The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings Chapter 2320 - 2266–2267: Transcendence Attempt, Thoughts from All Sides

Previously on The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings...

The Witch God Sect Leader and Zhu Jiuyin contemplate the immense threat posed by Pei Xuanjing, who has proven all Five Immortal Paths of Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost, each advancing to the True Immortal Ninth Layer Heaven, leaving him mere steps from the Detachment Realm. They acknowledge his flawless foundation in Essence, Qi, and Spirit, far surpassing their own, rendering traditional trump cards like time-space taboos insufficient against him. Zhu Jiuyin, the ancient Innate Demon God, wrestles with profound awe and reluctant admiration, confronting the harsh reality that even his ancient heritage cannot match Pei Xuanjing's meteoric rise toward true immortality amid the inevitable decay of heaven, earth, and chaos.

"Ah!"

A flicker of rare bewilderment crossed the eyes of the haughty Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch, leaving him speechless, his emotions condensing into a drawn-out sigh.

Observing Zhu Jiuyin's look, the Witch God Sect Leader stayed unmoved, offering no comment, and saw nothing out of the ordinary in it.

As a figure at the absolute peak, he had dominated since the dawn of his cultivation journey, always the mightiest force around. The Witch God Sect Leader had watched numerous prodigies emerge and observed countless individuals blaze through centuries of cultivation in mere moments.

When it came to the seasoned Daoist Monarchs of the present era, only the Ancestor Celestial Master could truly stand as his equal, while others were even more recent in their ascent.

The others might call themselves contemporaries, but they belonged to slightly later generations. Naturally, that enigmatic Blood Fiend Ancestor was an exception; his background shrouded in mystery and darkness, even the Witch God Sect Leader couldn't fully unravel his secrets.

Besides, with the Demonic Way techniques so unpredictable and diverse, the Blood Fiend Ancestor might well be an ancient entity reborn from tainted earth.

Setting aside the rest, the current Sword Emperor matched the Witch God Sect Leader in power and level, yet he had been a mere junior in those days.

Back when the Witch God Sect Leader ascended to the Spirit Realm Eighth Layer Heaven, striving to claim the mantle of Supreme Strong and take over the Witch God Sect Leader’s role, the Sword Emperor was nothing more than a novice disciple fresh in the Sword Sect.

But in that brief span, under a century, while the Witch God Sect Leader secluded himself to break into the Strongest Realm, the Sword Emperor had already laid his Taoist Foundation, emerging as a famed sword master across the sects.

Within a mere three hundred years, the Sword Emperor entered the Strongest Realm, starting at its base, yet he crushed foes left and right, even felling a Supreme Strong Demon King with his blade.

Throughout his existence, the Witch God Sect Leader had beheld endless prodigies, world-shaking heroes springing up like carp leaping rivers, too many to count, and he paid them no mind.

That mindset held true only before.

In the Witch God Sect Leader’s view, the Sword Emperor stood as the greatest cultivation talent he’d encountered, utterly without precedent or parallel.

The Witch God Sect Leader believed this firmly, and over the millennia after the Sword Emperor’s rise, events unfolded exactly that way. Even Divine Dynasty Divine Lords, bolstered by Qi Yun blessings, wielded Supreme Strong might, but their paths to true Supreme Strong status dragged on longer than his— the quickest among them required at least two centuries extra.

Yet, upon their return to the Ancestral Land, back to the Divine Land World, and especially after grasping Pei Xuanjing’s journey, truly beholding his rise, the Witch God Sect Leader’s worldview shattered entirely.

The Sword Emperor’s path had already seemed mythical, but next to this Longevity Taoist Monarch’s ascent, it looked downright mundane, utterly trivial.

From his first steps in cultivation to fully attaining Supreme Strong status, Pei Xuanjing needed under two hundred years—a feat that upended the beliefs of so many.

Reaching the Spirit Realm Seventh Layer Heaven and forging a Taoist Foundation in two hundred years marked one as a genius even in elite powers.

Achieving the Spirit Realm Eighth Layer within a millennium defined a true Heaven’s Proud son.

In essence, Pei Xuanjing’s emergence had reshaped core assumptions in the Cultivation World, rewriting long-held records.

And that wasn’t all; the Witch God Sect Leader had figured his own saga wrapped up there, with plenty of precedents up to the Immortal Path Realm, but beyond that, into the Immortal Path, all began from scratch, with no guides to follow in exploration.

Reality proved otherwise—once in the Immortal Path Realm, Pei Xuanjing’s progress didn’t halt; he surged ahead relentlessly, his realm breakthroughs coming at a breathtaking pace.

Though they could track his steps through the Immortal Path Realm, by then a vast divide had already opened up.

Years raced by, yet this Longevity Taoist Monarch’s cultivation velocity showed no signs of fading; he met no obstacles, advancing without hindrance.

Even upon hitting the Taoist Monarch realm, the Longevity Taoist Monarch’s momentum didn’t truly ebb—his gains in cultivation remained rapid and jaw-dropping.

Such developments left even the Witch God Sect Leader deeply astonished, so he saw no issue with Zhu Jiuyin’s reaction.

Though both hailed from the Witch Deity Teaching, one was a human born of natural lineage, climbing from humble origins—his starting point superior to some, yet he’d faced throngs of formidable rivals.

Conversely, the Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch emerged as a God-Devil by birth, inherently mighty; even in reincarnating into human form in this age, backed by Demon God legacy, he rocketed to the heights, seen as extraordinarily talented by onlookers.

Thus, the Witch God Sect Leader understood well that the Zhu Jiuyin Ancestor Witch harbored deep-seated pride, always deeming himself unrivaled.

Now, realizing that even with his vaunted Demon God heritage, he couldn’t catch or eclipse Pei Xuanjing’s silhouette, this inner upheaval felt entirely expected.