Demon Sword Sect's Undercover-Chapter 819 - 818: A Possibility

Time slowly passed, leaving only one month. On this day, a person completely covered arrived at Horse Hoof Town, led by Bai Qingqian, and boldly came to Hou Niao’s courtyard.

The Sword Cultivators did not stop them, knowing that Fairy Bai’s identity was unusual; she was Senior Brother Hou’s confidante, naturally granting her privileges.

Upon reaching the courtyard, Fairy Bai bowed slightly, "Please feel free, Senior Brother. I won’t go in."

The visitor smiled and saluted, "Thank you, Junior Sister."

Fairy Bai floated away, and this person didn’t knock but directly pushed the door open, speaking in a carefree manner,

"Why pretend to be so lofty? Aren’t you going to come out to meet your guest?"

Hou Niao emerged from the backyard, smiling, "Among all Constellation True Inheritors, probably only you would come to see me. It’s admirable that you managed to hold back for a whole month."

Xiang Anshi lifted off his robe, "It’s truly stifling, having to act like a thief at my own home turf! Unlike you, I don’t have elders watching over me, and Heavenly Heart Pavilion is a place full of people with prying eyes, so it’s unavoidable."

Hou Niao looked at him amusingly, "So, the South Heavenly Gate wants to ally with me, someone without support or limits?"

Xiang Anshi scoffed, "Without support? You have more cultivators in Horse Hoof Town than those at several Great Dao Sects or Great Buddha Sect. This is called having no support? Look, Shan Sect, Anhe Daoist Sect, Grassland Lihai Northwest, you indeed have many friends, nearly as many as enemies."

He paused to adjust his thinking, "It’s not just my South Heavenly Gate, but our North and South Heavenly Gates, plus you! Or maybe even Scorpio Star’s Gou Du? If the four of us unite, we won’t have to watch the Daoist Sect or Buddhist Sect’s faces, we can make our own voices heard."

Hou Niao chuckled, "Good idea! Would this form a three-way balance among Constellation True Inheritors? Five from Daoist Sect, three from Buddhist Sect, four of us? Do you think this creates balance?"

"Why not? Not mentioning the others, just with you and me, who in Constellation True Inheritors would dare confront us? Everyone would hesitate, not daring to act rashly! Hou Niao, I know you’re strong, but two fists can’t defeat four hands; even fierce tigers are afraid of a pack of wolves. They may be weak, but they’re still Constellation True Inheritors, the gap isn’t that big, so you can’t possibly sweep away all obstacles alone!

You Sword Cultivators always think you can reverse heaven and earth all by yourselves, wake up!"

Hou Niao, however, sharply remarked, "What’s the meaning of such an alliance? Each has their own agenda, sharing a bed with different dreams, how do you divide the benefits when they arise? If there’s a disagreement in decision-making, who do you listen to? Can it withstand external temptations? Without a unified ideology, just casually pulling four individuals together who are each stubbornly independent, who obeys whom?"

Xiang Anshi sneered, "I’m not asking you to ally for life, just for this time while Spiritual Green falls from outer space; once it’s over, we disperse, how much conflict can there be? Also, regarding what you said, do you think those Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect don’t have such issues? Are they a unified whole? They can withstand temptations?

I ask you just once, do you agree or disagree? I won’t pester you, just as I’m not begging you."

Hou Niao was unwavering, "Disagree! I won’t form a four-person alliance with you, it’s meaningless."

Xiang Anshi wasn’t verbose, "Alright, consider me never here."

He turned to leave, but Hou Niao sighed behind him; this Constellation True Inheritor from Ying Platform was a good person, a friend worth making, and such friends would be hard to come by next time. Besides, he wanted to clarify some things.

"Wait, don’t you want to know the reason?"

Xiang Anshi paused but still stubbornly said, "I only look at results, I don’t want to hear reasons."

Hou Niao walked up beside him, and the two stood side by side, looking up at the sky, where unusual phenomena were faintly appearing – clouds weren’t accumulating as usual, but unusually clear, as if there was a big hole in the sky leading directly to outer space.

"What will be encountered if we fly out from here? Immortals? Will they invite us for drinks?"

"You’ll become a dried corpse before you reach any immortals! Speak your mind, I don’t have time for deep conversations with someone unwilling to cooperate." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Hou Niao smiled, "Brother Xiang, you’re being rash again, what’s the point? We’re all well aware of each other, isn’t it tiring?

Fine, I’ll speak directly, I believe a four-person small alliance is meaningless because we might actually need a twelve-person large alliance?"

Xiang Anshi hadn’t completely processed at first, "What do you mean? Crazy? Would the Daoist Sect tolerate a rogue like you?"

Hou Niao spoke word by word, "Or perhaps an even larger group of nearly a thousand people?"

Xiang Anshi finally understood, looking at the person before him with some shock, his judgment leaving him in disarray.

"You, do you possibly know something?"

Hou Niao shook his head, continuing to gaze at the sky, "I know nothing, I’m just making a rational judgment; such a large event of heaven and earth changes, how bored must the immortals be to let us compete when descending outer space’s spiritual essence? To achieve this, they have innumerable opportunities, like reducing twelve Constellation True Inheritors through Heavenly Heart Pavilion’s transmission to nine? Six? Three?

So many methods available, with ample time and opportunities, why not act sooner? Instead, they wait until the last moment, just for the amusement of watching us, seemingly less advanced Cultivation World’s small cultivators fight?

I don’t believe that; in their eyes, we might be worthless!"

His voice was soft, yet pounding in Xiang Anshi’s ears, as though striking his heart,

"Then, is there a possibility that our opponents aren’t each other but those from higher Cultivation Worlds? Of course, I’m only guessing, but it seems quite reasonable, don’t you think?"

Xiang Anshi was completely struck, as a person of exceptional talent and keen mind, just lacking Hou Niao’s frequent interaction with realm outsiders; thus he subconsciously overlooked matters of outer space, but now considering, if heavenly Spiritual Green is related to outer space, why not link things closer?

Anyway, once the Heaven and Earth Chains are broken, interactions are inevitable, and given cultivators’ nature, laying groundwork in advance is almost certain.

Having completely forgotten about forming an alliance, he’s always been proud; even in the Jinxiu Continent, few in the same realm catch his eye, including several Constellation True Inheritors amongst them. But if opponents shift from the Jinxiu Continent to realm outsiders, even as bold and arrogant as he, there’s still uneasy in his heart – it’s an entirely different matter.

"Old Hou, what you say seems to make some sense, so we..."

Hou Niao patted his shoulder, "Don’t be so tense, it’s just speculation; even if outer space figures appear, it might end up a drinking match too."