"It's not intentional. It's to protect the Great Yan State!" Qiu Yuansheng said.
Everyone fell silent.
That's right!
It's for balance!
Young Martial Uncle is trying to create a balance with the giant demons so that they can't become stronger.
Is it for me?
No, it's for us, for the Great Yan State.
Young Martial Uncle did all this, but he didn't say anything. He just silently looked for flaws when they couldn't do it. This … is the temperament and breadth of mind of an expert. It's admirable.
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned red.
It's definitely an honor for the Great Yan State to have such a talented and powerful expert like Young Martial Uncle, who is willing to let others think of him.
"I want to join the Immortal Suppressing Sect …"
"Me too!"
"I really wonder what kind of sect could cultivate such a low-key and reserved peerless expert like Junior Martial Uncle!"
…
Many elders of the Alliance who saw this scene were discussing it at the same time.
Su Yin didn't care about what they thought. At this moment, he was holding his forehead, full of awkwardness.
After struggling for half a day, he only managed to fuse the Sword Dao, Weapon Forging, and Spirit Gathering Spiritual Qi together. His cultivation also advanced from the peak of Inherited Stage Nine to the peak of Eternal Stage Two … As for the Teacher Qi, it didn't fuse.
It wasn't easy for him to cultivate, and he thought that he could directly break through to Eternal Stage Five or Eternal Stage Six. In the end, he only advanced by three small levels, which made him feel embarrassed.
Forget it, I'll think of a way in the future!
Shaking his head, Su Yin cast aside the disappointment in his heart and looked down at the long sword in his hand.
After being bombarded by lightning, the body of the sword was overflowing with light, emitting a cold and arrogant aura. The sharp aura seemed to be able to pierce through space at any time.
"It shouldn't be at the Immortal level yet, but it's almost there …" Su Yin nodded.
The reason why it wasn't at the Immortal level was that there was no Immortal Qi, so it couldn't make a qualitative leap. However, after successfully transforming into a dragon, coupled with his tempering skills, even if it wasn't at the Immortal level, it was definitely not weaker than an Immortal level, or even stronger!
"Hehe, master, I'm now considered one of the most powerful weapons in this world!" The long sword chuckled softly, letting out a proud dragon's roar.
After fusing with an entire semi-transcendent-grade spirit vein, the sword already had its own consciousness.
"Forget it!" Su Yin nodded. "Since you were forged from dragon bones and successfully evolved into a dragon, let's call you … True Dragon Sword!"
"I like this name …" The True Dragon Sword nodded gleefully. Given how powerful it was as soon as it was forged, it was only a matter of time before it became the number one divine artifact in the world!
Whoosh!
It was put into the storage ring.
Floating quietly in the storage space, the True Dragon Sword was not asleep. Instead, it was dancing excitedly, trembling with excitement. "The True Dragon Sword is not enough to bring out my temperament. I should be called the Number One Sword Under the Heavens! I want to be invincible under the heavens, I want to become the most powerful weapon in the entire Qianyuan Continent … "
Before he could finish his words, rays of light slowly appeared in the pitch-black space within the ring. Countless pairs of eyes looked over.
"You are the most powerful weapon? Then what are we? "
A faint voice sounded. Then, a bowl flew up and gently shook, exuding a proud aura. Saint Qi and True Intent surged within it, making it look like a celestial being.
"A true Immortal-tier artifact?"
The True Dragon Sword was stunned. Before it could finish its words, chopsticks, ladles, spatulas, rolling pins … All sorts of things flew into the air and surrounded it. It was as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at it intently. Every single one of them emanated a powerful aura.
But that wasn't all. Zithers, chessboards, paintings, brushes …
In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred items had appeared in the surroundings. Every single one of them harnessed concentrated Saint Qi and True Intent, and they looked as if they would soar into the sky at any moment.
"A hundred … Immortal-tier artifacts?"
The True Dragon Sword trembled uncontrollably.
Wasn't it said that it was impossible for Immortal-tier artifacts to appear on the Forsaken Continent?
Where did all of these come from?
It thought that it would become one of the strongest weapons in the world after successfully evolving into a dragon, but who would have thought that it would not even be comparable to a bowl and chopsticks …
Wait a moment, the leather whip used to whip a donkey seemed to be an Immortal-tier artifact as well …
The True Dragon Sword trembled uncontrollably, unable to utter a single word.
