Chapter 410: Chapter 357: Fifteen Spirit Realm powerhouses!

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Pei Xuanjing voiced out his speculative thoughts, “So, together with you and I, there are already eleven.”

Upon saying this, he paused and added, “Perhaps there’s also the Maitreya Sect Leader Zhao Baiyang, making that twelve.”

“In addition to those,” Bai Xiaosheng shook his head, “The Royal Prince of Xiang Zhu Yousong, the Northwest Dao’s Tie Sect’s Tie Qianshan, and the Lord of the Heavenly King’s Pavilion, Zi Tianxiong.”

“These are just the experts within the Central Plains, news from overseas has yet to return, so it’s still unclear,” Bai Xiaosheng said.

It must be known that overseas, there are numerous skilled individuals. Many famous powerhouses, weary of the strife within the Central Plains martial community, chose in the end to retire to the islands overseas.

“That is to say, not counting the experts overseas who may break through, and those concealed experts, there are already fifteen Spirit Realm experts openly available in the Central Plains,” Pei Xuanjing exclaimed.

After counting, apart from several individuals of the Buddhism School and the Blood Demon of the Demonic Cult, most of them have had interactions with Pei Xuanjing.

Although he had never met Zi Tianxiong, the lord of Heavenly King’s Pavilion, Pei Xuanjing was familiar with his two children. The relationships between those two and his disciple, Pang Hong, were extremely close.

However, Pei Xuanjing could still understand how Zi Tianxiong, the hero who founded the Heavenly King’s Pavilion alone, had broken through to the Spirit Realm. But that Tie Qianshan from the Tie Sect had managed to break through was extremely surprising to him.

Although he and Tie Qianshan had never met, Pei Xuanjing was extremely familiar with his name, as he had heard it so frequently it was almost as if the name had grown calluses in his ears.

When he first heard the name Tie Qianshan, the legendary leader of the Northwest Dao’s Tie Sect, he was still struggling with the Ninth-grade power in the small city’s Everlasting Observance in the border county.

Later, as his own power constantly improved, Tie Qianshan still remained a powerhouse beyond his reach. It wasn’t until he stepped into the Third-grade Grandmaster Realm that he heard more of Tie Qianshan’s legendary tales from various people.

Later, as Tie Qianshan’s affairs were continually mentioned, his power gradually emerged. By that time, however, Pei Xuanjing’s strength had already exceeded him, leaving him behind.

Hearing now that Tie Qianshan had broken through to the Spirit Realm, Pei Xuanjing was not only surprised but also curious about what kind of inheritance the man had obtained, such that he had such a deep foundation to support him to this day.

Thinking about the trajectories in his life simulation, Spirit Realm powerhouses were extremely rare. He had a thought in his mind and asked, “With so many Spirit Realm appearances, could it be due to the constant emergence of the Forbidden Places and Blessed Lands?”

In his original life simulation, many powerhouses actually had deep foundations. The reason they could not break through was because their inheritances were incomplete. They could only break through by creating their own path, which delayed their breakthrough times.

Now, with the emergence of so many Forbidden Places and Blessed Lands, if they obtained those inheritances, they wouldn’t necessarily have to follow the cultivation path. Having a reference could likely hasten the breakthrough time.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded, “Correct! It’s precisely because of this!”

With this consecutive emergence of Forbidden Places and Blessed Lands, many had seized opportunities to change their fate. But, in reality, the ones who benefited the most were the big powers. With their strength, they could easily obtain those things through various means.

It was because they had plundered these inheritances that these people had obtained a model for their skills, hence stepping into the Spirit Realm.

Indeed, it’s like this!

Pei Xuanjing proposed a possible situation, “Perhaps, missing this opportunity, without a major fortune, it’ll be very difficult for martial artists without the backing of a powerful force to rise abruptly.”

Pei Xuanjing knew this was just the beginning–many martial artists still had a chance. However, as time went on, if nothing unexpected happened, the number of powerhouses in various forces would increase. They would seize various interests, and unless there was a great opportunity, it would be difficult for individuals to rise.

“Correct!” Bai Xiaosheng nodded, not denying this situation. He said solemnly, “But hasn’t it been like this for thousands of years?”

Bai Xiaosheng wasn’t surprised by the possibility proposed by Pei Xuanjing. After all, it was like this even before the Heaven and Earth had revived. If martial artists wanted to achieve success in cultivation, they had to join or form a force. There was no change, only that the strong became stronger!

Pei Xuanjing remained silent.

He also knew that this situation couldn’t be changed by him alone.

As long as people exist, there will be likes and dislikes, selfishness will exist. It’s impossible for everyone to be selfless.

Such a person would be a saint, and perhaps only one would appear every ten thousand years.

Even what he was planning now, though it might sound extremely grand, could be seen from another perspective as a form of selfishness, couldn’t it?

Pei Xuanjing wanted to establish the Divine Dynasty on earth, open the path to Becoming Immortal, and guide all people into immortality. It sounded grand, but what he was about to do was to let the Great Ming expedition outside the border to sweep the remnants of the Former Yuan and seize the Qi Luck.

What he was doing may seem grand and ambitious to the people of Great Ming, but to the descendants of the former Yuan Dynasty and the Tartar tribes, wouldn’t it be a form of terror and evil?

But would Pei Xuanjing stop his plan because of hatred and unwillingness of those people?

No!

Some might think he was evil, but he didn’t mind.

Because people can be complex sometimes. Standing in different positions, they may have completely different views and responses to the same thing.

Pei Xuanjing also had his likes and dislikes. Born in Great Ming, he identified himself as a citizen of Great Ming. Hence, to accomplish his plan, he could act without guilt.

At this moment, Pei Xuanjing had a vast heart, that could encompass the world, but at the same time, it was small because all he could see was the world of Great Ming and not the barbarians of the four directions.

Bai Xiaosheng didn’t know that his words had triggered so many thoughts in Pei Xuanjing’s mind.

He toyed with the folding fan in his hand and casually said, “I originally came tonight to discuss some important matters with you.”

His arrival tonight was certainly not for leisure; it had a purpose.

With the continuous emergence of Spirit Realm powerhouses and the establishment of the Ji Fang Alliances, Bai Xiaosheng was quite worried. He found, for the first time, that the rapid changes in the world’s situation far exceeded his grasp.

But with so many Spirit Realm powerhouses now, if Pei Xuanjing didn’t make much progress in this closure, the situation might become very unfavorable.

“Oh?” Pei Xuanjing looked at him with a questioning look.

“I was somewhat worried initially, but now that I see you, I realize all my worries were unnecessary,” Bai Xiaosheng said candidly.