Invincible!

Chapter 218: Taking sides
"call!"

As Li Xian rode away in his escape light, the entire Immortal Item Auction House seemed to come alive.

Relief and sighs of relief echoed throughout the arena.

"call out!"

Guan Canghai downstairs instantly transformed into starlight and silently departed in the opposite direction from Li Xian.

His posture looked rather disheveled.

Not only him, but Song Xuanyan also left quickly, not daring to linger for even a moment.

"Brother, wait for me."

The girl beside him hesitated for a moment before calling out, but quickly followed him away.

After Li Xian left, Tantai Yue, who had been in a coma, seemed to have her drifting soul finally return to its place and suddenly woke up.

"Mr. Li!"

She shouted sharply, her eyes filled with anger and resentment.

Having advanced to the Golden Core stage, he was full of vigor and ambition, about to astound the world and become famous throughout the Eastern Continent, but then...

Her very first battle ended like this. As one of the four great fairies of the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, she was picked up by the foot and slammed to the ground by Li Xian. What a humiliation...

This humiliation was like a flame, burning away her self-esteem, making her grit her teeth and almost drive her mad.

"This isn't over... Don't let me ever see you again..."

She was spouting harsh words.

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Lie glared at her and said, "Tantai Yue, you're not convinced?"

He said coldly, "My junior brother Li... the true disciple of my sect, Li, hasn't gone far. I'll go and call him over for you. This time, none of you should hold back. Let's fight to the death."

"!!?"

Tantai Yue's pupils contracted.

Call Li back first, and let's fight to the death with all our might?

Even with Song Xuanyan, a Golden Core cultivator, and another Golden Core warrior working together, they couldn't do anything to Li Xian. So, if she were to face Li Xian alone...

Is that a matter of life and death?

That's called courting death.

At that moment, the fairy on the Ascension List of the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, with a gloomy face, stopped talking and turned to leave.

"Why don't you speak?"

Wei Lie sneered: "I still prefer your arrogant self from earlier. Come on, come back to your old self."

Tantai Yue immediately walked even faster.

"Humph!"

After seeing Tantai Yue leave in a hurry, Wei Lie sneered, "What kind of trash dares to speak so arrogantly about a true disciple of my Great Luo Immortal Sect?"

After saying that, he did not linger at the Immortal Delicacies Pavilion any longer.

Although he did not make a move in today's battle, he was deeply aware of Li Xian's strength.

In his mind, he began to reconsider the duel between Li Xian and Yi Daozi.

He himself naturally sided with Yi Daozi, but at this moment, Li Xian was in his heart...

He is no longer an arrogant fool who doesn't know his own limitations.

he……

It seems that he has truly gained the qualifications to challenge Yi Daozi.

At least, in today's battle, if it were Yi Daozi back when he was at the Six Realms True Fire, he might not have been able to do better than Li Xian is today.

"Perhaps... the earliest rumor is true. The sect recognized Li Xian's potential long ago, which is why they used Yi Daozi's name to hone Li Xian, unleash his potential, and transform him into an unparalleled genius..."

Wei Lie paused as he spoke, then said, "No, it's not that he's undergoing a transformation from being peerless to being unparalleled. Li Xian... he's already peerless!"

Thinking of this, his expression also brightened slightly: "Two unparalleled geniuses have emerged from two adjacent sessions... This is Li Xian's good fortune, and also the good fortune of my Great Luo Immortal Sect!"

He then called out to Bai Suxuan and left the Immortal Delicacies Pavilion with a smile on his face.

Only after all these distinguished individuals had left did the numerous fifth and sixth realm cultivators, who had been overwhelmed by the intense pressure from Li Xian's battle, finally dare to speak loudly and vent their emotions.

"With his Sixth Realm True Fire body, he overpowered two Golden Core cultivators from the Wuji Star Palace and the Dayu Immortal Dynasty, as well as a top-three true disciple from the Yaoyang Immortal Sect. My god... This Li Xian, the true disciple of the Daluo Immortal Sect, is simply unbelievably powerful!"

