A Fabricated Master

Jiang Che's words left all the Ancestors of the Jiang Family in silent contemplation.

In their impression, this junior was synonymous with being cunning and lustful. Words about saving the common people of the world simply couldn't come from his mouth.

The Ancestors exchanged a few glances. This kid Jiang was only interested in two things: beautiful women, and cultivation resources!

This was the precious lesson they had learned after being swindled countless times.

"Kid Jiang, what nonsense are you talking about! You have no idea how terrifying that evil spirit power is! That corrupting force is something even immortals avoid, the mortal realm simply cannot withstand an invasion by the evil spirit army!"

"Did you know that many top forces from the Nine Heavens held a meeting recently? Many immortals are planning to join forces to completely sever the connection between the mortal realm and the Nine Heavens!"

The immortal Ancestor of the Jiang Family narrowed his eyes.

He understood that the immortals in the Nine Heavens, having lived in comfort for too long, felt fear at the mere mention of the alien evil demons.

Although the mortal realm was the key to the complete fusion and consolidation of the Nine Heavens into the Immortal Realm, for self-preservation... they had to completely cut off the connection between the mortal realm and the Nine Heavens!

In their view, the mortal realm was already a lost cause.

"Scared to that extent?" Jiang Che raised an eyebrow. And they call themselves immortals... immortals as timid as mice?

"Kid Jiang, there's no need for you to fight the evil spirits to the death. I once slew an evil immortal from another realm; it was incredibly troublesome... especially its nearly indestructible evil spirit power, it's very hard to kill!"

"That's right, you possess the Four Immortal Physiques. You are destined to become an immortal in the future, you could even reach the level of a Five Tribulation Immortal Venerable or a Six Tribulation Immortal Emperor. It's not impossible for you to merge with the Great Dao and achieve transcendence..."

Jiang Che's expression turned extremely serious. "Honorable Ancestors, although I, Jiang Che, have always had a fondness for beautiful women throughout my life, in truth, this fondness is merely my disguise. What truly fills my heart is the common people of the world!"

The immortal Ancestor: "..."

Are you seriously putting on a straight face now? Your heart is filled with the common people? I think your heart is filled with nothing but bare legs!

"Enough, honorable Ancestors, there's no need to persuade me. Now that the mortal realm is about to face a full-scale invasion from the alien evil demons, as a member of the mortal realm, I must step forward and bear this burden."

Jiang Che's words left the group of Ancestors utterly confused.

"Ancestors, I know the mortal realm is a crucial link in the future consolidation of the Immortal Realm. The immortals of the Nine Heavens surely don't wish to abandon this place either. Why not let me give it a try? If we can't hold them off... then cutting off the Nine Heavens passage won't be too late!"

Jiang Che already had a fair understanding of the so-called 'Severing Heaven from Earth' between the mortal realm and the Nine Heavens.

Originally, the mortal realm and the Nine Heavens were interconnected, similar to a lower realm and an upper realm. But five hundred thousand years ago... evil demons invaded the Nine Heavens, causing widespread suffering across all realms.

The Human Emperor appeared, rising to power in an extremely short time, gathering countless followers to defeat and repel the evil spirits, driving them into the mortal realm and establishing a protective barrier!

It is said the Human Emperor finally stepped into the mortal realm alone to settle accounts with the source of darkness, but ultimately vanished without a trace. However, an additional layer of protective formation was added to the mortal realm.

"Have you thought this through?" an immortal asked gravely.

"I say, Old Ninth, why are you being so solemn? This kid's fate is incredibly tough! The Heavenly Dao itself stands on his side; he won't die! And after all he's said... isn't the final goal still to get us to cough up the dough?"

The Fourth Ancestor walked over, a meaningful smile on his face.

Jiang Che: "..."

Seen through, but he wasn't embarrassed in the slightest.

"Ahem, since you've seen through it, Ancestor... I might as well speak plainly!"

