Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

The Flying Immortal Sect, on which they placed their hopes for salvation, also suffered heavy casualties. The Flying Immortal Master and the Flying Immortal Sect Leader never appeared again after the war ended, as if they had vanished into thin air.

Only when several senior elders of their sect emerged from seclusion and hastily assumed the authority of the Flying Immortal Sect Leader were they able to turn the tide and protect the last flame of civilization.

But it was from that time onward that, apart from the areas surrounding human cities, most of the famous mountains, rivers, lakes and streams were divided up by secret sects and demon kings.

With the Nine Departments and the Security Council unable to intervene, the evolutionary path of hundreds of millions of awakened individuals and martial artists was thus abruptly cut off.

Although the concentration of spiritual energy in the world is continuously rising, the humans trapped in the city are short of resources, and their cultivation achievements are generally far inferior to those of the demon kings and the elites of the major sects.

In July 2020, the power of the Demon Kings expanded to an unprecedented level, with nine ancient Demon Kings emerging out of nowhere. They were beings who had overlooked the long river of time for over a thousand years, with unfathomable cultivation. They were spread across five major regions: the East Sea, the Southern Frontier, the Northern Plains, the Western Regions, and the Central Plains, reigning supreme over the mortal world.

In addition, there are thirty-six newly emerging demon kings who dominate the inland heartland, each displaying their unique abilities and carving out their own territory to become kings.

Their struggle against the secret sects gradually turned against them, maintaining a delicate balance and no longer fighting each other.

In August, the prayers of millions of believers echoed across this land shrouded in the smog of war and the roars of giant beasts. Between the seven districts, war raged for miles, city after city fell, and an atmosphere of despair permeated every corner.

At this very moment, the bright moon shone with boundless light, illuminating the entire ancient land of China, as if a true immortal had descended to earth. An indescribable, aged figure appeared on the moon, none other than the Flying Immortal Master.

The old man's cultivation was far superior to that of the Flying Immortal Sect Leader. In just a moment when his gaze fell upon the vast land, he heard the sect's disciples fighting bloody battles on the front lines pleading for help, and heard the sorrowful cries of countless believers.

"Sect Leader, Grandmaster...where are you? This disciple cannot hold out any longer!"

This is the cry of a middle-aged man with gray hair and blood on his deathbed, filled with despair and resentment.

He was an elder of the Flying Immortal Sect, but he was no match for the Demon King. His body, riddled with holes, was still expending a large amount of true qi, overdrawing his lifespan, and struggling to maintain the Xuanwu Formation to protect the ruins of the city behind him, where many mortals were fleeing in panic.

However, in the next instant, he was blasted into dust of light particles by the Demon King's powerful killing move, and the refugees hiding behind him were not spared either.

There were countless scenes of such cruelty. The old man witnessed the demon king destroy city after city, and saw his disciples' bodies shattered and their souls scattered.

A host of distorted and painful emotions swept in from all directions like a tsunami, engulfing his mind and body.

With a blank expression and no trace of pity, the old man stepped toward the void, responding to the faith of the people with an overwhelming offensive.

"Watch closely, and see who truly reigns supreme in this world."

"At least, these beasts are not... nor are those evil spirits in human skin."

With a voice resounding deep within everyone's hearts, all Chinese people who are followers of the Flying Immortal Cult and its incense worshippers witnessed an unprecedented and awe-inspiring moment.

The Flying Immortal Master's Divine Power Technique - Illuminating the Heavens, through the power of faith and the special link with the Flying Immortal Cult, instantly feeds the battlefield scene back into the minds of countless people.

The old man's figure vanished in an instant, followed by an overwhelming and terrifying suppressive force that swept across six demon king fiefdoms from east to west and from north to south.

Almost everywhere he went, he unleashed a divine power that was more terrifying than all the hydrogen bombs in human civilization combined.

