Chapter 2858: The Number One Nine Palaces Immortal Lord of the Six Southeastern Domains!

Although the Taichi Patriarch acknowledged the joyful Zen sect monk, his tone remained indifferent, much like when he faced the Junior Sect Master of the Xuan Tian Immortal Sect.

After all, he was the Elder Ancestor of the Taichi Immortal Sect, the current top powerhouse representing the face of the Taichi Immortal Sect.

A junior, even if from a sect stronger than the Taichi Immortal Sect, still wouldn’t have the qualifications to make him bend his knee.

The reason the Taichi Patriarch bothered with the joyful Zen sect monk now was simply to avoid embarrassing the other party too much.

After all, the other party was also the monk of the joyful Zen sect, the designated next Sect Leader.

Given the other party’s status, this courtesy must still be shown.

The joyful Zen sect monk was a young monk clad in a silver kasaya. Besides nine vow scars atop his head, there was also a noticeable vermilion mark at the center of his brows.

The young monk’s looks were passable, and if he had a normal head of hair, he might barely be considered a handsome man.

However, on this young monk’s face, there always seemed to be an air of arrogance, keeping others at a distance.

"You are that Gossip Immortal Lord from Taichi Immortal Sect, Beckham Ho?"

After the Taichi Patriarch’s words, the joyful Zen sect monk’s gaze immediately fell on him, asking in a loud voice.

"I am Beckham Ho."

Although the Taichi Patriarch had long heard of this monk from the joyful Zen sect, today was his first time seeing him.

Seeing the other call him by name, so rudely, his tone changed completely, becoming somewhat cold.

"It’s good you’re here... This Wyatt Barnes from your Taichi Immortal Sect, we at the joyful Zen sect want him. Surrender him."

The joyful Zen sect monk said straightforwardly: "Of course, you can refuse... But if you refuse, the result will only be humiliating yourself!"

"So before making a decision, you better think it through."

The joyful Zen sect monk added, giving the Taichi Patriarch a deep look, with an unmistakable sense of threat in his eyes.

"Hahahahaha..."

However, hearing the joyful Zen sect monk’s words, the Taichi Patriarch was instead driven to anger and laughed, his laughter echoing for a long time.

"What are you laughing at?!"

Seeing this, the joyful Zen sect monk’s face immediately darkened, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes as he looked at the Taichi Patriarch again.

After a while, the Taichi Patriarch stopped laughing, and after a brief glance at the joyful Zen sect monk, he said:

"If they hadn’t told me you were the monk of the joyful Zen sect, I really wouldn’t believe... The people of the joyful Zen sect have such poor judgment to let an impudent junior like you become a monk."

"Even now, while my Taichi Immortal Sect may not be as good as your joyful Zen sect, in the Southeastern Six Territories, it is still one of the top sects."

"In terms of seniority, you are several generations younger than me... You don’t even perform a junior’s rite when you meet me, yet you dare threaten me in words?"

"But do you think... I would care about your threats?"

As he spoke, the Taichi Patriarch looked at the joyful Zen sect monk with disdain, a sneer forming at the corner of his mouth.

He was indeed wary of the joyful Zen sect.

But a mere monk, he did not heed.

"You..."

Just as the joyful Zen sect monk was about to fly into a rage, his face turning red from anger at the Taichi Patriarch’s words.

A loud, rich voice resonated, filled with a heavy sense of indulgence, "Killian, why are you running here alone?"

Along with the voice came a middle-aged monk dressed in a golden kasaya, handsome as jade, followed by five others.

Among the five, only one was a monk, while the other four wore ordinary clothes with normal hair.

It was clear these four were, more likely than not, top-grade alchemist Sacrificial Officers from the joyful Zen sect.

As for the last elderly monk who appeared old and frail, being able to accompany the joyful Zen sect to participate in the Pill Tao conference, he likely held a certain status within the joyful Zen sect as well.

"Grandmaster."

As the joyful Zen sect’s group arrived, the arrogance on the joyful Zen sect monk’s face vanished entirely, replaced by a broad smile.

Smiling, he took two steps forward to greet the newcomer.

Shortly after, the joyful Zen sect’s group, accompanied by the joyful Zen sect monk, walked towards the Taichi Immortal Sect, Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect, and Thousand Spiders Immortal Sect’s party.

"Greetings, Elder Maximus Lee."

"Elder Maximus Lee."

As the joyful Zen sect group arrived, the Sect Leader of Dragon Warrior Immortal Sect and the Sect Leader of Thousand Spiders Immortal Sect quickly saluted the leading middle-aged monk of the joyful Zen sect group.

During the salute, their tone was even more respectful than when greeting the Taichi Patriarch.

"Beckham Ho, you really seem to be regressing with age... Putting on airs in front of a junior, does it give you a sense of accomplishment?"

The middle-aged monk nodded lightly towards Julie Simplicity and Ole Ferguson, as a form of greeting, then immediately looked at the Taichi Patriarch.

"Senior Brother Maximus Lee."

