The most powerful beings from the Nine Realms of Spirit, they stand as the pinnacle existence between Heaven and Earth. A mere utterance from them could decide life and death. Their rage could turn rivers red with blood and litter the land with countless corpses.
Upon hearing the other party's words, Pei Xuanjing maintained a calm expression, seemingly unmoved. Nevertheless, his eyes sparkled brilliantly, "Whether I'm suitable or not, it will be determined by the actual fight."
For Pei Xuanjing, even though he usually treated others with casual amicability, his pride couldn't be extinguished. Empowered by the will of Heaven and Earth and influenced by the Heavenly Divine Position, he felt like a god. Hearing the contemptuous words of the Taixu Venerable, he naturally felt anger.
"Young man, you overestimate yourself!" The Taixu Venerable harshly rebuked. With a flick of his sleeve, Taixu Xuanqi covered Heaven and Earth, as divine abilities simultaneously assaulted Pei Xuanjing.
Bang!
At this moment, the Daming World had just returned to its peak state. Although it could bear the blows from the most formidable in the Nine Realms of Spirit, such terrible power still had a significant impact on Heaven and Earth.
When the Taixu Venerable made his move, he held nothing back. It was a formidable display that caused the sky to rumble and the void to tremble.
Seeing the Taixu Venerable take action, the Master of Canglang Palace dare not hesitate. Almost the instant the Venerable struck, he hastily retreated.
Either of these two were stronger than him, even if Pei Xuanjing was considered insignificant in the eyes of the Taixu Venerable. But their confrontation was bound to be a fierce fight between a dragon and a tiger, and the Master of Canglang Palace didn't want to get involved.
Not only the Master of Canglang Palace but also countless other onlooking powerful cultivators hastily withdrew when seeing the Taixu Venerable attack without any preface, not willing to be affected by their fight.
Pei Xuanjing, who was targeted by the divine abilities of the Taixu Venerable, fearlessly faced the imminently striking Divine Abilities. With a sweep of his sleeve, he promptly retaliated with multiple slaps.
Roar!
Several purple-green Thunder Dragons roared and bolted out. Countless thunderclaps exploded in the sky, an unceasing roaring sound, confronting those divine abilities.
Explosive collisions echoed through the sky, making the Heavens shake and the sea of clouds tumultuous. Countless shockwaves swept across all directions, but Pei Xuanjing and the Taixu Venerable didn't mind the raging shockwaves. It didn't deter them at all.
Pei Xuanjing held the Sanbao Jade Ruyi and stood in the void. The divine light on his body flickered faintly, his imposing aura seemed sacred.
"Youngster, you do have some skills." The Taixu Venerable was unimpressed by his own divine abilities being effortlessly resolved by Pei Xuanjing, claiming it was just a trial.
If Pei Xuanjing was unable to withstand these few blows, he would question whether this was Pei Xuanjing's true form.
"Then please continue to guide me, Venerable." Pei Xuanjing sneered coldly. His left hand held the Sanbao Jade Ruyi, and his right hand pulsed with lightning. Countless thunders converged. The next moment, he pointed a finger, tearing through the void with a terrifying lightning flash, falling towards the Taixu Venerable.
Compared to his earlier Shenxiao Thunder Palm, this strike seemed far less impressive, yet it made the Taixu Venerable become cautious. Surprise flashed in his eyes, exclaiming in astonishment, "Innate Divine Thunder!"
The Innate Divine Thunder was born innately from the beginning of the world. It was the progenitor of all types of thunder, possessing the power to destroy Heaven and Earth, annihilating the world. How could a cultivator from the Nine Realms of Spirit master it?
"Indeed, it is Innate Divine Thunder. However, you might prefer to call it the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder." Pei Xuanjing said coldly.
He was proficient in the Thunder Method. In his Taoist Foundation, the Four Seasons and Five Orders built the base, but the core was filled with the destructive and creative Thunder God.