As he raised his hand and brought it down, a demon king, along with hundreds of thousands of demons in his fiefdom, was reduced to blood mist, powerless to resist, like an ant.

The mountain range collapsed for hundreds of miles, leaving a deep, jagged scar; the lake was pierced and evaporated, with white vapor rising into the air.

The old man's every move exuded an unparalleled will comparable to that of the Creator, slaying six demon kings, causing blood to flow for thousands of miles, and shaking the mountains and rivers.

At this moment, the elders and disciples of the Flying Immortal Sect were filled with renewed vigor! Millions of believers vented their pent-up frustrations, and some even wept uncontrollably.

They all saw clearly the old man's ugly and rotting face, his body as withered as a dried corpse.

However, this old man, who resembled a wandering ghost in both appearance and spirit, became their last lifeline. They felt no fear or disgust, only profound respect for him.

Afterwards, the Flying Immortal Master stood in the void, never leaving. His gaze swept over the secret locations of many sects, conveying a sense of warning.

Even though they were thousands or even tens of thousands of kilometers apart, many sect leaders were so frightened that they became uneasy and their faces turned pale. Some of them with weaker cultivation even coughed up blood, their souls were damaged, and they became listless.

The old man knew that the six demon kings who had marched deep into the heart of the Nine Provinces and invaded many cities were more or less influenced and instigated by some sects to solve some troubles that they could not handle themselves, in order to test his and Sanyi Xuanzun's attitude.

The icy, knife-like gaze pierced through the void, bearing the majesty of judgment, and landed on the gates of the various sects. In the breathtaking confrontation, Masters were revived one after another, looking at the gaze in silence, seemingly threatening yet also resigned.

As long as they remain huddled within the secret realm, the Flying Immortal Master will have no way to break in. The risk is too great. With the world-destroying light of the secret realm, anyone far inferior to him is qualified to fight him to the death.

But in the human world, it's the opposite. Apart from the Masters of certain top sects, the rest of the Masters are no different from lambs to be slaughtered at will in the hands of the old man.

Ultimately, with both sides tacitly agreeing to back down, this war, which was on the verge of ending, came to an abrupt halt.

Next, it was the demon race's turn to become restless. The power of the Flying Immortal Master was something that even ancient demon kings who had lived for over a thousand years were wary of.

The rotting, corpse-like monster still seemed intent on wreaking havoc, and was about to unleash an epic war.

Several ancient demon kings formed an alliance and chose to launch a surprise attack, besieging the enemy.

There is a nine-headed sun-devouring lion surrounded by golden light, its body as tall as the mountain, nearly two thousand meters high.

The white tiger, composed of pale bones, exuded a murderous aura, swaying like a vast ocean, and radiating a blood-red aura with each breath.

There was also an ancient demon ape that carried a small mountain range on its shoulders. It was arrogant and rampant. It stood tall, thousands of meters high, with a divine halo formed from demonic energy hanging on its back.

These terrifying creatures are monsters among monsters; even those who are not Masters possess combat power comparable to them.

When millions of believers, as if they were there in person, saw those towering figures, they were all terrified into silence and despair. It wasn't just one, but three whole figures. Could they really defeat such mythical creatures?

Not only believers, but also disciples and elders within the church became tense and anxious, barely daring to breathe, and could only silently pray.

Can you win?

Will he win?

What should I do?

A cacophony of thoughts surged through the old man's mind like waves, and he responded with his own actions.

"Boom!!"

A bloody battle is about to break out in the vast northern desert.

The Flying Immortal Master sneered, "How can a mere beast compare to him?"

The old man launched a fierce attack first, forming a hand seal. In the blink of an eye, three beams of moonlight descended from the void, vast and mighty, like a Milky Way washing away the filth of the world. They hit their target almost instantly upon release.

"Pfft!!"

"Roar!!"

