Chapter 465: Half-step to Immortality
Infinite magic power suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and in an instant the area within a thousand miles turned into a world filled with sword energy, sealing off all the space around Chai Xin.

The terrifying sword energy swept across heaven and earth. No matter if it was the enemy or me, we couldn't help but tremble with fear at this moment, and a deep sense of coldness grew from the depths of our souls.

"Great! The Heavenly Sword Patriarch has finally taken action!"

“I never thought that after three million years, I would have the honor to witness the Heavenly Sword Ancestor slashing the sky with his sword again. I can die without regrets!”

"Jiang Xuanhuang, now that a powerful immortal is here, I wonder how you can still be so violent!"

After a brief shock, the disciples of the two major sects suddenly felt a sense of joy at surviving a calamity. At the same time, their hatred towards Chai Xin instantly reached its peak.

They hoped extremely that the ancestor of Tianjian, who had finally unsheathed his magic sword, could kill Chai Xin on the spot.

Only in this way can they eliminate the hatred and worries in their hearts.

The name of the Heavenly Sword Ancestor has not been known in the world for the past few million years.

If it were some younger generations of Xuanxian or Jinxian level, or even many Yuanxian level masters, they might not be able to call out this name.

But those who can come from the two major sects today to participate in the crusade and denounce Shenzhou Sect are all extraordinary people.

The worst among them have the strength of a saint immortal, and there are also some who are at the pinnacle of saint immortals.

It is precisely because of this that they were able to reveal the identity of the "Tianjian Patriarch" at the first opportunity.

In fact, no one from the two major sects knew who the real leader of this operation was.

Before coming to Shenzhou Gate, he only listened to the orders of the higher-ups and knew that this time there would be a being more powerful than the leader protecting him in secret.

Otherwise, with Chai Xin's record of suppressing the two great altar masters, even if they had nearly a hundred saintly immortal masters on this trip, they would never dare to come rashly.

"The Supreme Immortal? The two major sects are so willing to spend so much money that they even sent the Supreme Immortal?"

When Chai Xin heard the discussions around him, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

With his current strength and the support of the power of Xirang, he is fully capable of protecting himself against ordinary powerful immortals.

But under the other party's protection, if he wanted to take the opportunity to kill everyone present, he had to admit that he was really unable to do so.

What's more, since the two major sects have come together this time, and since the Taiyi sect has sent such a strong man in person, how could Sanqing Mountain show weakness?

Chai Xin immediately understood that there was at least an 80% chance that there was another guy in secret who was not weaker than this "Heavenly Sword Ancestor".

If the two immortals join forces, he will have no chance of resisting and can only avoid the attack temporarily.

However, just as the thought of temporarily avoiding the spotlight emerged in Chai Xin's mind, his eyes suddenly lit up and he suddenly realized something.

"I really am a powerful immortal, but it turns out that I am just bluffing at best... I am only half a step to becoming an immortal."

He carefully felt the sword energy around him and soon realized something was wrong.

Although it does contain a heart-pounding aura of the immortal, it is not pure. It also contains a considerable proportion of the aura of the holy immortal!
In other words, although this Heavenly Sword Ancestor has already stepped into the realm of the Supreme Immortal, he still has one foot at the level of the Saint Immortal...

After all, he is still not a true immortal, but merely half a step away from becoming an immortal.

Half-step Immortals are certainly very powerful, enough to crush almost all cultivators in the Saint Immortal realm. Even the invincible Saint Immortals are often no match for them.

However, compared with the real immortal, the strength is not even a little bit inferior.

If the true strength of an immortal is represented by "ten", then the strength of a half-step immortal can barely reach "one" at best.

In other words, the strength of a Supreme Immortal is at least ten times that of a Half-Step Immortal!
With Chai Xin's current overall strength, it is certainly impossible for him to compete with a true immortal, but it is no problem for him to face off against a few half-step immortals.

Therefore, after realizing the truth that Tianjian Patriarch was only half a step away from becoming an immortal, the thought of retreat that had already sprouted in Chai Xin's heart was immediately wiped out.

"Boy, kneel down and tie yourself up immediately, and follow me back to Taiyi Sect to apologize. For the sake of your master, you may have a chance to survive... Otherwise, I will kill you on the spot!"

