Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 544 Settlement
Ninth-level magical treasure.

Tenth-level immortal material.

Although there is a difference of one level, the difference between human immortals and earthly immortals, in this lower realm of the Northern Territory, the value of the two is almost the same. In terms of practicality, the former is even higher than the latter.

After all, ninth-level immortal treasures are finished products, while tenth-level immortal materials are unfinished materials.

The Northern Territory is the lower realm, which does not allow true immortals to exist. The development of various arts is also limited. The highest level of elixirs, talismans, and array weapons is the eighth level. There are no ninth-level immortal masters at all.

Without a ninth-rank immortal master, ninth-rank artifacts cannot be refined. The only sources of immortal treasures are the cave dwellings of predecessors and ancient relics. As such, one can imagine how valuable they are. Scarcity makes them absolutely valuable.

As for the tenth-level immortal materials, although their output is limited, the material level is too high. In this lower realm of the Northern Territory, no one can refine the materials into treasures.

It cannot be processed later and can only be used directly to exert its most basic innate effects, so its value is naturally greatly reduced.

Therefore, for ordinary people, the value of three ninth-grade immortal treasures is obviously higher than that of seven tenth-grade immortal materials.

But Xu Yang has always been unconventional, and now he is doing the opposite. In his eyes, the value of three ninth-grade immortal treasures is far less than that of seven tenth-grade immortal materials.

After all, he was a weapon refiner, a weapon refiner who had reached the eighth level.

If he continues to develop in this way, he will definitely have the hope of advancing to the ninth level before achieving true immortality.

The weapon refining skills have been advanced to the ninth level, and combined with the skill characteristics, with the help of these materials, it is almost certain to refine a few magic treasures, if not easy.

After all, the tenth-grade immortal materials are the things of earthly immortals, and the method of refining equipment is the main, auxiliary and assistant. As long as these tenth-grade immortal materials are used as the main body, and combined with some ninth-grade spiritual objects, it is more than enough to refine a few treasures of human immortals.

This kind of fairy treasure is not only brand new, but also refined by the weapon master himself, which is in line with his own wishes and in harmony with his own personality.

Isn't this better than the withered flowers and fallen willows left in the caves and buried in the tombs?

In Xu Yang's plan, whether it is Xiaohuang or Tianhui, or the Earth Spirit Pearl that is connected to the Earth Book, they can only be used as a transition.

In the future, as your refining skills improve, you will have to refine fairy treasures that suit you by yourself, especially important treasures such as the Nine-Instrument Xuanyuan and the Five Elements Fairy Flags that can be used as your natal objects. You must refine them by yourself to ensure that there are no hidden dangers or omissions, so that you can use them without worries.

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After deciding the ownership of the immortal treasures, Xu Yang turned his attention to the martial arts.

The true secret of the Jiuxiao Thunder God Sword!

This is the fundamental practice of the Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion. Like the Five Elements Immortal Technique obtained from Xu Ling Jun Feng Chaoyang before, both are methods that directly lead to becoming a celestial immortal. Unfortunately, the inheritance is incomplete, with only the human immortal part.

There is no doubt that this is a restriction imposed by the "Ancestor of the Upper Realm" on the Taoist tradition of the Lower Realm.

Although it was only the human immortal part, Xu Yang did not dislike it and still watched it with great interest.

He was not short of such things as martial arts. Not to mention the immortal inheritance of Tongtian Secret Realm, even the Nine Heavens Mysterious Scripture obtained from the Blue Star World was enough for him to cultivate to the realm of True Immortal or even Earthly Immortal.

But the accumulation of foundation is never too much, and stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade. The true art of the Jiuxiao Yulei Shen Sword is also a method of practicing the Heavenly Sword, and is similar to the Xuanyuan Divine Sword Art and the Jiuyi Tianzun Method. Xu Yang will naturally verify each other, and at the same time, it will also add a method to the Wandao Academy and a product to the Lingbao Conference.

