongxue and I will take our leave.” Gao Feng said with a smile to the many elders of the All Paths Spirit Mountain present.

”As you wish, Holy Mother! As you wish, Holy Daughter!” Everyone replied courteously.

Although Gao Feng and Jing Dongxue had very low strength, they were close relatives of the Holy Master Jing Yan. This association made any member of the All Paths Spirit Mountain dare not slight them.

”Elder Su He, please explain in detail to the Holy Master!” Ruo Bing Supreme Elder looked at Elder Su He and said.

Elder Su He was responsible for external intelligence work of the All Paths Spirit Mountain, so he was the most suitable person to explain things.

”Yes!” Elder Su He responded immediately.

Elder Su He first explained to Jing Yan why the main branch of the All Paths Sacred Land, the All Paths Spirit Mountain, was the weakest among the five factions. Elder Chang Kong had also mentioned this to Jing Yan before.

More than three hundred million years ago, the Holy Master of the main branch disappeared, and then the only Divine Emperor strongman went to search for the Holy Master and did not return.

In the last internal strife, a Divine Sovereign Supreme Elder of the main branch unfortunately died in battle. This resulted in the All Paths Spirit Mountain being left with only one Divine Sovereign Supreme Elder to sit in power, namely Ruo Bing.

”Holy Master! Our All Paths Spirit Mountain’s current power has severely shrunk. Previously, it was okay when we controlled Star Tower City, but now even Star Tower City is lost. It can be said that the influence of the All Paths Spirit Mountain in the entire All Paths World is getting smaller. In some remote places, many young martial artists might not even know about the All Paths Spirit Mountain.”

”Aside from that, the other four factions of the All Paths Sacred Land do not regard us at all. Especially the Northern Branch Spirit Mountain, which is relatively close to our All Paths Spirit Mountain, has the most conflicts with us. In the last several tens of millions of years, the All Paths Spirit Mountain and the Northern Branch Spirit Mountain have engaged in numerous small-scale conflicts, with fatalities on both sides, but mostly we have suffered greater losses.” Elder Su He said with a distressed face.

”The Northern Branch Spirit Mountain is becoming more and more excessive; in their eyes, our All Paths Spirit Mountain doesn’t even exist.” An elder said angrily.

Many nodded in agreement.

”Yes! The Northern Branch Spirit Mountain has already seized a lot of resources from our All Paths Spirit Mountain. This situation is worsening. Before the Holy Master’s arrival, we had almost no means to stop them and could only struggle to survive.” Elder Chang He sighed.

”Elder Chang He, how strong are the four factions overall?” Jing Yan asked, looking around.

”The overall strength of the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Spirit Mountains is much stronger than ours. For instance, the Northern Branch Spirit Mountain has two Divine Sovereign level powerhouses. The number of Emperor level elders is more than a dozen, which is twice as many as our All Paths Spirit Mountain. The other three factions are about the same as the North Branch.”

”There is a special presence, though, which is the Eastern Branch Spirit Mountain. The Eastern Branch Spirit Mountain has a Divine Emperor level Supreme Elder. However, this Divine Emperor level Supreme Elder does not advocate suppressing our All Paths Spirit Mountain. For the actions of the Eastern Branch against our main branch, this Divine Emperor Supreme Elder does not participate at all.”

”This Divine Emperor Supreme Elder from the Eastern Branch is also the only Divine Emperor strongman among our All Paths Sacred Land’s five factions. The Wanbao Divine Palace still has some stakes in the All Paths Sacred Land mainly because of this Divine Emperor Supreme Elder.”

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With Elder Su He’s briefing, Jing Yan also basically understood the situation of the five factions in the All Paths Sacred Land.

Among the four sides of the Spirit Mountain, not everyone wants to suppress the main branch, the All Paths Spirit Mountain. Many high-ranking figures also do not wish for the All Paths Spirit Mountain to collapse.

After all, the All Paths Spirit Mountain is still a symbol of the All Paths Sacred Land. If the All Paths Spirit Mountain truly collapses, then the All Paths Sacred Land will become a thing of history.

However, despite this, the All Paths Spirit Mountain still faces a huge crisis. Using the phrase ”struggling against the storm” to describe it would not be an exaggeration.

”Everyone, do you have any ideas to share?”

After Elder Su He provided a general overview, Jing Yan looked at everyone present and asked quietly.

To rejuvenate the All Paths Sacred Land is not something that can be rushed; it needs to be done gradually.

The Master of the Wanbao Divine Palace, Wanbao Daoist, is nearly at the Heavenly Venerate Level, and has recruited a large number of Emperor level God Lords, as well as quite a few Divine Sovereign level God Lords. Toppling the Wanbao Divine Palace is not something that can be achieved overnight.

”Holy Master, I think our top priority now is to stabilize our position. We cannot let the Wanbao Divine Palace and the other four spirit mountains continue to consume our All Paths Spirit Mountain.” Ruo Bing Supreme Elder said thoughtfully.

”The Supreme Elder is absolutely right; we should first stabilize our position and then proceed gradually.”

”Yes! Also, within the other four spirit mountains, there are elements that can be won over. Holy Master, you possess the Holy Artifact, and I believe that among the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern factions, there must be those willing to recognize you as the Holy Master. We can quietly reach out to these individuals, subtly expanding our influence. If we can draw some people to the All Paths Spirit Mountain, that would be ideal.”

Everyone spoke up, sharing their opinions.

Jing Yan listened, always maintaining a smile.

”What you all said makes sense. However, your suggestions are somewhat conservative; we need to speed up our pace. Thus, disseminate the message. Let them know that the All Paths Order has reappeared. I want to see what reaction these four spirit mountains will have. We’ll respond by staying still and watching how it unfolds.” Jing Yan said with a smile.

”Holy Master, wouldn’t that prompt some ill-intentioned people to prepare in advance and secretly make moves?” Elder Chang Kong asked.