Chapter 171 The Undercurrent of the Immortal Cultivation World

Chapter 171: Undercurrents in the Cultivation World

Because of the Tianxuan Holy Land’s ceremony to confer a Saint and hold the Saint Ceremony, the entire Cultivation World became lively.

Countless Cultivation Sects and Cultivation Families fought fiercely for a Saint Invitation. Various family patriarchs, Sect Old Ancestors, and powerful Loose Cultivators, who had long retired and left behind legendary tales, all reappeared, causing a new wave of sensation.

Pure Yang Palace.

Elder Che Yufei arrived outside the Sect.

At this moment, a top-grade Spirit Boat, piloted by a Transformation God True Lord, appeared in the Pure Yang Palace territory. Holding a Saint Invitation, he declared loudly, “Tianxuan Saint Ceremony, please come and observe.”

The Saint Invitation was not an ordinary letter, but a warm, dark-black jade token. The front bore the Sect mark of the Tianxuan Holy Land. Only by probing it with Divine Thought could one perceive the detailed information within.

Che Yufei extracted the information.

The jade token glowed brightly, revealing the majestic aura of the Tianxuan Holy Land, and the blurred figure of Jiang Li, imbued with supreme Dao charm, beneath the Spiritual Qi tide.

“It’s Jiang Li. He’s already the new Saint of the Tianxuan Holy Land.”

Many Disciples and Elders recognized Jiang Li’s back.

Although they had heard the news that Jiang Li had won the Saint competition and was about to begin the Saint assessment a while ago, they were still deeply shocked when the news truly reached them.

The Heaven Sword Peak Chief, who had caused a ruckus in Pure Yang Palace with his Foundation Establishment cultivation just over half a year ago, was now the Saint of an Immortal Sect, a future Holy Lord. The speed of his status and strength increase was incredible.

“A true Dragon has emerged from the Tianxuan Holy Land. This Tianxuan Holy Land ceremony is a must-attend,” Che Yufei murmured, remembering that the Palace Lord had once said they would soon attend the Saint Ceremony held by the Tianxuan Holy Land. He just hadn’t expected “soon” to be so quick. In just half a year, the former Foundation Establishment junior had reached this stage.

He also thought of his Disciple, Sima Ruhong. When Sima Ruhong first went to the Tianxuan Holy Land for exchange, he was at Foundation Establishment Peak, while Jiang Li was at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Half a year passed.

Sima Ruhong was still preparing for his Golden Core tribulation, but Jiang Li had already condensed the strongest Golden Core, and his cultivation had reached the Golden Core Middle Stage.

He thought to himself: Perhaps there truly are astonishing Prodigies in this world who defy common sense and are born specifically for cultivation.

Similar situations occurred in other Immortal Sects.

When they received the invitation to the ceremony from the Tianxuan Holy Land, the Holy Son Candidates, famous on the golden core rankings, all rubbed their fists, their Battle Intent for Jiang Li surpassing everything else.

According to their understanding, every Immortal Sect’s Saint Ceremony included a challenge segment. If you believed you had the strength to challenge the Saint chosen by the Tianxuan Holy Land, you could step up and challenge him. However, you had to offer a fourth-rank Spirit Treasure as a forfeit. If you won, you could step on the Saint’s shoulders and become famous throughout the world.

Whether the number one Golden Core on the golden core rankings was truly worthy of his reputation would soon be known… At the same time.

Ten Thousand Demons Sect.

The atmosphere in the Holy Sect was somewhat oppressive. Whether Disciples, Elders, or Cave Masters, all had gloomy faces, staring intently at the Saint Invitation they had snatched.

The figure displayed in the jade token was none other than Jiang Li, the Heaven Sword Peak Chief who had disgraced the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, and now the Tianxuan Saint.

Lord Gu Xin, the Cave Master of the Tenth Cave, paced back and forth, holding Jiang Li’s undercover agent file.

His thoughts were simple: He increasingly felt that Jiang Li was becoming uncontrollable.

