“Captain, I feel something’s off! That attack just now seemed to contain extremely profound laws!” A demon cultivator immediately transmitted through sound.

“Damn it, no wonder the mission reward is so high. That’s a Golden Immortal clone!” The Demon Shark captain cursed.

“What do we do then?”

“Kill it! If we manage to kill this clone and hand it over, it’s worth more than ten Xuan Immortals! Although it’s a Golden Immortal clone, its magical power isn’t limitless! We grind it down!”

“Got it!”

The eight demon cultivators’ expressions were filled with frenzied killing intent.

One terrifying demonic divine ability after another was unleashed, violent attacks sweeping across the formation’s range!

The Star Picker’s expression turned cold.

He immediately took out a formation plate, resisting the demon cultivators’ attacks while simultaneously setting up a formation!

He was also skilled in formations!

Seeing this, the demon cultivators increased their output, unleashing various one-time-use treasures as if money were no object, pouring them toward Star Picker Immortal Lord.

However, the demon cultivators grew increasingly alarmed because Star Picker Immortal Lord was calmly setting up formations right under their attacks, completely unaffected!

If the opponent finished setting up the formation, they might be counter-killed!

At this moment, they truly witnessed the terror of a Golden Immortal. The True Immortal realm, seemingly injured by the Dao, yet using law comprehension to push them back relentlessly. If they hadn’t set up their own formation early, they would have been wiped out!

Their battle stirred the outer space beyond the Seven Stars Realm, causing turbulence in the Nine Heavens within. Attack aftershock waves, though weakened by the Heavenly Dao, still fell into the Seven Stars Realm. The sky looked as if it had been torn apart, a huge hole ripped open, revealing terrifying black clouds and star clouds clashing beyond the heavens.

This scene stunned many powerful cultivators across the world.

Cultivators above the Transformation stage hurried beneath the Nine Heavens to gaze toward the disturbance.

Each cultivator was panic-stricken, all sensing an impending catastrophe.

At this moment.

Su Yuan calmly glanced at the system panel’s highlighted [Respond to Danger].

Then he looked at the outside heavens.

“What’s going on? The war between Immortals and Demons actually spilled into my Seven Stars Realm? How unlucky!”

Su Yuan was annoyed, not expecting to run into such trouble.

He knew about the Immortal-Demon war but didn’t expect it to affect him here. With so many worlds out there, why did they have to mess around in mine?

Su Yuan thought he had to drive these two factions away to avoid damaging the Seven Stars Realm and harming innocent bystanders.

He glanced and found a demon cultivator in the early Xuan Immortal stage, which made his eyes light up.

[Great Being’s Demeanor] activated.

At this moment, the Heavenly and Earthly rank also unleashed its power, and the heavenly might infused into him.

The next moment.

Su Yuan seemed to teleport, appearing out of thin air at the edge of the Nine Heavens.

When he appeared, the nine fighters froze and looked over.

They hadn’t expected reinforcements!

At that moment, a Golden Immortal pressure suddenly burst from Su Yuan, spreading over both sides of the battle!

Both sides simultaneously felt a terrifying oppressive pressure bearing down on them!

It was as if they had entered a deep sea, unable to breathe, weighed down, struggling to move!

“I am the Seven Stars Dao Lord. You disturb my peace, unaware of your fate. Leave immediately!”

“Golden Immortal!!!”

Both sides’ members widened their eyes, never expecting a Golden Immortal to emerge out of a mortal world!

That aura, temperament, pressure—it was unmistakably Golden Immortal level!

Such an existence shouldn’t appear in the lower realms, right?

The next moment, an aura unique to the Heavenly and Earthly rank radiated, causing both sides to turn pale again.

“Heavenly and Earthly Rank?”

“Supreme of the Realm?”

At this moment, they finally understood why a Golden Immortal could be accommodated in a lower realm. The mortal world couldn’t hold a Golden Immortal, but this Golden Immortal was of Heavenly and Earthly rank, essentially the master of the mortal world. Such a being naturally wasn’t restricted by the mortal realm. Furthermore, the mortal realm would be propelled by the Golden Immortal to gradually ascend toward the Spiritual Realm.

The Spiritual Realm referred to the level between the mortal and Immortal realms. The highest cultivation limit in the top Spiritual Realm was Golden Immortal, and achieving Golden Immortal would be equivalent to stepping into the Immortal realm.

This world was obviously a Golden Immortal’s personal domain, a world for proving the Dao. They were fighting fiercely right at the Golden Immortal’s doorstep, and not being instantly killed was quite lucky!

Demon Shark suddenly realized the reason the opponent hadn’t acted—because among them existed a Golden Immortal clone!

With a clone of the same realm present, there was no way to strike directly!

That was normal, human nature!

Star Picker Immortal Lord also recognized this.

He knew this was the Golden Immortal predicted by his calculations!