Immortal treasures and materials, secret techniques, some immortal caves, rare treasures obtained from ancient ruins, as well as elixirs, talismans, spirit stones, immortal jade, formation plates and flags, etc. accumulated by Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion for hundreds of thousands of years, this time's harvest is almost there.

Needless to say, these things will all be put into the Wandao Treasury as development capital to enhance the strength of the academy.

"Next..."

Xu Yang murmured, raised his head and looked into the distance with an amused look on his face.

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A few days later, a battle broke out in the South China Sea, and everyone was shocked.

The True Immortal died, the Sword Pavilion was destroyed, and the structure of the Northern Territory changed dramatically.

In response to this, the three religious traditions and the ten holy places were dead silent, with no response at all.

Wandao Academy ignored it and just took over Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion's foundation until several months later.

"Taixuan Dao Yue Xuanjizi, I pay my respects to Xuanyuan Sword Master!"

"Chen Xizhen from Haoyu Tianmen pays homage to Xuanyuan Sword Master!"

"Five Elements Immortal Sect's Zhong Yingquan..."

"Zhou Tianyu of Beidou Immortal Sect..."

"Shen Tuqing of the Great Sun Immortal Sect..."

"Bodhi Temple..."

"Infinite Light Buddha Sect..."

The lonely peak of ten thousand feet in the past is now the Wu Ji Palace. Inside the palace, everyone bowed together and performed the great ceremony.

"You don't have to be polite!"

Xu Yangxu extended his hand and asked the nine Tribulation Immortals in front of him to stand up.

Nine Tribulation Immortals and nine holy places finally came to visit him after he took over the Sword Pavilion's foundation.

The nine Tribulation Immortals, all of whom were at the fifth or sixth level, could be described as powerful Tribulation Realm warriors. Even among the holy land's immortal sects, they were extraordinary figures. But at this moment, they did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. They bowed with great ceremony and were meticulous, clearly distinguishing between the superior and the inferior.

Although the Tribulation Immortals and True Immortals are all in the Nine Realms, there is still a huge difference between them, and there must be a distinction between high and low.

As for whether Xu Yang is a true immortal... since he can kill Qi Zhengming, he must be a true immortal.

Therefore, the nine people adopted a very correct attitude.

Seeing the nine people in such an attitude, Xu Yang also got straight to the point: "What are you all doing here?"

"I came here to apologize for my crime!"

The Taoist priest, Xuanjizi, who looked like an immortal, spoke first: "I am Taixuan Daoyue. For the sake of friendship with my fellow practitioners, I was temporarily bewildered and accepted the appointment of the Sword Pavilion. I was embarrassed by the Yuexue Palace. This time I came to apologize for my crime. I hope the Sword Master will punish me!"

After saying that, he knelt on the ground, completely disregarding his own status as a powerful being in the Tribulation Realm, and knelt directly in front of Xu Yang.

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Seeing this posture, everyone was silent for a while, and then they moved in unison and knelt on the ground together.

"Please punish me, Sword Master!!!"

Nine immortals knelt together and apologized. If such a scene happened in the outside world, I wonder how many people would be shocked.

A powerful being in the realm of calamity, a fairy or god, actually kneels down to others?

Where is the integrity of the immortal gods in the realm of catastrophe?

What about the spirit of the holy land of immortals?

"You don't have to do this." Xu Yang shook his head and said calmly, "In my life, Li has always been clear about gratitude and resentment. I will not offend others unless they offend me, and I will not punish them for their crimes. The affairs of Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion are the affairs of Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and helped everyone up again.

Such words and such an attitude made Xuanjizi and other nine Tribulation Immortals secretly relieved.

As immortal gods in the realm of calamity, powerful people, if they had any other choice, how could they bow down to others?

There is really no way.

Qi Zhengming’s tragic condition is like a nightmare, still vivid in my mind and leaves me with lingering fears.

Even the True Immortals were defeated and died in a horrible way, let alone these Tribulation Immortals.

