Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
The Second Prince greeted the people from the Four Directional City familiarly and walked up to the two men. He communicated via voice transmission, “Seniors, this is Fang Xingjian, the person I mentioned before. He has already reached tier seven of the Divine level.”
“Oh?” The young man who was seated on the left had a rectangular face, and his gaze seemed to be filled with weather-worn wisdom. He was the Four Directional City’s City Lord, and his hidden identity was Saint Adam—the man who dominated Miracle World 1,000 years ago.
“This young man must be the Fang Xingjian that you often mentioned. He’s really a fine-looking man. To think that he has already reached tier seven of the Divine level at such a young age… The reach of his future is inestimable.”
On the other side of the jade table, a young man with sharp brows, bright eyes, and a fierce expression threw a cold glance at Fang Xingjian and said, “He isn’t bad. There’s finally another one who is a little more useful. But his killing intent is too weak. I wonder how he fares in actual combat.”
Adam smiled and said helplessly, “Brother, don’t always compare the youngsters with yourself.”
He then turned to Fang Xingjian and said, “Since you’ve come here, you must have met Urethai. How is he now?”
Fang Xingjian replied, “He is almost at the end of his life span.”
Hearing that, Adam’s and the Formidable Divine King’s expressions turned slightly grim. Adam sighed and said, “Sigh, over the past 1,000 years or more, we’ve been indebted to the Church of Universal Truth for too much. If it wasn’t because every generation’s Pope sacrificed himself, the Central Continent would probably have invaded Miracle World.”
“What’s the point of thinking so much about it? The past is in the past. There’s no need to say so much,” the Formidable Divine King said. “Right now, the most crucial problem is still the Gate of Destinies. If that old Zhai Xing really manages to successfully unify all sects in the world and jointly create the Gate of Destinies, then it probably won’t be long before they invade Miracle World.”
At the mention of this, everyone frowned deeply. Both Saint Adam and the Formidable Divine King were at tier eight of the Divine level. Although they were extremely close to reaching tier nine of the Divine level, they had yet to really reach that level.
It was really far too difficult to reach tier nine of the Divine level, just like how the Central Continent’s background was extremely deep. Many—hundreds or even thousands—of tier eight Divine level experts had appeared in the course of history, but there had only been three people who reached tier nine of the Divine level. This showed how difficult it was to achieve.
Their lack of strength caused them to be unable to go up against Venerable Master Zhai Xing head-on. All they could do was drag out the time.
“Sigh,” Adam said, “Call everyone over. Let’s discuss this.”
A short moment later, five tier seven Divine level experts and 12 tier six Divine level experts arrived. Some of these people were the experts who came to this place together with Adam 1,000 years ago, while the others were experts that Adam and the Formidable Divine King had nurtured during these 1,000 years.
Of course, they had all changed their appearances to have black hair and eyes just like what Adam and the Formidable Divine King had done.
The group gathered and immediately started communicating via their martial wills.
Charles—the last reigning emperor of the Tulip Dynasty from 1,000 years ago who had crossed the seas together with Adam back then—said, “We mustn’t be so passive anymore. We must be more forceful! If we allow the Flying Celestial Sect to take control over all the sects, Miracle World will no longer have any hope of fighting back.”
“How else can we be more proactive?” Another tier seven Divine level expert—the Saber Saint Somers from 1,000 years ago—said coldly. “Venerable Master Zhai Xing has sealed up the Realm Crossing Gate, and the connection between the higher and lower realms has been cut off. We’re trapped in an inescapable situation, with no one being able to leave. Urethai won’t be able to help us either.
“Without even a single tier nine Divine level expert, which of you will be able to fend off Venerable Master Zhai Xing, the Heavenly Emperor, and Immortal Yuqing?”
“Then what do you say that we should do?” Emperor Charles said impatiently. “The Flying Celestial Sect has been increasingly stricter with their restraints recently, even wanting everyone to register their cultivation monthly and report on their preparations. From today onward, the four True Lords will be surveilling all the sects in the world. If we don’t take action now, we probably will not have any chance to do so in the future.”
“If we make a move, we’ll die.”
“Somers, what do you mean? Are you that scared of death? Or have you already chosen to join Zhai Xing?”
