"Hiss!"
"This young man is not to be provoked!"
"At the moment when the other party garnered the favor of the heavenly earth spirits of the Ancestral Land, even though this youth has not yet broken through to the Nine Realms of Spirit, he is indeed capable of confronting us."
"Once this youth actually breaks through to the Nine Realms of Spirit, he will likely become the absolute Ruler. Only a select few among us can suppress him."
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Many who chose to descend in physical forms to watch the battle, the High Beings at the Ninth Realm of Spirit, were struck by the current situation, their minds spinning with thoughts. Many of the more powerful beings who were just now lured by the Small Thousand World, felt relieved for their restraint at this moment.
Though Pei Xuanjing is a junior, he was able to suppress the physical form of the Taixu Venerable. This indicates that he can suppress me too, which is a truly terrifying existence.
For these High Beings at the Ninth Realm of Spirit, they were the pinnacle of the world, and almost nothing or no one could induce fear in them.
But now, seeing Pei Xuanjing suppress Taixu Venerable, they felt a sense of danger they had not felt in a long time.
Throughout history, in the recorded thousands of years in the Daming World, since the beginning of the Ancient Era, those who had cultivated to become High Beings in the Nine Realms of Spirit were the most powerful existence in the world, standing at the pinnacle. Even the Ruler of the human race in the Ancient Era and the later Divine Dynasty did not dare to confront such power unless absolutely necessary.
This is because their possessed power is capable of causing major changes in the world. Each High Being of the Nine Realms of Spirit, left countless legends in the world.
No one has ever challenged a High Being of the Nine Realms of Spirit from the Eightfold Spirit Realm. Never.
As for the rumors that some cultivators from the Eightfold Spirit Realm challenged and defeated High Beings of the Nine Realms, they believe it's just the cultivators bragging about themselves.
As long as they are willing, even the most powerful cultivator from the Eightfold Spirit Realm is not their opponent. Once they really make a move, the other party is certain to die.
This has been an unchanging rule, an irrefutable law.
Yet today, this law has been broken. A cultivator from the Eightfold Spirit Realm, challenged and defeated a High Being of the Nine Realms of Spirit. Even though he did not kill the opponent, the fact that he could challenge and suppress the opponent was enough to prove his fearfulness.
Yes, Taixu Venerable was suppressed by Pei Xuanjing!
They fought endlessly, shaking the Heaven and Earth. Yet surprisingly, after countless exchanges, neither managed to gain an upper hand.
Although Taixu Venerable was furious, he had to face reality. Pei Xuanjing was only an Eightfold Spirit Realm, but his strength was on par with him. He could not overpower Pei Xuanjing.
Just as everyone, including Taixu Venerable himself, thought that the battle was going to end in a stalemate, something out of everyone's expectation happened.
This was Pei Xuanjing suddenly opening the entrance to his previously closed Small Thousand World during a standoff. Without Taixu Venerable noticing, he incorporated him into it.
The Small Thousand World was only newly formed and suppressing a High Being like Taixu Venerable was not easy. If mishandled due to exceeding power, it could even potentially destroy the world.
Fortunately, when it was newly formed, it received nourishment from the Daming World's origin. It was connected to the Daming World, and with its power, it could completely suppress Taixu Venerable.
At that moment, a cultivator who should have been the most powerful in the world, the ultimate entity who stood out in the cultivation world, was suppressed by the whole Small Thousand World.
The environment of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire with systems such as Tai Chi, Two Elements, Three Talents, Four Images, Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, and Ten Directions were all interlinked, suppressing Taixu Venerable deep into the core of the Small Thousand World. No matter how angry and roaring he was, he could not break free from this cage.
A High Being from the Nine Realms of Spirit has reached the pinnacle of cultivation, peering into the Immortal Path. In addition to their powerful abilities and divine powers, they also possess exceedingly potent life forces.
At this moment, however, the formidable life force of Taixu Venerable ironically became his burden and the root of all his suffering.
