The Old Immortal of Nanhua clapped his hands and exclaimed, "As expected of Zheng Xuan, his knowledge of the Six Classics of Confucianism is truly extraordinary. How about taking another one of my great supernatural powers of moving mountains and filling seas?"
A ruthless glint flashed in Zheng Xuan's eyes. His cultivation was ultimately a whole realm lower than that of the Old Immortal Nan Hua. If this dragged on any longer, he would definitely be the one to suffer in the end.
We must act swiftly to have any chance of turning the tide!
"Ignite my righteous spirit and protect all living beings under heaven!" Zheng Xuan roared, and the righteous spirit within him instantly ignited.
He is burning his own source of power, using self-harm to gain a moment of strength!
As Zheng Xuan continued to burn his source of power, the surging righteous energy poured into the Six Classics of Confucianism, and the six classics actually merged into one, transforming into the phantom of Confucius!
Nan Hua Lao Xian's expression changed drastically. Without saying a word, he turned and left.
But by then it was too late to leave. The illusory Confucius, holding a scroll in his left hand and a brush in his right, pointed at the Old Immortal of Nanhua.
There was no unusual phenomenon, as if this move was ordinary, but suddenly a large hole, the size of a human head, was pierced in the chest of the Old Immortal Nanhua!
With a single blow, an ordinary cultivator would have been dead long ago. Even though the Old Immortal Nanhua has achieved the ability to regenerate flesh and blood, he was still severely injured. Without decades of recuperation, it would be extremely difficult for him to return to his peak condition!
Nan Hua Lao Xian transformed into a rainbow of light and disappeared into the horizon. Before leaving, he didn't forget to utter a harsh threat: "Zheng Xuan, you have already damaged your foundation. Once I recover from my injuries, it will be time to take your life!"
Zheng Xuan's face was ashen. He had paid a heavy price this time, even at the cost of damaging his own foundation, but he still failed to keep the Old Immortal of Nanhua alive.
He was about to pursue and kill his opponent when the illusory image of Confucius in the sky suddenly collapsed and transformed back into six ancient books.
Zheng Xuan swayed, almost losing his balance and falling to the ground.
Wang Xuan quickly went over and helped him up, asking, "Master Zheng, are you alright?"
"I'm not going to die yet." Zheng Xuan recovered and pushed Wang Xuan away, saying in a very serious tone, "Now that my foundation is damaged and I have only one-tenth of my strength left, it is difficult to deter those with ulterior motives."
"Starting today, the Jixia Academy will be temporarily disbanded. We will rebuild the Jixia Academy once Zhaoji has reached the level of a Celestial Being!"
Miss Cai Yan blinked her eyes: "What does this have to do with me?"
"Because you are the next headmaster of Jixia Academy whom I have chosen!" Zheng Xuan said, and with a wave of his hand, countless books from Jixia Academy rushed over and were put into the spatial ring in Zheng Xuan's hand.
Zheng Xuan handed the spatial ring to Cai Yan and sealed the Six Classics of Confucianism into Cai Yan's sea of consciousness. Then he said to Wang Xuan, "Wang Xuan, we can't stay here any longer. The Confucian tradition, which has lasted for more than 10,000 years, is a source of fear. Some people want to obtain it, while others want to destroy it!"
"Take Zhaoji and leave here immediately, and remember to be careful to hide your tracks! I believe that with your cunning, you will be able to do it."
Chapter 109 Departure
"Teacher Zheng, you must be mistaken. Do I look like that kind of cunning person?" Wang Xuan blinked, his face full of innocence.
Zheng Xuan kicked him impatiently and urged, "Stop talking nonsense and get out of here right now!"
Wang Xuan knew the situation was urgent and it wasn't the right time to act cute, so he quickly grabbed Cai Yan's hand and hurriedly left.
For the sake of secrecy, they did not ride horses, nor did they even bring Cai Yan's unicorn. The unicorn already possessed intelligence comparable to humans; it would return to Luoyang to find Cai Yong on its own with just a word from Cai Yan, so they didn't need to worry about it.
They quietly left the Jixia Academy, concealing their presence. Because the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth could conceal celestial secrets, even divination and other methods couldn't find them. The only thing they needed to guard against was the divine sense of cultivators.
What they feared most came to pass. After walking about ten miles, they sensed a powerful divine sense sweeping towards them.
However, the divine thought did not linger on them for long, clearly indicating that these two insignificant figures were not enough to attract the other party's attention.
After all, no one could have predicted that Zheng Xuan would entrust the inheritance of the Jixia Academy to Cai Yan, a young girl at the peak of the Innate Realm.
After they had walked some distance again, another powerful being's divine sense swept over them. This time, the divine sense thoroughly examined Wang Xuan, but ultimately returned empty-handed.
Wang Xuan was almost scared out of his wits. Although he did not have the inheritance of Jixia Academy, he still had treasures such as the Qingming Sword and the Heavenly Silkworm Robe. The other party might be tempted by his wealth and kill him!
