The First Marquis of Daxuan

"The Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

Su Mu's body trembled, and he instantly unleashed countless punches.

Whirlpools appeared in the air, and the immense force violently hurled the dozen or so ancient ferocious beasts away.

More than ten ancient ferocious beasts at the half-step Primordial Realm were completely defeated before they could even get close to Su Mu.

They whimpered and dared not approach Su Mu again.

The Beast Master's face showed surprise.

He had heard Nan Tianxiang mention Su Mu's strength.

Moreover, after meeting him, he could also sense Su Mu's strength.

But he didn't expect Su Mu to defeat his ferocious beast so easily.

That's right, the Beast Sect still has an ancient ferocious beast at the Primordial Realm.

However, if we send out an ancient ferocious beast at the Primordial Realm, then even if we win, we will still lose.

Su Mu is only at the half-step Primordial Realm. If he sends out an ancient ferocious beast at the Primordial Realm, then it would be an unfair victory.

As the sect leader of the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, he still had some sense of shame.

The two were merely testing their skills; how could he possibly do something so shameless?

Ultimately, the reason they sparred was simply to prove each other's strength so they would know how to negotiate in the future.

The Beast Master's face showed a thoughtful expression. He originally wanted to prove his strength and convince Su Mu.

Now, instead of proving his own strength, he's been taught a lesson by Su Mu.

He had already realized that Su Mu's strength was approaching the Primordial Realm, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was only one step away.

The Beast Taming Heavenly Sect also has several half-step Primordial Realm cultivators, but they are all far weaker than Su Mu.

He could even tell that Su Mu was ready to break through to the Primordial Realm at any moment.

This discovery also gave him a chill.

With such strength, Su Mu was no longer someone he could easily subdue.

This is an opponent who needs to be treated as an equal!

A thought flashed through the Beast Master's mind.

"The Beast Taming Heavenly Sect truly lives up to its reputation."

Just then, Su Mu's voice rang in his ears.

"Su has learned his lesson."

"Beast Sect, we can continue our discussion now."

With his hands behind his back, Su Mu walked through the horde of beasts and slowly approached the Beast Sect.

Nan Tianxiang and his group were dumbfounded.

The dozen or so ferocious beasts controlled by the Beast Sect were gradually defeated.
That's right, neither side used their full strength, after all, it was just a friendly spar, not a life-or-death struggle.

However, the strength that Su Mu displayed still left them feeling both amazed and terrified.

If even a half-step Primordial Realm cultivator can be considered to have a score of 100%, then Su Mu must already be at 99%.

Just one point away from the Primordial Realm.

They probably didn't even score 60.

This stark difference in strength means all too well to martial artists.

Everyone's mood became somewhat heavy.

With the emergence of the Heavenly Sect, they were already filled with ambition, wanting to seize this opportunity to break through the Heavenly Gate and soar to the heavens.

So they sent Nan Tianxiang to the Great Xuan Dynasty before.

That's why they dared to launch a military campaign against the Great Qian Dynasty.

But now, they suddenly realized a problem.

That is because the Heavenly Sect has been living in seclusion for many years, and this vast world has long since become a world they do not recognize.

If Su Mu possesses such strength, then what about the strength of the Great Xuan Dynasty?
The members of the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect had no idea that Su Mu was an absolute freak.

His strength far surpasses that of everyone in the Great Xuan Dynasty.

The Beast Taming Heavenly Sect believed that if Su Mu could cultivate to this level, then even if the others in the Great Xuan Dynasty were not as good as Su Mu, they were probably not much worse.

In reality, apart from Su Mu, the strength of the others was significantly inferior to that of the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect members.

Even Lu Yin, whose cultivation level was second only to Su Mu, was far inferior to the half-step Primordial Realm cultivator of the Beast Taming Heaven Sect.

However, this beautiful misunderstanding made the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect respect Su Mu a little more.

The Beast Sect had someone bring over seats, and he sat opposite Su Mu.

"Sect Leader Su, why did you send Nan Tianxiang to ask to see me?"

The Beast Master put away his arrogant demeanor and said solemnly, "The true purpose of our Beast Taming Heavenly Sect's emergence this time is not to contend for the world. If we can form a brotherhood with the Great Xuan Dynasty, that would also be our wish."

"I came here for this very reason."

