The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 708: Chapter 658: Duel Agreement, the Situation is Not Good

“I wonder what all of you Taoist friends think of this proposal?” The Diviner asked Pei Xuanjing and the other powerhouses.

Pei Xuanjing pondered for a moment, looked at the others, and said, “I have no objections.”

The Master of Mystiq Sky and others also nodded, “Our sect agrees.”

Since both parties had no objections, it was considered an agreement. Each party would send someone into battle, if Pei Xuanjing’s side wins, it would be divided according to Pei Xuanjing’s suggested three-to-seven ratio. If Pei Xuanjing’s side loses, it would be divided according to the Master of Mystiq Sky’s original proposed method, which would give Pei Xuanjing’s party only a 10% share.

Once a decision had been made, the next step was to discuss the specific methods of the contest.

After discussion, there would be three rounds for the powerhouses, three for the Eighth Level of the Spiritual Realm, and three for the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm.

As for cultivators below the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm, they don’t need to consider it at all, after all, cultivators who have not reached the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm do not have the qualifications to participate in this contest.

“I wonder if the National Master here can muster up so many people for the battle?” a powerhouse jokingly said to Pei Xuanjing.

Pei Xuanjing smiled and jokingly responded, “If it is like this, wouldn’t it just be fulfilling the wishes of you Taoist friends, to win without fighting!”

The powerhouses laughed heartily.

However, Pei Xuanjing continued, “Taoist friends, let’s discuss who will participate. After all, I should participate in all three powerhouse rounds. I’m quite curious about your divine abilities. I hope those who participate can generously share some pointers.”

Upon hearing Pei Xuanjing’s words, the smiles on the powerhouses’ faces stagnated, each expressing varied emotions.

Pei Xuanjing was technically a junior, a less than a hundred years old cultivator, but he had grown to stand on par with them. Especially considering the precedent he set by suppressing the Taixu Venerable, none of the powerhouses dared to be absolutely confident in beating him.

Even if the ensuing contest was just a friendly match, without using any killer moves, if many powerhouses were to lose to Pei Xuanjing, a junior whose cultivation time was shorter than theirs, it would be a face-loss, particularly because numerous cultivators would be watching. It would be very embarrassing.

No matter what the powerhouses thought, since Pei Xuanjing had agreed upon the method of resolution, he had to do some preparations. After leaving the Great Hall with Zhu Houji and Wu Shijiu, Pei Xuanjing led them to another side hall.

“Master Pei, it seems that the contest is not in our favor!” Zhu Houji remarked to Pei Xuanjing.

The Daming World had only revived for a short period, and apart from Pei Xuanjing, even if the rest of the strong cultivators had potential, they were not truly rising stars yet. They still required time to mature and accumulate strength.

With Pei Xuanjing being in the powerhouse contest, there was no need to worry. But it was hard to find enough cultivators for the Eighth Level and Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm.

Not to mention how the cultivators at the Eighth Level of Spirit Realm would fare, even if we gather enough Seventh Level cultivators, the top forces of the Sky Wasteland that would participate, would be the strongest at their level. It’s likely that very few on their side would be confident in winning.

Pei Xuanjing naturally understood Zhu Houji’s concern, he counter questioned, “Do you think they would easily agree if we were not in a disadvantage?”

Because many cultivators of Daming World hadn’t grown up completely and were at a disadvantage in this contest, the others would agree to this contest. Otherwise, why would they easily pass it?

Pei Xuanjing understood that they were at a disadvantage, but there was no other way, after all, if we really talked about strength, even one-tenth of the share was too much. If we wanted to get more shares, others would consider us to be asking for too much.

So after that Diviner suggested it, he just gave Pei Xuanjing a graceful retreat. Otherwise, in their view, forcing Pei Xuanjing to cooperate would only make the situation more chaotic.

“However, do you really think that I will necessarily lose?” A smile appeared at the corner of Pei Xuanjing’s mouth, he thought to himself.

“Indeed.” Zhu Houji sighed lightly, he also understood what Pei Xuanjing meant.

He suppressed this thought and then asked, “So Master Pei, what should we do next?”

Since Pei Xuanjing is clear about this, all he can do is follow Pei Xuanjing’s plan, as both of them are in the same boat.

Pei Xuanjing smilingly said, “Don’t worry, some people still haven’t arrived.”

“Huh?” Zhu Houji was first puzzled, then he reacted, understanding who Pei Xuanjing was waiting for.

The next moment, Zhao Baiyang and others appeared at the entrance to the palace.

Zhao Baiyang, Xue Wuheng, Tie Qianshan, Zi Tianxiong, the Taoist Qingxu, and Prince Zhu Yousong, all powerful people appeared together.

Although all of them were at the Sixth Level of the Spiritual Realm, they had a deep foundation, extraordinary backgrounds, and with the methods they possessed, they wouldn’t be disadvantaged against many Seventh Level cultivators.

Of course, there were actually more strong cultivators at the Sixth Level of Spiritual Realm native to Daming, such as the old Heavenly Master, several holy monks of the Buddha Way, and some elders of noble families.

However, the current situation is special, after all, whether it’s Dragon Tiger Mountain’s old Heavenly Master, several holy monks of the Buddha Way, or those noble families, they have complicated relationships with the various forces of the Sky Wasteland.

Although Pei Xuanjing wasn’t concerned that these people would turn against him at a critical moment, when he informed these people of the situation via message, they all wisely chose to abstain from participating in order to prove their innocence.

Of course, whether it was because they have intricate relations with the various forces of Sky Wasteland and wanted to avoid suspicion, or whether they didn’t have a good outlook for Pei Xuanjing’s situation, these were subjective matters, which nobody could be sure about.

Regardless, whether it’s Taoist Qingxu, Zhao Baiyang, or Xue Wuheng, the forces behind them were very clear, they were all native forces to the Daming World and had no connections to the various forces of Sky Wasteland.

“Greetings to the National Master.”

“Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Greetings to Mr. Wu.”

Upon entering the hall and seeing Pei Xuanjing, Zhu Houji, and Wu Shijiu, Zhao Baiyang and others greeted them.

In the way of cultivation, those who achieve are respected first.

No matter what happened before, now Zhu Houji was not only the emperor of the Great Ming Divine Dynasty, but his strength also surpassed those who were present. They naturally needed to show respect.

With the growth in Pei Xuanjing’s power and status, even Zhao Baiyang had stopped referring to him as Brother Pei Xuanjing.