The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 712: Chapter 662 Deer Elder Cannot Take Action

If Pei Xuanjing were to be considered the strongest native individual in Daming World, the second strongest would not be Zhu Houji, the Emperor of Daming Divine Dynasty as everyone would assume.

Instead it would be Wang Boan, who deliberately kept a low profile over the years, only showing his exceptional commanding abilities, leading the army stationed at the border all year round.

Becoming a prominent figure during his youth, he not only distinguished himself as a scholar in the field of Confucianism, forming his own unique branch of the philosophy, but also displayed an extraordinary talent in martial arts.

With the revival of Heaven and Earth, all martial artists of the world had their restrictions lifted, providing them with opportunities to advance further. For Wang Boan, it felt like a tiger entering a forest, or a dragon entering the sea.

His state of mind and cultivation had already reached a perfect state. While other cultivators were still diligently refining their cultivation, seeking the path of progress, all Wang Boan needed was to accumulate Primordial Qi, to continue taking big strides forward.

In the few decades after the revival of spiritual energy, Boan’s cultivation speed was second only to Pei Xuanjing, who had the benefit of a simulator. Even Zhu Houji, the Emperor who was assisted by the Divine Dynasty, could not be regarded in the same sphere as him.

Despite Wang Boan currently being at the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm, he was confident that the difference between the eighth-folded cultivators and him was just a matter of time, the accumulation of Primordial Qi and his foundation.

Therefore, when Pei Xuanjing invited him to participate in the duel of Spirit Realm Eightfold, after some consideration, Wang Boan agreed.

After all, he was confident enough to hold his own against a Spirit Realm Eightfold cultivator, even if not defeat him.

“So, I rely on you quite a bit, sir,” Pei Xuanjing said with a smile on his face.

He had not anticipated such a pleasant surprise during this visit.

When he had been discussing with Taoist Zhao Baiyang and others on Shenxiao Mountain, they already had enough suitable candidates for the duels at the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm.

However, when he later heard from Zhu Houji that Wang Boan had entered the Seventh Level of the Spiritual Realm, he was prompted to pay a personal visit, and to his surprise, he hit the jackpot.

With Wang Boan’s support, Pei Xuanjing had more cards to play in his upcoming plan, allowing him to navigate more freely to secure a greater chance of victory.

However, as Wang Boan was about to leave, he turned to ask Pei Xuanjing, “Sir, I hear that we are short on combatants for the Eightfold Spirit Realm, is that true?”

Pei Xuanjing nodded, “That’s correct. That’s why we need your help.”

Wang Boan looked puzzled, “Didn’t you subdue a Spirit Realm Eightfold beast king recently? If we include you and Mr. Wu, aren’t we just short of one contestant? What’s the hidden issue here?”

The existence of the Spirit Realm Eightfold beast king, the Deer Elder, was already widely known among the many strong beings, despite the information not being widely spread.

After all, Pei Xuanjing’s actions had attracted the attention of many forces and powerful beings. The Deer Elder’s identity might have remained a mystery initially, but it was inevitable that they would uncover the truth in time.

If Pei Xuanjing were able to keep even the existence of the Deer Elder a secret from Sky Mechanism Pavilion, it wouldn’t live up to its name.

Even though they did not know the exact origin of the Deer Elder, this only caused these forces and strong beings to view Pei Xuanjing with greater apprehension.

Wang Boan, despite not being active around the world, still managed to get a hold of this news rather quickly.

After heard about the participation of Wu Shijiu and factoring in the Emperor Zhu Houji, he knew that they could even include the beast king of Spirit Realm Eightfold, rendering Pei Xuanjing’s claim about a shortage of manpower rather questionable.

“Not necessarily!” Pei Xuanjing shook his head, explaining, “This is an in-house matter of us humans. It’s not appropriate for the Deer Elder to participate. If Deer Elder were to step into the contest, our opponents from Tianhuang wouldn’t stop there. They could also send out similarly powerful fighters, which would make things more unpredictable.”

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At present, the contestants on both sides were all human beings.

If Pei Xuanjing dispatched Deer Elder into the battle, the top forces of Tianhuang would have more options.

The Xuantian Sect had a beast king like Deer Elder, hadn’t they cultivated or subdued any beast kings or guardian beasts in their lineage that spanned thousands of years?

That was definitely possible, their absence would have been the real anomaly.

Even if these top forces didn’t participate, what about the first-class forces?

The Guardian Beasts of the ancient nations like Da Xue and Great River had existed for thousands of years. Even though they hadn’t reached the Strongest Realm of the Nine Realms of Spirit, their inherent strength as Guardian Beasts was enough to compete with others.

By this reasoning, if Pei Xuanjing did deploy Deer Elder, it would give the other side more grounds to send stronger forces to battle.

Therefore, it wasn’t about him not wanting to do so, but unable to. The original choice of having Wu Shijiu and Zhu Houji to compete already harbored a significant chance of victory. Deploying Deer Elder could potentially reverse the situation, as it would justify the deployment of beasts that lived for thousands of years on the other side, leaving virtually no scope for victory.

“I see,” Wang Boan replied, after comprehending Pei Xuanjing’s explanation.

“That’s why we need your help, sir,” said Pei Xuanjing.

“I will give all my efforts,” replied Wang Boan solemnly.

……

Atop Shenxiao Mountain, a new practice martial arts field was being developed.

The field, built by Pei Xuanjing with the assistance of numerous other mighty beings, was resilient enough to withstand a length of combat amongst the strongest beings.

This arena, instead of being a mere platform, was more like a forbidden place that had been carved out.