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Chapter 2638 The Jingyu Agreement
Chapter 2638 The Jingyu Agreement
Han Li believes that since a peaceful resolution is impossible, it's better to go all the way down this path to avoid an endless saga.
Of course, he also had his own ulterior motives. Wasn't this... an extra meal from the spider?
Behind this person... well, I'm kind of looking forward to it. I hope the Ruthless Path can have a Grand Monarch as the finale, so we can see the Spider's true worth.
Han Li's words startled not only the onlookers but also the entire group of cultivators—they were completely stunned.
Many people even began to suspect that they were trapped in an illusion.
The one most terrified was the True Venerable riding the dog. At that moment, he felt his scalp tingle. "Great Venerable, wait!"
At this moment, he couldn't care less about saying "fellow Daoist on the other side," because he knew very well that the survival of the lineage depended on his own thoughts.
He replied without hesitation, "Do you all remember the Jingyu Agreement? I just lost control... My apologies."
He was indeed filled with rage and couldn't help but glance at that fellow.
But the fallen beast was the immortal beast that guarded the sect's lineage, the Kui Niu, which had protected the sect for over 30,000 years!
To say he wasn't heartbroken would be impossible. The key point is that he never expected the celestial beast to disappear in the blink of an eye.
"The Jingyu Agreement..." Han Li and Qu Jianlei exchanged a glance, then Han Li sneered, "That agreement binds the Great Khan!"
At this moment, Liu Yin Zhenxian finally came to his senses and quietly asked Kong Jia Zhenxian, "Thirteenth Brother, what is Jingyu?"
"Damn it, shut up and focus on watching!" Kong Family True Immortal transmitted a divine sense expressionlessly, thinking to himself, how the hell do I know?
However, quite a few of the Nascent Soul True Venerables knew this. Xiao You asked casually, "Does your family have a Great Lord?"
Jingyu... As the name suggests, it means to bring peace to all realms and pacify the universe. Legend has it that it was an agreement among powerful beings in the cultivation world, not an alliance.
The general explanation is that the myriad worlds can only be the myriad worlds of the human race, or the myriad worlds of cultivators.
The competition for cultivation resources among lower-level cultivators is not within the agreement; it is only restricted to higher-level cultivators who are prohibited from fighting at will.
It is a great power beyond the level of a divided spirit, which must restrain itself and not form cliques to slaughter dissidents.
Otherwise, if humanity falls into internal strife, the myriad worlds may fall into the hands of other races, only to cause pain to our own people and joy to our enemies.
This is merely a moral agreement, without any regulatory rules, but most powerful beings abide by it, and the reasons are self-evident.
However, for those below the True Venerable level... including the True Venerable, this agreement is basically meaningless.
Because their cultivation level is too low, they simply do not possess that kind of destructive power. To actually discuss this agreement would only make them seem like clowns.
Upon hearing this, the True Venerable Riding a Dog blushed and said, "Great Lord... my family has had such a thing before, and there is no information about its demise now."
"Fake, fake!" the spider exclaimed, its round belly still expanding and contracting on its own.
Upon hearing this, the Seven True Venerables instantly realized why this guy was eating so readily; it turned out he had already figured out the other party's background.
“It really, really, really happened,” the Dog-Riding True Lord said anxiously. “Should I ask other Great Lords to testify?”
"Huh?" Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and actually felt like laughing.
"Are you trying to threaten us, or to drag others down with you...? You'd better think it through."
"Where would I have the guts?" Riding Dog True Venerable gave a bitter laugh.
If you really want to drag other great rulers down with you—then you don't need to trouble yourself to sever my family's lineage.
"Tell me more," said Xiaoyou Zhenzun calmly. "Hmm, I also want to think about how to apologize."
In the world of cultivation, no battle is fought for nothing, and discussing compensation is not shameful. Of course, this is only the understanding of high-level cultivators.
However, True Master Riding Dog knew in his heart that they might not have let him go. Most likely, with so many people watching, they didn't want to be too vicious.
Or rather, even if bound by the Jingyu Agreement and not annihilating the Dao lineage, eliminating the two True Venerables would still be quite easy.
Before this, he thought that even if the opponent was a Seven True Venerable, they were only slightly inferior to him, and even if they couldn't beat him, they could still escape.
Of course, injuries and the like go without saying; the initial apprehension stemmed from not wanting to get hurt.
But the pet on his shoulder was actually the Divine Lord, who would have thought?
So now, it's wishful thinking for the two of them to escape.
Even if one or two fragments of the soul manage to escape, so what? If they anger others and attack the sect, then the lineage will be in danger.
The sect has indeed produced a Great Lord... although it was after he left the sect and his mind wandered, it is true that he did produce one, that's for sure.
Therefore, the sect's defensive capabilities are very strong, and with other trump cards, it cannot be overthrown by just a few Nascent Soul cultivators.
However, the opponent had a total of seven True Venerables, and even more deadly, there was at least one Great Lord.
With such power, let alone severing the lineage of sects, it seems that conquering a great world wouldn't be too much of a problem.
He wondered what such a powerful force was doing in the Relic Realm.
His junior apprentice came to investigate because the spiritual vein authentication failed, resulting in the realm being attacked.
But now, there's nothing more to say. They've asked him to elaborate, so how can he refuse?