In addition, this man was swift and decisive. He had just killed Qi Zhengming when he went to Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion and destroyed the sect and cut off its incense, making this holy land of immortals that had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years become history.

The decisiveness of his actions and the ruthlessness of his means are completely in line with his nature as a "sword cultivator"!
As allies of Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion, they went to the South China Sea together that day. If they did not want to follow in the footsteps of Qi Zhengming and Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion, they could only humble themselves and ask for forgiveness.

After all, this person is unusual. He is not from a holy land and is not subject to the checks and balances of the upper realm. From the destruction of the Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion, it can be seen that the deterrence of the ancestors of various sects to him is limited. If he does not want to be like the Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion, he can only bow his head.

Fortunately, although this person is unscrupulous and can destroy the Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion at will, based on his current performance, he has not shown any intention of swallowing up the Northern Territory. Therefore, there is still some room for maneuver in this matter, and at least it can be delayed for a while.

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"I already know your intentions."

Xu Yang looked calm and said in a calm voice: "It's the same old saying. Li has always been clear about gratitude and resentment. I will not offend others unless they offend me. The Wandao Academy is even more upright and self-disciplined. As long as you do not cross the line, there will be a place for you to stay in this vast Northern Territory, and it will accommodate everyone's cultivation!"

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After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent again, and finally Xuanjizi was the first to respond.

"Sword Master is so broad-minded that we are really ashamed. Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion was extremely domineering. Now it is destroyed by it. It is also the cycle of justice. In the future, the cultivation world in the Northern Territory must follow the lead of Wandao Academy and achieve the prosperity of Datong!"

Xu Yang did not comment on his words, but just laughed and said, "Daoyou Xuanji, you are too kind."

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After a while, everyone left and Xu Yang remained alone in the hall with an amused look on his face.

In the Northern Region and Central Plains, the Holy Land and the Immortal Sect, ten sects coexisted in the world, and this pattern lasted for nearly a million years.

Even if a genius was born, achieved true immortality, and overwhelmed the ten sects, he would not be able to change this situation and unify the Northern Territory.

There are two reasons for this. One is the balance of power, and the other is the restraint from the upper realm.

Needless to say about the former, the ten holy places have a long heritage and profound foundation. Although there are differences in strength, they are definitely not too disparate. Even the Nine Tribulations True Immortal cannot forcibly annex them, otherwise both sides will be destroyed and the gain will outweigh the loss.

The latter is even simpler. The ten holy places all have ancestors who are true immortals from the upper realm, or even earthly immortals and celestial immortals. The Taoist traditions of the lower realm shoulder the heavy responsibility of continuously supplying talents and resources to the upper realm.

In this case, how could the ancestors of the upper world allow the Taoist tradition of the lower world to be destroyed?

You are a true immortal and you are very powerful. If you have the ability to destroy my Taoist lineage in the lower realm, then you'd better have the ability to go to the upper realm and fight with me.

Unless there is a major change in the upper realm and the founders of each sect pass away, the cultivation world in the Northern Territory will always be a structure where ten sects coexist.

The balance set by the upper world for the lower world and the rules established by the immortals in heaven and on earth are not something that a small human immortal would have the courage to break.

Therefore, among the ten holy places, even if there are geniuses and prodigies, and the nine calamities come true, their sects can only prosper for a while. Before they ascend to heaven, they can suppress all parties to a limited extent and dominate for tens of thousands of years. After that, they have to return to normal. It is impossible for them to destroy mountains and temples, cut off people's incense and inheritance, and unify the cultivation world in the northern region.

But now Xu Yang has broken this rule. It is not enough to kill Qi Zhengming, the True Immortal, he also seized Jiuxiao's foundation and cut off the inheritance of Jiange, making it the first holy immortal place to be exterminated in hundreds of thousands of years.

There is no doubt that he has formed a mortal feud with Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion. When he ascends to the upper realm in the future, he will inevitably face the pursuit of the Sword Pavilion's founder.