Countless invisible tendrils pierced his body, unable to be driven out. He could only let these tendrils drain his origin force and nourish the Small Thousand World. Such a fate was a greater insult to Taixu Venerable than death.
After all, if he had died at the hands of Pei Xuanjing, it would have been humiliating, but acceptable since his skills were inferior. But the opponent suppressed him here and made him wish for death. His life force was provided as nourishment for the Small Thousand World, making his life worse than death.
Pei Xuanjing was unaware of Taixu Venerable's thoughts. However, even if he was aware, he would not care. His inability to kill Taixu Venerable, left him with the option to suppress him only. Even if he had the ability to aid Taixu Venerable, once he discovered that Taixu Venerable's origin could serve as sustenance for the Small Thousand World's ascension, Pei Xuanjing would not choose to waste it.
Whoosh…
High above in the sky, the tranquility was restored. Pei Xuanjing's robe rustled in the wind. His long hair, which had originally been tied up by a hairband, had loosened and was fluttering in the wind. He held the unadorned Sanbao Jade Ruyi in one hand and the Six-Color Sword in the other. His cold gaze swept across the crowd, and no one dared to look at him directly.
By using the Eightfold Spirit Realm to challenge the High Being of the Nine Realms, and not only not dying but suppressing the opponent, Pei Xuanjing's actions broke the rule that has been established since ancient times. The cultivators were silenced, not knowing how to react. At the sight of the awe-inspiring Pei Xuanjing, they could only bow their heads in silence, not daring to look straight at him.
These people knew the moment when Pei Xuanjing suppressed the Taixu Venerable, he had truly ascended to the pinnacle of the world. Even if more top-tier forces return with the Nine Realms High Being, it will not affect his standing.
After all, to those who have reached such a realm, unless necessary, they would not confront each other to the death.
Since the great disaster of the Tang Dynasty, despite numerous conflicts, even cultivators in the Eightfold Spirit Realm rarely died, let alone High Beings of the Nine Realms.
Today, with Taixu Venerable being suppressed by Pei Xuanjing, even though he has not yet died, it can be said that it sent shockwaves through the crowd. This is bound to cause countless ripples.
All the forces in the world have their own interests, and it is because of these interests that they can continue to grow and strengthen.
Now that Taixu Venerable has been suppressed, for the new and rising power, Taixu Sect, without the High Being at the Nine Realms to stabilize it, it has instantly entered an era of instability.
Since the great war that swept across Heaven and Earth in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty concluded, the Ancestral Land sustained heavy damages. The Heaven and Earth Essence Qi became sparse, no longer suitable for the existence of cultivators. Hence, numerous forces began to choose to leave the Ancestral Land and head towards the Sky Wasteland.
However, when leaving, a formidable figure skilled in foresight once prophesied that this Ancestral Land would ultimately revive, and the Ancestral Land awaiting its revival would welcome a Golden Great World. Within this Great World, there may indeed appear an opportunity for Becoming Immortal.
In line with the rumors, not long ago, the Ancestral Land began its revival, and many forces began to return.
Regarding the rise of Pei Xuanjing in the Ancestral Land, these cultivators, and the forces behind them, were somewhat surprised. However, they also secretly believed that the emergence of such a figure is further validation of those ancient rumors, which made them believe even more that this is a Great World.
Later on, when Pei Xuanjing had a falling out with the Canglang Palace, he killing many cultivators, leading everyone to believe that perhaps this was the curtain-raiser of this Great World.
But today, after waiting for Pei Xuanjing to suppress the real body of the Taixu Venerable, they realized that it was not, and the suppression of the Taixu Venerable and the aftermath for the Taixu Sect were the true beginnings of the Great World.
A top-tier power standing between Heaven and Earth fell into turbulent times from this point, not knowing how many catastrophes it would face in the future.
