# Chapter 2836: Qingtian's Compromise
This day was of great significance to the entire divine world. Countless gazes were nervously fixed on Tiannan.
Even many older-generation deities from the Heavenly Court had gathered beneath a sacred ancient mirror in the Giant Spirit Civilization.
On the mirror's surface, scenes of the Tiannan Star Domain were manifested.
Once chaos erupted in Tiannan and internal strife broke out in the Hell Realm, they could immediately strike into the Rakshasa Star Pillar Realm, destroy the energy source, and prevent the Rakshasa Star Pillar Realm from continuing its advance into the starry skies where the ancient civilizations were located.
When the Heavenly Mother's divine decree appeared, they also heard that voice that intimidated all the gods under heaven.
Even these older-generation deities, with their calm and composed minds, were greatly shaken, erupting into a loud clamor.
"She is still alive, and her cultivation has reached that level. Once she emerges, who knows what kind of turmoil she will cause," said an ancient demon god who had once seen the Heavenly Mother, his expression filled with worry.
"She can no longer be considered a cultivator of this era. She hasn't participated in the conflicts of this age and shouldn't interfere in the war between the Heavenly Court and the Hell Realm. Everyone need not be too concerned."
"The divine decree has already been issued. Her emergence is only a matter of time."
"This is no longer a divine decree—it is a heavenly decree!"
...
When the Blood Absolute War God attacked Tiannan, the Hell Realm on the Starry Sky Battlefield had already shifted from offense to defense, ready to respond to a possible internal rebellion among the ten clans at any moment.
Each of the ten clans had god-venerable-level figures rushing to Tiannan without rest to prevent the upheaval from occurring.
The ten clans had long-standing grievances and hidden conflicts. If this fuse were lit, it would affect the whole body. For the Hell Realm, it would be a catastrophic disaster.
By the time the great figures of the ten clans arrived, the Heavenly Mother's divine decree had already reached them ahead of time.
No one knew what discussions the great figures of the ten clans had in Tiannan. But half a day later, when they departed, Emperor Luo Yan and the Undying Blood Clan's clan leader brought the unharmed Blood Absolute War God out of the Tiannan Star Domain.
This showed that the heaven-shaking Qingtian had ultimately chosen to compromise this time.
Whether it was compromise under the Heavenly Mother's deterrence, or compromise under the persuasion of the ten clans' great figures, or because of the gathering of the Heavenly Court's deities.
In any case, this was a heavy blow to Tiannan's prestige—even heavier than if all three war gods had died in battle.
Walking out of the Tiannan Star Domain, Emperor Luo Yan's face was solemn as he looked at the Blood Absolute War God and said, "The Hell Realm cannot fall into chaos. No matter how great the hatred, it must be endured for now. What we endure is not Qingtian, but the greater situation. The most important thing now is still to find Zhang Ruochen and rescue him."
The Undying Blood Clan's clan leader chimed in, "Yes! This time, Tiannan has suffered heavy losses. The anger has been vented, the revenge has been taken—we don't come out at a loss."
The Blood Absolute War God knew very well that the great figures of the ten clans had come to Tiannan not to uphold justice or judge right and wrong. To them, Zhang Ruochen being crippled was a trivial matter, and even the crippling of the Pojun War God and the blood calamity suffered by billions of Tiannan beings were also trivial matters.
To them, the most important thing was to resolve the hatred between both sides and prevent the conflict from escalating.
This was like a transaction—the crippled Zhang Ruochen and Tiannan's losses were the goods placed on both sides of the scale.
But to the Blood Absolute War God, this was not a transaction. Even if all three war gods of Tiannan were crippled, it wouldn't bring back Zhang Ruochen's cultivation.
Yet, the Blood Absolute War God also understood very well that this revenge could no longer continue.
Luo Yan was right—now he could only endure. What he endured was not Qingtian, but the greater situation.
"You promised me something?" the Blood Absolute War God said.
