"I saw it first!" shouted a monster with a pig's head and a human body, carrying a strange weapon.
“No, I saw it first,” shouted another monster with a chicken's head and a human body. “He belongs to me.”
The old Taoist priest, Xianyun, shivered. What kind of talk was that?
Judging from their unfriendly expressions, they don't seem to be human. If they fall into their hands, who knows what tragic fate awaits them.
"Stop arguing!" A loud shout interrupted Pigsy and the Chicken Fairy's argument: "Since you saw it together, everyone has a share. We'll divide it fairly later."
"Fairly divided?" Pigsy's large, protruding ears immediately started shaking. "There's only one person, and you're dividing him into hundreds of portions? Wouldn't he be gone in no time, even his stomach would be full!"
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Xiao Wenbing had instructed these people to keep a close watch on this place, and whoever was the first to discover the person who ascended here would be given a Primal Crystal. So when they met the old Taoist priest, the first thing they fought over was the right to discover it.
However, the old Taoist priest Xianyun was unaware of the reason. His face turned deathly pale. No matter how well-mannered he was, he was still terrified when he heard those words.
Could it be that these people intend to devour me?
Thinking of this, a surge of inexplicable courage welled up from somewhere. Gathering all his spiritual power, he suddenly threw out an object—a round flying saucer. The old Taoist leaped onto the saucer and charged towards the side with fewer people.
Pigsy and the others watched in bewilderment as the old Taoist priest fled with all his might like a stray dog. Suddenly, they shouted and followed him.
The commotion quickly spread, and at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, supreme-level experts residing in the area immediately swarmed after them.
However, these people were all immortals that Xiao Wenbing brought up from the Flame Realm. They knew that anyone who ascended from here had some connection with Xiao Wenbing.
Therefore, although their cultivation levels were high, they dared not attack the old Taoist priest. They originally intended to stop the old Taoist, but unexpectedly, the flying saucer beneath his feet had a significant origin.
That was an exceptional product crafted by Xiao Wenbing using secret methods, and imbued with divine power by the Treasure God.
Although it doesn't have much offensive power, in terms of escape speed, even these top-tier supreme immortals would have a hard time catching up with it without taking action.
The many supreme beings exchanged glances, then suddenly shouted in unison, following closely behind the old Taoist priest and offering kind words of advice.
"Old Taoist priest, don't run away."
"Old Taoist priest, come back quickly."
"Old Taoist priest, stop immediately."
The old Taoist priest buried his head and walked away. So many experts behind him were discussing how to divide him up. If he didn't run away, then something strange would happen.
One person fled for their life, while hundreds pursued them rapidly.
In his panic, the old Taoist priest plunged headlong into the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
This place is the domain of snakes, insects, and monsters. Normally, let alone an ordinary immortal who has just ascended to the celestial realm, even a top-level Refining God Immortal would have something left behind by them.
But today was completely different. No matter how much the old Taoist priest Xianyun rampaged through the valley, no monsters or snakes dared to step forward to stop him.
It wasn't that these monsters suddenly had a change of heart, but rather that they sensed the terrifying aura of the more than eight hundred supreme immortals following behind the old Taoist priest.
The Supreme Beings are top-tier powerhouses in the Immortal Realm. Any one of them could rival the Great Serpent Supreme Being and the former Multi-Armed Supreme Being.
With such a powerful and unstoppable Supreme Group taking action, how could these vile creatures dare to continue their petty acts of highway robbery?
After ascending to the Immortal Realm, the Taoist priest Xianyun also opened his divine sense and immediately detected hundreds of powerful auras after entering the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
The aura emanating from these beings was extremely intimidating; each one was no less powerful than himself.
Since they were no less powerful than him, it meant that these people were all experts at the immortal level. At that moment, he immediately realized that he had come to the Valley of Immortals.
He wailed inwardly, realizing that with pursuers behind and obstacles blocking his path ahead, was the old Taoist priest really going to perish here after just ascending to immortality?
Unexpectedly, the powerful auras ahead panicked and desperately dodged away as soon as they sensed his divine sense, as if they were terrified of him.
Although he didn't understand why these guys were so afraid of him, he had no time to think about it at this moment. Overjoyed, the old Taoist rushed straight into the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
In a daze, he seemed to sense the pursuers gradually closing in from behind. His mind went into chaos, and he hurriedly took out a magical artifact and threw it behind him.
This was a jade platform, one of the tenth-grade spiritual artifacts left behind by Xiao Wenbing. With the old Taoist's full effort, it transformed into a giant peak, striking towards Zhu Bajie, who was chasing closest behind.
With the power of the wind and clouds on his nine-toothed rake, Pigsy managed to get a fraction of the speed ahead of everyone else. Just as he was about to touch the old Taoist's shoulder, he felt something appear in front of him. This thing grew as soon as it was exposed to the wind and smashed down on him with the force of thunder.
With a deafening roar, the burly body was driven deep into the ground by the jade platform.
However, Zhu Bajie was at least a genuine Supreme Immortal, while that jade platform was merely a tenth-grade spiritual artifact.
So although he looked a bit disheveled, he wasn't injured. With a wave of his hand, the jade platform shrank continuously and fell into his palm, which he actually managed to take away.
Seeing that his life-saving magic weapon was completely ineffective against his opponent, the old Taoist priest became increasingly terrified.
Suddenly everything went dark, and he found himself being held tightly in someone's arms. Terrified, he knew he was doomed.
Volume 22, Chapter 47: The Old Taoist Priest Ascends (Part 2)
Master…
Suddenly, a joyful shout reached my ears.
The old Taoist priest perked up, opened his eyes, and saw a familiar face filled with joy.
