Every pinnacle powerhouse has their own way, and no one would change it easily.
The Xuanyuan Divine Sword, it is a Human Path Treasure, apart from being a top-level divine weapon, it also carries the way of the ruler of the human race who forged it. To receive its recognition, one must entirely align with the way carried by the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.
But in this world, where can one find a person who aligns perfectly? As far as these masters of Divine Dynasties are concerned, they can accept the way carried by the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, but they will not completely abandon their own way and turn towards the path represented by the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.
This becomes a paradox. Unless they abandon their way, even if they have the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, a top-level Divine Weapon in hand, they will not be able to unleash its greatest power.
However, for them who hold the supreme divine dynasties, what they never lack is a top-level Divine Weapon. The Xuanyuan Divine Sword becomes a futile extravagance, tasteless when eaten but a pity to throw away. Instead of forcing it, it is better to keep it with the Witch Deity Teaching.
"But he is different because what he practices is the law of the ruler of the human race. So even if it is not a perfect match, he is the most compatible one." the Witch God Sect Leader said: "Therefore, it is not me who gave out the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, but the Xuanyuan Divine Sword that chose him."
In the initial deal with the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, in addition to providing Zhu Houji with the method of cultivation of the ruler of the human race, consolidation of Qi Luck, Zhu Houji also proposed to get the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.
For this request, the Witch God Sect Leader considered it and chose to agree. After all, in his opinion, if it's possible, this emperor of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty might be the one who is most likely to receive the Xuanyuan Divine Sword's approval in thousands of years.
After all, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword could not exhibit its greatest power without the human king. But since ancient times, after the birth of the human race's Divine Dynasty, to become the human king, it must be a powerful master of the Divine Dynasty. However, the master of the Divine Dynasty has his own way and cannot completely match the Xuanyuan Divine Sword. This becomes a paradox.
Originally, the Witch God Sect Leader thought that there would hardly be anyone who could receive the recognition and heritage of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword in the world.
But no one expected such a coincidence. There really is a master of a Divine Dynasty in this world who has not established his own true way and can bear the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.
After all, at that time, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, although united the ancestral land, had not yet reached the peak state, and the Emperor had not stepped into the pinnacle.
In such a situation, Zhu Houji naturally obtained the recognition of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword and took control of this Human Path Treasure.
"Everyone, this Xuanyuan Divine Sword has found its master. If you have any dissatisfaction, you don't need to talk to me, you can directly find him and try to snatch the sword. And I guarantee that I will definitely not interfere." The Witch God Sect Leader sneered.
The numerous supreme beings wore a cold look on their faces but remained silent.
Having clarified the ins and outs of this matter, although the supreme beings were not satisfied, they had no excuse to vent their dissatisfaction. After all, the matter seemed reasonable and justified. Unless they wanted to confront the Witch God Sect right now, having a life-and-death duel, they could only take note of the matter and plan a retaliation for the future.
As for seizing the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, these supreme beings thought about it for a bit and suppressed the idea.
If the Xuanyuan Divine Sword was just a top-ranked divine weapon, they wouldn't be so cautious. But as a Human Path Treasure, now in the hands of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, at that time Zhu Houji, the Master of the Divine Dynasty, had not yet stepped into the Strongest Realm, but if he really urged the sword without any regard, even the strongest needed to temporarily avoid its edge.
But if it was just a top-ranked divine weapon, why should they be so afraid?
Moreover, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty is still protected by Pei Xuanjing, a powerhouse who can suppress the Strongest Realm, and the Witch Deity Teaching, which doesn't know what kind of deal they have made with the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.
Calculating this way, the alliance of these three parties is an extremely powerful force. Unless these supreme beings are willing to put aside their prejudices and act together, it will be impossible.
But just like Pei Xuanjing mentioned earlier, can these supreme beings really put down their previous grudges and form an unrestrained alliance?
Are you joking? The contradictions between them are not small at all. If they cooperate like this and get stabbed by a teammate, it would really be a laughing matter.