Emperor Luo Yan frowned and said, "Rest assured, this emperor never goes back on his word. Even if Zhang Ruochen has only his martial arts crippled, and even if his spiritual power is also crippled, this emperor will definitely marry Luo Sha to him. This emperor's word is as solid as a mountain—how could I break off the engagement?"
The Undying Blood Clan's clan leader echoed, "Zhang Ruochen's spiritual power talent is also very high. With proper cultivation, he might become an existence like Qingtian in the future, still one of the supreme powers under heaven."
"And what about the rescue?" the Blood Absolute War God said.
Emperor Luo Yan grew somewhat impatient, feeling that the Blood Absolute War God was bargaining. What was this? Clearly, he was the one saving him, but now it seemed like he was the one begging.
Where was the logic in that?
Emperor Luo Yan said, "When this emperor came to the Life-Death Ruins, Tianyin and Luo Sha had already gone to rescue him. Besides, the Heavenly Mother's divine decree has been issued—who would still dare to kill him?"
"Nonsense! That's not a divine decree—it's a heavenly decree," the Undying Blood Clan's clan leader said rather pedantically.
Emperor Luo Yan said, "Fine, heavenly decree, heavenly decree."
"The Heavenly Mother's divine decree..."
Seeing the Undying Blood Clan's clan leader's glare, the Blood Absolute War God quickly corrected himself, "The Heavenly Mother's heavenly decree can certainly intimidate the world, but there will always be those who take risks. They might even use Zhang Ruochen to deliberately lure out the Heavenly Mother. There are too many variables."
Emperor Luo Yan said, "You are too overprotective of him. Has our path of cultivation ever been smooth sailing? If Zhang Ruochen can't get through this, how can he become a spiritual power supreme in the future?"
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The Life-Death Ruins was a forbidden area of the Death Clan.
The Death God Temple was a forbidden area within the Life-Death Ruins, and it also hid the Death Clan's greatest secret.
This was an extremely ancient stone temple, not grand compared to those divine halls, shrouded in thick gray death mist, full of mysterious charm.
Qingtian was the guardian of this generation of the Death God Temple.
At this moment, Qingtian stood under a divine tree outside the Death God Temple. This divine tree was almost identical to the Time Death God Tree, but only a few dozen zhang tall, with lush branches and leaves, and roots like coiled dragons.
Sixth Elder was full of anger, killing intent flashing in his eyes. "Master, Tiannan has suffered such a great humiliation—this cannot be let go! The Blood Absolute War God and the Blood Absolute Family must pay the price."
"Six, your spiritual power has reached the seventy-ninth level, hasn't it?" Qingtian said calmly.
Sixth Elder said, "Yes!"
"Then why can't you control your emotions? Perhaps this is why it's so difficult for you to break through to the eightieth level. Seven has already gotten ahead of you," Qingtian said.
Sixth Elder quickly knelt on one knee, his expression much more restrained.
Seventh Elder stood to the side, calm and composed, and said, "In the current situation, we cannot touch the Blood Absolute War God."
Qingtian's figure was aged yet straight as a pine, lost in thought. "I underestimated Blood Jue! What I underestimated was not his cultivation, but the vast power that has formed around him."
Seventh Elder said, "The Lower Three Clans have long regarded the Blood Absolute War God as their future spokesperson. Even some forces from other clans have been investing in the Blood Absolute War God in advance. This has led to no one in the Hell Realm being able to touch him! The Blood Absolute War God clearly knows his own weight, which is why he could recklessly attack Tiannan."
"To the Hell Realm, the Blood Absolute War God indeed has the potential to grow into the pillar of the next era. So, for Tiannan to kill the Blood Absolute War God would be to make an enemy of the entire Hell Realm. What Master underestimated is not just the Blood Absolute War God, but also Zhang Ruochen's weight in the Blood Absolute War God's heart. Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen's martial arts cultivation has been crippled. He won't be able to accomplish much in the future, so this has removed a major threat for Tiannan in advance."