Su Mu smiled slightly and said.

He had already demonstrated his strength effectively. If he hadn't defeated those dozen or so ancient ferocious beasts, the Beast Master wouldn't have spoken to him in such a tone.

In the world of martial arts, everything ultimately comes down to strength.

If you don't have the ability, how can others respect you?

Su Mu revealed his strength in order to have an equal dialogue with the Beast Sect.

He let the Beast Sect know that he, Su Mu, was not someone who could be bullied.

"I have heard that Heaven has unleashed its killing intent, and this is the best time to open the Heavenly Gate and ascend to the Heavenly Realm. The emergence of the major Heavenly Sects is also for this purpose."

Su Mu slowly said, "May I ask if the Beast Sect could tell me the details?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the Beast Master's eyes.

He was shocked once again. He had witnessed Su Mu's strength, but he hadn't expected that Su Mu even knew these things.

These are top secrets of the Heavenly Sect, and ordinary people have no way of knowing them.

A hint of apprehension flashed deep in his eyes.

What exactly is Su Mu's background?
He had already inquired with the major sects, and Su Mu was not a member of any of them.

How could a younger generation, who grew up wildly in this vast world, know these things?
Suddenly, a figure flashed through the Beast Sect's mind.

Could it be—

He thought to himself that his regard for Su Mu had reached a new level.

"That's right. I don't know about others, but my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect is indeed aiming to break through the Heavenly Gate."

The Beast Master nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice.

"The secrets of heaven appear only once every ten thousand years. If we want to break through the Heavenly Gate, my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect needs resources. That's why I sent Nan Tianxiang to talk to you before."

"If your Great Xuan Dynasty can support my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect in its attempt to break through the Heavenly Gate, I can promise that once my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect succeeds, you can also cross the Heavenly Gate with us."

"We'll talk about that later. I just want to know what this so-called Heavenly Gate is all about."

Su Mu asked calmly.

His simple question stumped the Beast Sect.

What is Tianmen?
Tianmen is a piece of trash!

He remained silent for a long while before slowly speaking, "If you ask me whether the Heavenly Gate is a gate, then I can tell you that it does not exist as a gate that we can see with our naked eyes."

The so-called Heavenly Gate is more of a metaphor; it does exist, but it is not actually a gate.

You can think of it as a barrier.

"Just like the Great Thousand Worlds and the Small Thousand Worlds, the Great Thousand Worlds are also located in a larger world. If one can break through the barrier, one can enter a wider world."

Su Mu asked thoughtfully.

"You can interpret it that way if you insist."

However, the actual situation is somewhat different. The Lesser Thousand Worlds exist within the Greater Thousand Worlds, but there is actually no question of one encompassing the other between the Greater Thousand Worlds and the Celestial Realm.

If I had to name it, it would be the Celestial Realm, above all the worlds.

The Beast Master carefully chose his words and spoke slowly.

"I can't describe exactly what it looks like, after all, I've never been to the Heavenly Realm."

However, I can tell you that the beings of the Heavenly Realm are immortal. Entering the Heavenly Realm grants one eternal life.

"The Beast Sect Master said."

Immortal and indestructible.

Su Mu pondered to himself.

He didn't believe that immortality truly existed, but it seemed that the Beast Sect firmly believed in it.

Not only the Beast Sect, but also the others in the Heavenly Sect believed this.

Both the Ziwei Heavenly Sect and the Pofa Heavenly Sect mentioned by Huang Chao were striving for immortality.

Is immortality really that tempting?
Perhaps because Su Mu is still young, he doesn't have a strong obsession with immortality.

In his view, it's already quite good for a Primordial Realm expert, or even a Dao Extreme Realm expert, to live for several thousand years. Why must they pursue immortality?

What conditions are needed to break open the Heavenly Gate?

Su Mu continued to ask.

The Beast Sect's strength is extraordinary.

Su Mu had just exchanged blows with them. Although the Beast Sect hadn't personally intervened, Su Mu could still glimpse the true strength of the Beast Sect from the ancient ferocious beasts they commanded. These were genuine experts at the Primordial Realm.

He was in no way inferior to Zhang Yuanshi, the patriarch of the Yanfu Sect.

