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"Huangfu Jian was indeed killed by Haotian because he rushed into the Divine Kingdom."
"But in fact, from the moment he broke through to the Great Longevity Realm of the Celestial Being, he was already on Haotian's blacklist."
"The reason is simple, it's the second sentence left by the great swordsman—'Man cannot look directly at the gods!'" Wuming said solemnly.
Dugu Qiubai seemed to suddenly understand and nodded: "I understand."
"To the gods, being able to sense their presence is already an offense."
"Not to mention, those powerful beings at the Celestial Longevity Realm who can sense its existence also have the strength to challenge the God Kingdom."
"Just like an emperor in the palace, he absolutely cannot tolerate powerful ministers who have the ability to lead troops to storm the palace."
“Those truly rebellious powerful officials will naturally be executed immediately, just like Huangfu Jian.”
"But if these powerful ministers always act obediently, the threat they pose to the emperor will always remain."
"Given the opportunity, His Majesty will not hesitate to eliminate them."
"Therefore, everyone who advances to the Celestial Longevity Realm is a thorn in Haotian's side, and he can't wait to remove them immediately."
"This is why the Grand Swordsman warned the Sword Sect not to advance to the Celestial Longevity Realm."
"This level is indeed extremely dangerous."
"Hiss..." Jian Chen gasped.
He couldn't understand how the Celestial Realm, as the strongest being in the mortal world, could be in danger as long as they didn't provoke Haotian.
After listening to Dugu Qiubai's words, he finally understood that the danger of the Celestial Longevity Realm came from Haotian himself.
"Man cannot look directly at the gods."
Those who can look directly at the gods have offended them.
Although this was extremely unreasonable, Jian Chen could not refute it.
Because this world is inherently a dog-eat-dog world.
There are countless instances where a single glance can lead to death.
To Haotian, those in the Celestial Realm of Great Longevity were nothing more than ants who cast disrespectful glances their way.
As for cultivators below the Great Longevity Realm of Celestial Beings, they are not even considered "ants" in Haotian's eyes, and he doesn't even bother with them.
"If Haotian truly considers looking directly at a deity as offensive,"
"Then everyone who advances to the Celestial Longevity Realm should be killed by him."
"It's one thing for the Great Swordsman to be dead, but isn't Lu Zu of the Li Yang Jianghu still alive and well?"
Jian Chen noticed a problem and immediately raised a question.
Nothing in this world is absolute.
"The emperor may not necessarily kill all his ministers."
"Perhaps Haotian, like the emperors of the secular world, is also subject to some kind of limitation."
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"Because of this restriction, even Haotian cannot arbitrarily kill those powerful individuals who have reached the Celestial Longevity Realm."
“Of course, this is just my guess,” Wuming said slowly.
Jian Chen was not satisfied with the answer, but he did not ask any further questions.
For him, this was a pointless question.
He was well aware of his own strength and knew that he would never be able to advance to the Celestial Longevity Realm in this lifetime.
Since that's the case, there's no need to worry too much about this issue.
In room 609 on the west side of the fifteenth floor, Lei Wujie said in surprise, "Haotian? Isn't that the god that the Haotian Dao Sect has always talked about? I thought it was just a story they made up."
Xiao Se, Tang Lian, Wu Xin, and the others all showed expressions of shock.
This name is not unfamiliar to the people of Kyushu.
Since the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, various schools of thought have emerged and spread their ideas.
The most powerful of these are Buddhism and Taoism, whose history can be traced back to five thousand years ago.
Just as Buddhism has many branches that worship different Buddhas, Taoism also has many branches that worship different deities.
Among the many branches of Taoism, Haotian Taoism is undoubtedly the strongest and has the longest history.
Its existence is too ancient to be verified, as if it has existed since ancient times.
At the same time, the influence of Haotian Dao Sect in Kyushu is unmatched by any other Dao Sect.
Most other Taoist sects occupy blessed lands in the mountains and forests, while the Haotian Taoist sect is based in a country.
This country is Xiling!
All the people of Xiling are believers of the Haotian Dao Sect.
Even the regime of the Xiling Divine Kingdom was jointly established by the Haotian Dao Sect and the Divine Temple.
The leader of the Xiling Divine Temple is the same leader of the Haotian Dao Sect.
This demonstrates the immense power of the Haotian Daoist sect.
Moreover, the influence of the Haotian Daoist sect was not limited to Xiling; it had branches in many dynasties.
