Ever since Ouyang Nan and the others crossed the threshold of cultivation and entered the cultivation world, they had heard countless stories of the weak defeating the strong, especially the legendary story of Star City Gate's Gao Shenghan defeating a golden body master. They were even more familiar with it.
However, Gao Shenghan challenged the golden body cultivator's invincible realm with his Nascent Soul cultivation. This was equivalent to using the peak of the fifth realm to challenge the lowest cultivation of the seventh realm.
The golden body realm was divided into three realms: invincible, undying, and immortal. Once one reached the immortal realm, one would enter the ranks of great cultivators and live as long as the heavens and earth!
There was a saying in the cultivation world that golden body cultivators were not to be challenged!
This saying referred to low-level cultivators who could not defeat a golden body cultivator. Because even if it was only one realm difference, it was still a world of difference.
However, Gao Shenghan won, so he became a legend. His story also became a legend.
Although Li Chengfeng did not defeat a golden body cultivator, this cultivator was only one step away from the golden body realm.
Moreover, strictly according to the cultivation world's ranking system, Li Chengfeng was a beginner cultivator who had only reached the peak of the First Heavenly Layer. A person like this could actually cross five levels and defeat a cultivator at the peak of the Sixth Heavenly Layer!
To Ouyang Nan and the rest, the difficulty of this was no less than Gao Shenghan's legendary story!
Moreover, what shocked Ouyang Nan and the rest the most was that Li Chengfeng's body was glowing with a golden light!
What … what did this mean?
Some cultivators' bodies glowed differently when they used magical weapons or spells. Some were white, like Hidden Sword Court's sword qi, sword light, and sword energy; some were green, like the Profound Life Sect's wood-based spells; some were red and blue, like Grand Senior Sister who was proficient in fire and water spells; some were black, like the demons of the World's Edge Demon Realm; some were grey, like the magical beasts and demons of the Nine Hells.
But … golden?
Only the Immortals of the Nine Heavens glowed … golden!
This Junior Brother Chengfeng … him?
Ouyang Nan and the rest subconsciously thought of a legend from nineteen years ago. Could it be that Junior Brother Chengfeng … was the reincarnated traitorous immortal from nineteen years ago?
At this thought, Ouyang Nan and the rest's hearts skipped a beat.
Reincarnated traitorous immortal?
What did that have to do with them?
Would cultivators care about which emperor ruled the country?
No, cultivators only cared about whether they could ascend to the Nine Heavens!
To them, it was the same no matter which dynasty or generation of emperors sat on the throne. Anyway, the Immortals of the Nine Heavens did not allow cultivators to snatch the throne from the old emperor. Therefore, anyone could sit on the throne!
With Hidden Sword Court's current desperate situation, if they had a reincarnated traitorous immortal to lead them, it would be like a meat pie falling from the sky!
There was absolutely no better choice than this!
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The elders of the Zhou Family, who were restless and in a dilemma outside, heard the screams and sounds of fighting coming to an abrupt end inside. They immediately looked at each other, their eyes revealing strong anxiety and expectation.
They hoped that Profound Life Sect would win. Just as Li Chengfeng had predicted, Profound Life Sect had too many benefits tied to the Zhou family. Profound Life Sect's infiltration into Tong 'an was far beyond what most people could imagine.
Profound Life Sect had made too many promises to the Zhou family. The benefits were so great that Tong 'an City wouldn't have six great clans in the future. There would only be Tong' an!
The other five great clans were completely in the dark about this!
However, if they wanted to take everything for themselves, they had to bear a huge risk!
If Profound Life Sect did not win, everything would be over!
However, when they straightened their necks and looked up, they saw a tall and strong man walk out of the hallway. This man was covered in blood, and he had a heroic air about him. He held a human head in his hand, and although it was drenched in blood, the Zhou family elders and patriarchs could still recognize it at a glance. They couldn't help but let out cries of surprise.
Chief Zhou Guangfa swayed, almost fainting. Fortunately, his younger brother, Zhou Guangcai, reacted quickly and caught his older brother.
"Bro, hold on!" Zhou Guangcai lowered his voice. "They're all watching you."
Compared to his older brother, Zhou Guangcai was more assertive. However, he was very careful to maintain his brother's authority in front of outsiders.
Zhou Guangfa composed himself, his face pale as he looked at Li Chengfeng, who was holding Ju Wusheng's head at the door. His voice trembled. "Sir, why have you barged into our house at night?!"
Li Chengfeng looked around and yelled, "Profound Life Sect held the Zhou family hostage to oppose the Spiritual Mountain Sect. I've helped the Zhou family get rid of this evil!"
As he spoke, he raised the head high. "This is what happens to those who oppose the Spiritual Mountain Sect!"
Li Chengfeng showed the bloody head to the crowd. Everyone avoided his gaze in fear. Behind him, Xiaobao and Han Tianxing, who had regained their composure, looked at Li Chengfeng in awe.
What did it mean to turn the tide?
What did it mean to make the impossible possible?
The person in front of them had personally demonstrated this to them!
When Zhou Guangfa heard this, he was so furious he was shaking!
This group of people had suddenly come to their territory, to their home, to start a massacre, and even forced them to lay all their cards on the table with Profound Life Sect!
If they weren't bandits, if they weren't thugs, then what were they?!
Why did the Zhou family have to give so much of their earnings to the Spiritual Mountain Sect? This was their own business, why should outsiders decide it?!
These words reverberated in Zhou Guangfa's mind as he roared in anger. However, he did not dare say them out loud. He was afraid that this young man who killed without batting an eye would be holding his head in his other hand!
I'm meat on the chopping block!
This was the tragedy of being a weakling!
In the eyes of the common people, they were wealthy merchants whose wealth could rival a nation. They had many wives and concubines, and they occupied thousands of hectares of land. However … in the eyes of the government, they were the target of taxation. In the eyes of the cultivation sects, they were fish on the chopping block for them to collect protection fees!
Zhou Guangfa was not convinced but what could he do?
Zhou Guangfa forced a smile and cupped his fists. "So it's the young hero of the Spiritual Mountain Sect!
Good, good … our Zhou family has suffered for too long in the Profound Life Sect. We've been hoping for a hero from the Spiritual Mountain Sect to come and save us.
Today, our savior has arrived. Everyone in the Zhou Family is like rain after a long drought. We are so grateful! "
As he spoke, Zhou Guangfa fell to his knees, prostrating himself on the ground in submission!
Zhou Guangcai reacted quickly, shouting, "Thank you, benefactor of the Spiritual Mountain Sect. The Zhou family is grateful for your kindness!"
With the two pillars of the Zhou family on their knees, how could the others still stand? They all knelt and prostrated themselves on the ground.
Xiaobao was thrilled and knelt on one knee as well. Han Tianxing followed immediately. Ouyang Nan and Tianjun, who were barely able to stand, looked at each other and smiled. Then, they knelt on one knee to express their admiration.
In an instant, there was no one left standing except Li Chengfeng!
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