What number one in the world? It would be a miracle if it could even rank in the top hundred!
…
Paying no heed to the True Dragon Sword that had been kept in his storage ring, Su Yin floated in the air.
After breaking through to the Eternal realm, he could feel the difference.
Stretching out his hand, he clenched his fist lightly.
Peng!
The space before him began to crumble, and pitch-black spatial tears began to spread in all directions.
Su Yin's eyes lit up in excitement.
After breaking through to the Eternal realm, he felt that he could destroy and even move the space that he encompassed with his will. Only after testing it out personally did he realize that this feeling was real.
Even if it was just a small area, and it consumed a lot of energy, it was still a frightening ability. Just this move alone was enough to make one's defenses difficult to withstand.
It was no wonder people said that Eternal realm experts were the true apex experts. Compared to them, the heritage of an Eternal realm expert paled in comparison.
Take the Green-scaled Giant Python that he met during the day as an example. If he were to meet it now, there was no need for him to use the flying ship at all. A single slap would be enough to turn it into a meat patty!
Even an expert of Fei Ting's caliber would not be able to withstand a single punch from him.
"I don't know if I can defeat Jiemo Luo, who was killed by the True Dragon Sword, but … I'm certain that I won't be weaker than him!"
Even though they were both at the Impartation realm, he was already on par with Jiemo Luo. He could be considered a true expert.
"Finally … I have the ability to protect myself!"
Feeling the Zhen Yuan moving and the energy in his body surging, Su Yin could not help but sigh.
Wu Yuan and the others carried him out of the forbidden grounds. His request was simple. He wanted to be able to protect himself and not be killed in this world. In order to achieve this goal, he had been working hard …
Finally, after leaving the forbidden grounds for six days, he achieved it! One could only imagine the hardships and effort he had put in. Just thinking about it made his heart ache.
"Junior Uncle …"
He sighed in his heart. Fei Ting and the others flew over and surrounded the young man in front of them, their eyes filled with admiration.
Su Yin responded and stopped studying his cultivation. Instead, he looked at the pitch-black tunnel in the sky. After Jiemo Luo's death, the cracks did not reduce. Instead, they became more and more intense. It felt as though the tunnel was being torn apart, as though even more powerful demons would rush in.
Furious roars could be heard from the other side of the tunnel.
Clearly, Jiemo Luo's death had made them fearful. Otherwise, they would have charged over.
Even so, it was only a matter of time before they entered.
"The tunnel has been completely opened. The experts at Eternal realm 1-dan and 2-dan won't be able to stop them anymore …" Fei Ting said, knowing what Zhang Xuan was worried about.
Even if Little Martial Uncle's strength could easily kill such a powerful expert, but … he couldn't possibly let him watch all the time!
As long as he took a nap, a few of them could sneak in and cause immeasurable damage to the Great Yan Prefecture.
"Can we seal the tunnel once more?" Su Yin asked.
Since they could not guard it forever, why not seal the tunnel once more?
"I know that Junior Uncle's understanding of formations and seals is not inferior to Founder Lin Xuan's, but … it's impossible to seal the tunnel once more! What we need to open isn't just the tunnel, but also the agreement between us and the demons. "
Knowing what Nie Tian was thinking, Fei Ting explained, "The reason why the humans and the trolls have been fighting each other for so long without any deaths is because they're evenly matched, and there's not much difference between them. As such, for the past ten thousand years, it's not that the demons were unable to open the tunnel, but for the sake of balance … they did not take the initiative to open it.
"However, due to us, a crack has appeared in the tunnel. This means that we have broken the balance. How can the demons possibly abide by their previous agreement? Even if they were to seal the tunnel once more, they would still be able to break it, allowing more experts to enter … "
Su Yin frowned.
That made sense.
The demons did not intend to abide by the agreement in the first place. Now that they had broken the agreement, they would surely make use of this opportunity to launch a frenzied assault.
As such, what they needed to open wasn't just the tunnel but the balance.
"In order to protect humanity and the Great Yan Prefecture, the most important thing isn't to seal the tunnel but to increase the number of experts. Only then will we be able to prevent the demons from coveting us!"
