Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

Longevity Ginseng Fruit, one can extend one's life by ten thousand years.

Everyone else ate, but Cheng Wuquan kept it to himself and didn't eat it, because he wanted to take it home for his mother.

Cheng Wuquan, who came from the slums, had never seen anything good. Most of the good things he had never gotten his hands on. He was just lucky to join Zhou Qingfeng's team by chance and benefited from it.

Cheng Wuquan's impoverished and shabby behavior drew the attention of Tantai Minglan, Duan Hongsu, and Du Yanran. A fleeting look of disdain and contempt crossed their faces, but they said nothing, continuing to smile and hide their disdain well.

This is the arrogance inherent in the children of the upper class in this corrupt world. Even though they are now teammates with Cheng Wuquan, they always inadvertently reveal their contempt and disdain for the lower-class peasants.

Of course, this does not mean that the three women will do anything malicious or hostile to Cheng Wuquan or say anything that tramples on Cheng Wuquan's dignity and bottom line.

They would even be polite and kind, working together with Cheng Wuquan to fight off enemies.

That's how nobles are. They look down on you deep down, but there's no need to say it out loud. If you're useful, then cooperate; if you're not, then stay away from you. There's no need to make enemies with a lowly peasant.

Their lives are so precious. If they offend a peasant who works in the same team, and Cheng Wuquan really gets angry, he's truly fearless and can kill one without much trouble.

Cheng Wuquan didn't know what the three women were thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. He was a vicious man who had struggled and grown wildly in the mire of evil. Face? What was that? Could he exchange it for a pill?

He only cares about tangible benefits, and benefits that he can actually obtain.

Ye Tingxiu and Xiao Hongyun didn't think much of Cheng Wuquan's poor and shabby behavior. They were the first group of promising young talents carefully cultivated, with famous teachers to guide them and enjoying decent cultivation resources.

Moreover, by working with Zhou Qingfeng, the two of them also profited greatly, so the word "poor" was not associated with them at all.

If we're talking about being truly poor, Cheng Wuquan is probably the only one in the entire team who is genuinely poor.

Zhou Qingfeng glanced at Cheng Wuquan and smiled as he smoothed things over for him: "Fellow Immortal Hover, you flatter me. My younger brother has been terrified of poverty since he was a child. Seeing such a divine fruit, he is reluctant to eat it. Let him be."

Cheng Wuquan nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, brother is right, I'm just terrified of being poor."

A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the hovering saint, but he nodded and smiled on the surface: "I see."

Despite the small birthday peach banquet, the Hovering Saint felt he had already discerned many things. He escorted Zhou Qingfeng and his group to a celestial palace for lodging, then turned back to the Undying Palace to report.

At this moment in the Hall of Immortality, the Immortal Venerable sits high on his Immortal Venerable throne, with attendants standing at his feet. In the center of the hall, the Holy Son, suspended like an ant, kneels on the ground, carefully reporting what he has seen and heard to the Immortal Venerable.

“Master, the seven siblings of the Ye family are indeed not suspicious. They did not show the slightest evil intention from beginning to end. They are even more grateful for the fruit bestowed upon them by Master. Ye Tingxiu was so moved that he shed tears on the spot.”

The Hovering Saint carefully considered his words before continuing, "In my opinion, time will tell. These seven people can be used, but they should not be given important responsibilities, especially the core positions of the Allied Forces must not be controlled by them."

The Immortal Celestial Venerable remained indifferent, his gaze calm: "Agreed."

"Disciple takes his leave." The Hovering Saint bowed again, rose, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and retreated until he was outside the main hall.

Within the Hall of Immortality, the phantom images of twelve Celestial Venerables slowly appeared.

Cihang Tianzun of Chizhou, the land of Heavenly Buddhas; and Renhuang Tianzun of Guizhou, the land of Human Emperors.

The Desolate Continent is the Desolate Celestial Venerable of the Desolate Immortal Land; the Netherworld Continent is the Netherworld Celestial Venerable of the Netherworld Lotus Immortal Land.

Centipede Continent, the Shadow Dance Celestial Venerable of the Shadow Dance Immortal Land; Armor Continent, the Rebellious Fate Celestial Venerable of the Rebellious Fate Immortal Land.

