Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

200. Chapter 200 Quasi-Holy Realm, Self-Criticism And Apology!

Chapter 200: Pseudo-Saint Realm, Self-Punishment and Apology!

[Binding successful! Your good brother Wenren Fazhen has come online. Currently available binding targets (65/100).]

Taking advantage of the old man's clamor, Liu Zimo promptly bound him as his good brother.

This could be considered a case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, so as to avoid wasting time like that young man who died before he could bind anyone.

Fortunately, although that young man appeared arrogant and unruly on the surface, his cultivation level was only at the Grandmaster Realm. His death was not a big loss.

As long as Liu Zimo could catch the remaining pseudo-Saint Realm big fish, everything would be worth it!

After successfully binding him, Liu Zimo didn't hesitate and immediately exerted all his strength to strike a fatal blow.

He didn't give Wenren Fazhen any time to gather strength for a counterattack.

Strike while the iron is hot, take his life.

He didn't give the opponent any chance to catch his breath.

This was Liu Zimo's usual approach when facing enemies.

In a situation where he could take action, he would never waste time arguing with the other party.

Boom!

A shadow of a fist fell, and Wenren Fazhen's head was directly blasted into pieces.

The formidable defense of the pseudo-Saint Realm was like paper under Liu Zimo's powerful strength that far surpassed the peak of the Transcendent Realm.

However, what surprised Liu Zimo was that even though he had blown up Wenren Fazhen's head and blood was splattered all over the ground, he didn't hear the sound of the ability prompt as he had expected.

"He's not completely dead yet?"

"Indeed, the vitality of a pseudo-Saint Realm expert is strong!"

Liu Zimo's mind trembled slightly, and he raised his hand to strike again.

But he saw the headless corpse on the ground instantly fade away and completely disappear before his eyes.

"Corporeal Projection!"

"Master, be careful. This is a corporeal projection. The old guy's true body must still be in the mountain gate above!"

Suddenly, Gui Sui Shou reminded Liu Zimo.

Those who could refine a corporeal projection were all pseudo-Saints who had reached the peak in both spiritual power cultivation and martial arts cultivation.

The cultivation strength of the old Daoist in the sky just now was no less than that of his old master, Tongtian Daoist, at the peak of his cultivation!

"Corporeal Projection?"

Liu Zimo raised an eyebrow, not believing it.

The purple lock shadow that had just appeared above Wenren Fazhen's head couldn't deceive anyone.

Moreover, if it was a corporeal projection, he wouldn't have been able to bind him successfully.

Therefore, Liu Zimo was more inclined to believe that it was a special escape or substitution technique that allowed Wenren Fazhen to trigger a teleportation when faced with a fatal blow.

He gestured for his three spirit pets and his little brother to wait here, then with a flash, Liu Zimo directly teleported to the mountain gate of the Fire Cloud Palace that had just appeared.

"Old Turtle, Great Strength Venerable, have you ever heard of the Fire Cloud Palace?"

After Liu Zimo left, Jiao Linglong suddenly spoke up and asked Old Turtle and Tiger Great Strength beside her.

In its own memory, it seemed that it had never heard of the existence of the Fire Cloud Palace.

But a sect that could produce a pseudo-Saint Realm powerhouse shouldn't be so unknown in the ancient era, right?

"Never heard of it!"

"I don't know either!"

Both the old turtle and the old tiger shook their heads in confusion, apparently having never heard of the name Fire Cloud Palace.

They felt that this sect seemed to have appeared out of thin air, and their three major sect's spirit beasts had no impression of it at all.

"As for the Fire Cloud Palace, this humble Daoist knows a little bit."

At this moment, Xuan Ye Dao Ren suddenly interjected and said:

"I once read about the Fire Cloud Palace in an ancient book in the Zhen Yi Guan's scripture library. It has existed for an extremely long time, even before the establishment of the Primordial Dao Sect and the Immortal Turtle Island and other ancient holy sites!"

"According to legend, the Fire Cloud Sage rose to prominence during the ancient era when spiritual energy first emerged in this realm. He achieved enlightenment in a single moment."

"However, later on, the Fire Cloud Sage mysteriously disappeared, and the Fire Cloud Palace fell into decline. It's unimaginable that after hundreds of thousands of years, it has reappeared!"

