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The prestige was overwhelming, its might godlike, and those Cultivators partaking in the ritual, who might have originally held some reservations, could not help but foster a sense of respect deep in their hearts under such a grand atmosphere.

Orthodox and Demonic paths, Loose Cultivators, practitioners from all walks of life—none dared not to show respect to the Demon Lord!

Such is surely the way a great man should navigate the world, is it not?

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need for excessive courtesy! I understand you all have been waiting for some time. Therefore, Tan Someone will get straight to the point! Since your ancestral masters ascended three hundred years ago, a wrath has lurked within Heaven's Will, forcing countless creatures to halt their pursuit of true cultivation.

And to achieve Immortality aside from realizing one's true nature and defining their own path, one must also welcome Heaven's Will..."

Although what Tan Shuchang was speaking was known to most disciples of the Immortal Sects, his words pointed an accusing finger at those Cultivators who failed to ascend those many years ago.

Among the practitioners listening were also some Loose Cultivators. Although these Loose Cultivators were standing far from Tan Shuchang, they could hear everything clearly, thanks to Tan Shuchang's Divine Skills.

Upon hearing this, these Loose Cultivators couldn't help but turn their gazes towards the disciples and elders of the great Immortal Sects.

However, the leaders and elders of the Immortal Sects appeared calm, including even a small portion of the disciples. They had actually held such notions long ago but dared not voice them openly, only daring to discuss them privately with those close to them.

At this moment, Tan Shuchang's remarks merely pierced through that facade of silence.

Tan Shuchang did not stop giving his lecture because of the stir among the Cultivators; he continued: "When Heaven's Will carries the flames of anger, how many can greet it without perishing? Therefore, to achieve Immortality, one must first quell the wrath of Heaven!

Since I started practicing, I devised a method for appeasing this wrath, and after numerous trials, I successfully calmed it and obtained Immortality."

"I call this method the Millennia Cultivation Strength Technique. As the name implies, it accumulates a thousand years of cultivation strength to offset Heaven's fury with nine hundred years of such accumulated strength. This technique ensures enough safety when one seeks Immortality.

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If you only have three hundred years of cultivation strength, it's also workable, but because it can only offset part of the fury, one can achieve ascension but not Immortality."

After finishing his speech, Tan Shuchang clasped his hands in a simple gesture of respect, and then, amidst a burst of multicolored clouds, he vanished from thin air. All that remained was a dragon shadow rising continuously before dispersing into the wind and disappearing.

It was following Tan Shuchang's departure that the Mountain-Sea Beast made its move.

Tan Shuchang indeed had captured a few Kui oxen, enormous creatures that dwarfed even cities, and these Kui oxen proved quite sensible.

But eventually, Tan Shuchang drove them away.

Because his Soaring Clouds and Mist Divine Power could not accommodate these vast beasts. Fortunately, one Kui ox, after witnessing Tan Shuchang's Divine Skills, was so determined to follow him that it voluntarily offered strategies and revealed a trace of Mountain-Sea Beast.

This particular Mountain-Sea Beast had already reached the pinnacle of power and had existed since three hundred years ago. Had the people of the Sword Temple not aggressively captured Mountain-Sea Beasts back then, this one could have attempted ascension already.

Because the disturbances caused by a Mountain-Sea Beast during ascension are immense, easily drawing attention.

However, after the disappearance of the Sword Temple, this Mountain-Sea Beast found itself unable to ascend.

Over these three hundred years, it witnessed numerous practitioners fall while courting Heaven's Will, which deterred it from taking another step forward, choosing instead to continually refine its Divine Skills.

Upon Tan Shuchang's arrival, the Mountain-Sea Beast proved quite sensible and even somewhat excited, though it still desired to have a bout with Tan Shuchang.

After all, this Mountain-Sea Beast wanted to measure the gap in strength between itself and an Immortal!

It had, after all, honed its Divine Skills for three hundred years!

Then, the Mountain-Sea Beast, unleashing its full might and even evoking the triad of Wind, Fire, and Thunder aspects, displayed awe-inspiring powers that shook heaven and earth, remaining hidden in a bitterly cold land, never revealing itself. Otherwise, esteemed figures such as Monk of the Looking Moon, Nan Jian, and Su Huan'an would have to rank one notch lower.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

However, it was not these Wind, Fire, and Thunder aspects that delayed Tan Shuchang for three more days before giving his lecture; with a casual flick of the Demon Realm Giant Handprint, he dispersed these formidable aspects.

His delay was due to an exchange with the Mountain-Sea Beast that led him to a path to the Land of Yin and Darkness.

Being a creature that had existed in the Jiawu Realm since three hundred years ago and, due to its unique nature, was exempt from the majority of cosmic repercussion effects that afflicting other Cultivators during their ascension, allowed the Mountain-Sea Beast to be privy to an abundance of secrets.

Even the invisible disciples of the early years' Sword Temple were plain to see for the Mountain-Sea Beast, which is why it hid itself for three hundred years.

After all, the people who slaughtered its kin, leaving only it behind, were none other than the Cultivators of the Sword Temple!

Now, after finishing his lecture and leaving, Tan Shuchang came to the roadside that led to the Land of Yin and Darkness. The path seemed like any other, with some fragmented stones embedded shallowly into the ground, serving to prevent muddiness during rainy days.

Yet this very path lay within a desolate wilderness, deep within the mountains and forests. Not a hint of early civilizations' ruins or any signs of human presence could be seen around.