Fei Ting said.
"That's true. The reason why the water can flow is because of the pressure difference. Only by removing this pressure can the tunnel truly stabilize!" Su Yin nodded.
Sealing the tunnel was like blocking the water. It only treated the symptoms but not the root cause. If they truly wanted to stop the demons and restore peace to the Great Yan Prefecture, they needed to be evenly matched, not one or two experts.
They also couldn't forcefully seal the tunnel.
"Most importantly … once the tunnel is completely sealed, the River of the Spirit Abyss won't be able to flow over. The Great Yan Prefecture will lose the support of the spirit veins and the supply of spirit energy. The number of experts will decrease and eventually become weaker … Therefore, sealing the tunnel is a last resort. Killing a thousand enemies is equivalent to harming eight hundred of our own."
Fei Ting continued.
Su Yin nodded.
The Eight Great Halls of the Alliance sealed the eight exits of the Spirit Abyss. Once the tunnel at the root was sealed, the spirit energy here would decrease day by day. The spirit energy in the air would also weaken.
When that time came … the number of experts in the Great Yan Prefecture would decrease. There might still be Inherited Realm experts now, but in a few years, there might not even be any Grandmasters.
If that really happened, they wouldn't be saving people but destroying them.
They knew that the demons were dangerous, but they couldn't completely seal the tunnel for the sake of spirit energy and spirit veins … The current situation of humans was indeed very awkward. Unless they could kill all the demons in one go.
"If we can't seal the tunnel, can we think of a way to level up before the demons come out? As long as the number of experts is similar, the balance can be restored … "Su Yin said.
"That's the only way, but … it's not that easy to level up!" Fei Ting smiled bitterly.
Everyone knew that if enough Eternal Realm experts appeared in the Great Yan Prefecture, they could also fight against the demons. But … if it was that easy to break through, he wouldn't only be at the seventh level of Inherited Realm.
"I know it's not easy, but it's not like there's no way …"
Su Yin flipped his wrist, and the True Dragon Sword appeared in his palm again. He grasped it lightly, and a few thick streams of spirit energy appeared. "The main reason limiting your breakthrough is the spirit veins. Although I've merged the semi-supreme spirit vein into the True Dragon Sword, the spirit energy in it can still be used as you wish! As long as you cultivate seriously, it's not impossible for you to reach a higher level, or even the Eternal Realm. "
The reason why the Great Yan Prefecture couldn't produce an Eternal Realm expert wasn't because their talent was weak, but because … they didn't have a high-grade spirit vein.
Now that he had successfully gathered a semi-supreme spirit vein with over a thousand grade-one spirit veins, it wouldn't be difficult for them to break through.
Fei Ting's body trembled. "Junior Master, are you willing to take out this spirit vein for everyone to use?"
Such pure spirit energy would be of great help to someone like him who was about to break through at any time. As long as he focused on cultivating, it wouldn't be a problem for him to reach the eighth level of Inherited Realm in less than a month!
He could even try to break through to the Eternal Realm within two years!
But … this spirit vein would be of great help not only to him, but also to Junior Master …
Although Junior Master had only been in the alliance for a few hours, he had already helped them immensely. He couldn't bring himself to ask for the spirit vein that Junior Master had spent so much effort to gather …
"It's just a spirit vein. At the very most, I'll just have to gather more spirit veins the next time the river opens …" Su Yin shook his head.
The spirit vein wouldn't be of much help to him, but if it could raise the overall strength of the Great Yan Prefecture by a notch, it wouldn't be a bad idea.
"Thank you, Junior Master …"
Hearing the other party's words, Fei Ting knew that it would be unreasonable for him to continue refusing. Thus, he bowed deeply with reddened eyes.
He had underestimated the other party's magnanimity. The other party was much more magnanimous than he had thought.
"Right, Junior Master, I heard from Xu Chong and the others that not only are you skilled in formations and smithing, you're also skilled in imparting knowledge to others. Can you explain cultivation to us? Can you give us a chance to learn from you? "
Taking the concentrated spirit energy, Fei Ting suddenly recalled something, and his face reddened.
