Chapter 227: Challenging the Taigu Ancestor Kings, I Am the Most Respected Under Heaven

"Why not let Dongfang Taiyi go over as well?"

Zhang Xuan was slightly surprised.

After Gai Jiuyou took a careful look at Dongfang Taiyi, he shook his head.

"His potential and strength are extremely formidable and terrifying. At the same cultivation level, he could be my equal, but his path has not been fully traversed yet. To let him attempt a breakthrough to the Quasi-Emperor Realm now would be to send him to his death."

"But as long as he sorts out his own situation, he won't need the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid; he will be able to break through directly."

Zhang Xuan was quite surprised.

"Then do you have a solution?"

Gai Jiuyou shook his head: "This path can only be walked by himself. Others cannot help; at most, one can ponder and explore it with him, but the true path must be walked by him alone."

Zhang Xuan felt quite regretful. After all, Dongfang Taiyi was a top-tier powerhouse. If he could attain the Quasi-Emperor Realm at this stage, it would be of great help to many figures.

However, unexpectedly, Gai Jiuyou changed the subject and said: "But he is already close to walking out of that path. Tell me in detail about his situation; let's see if we can accelerate his progress through this stretch."

Zhang Xuan was delighted again, then silently played back the previous discussion of the Dao using the Chat Group.

With the insight and cultivation level of Gai Jiuyou, who had achieved Alternative Enlightenment, if he were willing to offer guidance to Dongfang Taiyi, or rather, help him sort out his path, Dongfang Taiyi would also be able to proceed more smoothly.

Although it was impossible to directly help Dongfang Taiyi cultivate the Dao, at the very least, it could make Dongfang Taiyi a bit faster.

Zhang Xuan felt this was very good, so he did not interfere further.

Gai Jiuyou watched the scene of the previous Dao discussion carefully, becoming quite absorbed, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Xuan, which made Zhang Xuan feel a bit uncomfortable.

Then, under Zhang Xuan's quite surprised gaze, Gai Jiuyou also squeezed a mass of essence blood from his fingertip.

"The technique you cultivate seems capable of further utilizing the essence blood of others. I will leave a portion for you here as well!"

Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Not only that, but next, Gai Jiuyou sat to the side very calmly, recounting his own cultivation Dao, demonstrating as he spoke.

Many Great Daos were revealed, leaving Zhang Xuan deeply absorbed, while at the same time understanding that Gai Jiuyou might have discerned something from him.

It was very likely that he had seen traces of his cultivation of the Eight-Nine Profound Art, but with Gai Jiuyou's insight, he should not recognize the Eight-Nine Profound Art, only partially perceiving its profoundness.

Therefore, he took the initiative to bring out a portion of his own essence blood and voluntarily explained his own Heaven and Earth Dao to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan did not refuse and accepted everything as offered.

In the Zhetian World, every top-tier figure had a physical body and spirit that were terrifyingly powerful, and they mastered different Heaven and Earth Daos.

Placed in the world of Shi Jie, they would be like one top-tier Demon Race powerhouse after another, with invincible physical bodies.

The Eight-Nine Profound Art is said to have Seventy-Two Transformations, which requires absorbing the essence of different figures, understanding their Daos, and then transforming to be exactly like them, as the Eight-Nine Profound Art can imitate all things in heaven and earth.

Now, Zhang Xuan already possessed the essence blood of Old Madman, Wei Yi, Gai Jiuyou, the Cai Family Great Saint, and the God King, and as long as his cultivation and strength were sufficient, he could perfectly transform into them, and no one would be able to tell the difference.

In fact, even if his cultivation and strength were not sufficient, he could still transform into them at the Saint realm, and others would not be able to tell, because this was a change in the physical body and the primordial spirit.

Even because their Heaven and Earth Daos and their most proficient methods had been told to Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan could perfectly imitate them using the Battle Saint Method, and could even perform them without the Battle Saint Method.

As for Dongfang Taiyi, uh, before he walked out of his own path and stepped into the Quasi-Emperor Realm, Zhang Xuan did not intend to collect this person's essence blood.

The main thing was that this person's state was very dangerous, always in a balance of yin and yang; once he failed, it would be very tragic and terrifying.

"Then you all continue to comprehend the Dao here. I am going to the outside world to take a look at the situation there; after all, our fundamental goal is to go fishing."

Zhang Xuan prepared to go out for a stroll to see the situation of the Ancient Creatures in the outside world.

