Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 649 - 331, East Phoenix State, Confrontation with Chi Yuan_2

Take for instance the secret technique for achieving the Yuan Shen; at least when he was slaughtering Tianyi Sect, he had not heard any news about it. If he had, the conditions offered by the Emperor's Son Pavilion would not have been limited to just the Yuan Shen Pill.

"Zhongtai Dao Monarch's point is valid."

"But Xu Mou is not a petty man... Words once spoken are like spilled water, difficult to retrieve!"

Xu Xing withdrew from his thoughts. His voice turned a few degrees colder as he spoke.

In the Welcome Hall of the Nanhua Sect, he had already explicitly stated and proven that the Butian Sect was the orthodox lineage, and the Flying Feather Immortal Palace was a false one.

If he were to merge the two sects, his reputation would undoubtedly be ruined.

Of course, he did not particularly care about mere reputation. It was just that he had already attained the Primordial Spirit now; the Flying Feather Immortal Palace's conditions were simply not attractive enough to him. There was no need to destroy his own reputation for such benefits.

"Then, what conditions does Sect Leader Xu desire? I... can relay them to my two Senior Uncles."

Zhongtai Dao Monarch sighed lightly, a hint of helplessness in his eyes, as he spoke.

The fact that Xu Xing did not attack him immediately meant he was willing to negotiate. It was just that the conditions Zhongtai Dao Monarch proposed were not enough to sway Xu Xing. He guessed that Xu Xing might have obtained the secret technique to achieve the Yuan Shen from other major sects. Nanhua Sect, Red Dust Pavilion... All these sects were possibilities.

"As long as the Flying Feather Immortal Palace acknowledges the Butian Sect's status and establishes diplomatic relations with it..."

"Since we would be allied states, why would our two sects need to negotiate further...?"

Xu Xing smiled faintly and said.

"That's impossible!" Zhongtai Dao Monarch immediately rejected this condition.

Acknowledging the Butian Sect's status meant acknowledging that the Butian Sect was the true orthodox lineage of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. How could he not know the immense impact of such an event?

Furthermore, Xu Xing was merely in the Nascent Soul Realm, while the Flying Feather Immortal Palace boasted two Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs.

His negotiation with Xu Xing today was merely an effort by the Flying Feather Immortal Palace to avoid future trouble, a testament to their apprehension of Xu Xing's potential.

It did not mean that the Flying Feather Immortal Palace had been reduced to a state where Xu Xing could manipulate it at will.

"Sect Leader Xu, please do not jest. Propose another condition," Zhongtai Dao Monarch said again. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The fundamental purpose of this negotiation was for the Flying Feather Immortal Palace to obtain a guarantee—a guarantee that Xu Xing, upon advancing his realm in the future, would not move against the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.

Whether Xu Xing rejoined the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, or whether the Butian Sect merged into the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, were secondary concerns.

"Xu Mou's Great Dao is already accomplished; why would Xu Mou need the hypocritical charity of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace...?"

"If you wish to negotiate, please have Senior Brother Chi Yuan come and speak!"

Xu Xing chuckled softly. He no longer concealed his realm, releasing his Primordial Spirit's pressure and directing it towards Zhongtai Dao Monarch.

Negotiation. Of course, he wanted to negotiate. But what he desired were not the terms offered by the Flying Feather Immortal Palace to someone in the Nascent Soul Realm; he wanted terms befitting his attainment of the Nascent Soul Stage. And these terms, only Chi Yuan was qualified to discuss with him. With the Mirror Light Technique at his disposal, Chi Yuan could descend to this place in a single thought.

"Senior Brother Chi?"

"Sect Leader Xu... you dare?!"

Hearing Xu Xing's audacious words, Zhongtai Dao Monarch was instantly enraged.

He addressed Chi Yuan as "Senior Uncle," while Xu Xing called Chi Yuan "Senior Brother." It was clear Xu Xing was taking advantage of him.

But before the words could leave his mouth, his spirit trembled as he felt a god-like pressure descend upon him.

A great terror instantly gripped Zhongtai Dao Monarch.

This divine pressure was not just oppressive; it signified that Xu Xing possessed the power of life and death over him.

"You... you've attained the Primordial Spirit?"

"How... how so quickly?"

He was incredulous.

It was one thing for Xu Xing to advance quickly through the small realms in the past. However, the breakthrough from Nascent Soul to Primordial Spirit was like a Heavenly Abyss. Even a Pride of Heaven or an Immortal Body cultivator would take a thousand years to cross this boundary.

"No wonder, no wonder you refused to accept these negotiation terms..."

Zhongtai Dao Monarch shook his head and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

The greatest benefit among the terms he had just proposed was, frankly, the Flying Feather Immortal Palace's secret technique to achieve the Yuan Shen.

Such a condition would naturally be immensely tempting to cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm.

However, to Nascent Soul Cultivators, it was utterly worthless.