"Everyone, since things are already clear, let's just set them aside for the moment." Pei Xuanjing broke the silence, he smiled and looked at everyone and said, "Next, I am looking forward to having a discussion with you, my Taoist friends."
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be wary if they saw the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, which they had helped up with their own hands, suddenly possessing such strength. They would fear that the others would break away from their control.
But as far as Pei Xuanjing is concerned, he doesn't mind at all.
His original desire to control the Great Ming Divine Dynasty was not strong. Even if his own strength was strong, he preferred to place it on a cooperative status. Otherwise, he would have given up many opportunities to control the Great Ming Divine Dynasty.
Now, for the strength of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, Pei Xuanjing is not only not jealous, but also very pleased, because he can save more energy this way.
At this moment, what he wants more is the upcoming discussion with these supreme beings. After all, apart from suppressing the Taixu Venerable, he has never fought with other supreme beings.
Now that he has this opportunity, Pei Xuanjing will naturally not miss it.
Hearing Pei Xuanjing's invitation, these supreme beings looked a bit grim.
After all, the big advantage they had originally envisioned was lost. Now they have been defeated in two rounds, which means that in the next three matches, unless they can win them all, their plan this time will be completely lost. They will have to divide the benefits of the Future according to Pei Xuanjing's demands.
But as dissatisfied as they were, they had to accept the fact as it was now.
"Alright!" The Master of Mystiq Sky responded.
"In the next competition, my Sect will be one of them. I wonder which of the Taoist friends are willing to take action?" He asked the other supreme beings.
Given the current situation, they must win. Therefore, even the Master of Mystiq Sky, who initially did not plan to compete, changed his initial thoughts and chose to compete.
In asking, he cast his gaze on the supreme beings of the Sword Sect, Dragon Tiger Mountain, Buddhism School, Xuan Du Guan, and the Demonic Way, waiting for their response.
After all, at this moment, although there were quite a few avatars of supreme beings present, in the eyes of the Master of Mystiq Sky, only a few beings had the chance of winning based on the strength displayed by Pei Xuanjing's avatar at that time.
"This time, I won't make a move," the Ancestor Celestial Master shook his head, turning down the invitation.
For the old celestial master, he had no desire to take action, or rather, this incarnation of his was not particularly strong. Therefore, in this situation where he had no chance of winning, he had no intention of making a move.
After all, even if he wanted to have a scholarly debate with Pei Xuanjing, there was no urgency. If he, due to his current incarnation's lack of strength, were to lose the duel today, not only would that delay matters, but it also would be embarrassing. Why bother?
Seeing that the old celestial master was unwilling to take action, the Master of Mystiq Sky couldn't force him and consequently turned his gaze to the others.
"Count me in. I look forward to having a scholarly debate with the National Teacher," the strongest inheritor of the Sword Sect volunteered undeterred.
Given the steadfast nature of the Sword Sect, coupled with their past confrontations with the Xuantian Sect, now that the Master of Mystiq Sky had expressed his intention to fight, the strongest inheritor of the Sword Sect naturally would not show any signs of weakness and decisively agreed to duel.
Furthermore, Pei Xuanjing's swordsmanship was extraordinarily remarkable. The strongest inheritor of the Sword Sect had long wanted to spar with Pei Xuanjing to test his swordsmanship. Now that he had this opportunity, how could he let it slip away?
The Master of Mystiq Sky himself and the strongest inheritor of Sword Sect had made their intentions clear, leaving room for one more person to join them.
Master of Mystiq Sky turned his gaze to Xuan Du Guan, the Buddhism School and the Demonic Way, as they would need to win all three rounds to secure this competition's ultimate victory. To ensure this victory, they would need all the strong participants. He believed only then a victory would be possible if the strongest participants from these three factions made a move.
However, the strong participant from the Xuan Du Guan initially expressed his unwillingness to make a move. He shook his head, "I will not make a move. I leave this opportunity to the rest."
For the strong ones of the Xuan Du Guan, they joined these strongest ones only as a result of invitations from top-ranking powers. They didn't need to participate too deeply, to be honest.