The most famous of them is the South Gate of Haotian Road in the Tang Dynasty.
Several leaders of the Southern Gate of Haotian Dao even became Grand Preceptors of the Tang Dynasty, demonstrating the importance the Tang Dynasty placed on them.
With its branches all over the world, Haotian Dao Sect spread their faith throughout the entire Nine Provinces.
This belief is that "the light will never be extinguished, and the heavens will endure forever."
Although most people in the martial arts world scoff at this, after hearing about it so often, everyone has become quite familiar with the deity "Haotian".
The Celestial Immortal has now publicly stated that Haotian is a real god, which has shocked everyone.
Ji Ruofeng's expression turned serious as he slowly said, "I have previously studied the doctrines of the Haotian Dao Sect in detail. According to them, all things in the world originate from Haotian. Haotian controls time and space, is omniscient, omnipotent, and all-encompassing. He brought light, civilization, and various cultivation methods to the human world. Because various sects claim that their deity is like this, I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. But now it seems that the Haotian Dao Sect is not fictional, but based on fact. As for whether Haotian is truly as powerful as they say, it is too early to say."
Wuxin said, "Even if Haotian is not omniscient and omnipotent, the fact that he casually destroyed Huangfu Jian and the Holy Sword Sect is far beyond the capabilities of ordinary people."
Lei Wujie and Tang Lian both nodded. The strength that Haotian displayed was indeed like the power that only a legendary god could possess.
Xiao Se snorted coldly and narrowed his eyes, saying, "Compared to Haotian's strength, I care more about something else—this Haotian seems to have humanity."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the private room was stunned.
Wuxin was the first to react and nodded: "That's right! Judging from how Haotian destroyed the Holy Sword Sect with a single glance, this god has emotions and a very volatile temper."
Tang Lian said, "Isn't this just common sense?"
Is it really a given?
"If a 'god' has human emotions, then he must also have human selfishness."
"In my opinion, such a god is nothing more than a human being with extraordinary power."
"And in this world, no one is invincible."
“If Haotian is human, then it means he can also be defeated and destroyed,” Xiao Se said firmly, his hands behind his back.
Lei Wujie shook his head repeatedly: "What you're saying is too outrageous. Even a peerless master like Huangfu Jian was easily killed by Haotian, so who else can be Haotian's opponent?"
Xiao Se glanced at Lei Wujie indifferently and said calmly:
"Haotian's strength is truly unbelievable."
"This is why he was able to become a unique true god and exist for so long."
"But no matter how high the mountain or how dangerous the road, once it is discovered, a lot of people will want to climb it."
"Which of those experts who have cultivated to the Great Longevity Realm of Celestial Beings is not outstanding and has a mind as lofty as the heavens?"
"When they discover there's a god above them, how could they not be curious and want to defeat that god?"
"I have a rather bold idea."
"Perhaps the struggle between great cultivators in the human world and Haotian has never stopped from ancient times to the present."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the private room couldn't help but shudder.
They couldn't refute it.
Even Lei Wujie was speechless.
Because when he was young and learning swordsmanship, his goal was to become one of the five strongest sword immortals in the Beili Jianghu.
To challenge the strongest and become the strongest is the thought of many people in the martial arts world.
He asked himself, if one day he also became an invincible master of the Celestial Longevity Realm, perhaps he would raise his sword to the sky and challenge the god Haotian.
"Brother Xiao is right."
"If it weren't for the Celestial Immortal revealing it, who would have thought that Huangfu Jian died at Haotian's hands?"
"Perhaps throughout history there have been many people like Huangfu Jian who wanted to challenge Haotian, but in the end they all died in obscurity."
Tang Lian said, her voice choked with emotion.
This kind of thing sent chills down his spine.
Su Chen took a sip of tea and waited for the murmurs in the hall to subside before speaking slowly:
"That's how Huangfu Jian and the Holy Sword Sect came to be."
"As for how Huangfu Jian's 'Sword Twenty-Three' came into Dugu Jian's hands, that's another secret."
"The wonders of this world far exceed your imagination."
"For example, the divine kingdom above the heavens can only be sensed by experts at the Great Longevity Realm of Celestial Beings."
"There are also some strange things that even experts at the Celestial Longevity Realm would find difficult to discover without special methods."
"The Nine Realms Secret Realm is one of them."
"The history of this world is very long, even older than the existence of the Haotian Divine Kingdom."
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