Family cultivation of immortality: from Fairy Cat Valley to the Nine Divine Realms

Fairy Miaoyin nodded: "My husband's injury is the most important matter in the Nine Realms. I am willing to reduce my share of resources by another 20%."

The Celestial Star Lord slowly said, "I am not against the Immortal Venerable healing his injuries, but I would like to ask, how long will it take for the Immortal Venerable's injuries to heal? A hundred years? A thousand years? Ten thousand years?"

He looked at everyone with sharp eyes: "The Immortal Venerable's Dao injury is at the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm. With the current resources of the Nine Domains, even if we give it our all, it might not be able to heal him even after tens of thousands of years. But during this time, all the resources of the Nine Domains will be supplied to the Immortal Venerable. What will we do? What will happen to the cultivators of the Nine Domains?"

The High Priest of the Ruins spoke slowly, his voice aged: "The Star Lord is right. The Immortal Venerable's injury must be healed. But the lives of the beings in the Nine Domains cannot be ignored either. I have lived for so long and have witnessed the rise and fall of too many powers. The foundation of a power does not lie in its top-level experts, but in the growth of its middle and lower-level cultivators. If the middle and lower levels are cut off from resources, the Nine Domains will have no future."

The Dragon Spine Ghost King frowned: "Does the High Priest mean we're abandoning the Immortal Venerable?"

“That’s not what I meant.” The High Priest of the Ruins shook his head. “I was just saying that we need to find a balance. The Immortal Venerable’s injuries need to be healed, and the beings of the Nine Domains need to be cared for. We can’t let everyone stop for the sake of the Immortal Venerable alone.”

Fairy Miaoyin coldly replied, "Then, in the High Priest's opinion, how should this be balanced?"

The High Priest of the Ruins Guardian was silent for a moment before slowly saying, "This old man proposes that we ask the Immortal Venerable to postpone his healing and first stabilize the situation in the Nine Domains, until resources are plentiful..."

"No."

Fairy Miaoyin interrupted directly, her tone unusually firm: "My husband's injury cannot be delayed. Every year it is delayed, the risk of his Dao foundation collapsing increases. If it is delayed until a hundred years later, even with abundant resources, it will be impossible to recover."

The Star Lord of the Heavenly Stars frowned: "Fairy Miaoyin, I understand your feelings, but the Nine Realms do not belong to the Immortal Venerable alone. The billions of beings in the Nine Realms also need resources to cultivate and grow. We cannot allow everyone to perish for the sake of the Immortal Venerable alone, can we?"

"What did you say?" Fairy Miaoyin stood up abruptly, a chill emanating from her. "To be buried with you? Say it again."

"enough!"

The Buddha King of the Western Paradise spoke in a deep voice, his Buddhist chant resonating and suppressing the argument.

"Today we will only discuss the current situation, not make any decisions. The Immortal Venerable's injuries must be healed. We must also find a way to utilize the resources of the Nine Domains. We will discuss this matter later."

The gathering of true immortals ended unhappily.

In the years that followed, similar disputes continued to unfold.

As resources become increasingly scarce, the internal divisions among the top management of the Nine Domains are also growing.

The first to succumb to the pressure was the Hall of Merit.

Finally unable to hold on any longer, the Merit Pavilion officially announced: the exchange of all resources of rank 7 and above will be suspended.

The news caused an uproar throughout the Nine Realms.

Countless cultivators who had accumulated merit over hundreds of years found their merit points worthless overnight.

Some people began to secretly plot and try to organize themselves to put pressure on the Xuantian Palace.

Some people vented their anger on Zhang Xuan.

"It's all that useless Immortal Venerable's fault! If it weren't for him, how could we be without resources?"

"What kind of immortal venerable? He's nothing but a cripple! He hogs 70% of the resources, but he's utterly useless!"

"I heard he can't even refine an eighth-grade spirit pill anymore, his path to immortality is broken, and he's completely ruined!"

These words gradually spread.

What started as private discussion turned into public mockery.

It was passed down from the lowest level of cultivators to the middle and upper levels.

The Celestial Star Lord and the High Priest of the Ruins Guardian Clan began secretly contacting other forces.

They did not intend to rebel against Zhang Xuan, but rather to form a Nine Domains Alliance so that the Nine Domains would no longer be dominated by the Xuan Tian Palace.

In this way, resource allocation can be more equitable, and the Nine Realms can achieve long-term development.

