Blue Star, Daxia.
“Old Xia, Brother Chen has made a massive move. The Grand Assembly of the Myriad Worlds... tsk tsk, it's truly incredible.”
“Hmph. As if he's ever done anything small-scale. Others might not know him, but don't you?”
“Hehe, so what do you say? Should we join in on the fun too? Those rewards are making my mouth water. It's way better than that garbage expedition.”
Blue Star Heavenly Dao: “???”
“Of course we're participating. It's not like anyone will actually die anyway. It'd be best if we can get a ranking, but even if we can't, we can treat it as gaining combat experience.”
“The First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds... We'll probably encounter plenty of transcendent power systems we've never even heard of. It's a rare opportunity for Blue Star's job-holders.”
“Old Xia, do you think there's a chance that to the rest of the myriad worlds, we miscellaneous transcendent job-holders from Blue Star are the ones they've never heard of?”
“Uh, you actually make a good point. Wait, the Blue Star Heavenly Dao is calling me. What could it want at a time like this?”
“Hello? What's up? What? You want me to ask if the World Will can participate in the tournament???”
Universe Martial World.
“Hahaha! This First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds hosted by Fellow Daoist Chen is quite interesting. And generous! This old man has to show his support. Li Hu!”
“Master, what is it? Did Senior Brother and the others come looking for me again? I'll go hide outside first!”
“Hide my foot! Go pass down my command. Everyone in the Universe Daoist Academy—no, the Universe Martial World—every single Martial Artist, from ninety-nine-year-olds to toddlers just learning to walk, as long as they've started cultivating and know how to throw a punch, must register for Fellow Daoist Chen's First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds!”
“Also, those who secure a ranking will receive extra rewards from me.”
“The First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds? Is it a tournament similar to our Martial Arts Tournament?”
“What, have you not been online lately? Aren't you usually the most well-informed one?”
“Hehe, Master, haven't I been hiding from my fellow disciples lately? The reception in my hiding spot is terrible, so I couldn't get online.”
“Hmph. Serves you right. Hurry up and spread the word.”
“Yes, Master.”
What was happening in the Universe Martial World was also taking place in several other martial worlds.
Chen Xu's drinking buddies were all showing their support through concrete actions.
Moreover, such a great platform was the perfect opportunity to promote the prosperity of the Martial Dao to the outside world, washing away the gloom of their previous defeat.
The demons were gone, but the prestige of Martial Artists still needed to be revitalized.
Aside from the enthusiastic response from the Martial Dao, a similar situation was unfolding in the Immortal Realm of the Immortal Dao.
At this moment, several Immortal Dao Lords had gathered once again, and the reason for their meeting was precisely Chen Xu's First Grand Assembly of Transcendents of the Myriad Worlds.
“Brother Hunyuan, you've had the most contact with the Lord of the Undead. Tell us, what is his purpose in suddenly hosting such a massive tournament?”
“Gathering the hearts of the people is a move of the Divine Dao. Could the Lord of the Undead have seen the Great Sage founding his church and wanted a piece of the action as well?”
Faced with everyone's doubts, Hunyuan Dao Lord actually gave an answer that no one expected.
“Everyone, the Great Dao is simple; you are overthinking this. I might not be able to answer other questions, but I happen to know a thing or two about this one.”
Recalling his recent trip to the Universe Daoist Academy and what he had learned from Li Taiji about what happened during that banquet, a mixture of helplessness, amusement, and composure appeared on Hunyuan Dao Lord's face.
“Fellow Daoist Chen's action is merely the result of being egged on by those Martial Dao Lords.”
“Ah? Egged on? What do you mean by that?”
“I won't hide it from you all. The Lord of the Undead recently ended his secluded cultivation and comprehended the Corruption Dao principles. Upon emerging, he immediately went to the Universe Daoist Academy to heal those Martial Artists.”
“And as compensation, Fellow Daoist Chen only asked the Yin-Yang Dao Lord for a banquet.”
“Sigh, you all know what those Martial Dao Lords like to do during banquets. Facing multiple opponents on his own, Fellow Daoist Chen naturally couldn't hold his ground. During the drinking, one of the Martial Dao Lords happened to mention the Martial Arts Tournament. On a whim, Fellow Daoist Chen proposed hosting this Grand Assembly of Transcendents.”