Pei Xuanjing opened up the Small Thousand World this time, and when observing the opening of Heaven and Earth, he captured the creation of the initial opening of Heaven and Earth while refining the Innate Divine Thunder, naming it Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
The Innate Divine Thunder was a force born innately and was the most terrifying existence for ordinary cultivators. They could hardly resist it without top-tier divine weapon treasures or overwhelming power.
However, the Taixu Venerable, as the most superior being in Heaven and Earth, was surprised at Pei Xuanjing's deployment of the Innate Divine Thunder, but he also had means to counter it.
He stretched out his hand and an antique mirror appeared in his grasp.
The Taixu Mirror, the Taixu Sect's most prestigious treasure, it had horrifying powers and was one of the few top-tier Divine Weapons in the world. It was the Taixu Venerable's reliance during his domination of Heaven and Earth. With the Taixu Mirror in hand, he would never be the weakest among the many powerful cultivators from the Nine Realms of Spirit.
Whoosh!
Upon activation of the Taixu Mirror, a brilliant light immediately illuminated Heaven and Earth. A gigantic light barrier appeared before the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder unleashed by Pei Xuanjing.
Bang!
The terrifying Nine Heavens Divine Thunder exploded with horrifying power, causing even the void to shatter. Yet, in front of the light barrier released by the Taixu Mirror, it could not break through. It only made the light barrier dim slightly, which recovered within an instant.
"So-called Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, is nothing more than this!" The Taixu Venerable sneered disdainfully.
He twisted his wrist, the Taixu Mirror in his hand swung horizontally, shooting out a massive beam of light, slicing through the void towards Pei Xuanjing. It seemed to reduce everything it passed to nothingness.
"Hehe." Pei Xuanjing chuckled lightly, the Sanbao Jade Ruyi clenched in his hand as he made a gesture in front of him.
The profound glyphs on the ancient Sanbao Jade Ruyi flickered unpredictably. Several Heavenly Thunders appeared again, perfectly intercepting the beam of light emitted by the Taixu Mirror.
Bang!
That beam of light from the Taixu Mirror had no power to resist the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. It vaporized in less than a breath. The remaining Nine Heavens Divine Thunder continued its momentum and blasted towards the Taixu Venerable.
The Innate Divine Thunder was an incomparably powerful force. Even a world birthed from opening a Small Thousand World wasn't fully under Pei Xuanjing's control. He said he was refining it, but in reality, he was temporarily using it with the assistance of the Sanbao Jade Ruyi. He hadn't truly refined it yet.
That was only a probing move he made earlier. That's why it was easily blocked by the light barrier released by the Taixu Mirror.
But now, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder conjured by Pei Xuanjing using the Sanbao Jade Ruyi was far superior to the random Heavenly Thunder he unleashed earlier. It nearly had the power to destroy Heaven and Earth. Even many powerful cultivators far away felt fear when they saw these Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, apprehensive over the destructive aura.
Bang!
When the Taixu Venerable continued to use the Taixu Mirror to release a light barrier to block Pei Xuanjing's Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, it was no longer effective like before. The light barrier only hindered the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder for a few moments before disintegrating, shattering into nothing.
Seeing this, the Taixu Venerable did not panic. He quickly activated the Taixu Mirror, a weapon with the ability to cut a rift through the void of space, and swallowed all Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
This was another function of the Taixu Mirror, which could briefly rip through the void and lead the attack to the outer chaos.
After deflecting the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, the Taixu Venerable fought back. The divine mirror flashed, and a divine light blinked, instantly launching an attack towards Pei Xuanjing.
Boom!
However, Pei Xuanjing waved the Sanbao Jade Ruyi in his hand, effortlessly shattering the divine light into countless radiance and remained unmoved.
In his hand, he held the jade ruyi, his face showing a calm look towards the distant Taixu Venerable, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, which the Taixu Venerable took as a challenge. After all, in the previous clashes, neither side had gained any advantage.
But for the Taixu Venerable, such a stalemate was unbearable. As the peak cultivator of the Nine Realms spirit, his arrival should be intimidating. And yet after several rounds with an inexperienced youth of the Spirit Realm Eightfold, he had not been able to suppress him.