The fact it was a Golden Immortal existence irritated him greatly. He even guessed the cause of their enmity: he had once dealt with the Tianyuan Realm, and this Golden Immortal would inevitably investigate why Tianyuan Realm had weakened. Eventually, the investigation would lead to him. Then, as a Golden Immortal meddling with Tianyuan Realm, he would naturally become the enemy.

“Wait, if I don’t interfere with Tianyuan Realm, wouldn’t I avoid enmity?” Star Picker Immortal Lord felt trapped by the Ancient Immortal King’s scheme.

He felt as if he was being led by the nose. Was the Ancient Immortal King doing this just because he disliked him?

“Sorry to disturb you, Dao friend. I deeply apologize. Please forgive me;

I will leave immediately!”

Star Picker Immortal Lord finally said nothing more. As a mere True Immortal clone, he was powerless to do anything. He retreated into the spatial turbulence and quickly departed.

The eight demon cultivators also withdrew their formation midway, not blocking Star Picker Immortal Lord’s retreat.

They respectfully bowed.

“We were ignorant;

please forgive us, Dao Lord!”

“Scram!” Su Yuan said calmly.

“Yes, yes!”

The eight demon cultivators, all at least True Immortals, nodded repeatedly, their expressions full of fear, terrified that the Golden Immortal might act.

The Golden Immortal clone’s restraint was understandable;

these eight ordinary demon cultivators would be wiped out with a flick of the hand!

Hearing Su Yuan’s words, Demon Shark was delighted, bowed deeply, then led his team swiftly into the spatial turbulence, escaping at full speed away from the Seven Stars Realm.

Once they were far enough.

Demon Shark cursed, “Damn it! Who gathered this intelligence? Such a powerful being here, and there was no news at all!”

“Captain, we got this intel and reported it. We should get a reward, right?” One team member’s eyes brightened.

“Hm?” Demon Shark was stunned, falling into thought. “That is good news.”

He continued, “If I sensed correctly just now, there was no mark of the Immortal faction on that person, nor from the Demon faction. In other words, this Golden Immortal powerhouse doesn’t belong to either side in the Immortal-Demon war. His Golden Immortal realm isn’t within the war’s scope...”

His eyes flicked as if he had a good idea.

“Wait, if he acts, wouldn’t he automatically join one side?”

Demon Shark slapped the team member’s head. “You’re dumb. That happens after he acts. Before that, he’s still third party. He can fully unleash once, creating unimaginable effects! Report this up;

the higher-ups will definitely care, and our reward won’t be small!”

The demon cultivators fell into thought.

The Immortal-Demon factions stipulated Golden Immortals couldn’t fight in the lower realms, yet here was a Golden Immortal present. This was strange.

On the other side.

Star Picker Immortal Lord also considered this.

He even deduced some possible developments. The Seven Stars Dao Lord might be recruited by the Demon faction. Before joining, he might commit a massacre in the lower realm, becoming a thorn in the Immortal faction’s side, who would then dispatch someone to deal with him.

He would be sent to the battlefield and eventually perish at the opponent’s hands.

Reasonable. A very reasonable follow-up.

In this case, the situation couldn’t develop in other directions.

If the opponent joined the Immortal faction, he would naturally be highly valued, a Heavenly and Earthly rank Immortal Lord active in the mortal realm, greatly influencing the region, possibly rising to even higher realms.

Then the Seven Stars Dao Lord would settle old scores, possibly sabotaged and sent to the Immortal-Demon battlefield to perish in war.

Reasonable. Also very reasonable.

Both outcomes would bring him great tribulation.

“Toxic! How to solve this?”

Star Picker Immortal Lord felt troubled by so many problems. This clearly prophesied calamity was impossible to resolve, making him very uneasy!

He pondered deeply again.

Even if the opponent rejected the Immortal-Demon factions’ invitations and grew in place, once the Tianyuan Realm transformed into the Spiritual Realm, it would inevitably aid the opponent’s growth, strengthening them!

And the cause and effect between Tianyuan Realm and him would naturally shift onto the Seven Stars Dao Lord. They would inevitably have to confront the cause and effect!

So, this development was also unfavorable to him!

“Unsolvable? How could it be unsolvable?” Star Picker Immortal Lord worried deeply.

He hadn’t expected things to evolve this way.

His idea was to find a powerful backer, but he was only an ordinary Golden Immortal!

After wracking his brains, he suddenly had an idea.

“Since opposition leads nowhere good, why not join the other side? If I join and persuade him to remain neutral, not participate in the Immortal-Demon war, wouldn’t that solve the problem?”

Why must he be enemies with the other?

They had no real conflict. The Tianyuan Realm matter had little to do with this Golden Immortal. After joining, he could compensate the heavens and earth, repaying the cause and effect!

The more he thought about it, the more promising it seemed.

So, he turned toward the Seven Stars Realm again.

Along the way, his true body kept calculating future developments and various endings. In the end, no matter how he analyzed it, joining the other side seemed the most perfect choice!

With a conflicted heart, he once again arrived outside the Seven Stars Realm.