"Are we just going to let Tiannan's humiliation go like this?" Sixth Elder said.
Seventh Elder said, "Of course not! We have hatred in our hearts, but does the Blood Absolute War God not have hatred in his? Once the Blood Absolute War God truly becomes the pillar of the next era, where will Tiannan have any way out?"
"But killing Blood Jue would put Tiannan at odds with the entire Hell Realm," Sixth Elder said.
Seventh Elder smiled and said, "Tiannan naturally cannot do it personally."
"I understand! How about we start with the Blood Absolute Family?" Sixth Elder smiled, his smile quite cruel.
Seventh Elder saw that Qingtian had been deep in thought and asked, "Master is thinking about the Heavenly Mother's attitude?"
Qingtian smiled with satisfaction. "Seven, besides your senior brother, you are the one who understands me best. It's a pity..."
Qingtian let out a long sigh, his expression complex and profound.
Seventh Elder had been training under Qingtian for hundreds of thousands of years, but he had never seen the legendary senior brother. He had only heard Qingtian mention him a few times. Every time he did, Qingtian's calm, unruffled face would show emotions that Seventh Elder could not understand at all.
Logically speaking, Qingtian never showed emotions on his face.
"Let alone the senior brother, if the second senior brother were in Tiannan, Blood Jue would have come and gone without return," Sixth Elder said solemnly.
He knew that the second senior brother had already survived six eon calamities and lived for seven hundred thousand years. The Death God Temple had once invited him to be its hall master, but he had refused.
In the last hundred thousand years, Qingtian had almost never shown himself. But whenever something happened—no matter how big, even when dealing with god-venerable-level opponents—the second senior brother only needed to go, and it would be settled.
Qingtian said, "In this world, the ones who can make me cautious are Hao Tian, Fengdu Dadi, and now the Heavenly Mother is the third. Why would an existence standing at the pinnacle of the universe still go to such lengths to protect a cultivator whose martial arts have already been crippled?"
"Master is worried that the Heavenly Mother will help Zhang Ruochen restore his cultivation?" Seventh Elder said.
Qingtian pondered for a moment, then cast his gaze toward Lan Pojun, who was kneeling on one knee, pleading guilty.
"Hua!"
Lan Pojun's shattered divine source and broken divine soul flew in from all directions in the Tiannan Star Domain, hovering above Qingtian's head, spinning in a colossal vortex.
Qingtian took a deep breath, his body bursting with blue light. One hand grabbed the divine tree beside him, and the other hand opened.
The vortex suddenly contracted.
The divine source fragments and broken divine soul condensed together, forming a complete divine source.
"Go!"
Qingtian spat out this single word.
The divine source flew into Lan Pojun's body.
In an instant, Lan Pojun felt his power surging like a spring. The empty divine qi quickly recovered, and his blood qi surged like a rushing river.
Sixth Elder and Seventh Elder were both shocked, never expecting their master to possess such great divine power.
Lan Pojun was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Qingtian!"
Qingtian glanced at him but shook his head in disappointment. "Your cultivation has been greatly damaged, and your foundation has been destroyed. In this life, you have no hope of reaching the Infinite Realm. Moreover, you won't survive the next eon calamity—you only have tens of thousands of years left to live."
"Tens of thousands of years is enough. I am willing to pay with this life to kill Zhang Ruochen, destroy the Blood Absolute Family, and wash away Tiannan's shame. Please, Qingtian, expel me from Tiannan," Lan Pojun said, his gaze firm and his killing intent thick.
Seventh Elder saw the true purpose behind Qingtian's help in recondensing Lan Pojun's divine source and smiled. "The Blood Absolute War God crippled Pojun War God's cultivation, and even with Master's methods, it cannot be restored. It was Master who crippled Zhang Ruochen—who in this world can help him restore his cultivation? Master can rest assured!"
"Send a message to Two, telling him to return. From now on, all matters of the Life-Death Ruins will be handled by him."
Leaving these words behind, Qingtian walked into the Death God Temple.