Chapter 871 Undercurrents Stir, The Pawn's Edge_2
"Tell me, what's going on?"
The Wind Spirit Tiger immediately became interested.
For Spirit Beasts, the strength of their power is determined by the limit of their bloodline.
Each advancement in bloodline signifies an increase in strength, and once the limit of the bloodline is reached, further progress becomes impossible.
Human Clan martial artists can continuously enhance themselves through Martial Arts cultivation, theoretically having no limit, relying entirely on their talent and spiritual wisdom.
But this is not the case for Spirit Beasts, as their limit lies in the ancestral bloodline.
Reaching the ancestral bloodline means reaching the limit; a breakthrough is impossible.
Thus, the strength of a Spirit Beast's rank is related to the rank of its Spirit Beast ancestors; those with stronger ancestors possess naturally higher ranks.
The ancestors of the Spirit Beasts all originate from Outer Heavenly Spirits, and even they vary in strength.
The first Spirit Beasts are known as True Spirits, differentiated from the Outer Heavenly Spirits by the omission of "Outer."
True Spirits possess spiritual wisdom, understanding how to cultivate Offensive Arts or possess innate abilities.
Outer Heavenly Spirits, on the other hand, lack spiritual wisdom, indistinguishable from wild beasts, fighting and defending purely on instinct, unable to flexibly use their abilities.
The ultimate wish of all Spirit Beasts is to become a True Spirit!
Upon hearing it concerned his own bloodline, the Wind Spirit Tiger naturally became excited.
"Wind Spirit Tiger, you possess the bloodline of the True Spirit Heavenly Tiger, and although extremely diluted, there still exists a hint of it, and all tiger-type Spirit Beasts in the world are descendants of the Heavenly Tiger.
"You are the first tiger in the Divine Realm, your bloodline purer than any other tiger. You are here to stimulate that trace of Heavenly Tiger bloodline in your body and attract a certain treasure to descend," said Tian Shiqi casually.
The Wind Spirit Tiger didn't notice the change in Tian Shiqi's tone but widened its eyes and nodded vigorously, saying with joy, "I've always suspected that I might have the legendary Heavenly Tiger bloodline, and it turns out to be true."
"Of course, it's true. Awakening your bloodline also benefits you, freeing you from the shackles of your bloodline, allowing you to advance further. Therefore, this cooperation benefits both of us..."
Tian Shiqi glanced at the Wind Spirit Tiger and silently nodded. Since the Wind Spirit Tiger had not detected anything amiss, there was no need for force; it just needed to cooperate obediently.
By the time it realized there was a problem, it would be too late to escape.
Standing atop Dragon Abyss, Tian Shiqi half-truthfully explained the plan and the subsequent steps for collaboration to the Wind Spirit Tiger.
Meanwhile, he looked up to the Firmament.
He mumbled to himself, "In the Dragon Mountain Realm, whether a True Dragon has ever fallen is unknown, but soon, a True Dragon will fall."
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Li Xuan, engrossed in his Martial Arts undertakings, looked up to the sky, then all around the Divine Realm, and muttered, "Undercurrents are surging, a big storm is coming."
He shook his head, not paying further mind and not intervening.
With several disciples making breakthroughs, he too gained much, with a consequent increase in strength. Especially Meng Chong and Xu Yan— one slayed numerous Immortal Heavenly Venerables, leading to significant feedback.
"I wonder when Xu Yan will be able to comprehend and grasp the Establishing Dao Realm," Li Xuan said expectantly.
Entering Establishing Dao, he would indeed be more confident.
With his Innate Great Dao Body and various Divine Skills, even the former Master of the Taicang Domain might not defeat him.
"Establishing Dao Realm isn't secure enough, having a foundation beyond the Establishing Dao Realm would give me even more confidence," Li Xuan thought as he continued his grand Martial Arts endeavors.
And so the Qinghua Sect thrived, changing day by day. With the successful setup and continuous strengthening of the Qinghua Great Formation, cultivation speeds increased and difficulties diminished.
More and more martial artists were breaking through to the Immortal Realm.
After all, with a long time of accumulation, there were many martial artists who had been honing themselves in the Truth Refinement Realm Perfection for a long time. Now that the Domain Lingji became more active and with the assistance of Pills aiding breakthroughs, almost every few days a new Immortal Realm Warrior emerged.
"At this rate, the Qinghua Sect will be filled with warriors of the Immortal Realm," Li Xuan sighed inwardly. In a short time, the strength of the Qinghua state had become incomparable to that of the past.
"It's just that most are at the early stages of the Immortal Realm and still need time to accumulate," he considered.
These concerns were not for Li Xuan to deal with.
Although he bore the title of Qinghua Taoist Ancestor, he did not focus on the affairs of the Qinghua Sect, which were for Sect Master Fang Hao to handle.
Formation, prohibition, artifact refining, and alchemy practitioners were becoming increasingly common, and the Qinghua Sect's Martial Arts system was gradually starting to change.