“Bullsh*t! Don’t accuse me! I mean that we should contact Urethai. Without him, how can we possibly fight against Venerable Master Zhai Xing?”
Everyone started to discuss, quarrel, and accuse each other, but no one managed to think up of an effective method. Adam and Formidable Divine King Dante frowned deeply when they saw this.
In the end, Formidable Divine King Dante let out a cold snort, and an invisible martial will swept through everyone’s bodies. “Enough! It’s unsightly for you to be creating a ruckus like this.”
Adam coughed and tried to mitigate the situation, “Alright, of course, it’s not advisable for us to fight him head-on. We’ll still go with the usual method this time around as well. Contact all the sects and use the reason of retaining the respective sect’s autonomy and objecting against having the four True Lords take over the jurisdiction to delay the progress of the Flying Celestial Sect’s unification attempt.
“Remember, this must be kept a secret. We must divulge not our identities…”
Adam’s words concluded everyone’s discussions.
Adam then looked toward Fang Xingjian and asked, “Xingjian, I saw that you entered with Tang Xian. Is this person someone we can trust?”
“Yes.” Fang Xingjian nodded.
Hearing his words, everyone’s eyes lit up. Adam also said, “Excellent. If we can have the support of this tier eight Divine level expert, the plan will go a lot more smoothly. Xingjian, can we trouble you to speak to Mister Tang and request for him to be on the same side as us?”
Fang Xingjian nodded. He naturally did not plan on letting these people in on his plan. It was like what Charles and Saber Saint Somers had been fighting over earlier. Who knew if there was anyone here who had already joined the Flying Celestial Sect?
“Good. With the Repose Palace joining in, our voices will be a lot louder,” Charles said.
Saber Saint Somers also nodded, saying, “There is a great feud between the Repose Palace and the Flying Celestial Sect, but it’s also an opportunity for us.” He looked toward Xingjian and instructed, “Xingjian, you must explain the situation carefully to Tang Xian. Even if he doesn’t agree, you mustn’t offend him either.”
Knowing that the Repose Palace’s Tang Xian would also be helping out, everyone present gained some confidence. After all, a tier eight Divine level expert would already be considered the strongest battle prowess aside from Venerable Master Zhai Xing, Immortal Yuqing, and the Heavenly Emperor.
Fang Xingjian looked at everyone who continued their discussion and suddenly turned to ask the Second Prince, “Are you guys able to grasp hold of the Venerable Master Zhai Xing’s traces? Or the traces of his various clones?”
“How is that possible?” The Second Prince said. “He is a tier nine Divine level expert. He can act according to his wishes without any restraints. How is it possible for us to track him down?”
Fang Xingjian nodded and did not say anything. However, he had already sent five martial art projections into the place. They slowly surrounded the entire square, waiting for Old Ancestor Zhai Xing to show up.
Over the next few hours, the number of people increased, and almost 99% of the sects in the world had already arrived. In order not to attract any attention, Fang Xingjian also returned to where the people from the Repose Palace were. With Tang Xian—a newly advanced tier eight Divine level expert—standing in front of him, no one paid any attention to Fang Xingjian.
Tang Xian had certainly became one of the centers of attention for the countless people present. Experts from different places came up to talk to him, probing, seeking to make an alliance, and tempting him… Tang Xian had his hands full with so many people to attend to. Fang Xingjian also casually instructed him, letting him cooperate with the operation that Adam and the others would be putting into action.
Just as the place became increasingly lively, four horrifying auras soared into the air. Four tier eight Divine level experts gradually walked up into the air and stood amidst void space. They were the Flying Celestial Sect’s four great True Lords, including the True Lord Abstrusity.
The one in the lead was True Lord Profundity. From her profile, she was an elegant-looking young lady dressed in red robes and had her hair in a bun.
The young lady looked at the people present, and her cold voice rang throughout the place, “Everyone, Master is suppressing the Gate of Destinies’ fragment and can only arrive a little later. Let’s start first.
“We’ve invited everyone here so that we can gather the powers of all the sects in the world to jointly create the Gate of Destinies. This will allow everyone in the higher realm to achieve great Dao and cross to the opposite shores.”
