Chapter 260 - 161: Absolute Domination, Paying Respects to the Eldest Senior Brother

Chapter 260: Chapter 161: Absolute Domination, Paying Respects to the Eldest Senior Brother

Master Beardless was overwhelmed by endless shock. He finally seemed to understand why this youth was worthy of being jointly crowned king by the nine Saint Venerables, and why he had received the inheritance of the Divine Pill Pavilion’s ultimate technique, the *Concealment Art*.

Such an astonishing existence was worthy of the Pill Saint’s favor, and even more worthy of the olive branch extended by the nine Saint Venerables.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Cultivators in the Beardless Sect remained completely still, standing frozen on the spot.

The silence lasted until Fan Tian picked himself up from the ground, his eyes filled with devastation and disbelief. "You... your Physical Realm has reached the Thirty-Three Heavens?"

The Thirty-Three Heavens might not hold as much meaning or impact for ordinary Cultivators. But for Fan Tian, a fellow Body Cultivator, it was an earth-shattering revelation.

"The Physical Realm’s Thirty-Three Heavens is the most difficult initial hurdle for a Body Cultivator to overcome," Fan Tian continued, his voice trembling. "Even I don’t know how many years it will take me to truly cross it. How could you have already reached that realm?

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible."

Throughout a Body Cultivator’s life, there were five supreme bottlenecks. The first was advancing from the Thirty-Two Heavens to the Thirty-Three Heavens. The gap in raw power between these two realms might not seem terrifyingly vast, but the underlying significance was like night and day. The earlier one entered the Thirty-Three Heavens, the more terrifying their physical potential became.

If a Body Cultivator broke through the thirty-sixth hurdle during their youth, their Physical Realm would undergo a qualitative transformation. At that point, their physical body would possess the overwhelming might to topple mountains and overturn seas.

Before reaching the thirty-six heavens, a Body Cultivator’s strength was actually hard to compare with Cultivators possessing heaven-defying martial spirits. But the thirty-six heavens was a watershed moment. Once this type of physical Cultivator broke through that thirty-sixth hurdle, it was like a torrential flood finally bursting its dam—terrifying enough to make one tremble.

The Physical Realm’s thirty-six heavens was the floodgate of Body Cultivators. Once opened, they would become unstoppable. But if one failed to break through this hurdle, they might stagnate for the rest of their lives. And the key to breaking this ultimate barrier lay in overcoming the very first bottleneck—entering the Thirty-Three Heavens.

This stage was regarded by Body Cultivators as the foundation for skyrocketing to unimaginable heights. The earlier it was broken, the more terrifying the results. However, countless Body Cultivators were blocked and eliminated at this very juncture. Even for an exceptionally rare talent like Fan Tian, who had reached the Half-Step Thirty-Three Heavens, he had no idea when he would truly be able to take that final step.

Yet, that figure in white had already successfully broken through at such a young age.

"Is the Physical Realm’s Thirty-Three Heavens really that difficult?" Jiang Hao muttered. Along his journey of Body Refining, he had barely paid any attention to his physical path. It felt as though he had stepped into the Thirty-Three Heavens entirely by accident.

Hearing this, Fan Tian was completely dumbfounded. Even Master Beardless and his two companions, along with the hundreds of thousands of Beardless Sect Cultivators, shuddered violently.

"What did Senior Brother Fan just say? The Physical Realm’s Thirty-Three Heavens? Eldest Senior Brother has already stepped into the Physical Realm’s Thirty-Three Heavens?"

"How is that possible? How old is Eldest Senior Brother? He’s already reached the Physical Realm’s Thirty-Three Heavens?"

"Good heavens, he’s also an unimaginably terrifying Body Cultivator?"

At this moment, the hundreds of thousands of Beardless Sect Cultivators were utterly stunned, their minds reeling as if bombarded by ten thousand bolts of lightning. Even the Beardless Sect Elders atop the Elder Immortal Palace had their old faces practically contorted in shock.

Recalling the scenes that had just unfolded, everyone gasped for air, their mouths suddenly running dry. Suppressing seven peerless prodigies with a single thought, and forcing back an astonishing Body Cultivator with a single punch—this was an absolute crushing defeat. Whether it was his cultivation base or his Physical Realm, both were terrifying beyond imagination.

For a time, that youth gradually became completely unfathomable in the eyes of the crowd. His terrifying Alchemy Dao talent, the revival of the Fire of Heaven and Earth across a hundred-mile radius, his astonishing cultivation base, and his dread-inducing physical strength... Everything made the figure in white impossible to see through. He felt like a bottomless abyss; just gazing into him sent a chill down one’s spine.

Just as everyone was shocked beyond measure, Jiang Hao’s gaze landed on Mu Yunshang and Jun Yichen. "Junior Sister, Junior Brother, which of you wants to go first? Or... would you prefer to come at me together?"

BOOM!

As soon as these words were spoken, Mu Yunshang and Jun Yichen shuddered, their chests heaving as their expressions became extremely complicated. Right now, the feeling Jiang Hao gave them was incredibly simple and could be summarized in three words: absolutely unbeatable!

However, with all the Beardless Sect disciples watching them, the two swallowed hard and instinctively forced themselves to step forward.

But right at this moment, a resounding voice echoed through the air.

"Enough, enough, that’s enough!"

The loud voice, as if the speaker had only just reacted to the situation, instantly resounded through the skies above the Beardless Sect. From within the Beardless Saint Hall on Beardless Peak, an aged figure shot into the sky and descended directly above the sect, calling out to stop the fight. "Junior Brother Qin, that is enough."

It was enough. If the fight continued, the confidence of all the Cultivators in the Beardless Sect would be completely shattered.

Master Beardless’s eyes were filled with anxiety. If Mu Yunshang and Jun Yichen were also suppressed with a single thought, it would be far too massive a blow for the entire Beardless Sect. They simply couldn’t afford it.

Hearing that urgent yet authoritative voice, Mu Yunshang and Jun Yichen immediately halted their steps in immense relief.

Jiang Hao looked at Master Beardless, who was practically jumping around like he was on hot coals, and a smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "Senior Brother, didn’t you ask me to establish my dominance? Why are you getting so worked up?"

Jiang Hao thought, "You were the one who wanted to use these ten people to establish my prestige in reverse. Why are you now more anxious than anyone else?"

Master Beardless’s face darkened with exasperation. He immediately replied, "Junior Brother, I told you to establish your dominance to convince the masses, but you... you’ve been far too heavy-handed!"