Immortal Dao is dead, I am the mastermind behind it all.

"So, Prefect Gao, you're not stopping them, allowing True Monarch Yanzhen to act recklessly, because you want to gamble on that opportunity to reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

Shen Moyan raised an eyebrow and asked casually.

"And you also intend to use this clone named 'Xu Mingxuan' to gamble."

The moment the words were spoken, Gao Sheng looked on with disapproval.

He stared at Shen Moyan, his eyes flashing with a sharp, unpredictable light.

From his perspective, this person was deep and thoughtful, like an old monster who had experienced the ups and downs of life.

Whenever I tried to scheme against him, he would always escape my traps using various methods.

How do you know?

"The path to immortality is dead." Shen Moyan said calmly, as if he were talking about something trivial.

The ancient immortals have perished, having lived for over eight thousand years. True Lord Yanzhen is certainly not a fool and would not risk his life on the ghosts of the past.

"The actions of the Wild Goose Formation True Lord are truly heretical."

"Based on the formation, a shortcut to advancing to the Nascent Soul stage has been created."

"Before the poisonous spiritual energy enters his body, he must take the first step to the Nascent Soul stage; either he succeeds, or..."

"die!"

Shen Moyan emphasized his words, his gaze mocking.

He had already figured out Yan Zhenjun's intentions; he was simply trying to take a gamble.

However, the other party's resolute stance was exploited by those with ulterior motives...

"Achieving Divine Transformation in One Step? Young friend, that's not funny." Gao Sheng's eyes were filled with solemnity.

Shen Moyan's remarks subtly touched on one of his red lines.

"That's right, it's a single step to the Divine Transformation stage."

"Only with the supreme cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm can one resist the poisonous spiritual energy of heaven and earth and avoid becoming a ginseng that can be slaughtered at will."

It seems that the fact that True Lord Yanzhen took in ten disciples and established a city to harvest former immortal cultivators also had a certain experimental significance.

Achieving the Nascent Soul stage in one step means that the person who leads the great formation and obtains the results of refining the spirit can become a Nascent Soul cultivator in one step, regardless of their previous cultivation level.

"Prefect Gao, if I were to die, you wouldn't want to lose the opportunity to connect with the Sword Sect, would you?"

Shen Moyan remained calm and composed, completely disregarding the tense atmosphere.

Just as he was about to forcefully restrain the other party, Gao Sheng took a step back and looked at Shen Moyan with a gaze full of apprehension.

I miscalculated; this kid is no small fry.

On the contrary, like myself, they possess the kind of thinking ability that comes from long-term high-level positions.

"The sudden deployment of the demon race has tied down the Holy Court officials of Langya Prefecture, giving True Lord Yanzhen an opportunity to make his move."

If he is not mistaken, then True Lord Yanzhen intends to activate the great formation during the war between humans and demons.

But the war started ahead of schedule, and plans naturally couldn't keep up with the changes, so they had to be brought forward.

"Furthermore, Prefect Gao, you kept steering the conversation toward Lord Yanzhen, which made me unconsciously overlook something."

"Why are you here? And why are you using a clone to carry a huge number of Fire Melting Beads that counter wood-attribute spiritual objects?"

"There are a lot of Fire-Melting Pearls on this Dharma Boat. I suppose all 270,000 of them have been used?" Shen Moyan thought of the account books in the Construction Department.

"This quantity is so exaggerated that it is enough to maintain the operation of the Four Seasons Grand Array day and night for ten thousand years. It is enough to support you in breaking through the sea, burning through the array's core, and seizing the Nascent Soul Dao Fruit that grows on that fruit tree."

"If the objective cannot be achieved, then the 270,000 Fire Melting Pearls buried in the small boat will explode in the tree, destroying the arrangements of True Lord Goose Formation."

"Since you're here, the Dao Fruit that the Great Array for Refining the Spirit of All Beings finally produced must be in Kongsang County, right?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Shengchenmu was shocked, but Shen Moyan continued speaking.

"Whether this succeeds or fails, you can no longer stay in the Holy Court's establishment."

"That's why you brought the demon race here and insisted on establishing a relationship with my Sword Sect. Afterwards, you will either join the demon race or go to the sect."

Shen Moyan explained all the pros and cons involved.

After this incident, Gao Sheng wanted to leave the Holy Court and seek refuge with the Immortal Daoist lineage.

At the same time, he still had a question in his mind: how did Gao Sheng know about this grand formation, "Azure Clouds Falling into the Vast Sea," in advance? And how was he able to prepare accordingly? Could it be that he himself set up this formation?

But none of that matters anymore.

"Young friend, you are not suited to stay in the Biyang Sword Sect. I'm sure you and those old bastards from the Tianji Divine Sect have something in common to talk about."

This was the first time Gao Sheng had ever felt such intense killing intent towards a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm.

The original plan was to turn the other party into a puppet, or to take his place in the Biyang Sword Sect, or at the very least, to win him over with some benefits and lure him into the sect.

But no one expected that this person would be so clever and would have grasped the weakness of his promotion.

That's right, his weakness is his escape route.

There are two options: either go to the Eight Desolations and seek refuge with the demon race.

But those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts; this is the worst course of action.

After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one must proceed to the Immortal Dao lineage.

After all, those twenty-one sects offer preferential treatment to immortal cultivators, so this is the best course of action.

"It is my honor to be favored by the True Lord," Shen Moyan said with a calm smile.

The intelligence gathering is almost complete. If the other party discovers that they cannot contact the Biyang Sword Sect and are actually an imposter, then there is no need to say more; they will surely die.

The only way to break this deadlock is...

Shen Moyan revealed a strange smile.

"What did you do?" Gao Sheng's expression turned serious, belatedly realizing what he had done.

Shen Moyan just said so much to distract him!

Suddenly, the Dharma boat lurched, and Shen Moyan took advantage of the chaos to transform into a streak of light and disappear inside the boat.

"Fellow Daoists! Charge! Shatter this formation!"

"Fine, let's go all in! Our lifespans aren't so easily taken!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! I'm going to become a god!"

The sounds of commotion came from outside the Dharma Boat.

Thousands of cultivators leaped into the sea, disregarding their lifespans that were about to be drained, and charged toward the tree!

Gao Sheng sent his thoughts into the Nine Songs Network and immediately flew into a rage.

Let's rewind to three minutes ago.

In the despairing moment when Kongsang County was transformed into a vast, life-devouring inferno, cultivators struggled to survive or watched coldly from the sidelines.

A post was published on the Langyazhou Jiuge website and instantly became the most popular post.

Post title: Shocking! The Great Array for Refining the Spirits of All Beings, the Immortal Path to Godhood, the Prefect's Tacit Approval—So Many Schemes Behind This Disaster!

The poster was just a Level 3 Xuan account, but the content was like a meteorite falling into the sea, creating a huge wave.

The post contained no lengthy accusations, only a solid chain of evidence, presented in a brutally direct manner to the consciousness of all the cultivators in Langya Prefecture who were still connected to the Nine Songs Network.

Shen Yin, the deputy director of the Construction Department, entered the Jiuge website and wrote this forum under the official title of Sanxuan.

Fearing that his posts would be restricted by his superiors, he copied and pasted them, and posted thousands more at the same time.

"Jiang Qingshui still doesn't know how to be flexible. With Jiuge.com around, why bother sending messages one by one?"

Shen Moyan chuckled inwardly.

In the deep sea, the ocean currents churned, and thousands of cultivators swept past him, rushing towards the human-faced fruit tree.

Having once been a human from Earth, he is well aware of the importance of public opinion.

The fire in a person's heart cannot be extinguished by the ocean.