However, being one of the top-tier powers between Heaven and Earth, the Taixu Sect still had quite a few cultivators of the Spirit Realm Eightfold in power. Coupled with the heritage left over these years, it was still enough to last for a while.
In contrast, the Canglang Palace was far inferior to the Taixu Sect, prompting everyone to inevitably cast their gaze towards the distant Master of the Canglang Palace.
After all, a cultivator of Spirit Realm Eightfold and many cultivators of Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm have been slain by Pei Xuanjing, causing a considerable loss. If their side loses another figure today, the Canglang Palace would be utterly doomed. How could they face numerous adversaries while still maintaining their position in this Heaven and Earth?
As a hegemon, the Canglang Palace was known for its overbearing behaviour over the years, offending countless powers, both overtly and covertly, amassing untold numbers of enemies.
During their heydays, those powers wouldn't dare to seek trouble from them. But if the Master of Canglang Palace were to fall today, it would be like cutting off an arm for the Canglang Palace, naturally inviting many enemies.
"Can the Master of Canglang Palace survive today?"
"The Master of Canglang Palace will undoubtedly die here today. There is absolutely no chance of survival!"
A formidable figure made the declaration!
Indeed, even his reliance, the Taixu Venerable, has been suppressed by Pei Xuanjing. How could the Master of Canglang Palace escape?
The Master of Canglang Palace stood atop the empty space, no longer wearing the calm look from before, but a face full of shock. Although he was still hundreds of miles away from Pei Xuanjing at this moment, he didn't feel safe at all. On the contrary, he felt a sense of danger like the threat of death looming over him, ready to descend at any moment.
In his understanding, a supreme cultivator of Nine Realms of Spirit is an invincible existence, insurmountable and unbeatable. Otherwise, as a hegemon, he would not have rescinded his pride to seek alliance with the Taixu Sect.
However, what he didn't anticipate was after paying such a price and relinquishing benefits, instead of washing away the disgrace, the Taixu Venerable he relied upon was suppressed by Pei Xuanjing, and even his own life was now hanging by a thread.
"State Master, I wonder if today…" The Master of Canglang Palace, who could be humble or hold his ground, initiated the conversation.
Faced with the overwhelming Pei Xuanjing at this moment, the Master of Canglang Palace had witnessed the formidable power shown by the opponent in suppressing the Taixu Venerable, and he knew that he was no match for him. Even if he were to risk his life, it wouldn't make any difference.
At present, one cultivator of Spirit Realm Eightfold from Canglang Palace has died. If he were to die here today, then those enemies from the past would swarm like hyenas, and the Canglang Palace would inevitably face the danger of destruction.
So, for his own life, for the security of the Canglang Palace, he knew that he couldn't die, no matter what the cost or how much humiliation he must endure. He had to live on, he had to.
Unfortunately, all of this did not depend on the will of the Master of the Canglang Palace, but on that of Pei Xuanjing. Now it was like he was a fish on the chopping board.
He was interrupted by Pei Xuanjing before he could finish his plea for mercy.
"No need to speak further, I am not interested in hearing any of your words. Since you came here today, you should be ready to face death." Pei Xuanjing's indifferent eyes, devoid of any emotions.
At this moment, the divine blessing on him hadn't dissipated. In addition to his humanity, he had the existence of divinity, which made him even colder and heartless.
The purple and golden divine light flickered in his eyes. He stood in the void with Four Seasons and Five Orders changing and rotating behind him, embodying the cycle of destruction and creation of thunder, seemingly making a divine judgment on the Master of Canglang Palace like a deity.
Pei Xuanjing had no interest in hearing what the other party had to say and was too lazy to listen to his explanation.
From the very beginning, he had taken the Canglang Palace as his target and stepping stone to establish his reputation between Heaven and Earth. However, the appearance of the Taixu Venerable later gave him a better choice. Therefore, for Canglang Palace, Pei Xuanjing didn't hold it in high regard.