Regardless of how enigmatic or how many rules Pei Xuanjing had broken or records he had set, it didn't justify his audacity to challenge him.
"Today, I must kill you here, and all your secrets and fortunate encounters will fall into my hands," the Taixu Venerable said sternly, his eyes flashing dangerously.
He was more determined than ever to kill Pei Xuanjing.
At the beginning, he regarded this as an easy task, but after several exchanges, he soon realized how formidable this junior was. He was formidable, even surpassing all the others at the Spirit Realm Eightfold that he'd encountered. Even labeling him the strongest of the Spirit Realm Eightfold wouldn't be an exaggeration.
It was because of this that the Taixu Venerable was extremely curious about what kind of secret this junior had. He had reached a realm that many cultivators could not reach even after thousands of years of cultivation, and also possessed extraordinary strength. There must be an astonishing secret behind this.
If he could obtain and master this secret, then he might be able to further strengthen himself.
Pei Xuanjing nonchalantly played with the jade ruyi in his hand and replied disdainfully, "People always say that the cultivators in the Nine Realms spirit are the pinnacle of existence in the world, and no cultivator below this realm can beat them. But I'm skeptical about this. Today, I'd like to test the truth."
The Realm of the Nine Spirit Levels was a sky-leaping step.
Once you reach the realm of the Nine Spirit Levels, you reach the pinnacle of mortal cultivation. Any cultivator below this realm is simply incapable of resisting their might, hence they're referred to as the supreme.
However, in Pei Xuanjing's view, these so-called "supreme ones" were only so revered because they hadn't encountered strong enough opponents to shatter their overblown reputations, hence the numerous legends about them.
Having lived through experiences in the vast wilderness realm, Pei Xuanjing understood that these supreme ones of the Nine Spirit Levels were not invincible. If powerful enough, it wasn't impossible to suppress and defeat the supreme ones of the Nine Spirit Levels using the power of the Eightfold Spirit Realm, as he'd done so himself.
After saying this, Pei Xuanjing showed no concern for how others regarded him. He took one step, crossing infinite voids in an instant and closing the distance to the Taixu Venerable. A purple and cyan thunder light flashed from his eyes, and Shenxiao Origin Qi flowed freely, transforming the Four Seasons and Five Orders at will, as if in that moment he had unified with heaven and earth.
"Junior, you're quite arrogant. The gap between a cultivator of the Eightfold Spirit Realm and the supreme is unimaginable. In this world, only the supreme can beat and suppress the supreme. You're just being presumptuous and acting recklessly," said the Taixu Venerable with a sarcastic smile.
He had originally regarded Pei Xuanjing as a heroic character, but he had now come to find him absurdly humorous. Perhaps his smooth journey thus far had inflated his ego, making him bold enough to think of suppressing him.
As he spoke, the Taixu Xuanqi around him circulated, and the Taixu Mirror in his hand shone brightly, enveloping Pei Xuanjing with a brilliance that seemed to shatter time and space, appearing in front of him in an instant.
Seeing this, Pei Xuanjing wasn't phased. He held the jade ruyi in his left hand, and his right hand, slender and pure white, opened up to reveal the Six-Color Sword.
The power of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder then spread around the law sword. The sword in Pei Xuanjing's hand radiated a terrifying power. He raised his hand and slashed it.
Squish!
One sword destroys all laws!
Despite your many divine abilities, I will strike with one sword.
The mirror's light that was shattering space and time was neutralized by the sword light from Pei Xuanjing's blow, completely disappearing. The residual sword qi formed a long river of sword qi, sweeping towards the Taixu Venerable, densely spreading across the sky.
At this moment, Pei Xuanjing's Six-Color Sword, after the opening of the small world, not only had the Sanbao Jade Ruyi refined, but this sword too was baptized by the qi of chaos and the power of creation. Its power was now much stronger than the initial strength it had when it was just cultivated from his Taoist Skill.
