Starting With 100 Million Lives

Chapter 1052 - 1052: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

After three days, Jiang Cheng consumed all the Emperor Pills he obtained from Wenren Sihai like a hungry wolf devouring prey.Yet his realm… was still at the early-stage of Emperor Realm Eighth Layer.

"Is this poisonous or something?"

The pills contributed by Wenren Sihai would normally be more than enough to boost several Celestial Venerables.

The premise is that you must keep up with the realm in terms of Divine Soul, rules, and Daoist Heart.

Additionally, having sufficient talent for refining pills is essential.

Jiang Cheng possessed all of these conditions.

Both his Divine Soul and rules were comparable to the Supreme, with no bottleneck present.

Yet he couldn't even ascend a small realm.

"Is leveling up tougher than I imagined?"

Back in the Celestial Dao Space, where he ascended several levels effortlessly, he had thought it was a walk in the park.

Only now does he realize that being propelled by the extra two thousand Profound Patterns to ascend multiple small realms was a stroke of luck.

Inspecting the sapling grown from his Profound Power Seed through introspection, he finally understood why.

This sapling now supported three thousand branches of Profound Patterns, a colossal pressure indeed.

Under such circumstances, even a slight increase in strength for the sapling required an enormous amount of Immortal Power.

"Looks like upgrading is harder with three thousand Profound Patterns."

He wasn't too disheartened.

Three thousand Profound Patterns are undoubtedly better than just three.

At the least, his foundation is incomparably solid, and the magnitude of his Immortal Power is unmatched, making him invincible whenever he advances a tier.

For him right now, it doesn't seem to make much difference.

After all, he can instantaneously defeat Emperor Realm Ninth Layer opponents.

But in the future, when he becomes the Ultimate Daoist Venerable, it will matter enough to reshape the Primordial Immortal Realm.

"I've exhausted all the Emperor Pills, and there's nothing left to ascend further."

"I've still got about a billion Immortal Yuan Points left, best to save them for emergencies."

"I need to think of a way to acquire more spoils!"

He thought for a while, then peacefully drifted into sleep without any sign of effort.

Meanwhile outside, those Middle and Lower Court Immortals who just entered King Jia's Dojo were in stark contrast to him.

The dozen or so selected this time were previously living in the dilapidated Abandoned Land.

Now suddenly arriving here, it's easy to imagine their excitement and thrill.

Each of them either went to listen to the Supreme's teachings, learn swordsmanship from the Supreme, seek advice from an Alchemy and Artifact Refining Master, or delve into classics…

They were all obsessed with cultivation and improvement, eager to make every second count.

On the other hand, those Middle and Lower Court Immortals who had been in the dojo for years found this somewhat surprising.

"Strange, why didn't Young Master Wenren come to our Lower Court this time?"

"Yeah, usually when newcomers arrive, he shows up to give a speech."

"Could it be he doesn't think much of this year's batch?"

As a direct lineage member of the Wenren Family, Wenren Sihai entered King Jia's Dojo not just for procedural experience but for other purposes as well.

The top-tier talents who enter the King-level Dojo won't achieve anything insignificant, with some possibly becoming future Supremes.

Recruiting these individuals to his side in advance also strengthens the Wenren Family's power.

That's why he shows up every year to speak to the newcomers.

Showcasing the Wenren Family's background and winning some people over.

At present, many Middle and Lower Court Immortals have secretly pledged allegiance to him.

Great Chief Ji Cang is well aware of this, but there's nothing he can do.

"Don't you know?"

"Know what?"

"Young Master Wenren had a conflict with the two newcomers from the Upper Court!"

"What, really?"

"Those two must have a death wish, opposing the Wenren Family?"

"What exactly happened?"

"I don't know, I just saw Young Master Wenren flying back in fury, something clearly went wrong."

"Those newcomers are doomed…"

"Indeed, they really don't know what's good for them."

As these discussions spread within the dojo, Wenren Sihai was in his cave mansion, bursting with rage.

Boom, boom, boom!

Echoing booms of upheaval resounded from the cave mansion.

The three other Upper Court Immortals outside dared not make a sound.

They only cautiously entered after the clamor inside subsided.

Inspecting the cave mansion, not a single intact item could be found; all were destroyed by an enraged Wenren Sihai.

Looking at President Wenren sitting among the ruins with a livid face, the three were silent like cicadas in winter.

"Young master…"

The woman among them barely started speaking when Wenren Sihai interrupted coldly.

"I want him dead! He must die!"

"Yes, yes, he will die a terrible death."

"How should he die?"

Meeting Wenren Sihai's menacing gaze, the three couldn't help but grumble internally.

We're just going along with you.

How he dies, isn't that up to you?

Wenren Sihai waited a while but got no satisfactory answer, thus roared in anger again.

"Useless!"

"A bunch of useless people!"

The three could only hang their heads and listen.

This is what comes with being lackeys; they had that awareness.

The elder among them pondered deeply for a long while, then suddenly had an idea.

"Got it, though the dojo doesn't allow private fights, we can use someone else to do our dirty work."

Wenren Sihai's eyes lit up, fixing on him like nails.

"How do we use someone else?"

Facing his interrogation, the elder wiped his sweat and quickly mentioned a name.

"Venerable Xi Wu!"

Hearing this name, Wenren Sihai flared up even more.

"That old fox! Someday, I'll make him pay too!"

Back when in King Jia's Dojo, Wenren Sihai saw himself as the Celestial King here, untouchable.

Until he clashed with Venerable Xi Wu and openly provoked him.

That time, he was severely injured and lay bedridden for over a hundred years.

Moreover, the Wenren Family didn't retaliate afterward, not assisting him at all; they even sent someone to berate him.

Warning him not to mess with everyone indiscriminately and to be more restrained.

Venerable Xi Wu's backing in the Celestial Palace wasn't weaker than Wenren Daoist Venerable's.

That 'setback' was a disgrace President Wenren always wanted to forget.

"Young master, be not impatient, although this old fox is hateful, he's just perfect now as a pawn!"

"Isn't that Jiang Cheng quite arrogant?"

"We can wait till they meet and provoke them greatly…"

Upon hearing this, Wenren Sihai immediately became interested.

"Then they'll clash head-on, unwilling to back down, meeting directly!"

"Venerable Xi Wu dares to kill within the dojo!"

He clapped excitedly; his expression even became a bit sinister from eagerness.

"By then, Jiang Cheng will be taken out by Venerable Xi Wu!"

"Haha, brilliant, truly brilliant!"