"What!?"
Qin Wentian stood up abruptly, glaring at Tian Yongheng with an intensity that could pierce the heavens themselves.
A wave of pressure swept past all the cultivators seated nearby, locking onto Tian Yongheng as golden Spiritual Energy taking the shape of a mighty dragon emerged above Qin Wentian, his eyes glinting with a hint of ferocity.
The other experts were startled by this sudden turn of events, but even more so flabbergasted by the Eternal Lord’s overbearing demands.
A hundred trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones!
One had to know that all the assets and fortune of a great Nascent Soul Realm power that had lasted for hundreds of thousands of years was barely worth ten million Superior-Grade Spirit Stones at most!
Even the entire fortune of the most powerful Immortal Ascension Realm factions that have stood tall for millions of years was only worth around a hundred billion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones!
Just a trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones were enough to give birth to a Human Immortal level power, even though it would be the weakest and at the bottom of the righteous path’s Human Immortal forces.
Even the Great Spirit Emperor, the Emperor of the Great Jiang Immortal Dynasty, was taken aback upon hearing Tian Yongheng’s presumptuous request. The entire fortune of the Great Jiang Immortal Dynasty was worth no more than around 50 trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones.
A hundred trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones... Even if the Qin Family is in possession of this many Superior-Grade Spirit Stones, it should be worth at least 20 to 30 percent of their entire fortune amassed over multiple eras due to the painstaking efforts of their ancestors.
This Eternal Lord is really fearless, isn’t he? But then again, no other person would have been able to force Qin Wentian to submission.
At this point, the Great Spirit Emperor turned his solemn gaze towards Qin Wentian.
But he seems to have gone too far this time.
The golden dragon manifestation above Qin Wentian roared arrogantly, as if looking down upon the entire world and grew even bigger.
"Such great pressure!"
"That’s the Qin Family’s signature Divine Power, Void Dragon Imperial Qi!"
"Is the True Void Sovereign really thinking of battling it out with the Eternal Lord right now?"
Sensing the abnormal Divine Power of Qin Wentian, Tian Yongheng snorted inwardly, unimpressed.
*Swoosh!*
Immediately, he activated his own aura at the Eighth Stage of Tribulation Transcendence Realm, countering Qin Wentian’s Void Dragon Imperial Qi!
"Fellow daoist, are you sure you want to do this?"
He asked, slowly lifting his hand up.
What!? Did he just counter my Divine Power with just his cultivation alone?
Impossible! He surely must have used some extraordinary Divine Power himself, I just can’t see through it!
Qin Wentian gritted his teeth, the dragon above him roaring in anger as it grew even bigger in size, causing the entire secret realm to tremble.
"You are too unreasonable, fellow daoist! Don’t think that you can do anything you want just because you’re a little strong, there are still figures in this world you have to be careful of!"
He said in a deep, undisputable voice, locking onto Tian Yongheng with the Void Dragon Imperial Qi.
In reality, he had no plans of using this Divine Power here in the secret realm of Kunlun. The consequences of doing that would be unimaginable.
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He was just putting on a show to scare off Tian Yongheng, and believes that even the Saint Lord of Kunlun along with the other Human Immortals present had realized this. He had no other choice but to do this as a last resort, since the Saint Lord wouldn’t intervene.
However, what happened next took him by complete surprise.
*Whoosh!*
A pressure far greater than the Void Dragon Imperial Qi descended down upon Qin Wentian, instantly suppressing the golden dragon manifestation and crushing the air of dominance around him.
He had no chance to resist at all!
What–what kind of Divine Power is this!?
The Void Dragon Imperial Qi was passed down from my Qin Family’s ancestors in th3 Upper Realm, which they received from a True Dragon, and before reaching the Immortal Realm, it’s capable of crossing a minor realm to suppress opponents!
It means I, at the Mid Stage of Half Immortal Realm, should have been able to exert strength similar to that of a Late Stage Half Immortal!
For him to be able to completely suppress the Void Dragon Imperial Qi, he must be either using a Divine Power of a similar level or is already at the Late Stage of Half Immortal Realm, damn it!
Qin Wentian cursed inside of his mind, but couldn’t say these words out loud.
