Inside a secret chamber.
A middle-aged man in a black and gold patterned robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. He was silently absorbing the Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth to cultivate.
Around him.
It was so dense that it could materialize.
All of a sudden.
He spat out a mouthful of blood. His originally calm aura became chaotic and the Spirit Qi around him became violent.
Immediately.
He spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Who dares to steal my Mountain-Suppressing Seal!" Zhao Zunji opened his eyes and was filled with anger. A terrifying aura exploded from his body and shook the entire secret chamber.
He had originally felt that he had touched the threshold of the Divine Martial Arts Realm.
He was so close to using the method left behind by the Celestial Sect's ancestors to forcefully break through the threshold and reach the Divine Martial Arts Realm.
After all.
The shackles in the Spirit Domain were extremely subtle. It was unlike the True Dominion and Ordinary Dominion. As long as one's strength exceeded the limit, they would be punished by the heavens. Besides, the realm of the cultivators in the domain was also tightly suppressed.
In the Spirit Domain.
If one used some methods, they could break through the shackles and reach the Divine Martial Arts Realm.
A large sect in the Spirit Domain.
If they had a Divine Martial Arts Realm cultivator, they would definitely be a top existence.
However —
Just now.
Zhao Zunji felt that his connection with the Mountain-Suppressing Seal had been severed. It was as if a terrifying flame had followed the connection and burned him.
He had no choice but to withdraw from the state of cultivation.
The result of forcefully withdrawing.
That strand of opportunity had disappeared. He had also suffered a backlash from the Spirit Qi, causing him to be severely injured.
"I gave the Mountain-Suppressing Seal to Zhang Shengming. Now that the connection with the Dao weapon has been severed, someone must have forcefully removed my ownership imprint. Could it be that a strong enemy has attacked the Celestial Sect?"
Zhao Zunji's eyes were cold. At this moment, the killing intent in his heart could not be suppressed.
However, if someone had attacked the Celestial Sect.
It was impossible that he did not notice at all.
There would be no one who did not inform him.
But no matter what.
This matter had completely angered him.
After calming down his chaotic aura, Zhao Zunji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up to open the door of the secret chamber.
A ray of sunlight shone in.
It dispelled the darkness in the secret chamber and revealed his indifferent face.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
Seeing this, the elder guarding the secret chamber hurriedly bowed.
Zhao Zunji asked in a deep voice, "Did anything happen at the Celestial Sect during this period of time?"
"Reporting to Sect Master, the sect is fine."
"Inform all the elders to wait in the main hall. I have something to ask them."
"Understood!"
Hearing Zhao Zun's apathetic tone and seeing his expression, the Celestial Sect Elder felt that something was amiss. He didn't dare to say anything more and took his leave.
Within the Celestial Sect's main hall.
Zhao Zunji sat in the main seat, while the rest of the elders sat on his left and right.
"First Elder, where is the Mountain Suppressing Seal that I gave you?"
"Elder Liu brought the Mountain-suppressing Seal to ambush Yuan Zong's Elder. In the end, he was attacked by Yuan Zong's Lord. The Mountain-suppressing Seal fell into Yuan Zong's hands," Zhang Shengming continued with a solemn expression.
"However, Sect Master can be at ease. The Mountain Suppressing Seal is only temporarily in the hands of Yuan Zong. We have already joined forces with the other sects and are preparing to attack the Liang Mountain Spirit Region. It won't be long before we can take back the Mountain Suppressing Seal."
"Take it back!"
Zhao Zunji was so angry that he laughed. He slammed his palm on the armrest and the terrifying power instantly turned the armrest into dust. The aura of a Peak Spiritual Martial Force enveloped the entire main hall.
"Now that the Mountain Suppressing Seal has been erased, how are you going to take it back?"
His angry and cold words echoed in the main hall.
Under the cover of the terrifying aura.
It made most people's hearts tremble.
However, compared to the suppression of the aura, Zhao Zunji's words were even more shocking.
