Chapter 234: Is There Another Immortal Body Born Into the World?
"Hmm?"
The smile on Ling Cang's face quickly faded. His voice grew heavy as he said, "Daoist Li Xun, what do you mean by this? My clan's junior merely spoke with some excess harshness earlier, nothing more."
"I advise Daoist Li Xun to know when to stop and let things go. After all, our Spirit Clan is not the same as the Great Chu Dynasty. To offend us is the same as offending the Xiao Clan!"
Xiao Clan!
The instant those two words were spoken, the entire small world fell silent.
Everyone held their breath, none daring to speak loudly—for the weight carried by that clan's name was simply too great.
On the surface, the Xiao Clan was the same as the Northern Yu Imperial Dynasty, both powers that had once produced a Great Emperor, and thus qualified as an Emperor Clan.
But even among Emperor Clans, there were levels of strength.
After all, the descendants of a Great Emperor were not always capable.
Throughout the endless years, many bloodlines of Emperors had been extinguished. Compared to their prime, even the Northern Yu Dynasty had declined somewhat.
Yet, as the saying goes, a starved camel is still larger than a horse.
Even now, the Northern Yu Imperial Dynasty was far beyond what any ordinary Holy Land or family could compare to.
As for the Xiao Clan—
That was another matter entirely.
They were utterly terrifying, with countless ancient monsters hidden deep within their forbidden grounds.
Over ten thousand years ago, a Quasi-Emperor from the Xiao Clan had taken action, shaking countless covetous forces into silence.
Now ten thousand years had passed. Whether that Quasi-Emperor still lived, no one knew.
But in the eyes of outsiders, ten thousand years was hardly enough for a Saint to naturally pass away—let alone a Quasi-Emperor.
The overwhelming likelihood was that he still lived!
And even if the Xiao Clan had only that Quasi-Emperor…
What made them truly frightening was something else—
Within the Xiao Clan, a monstrous genius had been born: Xiao Chen.
From the very moment of his birth, he carried terrifying heavenly phenomena.
Later, it was confirmed—he possessed an unimaginably rare innate talent:
The Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes.
Since ancient times, only two or three beings had ever been born with this gift.
Without exception, every one of them ultimately became a Great Emperor.
Some even entered the Immortal Realm.
To this day, no one could say for certain what heights those few had reached.
Perhaps they had already perished in the Immortal Realm.
Perhaps… they still lived.
It was precisely because of this that, from the moment Xiao Chen was born, it was as though a future Emperor's seat had already been reserved.
A clan with a Quasi-Emperor in residence, coupled with a heaven-defying genius destined to ascend to Emperorhood—no one with any sense would dare provoke the Xiao Clan.
As for the Spirit Clan, the reason they dared to bring this up was because Xiao Chen's mother had been married out from their clan.
Between Xiao Chen and the Spirit Clan, there existed an inseverable bond.
It was certain that once Xiao Chen rose to power, the Spirit Clan would reap immeasurable benefits.
Thus, to form enmity with them now—no matter how one looked at it—was the height of foolishness.
"Heh."
Ling Cang chuckled. Though his face was aged, his eyes were sharp and domineering as they swept across those present, greatly satisfied with their reactions.
With a cold sneer, he continued:
"Daoist Li Xun, right now, you are indeed dazzling, so brilliant that even this old man feels ashamed."
"But ten years from now, will you still shine so brightly? That is far from certain."
"In fact, perhaps you won't even need ten years—five will be enough."
Before they set out for this place, Xiao Chen had still only been at the Divine Power Realm.
Yet now, he had already broken through into the Life and Death Realm.
A Life and Death cultivator in his early teens—once revealed to the world, it would shake it to its core.
Even Li Xun, despite being a Scarlet Flame Divine Body, could not compare.
After all, when Li Xun had entered the Life and Death Realm, he had already been well into his twenties.
From this perspective, Li Xun had already lost.
Ling Cang, who had originally wanted to say "ten years," changed it to "five years" once the words reached his lips.
Looking straight at Li Xun, he continued in a solemn voice:
"Daoist Li Xun, if you are willing to show mercy today, then in the future, when Xiao Chen enters the world, this old man can personally guarantee you a position—as his follower!"
As soon as those words were spoken, many people around them chuckled lightly, some with outright disdain.
"This Spirit Clan's Ling Cang really thinks too highly of himself. Granted, the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes are rare, but when has the Scarlet Flame Divine Body ever been commonplace?"
"Indeed. According to the ancient records, the number of Scarlet Flame Divine Bodies born is only slightly greater than the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes. But even so, they are still exceedingly few. And every Scarlet Flame Divine Body, at the very least, reaches the level of a Quasi-Emperor."
"To ask a future Quasi-Emperor to be Xiao Chen's follower… Ling Cang dares to say such a thing?"
"That's not entirely fair. Think about it—every bearer of the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes ultimately entered the Immortal Realm. Their true accomplishments? No one can say for sure. But just looking at the attitude of the Taiyin Divine Mansion tells us enough—if the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes weren't peerlessly rare even in the Immortal Realm, why else would they personally take Xiao Chen as a disciple?"
"It's true. There have also been Scarlet Flame Divine Bodies who entered the Immortal Realm. In truth, both physiques have an uncertain upper limit. But if we compare the lower limit, the Scarlet Flame Divine Body does indeed fall slightly below the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes."
"Slightly lower, and that means he should be a follower? Ling Cang is underestimating Daoist Li Xun far too much. In my view, true strength never comes from innate talent—it comes from oneself!"
"Then what you're saying is… should I thank you?"
Li Xun chuckled softly, speaking with casual ease.
"Heh…"
Ling Cang also smiled. He had heard the indifference in Li Xun's words, as well as the cold ridicule of the bystanders, but none of it mattered to him.
In his eyes, they were all short-sighted fools.
They had no understanding of Xiao Chen's true potential.
"To you all, perhaps Xiao Chen is nothing more than someone who bears the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes. But today, I shall tell you something else…"
Here, Ling Cang deliberately paused, clasping his hands behind his back. His posture was composed, his voice slow and deliberate as he declared:
"Xiao Chen has a second innate talent—the Immortal Body!"
The last three words struck the air like a thunderclap.
Everyone present was stunned. They could not believe what they had just heard.
"What?"
"What did he just say?"
"Immortal Body?"
"In this world today, another Immortal Body has been born? Why has there been no news of this before?"
"Can one person truly possess two heaven-defying talents? A single Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes already guarantees Xiao Chen's path to Emperorhood. But if he also carries the Immortal Body…"
"Then Xiao Chen's future achievements would be beyond imagination! If what Ling Cang says is true, the Xiao Clan may now have produced an existence unlike any before—an absolute anomaly that will never be seen again!"
The Immortal Body was a gift no weaker than the Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Eyes.
In history, any bearer of the Immortal Body—without exception—was a figure who suppressed their entire era.
And now, Xiao Chen alone carried both.
Such a foundation could not be measured as a mere sum.
Forget becoming an Emperor, even achieving Immortality would only be Xiao Chen's starting point.
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