The old Taoist priest Xianyun's expression changed, and he activated his immortal energy at full power. He grabbed Xiao Wenbing's hand and fled forward again.
Xiao Wenbing was being pulled forward by the old Taoist priest, unaware of his intentions. He was simply puzzled as to why the old man, who had just ascended to the Immortal Realm, was in such high spirits to run around aimlessly.
"Master, what are you doing?"
"Run away." These two simple words encapsulate the panicked state of mind of the old Taoist priest at this moment.
Why did you run away?
"There are people chasing us."
Xiao Wenbing turned around and immediately understood. He laughed and slightly tightened his grip.
As the old Taoist was running happily, he suddenly noticed that Xiao Wenbing, who had been as light as a feather, had suddenly become as heavy as Mount Tai. Although the flying saucer beneath his feet was a marvelous object, it was becoming unbearable under such weight.
The old Taoist priest's speed gradually decreased, from lightning fast to an ox pulling a cart, and the expression on his face became extremely ugly.
Because of this delay, more than 800 supreme beings, led by Zhu Bajie, caught up with them.
They surrounded Xiao Wenbing, forming a large circle.
The old Taoist priest watched them nervously. Although he knew from their auras that they were all incredibly powerful immortals, he did not know the extent of their power.
If he knew the hierarchy of immortals and that these people were the most supreme immortals, then he might not have had the courage to flee in the first place.
More than eight hundred immortals raised their hands in unison, their movements perfectly synchronized, clearly demonstrating a high degree of understanding and coordination.
The old Taoist priest cursed inwardly, "Do I really need eight hundred people to deal with just two people? Utterly shameless, utterly shameless..."
Unexpectedly, after raising their hands, these people did not launch any attack. Instead, they clasped their hands together at chest level and bowed deeply to him.
The old Taoist priest was greatly surprised. What kind of technique was this? He had never heard of it before.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Xiao."
"No need," Xiao Wenbing said casually, waving his sleeve.
If the Great Tribulation of Ten Thousand People was not enough to make everyone submit to him, then his trip to the Palace of Reincarnation in the Divine Realm was enough to make everyone admire him wholeheartedly and have no further reservations.
The old Taoist priest trembled, grabbed his beloved disciple, and asked cautiously, "Are all these people your subordinates?"
"Yes, Master, their cultivation is shallow and they are not yet capable. Please help me to discipline them properly in the future."
The old Taoist priest choked on his breath and almost couldn't catch his breath.
Let me discipline these terrifyingly powerful guys? Forget it, this old man wants to live two more years.
"Wenbing," the old Taoist priest Xianyun said solemnly, "How could you be so disrespectful to these seniors? Quickly apologize."
"Apologize?" Xiao Wenbing pointed at the Supreme Beings around him and suddenly laughed, "Master, even if I wanted to apologize, they wouldn't dare to accept it."
The old Taoist priest carefully glanced around and saw that the immortals' expressions were calm and they showed no dissatisfaction with Xiao Wenbing's words. Only then did he feel relieved.
His divine sense swept over Xiao Wenbing and he couldn't help but frown.
In the old Taoist's perception, Xiao Wenbing's immortal power wasn't particularly strong; compared to the powerful immortals around him, it was considerably weaker. However, for some reason, there seemed to be a strange aura about him that made people hesitant to offend him.
In fact, Xiao Wenbing had already entered the realm of gods, and could manipulate every bit of power in his body at will.
As long as he didn't want anyone to know, he could disguise himself as a powerless mortal at any time. At this moment, he concealed most of his energy, only manifesting a small amount of immortal power, and the old Taoist Xianyun couldn't detect any flaws at all.
He beckoned to Pigsy, who immediately came forward and handed over the small jade platform in his hand.
Xiao Wenbing chuckled and said, "You're quite clever; you know what I want."
Pigsy grinned obsequiously and said, "Of course it's because of your excellent training, that's why I've become much smarter lately."
Xiao Wenbing's smile vanished, and he sneered, "Smart? If you're so smart, why couldn't you dodge the devastating blow from the jade platform just now?"
Pigsy, with his thick skin, didn't blush at all upon hearing this. He just smiled and said, "That's a reward from the Ancestral Master. I, Pigsy, wouldn't dare to refuse."
Everyone burst into laughter. They had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless.
"That's just sophistry." Xiao Wenbing's face hardened. "You idiot, all you do is show off. This is just a jade platform. If the white-robed heavenly lightning comes, let's see what will happen to you."
"Feng Daxian wouldn't attack our own people," Pigsy said matter-of-factly.
“Of course not the one in white, but the other gods will,” Xiao Wenbing said solemnly. “Don’t forget who our real enemy is. If the final battle comes, I don’t want to see you holding everyone back.”
Pigsy meekly agreed and dared not say another word.
Xiao Wenbing's sharp gaze swept across everyone's faces, and he said loudly, "Although your strength has reached the Refining Spirit Realm, your control over energy is still far from sufficient."
"Once we get back, you're all going into seclusion. You're not allowed to leave until you've completely mastered the energy."
His voice was extremely stern, carrying a faint hint of murderous intent.
All the supreme beings felt a chill run down their spines and simultaneously agreed.
Seeing his beloved disciple reprimanding these powerful immortals with such authority, displaying the demeanor of a grandmaster, the old Taoist priest felt gratified. Only then did he truly believe that these immortals with terrifying strength were indeed his subordinates.
Suddenly remembering their conversation, she gently tugged at Xiao Wenbing and asked, "Disciple, what do you mean by the Refining Spirit Realm?"
Xiao Wenbing turned around, his serious expression gone and replaced by a smile. He said, "Master, there are four realms among immortals: Integration, Avatar, Golden Immortal, and Refining God. They now all possess the strength of a Refining God Immortal."