Now, the power of this Six-Color Sword is not inferior to many high-level divine weapons. Besides, its invisible and dispersed characteristic makes it more convenient for Pei Xuanjing.
Countless sword qi rivers swept across the sky, shattering the void, causing the Taixu Venerable's face to turn cold.
Although he had already experienced Pei Xuanjing's sword skills, when his true body reappeared, and he genuinely faced this sky full of sword qi, he couldn't help but be secretly alarmed.
The Taixu Mirror gently brushed in front of him, flashing countless rays of lights and further enveloping him. Despite being surrounded by these sword qi rivers, he did not sustain even the slightest injury.
"This Taixu Mirror is certainly a top-level divine weapon treasure, it's deeply profound." Pei Xuanjing exclaimed with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
So far, the exchanges between the Taixu Venerable and him had not really brought out his true strength. Mostly, the Taixu Venerable relied on his Taixu Mirror to fend off his attacks. Therefore, Pei Xuanjing couldn't help but admire the power of the Taixu Mirror.
Once the river of sword qi dissipated, the Taixu Venerable's face looked gloomy, and he decisively made his move. "Junior, I've no more time to play with you. Die!"
The Taixu Mirror in his hand gradually dimmed, replaced by a seal appearing, simple and unadorned, yet emitting a terrifying aura, as if it could punch a hole into the earth.
Taixu Venerable pushed the seal technique, which constantly enlarged and blocked the sunlight. It enveloped Pei Xuanjing from all directions, before falling towards him.
Pei Xuanjing's expression darkened, he felt the terrifying power of this seal and again swung his sword.
The sword Qi of his sword swirled around, breaking the void, with countless sword glows flickering uncertainly. The places where the sword glows passed, the space was fractured.
The boundless Shenxiao Origin Qi recklessly stirred, causing the sky to change colors. Around him, the Four Seasons and Five Orders were spinning, Thunder Obliteration was rising, creating a constant interplay between creation and destruction.
The seventh sword·Three Talents!
Pei Xuanjing swung his sword once more, the dreadful sword intent pervaded heaven and earth, splitting everything apart.
This sword was no ordinary one. It combined the artistic conception of heaven, earth, and man, the convergence of the Three Talents. The issued sword seemed as if heaven and earth were coming down upon them.
This already horrifying sword was displayed once again by Pei Xuanjing, who was in peak condition, demonstrating its terrifying power.
Boom…
The instant the sword light met the seal technique, heaven and earth shook. For a moment, no sound could be heard, as if there was not a single sound to be heard between heaven and earth.
Their fight continued non-stop, each displaying their divine power. Countless Taixu Sect divine powers came from the hands of Taixu Venerable. Regardless of how intricate or simple the divine powers were, they all had extraordinary power in the hands of such a powerful person. Each strike was enough to disturb the entire sky and cause the sea of clouds to roll.
Pei Xuanjing, on the other hand, used Sanbao Jade Ruyi to draw out all the strength of his heavenly divine position as the Jade Purity True Monarch. After opening up a small world this time and gaining the creation power, coupled with gaining more willpower of heaven and earth, Pei Xuanjing gained more authority, the power on him was even more potent.
The Golden Core in his body revolved at high speed. He seemed like an endless black hole, absorbing the infinite Heavenly Earthly Force. The momentum and power of his body went up another level, and though he still hadn't broken the limitation of the Spirit Realm Eightfold, he was no less than anyone in the Nine Realms of Spirit.
Faced with Taixu Venerable's myriad divine abilities, Pei Xuanjing did not fall into his rhythm, but was fully devoted to his sword. The Six-Color Sword in his hand was crisscrossing, countless sword moves were used. Each sword move was shining in the sky, attracting the shining of other stars.
This time, the swordsmanship created by Pei Xuanjing, which integrated thousands of martial arts, was completely revealed to the world, with no concealment from the beginning, from the first sword·Nine Luminaries to the currently created eighth sword·Two Elements.
