My disciple's cultivation returns ten thousand times, so I have to be invincible.

"You flatter me, Immortal Venerable. I only submitted to the false god out of desperation."

"Actually, I've wanted to abandon darkness and embrace the light for a long time."

"It's just that I haven't had the opportunity."

"Now that the Immortal Venerable has returned to the starry sky, it is a cause for universal celebration. It is a great honor to kneel before the Immortal Venerable."

"I humbly request that you accept my bow, Immortal Venerable."

Without blinking, Wu He kowtowed to Zhong Qing, almost shattering the deck.

That's right, this is Wu An's desperate gamble!

What? You didn't think he was just thinking about fighting to the death, did you?

What a joke.

It's a gamble for a sliver of hope.

Is there any chance of survival if one resists Zhong Qing?

So the Dark Spirit King took a gamble.

Zhong Qing was betting that on his way to surrender, there was a slight chance he might not kill him immediately.

This was his only chance of survival.

Fortunately, he made the right bet.

The Dark Spirit King made the right bet, while Cang Xuanming remained silent.

Just how to say it.

Over the past 30,000 years, he has also clashed with the Spirit God Temple many times.

This is the first time I've seen such an unscrupulous Spirit King.

If only I knew what Cang Xuanming was thinking.

The Dark Spirit King would scoff at this.

That's because your master hasn't returned yet.

Your master will return soon, and you will have seen him sooner.

Back then, even all the gods combined couldn't defeat Zhong Qing.

The spirits haven't returned yet, but Zhong Qing has.

Do I even need to choose?

Zhong Qing stroked his chin and smiled.

He had already witnessed the fact that the people of the Spirit Temple, who were considered fanatical believers who disregarded life and death in the eyes of many, actually had a flexible bottom line back when they stormed into the sacred ground of the Spirit Temple.

However, the Dark Spirit King did amuse him a little.

"It is said that those who know when to yield are the heroes."

"I think you're quite outstanding."

"I'm in a good mood today since I just got back. Considering how outstanding you are, I'll accept your bow."

"Speaking of which, I have taken your goddesses as disciples, but I have never taken any spirit generals or spirit kings."

"Then you can become my disciple... uh, my nominal disciple."

King Wu An was overjoyed and, without thinking, performed three kowtows and nine prostrations in succession.

"Disciple Wu'an greets Master!"

Cang Xuanming's face twitched slightly.

Thirty thousand years have passed, and he had almost forgotten about it.

The master's urge to be a disciple has returned.

The first thing you did after getting back was to take on apprentices, right?

He looked at the Dark Spirit King with great displeasure.

I'm a veteran among the nominal disciples, although I'm still just a nominal disciple.

What level are you at to be a disciple like me?

It's just that I'm not happy about it.

But since his master had already spoken, he could only accept the fact that the Spirit King, with whom he had just fought to the death, had become his junior brother.

Having become a disciple, the Dark Spirit King was greatly encouraged. He straightened his chest and transmitted his voice to the Spirit God Palace fleet.

"The Azure Immortal has returned! Why are you still resisting? Surrender at once!"

Within the fleet, the numerous spirit generals and spirit gods looked at each other, and then all made the same choice.

A whole bunch of people knelt down in the starry sky.

"Greetings, Celestial Immortal!"

The people of the Spirit Temple are faithful believers of the Spirit God.

I will never kneel before anyone except the deity I worship!

Even death!

However, Zhong Qing is an exception.

Because Zhong Qing is worse than death.

This great battle ended in a way that no one expected.

Although Cang Xuanming felt uncomfortable, he could only accept the facts.

In fact, this was since the establishment of the New Immortal Alliance and the start of the war with the Spirit God Palace.

This was the first time they had accepted the surrender of the Temple of Spirits.

In this respect, Cang Xuanming has indeed set a precedent.

"Master, now that this matter has been resolved..."

"Then let's hurry back to the Immortal Alliance."

"If my senior brothers knew you were coming back, I don't know how excited they would be."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Qing smiled slightly.

"Yeah, let's go back."

Compared to the previous fleet, this one was nearly twice the size and set sail in a grand procession.

“Master, the New Immortal Alliance now directly controls nearly a thousand large immortal regions, and there are countless others that are not directly under its jurisdiction but are affected.”