"Truly, the Heavens are blessing the Great Luo Immortal Sect! Only two Jiazi have passed, yet another Yi Yuanshi has emerged!"

“Yi Yuanshi? No, in my opinion, Li Xian’s talent is even greater than Yi Daozi’s. Don’t forget, it took Yi Daozi sixty years to ignite the True Fire of the Sun! And Li Xian… he has only been cultivating for thirty-one years!”

"In any case, one thing is certain! Li Xian's talent is far from the dazzling brilliance previously rumored, requiring the tempering of Yi Yuanshi's power to transform into an unparalleled genius! He is an unparalleled genius!"

"Peerless beauty, a true immortal's appearance!"

A clamor quickly filled the Xianpinlou auction hall as everyone expressed their opinions.

He was emotionally agitated and unable to control himself.

This battle of the Golden Core stage almost cemented Li Xian's unparalleled status as a true immortal. For those who witnessed this battle, it was a legendary event in their lives.

They even felt a sense of pride in having witnessed history.

Amidst this surge of emotion, everyone was naturally discussing it endlessly, eager to share their judgments, analyses, and speculations with everyone else, and to share this legendary moment with them.

Even Shi Gui, the person in charge of Xianpinlou who came from a respectable background, was deeply moved.

"The city lord's decision to ask Li Zhenchuan to help oversee the auction is the wisest move."

He quickly informed Zhao Chen, the deputy city lord who was in charge of handling all matters in Dengxian City, of the news from the acting city lord Gu Qianfan.

...Zhao Chen, who had been keeping a close eye on the news from the Immortal Pavilion and even dared not show himself after sensing the fluctuations in magical power there, fearing that he would be unable to save face if he offended the Golden Core elders, Dao Sons, and True Disciples of the top sects, breathed a slight sigh of relief when he learned that the auction had ended.

"It's finally over, that Mr. Li..."

Looking at the information reported by Shi Gui, Zhao Chen's expression was filled with disbelief: "It's actually this strong?"

He originally only intended to use Li Xian's name to share some of the pressure their Ascension Tower would face, but he never expected...

Li Xian actually suppressed the entire scene with his own strength, even forcibly suppressing the Golden Core cultivators from Wuji Star Palace and Dayu Immortal Dynasty, allowing the auction to proceed smoothly.
"According to the universally accepted standards for judging combat strength in the Great Luo Immortal Sect, and even the True Immortal Great World... this person would probably need to have the combat strength of a fourth-level warrior!?"

The Golden Core and Refining Spirit have a significant advantage compared to those below the Golden Core level, but there is a huge gap compared to the great immortals.

Therefore, the nine major immortal sects, as well as many top forces, have divided the stages between Golden Core and Immortal Dao Power into three, six, and nine grades.

In the Great Luo Immortal Sect, Golden Core, Veteran Golden Core, and Peak Golden Core can be generally referred to as one to three marks. Refining Spirit is also divided into four to six marks, while Ghost Immortal is nine marks and above.

Judging from Li Xian's performance...

It is no weaker than the Eighth Realm of Spirit Refinement!
It truly deserves the four marks!

"Another unparalleled genius. Such a major sect possesses the most advanced resources and population in the True Immortal Great World. Naturally, it is full of talented people and powerful figures. How can small sects compare with them?"

Zhao Chen sighed, but still quickly stood up and headed straight for his master Gu Qianfan's secluded cave.

An old man was waiting at the entrance of the cave.

Upon seeing him, even Zhao Chen, the eldest disciple, dared not show the slightest disrespect: "Senior Uncle."

This is Gu Qianfan's senior brother, Dugu Xuan.

He has been dependent on his master since childhood and has saved his master's life no less than three times.

His master trusted him even more than he trusted any of his disciples.

"Is something wrong?"

The old man spoke indifferently.