Gai Jiuyou nodded: "I will deal with Dongfang Taiyi's matter here first. You have my essence blood on you; if an accident occurs, trigger it to let me sense it, and I will rush over."

Zhang Xuan nodded in agreement. Without such a promise, he actually would not dare to run around everywhere; after all, he had always sought stability.

If it was not very stable, he would not be willing to act recklessly.

Strolling through Shencheng, feeling the ancient aura of this land, Zhang Xuan felt a rare sense of relaxation.

He still remembered the feeling of unease when he first arrived at Beidou, trembling with fear, afraid of being killed at any moment.

Now, he could walk freely through most areas of Beidou, and in his life, accidents would basically not occur.

By his side, there was already one who had achieved Alternative Enlightenment, multiple Great Saints, and soon there would even be several Quasi-Emperor figures...

These figures would firmly protect him and not let him suffer.

"So, you see, living in this world and cultivating, there is absolutely no need to run around like Ye Fan, fighting until one is half-dead. Being kind to others like me is also a harmonious and stable path."

"Not offending people, and cultivation techniques coming one after another, it's not a loss at all; life is just too comfortable and carefree."

More figures had gathered in Shencheng, and there were more and more various discussions.

Compared to before, when many figures all came to pursue the Strongest Bloodline Evolution Fluid, the trend had indeed changed.

Half a year ago, during the Saint Tribulation of Zhang Mingdu, multiple Ancestor King-level figures died in the void; at that time, it had already shaken the world.

Now, multiple Ancestor King-level figures had come forward, and wanted posters were posted everywhere.

Even above Shencheng, Zhang Xuan saw a wanted poster for Old Madman.

A crowd of cultivators gathered there, their expressions not very pleasant.

Clearly, they were top-tier powerhouses among Human Race cultivators, who could be counted as heroes, yet the Ancient Creatures were openly posting wanted posters right in front of them.

They had dissatisfaction in their hearts, and dissatisfaction on their faces, looking at an almost human-shaped Ancient Creature below the wanted list, angry yet unable to speak out.

"Heh, powerhouse, powerhouse my ass, only knowing how to act like a turtle hiding its head!"

"After causing trouble, they find a place to hide and disappear, leaving us here to be bullied by these people."

"If they were truly top-tier powerhouses, they would have the ability to take action. What is this supposed to be, turning into this state?"

Someone in the crowd muttered in a low voice to vent their dissatisfaction. The Ancient Creature heard it but only narrowed its eyes, not caring.

And someone else who heard these words immediately glared, very dissatisfied.

"What did you say?"

"Before that person came out, were we not being oppressed? Were we not being bullied? We were bullied even worse! They dared to come directly to Shencheng, block the God King, directly make the God King hand over the Nine-Turn Bloodline Evolution Fluid, and even demanded the formula."

"Heh, weren't they just as arrogant before, even openly hunting down the top-tier powerhouses of the Human Race, wanting to hunt the top-tier physiques of the Human Race."

"They even made the major top-tier sects shrink back in place, letting them expand wantonly. Is this not called arrogance? This is already arrogant to an excessive degree!"

"What else is considered arrogant? Does stepping on us all under their feet count as arrogance? Isn't this already stepping on us under their feet now? Posting the wanted posters of our Human Race heroes on our faces, this is slapping all of us in the face!"

This cultivator stepped forward directly and cursed angrily.

He even pointed at the Human Race cultivator who was busy running errands beside the Ancient Creature and said angrily, "To think that the Human Race would produce someone like you, a traitor to humanity like you; I am truly ashamed to be associated with you!"

Facing the angry rebuke of this Human Race cultivator, that cultivator's face turned red and then white, and he turned to whisper a few words beside the Ancient Creature.

The previous conversation between the two had been in the Human Race language and without the use of spiritual power, so the surrounding Human Race cultivators could understand it, while the Ancient Creature just watched all this coldly, not understanding much.

But now, that Human Race cultivator used spiritual power to repeat the previous conversation in its entirety, adding a certain amount of embellishment, which caused the many figures present to change color simultaneously.

"Oh, so there are still accomplices of that person here?"

The Ancient Creature, who still had some scales on its face, suddenly turned its head, a pair of emerald green eyes staring at the Human Race cultivator who had spoken, and then it directly reached out a hand; that hand turned into a giant beast claw in mid-air, and the terrifying pressure and power caused that area of space to be frozen.

"It just so happens that I haven't tasted fresh brains for a while; today is a perfect time to have a taste."

A group of people turned pale with fright; someone wanted to help and raised a magic artifact, but it was crushed by that claw in mid-air, leaving that cultivator with a pale face.