However, since the other party came with the Taixu Venerable, it proved that the Canglang Palace still harbored enmity towards him, and was in alliance with the Taixu Sect. Therefore, after suppressing the Taixu Venerable, Pei Xuanjing didn't mind erasing them together.
As for the words that the Master of Canglang Palace wanted to say, Pei Xuanjing could probably guess, but what was the point? Pei Xuanjing had no intention of bothering with him.
What could he bring out? Divine Material, spiritual treasures, skills?
But for Pei Xuanjing, who had already established a Small Thousand World, possessed a world, and obtained countless fortunes, these things were truly insignificant.
The Master of the Canglang Palace was full of disbelief in his final moments. He couldn't understand why the other party was so resolute, not considering, not even letting him finish his words, and just made the move.
Pei Xuanjing coldly looked on. The sword in his hand dissipated. The runes on the Sanbao Jade Ruyi flickered and shone brilliantly. Then, with a light swipe in the empty air, several traces of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder descended towards the Master of Canglang Palace.
Boom boom boom!
Facing the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, an innate object, the Master of Canglang Palace had no way to resist. He was not a supreme cultivator of Nine Realms of Spirit like the Taixu Venerable, let alone possessed a top-tier divine weapon treasure like the Taixu Mirror for protection.
He left in such a hurry that what the Master of Canglang Palace brought with him was only an ordinary upper-level divine weapon treasure. On ordinary days, it wouldn't have any effect when dealing with any opponent. However, he happened to run into Pei Xuanjing and the terrifying Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
It is known in the world that thunder method is the most forceful among all sorts of magical skills and divine abilities, nothing can resist it. Ordinary cultivators won't be able to dodge it, even ordinary top-notch Divine weapon treasures can hardly withstand it.
At this moment, Pei Xuanjing has taken his shot, carrying the suppressive force of the strongest in the Nine Realms of Spirit, the Taixu Venerable, which he had just overcome. It was simply unstoppable. The mere might of it had completely overwhelmed the Master of Canglang Palace.
Even though the other party has been in control of Canglang Palace for over a thousand years and had already developed a strong confidence, when facing Pei Xuanjing at this moment, he still felt a deep sense of unease. He felt as if he was insignificant dust, while Pei Xuanjing seemed to be the god who commanded all the deities, standing atop the nine heavens, passing judgment on him.
With such a state of mind, given that Pei Xuanjing's strength was originally much stronger than his, the Master of Canglang Palace had no chance of winning. After just a few rounds, he was struck by countless Nine Heavens Divine Thunders, his body was destroyed, his Primordial Spirit scattered, completely dissipated in the vast sky.
Seeing this, everyone who watched as the master of Canglang Palace, who was considered a dominant figure among the Spirit Realm Eightfold cultivators and a top strongman in Heaven and Earth, was effortlessly slain by Pei Xuanjing using Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, felt chills run down their spine.
One should know, among those present, many cultivators practiced the Incense God Path. However, this specific path was particularly restrained by the Thunder Method, and hence, when faced with Pei Xuanjing, they were innately restrained.
Pei Xuanjing looked at the silently stunned group of mighty figures, just sweeping over them with his indifferent eyes, without uttering a word, because they were not worth his words.
However, his scanning gaze eventually rested in one seemingly empty direction, toward which he warmly said, "In ten years, I will host a banquet on Shenxiao Mountain in the Great Ming Divine Dynasty and invite you all to come. I hope you will not refuse."
Many were puzzled. There was nothing in that empty space, so why would Pei Xuanjing make such a statement?
Could it be that there was an unknown powerhouse lurking there?
Even the No Phase True Monarch in the distance was very surprised, wondering if another supremely powerful entity from the Nine Realms of Spirit had descended?
Just as they were filled with doubts, what happened next confirmed their thoughts.
"In ten years, I will certainly come to pay a visit. I hope the National Teacher won't mind."
"Indeed, since the National Teacher has invited, I certainly won't decline."