But here… He hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Fellow Daoist, could we perhaps find another place to talk?”
"A defeated general..." Han Li sneered. He simply couldn't stand Xiao You's various suggestions.
"If we both lose, will you find another place to talk?"
“Yes,” True Venerable Riding Dog nodded seriously, “It involves the dignity of the Great Venerable.”
"That's pure nonsense," Han Li scoffed dismissively. "I'll let it go since your statement involves cause and effect."
This "yes" establishes cause and effect; regardless of his previous thoughts, it is now a promise of attitude.
Such causal relationships are not very significant after the fact, and their binding force is not very strong, but they are still causal relationships after all.
Han Li wouldn't risk such a small trouble just because she was arguing with Xiao You. "Fine, you two talk it out, but don't try anything funny."
With this, the Yi family's ceremony regarding the recognition of the spiritual vein came to a complete end.
The ceremony was prepared hastily from the start, and there was no blood relative with a Nascent Soul; it was just an elderly Golden Core cultivator presiding over it.
Logically speaking, this is a farce destined to become a laughing stock, and it will continue to be a laughing stock in the world of cultural relics for many years to come.
It was only because the Yi family's ancestor made a high-profile return and had two True Venerables backing him that so many True Immortals came to witness the ceremony.
But the ending was different from what everyone expected. The only thing that didn't change was that it was destined to be passed down for many years, or even forever.
Qu Jianlei and Han Li did not communicate with anyone else and went into hiding.
However, countless people still flocked to him, trying to get close to Yi He.
Even many True Immortals who were watching from afar but were not present rushed over.
At this moment, no one considered how capricious, cruel, and bloodthirsty the True Venerable behind the Yi family's ancestor was.
As it turns out, those two True Venerables weren't just capricious; they simply... didn't take the entire Remnant Realm seriously at all.
In front of everyone, a divine beast at the Nascent Soul level just died—it was a live demonstration!
As long as one can recognize the gap, understand that one is not on the same dimension as the True Venerable, and adjust one's position accordingly, everything will be fine.
Then everyone's concerns about the Yi family's founder disappeared—they weren't even paying attention to us.
Fear stems from ignorance. Since we're not on the same track, we should just be careful when communicating.
Yi He, however, stated quite frankly that he would not stay in the remnants for long and would soon leave with the True Venerables.
This news was a huge surprise to the cultivators in the Relic Realm.
The younger True Immortals of the Kong family couldn't help but ask, "Then what is the purpose of the Ancestor's return to his hometown this time?"
Returning after thousands of years, bringing with him many True Venerables and even True Monarchs, surely it's not just for the sake of seizing a fourth-order spiritual vein for future generations?
“I originally wanted to return to my roots,” Yi He said frankly, “but upon returning, I found that it is indeed a hometown I can never go back to…”
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. In fact, this feeling could be understood simply by putting oneself in that shoes.
The Yi family was anxious and said that they were all his juniors. Although they were strangers, who would dare to wrong him?
There's always a process of getting to know each other when people meet. Wouldn't it be better for you to live a peaceful and comfortable old age?
Some people bring up the Nascent Soul stage—although you, Ancestor, bestowed the Nascent Soul cultivation method, wouldn't it have been better if you could have personally guided him?
Some even suggested that if the Yuanzu were to leave, he would surely need many servants by his side, so perhaps... he could take a few disciples with him?
For a time, Yi He was overwhelmed with troubles. His remnant soul could not hold on for much longer, and he could not find any meaning in life.
Staying behind would be tantamount to waiting to die; he wanted to see more of the scenery he had never seen before.
However, bringing along disciples increases the karmic burdens of the True Venerables, and True Venerable Qu's failure to sever his worldly ties has been a source of constant criticism.
Besides his dilemma, there were also descendants of some old friends—two of whom were Nascent Soul cultivators—who wanted to see a more exciting world.
Both expressed their willingness to pay the price, and even becoming subordinates of the True Lord was not out of the question.
Yi He was quite speechless about this—"Isn't it negotiable?" Do you know how many True Immortals have been chasing after True Venerables, begging to be taken in?
In fact, once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, your style of doing things has already shifted towards the Divine Spirit stage, and you are rarely busy with specific matters like a Nascent Soul cultivator.
In other words, true immortals who can rely on a true deity are not subject to many constraints and are not as miserable as they seem.
The fact that these two can't even grasp this point shows that their limited experience has affected their understanding.
Yi He didn't find it funny; on the contrary, he found it somewhat pathetic.
At the same time, Xiaoyou and the others also found out the situation from the two True Venerables.
The Ruthless Path originates from a vast world called "Lianxing," which is also one of the top ten major powers.
Currently, there are only three True Venerables of the human race in the sect. One of them has been gone for many years to seek opportunities.
The existence of the Remnant Realm is no secret in the Star Realm, but only the Ruthless Path manages it.
It's not that the Ruthless Path is tyrannical, but rather that the Realm of Remnants is rather sinister and somewhat incompatible with the Upper Realm.
Other factions have tried to manage it, but they always run into trouble for no apparent reason before long.
One or two forces might be one thing, but when a middle-thousand world encounters trouble in trying to manage it, everyone has no choice but to take it seriously.
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