Chapter 1314

"Ning Daoqi, as the number one person of the Daoist gate, you are willing to follow the lead of the Buddhist gate. Honestly, after I first heard of your actions, I really wanted to kill you."

"But having seen your Scattered Hands Eight Pounces earlier, although the moves are somewhat lacking, they ultimately contain the true Daoist essence and are a very pure Daoist supreme art. Considering that you can be counted as a master of the Daoist gate, I will spare your life."

"Of course, don't even think about your cultivation base. I will not let you retain this power to continue helping the Buddhist gate."

"However, you may retain your broken body to witness the demise of the Buddhist gate!"

Listening to Beimingzi's words, Ning Daoqi's heart and mind were stirred immensely.

At times feeling miserable and lonely, at times angry, at times relieved.

All sorts of emotions wandered continuously in the depths of his heart.

Having cultivated painstakingly for many years just to explore the supreme Heavenly Dao, Ning Daoqi had even thought about peeking at the supreme Heavenly Dao through a duel with Beimingzi before this very fight.

But now, everything had turned into smoke and clouds.

His cultivation base was completely crippled.

Having his entire cultivation base crippled, it was obviously impossible for Ning Daoqi not to be angry.

However, subsequently, a sense of relief inexplicably arose.

From now on, he would no longer have to carry the title of the number one person in the Central Plains.

He could live like an ordinary old man.

Of course, despite the relief, Ning Daoqi did not feel any sense of ease.

Everything was because of that sentence Beimingzi had spoken.

"Witness the demise of the Buddhist gate!"

Feeling the pain in his body, Ning Daoqi forced himself to catch his breath and said in a weak tone, "Brother, your strength is unparalleled in history, having reached an unprecedented realm; why must you be obsessed with attacking the Buddhist gate!"

Beimingzi said softly, "Although I do not know why, you, a person of the Daoist gate, care so much about the rise and fall of the Buddhist gate, but considering your cultivation was not easy, I will still say this to you: it is not that I want to attack the Buddhist gate, but that a certain high and mighty existence does not wish to see the Buddhist gate continue to exist."

"I lead the Daoist gate of the world, and integrating the power of the Daoist gate is only the first step."

"If nothing unexpected happens, by now, someone has already sought out the Demonic gate and set about the matter of unifying the Demonic gate!"

Hearing this, the shock in the depths of Ning Daoqi's heart was indescribable in words.

Having gone through this duel, he had already witnessed Beimingzi's strength. Such a person, also being of Daoist origin, if he truly wanted to decide to unify the Daoist gate, Ning Daoqi did not believe the opponent would fail.

Over these years, Ning Daoqi was very clear about the reactions within the Daoist gate.

Regarding his help to the Cihang Jingzhai, many factions of the Daoist gate actually had opinions; these people all found him an eyesore.

If not for the constraint of his strength as a Grandmaster and his status as the number one person in the Central Plains, these people would have long since made trouble.

Now, his own cultivation base had been crippled by the person before him, and this person's strength was even greater than his own. Such a person wanting to unify the Daoist gate, those people would obviously follow his lead.

The only thing Ning Daoqi could sigh about was that once the struggle for orthodoxy began, with the Buddhist and Daoist gates clashing, one could only wonder how many people would die in the process.

Besides this, the words in Beimingzi's speech also could not help but make Ning Daoqi ponder deeply.

At the time when this person intended to lead the Daoist gate, someone had actually already taken action against the Demonic gate.

What Ning Daoqi had wanted to say to Beimingzi earlier was: since your strength is so strong, why bother attacking the Buddhist gate, which is the righteous path; wouldn't it be better to deal with the Demonic gate?

He had not expected that the opponent was never alone, but had a group.

The "high and mighty existence" in Beimingzi's words also caused Ning Daoqi to be filled with suspicion.

"Your strength is so strong, yet you are still driven by others; may I ask who that existence you speak of is?"

Ning Daoqi asked the question in the depths of his heart.

"That existence has many titles, such as Lord Xuantian, Dao Lord; these are all his titles. In this world, he has gained a new name, called—Evil Emperor!"

"I believe it won't be long before he becomes famous throughout the world!"

Perhaps because Ning Daoqi's cultivation base was crippled and he no longer posed any threat to them, Beimingzi did not mind saying a few more words to him.

Ning Daoqi tried hard to recall the many titles in his heart.

He had never heard of the preceding Lord Xuantian or Dao Lord; only the final Evil Emperor left him shocked beyond measure.

He was no stranger to the Evil Emperor.

The Xiang Yutian who was famous alongside him in the past held the title of Evil Emperor.

Could it be that Xiang Yutian was manipulating all of this from behind the scenes?

Ning Daoqi was very clear about Xiang Yutian's strength; back in the day, it had reached an unfathomable realm.

Beimingzi was very strong, but if the person behind him was Ning Daoqi, it seemed to explain why Beimingzi was willing to be driven by the person behind the scenes, not to mention that the person behind Beimingzi also wanted to unify the Demonic gate.

The Xiang Yutian of the past indeed did not seem like a person of the Demonic gate, but he was, after all, the Evil Emperor.

It was possible that that period of seclusion had caused his temperament to change drastically, so the Xiang Yutian of today was no longer the Xiang Yutian of the past.

With the Buddhist and Demonic gates clashing, this could also explain why that person wanted to annihilate the Buddhist gate.

In a brief instant, Ning Daoqi thought of many things.

He even thought of an incident from the past.

Back then, after the news of Xiang Yutian's seclusion and suspected death spread, Ning Daoqi had sincerely not believed it.

How could a powerhouse of that strength die just like that?

Now there was an explanation: Xiang Yutian had not died, but had faked his death to escape, harboring other plans in the dark.

Of course, besides this line of thought, there was another possibility.

That was that this Evil Emperor was not Xiang Yutian, but his successor.

If this possibility were true, then it would be even more shocking than the mastermind being Xiang Yutian.

What realm had the new Evil Emperor reached to be able to drive so many powerhouses?

Compared to an ethereal enemy, Ning Daoqi hoped more that the mastermind was Xiang Yutian.

That would at least be barely acceptable.

While Ning Daoqi was thinking, Beimingzi mentioned another matter, "Liaokong of that day died at the hands of the Dao Lord!"

Ning Daoqi was stunned, and a bitter smile immediately appeared on his face, "So that's how it is!"

He had originally wondered where the master who killed Liaokong had emerged from.

If it were that Evil Emperor, then Liaokong's death could be explained. Although Liaokong was very strong, he was nothing before the Evil Emperor.

Regrettably, the truth was known a bit too late.

Now, even if he knew who the murderer of Liaokong was, he had no ability to avenge Liaokong, after all, his cultivation base had been crippled.