True Monarch Tihu also knew that Chen Zhixing would not agree so easily, but the matter still had to be done.

But how should it be done?

Wait....

Wait a minute!

Looking at the two people next to him, who somehow had become entangled again, True Monarch Tihu suddenly understood.

These two seem to be putting on a show in front of him, right?

After all this time, was he the only fool?

The two before him were not unaware of the urgency of the situation; every delay means the Celestial Fox would harm more people.

They knew, but since the Ziwei Chen Family was unwilling to take the lead, the best strategy was to 'wait'!

Wait until the Celestial Fox harms more people, wait until everyone in the Southern Domain is on edge and has to approach Ziwei Mountain, or proactively contact the Celestial Saint Palace—only then would it be time to resolve the issue!

The high-tier cultivators didn't want to gather because of the Celestial Saint Palace's recruitment of the hundred veins, tarnishing its reputation.

This was an unsolvable problem.

The Ziwei Chen Family could take the lead because their name was still significant enough to gather trust once.

But because the Celestial Saint Palace's reputation was too bad, the Chen Family was unwilling to take the risk.

The remaining option was for the cultivators of the Southern Domain to be killed by the Celestial Fox until everyone felt they could no longer tolerate it, until they took the initiative to seek protection from the Celestial Saint Palace.

As for whether more people would die this way.

Taoist Monarch Bai Yu was from the Immortal Ascension Sect, and the deaths in the Southern Domain could not be blamed on her.

Chen Zhixing.... there were no deaths in Jiangzhou!

Not only were there no deaths, but because of the Star Palace, the number of high-tier cultivators within Jiangzhou was exceptionally high. Simply pushing the Celestial Fox out of Jiangzhou meant he was not only without fault but actually meritorious!

No one could blame Chen Zhixing for anything.

So these two were not in a hurry and could accept the option of great loss.

So when the 'crops in the field' suffered losses, and the Taoist Lords sought trouble, the only one to take the fall was this person from the Celestial Saint Palace?

Upon realizing this, Tihu's face instantly turned grim.

But he thought for a long time and could not come up with a better solution than waiting, leaving him to stare blankly as the two were 'lovey-dovey' right under his nose.

'These two despicable lovers!'

...

The development of events was just as True Monarch Tihu had imagined.

Once he became less anxious, Chen Zhixing and True Monarch Bai Yu also calmed down. After hosting a simple meal for the two True Monarchs in the Longevity Hall, Chen Zhixing arranged accommodations for them on Ziwei Mountain with a smile.

The intentions of these two were clear.

Don't prompt us impatiently, and we won't annoy you either.

The rest is to let the matter unfold naturally.

The three of them quieted down on Ziwei Mountain.

Outside Jiangzhou, however, chaos ensued.

In a short span of three days, the Celestial Fox demonstrated why the Celestial Profound Realm's Three Great Sacred Lands refused to let it in.

It could really consume!

Within three days, in Qing State alone, one Peak, seven Nirvana, and four True Self Realm cultivators died unexplainedly.

There was no discernible cause of death.

One moment they were conversing with friends, and the next moment, it was as if they encountered some indescribable monster, struggling on the spot until they fell, screams etched in terror as their bodies faded, ultimately vanishing completely.

And these twelve were only the ones discovered.

As for the high-tier cultivators who were in seclusion, living alone, or not discovered, how many of them died cannot be quantified!

In such cases, the Noble Families with inheritances had better outcomes. Some mobilized the Longevity Soldiers to activate the Mountain Protection Array and hold out, while others had high-tier cultivators collectively fleeing to other prefectures for shelter.

The Celestial Fox would not actively slaughter cultivators below the True Self Realm, which might be the only reassuring fact.

And because the Celestial Fox's feeding completely undermines the Spirit Realm's Taoist Lords, this strange phenomenon certainly would not last long.

Noble Sect Cultivators aware of this were not overly panicked.

But compared to the Noble Families, the Loose Cultivators were in dire straits.

They truly suffered massive casualties!

Especially after some high-tier loose cultivators realized they might be in danger, they especially liked to band together to resist risk, resulting in quicker and greater deaths as they gathered.

First Qing State, then Si State, and finally Youzhou.

By the time the cultivators of these four areas ravaged by the Celestial Fox fled, discovering Jiangzhou to be a safe zone, it was finally time for True Monarch Tihu to act.

Ziwei Mountain.

Longevity Hall.

"In eight days, three hundred and eighty-nine high-tier cultivators above the True Self Realm were consumed by the Celestial Fox; the Southern Domain's high-tier cultivators were almost reduced by a seventh!"

"Well, since everyone is gathered now, Senior Tihu, you can arrange the next plan."

"Plan, what plan is needed?"

True Monarch Tihu was exasperated by Chen Zhixing's demeanor.

Being consumed by a seventh of the Southern Domain's cultivators above the True Self Realm, what does that represent?

This represents that the Celestial Saint Palace would bear this black pot, and that the resources concerning the Spirit Realm within the Celestial Saint Palace would reduce by at least half, and this duration would be for a minimum of the next hundred years. Moreover, because of this incident, the Spirit Realm's Taoist Lords would definitely harbor significant opinions towards the Celestial Saint Palace, at least towards Tihu himself!

Tihu could not rid himself of the 'ineffective executor' label.

Now what he could do was quickly gather these cultivators and build a large array outside Jiangzhou, setting a trap..... thinking to this point, a more unpleasant expression surfaced on True Monarch Tihu's face.

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