Chapter 1387: Impossible! The Tianshen Dao Son Must Be Hiding His Strength!

The Dao Sons of the two domains' Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong had converged.

Contrary to expectations, there was no hostility in the air; the atmosphere was instead extremely harmonious, as they discussed the mysteries of the Dao, chatted about the past and present, lively and bustling.

While the Dao Sons toured the lakeside, the envoy teams of the various Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong began intense, closely-knit negotiations.

Establishing ties, opening trade, attempting alliances, signing treaties, and so on—the two sides wrangled back and forth, occasionally bursting into curses and trading biting retorts, furious to the extreme, unlike the Dao Sons' warm harmony.

However, even for the Dao Sons, this peaceful, tranquil atmosphere could not last long.

"Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu,"

The Tianshen Dao Son looked at Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu not far away and spoke bluntly: "Would the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace be willing to merge into the Tianshen Palace?"

"If it truly comes to pass, the Tianshen Palace is willing to grant Fellow Daoist the seat of first inheritance disciple, along with abundant heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and abundant opportunities—none will be lacking."

"I shall also treat Fellow Daoist with the courtesy of an elder brother, and never change."

"Haha!"

"Fellow Daoist Tianshen's words, I'm afraid, are not entirely convincing."

The Brother Xuanwu Dao Son smiled: "I have heard that the Tianshen Palace's house style is not particularly good. Not to mention sworn brothers—even blood brothers must shed blood before the Great Dao; that is quite common."

"How many candidate Dao Sons has Fellow Daoist Tianshen killed along the way to stand where you stand today?"

For the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace's Dao Son, the greatest opportunity was to slay and devour another Dao Son; this would cause their strength and foundation to surge dramatically, drawing closer to a true inheritance disciple of the Upper Realm's Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong.

And there would be no aftereffects, because the Upper Realm Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong that originally scattered the inheritance had designed it so.

"Oh?"

The Tianshen Dao Son's face darkened.

"Hahaha!"

"Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu is indeed forthright."

The Tianshen Dao Son's face changed as he burst into laughter: "It seems the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace also has its Dao Son and many candidate Dao Sons. Fellow Daoist's journey here must not have been easy."

He revealed a look of sentiment, as if recalling his own past.

"Since Fellow Daoist knows all this, why not be more direct?"

The Tianshen Dao Son said sincerely: "Our two houses—Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace and Tianshen Palace—shall jointly choose a battlefield free from outside interference. You and I shall fight to the death; the victor claims everything, inheriting the glory of the Heavenly Fallen Emperor's Court, and the loser falls silent here. It is better than the two of us being ordinary, drifting through life."

"That visibly drifting life—does Fellow Daoist not find it tiresome?"

"This…"

The Brother Xuanwu Dao Son revealed a look of being tempted.

Around them, the gazes of many Dao Sons, including the Great Sun Sword Son, turned this way, their eyes carrying an unspoken meaning.

At this moment, the Dao Sons of the two domains' Jiudaxian Sect had actually reached some kind of common understanding

?? Instantly reached, with no prior communication whatsoever.

Such a scene caused both the Tianshen Palace Dao Son and the Brother Xuanwu Dao Son's faces to darken.

Clearly, no one would sit by and watch them devour each other.

Moreover, the Tianshen Palace and Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace were typical law cultivators; once one side fell at a disadvantage, they would surely bring in outside forces to interfere. They would not simply wait for death, nor would they, like sword cultivators, get into a stubborn deadlock, insisting on seeking death, pursuing some notion of fairness.

In fact, such sword cultivators full of sword-Dao idealism were rare in the Cultivation World.

Even ants cling to life, let alone high-level cultivators with long lifespans?

Therefore, the mutual devouring of the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace and Tianshen Palace must wait for an opportune moment—when the chaotic situation of the realm leaves other Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong and forces without the ability to interfere—before it could truly occur.

"Fellow Daoist Brother Xuanwu,"

The Tianshen Dao Son quickly regained his composure, took out his divine spear treasure, and invited: "The Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace has developed in the Nine Spirit Domain for many years; there must be many astonishing achievements. I ask Fellow Daoist to enlighten me."