Such a powerful figure, when talking about breaking through the Heavenly Gate, still wanted the support of the Great Xuan Dynasty. This made Su Mu a little curious. Was the so-called Heavenly Gate really that difficult to break through?
In order to break through the so-called Heavenly Gate, not only the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, but also the Law-Breaking Heavenly Sect wanted to turn the Great Xuan Dynasty into their vassal.

Su Mu knew that for these powerful figures, dominating a region was not their goal; their real goal was to get the Great Xuan Dynasty to provide them with resources.

With the Great Qian Dynasty at its back, the Ziwei Heavenly Sect naturally has no shortage of cultivation resources.

However, the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect and the Law Breaking Heavenly Sect truly live in seclusion and have no forces under their command.

When Su Mu asked this question, he also recalled the batch of treasures that Qian Guanyu and Qian Wudi had given him before.

At the time, Qian Wudi seemed to say that it was the annual tribute that the Great Qian Dynasty gave to Longyin Mountain.

Longyin Mountain is the main base of the Ziwei Heavenly Sect, and those annual tributes are obviously for those Taichu Realm experts.

From that, it's clear that even those at the Primordial Realm are not detached from worldly affairs.

They also need cultivation resources.

But according to the Beast Sect, the price to pay for breaking through to the Heavenly Gate is much greater than that for ordinary cultivation.

"I do not know."

The Beast Master shook his head and said.

"do not know?"

Su Mu frowned.

"I really don't know."

The Beast Master said seriously, "As far as I know, there has only ever been one person in history who truly broke open the Heavenly Gate."

The Beast Master paused for a moment, then gave Su Mu a meaningful look.

Then he continued, "But that's just a legend. No one knows how that person broke through the Heavenly Gate, nor does anyone know how powerful that person became in the end."

So, we only know that breaking through the Heavenly Gate is difficult, but we don't know exactly how difficult it is.

According to the records of our Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, several generations of our patriarchs attempted to break through the Heavenly Gate, but all failed.

The Beast Sect did not conceal the shameful history of the Beast Taming Heaven Sect.

Throughout the history of the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, there have been instances of celestial changes, and some of them have attempted to break through the Heavenly Gate.

The ancestors of the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect were powerful and paid a heavy price, but in the end they still failed.

Although they failed, they still gained some valuable experience.

Therefore, the Beast Sect now wants to attack the Great Qian Dynasty in order to raise more resources in preparation for the attack on the Heavenly Gate.

"I won't hide it from you."

The Beast Master said solemnly, "I need rare and precious materials to refine pills."

Refine a batch of pills to enhance strength and aid recovery.

Breaking through the Heavenly Gate may not be a quick process; we need enough elixirs to help us persevere to the end.

As you know, with my cultivation level, any pill that works for me is definitely not an ordinary pill; it requires an immense amount of rare and precious materials, which cannot be obtained without the help of a secular dynasty to collect them.

He stared intently at Su Mu.

For him, the best approach would naturally be to gain Su Mu's support.

Su Mu commands half of the Great Thousand Worlds, almost enough to rival the Great Qian Dynasty. If Su Mu supports him, then he will naturally not have to worry about rare and precious treasures.

“Our two families can merge into one. My Beast Taming Heavenly Sect has powerful experts, and your Great Xuan Dynasty has territory.”

We could even join forces to seize more territory from the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Beast Master said excitedly, "As long as we can break through the Heavenly Gate, my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect will leave on its own. As for you, if you are willing to come with us, there is naturally no problem."

Even if you don't want to, you can stay in this vast world. I will give you everything that the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect can leave behind.

The Beast Sect believed they had already shown great sincerity.

His Beast Taming Heavenly Sect helped the Great Xuan Dynasty fight against the Great Qian Dynasty. In the end, wouldn't all the territories they conquered belong to the Great Xuan Dynasty?
All he wanted were some insignificant rare and precious materials.

The Beast Clan felt that Su Mu had no reason to refuse this deal.

"Actually, my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect is capable of carving out its own territory. I'm just giving you a chance now."

The Beast Sect leader said solemnly.

"I'd like to politely decline this opportunity."

Su Mu shook his head calmly, "The Great Xuan Dynasty will never become anyone's vassal."

"Didn't I make it very clear? Once we break through the Heavenly Gate, my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect will naturally go to the true Heavenly Realm, instead of staying in this small Heavenly Realm."

