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Chapter 568: A New Divinity
🕑 Added 2025-02-21 14:00:17 +0000 UTCA couple walked down the streets, hand in hand. A few thousand years ago, the two would have received looks of disapproval for their public display of affection. Now, everyone still stared, but not because the two were holding hands.
The man was garbed in purple robes with embroidered dragons in gold, which seemed to swim on the fabric. Tying his hair was a golden coronet. He had fine features, but the most eye-catching thing about him was those pair of bedeviling eyes. Coupled with his noble air around him, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary mortal.
The woman was not inferior. She wore a dark blue dress covered in a silver spider web-like design. A feather-shaped accessory pulled her left bang behind her ear. Her exquisite features were made prominent by the contrast of her pale skin against her ink-black hair. The elegant and ephemeral air she exuded perfectly complemented her partner.
The couple was the perfect example of an ideal couple: the man was talented, and the woman was beautiful.
Thanks to the proliferation of the Xiyi Talisman, the common people were exposed to many handsome men and beautiful women. They could even see true immortals on the Xiyinet, though they had never personally met one. But the two stood out among the public immortals.
None of the pedestrians came forward to talk to the two. The couple might not be immortals, but they were definitely cultivators. No matter how brave or outspoken they were on the Xiyinet, it did not translate to reality. Like now, they didn’t dare to speak to a powerful cultivator or a true immortal in person.
Of course, there would always be those courageous ones. Or perhaps a more apt term would be suicidal fools.
The fool was in his late teens, at least in appearance. He wore a neon red robe with splashes of yellow, orange, purple, and green. It would be hard not to notice him, but the man was surprisingly silent. His eyes gleamed with anticipation as he snuck up behind the couple.
When he was only two or three meters behind the couple, he burst forward with speed far beyond mortal men. Floating behind and keeping pace was a plain white Xiyi Talisman.
The man aimed his shoulder forward, aiming to push the purple-robed man away, while reaching out toward the woman’s hand, which was still clasped by the man’s finger. Exhilaration filled his eyes as his mouth slowly morphed toward a grin.
His eyes barely had time to widen as he saw the scene shift. He saw an iron wall, but before his brain could process it, he had already crashed into it.
“ARGHHH!”
The man stood back up and covered his nose. Tears had already pooled at the corner of his eyes. He was only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but the iron board still hurt him a lot for some reason. He quickly forced down the pain and glanced toward his Xiyi Talisman.
[Hahaha, I can’t stop laughing!]
[Other people kick iron boards, but our streamer uses his face instead!]
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[XSWL]
[Am I only the one wondering who the couple is? All immortals are good looking, but those two are too handsome and beautiful, aren’t they?]
[Are you saying the two are immortals?]
[It could be possible.]
[Han Xaozi! Go ask!]
[+10 Xiyicoins.]
The man’s real name wasn’t Han Xiaozi, but it was his handle for streaming. He lowered his hand, unaware that his nose had turned bright red, bringing another round of laughter and donations.
“My friends, you don’t have to worry about this. I can guarantee the two aren’t immortals,” Han Xiaozi said with confidence.
Some of his chat questioned him, but most believed him. After all, this was not the first time such a situation occurred. He streamed to earn funds to advance his cultivation base, not to seek death. If the two really were immortals, how could he dare to play a prank on them?
As for how he knew? Han Xiaozi never revealed it, but his viewers guessed he must have a secret method to detect their cultivation base. In truth, he happened to pick up an artifact fragment that could detect other people’s cultivation level. He didn’t know what level of treasure it was, but he guessed it was at least an immortal-rank artifact.
Naturally, Han Xiaozi knew about the crime of possessing jade, so he only implied that he mastered a powerful technique.
After pacifying his viewers, he stared at the couple’s back. The weird event made him hesitate on whether or not to bother the two again. Usually, he would play a prank and confront his targets. When faced with billions of viewers, most would only say a few harsh words. Granted, that was, of course, if he didn’t escalate the situation too much.
Oftentimes, Han Xiaozi was beaten up, but he always survived with only skin injuries.
