Chapter 1 A World Silenced

The world was utterly silent, save for the 'swishing' sound of blood spraying through the air.

Reverend Tianyi staggered a few steps in the air, his clothes soaked with blood. He abruptly raised his head, his eyes black and red, his eyeballs completely gone.

His miserable state caused everyone's expression to change.

"Master!"

The surrounding Tianyi Sect Daoists' expressions changed drastically, their minds filled with fear.

Xiao Feng's face turned ashen. He glanced sideways and saw a blank-faced old monk staring intently at him.

Not only him, but all the Tianyi Sect Daoists were being watched.

Whoosh, whoosh...

An Qisheng slowly stepped forward, ascending into the sky, standing opposite Reverend Tianyi.

Inside his body, violent changes were still occurring, yet he had calmed down.

His condensation of the Qi Seed of Magnetic Field Integration was not simply a replacement for mana.

Once the Qi Seed was formed, the human body became a world in itself, elevating its essence, not just adding another force to be used.

The effect of the Qi Seed applied to the world could change the heavens, alter rivers, and transform the earth into a sea of mulberry fields. Used on oneself, it strengthened the body from the smallest cellular level, from the inside out.

The strengthening of the body, the capture of information, and the deduction of heavenly secrets were all based on this foundation.

It could even deeply perceive indescribable concepts such as life, karma, fate, space, and time.

In fact, he had spent more than two years traveling the world to experience, adapt to, and master the Qi Seed.

That was why, even though both had endured the backlash sufficient to destroy a Yuanshen True Person, he had persevered.

"Hahaha, I never thought, I never thought."

Reverend Tianyi laughed miserably, his empty eye sockets facing An Qisheng:

"What kind of divine power is this?!"

To outsiders, their confrontation seemed like only a few short collisions, but in reality, it was far more than that.

For existences like them, countless methods were condensed into one divine power. Their Yuanshen clashed, their divine powers collided, and they were confronting each other with all they had learned in their lives.

"The Taiji Dao Martial Heart Spirit."

An Qisheng said calmly. Deep within his eyes, in the depths of the ripples, where no one could see, a faint black spiritual imprint slowly condensed.

The prototype of the twenty-four body spirits had long been achieved.

However, the difficulty of going from prototype to completion was far more difficult than the growth of a fertilized egg into a human.

After many attempts, he had failed to nurture a body spirit.

In recent years, he had been constantly trying and deducing this process.

This time, the heart spirit transformed into a Heart Ape was the result of his three years of effort.

"You, have you achieved the Yuanshen?"

Reverend Tianyi stared intently at An Qisheng. Even the dissipating Yuanshen essence seemed less important than this question.

He didn't believe it!

In four hundred years, he had experienced so much suffering, gained so many fortuitous encounters, and faced death so many times to achieve what he had today.

And this white-robed Daoist.

Three years ago, he was only equivalent to a Crossing Tribulation True Person. If he had been willing to sacrifice an incarnation, he might have been able to suppress him.

Only three short years, and he had actually ascended to the heavens in one step? How could he believe it?

Even if he were the reincarnation of those ancient old monsters, he would never have such speed.

"Yuanshen..."

An Qisheng's eyes flickered slightly.

For the people of this world, undergoing the thunder tribulation to become a Yuanshen was common knowledge, but for him, it was not.

As long as he could understand the mysteries of the Yuanshen and reverse engineer the conditions required for its achievement, he could naturally achieve the Yuanshen.

The Heart Spirit was not the Yuanshen, but it already possessed all the characteristics of the Yuanshen.

The reason he had taken the initiative to attack as soon as he arrived was to lure out Reverend Tianyi's Yuanshen incarnation.

And the reason he had stopped afterward was also to consume what was needed to stimulate the Heart Spirit.

However, there was no need to tell Reverend Tianyi about this.

Buzz~

At this moment, the spiritual imprint in the depths of his eyes had been completed.

With a thought, An Qisheng slowly opened his mouth:

"Is there any difference whether I have or not?"

"Yes, there's no difference anymore."

Reverend Tianyi sighed for a long time, his voice ethereal like clouds:

"Although I have been defeated this time, you have shown me my shortcomings. I should thank you..."

"Flaws, if they could be easily remedied, would not be flaws."

An Qisheng's expression was calm.

His understanding of the Ten Classics Asking Heaven Dao was second only to Reverend Tianyi, so he naturally knew his flaws.

Reverend Tianyi's Yuanshen was divided into ten parts, each of which was an incarnation and each of which was the true self. Unless all were destroyed, there was a chance of rebirth.

Its strength was naturally beyond doubt.

However, the root of the Yuanshen was still one's own true spiritual light. Being too dispersed created flaws.

Whether it was a Yuanshen, a golden body, a Heavenly Demon, a Ghost God, or an Evil Lord, the names were different, but their power was the same.

The most well-known of these was flawlessness.

If the Yuanshen was not complete, the flaw could not be eliminated.

Even if nine incarnations became Yuanshen, if one did not, he would not be able to reach the pinnacle of Yuanshen.

An Qisheng was well aware of this.

"Everyone says that Old Daoist Tianji is the number one at innate calculation, but in this True Person's opinion, you are even more mysterious..."

Reverend Tianyi sighed from the bottom of his heart.

He had a feeling that this white-robed Daoist seemed to understand him extremely well, whether it was his cultivation techniques, divine powers, or flaws.

An Qisheng did not speak.

Reverend Tianyi also said nothing more, nor did he have the strength to say more. He just sighed for a long time:

"The will of Heaven has always been difficult to fathom. Perhaps this defeat was destined...