The rosy light pierced through the void and the flesh and blood of the three ancient kings, splashing blood everywhere and driving them into a berserk state. They raised their heads and let out deafening roars, creating terrifying hurricanes that destroyed everything on the ground, shattering mountains one after another.

"Wow!"

However, before they could vent their anger, the Flying Immortal Master used one of the twelve secret techniques of the sect, 'My body is heaven and earth'.

In an instant, boundless true energy surged, and an old and frail figure disappeared, replaced by a Dharma Heaven and Earth statue over four thousand meters tall.

That figure was a complete reflection of the soul of the Flying Immortal Master.

His body was flawless, his hair flowed like a white waterfall, he wore divine armor, his eyes were like the moon, and his appearance was handsome and resolute. However, the sense of vicissitude that followed him and was etched into his bones revealed that he was no longer young, like a celestial being looking down on the world for thousands of years.

"Boom!"

Above the void, a celestial sword forged from the faith of billions materialized, its entire body shrouded in mysterious light. It was eight hundred feet long and held in the hand of the Flying Immortal Master, radiating an indescribable sharpness. Under his overwhelming aura, all things paled in comparison.

In an instant, the three ancient kings grinned incessantly, their ferocity not only failing to diminish but expanding even further. They unleashed their bloodline powers one after another, their sizes also swelling, transforming into colossal creatures that blotted out the sky, and they engaged in fierce combat at their peak.

After several hours, this war, in which humans and demons stood at the pinnacle and waged a thrilling contest, came to an end. The Flying Immortal Lord emerged victorious with an undisputed advantage.

The nine-headed sun-devouring lion was severely injured, with six of its heads severed.

The ferocious white tiger's blood splattered in the void, almost splitting it in two diagonally;

The most tragic was the strongest of the three kings, the demon ape. Its entire head was pulled out along with its spine, and its mournful howl echoed through the void. Its mangled body fled in a sorry state, not even daring to keep its head.

Since this battle, the Flying Immortal Master has shaken the Nine Provinces, reclaiming the fallen cities and some of the plundered mountains and lakes. Neither the masters of the secret realm sects nor other ancient demon kings dare to provoke this evil star.

They and their allies knew that the vast mortal realm of the Nine Provinces was an indispensable source of faith for the Flying Immortal Sect, and that anyone who dared to cross the line would inevitably cause unbearable consequences, namely the outbreak of a full-scale war.

The people of the seven major territories finally had a chance to breathe, and the old man's great achievements spread throughout the world, making him the second universally recognized peerless powerhouse after Xuanzun, enjoying unparalleled glory and being worshipped by hundreds of millions of people.

He resided at the Feixian Dojo in Kyoto, living in seclusion and unavailable to anyone.

Soon, with the support of the Flying Immortal Sect, martial artists and awakened individuals from the Nine Provinces, whether they were members of the Nine Departments or the Security Council, or experts from the common people, were granted the right to enter the reclaimed Hengshan, Hengshan, Huashan and other areas with exceptionally rich spiritual energy for the first time. They searched for a large number of rare and precious materials, which in turn gave rise to a new generation of strong individuals.

They regarded the legendary old man as their savior.

Several months later, another master of the Divine Descent Sect was born. Due to the previous blood feud, he took the sect's most precious treasure and wanted to go to the capital to fight the Flying Immortal Master to the death. However, he was intercepted in advance. The two broke out into a great battle near the Qinling Mountains in the Central Plains. The battle was so fierce that the sun and moon were darkened and the sky and earth collapsed. The outcome was a mystery.

In the spring of 2021, Lu Jin and some of his disciples, who had been in seclusion at the Sanyi Sect, emerged from their seclusion. Coincidentally, the old Celestial Master of the Celestial Master's Mansion and Wei Mingyuan of the Security Council also emerged one after another. Although they stood at the pinnacle of the mortal world, they were still unable to stop the overwhelming trend of the times.

Even those demon kings who were powerful in their respective regions only had the ability to protect themselves. The real players were the masters of the various secret realms and the nine ancient demon kings of the demon race.

