Taoist Master Xuanhuang

If Mr. Paper and Mr. Pen work together, their abilities will be greatly enhanced.

But once Mr. Paper, Mr. Pen, and Mr. Chair join forces, they become formidable.

A phantom image will appear, writing words in the foreshadowing; this phantom image is none other than Xuanhuang's figure.

This represents the ultimate state of the three elements. Once their fields resonate and combine to form a powerful force, this ultimate move will be revealed.

The Dao Lord Descends to the Mortal Realm—this is the name given by the three great masters.

However, such ultimate moves are generally not used, because once they are used, there is one less time available, and even if they can be made up for, it will take a long time to recover.

Because once they combine to use "The Dao Lord Descends to the Mortal World," it is equivalent to consuming the Dao essence and spiritual intent that the Dao Lord left on his three brothers.

The essence of the Dao and the spiritual meaning are extremely precious, after all, they come from the Dao Master.

Such a fusion ability is generally unnecessary, because no one in this world can make the three of them combine to save their lives.

Mr. Paper's abilities alone constitute a powerful form of assistance.

For example, the Martial Arts Alliance casually mentioned the Demonic Saints, which was overheard by Mr. Paper. Then, based on the clues, the Martial Arts Alliance performed a ritual, and the 'imprint' of the top 100 Demonic Saints selected was clearly revealed.

"None of the top 100 are easy; it's better to be cautious."

Sun Hui frowned and said.

Demonic possession is rare among others, but after Mr. Paper revealed it, the Martial Arts Alliance found it terrifying—there were so many!

Furthermore, there is a reason why these top 100 realms are ranked in the top 100; the main reason is that they are very strong.

Therefore, he hesitated, feeling there was no need to be overconfident.

Why take risks when you can just kill someone who makes sense?

"No risk, no risk. I was referring to the realms within the Five Great Swamps Secret Realm, Alliance Leader," Jin Ning suggested.

"Huh? The Secret Swamp Realm?" Sun Hui nodded.

I've come to agree with a lot of things, that makes more sense. I thought everyone was going to go all out again.

The Martial Arts Alliance refers to itself as a brute force, supposedly to cope with complex environments by relying on brute force rather than using their brains. They believe that using their brains is too tiring and they can't compete with the other three factions.

Therefore, great skill lies in seemingly effortless, reckless action.

Although this is for external publicity, the same applies to individuals; compared to the other three companies, it's incredibly reckless.

The leaders of the other three factions need to encourage their subordinates and boost their morale so that they can forge ahead bravely.

Sun Hui, however, needed to occasionally put the brakes on his subordinates, urging them to be less reckless and more cautious.

When Jin Ning suggested targeting the top 100 demonized saints, Sun Hui assumed it was just another instance of him, the alliance leader, advising everyone to be cautious.

They were unaware of the Secret Swamp Realm until Mr. Paper revealed it to them; they had no idea that such a realm existed.

I thought that a secluded canyon, or some other enclosed area, was already very hidden.

For example, the first sacred realm eradicated by the Evil Suppression Department was the Crimson Realm.

I thought this realm was already quite secluded, but I never imagined there were even more outrageous realms.

The Secret Swamp Realm is such a place.

They are born in and surrounded by secret swamps, which are places where spacetime is disordered and spacetime bursts are frequent.

Aside from going on adventures to seek opportunities, cultivators generally don't go to places like this.

I never expected that a boundary could be born in a place like this.

The realms born in such places are exceptionally strange, just like a pond covered in mud, unable to nurture any creatures as pure as jade.

The environment dictates that things born in such a place, even those within a realm, will be extremely evil.

Of course, there will definitely be those who emerge from the mud unsullied. Although they are born in extremely harsh environments, the yin gives rise to the yang, and they will be born from the mud unsullied.

However, this realm or holiness will not appear in Mr. Paper's list of the top 100 evil holies.

If there were the top 100 guardian saints, perhaps you would see them there.

Five of the top 100 evil gods and demons presented by Mr. Paper were such places.

Moreover, there is a consistent pattern: generally speaking, these realms are not strong, with the strongest being only at the peak of the micro-realm.

There wasn't a single small realm; they were all micro realms.

This is a common pattern, and none of them have been around for very long.

They had no way of knowing when the realm was conceived.

It must have started before or simultaneously with the emergence of the strange entity.