Dragon Ridge Continent, the Heavenly Venerable of Subduing Dragon in the Immortal Land of Subduing Dragon; Nether Continent, the Heavenly Venerable of Dreaming Back to the Immortal Land of Dreaming Back.

Sandbar, the Golden Celestial Venerable of the Golden Immortal Land; Mountain Island, the Lofty Celestial Venerable of the Lofty Immortal Land.

Tianmazhou, the Lingyun Celestial Venerable of the Spiritual Land; Wuwei Islands, the Wanxiang Celestial Venerable of the Myriad Immortal Land.

There were only thirteen people present, but they were the thirteen strongest Heavenly Immortal Realm experts in the Three Realms. They were already capable of breaking through to the True Immortal Realm, but due to the laws of Heaven, they dared not break through, because breaking through would mean being devoured by Heaven.

However, even if they don't break through to the next realm, their strength is increasing day by day, and as long as they live, they will eventually be forced to break through to the next realm.

To survive, the only option is to sever oneself, maintaining the body at the limit of the Celestial Immortal realm, so as to exist forever and accumulate strength to prepare for breaking through to the True Immortal realm and ascending to leave the Three Realms.

Throughout history, have there been those who broke through barriers and ascended to immortality? Yes, there have been many.

True immortals who do not wish to be devoured by the Heavenly Dao have no other choice but to ascend to the Upper Realm.

However, the truly cruel truth is that even if one ascends to the upper realm, it is merely a different way of being eaten.

Of course, these supreme beings of the immortal realms will never know.

The Undying Celestial Venerable slowly spoke: "The calamity of heaven and earth is coming. You and I are nothing but birds in a cage, with nowhere to escape or hide. All Celestial Venerables should put aside past grievances, join hands, and work together to eliminate the demon."

Ci Hangtian Venerable sat firmly on the Buddha platform and said calmly, "We can join forces, but I have only one condition: the entire Randeng Daoist sect must 'convert' to my Buddha. Otherwise, there is nothing to discuss."

The Heavenly Venerables such as the Human Emperor, the Heavenly Venerable of Nirvana, the Heavenly Venerable of Reversing Fate, and the Heavenly Venerable of Myriad Phenomena all spoke up to persuade the Heavenly Venerable Cihang to prioritize the overall situation and not to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains.

In just a few days, the Three Realms have been turned upside down. Three thousand nine hundred demon gods descended to the mortal realm and wreaked havoc on the thirteen continents. They fought each other, causing chaos and destruction. Those who were injured would frantically hunt down immortals and mortal cultivators who had been fed on longevity to replenish their strength. Even those who were not injured would hunt down mortal cultivators and immortals who had been fed on longevity to replenish their strength.

War broke out suddenly across the thirteen continents, plunging the world into immense panic and peril, affecting both immortals and mortals alike.

If the demons are allowed to run rampant, even the Thirteen Heavenly Venerables will not be able to escape their fate.

Ci Hangtian Zun knew that they had to join forces and that they also knew to consider the bigger picture.

But why should he be the only one to consider the big picture? If you, the Undying Celestial Venerable, want to consider the big picture, you should make concessions even more.

He wanted to take this opportunity to get back at the Undying Celestial Venerable and vent his anger.

It's because the Immortal Realm and the Compassionate Immortal Realm are inherently at odds.

If you want to protect the Lantern Ancestor, then I have to kill him; if you want to kill him, well, I'll protect him. In any case, the relationship between the two is irreconcilable, they go against each other, and this has been going on for countless years.

The Immortal Celestial Venerable remained silent for a moment, then softly called out, "Heavenly Slave."

The Heavenly Servant, who had been waiting outside the hall, quickly entered, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Present."

The Immortal Celestial Venerable said calmly, "Today, annihilate the Burning Lamp Dao Sect."

Tiannu clasped his hands in obeisance and replied, "I will obey the command of the Heavenly Venerable."

With a single word from the Celestial Venerable, the Burning Lamp Daoist Sect, which had existed for thousands of years, vanished.

The Immortal Celestial Venerable looked at the Compassionate Sky Venerable, his expression indifferent, and said calmly, "Is it alright?"