The three spirit beasts, Jiao Linglong, were dumbfounded upon hearing this.

"The sacred ground of the ancient era?"

"Is it true or false?"

No wonder they had never heard of the Fire Cloud Palace or the Fire Cloud Sage's name.

They were already ancient relics from hundreds of thousands of years ago, even older than their inherited memories. Who could remember them?

Moreover, during the entire ancient era, there would be a saint born every ten thousand years or so. After hundreds of thousands of years, there were dozens of powerful beings worthy of being called saints.

Under normal circumstances, the beings of an era would be considered fortunate if they could remember the names of the one or two saints closest to them. The names of saints from even earlier times would either be forgotten or recorded in the form of inheritance or written records.

As time passed, the number of those who knew would naturally decrease, and it was even possible for them to be completely forgotten.

At least in the ancient classics collected by the Dragon and Tiger Sect and the Heavenly Gate Sect, there were few records of the Fire Cloud Sage and the Fire Cloud Palace.

Anyway, whether it was Jiao Linglong, Hu Dali, or Gui Sui Shou, they had no impression of them.

"It's normal for the three venerables not to remember. After all, it's been too long, and many ancient early period classics have been lost."

"Moreover, after the Fire Cloud Sage disappeared, the Fire Cloud Palace quickly fell into obscurity. By the middle of the ancient era, there were no more records!"

Xuan Ye Dao Ren sighed softly.

"They say that saints are immortal, just like dust in the light. But in my opinion, even so-called saints cannot withstand the erosion of time!"

"During the entire ancient era, there were a total of sixty-eight true saints born. But now, we can't even find a trace of one!"

"Some say that after reaching the saint realm, they ascend to the higher realms and completely cut off ties with the mortal world!"

"Some say that in our realm, which is incomplete, all the strongest saints, after stepping into the saint realm, become part of the laws of this realm."

"Some even say that our realm is like a breeding ground for higher-level worlds, and all the strong ones who advance to the saint realm are mature fruits directly picked and refined by the powerful beings of the higher-level worlds..."

Xuan Ye Dao Ren sighed.

The truth behind the disappearance of the strongest beings in the saint realm had been a mystery that had plagued all warriors and cultivators for hundreds of thousands of years.

But most people believed that ascending to the higher realms meant completely transcending the mortal world.

That's why every era had an endless stream of geniuses who worked hard to break through to the saint realm and transcend the ordinary.

Even Xuan Ye Dao Ren couldn't help but want to reach the peak and witness the scenery above the saint realm.

Unfortunately, his aptitude was limited, and he couldn't even achieve the dual mastery of spirit and martial arts, let alone the higher realms of quasi-saint and saint.

At this moment...

In the Fire Cloud Palace...

Wen Ren Fazhen, who had already recovered from his injuries, stared at Liu Zimo standing in front of the Fire Cloud Hall with a murderous intent in his eyes.

"Who are you?!"

"Why do you have a grudge against my Fire Cloud Palace?!"

Wen Ren Fazhen gritted his teeth and questioned Liu Zimo in a stern voice.

To be able to kill him, a quasi-saint, with a single punch at the level of Spirit Communication, anyone would have doubts.

At least in Wen Ren Fazhen's eyes, Liu Zimo had become a treacherous person who pretended to be weak and attacked them here.

And Liu Zimo was amused by this shameless logic.

What did he mean by intentionally having a grudge against the Fire Cloud Palace?

Damn it, you guys clearly invaded our home without permission, wanting to seize our property, but in the end, you became the victims?

So what, whoever dies is right?

Were all these ancient sects that had been passed down like this shameless?

Liu Zimo couldn't be bothered to argue with such unreasonable people.

Since they had already become enemies, anything they said would be meaningless. They would just fight.

Moreover, he would never allow such an ancient sect to settle on his own land.

Therefore, without saying much, in order to prevent Wen Ren Fazhen from escaping again, Liu Zimo directly summoned the Soul-Subduing Bell, instantly enveloping the entire Fire Cloud Palace.

"A soul-subduing treasure?"

Seeing Liu Zimo summon the bell, Wen Ren Fazhen instantly understood Liu Zimo's intentions and couldn't help but sneer.