"You and I share the same origin; even if we must inevitably fight to the death in the future, achieving the victor's Dao path, it does not hinder our discussion of the Dao at this moment."

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist agrees?"

"Indeed, indeed so…"

The Brother Xuanwu Dao Son said sincerely.

At this moment, he actually felt an emotion akin to finding a soulmate.

This was a person similar to himself, sharing the same pursuit, practicing Gong Fa from the same source, and even the future path was the same as his own.

This was a soulmate indeed.

"Fellow Daoist, please!"

"Please!"

Under the gazes of all the astonished onlookers, the two Dao Sons of the Brother Xuanwu Heavenly Palace and Tianshen Palace directly engaged in slaughter, fighting into a tangled melee.

The Tianshen Palace Dao Son held the Tianshen Spear, stepped upon a Heavenly Dragon, surrounded by countless Incense Divine Generals. With one thrust of the spear, the Heavenly Dragon roared, the hundreds of millions of Incense Divine Generals' battle cries thundered like thunder, the incomparably sharp Metal-element Order pierced through rules, tearing apart space. He actually, at the Soul Transformation realm, easily revealed Void Refinement-level power, shocking everyone.

Compared to the Tianshen Dao Son, the Brother Xuanwu Dao Son was the complete opposite extreme.

His Ben Ming Fa treasure was a golden light great shield like a heavenly dome, his Order also being the Earth Dao Order skilled in defense. Countless Incense Divine Generals circled around him, jointly propping up a golden light heavenly dome.

He seemed extremely skilled at defense, and very accustomed to defending.

The Tianshen Dao Son's Tianshen Spear was incomparably sharp, further gathering the power of hundreds of millions of Incense Divine Generals, stepping upon an Incense Heavenly Dragon. With one spear, it was earth-shattering, shattering ten thousand li of space, rules breaking and twisting terribly, yet it could not break through that heavenly dome great shield—only causing it to sway for a moment.

"Good!"

"Haha, worthy of being an Emperor's Court inheritance Dao

Son!"

The Tianshen Dao Son laughed heartily, his fighting spirit soaring.

The two engaged in a life-and-death slaughter in the sky; the Tianshen Spear was incomparably sharp, the Heavenly Dome Shield thick as the earth, their aftershocks constantly twisting and shattering the surrounding space and rules.

This sudden battle caused the many Dao Sons who had been discussing the mysteries of the Dao to stop and stand watching.

The Nine Spirit Domain Dao Sons all revealed solemn, wary expressions.

"Something's not right."

"... The Heavenly Spirit Dao Child's strength is very weak."

The Heavenly Mechanism Dao Child wore a solemn expression as he spoke with a hemp-robed youth, occasionally revealing a look of wariness, yet in his transmissions to the many Dao Children of the Nine Spirit Domain, his words were filled with doubt.

"His strength is somewhat greater than an ordinary early-stage Void Refinement cultivator; he should barely reach the peak level of early-stage Void Refinement."

"There is an extremely vast distance from the Dao-rank Order."

"That shouldn't be the case,"

"He has such excellent cultivation conditions. Within the Heavenly Spirit Palace, there are at least three types of heaven materials and earthly treasures that can elevate Order. Our intelligence clearly mentions them, and the unknown ones are countless."

"With such excellent cultivation conditions, his strength shouldn't be like this."

"Is he hiding his strength?"

The Heavenly Mechanism Dao Child was utterly perplexed.

He could not believe this was fact; in his heart he leaned more toward the idea that his opponent was concealing his true ability, and he did not dare to truly look down on his opponent so easily.

Antu Zi, Ji Liuyue, and others split off a wisp of extremely fine divine sense to look toward the Great Sun Sword Child.

"Mm, he really is hiding his strength."

Jiang Ding said lightly: "He has a trump card, seemingly an Incense Fire Token, which can barely push his strength up to mid-stage Void Refinement level. Whether he can slay an early-stage Void Refinement cultivator and prove he possesses Dao-rank Order remains unknown."

A mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator can defeat an early-stage Void Refinement cultivator, but slaying one is often not possible.

"Even unleashing his ultimate trump card, he only barely possesses mid-stage Void Refinement strength?!"

"This weak?"

Ji Liuyue, Antu Zi, Yu Yu Qianzi, and the others were completely stunned.