After all, compared to the countless disciples of other top-ranking powers, disciples of Xuan Du Guan are scarce. Relying on their status as the strongest, even if they divided according to Pei Xuanjing's request, by the time the Sky Wasteland integrated into the ancestral land, their fair share of the benefits wouldn't elude them, which was enough for them to share with their disciples.
Master of Mystiq Sky understood their mindset and could not force them. He nodded in understanding and turned to the representatives of the Demonic Way and the Buddhism School, asking, "Who among you is willing to take action?"
Before the representative of the Buddhism School could respond, the Blood Fiend Ancestor of the Blood Fiend Sect loudly declared, "Why hesitate? Let me do it!"
Thus, the duel at the realm of Strongest at Nine Realms of Spirit was finally set, with the Master of Mystiq Sky, the strongest of the Sword Sect, and the Blood Fiend Ancestor of the Blood Fiend Sect; all three strongest incarnations ready to fight Pei Xuanjing.
Each of these three was among the most powerful beings in heaven and earth, and even among the rulers among the strongest at the Nine Realms of Spirit.
Such powerful figures, taking on Pei Xuanjing one after another, even though both parties were just sending their incarnations, was a rare sight for many cultivators. It was even relatively rare for the strongest of their generation.
"Alright, who among you will go first?" Pei Xuanjing asked lightly, seeing that they had chosen their representatives.
No matter who they assigned, only he could respond on his side. Moreover, with two victories in hand from the rounds prior, the pressure on Pei Xuanjing had decreased quite a bit.
The trio, Master of Mystiq Sky, exchanged glances. The Blood Fiend Ancestor declared confidently, "I, the ancestor, will try the divine skills of the National Teacher first!"
"I've long admired the Mysterious Skill of the Blood Fiend Ancestor. I'm looking forward to it," Pei Xuanjing responded courteously.
"National Teacher, please!"
"Ancestor, please!"
"Though this duel platform is advantageous, it may not withstand our blows. How about a fight above the sky?" The Blood Fiend Ancestor laughed heartily, leaping up towards the sky without waiting for Pei Xuanjing's answer.
"I shall accompany you." Pei Xuanjing nodded, and amidst the conversation, he also rose into the sky from the platform, stepping on air and going straight above the clouds.
The two of them soared into the sky. In no time, they found themselves high above in the sky. The other cultivators were about to follow and did not want to miss this duel of the strongest.
But then, the divine calculator of the Sky Mechanism Pavilion spoke, ."Fellow practitioners, don't rush. I have a secret method here that allows us to see the duel between the two strongest individuals. There's no need to be too close."
While speaking, the divine calculator took out a mirror-like treasure from his sleeve. After instigating the primordial Qi, the treasure radiated light, shooting towards the sky, forming a reflection. In the reflection, the figures of Pei Xuanjing and the Blood Fiend Ancestor were perfectly projected.
"The Heavenly Mirror, I didn't expect you to bring this as well, old master," commented a member of the strongest group, recognizing the origin of the item in the divine calculator's hand.
The Heavenly Mirror was a top-tier divine weapon treasure. Its divine abilities were extraordinary, and its power was immense. It was the treasure of the Sky Mechanism Pavilion and was used to deduce the divine mechanism. It was unexpected that it was brought to the ancestral land today.
"Hehe." The divine calculator chuckled and said: "The two of them have already made their move. Please watch."
High above in the sky, Pei Xuanjing and the Blood Fiend Ancestor stood facing each other from a distance. Neither of them made the first move.
As the two men stood facing each other from a distance, an aura slowly rose from each of them. Even though they had not made a move yet, their imposing auras, backed by their enormous power, were already causing the sky to change color and churn.
"The great name of the Blood Fiend Sect has been known to me for a long time. Today I can exchange blows with the ancestor, I ask for your guidance," Pei Xuanjing spoke with a light laugh.
The Blood Fiend Ancestor also laughed, "National Teacher, why be so formal? There's no order of seniority in the cultivation; whoever achieves is the elder. Now you and I are peers, no need for formalities."
