The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 782: Chapter 732: Warning of the Witch God Sect Leader

“To this day, after the State Preceptor has stepped into the realm of the strongest ones, among all the strongest individuals in heaven and earth, none, before engaging in combat, is confident enough to declare victory over the State Preceptor.” The voice of Wu Shijiu rang in Zhu Houji’s ear with a tone of reflection. “Whether it’s Lion Emperor of the Demon Race, Master of Mystiq Sky of the human race, the head of the Sword Sect, or the Old Heavenly Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, the Buddhist Master, no one is confident without making a move. It can be said that our State Preceptor has now truly ranked among the strongest in the world.”

As Wu Shijiu spoke, his voice held a mix of emotions, a sense of melancholy in his heart.

He remembered the first time he met Pei Xuanjing, at a time when this world was just beginning to recover. The strength and natural talent that the other party demonstrated made Wu Shijiu quite surprised. He believed that as long as time passed, if Pei Xuanjing did not falter halfway, he would surely reach the Spirit Realm Eightfold to stand shoulder to shoulder with him. That was the reason for his willingness to interact with the other party on an equal footing.

Otherwise, with the pride of Wu Shijiu, a strong cultivator of such a level, even if his strength was temporarily damaged due to injuries, would not truly hold such a respectful attitude towards an ordinary Ancestral Land cultivator.

However, everything happened too quickly. Pei Xuanjing’s growth rate was beyond imagination, making it difficult for Wu Shijiu to keep up. The other party has already grown to such an extent that he not only stood shoulder to shoulder with him, but he far surpassed him.

He couldn’t quite remember how many years had passed since he came to the Ancestral Land, but Wu Shijiu was certain that it was definitely not more than a hundred years.

A hundred years, for cultivators who have stepped into the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm and above, is about the same amount of time they would spend in three or five periods of seclusion for cultivation.

For cultivators of Spirit Realm Eightfold, a hundred years is nothing, which at most is the time to develop a divine ability, and there won’t be much progress in cultivation.

But in such a short time, Pei Xuanjing had progressed so steadily through the Spirit Realm, breaking through the Sixth Level to overcome the bottleneck of the Seventh Level to form his Taoist foundation, then stepping into the Eighth Level, and now he had easily crossed the chasm that had blocked 99% of Eightfold Spirit Realm cultivators, attaining the Nine Realms of Spirit to become one of the strongest.

This was simply shocking! It was so shocking that Wu Shijiu could barely describe it. Even with the benefits given by the Witch God Sect Leader, the possibility of him breaking through to become one of the strongest in the Nine Realms of Spirit was only greater, and he did not know how much time he would need to actually break through.

When compared side by side, he was simply not worth mentioning.

“Is it really that terrifying?” Zhu Houji was taken aback after hearing Wu Shijiu’s words.

Sometimes, the feeling of guessing something yourself and hearing it from someone else’s mouth is completely different.

Even if he had guessed that Pei Xuanjing’s strength would take a leap forward after his breakthrough, he didn’t know what to say when he actually heard Wu Shijiu’s words.

“This is what the Witch God Sect Leader said himself. There’s absolutely no mistake.” Wu Shijiu said with a bitter smile, “The Witch God Sect Leader may joke around at other times, but he would never speak frivolously about such matters.”

This judgment was not made by Wu Shijiu, but these words were spoken by the Witch God Sect Leader after knowing that Pei Xuanjing had entered the Strongest Realm.

As one born in the Witch Deity Teaching, he was very familiar with the Witch God Sect Leader, his erstwhile superior. The latter may joke and talk nonsense in other aspects, but in such matters, he was very serious.

And he clearly understood why the Witch God Sect Leader would tell him these things. He was warning himself not to develop other ideas, and through him, he wanted to tell Zhu Houji, the Emperor of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, that Pei Xuanjing should not be provoked.

“Even the Witch God Sect Leader noticed this, or is my attitude towards Master Pei that obvious?” A perplexed expression flashed in Zhu Houji’s eyes.

As Wu Shijiu was able to understand the meaning of the Witch God Sect Leader’s words, he, as an emperor, surely understood the meaning of the Witch God Sect Leader.

So he couldn’t help thinking in his heart that the Witch God Sect Leader warned him about the strength of Pei Xuanjing and not to provoke him. Was it because the other party also saw his apprehension towards Pei Xuanjing?

In fact, Zhu Houji’s thinking had fallen into misconception. He thought his dealings with Pei Xuanjing were not obvious, but in fact, it was all too clear in the eyes of many of the strongest individuals, especially to someone like the Witch God Sect Leader.

Even though Pei Xuanjing holds the title of State Preceptor of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, and the initial promotion of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty was facilitated by Pei Xuanjing, and even now, Pei Xuanjing often maintains many of the interests of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, it can be said that without Pei Xuanjing’s care, the Great Ming Divine Dynasty would not develop this smoothly. In the eyes of many forces and cultivators, both sides were unified, forming a single power.

But in the eyes of many discerning individuals, these two sides were not unified. They understood that the relationship between the two sides was not as close as they seemed.

Never mind that Pei Xuanjing, the State Preceptor of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, seldom stays in the capital, Tiandu, and has a hands-off attitude towards many affairs of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty. This alone made many people understand the apprehension in Zhu Houji’s heart.

That was the expression on Pei Xuanjing’s face when Zhu Houji produced the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, the Human Path Treasure, at the Shenxiao Debate Conference.

At the Shenxiao Debate Conference, when Zhu Houji produced the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, his final trump card, in order to win the debate, Pei Xuanjing was indeed very surprised. That fleeting moment of surprise and shock in his eyes was noticed by many of the strongest individuals.

If Pei Xuanjing knew that Zhu Houji held such a top-tier divine weapon, he would have been full of confidence and would not have been surprised when Zhu Houji revealed it.

It was precisely that split-second look on Pei Xuanjing’s face, even if these strongest individuals didn’t know the rest, they knew Pei Xuanjing was unaware of the Human Path Treasure in Zhu Houji’s hands, and they understood many things.

And all these strongest individuals have lived for thousands of years and have experienced so much. Even if Pei Xuanjing was a tremendous driving force behind the promotion of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty and provided a great deal of assistance for the rise and development of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, and could be said to have done a great favor to the Great Ming Divine Dynasty,

But what about that? There were instances of malicious grudges arising over just a few grains of rice. They had seen many collaborators who were inseparably close in the beginning, but when they truly rose to prominence, conflict ensued, and they finally parted ways.