Zhang Shengming's originally solemn expression changed drastically, "The Mountain Suppressing Seal has been refined by someone?"
"If not, why do you think I came out of seclusion?"
Zhao Zunji's expression was cold.
If Zhang Shengming wasn't the Celestial Sect's First Elder and had a lot of experience, he would have questioned him about this matter.
As for Zhang Shengming.
He didn't expect the Mountain Suppressing Seal to be refined.
If a Dao Artifact fell into the hands of others, there was still a possibility of taking it back.
However, if it was refined.
It was basically equivalent to losing a Dao Artifact.
For the Celestial Sect.
The loss of a sage item was far greater than the loss of an elder at the Airborne Realm.
Zhao Zunji suppressed the anger in his heart and said coldly, "What is the Liang Mountain Spirit Protectorate and the Origin Sect that you mentioned previously? I don't remember the existence of the Liang Mountain Spirit Protectorate among the 17 Spirit Protectorates."
"The Liang Mountain Spirit Protectorate is a newly formed Spirit Protectorate that was born after an expert broke the shackles of the True Dominion. The Origin Sect is the sect that was founded by the Spirit Protectorate Lord."
"Broke the shackles of the True Dominion and became the Spirit Protectorate Lord!"
Zhao Zunji's heart trembled. His expression changed drastically. He seemed to be faintly shocked.
Obviously.
The news of breaking the shackles of the True Dominion had caused a huge shock to the Celestial Sect Master.
Even Zhao Zunji himself.
He had never thought that anyone could really break the shackles of the True Dominion.
After all …
For many people.
Breaking the shackles of the True Dominion was ultimately just a rumor.
A rumor that hadn't appeared for thousands of years and had only been passed down in legends.
After a short moment of shock.
Zhao Zunji quickly calmed down.
For him.
Even the Spirit Protectorate Lord was just a cultivator who had just entered the Spirit God Realm.
No matter what.
He was also a peak Spirit Martial Realm expert who was only a step away from entering the God Martial Realm.
No matter how powerful a Spirit God Realm cultivator was, he was still only at the Spirit God Realm.
The gap between the Spirit God Realm and the Prominent Sage Realm was hard to make up.
"There should be a lot of resources in a Spirit Protectorate. Could there be some difficult opponent that the Celestial Sect hasn't made a move yet and even lost a Dao Artifact?"
"Sect Master, the Origin Sect is a fifth-grade force. There are a total of 1,500 Spirit God Realm cultivators in the sect and two Dao Artifacts. One of them is a two-seal Dao Artifact."
"…"
"The latest news is that the Origin Sect Master's Spirit God is at the Prominent Sage Realm. He is 100 feet tall and is suspected to be an expert at the ninth level of the Spirit Martial Realm!"
"…"
After hearing Zhang Shengming's words.
Zhao Zunji finally understood why the Celestial Sect hadn't entered the Liang Mountain Spirit Protectorate to plunder the resources that they deserved.
1,500 Spirit Gods.
Two Dao artifacts guarding the sect.
The Domain Lord of the Spirit Protectorate who was at the Prominent Sage Realm.
The combination of the three was enough to make the Celestial Sect not dare to fight head-on.
However, compared to the shock of a fifth-grade force …
He was even more shocked by Qin Shujian, who had just broken through and was already a Spirit God who could reach the Prominent Divine Realm.
"If any cultivator wants to step into the Spirit Martial Realm, even if they are geniuses, they will need more than ten years of training. It is impossible for them to break through to the Flight Riding Realm.
As for the Prominent Divine Realm … "
Zhao Zunji paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice.
"If I remember correctly, the fastest cultivator in history to break through to the Prominent Divine Realm took a total of 27 years!"
One took 27 years.
One took less than a month.
With such a comparison, it was enough to be described as shocking.
Zhang Shengming said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, you mean that Qin Shujian has a shocking treasure that allowed him to break through the shackles of the True Dominion and reach the Prominent Divine Realm so quickly?"