This was the first time he was punished before he could get a reaction. In truth, Han Xiaozi wanted to end the matter here and find a new target, but he couldn’t show such a cowardly side to his viewers. After his viewers egged him and sent a bunch of donations, he gritted his teeth.
What’s the worst that can happen? If he was beaten by the two’s secret bodyguards, he can sue for compensation!
***
Tianyi sighed when he saw the streamer blocking their way. Judging from his face, it was obvious he was looking for trouble.
“Hold it! Your bodyguard injured me and you’re just going to walk about without compensating me?!”
“Injured? Didn't you bring it upon yourself?”
Han Xiaozi blinked as if asking, how did you know? After all, Tianyi and Daoyi acted as if they had never registered his presence.
“Then I’m going to sue you for deliberate harm! No matter who you are, you are not above the law! Bring your bodyguard out!”
Tianyi shook his head. Han Xiaozi seemed to want to talk further, but Tianyi cut him off. “There’s no bodyguard. I was the one who sent you crashing into the wall.”
For a moment, the streamer turned into silence, disbelief written across his face. He looked hesitant, but one glance at his chat fortified his will. He reached out to grab Tianyi by the collar, but no matter how much he walked or reached out, the distance between the two never changed.
The anger blinding Han Xiaozi receded like a tide and he backed away, looking at Tianyi in horror. He turned and fled, but he discovered that no matter how much he ran, he never left his original position. He flipped around.
“What do you want to do?!” Han Xiaozi demanded. “I’m telling you, this is a lawful society! You’ll be punished even if you’re an immortal!”
Tianyi only smiled. “Don’t you know there are many methods to ruin someone without any physical evidence?”
Another step back. Blood left the streamer’s face. “You’re a soul cultivator!”
After his exclamation, Han Xiaozi slouched over and shook his head wildly. “No, impossible! My treasure can’t be wrong. You’re just an ordinary person! Yeah, that’s right, you’re just an ordinary person! My treasure told me so. It can’t be wrong! Who are you trying to scare?!”
The streamer rushed forward with his fist reared back. “I’ll teach you to trick a noble cultivator like myself!”
Tianyi stood still, as if shocked that Han Xiaozi dared to attack him. The fist landed, knocking him to the ground.
For a moment, Han Xiaozi just stood there, shocked that he succeeded. A vicious gleam entered his eyes. He sat atop Tianyi’s chest and continued punching the latter in the face. “Hmpf, who are you trying to scare!? Let me tell you that my treasure is definitely an immortal-rank artifact! One day I’ll become an immortal and stand above trillions of people! It’s your honor to be beaten by me!”
***
Tianyi looked away from the hysteric streamer. Han Xiaozi was screaming at the ground and pounding it even though his knuckles had turned bloody.
“Was it really necessary to cast an illusion on him?”
“I didn’t want to waste anymore time on nuisances,” Daoyi said, stroking her hair. “Besides, his type disgusts me.”
“What, nuisance streamers?” Tianyi asked.
Daoyi didn’t immediately answer. “No, hypocrites and oath breakers.”
Tianyi glanced back at the streamer. He was already drawing a crowd, and to prevent the crowd from focusing on him and Daoyi, he concealed their presence. Not even an immortal monarch should be able to detect them.
“I was originally planning on sending him into a wilderness at random, but you’re more cruel,” Tianyi said. “You directly exposed his greatest secret. I’m afraid that even immortals will hunt him down now.”
“So what? Sooner or later, it would have happened. I just accelerated the timeline a bit.”
“No, I’m saying that it might implicate innocent people,” Tianyi said, looking at the townspeople. He and Daoyi had decided to spend some time in a mortal town, as well as see the progression of society.
“Isn’t that why I did it in front of you?” Daoyi asked, leaning her shoulder against Tianyi.
Tianyi puffed out his chest. “Now you know?”
The two stared at each other before breaking into laughter. “Alright, I can’t stand his idiocy anymore.”
He waved his hand, and a white light covered Han Xiaozi. Under everyone’s incredulous gaze, he shot into the sky and flew away like a comet. The Xiyi Talisman accompanied him all the way, naturally.