One was a promising Tianxuan Saint, a future Holy Lord; the other was an undercover agent in the gutter, unable to see the light of day. Which identity was better, even a fool would know.

Under these circumstances, would Jiang Li truly still be willing to work for the Ten Thousand Demons Sect?

The only one who could restrain him, the Demonic Lord, was now in seclusion, showing no signs of activity. He was unsure if Jiang Li had any intention of betraying the Sect.

“We can’t delay any longer. We must find him during the Saint Ceremony and pull him back into the Holy Sect’s camp while he’s still wavering, otherwise, we’ll be raising a tiger that will become a great enemy to our Holy Sect,” Lord Gu Xin murmured, thinking: The Tianxuan Holy Land’s invitations do not include Demonic Sects. Sneaking into the Tianxuan Holy Land on the day of the Saint Ceremony is incredibly difficult. We need to find an ally.

Thousand Souls Demon Sect.

Compared to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect’s 136-cave layout, the Thousand Souls Demon Sect’s headquarters was quite simple, located a thousand miles underground, built upon a massive labyrinthine honeycomb.

The entire headquarters was enveloped by a huge, shimmering purple web of filth, like prey caught in a hunting net, ready to become the hunter’s food at any moment.

Lord Gu Xin arrived at the cave where Blood Hell True Lord resided and spoke directly, “Blood Hell, let’s cooperate. Didn’t your Thousand Souls Demon Sect also suffer greatly because of that Saint? Now that he is about to hold his Saint Ceremony, if we don’t go and cause some trouble, we would be unworthy of the name of a Demonic Sect.”

Blood Hell True Lord glanced at him, looking as if he were looking at an idiot: “To openly confront an Immortal Sect’s headquarters, and at such a crucial moment with the Ten Great Immortal Sects present as guests, do you think the lives of my Disciples and grand-Disciples are worthless?”

Lord Gu Xin wasn’t annoyed; he simply said calmly, “We’re just going to cause trouble, stir things up for them, and disrupt this Saint Ceremony. We’re not attacking an Immortal Sect.”

Blood Hell True Lord showed some interest.

His position in the Thousand Souls Demon Sect was precarious. His previous assassination attempt not only resulted in the loss of a group of Nascent Soul Elders but also the death of a Profound Yin True Lord. He desperately needed some achievements to prove his worth to the Thousand Souls Demon Sect.

“What method do you have? Small disturbances won’t make the Tianxuan Holy Land cancel the ceremony.”

“Jiang Li is an undercover agent for my Ten Thousand Demons Sect.”

Lord Gu Xin said this.

Blood Hell True Lord immediately looked disgusted: “Your Ten Thousand Demons Sect really has the audacity to flatter yourselves, but the trick of framing, though old, is effective. As long as he is branded as a Demonic Sect undercover agent, it will always give some people an excuse to cause trouble. But you can’t say it’s your Ten Thousand Demons Sect; he is an undercover agent for our Thousand Souls Demon Sect.”

Lord Gu Xin: …Damn.

In this day and age, no one believes the truth anymore.

And what are you fighting for? Just to flatter your Thousand Souls Demon Sect?

He could generally understand Blood Hell True Lord’s thoughts: Jiang Li’s reputation was too great. Anything related to Jiang Li could cause a sensation to some extent. The Thousand Souls Demon Sect wanted to reveal the news that Jiang Li was an undercover agent of their Sect. Regardless of whether it was true or false, it would always elevate the world’s perception of the Thousand Souls Demon Sect.

Today’s Jiang Li attracted more attention than a Transformation God True Lord.

The more he thought this way, the more Lord Gu Xin felt that Jiang Li must be controlled early, otherwise, his betrayal of the Sect was only a matter of time.

It wasn’t until Lord Gu Xin left that Blood Hell True Lord burst out laughing.

A grand-Disciple asked curiously, “What are you laughing at, Sir?”