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"Heh, ignorance truly knows no fear. How dare you use spiritual treasures for cultivation in my Huoyun Palace? Who gave you the courage?!"

"Hasn't your master told you that my Huoyun Palace is the ancestor of the refining sects in this realm?"

As he spoke, Wenren Fazhen's mind moved, and he directly summoned a silver light, instantly striking the top of the Soul-Subduing Bell.

Buzz!

A loud bell rang overhead, audible to all living beings within dozens of kilometers.

Lou Yuchen, Yang Sisi, and the others who had already noticed the anomaly outside Luozhou City were all taken aback.

In an instant, all their attention was focused on the sudden appearance of this massive mountain gate.

Because of Liu Zimo's prior warning, everyone guarded the city gate and dared not approach.

However, when they saw Liu Zimo suddenly appear and confront the people at the mountain gate head-on, they couldn't help but worry.

In just a few minutes, nearly half of the thousands of people who were suddenly teleported away were sent back because they did not meet the recruitment standards of the immortal sect.

From the mouths of these people, Lou Yuchen, Yang Sisi, and the others already knew that these suddenly appearing sect forces were ancient sects that had inherited countless years, even sacred realm immortal sects!

Each mountain gate sacred ground had countless powerful beings!

Could Advisor Liu, who had entered the Huoyun Palace alone, be their match?

Buzz!

The sound of the bell rang again, even more intense than the previous shockwaves.

Lou Yuchen and the other martial masters simultaneously released their martial intent, completely enveloping and protecting the entire Luozhou City.

As for the countless unprotected demonic beasts outside the city, those above the regiment level fell to the ground, spitting blood, while those below the regiment level were directly shattered in their hearts and lungs, dying on the spot.

In the Huoyun Palace.

Seeing that his consecutive attacks had been ineffective, Wenren Fazhen's expression couldn't help but change slightly.

"How is this possible?"

"Just a top-grade spiritual treasure, how could it withstand the attacks of our sect's supreme treasure twice without any damage?!"

"This 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】 was personally refined by the Huoyun Saint back then. How could it be inferior to just a top-grade spiritual treasure?!"

Wenren Fazhen suddenly became somewhat panicked.

He couldn't understand why, even though he had brought out the sect's supreme treasure, he was still at a disadvantage, and couldn't even shatter the top-grade spiritual treasure the opponent had summoned!

"No matter how strong a weapon is, it is still used by people!"

"With your level of cultivation, even if you have a divine weapon, what can you do?"

Liu Zimo sneered and raised his hand to strike Wenren Fazhen again.

At his level of cultivation, every move he made was perfect.

With a single palm, he even stirred a trace of the power of the laws, forcing Wenren Fazhen to have no way to avoid it and could only use the 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】 in his hand to block with all his might.

Boom!

As the short weapons clashed, Wenren Fazhen felt his hand empty and his mind shook.

The 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】 that he had been tightly gripping in his hand suddenly disappeared without any warning.

Not good!

This shameless guy actually came for the sacred treasure in his hand!

Wenren Fazhen just realized that something was wrong when he saw a huge purple hammer shadow lightning strike down from above his head, with a terrifying momentum and a chilling killing intent!

It's over!

I'm actually going to die at the hands of my own sect's sacred treasure!

But... something's not right. The 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】 is the Huoyun Palace's sacred treasure, and only members of the Huoyun Sect can control it. How did this little brat who appeared out of nowhere easily gain control of the 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】?

Until the very end, Wenren Fazhen was still puzzled and questioning himself.

He couldn't understand why the 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】 in his hand was easily taken away by someone.

He couldn't figure out how the other party knew the secret technique to control the 【Huoyun Purple Gold Hammer】 and used it against him.

This was their Huoyun Palace's core secret technique that had been kept for tens of thousands of years. Who leaked it?

"Fellow Daoist, please stop!"

"Please spare his life!"

Just as Wenren Fazhen was filled with unwillingness and despair, he suddenly heard someone's voice from deep within the hall, trying to stop the situation.

Immediately after, a familiar figure appeared in the hall.

At the same time, he raised his hand and tried to grab the "Fire Cloud Purple Gold Hammer" in an attempt to intercept this deadly blow and save Wenren Fazhen.