"Won't this world then belong to your Great Xuan Dynasty?"

The Beast Master frowned.

"You're talking about breaking down the Heavenly Gate, but what if you can't?"

Su Mu calmly said, "What if you can't live without the vast world?"
"When that time comes, will the world listen to the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, or to my Great Xuan Dynasty?"

"If your Great Xuan Dynasty helps me, how could I possibly fail?"

Beast Sect Dao.

Su Mu shook his head. "Anything is possible. If the Heavenly Gate were so easy to break open, why did your Beast Taming Heavenly Sect fail several times before?"

What exactly do you mean?

The Beast Master's face gradually darkened, and he said coldly, "You came to see me, but you're making excuses like this. If you're unwilling to cooperate with my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, then what are you doing here?"

In the past, he wouldn't have taken a mere half-step Primordial Realm cultivator seriously.

His amiable demeanor wasn't because he was afraid of Su Mu.

If the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect dared to wage war against the Great Qian Dynasty, how could it be afraid of a Great Xuan Dynasty that was inferior to the Great Qian Dynasty?
If Su Mu wanted to play tricks on him, he had chosen the wrong person.

The moment his face darkened, a huge shadow appeared behind the Beast Sect.

The shadow whimpered and let out a low roar, instantly chilling the entire hall.

“Beast Master, I am not here to play tricks on you.”

Su Mu said calmly, "I'm here to help you."

"You wish to enter the Heavenly Realm, to achieve immortality and eternal life; I can help you."

The Beast Master narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint in his pupils.

"Since my Beast Taming Heavenly Sect dares to wage war against the Great Qian Dynasty, then I don't mind wiping out your Great Xuan Dynasty as well."

"The Beast Master said coldly."

Other Beast Taming Heavenly Sects, limited by manpower, would certainly be unwilling to fight against such a large dynasty.

However, his Beast Taming Heavenly Sect does not have this problem.

The Beast Taming Heavenly Sect is least afraid of large-scale battles.

They are few in number, but they control many ancient ferocious beasts.

Hitting one is the same as hitting two.

Once his Beast Taming Heavenly Sect unleashes a beast tide, the number of enemies becomes irrelevant.

"Beast Sect, as I just said, the Great Xuan Dynasty can never become a vassal of the Beast Taming Heavenly Sect, but I personally can help you."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "You may not know, but I am also quite accomplished in alchemy."

Su's Daoist partner also came from the Danxia Sect, the number one alchemy sect in the Great Thousand World.

Even if your Beast Taming Heavenly Sect manages to conquer the Great Qian Dynasty, you'll still need to refine rare and precious materials into elixirs.

I think you probably won't find a better alchemist than me in this world.

"As you can see from the Beast Sect, I owe my current strength to my alchemy skills."

Otherwise, how could Su Mu have cultivated to his current level?
Unlike your Heavenly Sect, I, Su, do not occupy the Lesser Heavenly Realm, the most suitable blessed land for cultivation.

The Beast Master originally wanted to mock Su Mu, but upon hearing Su Mu's words, the mocking smile on his face gradually faded.

He also had some knowledge of alchemy.

Their Beast Taming Heavenly Sect also has people skilled in alchemy.

However, even they wouldn't dare say they could cultivate to the half-step Primordial Realm if they weren't in the Lesser Heavenly Realm.

The external environment is simply not supportive of cultivation at the half-step Primordial Realm.

Unless there really are elixirs that can aid in cultivation.

But how easy is it to refine those kinds of pills?

At least they don't have that ability.

Su Mu's extraordinary strength might actually be related to the fact that he is an alchemist.

"Are you really an alchemist?"

The Beast Master pondered for a moment.

It doesn't matter if the Great Xuan Dynasty is unwilling to submit. If Su Mu really is an alchemist, then it's not impossible to make use of him.

The Beast Master thought to himself that in order to achieve his goal of immortality, he would use all available resources and people.

"Beast Master, do you think I would tell such a lie that's so easily exposed?"

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "If you don't believe me, Beast Sect, I can prove it."

Your Beast Taming Heavenly Sect must have some treasures, right? How about I refine a batch of pills for you right here and now?
A batch of pills that can help someone at the half-step Primordial Realm should be enough to prove my alchemy skills, right? (End of Chapter)