However, these beings who look down upon the world and are equivalent to supreme gods also have their troubles.

They were eyeing the lucrative territory of Kyushu, but due to the presence of Xuanzun, none of them dared to swallow it whole. They could only send their underlings and henchmen to engage in small-scale raids, gradually encroaching on the borders of various places to test his reaction.

Even more so, every day, a large number of visitors come from all over the world with different intentions, wanting to climb the mountain to pay homage to Xuanzun, but they are all refused. No one in the world knows just how terrifying Jiang Mo is.

However, his reputation for suppressing and killing the eight great masters is unparalleled throughout history, and no one can compare with him. Even the immortal masters and the founders of various sects are inferior to him.

In May 2021, no secret realm dared to join forces and overturn the table, taking over the human world in one fell swoop.

Ultimately, they adopted a different strategy, like slowly boiling a frog, and built nearly a hundred sect temples within China.

They sincerely invite all awakened individuals and martial artists who consider themselves talented to come to their dojo for aptitude testing and assessment. Gradually, they discover some cultivation geniuses with extremely high potential who are outnumbered by others, and immediately recruit them into their sect, binding them with mantras to ensure their loyalty to the sect. They then receive a wealth of cultivation resources and scriptures of the sect's most powerful techniques.

This decisive move fundamentally suppressed the development of the Nine Departments and the Security Council, preventing them from cultivating pillar-level combat power comparable to the leaders of various sects. At the same time, it also left the San Yi Sect and the Flying Immortal Sect with no excuse to target them.

Moreover, some ancient kings value talent and do not care about species differences, only strength. They set up sacred places suitable for human training for those under sixty years old. If they can kill the twelve demon generals guarding the gate, they will be qualified to join the ancient king's demon kingdom and be given the essence blood of the demon king.

Their plans are far-reaching; even if they cannot win in the present, they aim to achieve a great victory within one or two hundred years, thus rendering the two major sects powerless.

The nine ministries and the Security Council were in a state of panic, as their foundations were far inferior to those of the great religious sects that had accumulated thousands of years of history.

If this trend continues, many eccentric geniuses and prodigies will be poached. They hurriedly contacted the Flying Immortal Sect to seek a solution, but were told that even they were powerless to do anything about it. Human hearts are always hard to fathom, especially in chaotic times, where there is no shortage of people with wolfish ambitions.

The Flying Immortal Sect did not want to take any drastic measures that would affect its prosperity, nor did it want to expand its sect or change the original resource allocation, thereby harming the interests of its own disciples. All they could do was maintain the original doctrine and accept a small number of talented cultivators into the sect.

Subsequently, high-ranking officials from the nine ministries and the Security Council visited Trinity Gate, but were not allowed to enter.

Si Chong, who was acting as the sect leader at the time, knew that he was not capable of managing such a large sect, and his junior brother was also unwilling to do so. If he wanted to expand the sect, he would have done so many years ago. Therefore, he rejected the unrealistic proposal.

Chapter 464 A Stormy Era, A Hundred Lifetimes of Transformation

In the summer of 2021, with a population of over a billion and tens of millions of talented awakened individuals, despite the Security Council's advice, they went to various sects and hundreds of training grounds for aptitude assessments. With the support of this massive population, a miracle occurred.

On May 2, the Lifeng Dojo, under the jurisdiction of Cangwuling, located on the border of the southwestern region.

The news that a disciple with an innate physique had been selected for the first time shocked all the sects. Even overnight, the leaders and elders of other sects went to the area, offering generous terms to try to poach him, but Cangwu Ridge sent him back to the secret realm first, missing the opportunity.

Initially, the Nine Ministries and the Security Council did not understand what the so-called innate physique was. Only after consulting ancient books did they belatedly realize its meaning.

That was one of the best talents in cultivation, far surpassing all the geniuses in the Nine Departments to date, making them unattainable.