The Compassionate Buddha smiled with narrowed eyes, put his hands together and chanted, "May the Buddha have mercy."

The Undying Celestial Venerable stared coldly at him and said indifferently, "Since everyone has no objections, then all the Celestial Venerables should mobilize immediately, with each family contributing seven thousand Human Immortals and three thousand Celestial Immortals to launch a full-scale siege against the Demon Gods of the Upper Realm!"

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"Agreed." All the Celestial Venerables nodded in agreement.

The following day, 130,000 heavenly soldiers and generals gathered at the Immortal Land of Immortality, while the other twelve Heavenly Venerables, each with their own forces, boarded immortal ships and traveled billions of miles through a spatial teleportation channel to arrive at the Immortal Land of Immortality.

There were a total of 130 immortal ships, each capable of accommodating 700 heavenly soldiers and 300 heavenly generals. Zhou Qingfeng and his group were quickly assigned to the vanguard army, serving as vanguard generals and commanding one immortal ship.

The demon-slaying alliance of the thirteen immortal lands issued a demon god hunt order to all immortals who eat longevity and mortal cultivators in the Three Realms.

They began to purge the demons of the Corpse Continent, conducting a thorough search and killing. As long as there was any trace of a demon, heavenly soldiers and generals could arrive in an instant aboard celestial ships. The demon-slaying coalition intended to eliminate the demons little by little in this way.

One continent is purged, then the next continent is purged, ensuring that not a single one escapes the net.

If Zhou Qingfeng hadn't infiltrated the Allied Forces under a false identity, he would be facing the same situation as the other teams: a combined attack by 130,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, as well as the 13 Heavenly Venerables. His predicament would only become more difficult each day.

The following days were simple. With the second and third exposures at regular intervals, Zhou Qingfeng mastered the time pattern. Each exposure was four days apart, and the location could be seen within a hundred miles.

The heavenly soldiers and generals, on the other hand, could not see the red markings that indicated they were descending from the sky.

Zhou Qingfeng, aboard a celestial ship, led his 700 human immortals and 300 celestial immortals on campaigns, targeting and eliminating other teams, relentlessly racking up points and wiping out entire squads. He refused to accept surrender or negotiation, and if he was found, he would exterminate them all.

Hundreds of squads not only had to hunt each other, but also faced encirclement and suppression by the demon-slaying alliance. Their space for maneuver was getting smaller and smaller. In just nineteen days, the surviving squads had all been forced to the Five Flavors Islands.

For the surviving squad, it's no longer a multi-party confrontation, but a survival game of escape.

Of the 130,000 heavenly soldiers and generals and the 130 immortal ships, only one-tenth survived.

Of the thirteen Celestial Venerables, only the Immortal Celestial Venerable, the Compassionate Celestial Venerable, and the Myriad Manifestations Celestial Venerable remain.

The war between immortals and demons was so fierce and shocking that it was truly appalling.

In this brutal war where celestial beings are everywhere and mortals are worse than dogs, Zhou Qingfeng and his group of seven are unable to control the overall situation. All they can do is use the momentum to crush their opponents, rack up points, divide the spoils, and then rack up more points.

Almost everything was progressing according to Zhou Qingfeng's plan, and no unexpected events occurred.

Two flowers bloom, each telling its own story; the surviving squad, however, fared much worse.

That night, the demon-slaying alliance gathered in the skies above the Five Flavors Islands.

The Five Flavors Islands are a continent formed by five large islands. The existence of this continent itself is a great array of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) that seals the heavens. Once the array is activated, even the Heavenly Venerable cannot enter or leave. It can be said that this continent is completely locked down.

The remaining demons were driven to this place and could no longer break through. This was all intentionally done by the demon-slaying alliance.

What remains is to reassemble the last heavenly soldiers and generals of the Thirteen Immortal Lands for a final encirclement and annihilation.

Despair hung over the forty-eight surviving teams, who were hiding in a mountain range and were forced to form an offensive and defensive alliance. Otherwise, none of them would have survived until the end of the competition and left the world stage alive.

The 48 teams, totaling 300 people, are the only remaining contestants.

Among these squads, the Duanmu Squad and the Xinsu Squad were the leaders.

The former captain is First Duanmu, and the latter captain is Qin Xinsu.