Nine Luminaries, Eight Trigrams, Seven Stars, Six Harmonies, Five Elements, Four Images, Three Talents, Two Elements, and the embryonic form of the ninth sword·Tai Chi.
Although Pei Xuanjing's sword moves did not sound stunning, they shocked the world because each of his sword moves was cyclical, one move linking to the next, endlessly.
The Two Elements produce the Three Talents, which can transform Four Images. The Eight Trigrams originate from Four Images, but they can also be combined with the Nine Palaces…
Every sword move was interconnected, showing a wonderful connection. This caused Taixu Venerable to frown as such sword moves were as elusive as antelope horns, leaving no trace, absolutely unpredictable. One could never know which sword move the opponent's next attack would be.
After experiencing the opening of a small world, Pei Xuanjing had directly observed the birth of a world, which gave him a deeper understanding of the Two Elements and Four Images, the Three Talents and Five Elements, making his sword moves even more powerful.
In addition to his terrifying sword moves, the occasional burst of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder dazzled Taixu Venerable. If it weren't for the protection of the Taixu Mirror, he would have been injured long ago.
However, the competition between the two was not as one-sided as everyone had feared at first. Instead, it had reached a stalemate.
Pei Xuanjing, who was in the eightfold realm of Spirit Realm, fought to a draw against the powerful being, Taixu Venerable, who was in the ninefold realm of Spirit Realm. Regardless of the means or trump cards he used, his strength at this moment was undeniable—he was no different from these powerful beings in the ninefold realm of Spirit Realm…
"What a terrifying youngster!" Suddenly, a blurry figure in the distance spoke.
This person was hazy, hidden in the void, invisible to ordinary cultivators.
Similar people stood scattered around him, all hazy figures hidden in the void, undetectable by ordinary cultivators. Only they could detect each other's presence. These people seemed to not want to expose each other's identity on purpose, deliberately keeping their distance.
"Youngster?" Hearing the person speak, another powerhouse scornfully said, "Can't you put down your pretense by now? Although he is still in the Eightfold Realm of Spirit Realm, his actual strength is no less than ours!"
Indeed, these people who were concealed in the void, silently watching the fight between Pei Xuanjing and Taixu Venerable, were the other powerful beings in the Nine Realms of Spirit of the Sky Wasteland.
When the heaven and earth of the Daming World returned to their peak, these powerful beings naturally sensed this event, just like Taixu Venerable. Their original plan was to wait a few days, waiting for their ancestral land to fully recover and stabilize before returning.
However, Taixu Venerable's action drew their attention, and they noticed that Taixu Venerable did not care to descend upon the ancestral land in true form at this moment.
They had heard about the previous incidents when Taixu Venerable's avatar was suppressed and killed by Pei Xuanjing. It had even become a joke among these powerful beings in the Nine Realms of Spirit. At the same time, Pei Xuanjing, who originally had outstanding strength in the ancestral land, also caught their attention.
Now that Taixu Venerable has decided to descend upon his ancestral land in person without any hesitation, they knew that he was ready to take action against Pei Xuanjing. Therefore, these people would not miss this grand duel between dragon and tiger.
Although they could not descend in person, it did not prevent them from sending avatars to watch the battle.
It goes without saying, that from the beginning, the fight between Pei Xuanjing and Taixu Venerable had caught their eyes. They were also aware of Pei Xuanjing's opening of a small world.
Opening a Small Thousand World, merging one's body with the world in pursuit of immortality, this path is considered by many powerful beings to be the most likely path to Becoming Immortal and countless powerful beings are striving for it, otherwise the technique of Blessed Land and Cave Heaven would not have been hidden.
Now that Pei Xuanjing has opened up a Small Thousand World, it has naturally led to a frenzy among many powerful beings. If they were not worried about Taixu Venerable's presence, their hastily condensed avatars simply would not have the power to take it, they would have taken action to snatch it.
However, at this moment, those many powerful beings who had not taken action felt it was correct not to act, because Pei Xuanjing's strength, shown at this moment, was enough for them to truly feel wary.