Those who belong to the Demonic Way don't worry about these things. To them, only strength is the foundation; anything else is illusory.
Therefore, the Blood Fiend Ancestor didn't care about Pei Xuanjing's age or anything else, and he only recognized Pei Xuanjing as his peer due to one reason; Pei Xuanjing possessed the same power.
"In that case, let's begin!" Pei Xuanjing called out.
As he spoke, his invisible inner alchemy within his body began to operate, releasing and elevating his spirit energy. Shenxiao Origin Qi began to circulate within his body. The overwhelming aura rose to the sky, changing the color of the sky and enveloping him with the Five Elements.
Even though he had not made his move yet, Pei Xuanjing's aura at the moment was already extremely terrifying. Or, the more powerful yet un-acted force added to the fear.
With the help of the Heavenly Mirror's projection, countless cultivators witnessed Pei Xuanjing's current situation. Their shock particularly affected the cultivators of the Spirit Realm Eightfold.
"Hahaha! That's more like it!" The Blood Fiend Ancestor looked at Pei Xuanjing, his face remained unchanged, and he was not disturbed at all. After all, he had seen Pei Xuanjing's striking style and naturally knew his strength.
Boom!
In an instant, the aura of the Blood Fiend Ancestor erupted from him. The red primordial Qi flowed out, instantly submerging the surrounding heaven and earth, as if the firmament had turned into a bloody hue.
The blood clouds cast a heavy shadow over the city as if it was about to break down. This blood-red sky was not only primordial Qi, but also the combination of his Taoist Skill, symbolizing the Blood Fiend's Demonic Way. The Blood Fiend painted the sky crimson.
A terrifying oppressive force rushed towards them, seeming to dissolve everything in its path.
Remaining calm, Pei Xuanjing slowly raised his hands. His slender, white palms swiftly crossed in front of him, his fingers dancing deftly, whipping up countless gusts of wind.
In an instant, a talisman had formed in front of him. The surging Energies of Heaven and Earth poured into him, causing the talisman to emit a mysterious glow.
Chik!
Surrounded by countless thunderbolts, a terrifying aura arose. Meanwhile, in the sky within a radius of hundreds of miles above, the thunder sounded continuously, with lightning flashing intermittently.
Shenxiao Thunder Spell!
Pei Xuanjing, inspired by Superintendent Ye Daoyuan at one time, had combined the Zhengyi Talisman Method and the Thunder Method of the Shenxiao Sect to create this Taoist Symbol!
The lightning and the light intermingled, illuminating the sky. The original crimson sky swiftly faded, replaced by rays of purple and green lightning that surged out covering the sky.
Even those who were watching from thousands of miles away using the Heavenly Mirror, were overwhelmed by the scene taking place above the vast expanse of the sky.
Those cultivators who had reached the Eightfold Spirit Realm watched in astonishment as the two of them clashed, most of them deeply understood that the Blood Fiend Ancestor and Pei Xuanjing were using their avatar and not their true forms.
This display of terrifying power shocked them, their avatars were frighteningly strong. This shook many cultivators with first and second rank powers in the Eightfold Spirit Realm: Is this the terrifying power of the strongest realm?
Up in the sky of thousands of miles, the clash between the two had not stopped.
Red primordial Qi continuously rotated around the Blood Fiend Ancestor, transforming into countless surging currents. The red divine light illuminated the sky like a waterfall flowing down.
Pei Xuanjing moved his hands, and behind him the projection symbolizing the Four Seasons and Five Orders started to glow faintly, illuminating each other.
The numerous Taoist Skills of the Blood Fiend Ancestor came slashing out, turning the sky blood-red. The terrifying power caused the space to shake and the thunder to rumble endlessly.
Meanwhile, Pei Xuanjing stood motionless. He stood in the void, his aura was overflowing, changing the sky with his boundless power, standing among the thunderbolts like a divine deity, bathed in divine light.
Boom!
As Pei Xuanjing stepped forward, countless streams of air tumbled with every gesture. He struck with his fist, and a tremendous force erupted, just like the waters of a breached Heavenly River, surging and roaring.