Hundreds of people gathered inside the cave to hide and plot how to leave the world stage alive.

Yes, winning points is no longer their primary task. Having survived this long, they all have points to spare, and leaving the world stage alive is the most important thing.

"Damn it, falling behind by one step has forced us into this situation. If we hadn't appeared on the sandbar..." First Duanmu sat on the rock in the cave, gritting his teeth and pounding his legs, extremely annoyed.

The First Jinse and First Yujing beside them also looked grim, because the Duanmu team had arrived at the World Championship venue in the desert, where they encountered the catastrophic Mad God—the Desert Death God—right at the start.

Their entire squad was trapped in the desert, unable to fly out or walk out. It took them several days to finally escape, but they missed the opportunity to seize the initiative. Otherwise, they wouldn't have ended up in such a desperate situation.

Qin Xinsu looked at the three of them, remaining silent.

She was different. She never even considered seizing the initiative because she saw everyone as prey. She knew that seizing the initiative would give her an absolute advantage and make winning much easier, but she still didn't do it.

Her goal was to hunt down and kill all the prodigies one by one, and that was indeed the initial process.

Every squad she encountered was hunted down and wiped out by her men. Relying on the terrifying destructive power and speed of the Qin family's Thunder Control Technique, she could travel thousands of miles away in an instant. No one could stop her, and no one could touch her.

When the enemy saw her, she had already turned to ashes.

Unfortunately, her excessive confidence and madness gradually robbed her of her operational mobility, until she was trapped on the Five Flavors Islands and forced to join forces with other squads to find a way to survive.

"We don't have much time left." Qin Xinsu, dressed in blood-red clothes, had cold eyes. "We can't break out. The entire Five Flavors Islands are blocked. If we stay here, we'll only be dead. It won't be long, maybe tonight, we'll all die."

Upon hearing this, the surviving prodigies all turned pale.

They weren't stupid; they knew Qin Xinsu wasn't exaggerating. They all knew that a small team must have infiltrated the Demon Extermination Alliance to fish in troubled waters, collect heads, and gain points.

Their location will be exposed again tonight. Hiding here is useless. The squads hiding inside the coalition only need to tip them off or stir things up, and more than 10,000 demon-slaying coalition soldiers will come to kill them.

Three hundred against ten thousand, how can they fight back? By talking!

Having survived the brutal war between immortals and demons, those who survived were all top-tier high-level celestial immortals. Even if they were no match for any of them in a one-on-one fight, they would not engage in one-on-one combat; instead, they would rely on their numbers to form a formation and launch a siege attack.

Moreover, the Thirteen Immortal Lands have already trapped them here, and reinforcements will arrive one after another. In order to kill these demon gods, the Thirteen Immortal Lands are really sparing no effort, acting like madmen.

One person suggested, "Let's run, break into smaller groups, and see how many of us survive."

One person sighed, "There's no other way. We're trapped here, and hiding won't help. If we gather together, we'll just get wiped out. We might as well scatter and run away. At least we'll have a chance to stall until the game ends."

Another person sighed, "Alas, we suffered from our lack of experience. Now the situation is settled, and there's nothing we can do to change it."

Many of these prodigies were also stepping onto the world stage for the first time, competing against countless other geniuses.

They really lacked experience and were limited to small-scale skirmishes between squads.

By the time they realized the importance of seizing the initiative, it was too late; they were already too late to do anything.

After calming down, Duanmu said, "Qin Xinsu, you're not going to say anything sarcastic here, are you? Just tell me what your plan is. Even if it's a crazy plan, it won't be worse than the current situation."

Upon hearing this, a hint of madness and excitement flashed in Qin Xinsu's eyes.

She licked her scarlet lips, as if savoring the taste of despair, and a morbid smile appeared on her face: "Hehe, that's right, I do have a crazy and wonderful plan."

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Here's a summary to give readers a clear understanding of the early realms: Devouring Turbidity (Human Immortal), Devouring Calamity (Celestial Immortal), Devouring Evil (True Immortal). To reiterate, we will not be revealing the later realms and ascension methods at this time. As the protagonist's strength increases and the story progresses, the three new realms and ascension methods in the middle stage will be presented.