When the middle-aged monk appeared, the Taichi Patriarch’s expression became extremely grave, and hearing the other party’s words, he immediately replied with a series of compensatory smiles, "So this monk is your disciple’s grandchild, Senior Brother Maximus Lee."

"Hmm?"

At the same time, Wyatt Barnes, who had been facing away from the group from the Huanxi Zen Sect, turned around immediately.

He was very curious:

What kind of person could make the Taiyi Elder Ancestor bow his head!

So far, it was the first time he had seen someone who made the Taiyi Elder Ancestor bow.

Whether facing the Junior Sect Master of the Xuanyu Immortal Sect before or the Buddhist Son of the Huanxi Zen Sect just now, the Taiyi Elder Ancestor had never bowed.

After turning around, Wyatt saw the leader of the Huanxi Zen Sect group, a middle-aged monk with ordinary looks, but when he saw his eyes devoid of any emotion, Wyatt felt a dangerous sensation.

"Maximus Lee?"

"This name... Alchemist Swayer seemed to have mentioned it to me before."

On the way from the Desolate Territory to the Desolate Domain’s Pill Tao City, Wyatt learned many things about the major top sects in the Southeast Six Domains from Hunter Swayer, including information about some powerful figures among them.

"Right! Maximus Lee... isn’t he the one Alchemist Swayer mentioned as the strongest beneath the Ten Directions Immortal Lords in the Southeast Six Domains?"

"This Maximus Lee... reputed to be invincible under the Ten Directions Immortal Lords of the Southeast Six Domains! A powerful Jiugong Immortal Lord!"

Wyatt’s mind suddenly lit up, and he fully remembered.

Maximus Lee was one of the two Elder Ancestors of the Huanxi Zen Sect, recognized as the ’Number One Jiugong Immortal Lord’ in the Southeast Six Domains.

The other Elder Ancestor of the Huanxi Zen Sect was the ’Ten Directions Immortal Lord’ of the Huanxi Zen Sect, the only Ten Directions Immortal Lord!

"Beckham Ho, if I didn’t mishear earlier... it seems you have opinions about the person who selected this generation’s Buddhist Son for our Huanxi Zen Sect?"

"The person who chose Killian as the Buddhist Son of this generation for our Huanxi Zen Sect was me, Maximus Lee... just now, did you say my judgment was poor?"

"Do you mean to say... your judgment is better?"

The middle-aged monk from Huanxi Zen Sect, also one of the two Elder Ancestors named Maximus Lee, spoke as he approached the Taiyi Immortal Sect group, his tone filled with anger.

"Brother Maximus Lee, I..."

Just as the Taiyi Elder Ancestor was about to explain further.

"Hmph—"

With a cold snort ringing out, a powerful wave of energy suddenly erupted from Maximus Lee, sweeping over before most people could react, striking them.

However, this wave, despite its power and aggressive momentum, transformed strangely into a gentle breeze the moment it hit everyone, merely ruffling their hair and robes.

This clearly demonstrated Maximus Lee’s powerful control over his own strength, sending and retracting at will.

"So strong!"

Due to the disparity in cultivation, by the time Wyatt realized what had happened, the gentle breeze had already passed, and calmness had returned to the scene.

At that moment, Wyatt heard a muffled groan of pain beside him.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Taiyi Elder Ancestor clutching one of his eyes with his hand, bloodstained.

"Thank you, Brother Maximus Lee, for showing mercy."

When the Taiyi Elder Ancestor removed his hand, Wyatt and the others could see his left eye was a bloody mess, clearly blind!

And as per the Taiyi Elder Ancestor’s words, it was Maximus Lee who had just crippled his left eye in that instant.

At this moment, although the Taiyi Elder Ancestor thanked Maximus Lee for showing mercy, Wyatt could clearly see the extreme fury deep in his right eye.

What a joke!

Anyone who gets one eye crippled by someone else couldn’t possibly be sincerely thankful for mercy.

And the Taiyi Elder Ancestor speaking like this, was obviously due to considering the current situation, soothing the angry Maximus Lee.

"Leaving you one eye indeed counts as mercy."

Maximus Lee said indifferently.

Throughout the ordeal, he seemed to be doing something irrelevant.

"So this is the intimidation of a ’Jiugong Immortal Lord’?"

Seeing the Taiyi Elder Ancestor, a grand Eight Trigrams Immortal Lord, getting his eye destroyed yet not daring to utter a word, Wyatt deeply realized the formidable intimidation of a Jiugong Immortal Lord.

Of course, Wyatt also knew in his heart that the Taiyi Elder Ancestor backing down like this was very likely related to Maximus Lee being unanimously recognized as the Number One Jiugong Immortal Lord in the Southeast Six Domains.

Moreover, a saying had circulated in the Southeast Six Domains for years:

The Southeast Six Domains, the next ’Ten Directions Immortal Lord’ born is most likely Maximus Lee!

"This is the intimidation that comes with respecting the powerful in the world of strength..."

"Although Taiyi Immortal Sect may have powerful figures silently protecting it from behind, as long as others don’t go too far, they probably won’t interfere."

"Moreover, who can say... that there aren’t hidden powerful figures silently protecting the Huanxi Zen Sect?"

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