The major holy places don’t know how he has the courage to risk the world’s condemnation. Doesn’t he plan to ascend to heaven in the future?
I couldn't figure it out, but he had done it anyway.

The major holy places could not afford to provoke a ruthless character who could kill true immortals and ignored the threats from the upper realms, so they could only come to ask for peace. Some even planned to make concessions and recognize him as the Lord of the Northern Territory.

But Xu Yang did not go with the flow. After all, the "Lord of the Northern Territory" obtained in this way was just an empty title. If he did not have enough strength, it would be meaningless to say anything.

Now, relying on the Nine-Ritual Formation, he is invincible in the Northern Territory, but one person cannot rule an entire world.

A thousand years in the present world is too short a time. Even if the Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion is taken down, the strength of the Wandao Academy is not enough to swallow up the Northern Territory and dominate the world.

It will take time and development to completely transform the foundation of Jiuxiao Sword Pavilion into the strength of Wandao Academy before we can plan for the entire Northern Territory.

Before this, Xu Yang did not plan to have a direct conflict with the major holy places. After all, the holy places had a deep foundation in immortality. Even if there was no Nine Tribulations True Immortal like Qi Zhengming, there could still be a few Seven Tribulations and Eight Tribulations True Immortals.

One's own business knows one's own business. The Jiuyi Formation is not easy to move. If a group of powerful people in the Tribulation Realm are determined to fight guerrilla warfare with him, then he will have no way to deal with it and will probably be exhausted.

Therefore, it is not advisable to swallow up the Northern Territory for the time being. We must develop for a period of time to improve the strength of the Wandao Academy.

At that time...it is not necessary to conquer by force!
Xu Yang is a peace-loving person. As long as they do not hinder his development, it is not difficult for the vast Northern Territory to accommodate several sects.

In the Taoist world, when the Wandao Academy was first established, the three religious traditions of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism were allowed to exist independently under the academy. Only after thousands of years, with the passage of time and the development of the times, were they subtly integrated into the Wandao Academy.

There is no way. If you don’t join the Wandao Academy, you won’t be able to recruit people. How can the Taoist tradition continue?

This is true in the Taoist world and in the real world as well. Problems do not necessarily have to be solved by force.

Of course, we can also not give up using force to solve the problem.

No matter what, the unification of the Northern Territory and the rule of the academy are inevitable results.

As for the question of the upper bounds...

Xu Yang has also done some investigation. The trend of "underworld cultivation" is prevalent in this world. This is true in the lower world as well as the upper world. To be more precise, it is true in the upper world as well as the lower world.

After all, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked!

So, it doesn't matter whether you make enemies or not. Do you think that if you don't fight or kill and be a good person, you can ascend to the upper realm and live in peace and no one will bother you?
Do not make jokes.

As long as you are a cultivator from the lower realm, after ascending to the upper realm, you will inevitably suffer some "social torture". Not to mention becoming a slave, mining coal and being forced to become a high-level thug.

This can be seen from the world of earthly immortals. Without the care of a patriarch, the cultivators from the lower world who ascended to the heavens basically had to join the army and become part of the heavenly soldiers to fight against demons.

If the Earthly Immortal Realm is like this, then what about the True Immortal Realm in this world...

Are you afraid that you will really be caught and forced to mine?

If one wants to avoid this situation, one can only join the major holy places and ascend to the upper realms with "status".

Although Xu Yang could take this path, he did not have such an idea. After all, ascending to heaven with "status" was not much better. He would still be exploited by the ancestors in the upper realm. It would be better to be self-reliant if he had that effort.

Therefore, no matter what the ancestors from the upper realm were, if they were offended, then they were offended. The Northern Territory must be taken down no matter what. As long as the strength is sufficient, it is hard to say who will cause trouble to whom after the ascension.

In addition, there is still a lot of room for maneuver regarding ascension.

After all, the Northern Territory is the lower realm, but the lower realm is more than just the Northern Territory!
　I'm going to start a new plot. Let me sort it out.

　
(End of this chapter)