"Sect Leader Xu is truly not to be underestimated. In a mere two hundred years, you've advanced from the Nascent Soul Early Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage..."

"Such a rate of advancement... I am also extremely curious. What kind of treasure did Sect Leader Xu obtain to have such great fortune?"

The next moment, the light projection of an Elder in Black Robe emerged from Zhongtai Dao Monarch's body. He dispelled Xu Xing's pressure with a wave of his sleeve and then said with a smile.

"Senior Brother Chi, could it be that you wish to seize this treasure of Xu Mou's?" Xu Xing said with a half-smile.

While the Bronze Ancient Mirror did indeed quicken his cultivation speed, when compared to the majority of Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs, it was only a few hundred years faster at best. When he was in the Nanyan Continent, he had researched the age at which Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs of various sects achieved the Yuan Shen; usually, it was between one thousand and two thousand years. Most were over two thousand years old. Very few Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs surpassed the half-life limit of the Nascent Soul Realm before breaking through. He set the Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs aside for now. How long had Nascent Soul Geniuses like Li Taiyue and Dai Ji been cultivating? Xu Xing did not believe that Chi Yuan would covet the Bronze Ancient Mirror he possessed simply because of his cultivation age. At this stage, who did not possess some fortuitous encounter or great fortune?

Hearing Xu Xing's words, Chi Yuan's smile faded. He shook his head and said, "Great fortune and fortuitous encounters are predestined; they cannot be forcibly seized."

"At Tianyi Gorge, Sect Leader Xu escaped from me. Today, Sect Leader Xu's cultivation has advanced even further. What means do I possess to stop Sect Leader Xu...?" he stated truthfully.

Previously, in his attempt to intercept and kill Xu Xing at Tianyi Gorge, he had exhausted his lifelong learning and one thousand five hundred years of cultivation, all to no avail against Xu Xing.

Now, he was even more helpless against Xu Xing, who had already become a Nascent Soul Saint Monarch.

"Sect Leader Xu, what conditions do you require for us to make peace?"

After these brief pleasantries, Chi Yuan went straight to the point.

"Before Sect Leader Xu states the conditions, I would also like to ask Sect Leader Xu to think them through carefully before speaking. Otherwise... I am not one to be easily trifled with..." he added.

The inability to kill Xu Xing did not mean he would allow Xu Xing to manipulate him.

He simply was not willing to abandon the foundation of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace and allow Xu Xing to destroy it.

"Naturally," Xu Xing nodded.

Chi Yuan feared he would attack the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, and he, in turn, feared Chi Yuan and the Gong Family Saint Lord would attack his Butian Sect. However, his apparent casual abandonment of the Butian Sect, having not returned for two hundred years, made it difficult for Chi Yuan to use this as a threat against him.

"My Butian Sect is willing to take a step back and no longer mention the matter of orthodoxy. However, Xu Mou requires a copy of all the Flying Feather Immortal Palace's various Classics."

"Furthermore, the Flying Feather Immortal Palace must not interfere with the decisions of the cultivators of the Master and Disciple Lineage, whether they choose to stay or leave."

"Only these two conditions."

"From this day forward, our two sects shall not interfere with each other."

After a moment of contemplation, Xu Xing finally stated his conditions for the negotiation.

Obstinately insisting on the Butian Sect's orthodoxy was unnecessary for both the Butian Sect and himself. Previously, at the Nanhua Sect, the assembled cultivators had already acknowledged this matter; there was no need to belabor the point officially.

"Senior Brother Chi also knows that Xu Xing is not the only one in the Master and Disciple Lineage!"

Seeing Chi Yuan hesitate, Xu Xing added fuel to the fire and said.

The words fell.

Chi Yuan sighed softly and nodded, signifying his agreement to these two conditions.

He understood the meaning behind Xu Xing's words. If the cultivators of the Master and Disciple Lineage truly yearned for the Butian Sect, forcibly keeping them would not only fail to win their loyalty but also turn these individuals into a hidden threat to the future unity of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace.

"Henceforth, the Dao splits into two branches!" Chi Yuan solemnly declared.

"Excellent!" Xu Xing returned the bow with a salute.

The Dao splits into two branches, neither being the sole orthodox one. The Butian Sect represents the Master and Disciple Lineage, while the Flying Feather Immortal Palace represents the Family Line.

"Confining Ren Yuanrui, transforming the Chi Family into the Sixth Hall, causing the division of the Flying Feather Immortal Palace..."

"It seems future generations will have no shortage of criticisms for me."

Chi Yuan shook his head, sighing in self-reproach.

With that said, he waved his hand. A Spirit Pact materialized in the air, upon which the articles of this peace negotiation were inscribed.

"Sect Leader Xu, sign this Spirit Pact. From this moment on, we shall be Daoist friends, no longer enemies."

As he spoke, Chi Yuan had already written his Daoist Name on the Spirit Pact.

Xu Xing carefully examined the Spirit Pact and, finding no omissions or loopholes, nodded and also wrote down his name.