The two mortal enemies chosen by Heaven are the Strange, which digests the resentment of Heaven and Earth, and the Sacred and the Realm, which eradicate the good that condenses this resentment.

However, things changed on Earth; the existence of Xuanhuang broke this rule.

Then came the resentment that permeated the entire universe, sweeping towards Blue Star in an overwhelming manner. Since the resentment here is neutralized so quickly, let's do the work.

Since the divine being, which counters resentment, is no longer very effective on Earth, let's change sides.

Previously it was for suppressing resentment, and it is still for suppressing resentment now.

The only difference is that the essence has changed. Previously, the way to subdue the resentment of heaven and earth was by using their hands to eliminate and destroy the strange and monstrous things.

Now, it has become a new vessel for resentment, a complete transformation.

He truly cultivated himself to become someone who could subdue resentment.

It is possible that if it weren't for the suppression by Xuanhuang, the cultivators would have been greatly infected, bearing the resentment of heaven and earth, and becoming a vessel for the suppression.

It's absolutely possible.

For the Great Heavenly Dao, nothing else matters. The most important thing is to subdue the pervasive resentment of heaven and earth. Only by subduing this resentment can it more quickly integrate with the will of heaven of all realms and ascend to the Eternal Great Realm.

Therefore, no matter what kind of living being it is, as long as it is nurtured by itself, it can become a worker to overcome these resentful energies of heaven and earth.

Even if they all die out, it doesn't matter; new life will be born again.

The world is also a pursuit of truth, and a life in a broader sense.

From another perspective, it is also evolving. All the living beings within it may not even be considered a single cell, so sacrificing some cells to evolve itself is worthwhile.

From a human perspective, I am who I am, a unique individual. Even if Heaven wants to destroy me, it can't; I will resist.

For the world, the creatures that are conceived, especially the disobedient ones, are like cancer cells within the body.

Without the suppression of Xuanhuang, the extraordinary would go out of control. The reason for this loss of control is the lack of suppression. All of this seems to point to one thing.

At this moment, all living beings in the world are there to overcome the resentment of heaven and earth, and to advance more quickly.

Otherwise, it would have been called something from the old era.

Human beings, creatures of the old era, were supposed to overcome the fear of resentment, make their own contributions, and then be eliminated.

All these changes are due to the emergence of Xuanhuang.

Humanity will not be eliminated, at least with Xuanhuang present, we cannot see that direction.

It seems that the creation of new life will no longer occur, at least not here on Earth. Perhaps it will continue as usual in other parts of the universe.

No joke, if a new life were to be conceived on Earth, the moment they were born, they would be met with a pair of scrutinizing eyes from true cultivators.

Hmm, what race is this? Very interesting. Let's capture them and see if we can use them. That's definitely the situation.

What's the point of nurturing anything? If it does, it will just become a plaything for humans.

Let's return to the realms within the Secret Swamp.

The products of this change are all realms infected by resentment, which are what humans see as demonic deities.

It appears to be a newly formed realm, not one of the ancient realms.

It can be seen from the microscopic realm that it is in its early stages of development.

Because of their limited perspective and understanding, they do not understand or can not grasp the cause-and-effect logic involved.

However, one still possesses intuitive judgment, an ability brought about by cultivating the invincible method. The higher one's cultivation level, the more accurate one's intuitive judgment becomes.

After all, spiritual practice is a pursuit of truth.

It is not only about one's true self, but also about understanding the truth of the universe.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more truths one comprehends. With truth as the foundation, one's intuitive judgments will be more accurate.

The reason why there are five top 100 realms in the Secret Swamp is that...

It's not because the realm or the sacred beings within it are particularly powerful, but rather because of the environmental factors that contribute to it.

The danger level of the secret swamp accounts for 70%, while the divine power within it accounts for 30%.

Overall, it's perfect, but not very sacred.

After all, among the top 100 demonic saints, apart from those existing in such secret swamps, the others all started from small realms.

The top ten demonic realms are all large realms.

Large realms can have the limit of Venerables, and due to contamination, they even meet the concept of being ten times stronger when corrupted.

These polluted large realms may contain combat forces at the realm lord level.

Jin Ning said that the reason for eliminating a sacred being from a secret realm was this.

"There's another point: the Secret Swamp is also a treasure trove. Simply killing a demonized saint is too wasteful; it only satisfies the appetites of those parasites. With Mr. Paper's enormous advantage, we should maximize our benefits. We should not only kill demonized saints to gain merit, but also seize some valuable resources."

