Chapter 453: Chapter 401: Leaving an Opportunity for Martial Artists Worldwide

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One thing was undeniable for Pei Xuanjing. That was the irreversible impact of the power he had seized from the Great Ming royal family and imperial court when he showed his hand at the Great Morning Meeting.

Even though the Taoist School that Pei Xuanjing represented later formed an alliance with the Ming royal family, providing support to the Ming royal family and the imperial court, the ambition ignited by his actions was hard to extinguish in other factions.

“If Pei Xuanjing can do it, why can’t I?”

Although no one voiced this sentence out loud, many forces started acting accordingly.

Especially when Pei Xuanjing and his associates chose to cede interests to the Ji Fang Alliances in order to expedite the Divine Dynasty’s plan, it was already too late to reverse the course of events.

Today’s Military City was infiltrated by various forces. The covert takeover of the city was an inevitable event, something nobody could prevent.

There may be dissatisfaction within the Great Ming royal family about this, but no one dared to voice it. After all, with Pei Xuanjing, the world’s number one man, standing there, they had to take him into account even if he himself did not care.

Pei Xuanjing asked Pang Hong, “How many of these cities have we taken control of?”

“Two,” Pang Hong answered honestly.

Pei Xuanjing pondered and said, “Let’s cede control of one of the cities. It can be a place for martial artists across the world to freely inhabit, a place where they don’t have to obey any force’s rules.”

“Master!” Pang Hong’s face changed slightly and he replied anxiously.

The vast benefits that the two cities could provide were clear to a wise man like his master. As the world was awakening, these two cities could yield immense benefits, helping them foster more formidable fighters.

Even Xue Hanyi and Xue Hanyue, who were standing by, were slightly taken aback at Pei Xuanjing’s resolute decision.

Having been sent back by the ancient country, they were no fools and clearly understood the massive benefits represented by each city. They couldn’t help but wonder why Pei Xuanjing was giving up such benefits so easily.

Pei Xuanjing saw the urgency in Pang Hong and understood. He replied gently, “One city is enough, we don’t need that many. We also need to provide a way out for the world’s martial artists.”

Of course, he knew what the cities represented. But Pei Xuanjing also knew what he wanted: not just for one person to become immortal, but for all beings to attain immortality.

At present, among the nine cities, three belonged to the Great Ming court. This included a vast network of vested interests, which he had no desire to manage. Of the remaining six, the Taoist Alliance occupied two, and the Demonic Cult, Buddhism School, and the world’s noble families each held one. They had divided everything up and completely blocked the path of advancement for ordinary martial artists.

To Pei Xuanjing, this was simply unacceptable as it directly contradicted his objectives.

While he couldn’t ensure complete equality for all living beings, he could at least try to do something within his power to prevent this world from becoming stagnant, without extinguishing the hopes of ordinary people.

“I’ll handle compensations to the other Taoist factions myself. All you need to do is follow my arrangement.” Pei Xuanjing cut Pang Hong off before he could say anything more and made the decision.

“Yes!” Pang Hong responded, calming down.

He was indeed anxious earlier, since Pei Xuanjing had handed over worldly affairs, and the ties between the Shenxiao Sect and the Taoist School were maintained by him. He had responsibilities towards both the Sect and the Taoist factions. But Pang Hong remembered that the Shenxiao Sect existed because of his master, and all that he had was given by his master. Hence, he naturally couldn’t disobey his master’s orders.

Pei Xuanjing nodded satisfactorily. Some things didn’t need to be explained in detail.

Ceding a city might seem like a loss, but it could win him a good reputation. If things continued as they were, with ordinary martial artists having no way out, the Taoist School would surely become the first target and position itself against the whole world.

“Master is remarkable!” Xue Hanyi exclaimed as a trace of admiration flashed in her eyes.

With this move, Pei Xuanjing was literally winning people’s hearts. The common martial artists of the world would remember this kindness. Moreover, even if Pei Xuanjing did give up the city, as long as it wasn’t controlled by other powers, he would still hold great influence there.

This made Xue Hanyi admire his tactic. Indeed, even if other people saw through this open scheme, not everyone would have the resolution to follow through. This represented enormous benefits, not something anyone could easily give up.

Pei Xuanjing smiled lightly and did not say anything more. They all walked towards the City Lord’s Mansion…

“Greetings to the National Teacher.”

Wang Bo’an and a few others came forward to welcome Pei Xuanjing.

“Mr. Wang is too kind!” Pei Xuanjing replied with a smile to Wang Bo’an. “Mr. Wang’s remarkable contributions make him a great hero of the Great Ming and the human race.”

Wang Bo’an laughed, “National Teacher, you flatter me too much.”

With a wave of his sleeve, he led Pei Xuanjing into the City Lord’s Mansion.

“Hmm?” Pei Xuanjing noticed a familiar face among the accompany’].”

“It’s been quite a while, Officer Fu.”

This familiar face happened to be Fu Changge, the God Catcher of the Six Gates, whom Pei Xuanjing had met after he first demonstrated his power in Tiandu by killing the Three Wolves of Mo Bei.

“It’s an honour that the National Teacher still remembers me,” Fu Changge said respectfully to Pei Xuanjing.

No wonder he was so respectful. He would never have expected that the young man who was intercepted by the Three Wolves of Mo Bei in Tiandu would become such a renowned figure within a short period. The once unknown youth was now the number one person in the world, the Taoist School’s Grand Master, and the National Teacher of the empire – a person even his master had to treat with caution.

Even though he himself had already entered the First-grade Realm and was on the brink of reaching the Spirit Realm, he was simply incomparable to Pei Xuanjing.

Pei Xuanjing just smiled and did not say much else.

As a result of all the struggles he had gone through, he didn’t have many friends. Moreover, at his current level, only a few old acquaintances could be considered his equals.

The group took their seats in the main hall of the Mansion. Despite Pei Xuanjing’s repeated expressions of modesty, he eventually took the top seat alongside Wang Bo’an.

Afterwards, Wang Bo’an began briefing him about the current situation. As leader of the human race, no one understood the current situation better than he did.

After a long while, having listened to Wang Bo’an’s summary, Pei Xuanjing had a complete grasp of the situation here.

According to Wang Bo’an’s intelligence, aside from the Demon Race powerhouse he killed, there are another eight or nine. Among them, three are at the Spirit Realm Third Level, with the rest possessing the strength of the Spirit Realm Second Layer.

After gaining a rough understanding, Pei Xuanjing looked around and asked, “I heard that a powerhouse from the Sky Wasteland has arrived. Why isn’t he here today?”