They cautiously walked over a hundred miles and were temporarily out of danger. At this moment, powerful energy fluctuations came from the direction of the Jixia Academy, indicating that powerful figures were fighting there.
"Will the teacher be alright?" Cai Yan looked back and asked with some worry.
Wang Xuan thought for a moment, and he wasn't too worried about Zheng Xuan: "Master Zheng is the backbone of all scholars in the world. If we kill him, it will surely arouse public anger. Putting aside everything else, if the thousands of scholars in Jixia Academy and Master Zheng's hundreds of fellow disciples were to gather together to seek revenge, how many of them could withstand it?"
Not everyone is as lawless as the Old Immortal of Nanhua's gang. Most people have some reservations. They just want to take the opportunity to seize the Confucian heritage within the Jixia Academy.
When they learned that the Confucian tradition within the Jixia Academy was no longer intact, it would be a thankless and arduous task for them to take action against Zheng Xuan.
Who would want to do something that brings no benefit whatsoever and instead attracts enemies from all over the world?
After Wang Xuan's reminder, Cai Yan finally felt relieved.
After escaping danger, Wang Xuan led Cai Yan on a long journey and finally arrived at Taishi Ci's house.
"Brother Taishi, I've come to see you!" Wang Xuan called out from outside the door, and soon Taishi Ci came out of the house.
With such a master at the Celestial Realm here, they can finally be considered safe and secure.
"Brother Taishi, didn't you want to find a way to prolong your mother's life? I can do that now. Would you be willing to come with me?" Wang Xuan didn't waste any words and directly stated his purpose.
Taishi Ci was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, but he was naturally very happy that Wang Xuan had a way to help his mother live a few more years, and he readily agreed.
But at that moment, Taishi Ci suddenly roared, "Who's spying here?! Get out here!"
With a single palm strike, Taishi Ci flattened a grove of trees not far away, leaving only a palm print several tens of meters long. A figure staggered out of the woods, disheveled and looking extremely disheveled.
Wang Xuan's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent. He thought he hadn't encountered any danger along the way, but he never expected to be followed.
If he hadn't brought Cai Yan directly to Taishi Ci, their fate would probably not have been any better!
"Who are you? Why are you sneaking around here spying on me?" Taishi Ci exuded a sharp aura, locking onto the person directly.
The person who was following Wang Xuan and his group was wearing a brocade robe, and his face was somewhat blurry. He must have used a magical artifact to conceal his true appearance, making it impossible for others to see his face clearly.
The man in the brocade robe looked at Taishi Ci with extreme apprehension and said in a strange, unreadable voice, "If I had known that this kid had some kind of elixir that could prolong life, I would have killed him directly. Why bother hiding behind him?"
"What surprised me even more was that there was actually a master of the Celestial Realm living in seclusion here. There are very few martial artists in this world who can break through to the Celestial Realm. Why should we kill each other? Why don't we just kill that kid and then divide the treasures on him equally?"
Wang Xuan gritted his teeth in hatred; this man in the brocade robe was truly heartless.
Of course, he didn't completely trust Taishi Ci either. Money can be a powerful motivator. Although the Taishi Ci of the other world was a man of great loyalty and righteousness, who knew if the Taishi Ci before him might be tempted by profit?
Therefore, Wang Xuan never left Cai Yan's three-step range. If there was any danger, he would directly pull Cai Yan to travel to the Xuan Tian World!
The worst-case scenario didn't happen. Instead, Taishi Ci angrily shouted, "What do you take me for? Enough with the nonsense, take this halberd!"
Taishi Ci reached out and a long halberd appeared out of thin air in his hand. This halberd was also a magical weapon, its power surpassing even Wang Xuan's Azure Nether Sword!
"Thump!" At this moment, Taishi Ci displayed the power of the Celestial Realm. He swept his halberd out horizontally, revealing an astonishing sharpness.
The man in the brocade robe opposite him dared not take the attack head-on and immediately dodged away, narrowly avoiding it.
"Who did I take you for? Turns out you're just a mortal cultivator at the peak of the Transcendent Realm. Die!"
Taishi Ci chased after him with lightning speed, and with a sweep of his halberd, he cleaved the man in brocade robes in two.
However, after the other party died, his body exploded and disappeared into smoke, leaving only a bright yellow headscarf behind.
"So they are Yellow Turban warriors from the Way of Peace!" Taishi Ci's face turned grim. "We can't stay here any longer, we must leave immediately!"
The Yellow Turban Warrior was an incarnation created by the Taiping Dao using secret methods. If an incarnation can be cultivated to the perfect Transcendent Realm, then the true form of the opponent has probably reached the early stage of the Celestial Realm, and is comparable to Taishi Ci!
Wang Xuan knew he had implicated Taishi Ci's family, but he didn't feel embarrassed. After all, he had originally intended to lure Taishi Ci into the Xuan Tian World; what difference did it make to Taishi Ci whether he had offended the Taiping Dao?