Zhao Chen quickly reported what had happened at the Immortal Delicacies Pavilion.

Dugu Xuan listened and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Junior Brother is at a critical stage of breaking through his cultivation realm, so it is not advisable to disturb him. You may leave now."

"Yes."

Zhao Chen responded and bowed before leaving.

After Zhao Chen left, Dugu Xuan stepped into the cave shrouded by the array.

After passing through layers of formations, a middle-aged man whose energy and spirit seemed to be at a critical point soon appeared.

His personal demeanor was extraordinary, and he possessed an ethereal quality that seemed to give the impression that he was about to ascend to heaven at any moment.

It's obvious at a glance that it's anything but ordinary.

This is none other than Gu Qianfan, the founder of Dengxian City, who is known as the number one rogue cultivator in the world, who has never joined any top power and has cultivated to the ultimate level of Refining Spirit on his own.

"Junior brother, something unexpected has happened."

Dugu Xuan said.

"Senior brother, things have come to this point, there's no need to look back any further."

Gu Qianfan said calmly.

"I just feel that a new opportunity has arisen."

Dugu Xuan said, "Originally, we planned to use the Nine Heavens Breath Soil as a pretext to incite the Great Luo Immortal Sect, the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, the Boundless Star Palace, and the Radiant Sun Immortal Sect to fight each other in our Ascending Immortal City, and then lure the Nine Heavens Holy Land to settle in, pretending it was to balance the various forces, but..."

He frowned: "A disciple named Li Xian caused some trouble. Although the auction of the Nine Heavens Breath Soil encountered some setbacks, it was ultimately completed smoothly... So it's not appropriate for us to use this as an excuse to make trouble..."

"It's pointless. Do you know why that Holy Son of the Imperial Palace wanted us to publicly invite their Nine Heavens Holy Land to set up here? It was to force us to choose sides!"

Gu Qianfan said, "No matter what excuse or reason there is, once the Nine Heavens Holy Land truly settles in our Dengxian City, the tacit understanding between Dengxian City and the four major forces will be broken. Dengxian City will inevitably be drawn into the vortex and torn to shreds by this vortex force that is far too powerful for Dengxian City to withstand. At that time, if we want to survive, we can only rely on them."

"I know."

Dugu Xuan said in a deep voice, "But Junior Brother... you agreed to their offer because of the bargaining chips they promised! You were born with the extraordinary talent to refine your Void and merge with the Dao, but in the end, you were stuck at the Tribulation Transcending stage, unable to make any progress! How unfair is that!"

Gu Qianfan remained silent.

After a long pause, he finally said, "It's too late to say anything more. Let's just stick to the deal. We'll take sides, and they'll give us the leverage. That's all."

"Yes, things have come to this point, and there's really not much to say. However, it seems we have a new card in our hand. If we use it well, we might be able to get them to cash out their chips immediately and reduce the variables."

Dugu Xuan said with a smile.

"What we can do is either to act as a thorn in the side of the four major powers, or to assist in the attack on the chief Daoist of the Great Luo Immortal Sect at a crucial moment and kill a true immortal seed! Apart from that, we have no value to that Emperor's Holy Son."

"Attacked the chief Daoist of the Great Luo Immortal Sect and killed a true immortal seed?"

Dugu Xuan smiled slightly: "Now, the opportunity is right in front of us."

"what chance?"

"Mr. Li!"

Dugu Xuan said, "A True Immortal Seed that is not as powerful as Yi Yuanshi, but whose aptitude is in no way inferior to Yi Yuanshi's!"

He quickly relayed the information he had just received to Gu Qianfan.

Upon hearing his words, Gu Qianfan was slightly taken aback, but then immediately realized something: "The Imperial Palace is in Dengxian City, isn't it?"

"Of course, he needs to see our sincerity in joining forces with the Immortal Ascension City, so naturally..."

Lonely Suspense nodded instinctively.

But the next second, he seemed to realize something, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

(End of this chapter)