The news of Jiang Cheng killing Zhongtai True Immortal in the Thousand Spirit Domain quickly spread across the island.
Unseen, a flag capable of resisting True Immortal's rule quietly rose up.
Brother Cheng inexplicably became the leader of the rebellion.
Within a few days, other expert fugitives started to come in droves.
Or rather, to seek his protection.
Groups from various domains arrived at the Feixian Sect, some singly, some in groups.
Jiang Sect Leader welcomed all of them without exception.
Although he didn't need these people's combat power, he needed cheerleaders!
These people neither ate his food nor required him to manage them.
He could also continue to enjoy the treatment of being surrounded by stars, why not?
As for using these people to do something significant, he never even considered it.
On this day, even the Demon Realm came to seek refuge.
Void Abyss Demon Saint, the leader of the Demon Realm, appeared at the Feixian Sect with more than two hundred demon cultivators.
Gui Cang Sword Saint and Golden Dragon King both came to greet them.
This Demon Saint was also a major figure in the Lower Realm, undefeated for years, with power comparable to them.
"Gui Cang Sword Saint, is the rumor true?"
"Did Jiang Cheng, Jiang Sect Leader, really kill Zhongtai True Immortal with his own hands?"
Gui Cang Sword Saint replied, "Absolutely true!"
Void Abyss Demon Saint asked again, "Did you witness it with your own eyes?"
Golden Dragon King and Gui Cang Sword Saint shook their heads simultaneously.
"No, we didn't. The battle was already over when we arrived."
"However, aside from being Jiang Sect Leader's doing, there's no other possibility."
Surely, no other True Immortal defeated Zhongtai and then left the battlefield, leaving all spoils to Jiang Cheng?
Void Abyss Demon Saint glanced at the demon cultivators behind him.
"Gui Cang Sword Saint, Lord Golden Dragon King. We have all fought against True Immortals and are well aware of their power."
"Honestly, the Lower Realm simply does not have means to resist True Immortals."
Gui Cang Sword Saint and Golden Dragon King were unsure how to respond.
They had no doubt about Jiang Cheng's accomplishments.
Having witnessed the ruins after the battle, and given the brief window between the pre-battle meeting and the fight, they were practically eyewitnesses.
But for the experts who arrived from elsewhere these days, the situation was different.
They would naturally infer from 'reasonable' perspectives.
"Where might Jiang Sect Leader be? Why hasn't he come out to meet us?"
Void Abyss Demon Saint thought Jiang Cheng should have been here waiting to meet him first, given he brought so many people to seek refuge.
After all, the gathering of experts from the Demon Realm was substantial.
Facing the pressure from the Four True Immortals, with such strong reinforcements coming, shouldn't he be ecstatic to greet them?
But despite coming here in such force, not even Mo Chen, let alone Jiang Cheng, had appeared.
This made him a bit displeased.
At this time, Jiang Sect Leader was busy exchanging points.
The spoils from this battle were vast.
Zhongtai True Immortal's weapon, the Gu Yang Sword, was a fire-element Immortal Sword inscribed with two Immortal-tier enhancing arrays and three holy arrays.
Upon obtaining this sword, he immediately tossed aside the Thunder-element Holy Sword he had used before into the Storage Ring.
And naturally, his combat power soared to new heights.
This made Brother Cheng a bit wistful: "Feels like it's been ages since I've been killed."
"The enemies are weak, really nothing to be done."
Inside Zhongtai True Immortal's ring were massive resources.
Just the First Grade Immortal Pills numbered around a hundred.
Included were over a thousand lower grade Immortal Crystals.
Now, of course, all of these became Jiang Cheng's fortune.
In addition to the Immortal's collection, there were two thousand rings from various domain experts, as well as over a thousand sets of Sacred Artifacts...
Jiang Cheng kept half of those Sacred Artifacts and Treasure Pills, and exchanged the rest for points.
All other treasures he couldn't use were exchanged as well.
In the end, his points skyrocketed to 68.5 billion.
Though the upgrade to the next level was close, Brother Cheng didn't plan to level up this time; he intended to first master all main rules.
Thus, a swift 500 consecutive draws for level 6 were initiated.
Spending 50 billion points, he acquired 48 Rule Fragments, raising 480 main rules to entry level.
His power soared once again.
He obtained over 300 Xuanji Map fragments, which, after merging, once again enhanced the Xuanji Map's power.
The flow of time accelerated to 22,500 times.
Besides that, there were numerous Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and other valuables.
Among them, transmission and invisibility were upgraded to level 6.
Not only did the duration of level 6 invisibility increase, but it also allowed attacks below Ascending to Saint without automatically canceling invisibility.
Unless hit by enemy attacks.
This skill was becoming increasingly perverse, perfectly tailored for assassins.
And level 6 transmission could even cross domains directly.
From 500 draws, the level 6 alchemy, artifact refining, talisman making, and array refining techniques were all obtained.
At level 5, alchemy already allowed producing First Grade Immortal Pills.
But level 6 alchemy enabled the creation of Fifth Grade Immortal Pills, which were treasures many Immortals in the Immortal Realm couldn't even approach.
In addition, there were over a dozen divine-grade talent seeds.
The system was deliberately shaping him towards complete mastery of all elements, with an array of diverse rewards.
It's just a pity that Brother Cheng was too lazy and laid-back.
Even when possessing abundant divine-level talents, he had no intention of diligently exploring and cultivating in other areas.
Even the earliest obtained Witch Seed, he hadn't studied the Earth Spirit Witch Manual much, only learning a little under Lan Ti's pressure.
The Heart Seed, he merely learned the Heart Control Seal.
As for other Talent Seeds, they entirely served as decoration, with no intention of further examination.
Unless the system directly provided him with a skill book, which could instantly activate to full level.
Otherwise, he'd never develop these talents in his lifetime.
"Why learn so much? My energy and time are limited, I can't afford distractions."
"Should focus on one to avoid scattering effort."
He said it as if he were truly devoted to any particular field.
After using half of the pills on hand, he finally reached the peak of Saint Tier.
So close to becoming an Immortal, just one step away.
590 main rules reached entry level, plus having the Immortal Sword in hand, his power increased once again.
When he 'came out of seclusion', he happened to meet Qingsuo.
"Ah, Jiang Sect Leader, have you finally finished your ascetic cultivation?"
Seeing her hurried expression as if something major had happened, Brother Cheng thought the Four Great True Immortals were attacking.
But upon slight awareness, he found no battle fluctuations.
"The War Division and other six divisions have come!"
War Division? What's that?
Initially, Jiang Cheng didn't understand, then realized it referred to another group from the Immortal Remnant Race.
Previously, Lan Ti had mentioned to him that the War Division was said to be the strongest among the nine divisions of the Immortal Remnant Race.
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So many had come seeking refuge during this period; Jiang Sect Leader hadn't inquired much.
Let them come, after all, the more cheerleaders the better.
Qingsuo's expression was a bit constipated, unsure of how to match his train of thought.
"They're here to demand we hand over the Heart-Piercing Awl and Bone Refining Banner."
Brother Cheng almost chuckled.