Chapter 418: Chapter 365: Believe it or Not, Without Evidence

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Everyone present held their smiles, seemingly unmoved by Pei Xuanjing’s words, quietly waiting for him to continue.

However, after listening to what Pei Xuanjing had to say next, their nonchalant expressions changed.

“All of you must have heard something about the past of the Shenxiao Sect and may have speculated,” Pei Xuanjing surveyed the crowd gravely, “Today, I can tell you that those speculations are true!”

Murmurs of shock!

Of the remaining fourteen present, everyone, except for a few from the Taoist School, Zhu Yousong, the Prince of Xiang who still represents the Great Ming imperial court, Zi Tianxiong, and Tie Qianshan, looked visibly surprised with incredulous expressions directed towards Pei Xuanjing.

Those from the Taoist School, as well as Bai Xiaosheng and Zhu Yousong, had already understood what Pei Xuanjing was referring to and remained unmoved.

However, both Zi Tianxiong and Tie Qianshan had expressions of surprise flash across their faces. They were clueless about what Pei Xuanjing was talking about that had stunned the others in such a way.

This was the gap in the depth of their understanding. Even though Zi Tianxiong and Tie Qianshan were extremely powerful, they had recently risen to prominence and were not well-informed about certain things.

Anymore, the strategy planned by the Shenxiao Sect back then was highly confidential. Even the longstanding family factions, the Buddhism School, the Demonic Cult, could only speculate what it was about in the absence of any concrete evidence.

So, now they were somewhat curious. What could it be that was causing such shock and awe among everyone present?

“Pei, you better not be joking.”

Even the usually calm and composed Zhao Baiyang seemed a bit shocked at this point and asked solemnly.

“Are you willing to believe it, or do you think I am joking?” Pei Xuanjing responded calmly.

Zhao Baiyang remained silent.

How could he possibly hope that these matters were untrue?

“What is this matter, Zhao?” Tie Qianshan asked.

He had already agreed to collaborate with Zhao Baiyang. Although he hadn’t officially joined the Outlander Alliance yet, they were already strategic partners.

Zi Tianxiong also turned his gaze toward Zhao Baiyang. Both of them had a mutual understanding, even if they hadn’t collaborated before, but under the current circumstances, they could consider a temporary alliance.

Zhao Baiyang remained silent and before he could answer, Xue Wuheng chimed in, “Have the two of you ever heard of the ‘Divine Dynasty on Earth’?”

“Hm?” Tie Qianshan and Zi Tianxiong looked at each other, becoming even more puzzled.

Seeing this, Xue Wuheng had no choice but to explain, “The Divine Dynasty on Earth refers to a plan initiated by the founder of Shenxiao Sect, Jinmen’s Feather Guest. In simple terms, it’s about utilizing the Qi Luck of the empire to establish a Godly Dynasty on Earth. Not only will it greatly increase one’s strength, but the most important thing is that it can lead to Immortality.”

Immortality!

Tie Qianshan and Zi Tianxiong were shocked at hearing this. They couldn’t believe such a thing existed since they had never heard of it before.

Pei Xuanjing interrupted Xue Wuheng with a laugh, “Master Xue is slightly exaggerating. It’s just about being granted the Divine Position, so cultivators can enjoy a longer lifespan. It is certainly not literal Immortality. After all, the notion of Immortality is too vague. Even during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the countless powerful beings were never able to achieve Immortality, so how could the Divine Dynasty Plan accomplish this?”

“We always thought that the Divine Dynasty on Earth was merely a rumor. Who would have thought…” an old member of the Pei Family sighed.

“Indeed, even extending one’s lifespan is a rather lofty goal. After all, even the first-grade practitioners can’t enter the Spirit Realm and their lifespan does not exceed four cycles of 60 years,” an old member of the Li Family said.

Wu Xiang of the North Zen Sect also couldn’t help but speak up, “Grandmaster Pei, did you invite us here today for the matter of the Divine Dynasty on Earth?”

“Yes,” Pei Xuanjing nodded, “Now that Heaven and Earth are revived, the chains are gone, and everyone is free to pursue Cultivation. This should be something worth celebrating, yet Immortality remains elusive. Countless heroes from ancient times till now have striven and suffered in the pursuit of Immortality but failed. Today, I invited everyone to discuss the possibility of joining this plan for the pursuit of shared Immortality.”

Shared pursuit of Immortality!

Such grand claims had everyone present shaking in anticipation, even the Blood Demon Sect’s Blood Slaughter Sovereign who wasn’t particularly fond of Pei Xuanjing couldn’t help but be moved.

Immortality is hard to achieve, countless heroes throughout history have fallen in the pursuit of this tantalizing goal.

Now that Pei Xuanjing was willing to candidly discuss this plan with them, it was undoubtedly a shocking revelation.

“However, Immortality is difficult to achieve. Do you have any evidence to support this, Grandmaster Pei?” Zi Tianxiong inquired.

The matter that Pei Xuanjing had just mentioned was too grand, even the well-experienced Zi Tianxiong was stunned.

But as the founder of Heavenly King’s Pavilion, he was not so easily influenced. He wanted to see some evidence, he didn¹t just want to take someone’s word for it!”

Hearing his question, everyone else didn’t speak up but turned their attention to Pei Xuanjing.

Indeed, they couldn’t just take his word for it.

Under the intense scrutiny of the crowd, Pei Xuanjing chuckled softly, shaking his head, “No.”

No!

The initially fervent gaze of the crowd seemed to dim. They felt a bit disgruntled, thinking that Pei Xuanjing was playing tricks on them.

Taoist Qingxu raised his eyebrows as though he wanted to say something.

He was stopped by Bai Xiaosheng who shook his head at Qingxu, signaling him to be patient.

Taoist Qingxu couldn’t understand why. During the removal of Heaven and Earth’s seal on Taihe Mountain, the two elders of Zhenwu Sect had their chance to be consecrated as gods, which was an irrefutable piece of evidence. Revealing that would certainly convince the crowd. He wondered why these two weren’t volunteering that information.

However, since neither of them were willing to disclose anything, he had no choice but to keep that information to himself for the time being.

The old celestial master, who was in on the secret, didn’t say anything and just kept a mysterious smile on his face.

Zi Tianxiong was silently assessing the situation: One would assume that if someone proposed such a plan, they would have considered this situation. But when he voiced his doubts, Pei Xuanjing was not able to provide any evidence.

Could it be that he was lying?

But that just wouldn’t make any sense!

Others also seemed to think along these lines, unable to understand.

Despite the suspicion in their eyes, Pei Xuanjing remained unbothered and unhurried.

“As for this plan, I don’t have any evidence, so whether you want to join this initiative or not is entirely up to all of you. If you are not willing, I won’t force it,” Pei Xuanjing said, scanning everyone with a nonchalant gaze.

Even though he had decided to give up a part of the profits to gain their cooperation, he was not without bottom lines, nor was he going to demean himself by begging.

Sometimes, when you give something away for free, people may not care about or value it. Only when they’ve expended resources for it, will they not discard it lightly.