Of the twenty sects that have entered the world today, none of their founders were not born with innate physical strength. They are all monsters born with the grace of the heavens. As long as they can grow up smoothly, their minimum achievement will be Dao Lord or Master.

Knowing this potential, it would be a lie for the higher-ups of the Nine Departments not to feel heartbroken. It felt like their hearts were bleeding as they watched a future Dao Lord with unlimited potential being snatched away.

However, they were powerless to stop it.

They don't even know the process and rituals for testing 'innate physique' aptitude. Their assessment tests only select awakened individuals with strong supernatural abilities and high physical potential. When it comes to truly talented individuals with cultivation potential, their screening ability pales in comparison to that of the secret realm sects.

There are dozens, even nearly a hundred, classifications of innate physiques. No one knows what kind of physique the one from Cangwu Ridge has. It is kept highly secret by his sect, and even his identity has been completely erased. He is mixed up with other disciples to prevent him from being assassinated by rival sects when he goes out to experience the world in the future.

Following this incident, Taoist temples across the country have become even more attentive to discovering cultivation geniuses.

Just a week later, news came again that the Kunlun Ancient Sect in the Northwest region had received a disciple with the 'Taiyin Physique'. His potential was among the best in a series of innate physiques. On the same day, he was sent back to the secret realm by the sect leader Ke Yue to pay homage to his grandmaster.

In the following months of June, July, and August, innate physical talents emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. A total of six individuals were recorded by the Security Council and were acquired by Cangwu Ridge, Kunlun Ancient School, Danxia Pavilion, Shenlin Sect, Wanfa Sect, and Fangzhang Academy, respectively.

Among them are sects that have done an excellent job of keeping secrets and have never actively leaked information. How many innate physiques they have discovered is unknown.

In addition, various sects have also discovered some cultivation prodigies second only to those with innate physical strength. These individuals have the potential to grow into the leaders of a sect and are extremely rare.

In just a few months, nearly ten million awakened individuals have been screened by various factions. The remaining twenty million or so are still waiting. Once all the tests are completed, even if the probability of being born is very small, they will still possess innate physical qualities.

Not only the Security Council was robbed, but also the nine universities for extraordinary individuals that had expanded domestically, as well as the traditional sects in the martial arts world. All of them suffered an unprecedented reshuffle, and they were no match for the secret realm sects, as their high-quality student resources were cut off.

Influenced by myths since ancient times, no one would dislike seeking immortality and enlightenment rather than systematically improving one's supernatural abilities and mastering a single method.

In particular, the elites of various sects did not hesitate to show off their supernatural abilities in front of others, such as flying through the air with a sword, being reborn from a drop of blood, and splitting mountains and seas with a sword, which made many awakened people yearn for them.

In October, a genius with an innate physique appeared at the Flying Immortal Sect's dojo located in a coastal city. For some reason, that person did not choose to join any other sect.

According to rumors, this person once visited the Sanyi Sect, longing to join it, but was unable to. He then chose the Feixian Sect instead.

Looking across the entire land, only these two sects rank among the strongest, clearly demonstrating a significant gap in strength compared to other secret realm sects.

However, despite his innate physique, he was still unable to gain an audience with the Flying Immortal Master.

Instead, he was taken in as a closed-door disciple by a certain Supreme Elder of the Flying Immortal Sect, named 'Shepherd Immortal', and harbored lofty ambitions that surpassed the heavens, regarding immortals as cattle and sheep to be free-range and driven around, and looking down on all Dao Lords in the mortal world.

Unlike other sects that concealed the fact that they had disciples with innate physical abilities, the Flying Immortal Sect did not deliberately hide the news. As a result, everyone learned that the person had an "Ancient Universe Physique" and possessed supernatural abilities such as shifting stars and manipulating time. After reaching mastery, he could even travel through time, spanning hundreds of years.