The Dragon Spine Ghost King's attitude was ambiguous; he neither explicitly supported nor explicitly opposed it.

But his silence itself is an attitude.

When the news reached the Celestial Gourd Realm, Fairy Miaoyin was furious.

"What are they trying to do? Do they want to split the Nine Realms?"

The Buddha King of the Western Paradise said solemnly, "It's not about division, it's about...sharing power."

"Power-sharing?" Fairy Miaoyin sneered. "If it weren't for my husband back then, where would the Nine Divine Realms be today? Now that my husband is injured, they want to establish their own independent faction?"

The Buddha King of the Western Paradise was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "People's hearts can change."

The Fairy of Wonderful Sound looked at him: "Which side do you support?"

The Buddha King of the Western Paradise raised his head, his gaze calm: "I naturally support the Immortal Venerable. As long as the Immortal Venerable exists, the Nine Realms exist. If the Immortal Venerable falls, the Nine Realms will surely perish. This point has never wavered."

Fairy Miaoyin was slightly moved: "Then you..."

“This humble monk is merely pondering,” the Western Buddha King said softly, “how to restore the Immortal Venerable without causing the collapse of the Nine Realms. Perhaps these two options are not mutually exclusive.”

Meanwhile, in the Celestial Star Divine Realm.

The Celestial Star Lord and the High Priest of the Ruins Guard sat facing each other.

"High Priest, tell me... are we betraying the Celestial Venerable by doing this?" The Celestial Star Lord's voice was somewhat low.

The high priest of the alien race guarding the ruins was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Star Lord, I have a question for you."

"Please speak."

"Whose Nine Domains are they?"

The Star Lord of the Heavenly Stars was taken aback: "Naturally, it is the Nine Domains of the Immortal Venerable."

“Wrong.” The High Priest of the Ruins shook his head. “The Nine Domains belong to the beings of the Nine Domains. The Immortal Venerable is the lord of the Nine Domains, but he is not the Nine Domains themselves. If, for the sake of the Immortal Venerable alone, billions of beings in the Nine Domains were to lose their way, what would be the meaning of the Nine Domains’ existence?”

The Celestial Star Lord fell silent.

The High Priest of the Ruins Guardian continued, "I have lived for a long time and have witnessed the rise and fall of too many powers. Those powers that are supported by only one person will collapse when that person falls. Only those powers with a lineage can endure for generations."

He looked at the Celestial Star Lord with profound eyes: "What we need to do is not to rebel against the Immortal Venerable, but to ensure that the Nine Realms are no longer ruled by the Immortal Venerable alone, but by all the True Immortals working together. In this way, even if the Immortal Venerable can never recover, the Nine Realms will not fall."

After a long silence, the Heavenly Star Lord finally nodded slowly.

"The High Priest is right, I... support you."

Dragon Spine Divine Realm.

The Dragon Spine Ghost King sat alone in the Ghost King Palace, gazing at the starry sky outside, remaining silent for a long time.

His disciple, the Chief of the Feathered God Guard, once fought Wushuang and was known as one of the twin stars of the Dragon Spine Divine Realm among Nascent Soul cultivators. He has now advanced to the late stage of Mahayana.

"Master, what are you thinking about?" the chief of the Feathered Guard asked.

The Dragon Spine Ghost King remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I'm thinking about which side I should stand on."

"Didn't you hold the Immortal Venerable in the highest esteem back then?"

"Yes," said the Dragon Spine Ghost King. "The Immortal Venerable saved my Nine Divine Realms from fire and water, allowing me to become a True Immortal. I will always remember this kindness."

"Then what are you still hesitating for?"

The Dragon Spine Ghost King looked at the Feather God Guard Chief, a complex look flashing in his eyes: "Because I am not only a True Immortal, but also the Ghost King of the Dragon Spine Divine Realm. In the entire Dragon Spine Divine Realm, there are dozens of Mahayana cultivators alone. Where do they get their cultivation resources?"

The commander of the Feathered God Guard remained silent.

The Ghost King of the Dragon Spine Divine Realm said, "I must repay the Immortal Venerable's kindness. But I cannot allow my three thousand disciples to lose their way in order to repay this kindness. This choice is too difficult."

"No matter which side Master chooses, I will support you."

The Ghost King of the Dragon Spine Divine Realm looked at him and remained silent.