"It's not impossible for you to cultivate with me …"
Su Yin didn't expect Fei Ting to make such a request. He pondered for a moment before nodding. "However … my cultivation technique comes from the Zhenxian Sect, so it's not convenient for me to impart it to others …"
"I understand. Even though I'm the head of the Alliance Elder Hall, I can still join other sects. Take Vice Pavilion Master Zhan Qing for example, he's currently a member of the Qingyun Sect. As long as Junior Master agrees, I can join the Zhenxian Sect right away …"
Fei Ting hurriedly added, "I'm not the only one. There are many elders in the Alliance Elder Hall who aren't affiliated with a sect …"
"This …"
Su Yin's eyes lit up.
Since Sun Zhao had already joined the Zhenxian Sect, it wouldn't be a problem for him to recruit more people.
Take Fei Ting for example. Even if he didn't join the Zhenxian Sect in name, his name alone was more than enough to intimidate the other powers and sects. In fact, it wouldn't be long before the Zhenxian Sect surpassed the Qingyun Sect and became the number one sect in the Alliance Elder Hall.
"Alright, go ahead and make the preparations. I'll call Wu Yuan and the others over to hold the induction ceremony …"
Su Yin pondered for a moment before nodding his head.
As long as these people joined the Zhenxian Sect, it would be safe even if he didn't need to guard it anymore.
To him, this would be a form of liberation.
When the time came, he would be able to travel to the Great Qian Continent and the Dayuan Continent to search for purer spirit veins, decipher more occupations, and uncover the true origins of the thirty-six Fragmentary Thoughts.
Fei Ting nodded his head. He was just about to make the arrangements when he glanced at the passageway in the sky hesitantly. "Junior Master, if someone were to barge in while you're guiding us …"
"We can seal the passageway for the time being. Once we're strong enough, we can break it open …" Su Yin pondered for a moment before replying.
"That's not a bad idea, but it's troublesome to seal the passageway. Besides, it might not be able to hold the passageway for long …" Fei Ting nodded his head. Just as he was about to continue speaking, the young man beside him suddenly took a step forward and appeared before the passageway. He took out a brush, dipped it in ink, and began drawing.
Inscriptions slowly surfaced in the air, and soon, they formed a massive net that shrouded the entire passageway.
"You want to seal us? Dream on!"
Feeling the pressure from the inscriptions, a furious roar sounded from the other side of the passageway. It rammed furiously against the net, and energy surged from the opening of the passageway, causing cracks to appear in the space around it.
"Shut up!"
Su Yin's eyebrows shot up as he drew faster and faster.
Hu!
Along with the final stroke, the net in the sky suddenly shrunk, as if it had caught a huge fish.
Hu!
The pitch-black passageway immediately shrunk, as if someone had pierced a hole in it.
"Damn it!"
The other side grew even more furious. All sorts of energy surged into the net, but they were unable to pierce through it no matter how hard they tried.
"How powerful …"
Na Yuqiong and the other experts of the Alliance widened their eyes in shock, unable to say a word.
This was a passageway that connected to another world. Back then, Founder Lin Xuan had worked together with countless grade-9 sealing masters to seal it, but even so, they were still unable to seal it completely. Yet, this young man was able to seal it with just a single brush …
To be able to seal the other side of the passageway no matter how hard they tried, it was truly inconceivable.
"Alright, I should be able to hold on for some time …"
After doing all of this, Su Yin paused for a moment before drawing a few sketches outside the seal. After which, he put down the brush and nodded in satisfaction.
With these inscriptions, it was unlikely that the Giant Demon would be able to cross over in a short period of time, so there was no need for him to worry too much. Su Yin instructed the others before flying toward the exit of the Lingyuan with the Old Tortoise.
It had already been four hours since he entered the Lingyuan, so he wondered what was going on outside. Did Donkey and the parrot cause any trouble?
It didn't take long for them to return to the Dry Origin Continent, and Su Yin headed straight for the Longevity Mountain.
Even though the spiritual energy outside was much thinner, the environment was much better, and the air was much fresher. Staying in the Lingyuan was akin to staying in a frenzied land. It was a great tempering of one's temperament.
…
After Su Yin left the Lingyuan, a huge commotion broke out in the Convalescence City.
The news that Little Martial Uncle was going to teach a class swept across the entire Alliance like a hurricane.