But the next time we meet, you will have no chance!"

His voice dissipated into the long sky. Reverend Tianyi's body shook, then turned into powder, which was blown away by the wind, disappearing without a trace.

Clean and spotless, without the slightest residue.

An Qisheng's expression was calm, and the ripples in the depths of his eyes disappeared:

"There will be no next time."

He knew all the flaws of the Ten Classics Asking Heaven Dao, and he could also deduce the method of completion that he had in mind.

Naturally, there would be no next time.

The mountain was silent, and many people watched this scene, their minds shaken but not uttering a word.

An Qisheng glanced over indifferently.

In the sky and on the ground, dozens of True Persons from various sects, including the Yuanshen level experts such as Daoist Tianji and Monk Ruyi.

This was almost eleven of the current Great Qing cultivation world's experts.

To some extent, they already represented the most elite group of people in the Great Qing cultivation world.

Or rather, cultivation techniques.

For him, this was naturally a great benefit.

However, since the Yuanshen was flawless, he could not capture the spiritual imprints of Monk Ruyi and Daoist Tianji without a fight.

"Amitabha."

Monk Ruyi put his palms together, chanting a Buddhist prayer, and looked at An Qisheng:

"This Daoist has attained the pinnacle of creation. This old monk is extremely impressed."

He had been suppressed by Reverend Tianyi for decades and was most wary of him. As a result, even though An Qisheng had already made a move, he had forcibly restrained himself from acting.

"Attained the pinnacle of creation..."

An Qisheng shook his head and did not speak.

One should not be overly humble, but one should not be arrogant either.

Having witnessed and known that there was a heaven beyond the heavens, it was difficult to believe that 'there is no one above man'.

"Daoist An has eliminated this evil demon for the world. His merit is immense. This old Daoist is truly extremely impressed, extremely impressed."

Daoist Tianji stroked his beard and sighed slightly.

The old Daoist stood in the air, his Daoist robe fluttering, his face red and his beard white, looking like an immortal.

If it were not for his keen mind and his ability to capture scattered emotions and information,

he would probably not have known that among the many gazes before, the one with a trace of killing intent, apart from a few Tianyi Sect Daoists, was this old Daoist.

"Yes! Thank you, Daoist, for eliminating this evil for us!"

"The Tianyi Sect is tyrannical and unreasonable, and even wants to release the Huangtian Ten Fiends. They are enemies of the world! Daoist, your actions have great merit!"

"Yes, yes!"

As Old Daoist Tianji spoke, many True Persons around him also responded.

Crossing Tribulation Great True Persons led by Reverend Xiantian, True Person Tianhu, Pavilion Master of Yi Pavilion, True Person Zilei, Daoist Zihuang, and Chan Master Guyue did not speak.

Because their attention was fixed on the Tianyi Sect Daoists who had unsightly expressions.

Faintly, they had already locked down all escape routes for Xiao Feng, Yi Gong, and other Tianyi Sect experts.

"Heh!"

An Qisheng sighed for a long time:

"I really want to know whether Daoist is truly virtuous and respected, or just a hypocrite."

People's hearts changed in countless ways, different in an instant. No one could truly calculate people's hearts, at least not at this time.

Therefore, he did not know where the killing intent in Old Daoist Tianji's heart came from.

But he didn't care much.

If he couldn't kill him today, he would have even less chance in the future.

By digesting the cultivation techniques and inheritances of all the sects present, his Dao would inevitably make significant progress.

"Daoist An, why do you say that?"

Daoist Tianji's eyes were calm, with a hint of surprise on his face:

"This old Daoist came here only to stop Tianyi from releasing the Huangtian Ten Fiends. There is absolutely no falsehood in that!"

"Hahaha! Quibbling, quibbling!"

Suddenly, a loud laugh came from afar.

Xiao Feng, who was locked in the air by many Crossing Tribulation Great True Persons, blocking all retreat routes, laughed loudly:

"Old Thief Tianji, it may not be false to say that you want to stop the sect master from releasing 'Kun', but dare you say that you don't want to release 'Kun'?"

Facing the cold gaze of Daoist Tianji, he did not stop. He pointed to the Crossing Tribulation Great True Persons around him, such as Reverend Xiantian and True Person Tianhu:

"Xiantian! You have been at the Crossing Tribulation stage for more than a hundred years. Under the Yuanshen stage, your lifespan is only three hundred years. Even if you have longevity items, it will be difficult to live past five hundred years! You are already close to that, aren't you!

Tianhu! Your natal source was severely damaged, and you were injured during the Crossing Tribulation. Is there still a possibility of reaching the Yuanshen stage?

Pavilion Master Yi...

Zilei...

Zihuang...

Guyue...

If you weren't here for 'Kun', why would you act? For the sake of the world, how truly funny, how truly laughable!"

At this time, Xiao Feng seemed to have no fear in his heart.

Amidst the shocked, angry, and murderous gazes, he loudly rebuked and ridiculed.

"Nonsense!"

Daoist Tianji's face sank, and the other Crossing Tribulation Great True Persons trembled and were about to act.

But in the next moment, their movements froze.

In the area surrounded and locked down by everyone, next to Xiao Feng and the others, An Qisheng stood there without knowing when.

Without saying a word, the Great Crossing Tribulation True Persons did not dare to act again.

"Daoist An wants to save them?"

Old Daoist Tianji stroked his beard, his eyes flashing with coldness.

"They deserve to die ten times over. Naturally, I won't save them."

An Qisheng shook his head.

His gaze swept across the void, his eyes calm and indifferent:

"It's just that,

they deserve to die, but some people,

shouldn't live either!"