"My Daoist Academy has many individuals blessed by destiny, people of great fortune. They are excellent seedlings. Moreover, I plan to rapidly enhance the overall strength of the entire mortal realm to deal with the impending evil spirit invasion..."

"But there are billions of people in the mortal realm. The cultivation resources for so many people are a major problem..."

Before Jiang Che could finish, he was interrupted by the Fourth Ancestor. "I knew you were up to no good, trying to squeeze things out of us again, right? You... haven't we given you enough? The amount of resources we've given you could turn every pig in a pigsty into an immortal!"

"Billions of people... how could you possibly cultivate them all? Their talents vary so much... pouring any more resources into them would be a bottomless pit. And the evil spirits are about to invade fully; there's simply no time to cultivate them..."

Jiang Che smiled easily. "No need for the Ancestors to spend. You can inform the other great clans of the Nine Heavens. Those old fogies probably don't want to completely seal off the mortal realm either, right?"

A sealed-off mortal realm would mean cutting off the future possibility of the Immortal Realm consolidating!

After all, as the mortal realm continuously expands and revives, it will eventually become the Tenth Heaven beyond the Nine Heavens!

At that time, the ten heavenly domains could complete the fusion of their fundamental Great Daos, ultimately leading to the consolidation of the Immortal Realm, a significant elevation of the Heavenly Dao's rank, and those long-lived immortals obtaining the substance of longevity... achieving the path of immortality.

So Jiang Che was well aware that those immortals in the Nine Heavens were just paying lip service. In the end, they would rather intervene personally than completely seal off the mortal realm!

"You... you want to force those great clans of the Nine Heavens to cough up the dough?" the Fourth Ancestor exclaimed. This Ancestor kept up with the times and had recently learned a new term while watching livestreams.

"What 'cough up the dough'? How unpleasant! Who goes to war without spending money? A few years back, when the two countries next door were fighting, weren't the supporting countries also pouring money in? When the cannons roar, ten thousand taels of gold are spent!"

Jiang Che rubbed his hands together.

"You... fine!"

Jiang Che had left all the Ancestors speechless. This guy was throwing himself into the game... risking invasion by the evil spirits just to pick their pockets.

Wait, no, to pick the pockets of those myriad clans of the Nine Heavens.

"We will lobby on your behalf. Regarding the evil spirit invasion of the mortal realm, the Nine Heavens are already preparing to send a large number of powerful experts to assist you. Sealing off the world is merely the last resort."

"But you must also be careful. Be extremely vigilant against the alien evil demons. They are immensely terrifying and can easily cause widespread corruption."

Jiang Che just shrugged with a smile. "It won't happen. I am favored by the Heavenly Dao, and moreover, I have my master's protection. My master has already taught me methods to vanquish evil and destroy demons!"

"Master?"

This was the second time they had heard about this so-called master from Jiang Che's mouth. The first time was when Jiang Che produced the supreme-grade longevity-extending pill.

They were now convinced that Jiang Che was an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, or at the very least, definitely connected to it.

Who could be the master of the Heavenly Dao?

Judging by Jiang Che's expression, he didn't seem to be lying. Could it be that this master... is real?

Wait!!!

Could it be that... his master is the Heavenly Dao???

Right! How could we forget that angle?

"Jiang... kid Jiang, no, Jiang Che! Can you... describe this... master of yours?" the Fourth Ancestor asked, lowering his voice.

The other immortal Ancestors also understood the implication.

To be honest, although they were honored as immortals and could occasionally communicate with the Heavenly Dao of their own celestial domain, they had not transcended it... their rank would forever remain beneath the Heavenly Dao!

They had truly never seen with their own eyes what the Heavenly Dao actually looked like, let alone one that had developed its own consciousness.

"Huh? My master?" Jiang Che was somewhat astonished.

His own master?

But his master was someone he had fabricated, that woman he often dreamed about in his youthful fantasies.