Jin Ning continued.

"Ok!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Lin Fan mainly reminded me that whether it's the Qi Body Source Flow or the Myriad Qi Refining Golden Body, both require various extraordinary energies. It has to be said that places like the Secret Realm Swamp are treasure troves for cultivators of the Myriad Qi Refining Golden Body. They are formed by the aggregation of countless secret realms, and each secret realm is a fragment of countless small worlds. Therefore, they carry various extraordinary energies. Although most of them are extraordinary energies from the dark side, they are still extraordinary energies in the end..."

As Lin Fan's nominal teacher, Jin Ning was still responsible.

I overheard Lin Fan complaining that extraordinary energy is hard to find, and that as the patriarch, he has a responsibility to find a direction for all his disciples.

After much deliberation, I settled on the Secret Swamp, where there are many secret realms, each fragmented and filled with all sorts of extraordinary energy.

He plans to use his own abilities to refine these secret swamps, a grand ambition.

He called upon all his disciples and all cultivators who had learned his Myriad Qi Refining Golden Body to go to the secret swamp.

Once this is accomplished, the resulting good fortune, fame, and grand ambition will undoubtedly boost the reputation of the Wan Jin Shen school.

The Myriad Qi Golden Body School will surely reach new heights.

"Oh? This kid's not bad."

When Lin Fan is mentioned, everyone is very satisfied with him, as he is the first prodigy of the Martial Arts Alliance and the first generation leader. They also have great affection for him.

After all, these people had watched Lin Fan grow up.

Lin Fan did not let everyone down; he always worked hard and was always outstanding.

He was still the handpicked successor from the beginning.

It's just that times have changed, and many things that we thought were right before are now shattered.

Who would have thought that their Martial Arts Alliance would split up so quickly?

It's a feeling of having unspeakable suffering.

They understood perfectly well that while division seemed inevitable, this inevitable trend was actually the Dao Lord.

The Dao Lord is progressing too fast, so fast that they can't keep up. If the Dao Lord had taken a thousand years instead of a hundred years to complete the current journey...

They will remain united for a thousand years.

The Dao Lord has progressed too quickly, reaching his previous level of ability in just one hundred years.

That is, one is to transcend the Three Realms and be outside the Five Elements for a hundred years.

Because of the Dao Lord's transcendence, they, as tiny ants under the great trend, can only drift along and split apart.

They know the reason.

I even thought that only those at the fourth level would leave Qingyun Mountain to establish their own sect, but hasn't that changed now?

The large-scale third-order units need to leave.

“That’s right, it’s because of this kid. I thought of all this and was planning to pave the way for him before we went into seclusion, but it just so happens to be this way,” Jin Ning said.

If you happen to encounter a situation where you kill a demonic being, you can gain merit.

Since that's the case, let's maximize our benefits. We'll take the merit, we'll take the treasure of the secret realm, and as elders, we'll pave the way for Lin Fan's future.

Having said that, there seems to be nothing more to discuss.

The feeling of disgust has lessened considerably.

I was disgusted by the scoundrels in the alliance before, and I was very unwilling to work hard for their merits.

But now that the problem has been resolved, although the termites have benefited, we have benefited even more.

Let's just say it's a small favor to these termites.

Despite the criticism and insults, these parasites were comrades-in-arms who had shared life and death with me many times before they became parasites.

They have fallen behind and become decadent. While I am angry, I also feel a little sorry for them.

Humans are ultimately emotional beings; they are not emotionless machines.

Having emerged from an era of eerie resurgence, few people remain intact; families are shattered.

The Martial Arts Alliance brought them together, much like a broken family being reunited. Those who have fallen behind and are not keeping up are also their family members. Who can be cold-blooded and ignore when their family members fall behind or become degenerate?

At least, cultivators under the Xuanhuang Daoist method are not cold-blooded cultivators; such beings are not suitable for cultivating the Xuanhuang method.

These parasites really saved my life. In that era when ambition and pioneering spirit were at their peak, who hadn't been helped by their peers to some extent?

This is why the top four executives, even though they were very angry, had no choice but to push it forward.

Humans are not plants or trees, how can they be without feelings? The cycle of cause and effect also needs to be broken.

Help them one last time, severing all ties of past favors and obligations, after which they will be strangers, like the sun shining on a lonely tree and a solitary tree.

...(End of chapter)