The new genius recruits were all taught the Great Wilderness Martial Arts instead of the Taicang Martial Arts.
It was said that this was the method passed down by the Qinghua Taoist Ancestor.
"I haven't gone looking for Tian Zi for a long time, that guy must be getting impatient. Next time I see him, I must coax everything I need to know out of him."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Li Xuan thought smugly to himself, with the support of the Taoist Ancestor Halo, it was much easier to deceive Tian Zi.
"The Immortal Heavenly Venerables have increased in number, I should find the time to speak of the Dao again."
Li Xuan had made plans in his heart.
Speaking of the Dao again should also yield some gains, such as a more impressive Taoist Ancestor Halo.
"Your disciple Jiang Buping has slain an Immortal Heavenly Venerable with a single spear thrust, and your experience in Extreme Soul Martial Arts has increased."
Feedback from the Daoist Golden Book came in.
Jiang Buping had also begun to kill Immortal Heavenly Venerables.
"The discarded piece is rising."
Li Xuan looked up in a certain direction, revealing a smile.
Jiang Buping had begun to show his edge, and there would soon be one more formidable character in the Divine Realm.
And this individual was a discarded piece of the Taikun Jiang Clan.
Sure enough, half a month later, Cai Ling'er, full of interest, shared the latest news from the Divine Realm with him, which included Jiang Buping's exploits.
By now, the tale of Jiang Buping, the discarded member of the Taikun Clan, had spread throughout the Divine Realm.
Once a genius of his generation, who had been unexpectedly crippled and expelled by his own family, was now powerfully arising and naturally became the hottest topic in the Martial Arts Realm of the Divine Realm.
Many martial artists were waiting for the reaction of the Taikun Jiang Clan and the Yun Shang Sect.
Jiang Buping's brilliance shone through, and various signs suggested that his former incapacitation was the result of a covert plot. Now, in his resurgence, he was bound to demand an explanation from the Taikun Jiang Clan.
In the following period, the news about Xu Yan considerably decreased. Xu Yan gradually faded from sight, and no further messages about him slaying Immortal Heavenly Venerables came forth.
Meng Chong in the Da Yan Realm also had no significant movements; after all, the Wanbao Alliance was no longer pursuing him, or perhaps they were holding back a major move. During this period, the messages about Meng Chong slaying powerful beings also markedly decreased.
The eyes of the Divine Realm's Martial Arts Realm focused on Jiang Buping.
News kept updating, such as the Yun Shang Sect deploying three Immortal Heavenly Venerables to ambush Jiang Buping, all of whom were killed in the attempt!
For instance, the Jiang Clan sent an elder to Jiang Buping, claiming that the clan was willing to accept him again, raising his status within the clan to sit among the elders, and so on.
Jiang Buping flatly refused.
Eventually, that elder from the Jiang Clan was killed by a single spear thrust from Jiang Buping, leaving only his corpse to be returned to the Taikun Jiang Clan.
What exactly happened during the negotiation process was unknown to outsiders.
Without a doubt, Jiang Buping's actions were a provocation towards the Jiang Clan.
Moreover, as of now, many powerhouses had come to realize that Jiang Buping had cultivated an extremely powerful Divine Soul Secret Technique.
Not long after, a piece of news spread throughout the Divine Realm and instantly shook it!
Jiang Buping's initial fall into being a cripple was due to his Divine Soul being tainted with Imperishable Qi. Now, he had not only retained his Spiritual Wisdom but had become even stronger, cultivating a powerful Divine Soul Secret Technique.
Within this, there must be secrets and possibly fortunes hidden within the Domain, even opportunities!
As everyone knows, once tainted with Imperishable Qi, one inevitably loses their Spiritual Wisdom. Not to mention an Immortal Heavenly Venerable, even stronger beings cannot avoid it.
How strong one must be to resist the erosion of Imperishable Qi is beyond their knowledge.
Yet, Jiang Buping had broken this ancient common understanding, which left many powerhouses in shock and also gave rise to greed; if they could obtain such secrets, wouldn't it be a great opportunity?
A hunting operation aimed at Jiang Buping quietly unfolded with many powerful beings participating.
"Extreme Soul Martial Arts is, after all, a path of slaughter and ultimate pursuit. The Divine Soul techniques of Taicang Martial Artists are too weak. Immortal Realm Warriors finding it too difficult to hunt Jiang Buping... it's simply too difficult."
After learning this news, Li Xuan shook his head with a smile. Extreme Soul Martial Arts was a complete dimensional blow to Taicang Martial Artists; their defenses against Divine Souls were as fragile as paper-mache.
As long as they could not defend against the Divine Soul, no number of people would suffice to hunt Jiang Buping.
Moreover, Jiang Buping had already cultivated the Imperishable Divine Soul. There was no power in the Immortal Realm that could erase the Imperishable Divine Soul; if Jiang Buping wanted to escape, no one could stop him.
Extreme Soul Martial Arts was about to demonstrate its might on a grand scale.