Although it was only a white Xiyi Talisman, it still had powerful features. Aside from the Violet-Gold, Black-Gold, and Gold, Silver, and Bronze Xiyi Talismans, he also created some new variations during the ten thousand years. They were the White Xiyi Talisman, which were universal, and the Black Xiyi Talisman, sleek versions made of premium materials and super expensive.
Before, only the richest of mortals could get a Xiyi Talisman, now all households had at least one person with a Xiyi Talisman.
After seeing the runaway success of the Xiyinet, it was not that other forces had not tried to seize the chance. Replicating was much easier than creating, so many forces actually came up with copies of the Xiyinet and Xiyi Talisman. However, they all failed. Well, fail wasn’t quite the right term. Each one had their problems that made it difficult to be used on a realm-size scale.
One: the cost. The Xiyi Talisman was a complex tool that required high expertise, skilled workers, and expensive materials. If the material was too weak, the talisman would not last long. In its early days, the Xiyi Talisman was manufactured in a factory led by Xi Ri. Now, Tianyi created an automated factory inside his Nine Heavens Universe.
Second: the range. Their bastardized version of the Xiyinet needed receivers and transmitters, which ultimately limited the scope of where their talisman could work. It was not until they tried to expand that the copiers realized the horror of the Xiyinet’s scope. Sure, it failed in the core areas of many forces, but who’s to say that it couldn’t penetrate? There was a chance that the Xiyinet could cover every area in the Primordial Realm and beyond, meaning no secret was safe.
Third: the burden. The Xiyinet stored a large amount of information daily, especially with the large amounts of users. The sheer scope was mind-boggling, even to immortals. They would have to pay exponentially larger sums for more and more information storage.
Fourth: everything else. The coding was too much, and they had to fix bugs that were constantly popping up. The Xiyi Talisman also had a spacetime delivery service. Although it was expensive, it was guaranteed. If, for any reason, the package failed to deliver, the Xiyinet would compensate both parties. It even had a Xiyicoin to spirit stone exchange service and vice versa!
So, all the forces that tried to copy eventually gave up. Some kept their copies and used them as localized networks for their own use.
“Did you make it so that he would remember everything once he is released from the illusion?” Tianyi asked.
Daoyi nodded.
Tianyi clicked his tongue. “I can already imagine the horror he would feel. I kinda feel sorry for the guy.”
“Then why don’t you save him?”
“I said kinda. He deserves it,” Tianyi said. Just as he was going to suggest the two relocate to a new town, he stopped and looked into the sky.
“What’s wrong?” Daoyi asked.
“The Numinous Realm is releasing waves of energy. It reminds me of the Concealed Emperor and Perfected Huanglong.”
“Did a divinity attack the Numinous Sword Sect or…”
Tianyi finished for her. “The Numinous Sword Sect produced a sword god.”
Comments
sas ti
Guessing bao ling is reincarnation/part of another god
Shadw 2 2 7
Honestly i dont think its that weird bao ling was makeing his own law he is also a reincarnation or other wise not in the other timelines samsara. Personaly I dont think hes from earth I think he is ether from the primortial realm or a spy from another system not unlike tianyi's clones
Zaim İpek
It's been foreshadowed for a while that Bao Ling is steadily progressing towards divinity. It's just that the timeline has been shortened significantly compared to what we would expect.
KaiserBlak
All will be revealed in the next chapter
KaiserBlak
There's reason
Zaim İpek
That's pretty fast! Maybe too fast. I didn't expect him to ascend before Tianyi completed the law of Five Phases or one of the other big laws he has been working on. Tianyi is getting lazy it seems. Hopefully this puts some motivation in him to focus more on his cultivation.
SneeringImperialist
Well unless there is some hidden character you have never revealed i guess this was Bao Ling ascending. Hopefully, the MC can catch up though seeing as how he seems to have stagnated that does not seem likely though hopefully he has made progress which we may see in the coming chapters! Either way thanks for the update.
StarSmith
I call a*s pull for plot if they were able to produce a god