"Senior Brother Daoyan!"

Wenren Fazhen's eyes suddenly brightened, and his desolate and hopeless expression was instantly replaced by endless surprise.

There's hope!

Senior Brother Daoyan is willing to take action, and he will definitely take down this guy in front of him!

However, what Wenren Fazhen and Senior Brother Daoyan didn't expect was that just as Daoyan's palm was about to touch the "Fire Cloud Purple Gold Hammer," the speed at which the hammer fell suddenly increased tenfold.

Swish!

Boom!

Filled with joy and relief, Wenren Fazhen, who thought he was about to be saved, turned into a puddle of flesh.

At the same time, Liu Zimo's ears heard the long-awaited voice he had been hoping for:

"Your good brother Wenren Fazhen has had a series of misfortunes and his life was cut short under the attack of the Fire Cloud Purple Gold Hammer. His soul shattered and he died on the spot!"

"The 'Heaven-stealing' talent passive ability has been triggered, and you have inherited half of the remaining gifts from your good brother Wenren Fazhen before his death!"

"Life Law Fragment +10, Feigned Death Law Fragment +10, Basic Refiner +500, Martial Dao Cultivation +1000, Spiritual Power +1000, Soul Strength +1000."

"Your good brother Wenren Fazhen has gone offline, currently available for binding (64/100)."

Boom!

A massive surge of martial dao cultivation and spiritual power erupted in Liu Zimo's sea of qi and sea of consciousness.

A thousand years of martial dao cultivation and a thousand years of spiritual power!

Since his rebirth, this was the first time he had obtained such a large amount of cultivation energy in one go!

Awesome!

Is this the benefit of having cultivation strength at its peak, close to the level of a quasi-saint?

Truly amazing!

Liu Zimo quickly activated the "Pingyang Breathing Technique" and the "Dragon Tiger Visualization Technique."

He rapidly absorbed and refined all of this cultivation energy, transforming it into his own actual cultivation strength!

As for his martial dao cultivation, he was still stuck at the peak of the Transcendent God Realm and unable to break through.

However, his soul cultivation, due to the amplification of a thousand years of spiritual cultivation and a thousand years of soul strength, rapidly soared and directly broke through to the peak of the Spirit Domain Realm!

"Quasi-Saint Realm!"

Liu Zimo rejoiced in his heart.

He didn't expect to advance to the quasi-saint realm so quickly!

This Wenren Fazhen is truly his lucky star!

After losing the fast-track channel of devouring spirit insects, Liu Zimo was worried about how to continue rapidly improving his soul cultivation and break through to the Saint realm as soon as possible.

But now, with Wenren Fazhen and these ancient powerhouses appearing, they undoubtedly pointed out another path for him!

Thinking this, Liu Zimo's gaze fell on the old man who suddenly appeared behind, the one Wenren Fazhen called "Senior Brother Daoyan."

Purple light soared, auspicious clouds accompanied.

What's even more amazing is that the seven purple locks surrounding the old man's head were accompanied by seven accompanying auspicious clouds!

"Another talent that is enough to defy the heavens!"

"I wonder if after harvesting this talent, I can directly break through to the Saint realm with my cultivation?"

Liu Zimo appraised this "Senior Brother Daoyan" while muttering to himself in his heart.

At the same time, he directly activated his divine sense without any hesitation, instantly sensing the information of the purple locks above Senior Brother Daoyan's head.

"Binding successful! Your good brother Li Daoyan has come online, currently available for binding (65/100)."

"Wenren Junior Brother!"

Looking at Wenren Fazhen, who had turned into a puddle of flesh with his soul extinguished, Li Daoyan's eyes flashed with a hint of sadness and anger.

"At such a young age, to have such a treacherous heart, unforgivable!"

Putting away the sadness in his heart, Li Daoyan slowly stood up, his gaze filled with killing intent as he stared directly at Liu Zimo, and said in a calm voice:

"Now, hand over the 'Fire Cloud Purple Gold Hammer' voluntarily, kneel in front of Wenren Junior Brother's corpse and commit suicide to apologize, and this deity may consider leaving you with a complete corpse!"

"Otherwise, not only will you die, but your parents, family, friends, and even all the mortals in this city will be buried with you!"

(End of this chapter)