Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 341 - 253: Scheming in Secret, Clearing the Board

"Please, don’t be hasty. Let’s wait a little longer. Not everyone has arrived yet."

The figure sitting on the Golden Lotus Platform spoke.

"You’re not just stalling for time, are you? Are you trying to use our connection to this dreamscape to deduce the locations of our real bodies?"

On the other side, another figure seated upon a Lotus Platform spoke with a cold laugh.

"Everyone, why say such things? I refuse to believe that any of you would accept my invitation without having measures in place to prevent me from sensing your locations."

"Rest easy. The recent incident in Antarctica has had a massive impact, with far-reaching consequences. It’s known to the whole world, and one could say the world is in chaos. We all have a thousand years of Cultivation. We fight to the death over the slimmest of chances. Surely none of you want to see us tear each other apart, only for the people of the Mortal World to reap the benefits in the end?"

"There must be some order to how we handle this matter, shouldn’t there?"

Lotus, seated in the center of the Lotus True Realm, spoke.

The figures around him fell silent, saying no more.

Lotus had a point.

Something unexpected happened with the Antarctic Ruins, causing a huge commotion that has embroiled both the Hidden Realm and the Mortal World.

In such a chaotic situation, if they fought amongst themselves, it was very likely that outsiders would benefit.

Therefore, there had to be a plan.

This was also why they had accepted Lotus’s invitation, willing to take a certain degree of risk to enter this Lotus True Realm together.

In the Hidden Realm, the ability to gather numerous Secret Keepers from a specific region in a short time, without anyone meeting face-to-face or revealing their location, was exceedingly rare. Lotus was one of the very few who could do it.

The many ancient old-timers waited quietly.

POP! POP!

Within the Lotus True Realm, a lotus flower would occasionally sprout rapidly from below and then bloom, revealing a blurry figure inside.

These were ancient beings who had already gathered in various locations throughout the Mediterranean Region, seen the lotus mark, and voluntarily answered the dream’s summons.

"Lotus, your Great Dream Skill has improved again. To think you can scatter the seeds of your dream across the entire Mediterranean Region and have them persist for so long without fading... If that one person hadn’t disappeared, even they might not be your match anymore."

A newly appeared figure said with a chuckle.

"From the Antarctic Ruins this time, I imagine you got a good number of the Earth Immortal Remains, didn’t you? Otherwise, you could never have reached this level, Lotus."

Another figure materialized from a lotus. Its voice was sinister, and its eyes, glinting with a menacing light, were fixed on the Lotus in the center.

"In the Antarctic Ruins this time, the Pioneer Group made a huge haul. They snatched one-fifth of the Earth Immortal Remains, and they even took three of the twelve Spiritual Talismans."

Another voice spoke, its tone as cold as ice.

By now, nearly fifteen figures, their appearances and ages indiscernible, had gathered in this Lotus True Realm.

Hearing these words, Lotus’s expression remained completely unchanged.

Suddenly, everyone’s expression changed drastically.

RUMBLE!!

The entire Lotus True Realm began to tremble violently. Everyone raised their gazes to the Sky.

Streaks of blazing Golden Flame suddenly erupted in the air. The auspicious clouds and rosy light in the Sky were driven away by the Golden Flame. Even the spatial barrier of the True Realm was burned through by the Golden Flame, and a terrifying pressure poured down, creating a shocking scene.

In the void left by the Golden Flame, a horizontal eye opened, its gaze incredibly sharp.

Around the eyeball was the shape of a pyramid’s apex, golden all over and covered in countless runes, exuding an aura of profound mystery.

"Lotus, you managed to escape during the conflict in Antarctica, and now you dare to openly leave your mark? You’re courting death!!"

A majestic voice, like that of a God, boomed down. The horizontal eye’s gaze focused on Lotus in the center of the True Realm.

FWOOM!!

Golden, Spell-like threads suddenly materialized in the space and wrapped around Lotus. Then, a terrifying Golden Flame erupted, engulfing both Lotus and the Golden Lotus Platform beneath him.

The dozen or so figures sitting around them made no move, merely watching everything unfold quietly.

Some narrowed their eyes slightly. A glint of interest flashed in the eyes of others. And some simply looked on, taking pleasure in his misfortune.

The Golden Flame seemed exceptionally terrifying. Lotus’s body was being burned to a blackened crisp at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It seemed he couldn’t withstand the horizontal eye’s attack.

POP! POP! POP! POP!

Just then, as he was being scorched by the Golden Fire, Lotus moved his hands, forming a Hand Seal.

A series of soft sounds echoed as lotuses bloomed one after another from within the flames, seemingly draining the power of the Golden Flame.

The same thing happened in the Sky above. Lotuses bloomed and spread, gradually suppressing the Golden Fire completely and obscuring the horizontal eye’s line of sight.

"You?!"

The horizontal eye’s voice trembled. It had come fully prepared this time, all to get revenge for its defeat in Antarctica and eliminate a fearsome rival.

A remote invasion, a battle within the sea of consciousness and dreams—this was no common mortal technique, but a true "Immortal Forbidden Realm."

The Knowledge Prohibition Technique.

Just as the horizontal eye’s vision was about to be completely blocked, the Seal Technique in Lotus’s hands changed again.

POP!!

A soft sound echoed as another lotus blossomed in the Sky.

But this lotus did not grow in the Void, nor was it rooted in the Golden Flame. It grew directly within the pupil of the horizontal eye.