"Maybe, maybe not." Zhao Zunji's expression was strange as he said, "If it was an ordinary person, it would naturally be impossible. However, if an almighty reincarnated and cultivated again, it is not impossible."
"However …"
"Regardless of whether he is an almighty reincarnated and cultivated again, since he dared to kill the Celestial Sect's Elder and steal our sect's Dao Artifact, this matter must be settled."
At the end, Zhao Zunji did not hide the killing intent in his heart.
Things had developed to this stage.
There was no way for both parties to ease the tension.
If Qin Shujian had a treasure on him, then he would seize the opportunity to snatch it and not give him the chance to grow.
If he was an almighty reincarnated, then he would take the opportunity to kill him.
Otherwise, when he woke up …
The Celestial Sect would not be able to contend against him.
Hearing this.
A Celestial Sect Elder could not help but ask, "Sect Master, is there really such a thing as reincarnation?"
"Of course!"
Zhao Zunji said slowly.
"A cultivator of the Divine Martial Realm already has the qualifications to possess a body. As for those above the Divine Martial Realm, it is not difficult for the physical body to return to heaven and earth and the soul to reincarnate and cultivate again.
However, reincarnation is ultimately very risky and not everyone can withstand it.
If Qin Shujian was reincarnated and cultivated again, then he was at least an existence of the Heavenly Man Realm in his previous life. "
Speaking of the words Heavenly Man.
His face was unprecedentedly solemn.
It could be said that …
Heavenly Man Realm was beyond the Divine Martial Realm and was ranked at the top of the world.
No matter how proud and arrogant Zhao Zunji was, when talking about Heavenly Man Realm, there was a trace of reverence in his heart.
This was the respect for the peerless experts.
It was also the goal that he wanted to achieve in the future.
After that …
Zhao Zunji's gaze fell on Zhang Shengming and said, "Great Elder, you said that you have already formed an alliance with the various sects and are prepared to take action against the Yuan Sect. I wonder how the discussion went?"
"The temptation of a newly promoted Spirit Domain is not small. Naturally, no one would reject it."
"When do you plan to take action?"
"Originally, we heard that the Yuan Sect's Dao Artifact was taken out by the Yuan Sect Elder. We planned to kill him and take the Dao Artifact first. Then, we will weaken the Yuan Sect's overall strength before taking action."
Zhang Shengming shook his head and said, "But now that this plan has failed and the various sects have lost an Airborne Realm expert, the Yuan Sect will definitely be on guard and will not have a second chance.
So, we plan to officially take action against the Liang Mountain Spirit Domain in five days and take advantage of the time before the Yuan Sect's wings are fully developed to crush them! "
Originally, he didn't intend to annihilate the Yuan Sect and only wanted to force them to retreat and then seize the resources of the Liang Mountain Spirit Domain.
This way.
He would be able to avoid many losses.
Moreover, the other sects might not be willing to fight the Yuan Sect to the death.
After all, if over 1,000 Domain Spirit Gods were to fight to the death.
The slightest carelessness.
They might end up in a life and death struggle.
But now that he obtained the news that Qin Shujian was at the Vision Saint Stage and Zhao Zunji's guess, Zhang Shengming changed his mind.
The Yuan Sect must be annihilated, and the sooner the better.
He believed.
The other sects' thoughts were probably similar to the Celestial Sect's at this moment.
Zhao Zunji nodded and said, "Inform the other sects of the news that Qin Shujian is the reincarnation of an almighty expert and then join forces to annihilate the Yuan Sect. We must not leave behind any future troubles.
I will personally take action in this battle. "
The matter of the treasure.
The Celestial Sect only needed to have some guesses and there was no need to spread it.
On the contrary, they could confirm the news that Qin Shujian was the reincarnation of an almighty expert.
After all, everyone already had a grudge with the Yuan Sect. They believed that the other sects wouldn't sit by and watch as a reincarnated almighty expert rose once more.
"With the Sect Master taking action, we will naturally win!"
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