Even though he is a Shattering Void Realm expert, his strength cannot be displayed on the Human Clan territory.

Moreover, among those elders, there are actually two whose cultivation has reached the First Level of the Shattering Void Realm.

The elders of the Taihuang Immortal Sect saw the Nine-headed Snake release its Nine-Headed Snake Martial Soul and immediately knew its identity.

"It's the Nine-headed Snake of the sea demons!"

Although the elders of the Taihuang Immortal Sect repelled the Nine-headed Snake, they were terrified, each becoming as skittish as a frightened bird.

The elders immediately gathered all disciples to assess how many had been lost.

Soon, the elders realized that several dozen disciples had been devoured by the Nine-headed Snake, and they gasped in shock.

The fate of those Taihuang Immortal Sect disciples caught by the Nine-headed Snake was to be swallowed alive. Upon learning that so many fellow disciples had been eaten alive, the disciples of Taihuang Immortal Sect were utterly filled with fear.

The elders told them that the Nine-headed Snake was a sea demon at the Shattering Void Realm, which preferred to swallow humans alive. This frightened them to the point of soul scatter, and many disciples were desperately thinking about how they could escape.

They were acutely aware that if they encountered that sea demon at the Shattering Void Realm, their fate would only be death, and a terrifying death at that—as they would be swallowed alive.

Just the thought of it was terrifying.

That night, many disciples of the Taihuang Immortal Sect secretly gathered to discuss what to do.

However, those already frightened Taihuang Immortal Sect disciples did not realize that two people were hiding in the shadows, eavesdropping on their conversation.

After hearing the disciples' conversation, Duan Gujin finally understood that after they attracted the sea demons, not only did the sea demons occupy the Ancient God Ruins, but there were also Shattering Void Realm sea demons that had come ashore, attacking many Taihuang Immortal Sect disciples.

While it's said that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, Duan Gujin thought that if those sea demons started a massacre in the Human Clan's cities, nearby citizens would be slaughtered. This was an outcome he definitely did not want to see.

"Unexpectedly, it has come to this!"

That Nine-headed Snake was a genuine Shattering Void Realm expert. Duan Gujin had witnessed it personally, and he knew very well that if that Nine-headed Snake rushed into a Human Clan's city and started a massacre, only the Shattering Void level experts of Taihuang Immortal Sect could stop him in the Yuanzhen Continent.

If the Shattering Void experts of Taihuang Immortal Sect do not act, who knows how many innocent people in the Human Clan cities will die tragically at its hands?

"Could it be that those sea demons also seek to raid the Ancient God Ruins? What kind of treasure in the Ancient God Ruins could possibly attract the sea demons to act?"

His eyes flashed as he racked his brain for a solution, but he couldn't come up with anything.

He inquired with Qing Lian, but even she could not provide more intelligence.

"I just remember a piece of information I once gathered. I once heard that the Taihuang Immortal Sect fought with sea demons and lost many talents. Many people lamented that if the Taihuang Immortal Sect had not lost so many experts back then, perhaps they would not have been unable to face Zhan Huantai's rise! Could the decline of the Taihuang Immortal Sect and Zhan Huantai's rise be related to this encounter with the sea demons?"

Duan Gujin tried to connect all the clues, but after thinking for a long time, he could not come to any conclusion.

Unable to come up with anything, he decided to stop thinking too much.

"Thinking too much about it won't help now. What I need to do next is to divert those sea demons away from the nearby cities, preventing them from harming the innocent people there!"

The news about the Nine-headed Snake reached the ears of the Sect Leader of Taihuang Immortal Sect, who immediately convened a meeting of the elders to discuss how to deal with the Nine-headed Snake.

The Sect Leader knew the power of the Nine-headed Snake and did not want to risk the lives of the disciples.

Among the elders, a young man stood up and said, "Sect Leader, I think we should send out the Star Sea Battleship to deal with those sea demons!"

The Star Sea Battleship is a Dark Weapon secretly crafted by the Taihuang Immortal Sect. It resembles a battleship and can travel through the sky and on the sea.

This type of battleship is a powerful Dark Weapon used by Taihuang Immortal Sect to intimidate strong enemies. However, creating one consumes a tremendous amount, and even the Taihuang Immortal Sect has only been able to build three Star Sea Battleships.

For the Taihuang Immortal Sect, the Star Sea Battleship is their key weapon for asserting dominance in all directions.

There was once an Immortal Sect that disrespected Taihuang Immortal Sect and was therefore sent two Star Sea Battleships by Taihuang Immortal Sect. After being bombed by its Iron Hammer Cannon twice, it was reduced to rubble.

After destroying that disrespectful sect, the Taihuang Immortal Sect opened it up for the Martial Artists to see its tragic end.

When the world's Martial Artists saw the ruins left by the sect that dared to disrespect Taihuang Immortal Sect, they were filled with fear. From then on, even if there was dissatisfaction with the Taihuang Immortal Sect, no one dared to rebel openly.

The thing that struck fear into the world's Martial Artists most was the Iron Hammer Cannon on the Star Sea Battleship, a powerful offensive weapon made by Taihuang Immortal Sect.

From the outside, the Iron Hammer Cannon looks like a giant hammer. The handle is a long tube for firing cannonballs, while the head is where the cannonballs are placed, and the end of the hammer is the muzzle from where the cannonballs are fired.

In the middle of the cannonball firing tube, there is a movable circular track, which the Taihuang Immortal Sect disciples can use to change the firing position of the Iron Hammer Cannon.

If controlled properly, the Iron Hammer Cannon can attack the front as desired.

"It's not viable right now. Those sea demons are tricky and even have Shattering Void level experts among them. The Star Sea Battleship is not meant to face them head-on. It's good for fixed targets, but aiming at those fast-moving sea demons with the Star Sea Battleship is very difficult!"

The Sect Leader frowned and rebutted.

The young man was the Sect Leader's son, and his previous words were dictated by an old man behind him.

After hearing the Sect Leader's rejection, the young man said, "Sect Leader, as long as we can find a way to stop those sea demons and make them stop running, we can use the Star Sea Battleship to eliminate them! To make them stop, I have a solution. We just need to summon Array Masters to set up a Stagnation Array, and it will easily solve this problem."

Upon hearing this, the Sect Leader snorted coldly, "Stagnation Arrays can only be used on land; in the sea, a Stagnation Array is worthless! The biggest difference between those sea demons and humans is that they can merge with the seawater. A Stagnation Array cannot deal with them! Even if a Stagnation Array could work, where would we find so many Array Masters to set one up in the vast sea?"

"I have a way. We can select some people to lure those sea demons into our set Stagnation Array. Once the sea demons enter the Stagnation Array, we can activate it and use the Star Sea Battleship to blast those sea demons!"

The young man carefully recalled the advice from the old man behind him.

The Sect Leader sighed and said, "Don't overestimate the power of the Star Sea Battleship. It's great for intimidation, but think carefully: would the sea demons' leaders care if some sea demons die?"