In reality, the reason why Tian Yongheng was so strong without even using any Divine Power and only being at the Eighth Stage of Tribulation Transcendence Realm was because of not just his various original Connate Providences, but also because he had evolved into a Ascended Divinity Human and was no longer among the ranks of ordinary humans.
Ascended Divinity Human, if compared to the Upper Realm, would be above the level of existence of the Human Race but still below the Demonic Human Race and the Heavenly Human Race.
It wasn’t considered top notch in the Upper Realm, but was still well beyond what ordinary humans could comprehend.
As such, even the clone body of Tian Yongheng could easily avoid the perception of Perfected Human Immortals or even fight against them to some extent despite being only at the Eighth Stage of Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
He was already invincible under the Immortals in his main body which was at the Ninth Stage of Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
*Boom!*
The smaller formations holding the secret realm in place began to subtly collapse, causing panic among the lower level cultivators.
The Human Immortals besides the Kunlun Saint Lord frowned before a calm voice resonated throughout the entire secret realm.
"Don’t you think that’s enough, fellow daoists?"
As soon as these words fell on the ears of everyone, the trembling small formations immediately stabilized but at the same time, an immense pressure weighed down on Tian Yongheng and Qin Wentian, halting them in their battle of presence and aura suppression.
Tian Yongheng narrowed his eyes, taking in the person who had just spoken up.
It was the Perfected Human Immortal standing by the side of the Saint Lord, a man dressed in a loose, white and green daoist robe with his greying hair tied above his head and a long, white beard.
Aside from the elder he had met in the Heavenly Immortal City, this person was undoubtedly the most powerful being Tian Yongheng had ever personally encountered.
"It wouldn’t have come to this if fellow daoist Qin here had agreed to my request right from the beginning, fellow daoist." Said Tian Yongheng, waiting for Qin Wentian to say something.
"Your request is too absurd, fellow daoist. A hundred trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones are almost worth the entire fortune of my Qin Family here in the Mortal World. The most I can offer is a trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones."
However, Qin Wentian had no plans to back down, specifically since someone from Kunlun had spoken up for him.
Of course, everyone knew what he was saying was a lie. A hundred trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones may be an extreme amount, but it was definitely not to the point of bankrupting the Great Qin Immortal Family, one of the Four Great Immortal Families and one of the strongest forces of the righteous path.
"Please settle your conflict at ten trillion Superior-Grade Spirit Stones. That way, everyone will be satisfied–"
Before the Perfected Human Immortal of Kunlun could even speak, he was cut off by Tian Yongheng, "Is that how things work in the righteous path? Isn’t it a bit too hypocritical, fellow daoists? You tried to perceive me with your Divine Sense, which is considered an unspoken taboo in the Immortal Cultivation World, specially between cultivators of around same level, and you can’t even afford to provide a reasonable explanation and compensate me for it? Is this the pride of the righteous path and the Great Qin Immortal Family?"
He said in a calm voice without any ripples, yet there seemed to be a hint of mockery hidden within his words that immediately caught the attention of all the high ranking figures of the righteous path, including those who were not paying any heed to the little show earlier.
This was no less than a direct challenge to the authority of the righteous path. If the person who said these words wasn’t an extremely powerful being with his upper limits unknown, he would have been targeted right this instance.
"You–!"
Just as Qin Wentian was about to say something, a supreme Divine Sense locked onto Tian Yongheng, directly making almost all the lingering Divine Senses to be retracted by their owners.
"Fellow daoist..."
The old Perfected Human Immortal of Kunlun had a cold look in his eyes as he stared at Tian Yongheng before standing up and speaking.
"Are you trying to escalate the situation purposely, or are you trying to defame Kunlun Divine Mountain by speaking such hurtful words?"
Sensing the extreme suppression hovering above him, Tian Yongheng didn’t show a hint of fear, extending his own aura towards the pressure instead.
"It seems you’re greatly mistaken, fellow daoist."
This is it. The perfect time to gauge my true strength. There’s no Perfected Half Immortal in my interpersonal relationships. I can finally answer the question that I’ve had for some time now.
Tian Yongheng stood up slowly, glancing at the dumbstruck expressions of all the Human Immortals, including the Saint Lord of Kunlun.
Against a Perfected Human Immortal, how far can I go?