By then, Taishi Ci's family will no longer be in this world. Does that mean the enemy can still chase them all the way to the Xuan Tian World?
Chapter 110 Sacrificing to Heaven and Conferring Godhood
"Is this the Xuan Tian World? It is indeed different from our original world. The spiritual energy in this world is more than ten times thinner than in our world, and even the space is much more fragile. A cultivator at the Celestial Realm can easily break it." Tai Shi Ci reached out and clenched his fist in the void, causing the entire space to explode, and the chaotic energy outside the world could be faintly seen.
That's right, Taishi Ci had already been brought to the Xuan Tian World by Wang Xuan.
Not only Taishi Ci, but also Cai Yan and Taishi Ci's mother came to the Xuan Tian World.
Wang Xuan had long considered Miss Cai Yan as family, so there was nothing wrong with revealing some secrets to her.
As for the old lady of the Taishi family, Wang Xuan brought her along not only to extend her lifespan by using the origin of the Xuantian World, but also to counterbalance Taishi Ci!
After all, once Taishi Ci learns of Wang Xuan's secret, who can guarantee that he will remain true to himself? The temptation is too great. If Wang Xuan doesn't take any precautions, Taishi Ci is very likely to kill him and take his place!
Taishi Ci only had the strength of the early stage of the Celestial Realm, but after the Xuan Tian World refined the Water Margin World into a subordinate world, the Xuan Tian Will had been raised to the strength of the late stage of the Celestial Realm, and was able to suppress Taishi Ci. This was the first layer of protection!
The old lady of the Taishi family was the second layer of protection; she was essentially a hostage. If Taishi Ci betrayed Wang Xuan, he might be able to escape with his life, but how could the old lady of the Taishi family withstand the attack of Xuan Tian's will?
Therefore, as long as the old lady Taishi stays in the Xuantian World, Taishi Ci's loyalty to Wang Xuan will be guaranteed.
Although Wang Xuan's actions were somewhat unethical, he felt no guilt because he was concerned for his own safety.
"Wang Xuan, you big jerk! How could you actually travel to other worlds? How long have you been keeping this secret from me?" Cai Yan asked angrily.
It took Wang Xuan quite a while to calm Cai Yan down, and then he communicated with Xuan Tian's will to learn about what had happened during the time he was gone.
Although only a month has passed in the main world, nearly two years have passed in the Xuan Tian world. In these two years, the Investiture of the Gods war that Wang Xuan planned has already begun and even come to an end.
In this war, the Tang Dynasty completely crushed the Sui Dynasty!
This had nothing to do with the national strength of the two countries. It was entirely due to Yue Fei, the supervisor, taking sides and intentionally or unintentionally favoring the Tang Dynasty. In the later stages, he even rolled up his sleeves and took matters into his own hands, personally killing several generals of the Sui Dynasty!
Wang Xuan reached out and gently rubbed his temples, only then realizing that he had overlooked one thing.
He originally thought that Yue Fei was not from the Xuan Tian world, so he could supervise him as an outsider and try to be as fair as possible.
But things are never that simple! Even in the information age, the stains on Emperor Yang of Sui's reputation hadn't been completely erased. Even though Li Shimin's killing of his brothers and forcing his father to abdicate were common knowledge, most people still believed Li Shimin was stronger than Yang Guang!
Moreover, Yue Fei lived in the Song Dynasty. In the historical records of that era, Yang Guang was merely a tyrant who indulged in extravagance and debauchery and abused the people's labor. His achievements in building the Grand Canal were intentionally or unintentionally ignored.
On the contrary, Li Shimin was portrayed as a wise and benevolent ruler, and his relationship with Wei Zheng was touted by scholars.
Having grown up in that kind of environment, and being full of righteousness and concern for the country and its people, Yue Fei naturally did not want the world to fall into the hands of the tyrant Yang Guang, so he directly sided with Li Shimin.
Wang Xuan couldn't very well blame Yue Fei, since Yue Fei had only meant well.
Moreover, Wang Xuan didn't care at all whether Li Shimin or Yang Guang would rule the country.
He made several hand seals, and a ray of light emerged from the void, slowly transforming into a figure that resembled Yang Guang.
Upon seeing Wang Xuan, Yang Guang immediately began to plead with him, "Daoist Ancestor, the supervisor you sent has been bribed by Li Shimin! You must do me justice!"
Wang Xuan found this both funny and exasperating, and reprimanded Yang Guang, telling him to shut up.
Then he activated the Xuan Tian Will, consuming a bit of the world's origin to outline a divine talisman: "Yang Guang, I'll give you the position of a seventh-rank City God, as compensation for you."
The seventh-rank deity is the limit that the Xuan Tian World can currently bear, and can unleash combat power comparable to the early stage of the Transcendent Realm!
Of course, although Yang Guang could gain immense power out of thin air, he was still subject to Wang Xuan's control. Even outside his own jurisdiction, this City God was still a weakling, only capable of fighting against innate martial artists.