“So that's how it is.”
Now, no one doubted Chen Xu's purpose in hosting the Grand Assembly anymore.
The reason was simple. The Martial Dao had the Martial Arts Tournament, while the Immortal Dao had the Immortal Dao Banquets. Guess who the rowdiest people were at every past Immortal Dao Banquet?
That's right—it was those Martial Dao Lords. The immortal brew of the Immortal Realm was by no means inferior to what the Martial Dao had.
At every Immortal Dao Banquet, the happiest people turned out not to be the members of the Immortal Dao themselves, but the few invited Martial Dao Lords.
Recalling the events of the past, the various Immortal Dao Lords present couldn't help but sigh one after another.
“Sigh, for Fellow Daoist Chen to hold his own against so many, this Huangtian is deeply impressed.”
Even the usually rigid and solemn Tianta Dao Lord sighed with emotion.
“The number one in the myriad worlds truly lives up to his reputation.”
“Then, do you all think our Immortal Dao should also participate in this Grand Assembly of Transcendents?”
“I believe we should. The necrotic Dao principles are brimming with life. Since that person guaranteed there would be no deaths, it must be true. Therefore, participating holds only benefits and no harm for the cultivators of the Immortal Realm.”
“Firstly, it can enhance the combat experience of our cultivators, allowing them to witness the vastness of the myriad worlds.”
“Secondly, if we secure rankings, we can also promote the prestige of our Immortal Dao. The Divine Dao is currently gaining too much momentum, which isn't a good thing. We can use this opportunity to suppress them a bit. I don't think we should miss this chance.”
“Indeed, I believe Brother Hunyuan makes a valid point.”
Similar to Blue Star, the Martial Dao, and the Immortal Dao, other factions across the myriad worlds shared the same mindset. Since they wouldn't actually die during the tournament, why not take a gamble?
If they took a gamble and hit the jackpot by securing a ranking, wouldn't they become overnight billionaires?
Therefore, not a single faction ordered their subordinate transcendents to refrain from registering.
Even at the Truth Library, the Great Sage had ordered all of his sage creations to register.
The Great Sage had even declared that if they failed to secure a ranking, every single one of them would be melted down and remade.
It was hard to tell whether he did this to get back at Chen Xu or to punish his useless sage creations.
And so, Miracle floated in the 44th floor of the new Land of the Undead, a special world prepared specifically for it, housing a massive number of network cores.
Miracle had to operate at full capacity to handle the registration requests, which reached up to hundreds of millions per second.
The network cores behind it spun at high speeds, driving gears on the ground that continuously blew cold air from the 43rd floor—the Ice Element layer—to cool down the cores.
Meanwhile, wind tunnels above constantly carried the heat away, channeling it into the 45th floor—the Fire Element layer.
Before Chen Xu threw the Elemental Spirit Realm, he had actually evacuated the elements in advance.
After all, elements were just a bunch of innocent shut-ins who hadn't done anything harmful, so there was no need to let them lose their lives for nothing.
Thus, after constructing the new Land of the Undead, Chen Xu brought these elements back and assigned a separate world to each type of element.
Just as Miracle was busy processing the registration requests, a spatial gate opened nearby, and Chen Xu stepped through.
“Miracle, how many people have registered now? Surely it's not just a little over ten thousand anymore?”
“My Lord, currently there are already over one...”
“Huh? Still only ten thousand-plus? That shouldn't be.”
“My Lord, it is over one trillion registrations, and the number is still surging at an average rate of over a hundred million per second.”
“Oh, a trillion. Now that's more like it. Thanks for your hard work, keep processing the registrations. I'll go find Boss and see how things are on his end.”
“Yes, my Lord.”
The spatial gate opened once more, and Chen Xu vanished from this floor.
The 44th floor fell back into silence, with only the sound of gears and wind remaining.
In the City of Miracles, Boss had just picked up a call when he saw Chen Xu's signature spatial gate appear right before his eyes.
He was about to put down the phone to welcome Chen Xu, but the voice coming from the receiver made his brain momentarily freeze.
“What?! You're saying the founder of the Myriad Crucible, the largest equipment and item conglomerate in the myriad worlds—the legendary Daoist Sovereign who is currently the only one to have attained the Dao through craftsmanship—wants to come in person to discuss a partnership?!”
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