“Hahaha, it’s hilarious that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect could come up with the idea that ‘Jiang Li is an undercover agent for the Ten Thousand Demons Sect.’ This is the funniest joke I’ve heard in my life.”

The others also chuckled secretly.

The possibility of Jiang Li being an undercover agent for the Ten Thousand Demons Sect was even lower than them being undercover agents for the Righteous Path.

After all.

The Ten Thousand Demons Sect would be crazy to allow a Saint-level existence to go undercover in another Sect. This completely defied common sense.

“Then, Sir, what should we do at that time?”

“Just as this fellow Gu Xin said, first infiltrate and wait for orders. Find an opportunity to get close to Jiang Li and create a chance to be alone with him. Since it’s a false accusation, there’s no need to dwell on the details. Oh, and how are our hidden agents in the Tianxuan Holy Land doing? That’s a big fish; we can’t let him get away.”

“Sir, everything is going smoothly. Under the influence of the Dao Heart Seed Demon, he has completely fallen into the Demonic Path and is even planning to bring a Holy Son Candidate to execute a mission. This person has also been implanted with our Demonic Dao Seed and is not far from complete transformation.”

“Good. Remember not to let them get close to the Saint Ceremony at that time. That Jiang Li has the ability to discern evil. We can’t guarantee whether he can see through this. Before the plan is completed, they must avoid any place where Jiang Li appears.”

…The Immortal Sects were in motion, the Demonic Sects were in motion, and Jiang Li was also steadily carrying out his seclusion plan.

Standing on the Human Emperor Palace, Jiang Li looked out at the large Spirit Boats constantly shuttling out of the Tianxuan Holy Land, unable to imagine how much effort the Tianxuan Holy Land had put into this Saint Ceremony.

He thought to himself: Is this to invite all the famous and influential Cultivators in the entire Cultivation World? Isn’t this a bit too high-profile?

What if a few Devil Heads were hidden among the visiting Cultivators? His Qi Refining Method would probably go crazy again.

Exterminating demons at the Saint Ceremony, the thought alone sent shivers down his spine. If he even eliminated Disciples and Elders from other Immortal Sects, that would be even more unthinkable.

He only hoped that these people had some self-awareness and wouldn’t stir up trouble, otherwise, his Qi Refining Method would show them what it means for justice to never compromise.

In his thoughts.

There was still a month and a half until the Saint Ceremony, so time was ample. Jiang Li took out his Limitless Sword and entered seclusion to comprehend the fifth realm of the Sword Dao.

This time.

He relied on his astonishing wisdom.

Because the Ancestral Master’s blessing and the Sect’s Luck feedback had not yet ended, his mind was clear, his thoughts accelerated, and numerous insights flooded his brain.

Its effect was comparable to the auspicious omens that descended when he comprehended Sword Light Division.

He wanted to lead the Flying Sword Art to new heights one more time, to show the System that his astonishing wisdom was no worse than its own.

Gradually.

Jiang Li entered a deep state of comprehension.

The Great Sun Sword Qi in his mouth had appeared before him at some unknown point.

The golden-red beam of light was filled with a terrifying destructive power. Even a tiny bit would melt a person, bones and all.

Under deep comprehension of the Sword Dao, the form of the Great Sun Sword Qi began to change. Sometimes it condensed into slender threads like sword light; other times it attached itself to the Limitless Sword, presenting the same magnificent halo as the Heaven Sword Peak Lord that day.

Then, the Great Sun Sword Qi condensed into a Spirit Treasure form, stable and appearing like a physical divine weapon, emitting pure Evil Qi fluctuations.

“As my comprehension of the Sword Dao deepens, my use of the Sword Killing Force becomes more proficient. At this point, I should already be in the second stage of the fifth realm of the Sword Dao, able to utilize the power of Sword Killing Force at a deeper level. Can this strike cut off 5% of a Transformation God True Lord’s spiritual body?” Jiang Li mused, watching the Sword Killing Force constantly changing in his hand.