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He had already cultivated to the extreme of the Sword Dao realm, and his Sword Heart was exceedingly sharp; hence, such a sensation was impossible to mistake.

But precisely because it was infallible, it left Pei Yuan puzzled and bewildered.

Could it be that the Calamity Qi produced by the True Immortal's descent to undergo Tribulation had reached such a terrifying extent?

Even someone like him, who had not been in the Lower Realm for long, had to be affected by it?

With this thought, Pei Yuan couldn't help but consider beating a retreat. He remembered what the Celestial Numerology Master had said to him, especially the change in tone in the Master's last sentence.

Therefore, without hesitation, Pei Yuan bowed with his hands clasped, "Daoist Tan, I have conveyed the message, and now I will return to the Immortal Court!"

"Safe travels, Daoist friend," Tan Shuchang returned the gesture and watched as Daoist Pei Yuan took his leave. Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire

"A celestial rank from Crimson Spring Path..."

Tan Shuchang shook his head slightly. There was no such thing as multiple celestial ranks here, and more importantly, celestial ranks weren't necessarily better in greater numbers. Especially at present, the restraint he felt from the position of the Holy Sect Demon Lord made Tan Shuchang realize that, after all, celestial ranks were but external objects.

True strength must come from within, and relying on external objects could never be the right path.

"All but the first of my eleven Immortal Techniques were influenced by the celestial ranks to some extent. But because the first Immortal Technique was grouped with those of the celestial ranks, this influence has extended to my last Immortal Technique."

"Is there an Immortal Technique that does not depend on the Spirit of Immortal Technique?"

Tan Shuchang pondered. A "wild" Spirit of Immortal Technique was almost non-existent. In the Primordial Heavenly Realm, the Spirit of Immortal Techniques was always related to celestial ranks.

Thus, the only viable path for him to escape the influence of the celestial ranks was to create an Immortal Technique without the Spirit of Immortal Technique!

The reason why Immortal Techniques were immeasurably powerful was precisely due to that bit of Spirit of Immortal Technique.

If the Spirit of Immortal Technique were absent, Immortal Techniques wouldn't differ much from Divine Skills. But with that bit of Spirit, the power could amplify boundlessly, reaching the level of instantly killing a True Immortal!

However, shortly after, Tan Shuchang ceased his contemplation on this matter, as he arrived at the East Gate Pillar Land to continue his previous task.

But this time, things were not as smooth as they had been at the Southern Gate Heavenly Pillar Land, for there happened to be several Ancestral True Immortals of the Immortal Clan, and a Heavenly Gang Orthodox True Immortal who was just passing by. After a fierce battle, even though these True Immortals ended up in the Blood Pool, Tan Shuchang was delayed by nearly the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea and could no longer continue his prior task.

"One must never underestimate the Immortal Clan. Although they can't defeat my Blood Shadow Clone, they are incredibly fast when fleeing! They even managed to outpace my clone, and I had to take action myself..."

Then, Tan Shuchang thought for a moment and decided to try creating an Immortal Technique without the Spirit of Immortal Technique!

After all, the news here had already spread. If he attempted to continue his task at the Southern Gate Heavenly Pillar Land, he would undoubtedly face huge obstructions and might even attract many True Immortals from the Immortal Court to descend to the Lower Realm. Moreover, Tan Shuchang was also curious about the purpose behind the Immortal Court's directives to the Immortal Clan, as he had not obtained any relevant information from the fragmented memories of the few Ancestral True Immortals.

It shouldn't be a case of bad luck on his part but rather that these Ancestral True Immortals likely didn't understand the reasons behind those strange regulations they had created.

After all, the Immortal Clan was merely a tool under the governance of the Immortal Court.

And tools don't need their own thoughts; they just need to follow orders.

Tan Shuchang understood this.