Though it seemed like a simple punch, given Pei Xuanjing's current strength, this punch combined his vigor, aura, and spirit. It was a punch that perfectly integrated all of these elements, virtually reaching an extreme.
One punch!
Heaven and earth quaked!
The air vibrated and even the space was shattered. The overbearing intent of his punch took control of the whole world. It seemed as if only this powerful punch existed between heaven and earth, and everything else was displaced and annihilated.
The terrifying intent of his punch was released. Even those who watched the projection through the Heavenly Mirror remained silent. They too could clearly feel the horror of this punch.
"Is this the terror of reaching this point in the Path of Body Refining?" one of the strongest beings exclaimed: "Without using any divine abilities, simply relying on one's own strength and using the simplest techniques, they were able to create a force capable of shaking heaven and earth."
Although the Path of Body Refining was one of the three major paths in the Sky Wasteland, in reality, not many people had pursued this path. Even fewer had achieved great success in this path. Many powerful beings practiced several paths.
Even the stronger demon race, famous for their physical strength, mostly followed the Path of Qi Refinement. Their strong physical bodies were mostly due to the natural advantages of their race.
Now, Pei Xuanjing's punch, with its terrifying power, was an eye-opener for all the powerful beings.
Kill!
Facing this punch, the Blood Fiend Ancestor did not retreat because he felt the punch locked onto him; there was nowhere to hide.
Victory and defeat will be decided in a single move!
Sssssss!
The next moment, the aura on the Blood Fiend Ancestor's body erupted, and the bloody sky transformed into countless trembling blood-colored long swords. These swords filled the sky and fell toward Pei Xuanjing.
"Come on!"
Faced with these blood-colored long swords, Pei Xuanjing sneered and continued his attack.
His punch that filled the sky, seemed to shatter the sky. Countless blood-colored long swords were drawn into the vortex of his punch. Despite the terrifying power released by the swords, it was meaningless compared to his power. Eventually, they were all annihilated.
The Blood Fiend Ancestor hadn't expected that his moves would be resolved by Pei Xuanjing so easily. Seeing Pei Xuanjing's oncoming punch, his face faded.
Next moment, he stepped forward, his surrounding robes turned into blood color, as if a bloody river were flowing over him. A blood-colored knife appeared in his hand. Even though the knife had not fully manifested itself, its horrifying murderous aura almost made the firmament shiver.
"The Red Blood Knife!"
"I didn't expect this old devil to bring out the Red Blood Knife. No wonder he was so confident."
The moment this blood-colored knife appeared, many powerful practitioners on Shenxiao Mountain immediately recognized this divine weapon.
The Red Blood Knife, a top-tier divine weapon and the Blood Fiend Sect's sect-protecting divine weapon. The Blood Fiend Ancestor had relied on this knife to fight his way to the Strongest Realm.
Later, in the war between the human and demon races, this knife had killed countless demon race powerhouses. It was one of the top killing divine weapons in the Demonic Way.
Some even believed that if you consider solely their destructive power, even the Human Path Treasure, Xuanyuan Sword, would be a bit inferior.
Boom!
The Red Blood Knife slashed out, its terrifying knife intent slicing through space, even causing countless Energies of Heaven and Earth to evaporate.
Rumble!
The punch intent and the knife light collided, creating earth-shattering conflict.
Just in the blink of an eye, these two forces had collided countless times. The resulting shockwaves spread out in all directions like ripples, shaking the firmament with their immense power.
Instantly, even the projection on the Heavenly Mirror on Shenxiao Mountain became blurred, making it impossible to see what was happening.
After waiting for a while, when the Heavenly Mirror re-displayed the images of the two, they found that the sky hundreds of miles above had returned to calm. The two of them were standing ten miles apart.
"Was the Red Blood Knife broken?" someone who saw the half knife in the hand of the Blood Fiend Ancestor could not help exclaiming.
Upon hearing this, the faces of many of the strongest beings changed, and they all looked over there.