"You mean … if we want to listen to Little Martial Uncle's class, we have to join the Suppressing Immortal Sect?"
"Fighting against the Giant Demon doesn't require sects, but cultivation techniques and experts do. If we want to learn, we have to join the Suppressing Immortal Sect. Otherwise, why would they teach us?"
"That's true … However, I don't want to betray my own sect!"
"Then there's no other way. We can't listen to the class …"
"As long as there's enough spiritual energy, it doesn't matter whether we listen to the class or not. A person's cultivation base is just a person's talent. They might not be able to teach it! Even if they can, they might not be able to teach it well. In any case, I don't think it's a big deal to not listen to the class! "
"I agree with you. Listening to the class … It's just a form of comfort. If we don't listen to the class, will our cultivation base fall by a huge margin? You must be joking! "
"Cultivation is honed through killing, and everyone has their own way of cultivation. I don't think there's any point in listening to the class. It's even more impossible for me to change my sect …"
Soon, the cultivators in the alliance were divided into two groups. One group was interested in joining the Suppressing Immortal Sect to listen to the class, while the other group was of the opinion that even if Little Senior Uncle was strong, his class might not be able to teach well.
In the main hall.
Fei Ting looked at the various Hall Masters and Elders with a cold and indifferent expression.
"What do you all mean by this? It's up to you whether you want to listen to the class or not. I won't force you! "
"Hall master, the alliance has always been independent of the other sects. That's the only way to maintain fairness. If we join the Suppressing Immortal Sect, the nature of our alliance will change. I disagree!" an elder said with a wave of his hand.
"I disagree as well. Little Senior Uncle is indeed strong, I admit that. However, it's just a single lecture. What can he change? He can't change anything! If our alliance changes because of this, we will have let our ancestors down. Even if we die ten thousand times, we won't be able to absolve ourselves! "
Another old man said.
…
"The two elders are right. How about this … those who are willing to listen to the class and join the Suppressing Immortal Sect, come to my left. Those who aren't, come to my right!"
After hearing the discussion, Fei Ting waved his hand grandly.
Huala!
The crowd in the room immediately split into two groups. Those who stood on the left were those who had been to the Lingyuan River and witnessed Little Senior Uncle's miraculous feats with their own eyes. Those who stood on the right were old fogeys led by Zhan Qing and Qiu Yuansheng.
"Elder Chen is right. The alliance is independent of the other sects. If we join the Suppressing Immortal Sect, we'll be breaking the rules. How about this … From today onward, I'll resign from my position as hall master of the Alliance Elder Hall! Zhan Qing will take over as hall master! I've fought for the alliance for so many years, and even if I didn't contribute much to the alliance, I should at least be grateful for my hard work.
Fei Ting said calmly.
"This …" Zhan Qing and the others were stunned. "Hall Master Fei …"
Knowing what they were worried about, Fei Ting said, "Don't worry. Regardless of whether I join the Suppressing Immortal Sect or not, I'll still fight here and protect mankind against the demons!"
Seeing how resolute Fei Ting was, Zhan Qing and the others could only nod. "Since Fei Ting has made such a decision, we'll respect your decision!"
"Un!" Fei Ting nodded. He turned to the crowd on the left and said, "Those who are hall masters, resign from your positions. Those who aren't, join the Suppressing Immortal Sect with me … Those who are unable to do so, please move to the right!"
"Yes!"
Sighing, another dozen or so people moved to the right.
There were only twenty or so people on the left, including hall masters Xuan Ye, Jiao Jinping, Tan Zhao, Liang Zaixing, and Nie Liao.
"Everyone, please return and inform the disciples in the hall to follow the same method. Those who are willing to join us, don't force them!"
Fei Ting wasn't surprised to see that there were so few people left, so he instructed.
Xuan Ye and the others nodded before walking out.
Seeing that they were unable to dissuade Fei Ting, the crowd on the right glanced at one another and shook their heads. A long moment later, Zhan Qing sighed deeply.
"Fei Ting has been wise all his life, but this time … he's truly mistaken!"
Qiu Yuansheng waved his hand grandly. "Of course he's mistaken. If I can achieve a breakthrough just by listening to a single lecture, my surname won't be Qiu!"
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