"Hahaha, I am very curious about the heroic National Teacher. I must come."
"I look forward to it. I wouldn't dare to ignore such an invitation."
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"In the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, I am very intrigued."
Continuous voices emerged from the empty space, responding to Pei Xuanjing's invitation.
Yes, this was where those supremely powerful entities who descended and watched the fight in disguise hid themselves, and Pei Xuanjing had long discovered their existence.
Seeing that they did not interfere when he was fighting the Taixu Venerable, Pei Xuanjing would naturally not play the villain. He had already shown his strength with the help of the Taixu Venerable, so the next step was to sit down and negotiate with these individuals.
Since these people had basically arrived in their entirety today, there was no better day than today, so Pei Xuanjing directly issued the invitation, inviting them to meet him on Shenxiao Mountain in ten years' time.
As the supremely powerful entities in the Nine Realms of Spirit, they had their pride. Even though these were only their avatars here, now that Pei Xuanjing had discerned their existence, they could not refuse his invitation.
After all, when it really came down to it, Pei Xuanjing was indeed the host, while they, the returning guests, should logically and morally respond to their host's invitation.
They were also clear that since Pei Xuanjing invited them, it must be to discuss the matter of the various forces returning. They could also use this opportunity to gauge the attitude and reaction of the other party, and make corresponding responses based on the other party's reactions and attitudes.
It had to be said that no matter how beautifully spoken, in the end, everything in Heaven and Earth relied ultimately on one's strength.
If before subjugating the Taixu Venerable, these top-level forces, these supremely powerful entities standing at the pinnacle of Heaven and Earth would not care about Pei Xuanjing. No matter how talented and mysterious he was, as long as he did not reach their realm, and did not have enough strength, these individuals would not have this cordial attitude.
To them, they only cared about their own competitors, and these forces within their ancestral land were insignificant. As long as they were willing, these forces could be wiped out at any time.
But now it's different. Pei Xuanjing's strength in subjugating the Taixu Venerable has been proven. Even though he is only in the Spirit Realm Eightfold, he possesses the strength to stand equal with them. He has the qualification to speak on equal terms with these individuals.
So, they acknowledged Pei Xuanjing's existence, accepted the Shenxiao Sect, Taoist School, and the ambiguous relationship with the Great Ming Divine Dynasty that he represented.
Even if many powerful individuals had various motives for the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, it didn't prevent them from choosing to contact Pei Xuanjing first, to probe him, and decide their next step based on Pei Xuanjing's attitude.
Just like that, a seemingly simple verbal exchange cemented a potentially influence-changing pact among these powerful individuals. A pact that confirmed their influence on the world.
However, these seemingly casual dialogues left many of the watching cultivators in shock.
Especially for those Spirit Realm Eightfold cultivators in the crowd from top-tier forces. They had encountered quite a few supremely powerful Nine Realms of Spirit entities and naturally remembered these entities who could claim their lives at any moment, almost imprinting them into their souls.
So when the replies came from the empty space, even without these powerful individuals revealing their forms, they knew their identities almost immediately.
Hiss!
Everyone knew that, after this battle, Pei Xuanjing had temporarily gained the recognition of these supremely powerful individuals. They recognized Pei Xuanjing as one of them.
No matter what the future holds, Pei Xuanjing has now become an existence they must look up to, an untouchable existence.
After making the invitation, Pei Xuanjing did not linger any longer. His body gradually dissipated until it completely disappeared.
When Pei Xuanjing's figure reappeared, he had already returned to the small courtyard in Tiandu Taoist Academy.
This was a divine power skill that Pei Xuanjing had just mastered, utilizing the link between the Small Thousand World and the Daming World. Not only did his authority increase, but he could also leverage the power of the Small Thousand World to appear anywhere in the Daming World at any time, as long as he remembered the place, there would rarely be any significant deviation.
Although it could only be used within the Daming World, it was undoubtedly a top-level divine power skill.