To crush a magic artifact already interwoven with Dao and principles with bare hands—the level of cultivation that figure has reached is unimaginable; it is truly terrifying.

The cultivator who had spoken already had a completely pale face, but he still held his neck stiffly.

Yet that Ancient Creature deliberately made its movements slow and leisurely to make this fear of death even more intense, even saying slowly, "It is merely a remnant, yet it dares to claim to be a hero; lowly insects can never ascend to the hall of elegance after all. Once we kings return, they will eventually have to return to their own positions."

It wanted that cultivator to beg for mercy in fear, to make the whole person lose all face, but that Human Race cultivator just held his neck stiffly and shouted.

"Even if I die, that person is still a Human Race hero!"

"Heh, 'cannot ascend to the hall of elegance'? When my Human Race was King Over the World and a Great Emperor was alive, why didn't you dare to jump out and speak?"

"You are just a bunch of insects buried underground; do you really think you are invincible just because you jumped out!"

The Ancient Creature did not get angry; instead, a cruel smile appeared on its face.

"For a person like you, your brains might taste even fresher and sweeter; I just like these people who hold their necks stiffly and refuse to submit."

"During the Taigu years, I personally wiped out a tribe of such people; they also maintained this posture before they died, and the taste of their brains was exceptionally different, which makes me nostalgic."

The claw had already descended in front of him, and a cruel smile appeared on the face of that Ancient Creature, who seemed to be looking forward to it.

But the next moment, a point of light bloomed in the crowd; at first, it was a tiny flame, and the flame drifted not fast, its speed very gentle.

And there were little sparks of light within it, outlining the shape of a sun, looking magnificent, but when it landed, it was earth-shattering; the moment it landed on its claw, it caused a look of horror and unease to appear on the face of that Ancient Creature.

In an instant, his whole body turned into a torch, as if Mars had fallen into gasoline.

"Ah!"

The Ancient Creature no longer had its previous arrogance and confidence, letting out an earth-shattering scream.

One claw pointed at Zhang Xuan, while Zhang Xuan's expression did not change at all; he stood straight in front of that wanted poster, and then the surrounding crowd all fell silent, before letting out a cheer.

Zhang Xuan's appearance at this moment was exactly the same as the appearance of that figure on the wanted poster, and his posture and bearing were completely identical.

He had used a method from the Eight-Nine Profound Art to transform himself into a person exactly like the Old Madman; except for a slight lack of cultivation strength, his external bearing and techniques could be perfectly imitated.

A ball of flame had lightly and casually turned an Ancestor King who had already Slain the Dao into ashes, while Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged, only saying coldly, "I just went into seclusion to cultivate for a period of time, and you dare to stick a wanted poster on my face; you are very brave!"

The Ancient Creature was wailing and screaming, unable to speak a word at this moment, while the Human Race person beside him was trembling, not even daring to look directly at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan couldn't even be bothered to look; he just calmly issued a declaration in Shencheng.

"If you are not convinced, you can all come to Shencheng to find me. Among any figures of the same realm, I am willing to compete with them. I would like to see just how strong the Ancient Creature that once dominated the world is, how special it is, and whether it can withstand my fist."

He finished speaking just like that, then calmly threw a punch, imprinting it next to his wanted poster; the fist was calm and ancient, yet it originated from the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist.

He didn't even tear up the wanted poster, only saying coldly, "If you are willing to seek peace, then it shall end in peace; if you are willing to seek war, then we shall welcome it with war!"

Before the words had faded, Zhang Xuan's figure flashed and disappeared.

The whole scene did not change much, except for a small puddle of ashes in that area, yet many Human Race powerhouses felt a surge of hot blood stirring in their hearts simultaneously.

The Ancient Race is now King Over the World, making everyone feel as if a great mountain is pressing down on their hearts.

The top powerhouses among the younger generation have proven their extraordinary nature with strength and talent, but the emergence of the Ancient Ancestral King often leaves the geniuses of the younger generation exhausted and unable to cope.

The emergence of one Ancient Ancestral King is enough to make the heroes helpless, as they are simply no match for it.

This is depressing and unsettling; that powerful figure had forcefully killed two Ancient Ancestral Kings half a year ago, which was very heartening for the Human Race, but his subsequent disappearance cast a shadow over the Human Race, and there have always been people saying that this person is already dead.

Now that this person has returned again, and is so forceful and domineering, it makes countless people feel relieved.

(End of this chapter)