In the endless world of sword light, a figure dressed in white as white as snow stood proudly, his words filled with coldness and contempt.

In the eyes of the Tianjian Patriarch, with his strength of half a step to becoming an immortal, dealing with a younger generation at the peak of the Yuanxian level wouldn't be a piece of cake, right?
Even if the opponent's strength is enough to suppress Dongfang Zhuo who is at the invincible level of Saint Immortal, Dongfang Zhuo can only last for ten or so at most under his hands.

In his opinion, even if Chai Xin's strength was really stronger than Dongfang Zhuo and Feng Qingcheng, it was unlikely that he was much stronger.

It is even possible that the other party secretly used the powerful magic weapon bestowed by Yi Zu to finally suppress the two people.

After all, with Yi Zu's background, it is not so incredible that he has some magical weapons that can work secretly.

Furthermore, even if Chai Xin really defeated the two altar masters with his own strength, he would still have a hard time facing two powerful men who were half a step away from becoming immortals.

The Tianjian Patriarch felt that even if Chai Xin could burst out with strength comparable to that of a half-step immortal in a short period of time, it would not be possible to last.

At least, it will not last longer than the real Half-Step Immortal.

What’s more, this time they have two people who are half-step to immortality?
As for whether Chai Xin could possibly rival a true immortal... the two major sects' judgments were surprisingly consistent - impossible.

Not to mention that such a person is so rare that he can rival the Supreme Immortal in strength. Some top powers have never produced such a genius...

Even those who later achieved the realm of Half-Step Heavenly Monarch may not all possess the strength comparable to that of a Supreme Immortal in the Yuanxian realm.

More importantly, if Chai Xin had really demonstrated such strength...how could the Shenzhou Sect be willing to send such a rough diamond out to become the leader of the sect?

Even if he was the leader of a capital city of a major state ranked in the top 100, it would still be a waste of talent for a peerless genius who could burst out from the Yuanxian level to the immortal combat power.

Under normal circumstances, one should be directly accepted as a disciple by the head teacher or the previous head teacher, and then taken to the highest level training place in heaven for strict training.

Only when one's cultivation reaches the immortal level will he be released to conquer the world.

If other forces knew about this rare genius, they would probably do whatever it took to assassinate him...

Only by reaching the immortal realm and becoming an invincible existence below the Half-Step Heavenly Lord can one guarantee his safety.

After all, no matter how talented a person is, the emperors at the level of Half-Step Heavenly Monarch will not take action personally.

This is also the last bottom line among the top forces in the fairy world.

Otherwise, if all the emperors act recklessly, it will be a disaster for the entire fairy world, and no major force will be immune.

The ones who will benefit at that time will surely be those alien races who sit on the mountain and watch the fight. "As expected of a strong man from Taiyi Sect, he is as domineering and strong as ever. He wants to take my life without caring about right or wrong..."

Facing the vast and boundless world of swordsmanship, Chai Xin's expression remained calm, the sneer on his face became more intense, and the murderous intent in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

"It's a pity that you two old guys want to take my life? That's a bit self-righteous."

As he spoke, he shook his wide robe sleeves, and a dark yellow seal emitting brilliant divine light immediately spun and flew out.

In an instant, the infinite power of Xirang was like thousands of feet of sunlight, covering the area within a radius of thousands of miles.

During the four hundred days in the temple, not only was Chai Xin himself baptized by the power of faith, but he also underwent a transformation.

The Xuanhuang Seal, a rare treasure in the world, has also undergone unimaginable changes under the joint tempering of the power of creation and the power of faith.

Although the overall power did not increase much, the fusion between various divine materials and immortal gold became more thorough, even the Xuanhuang mother energy source root and the Xirang were almost completely integrated into one.

Therefore, it was easier for Chai Xin to activate the power of Xirang in the Xuanhuang Seal than for Yuanxian, and its effectiveness was also greatly enhanced.

If it were the previous Xuanhuang Seal, it would certainly be able to weaken the strength of the Invincible Saint Immortal by more than 30%, but facing the existence of a half-step to immortal in front of him, being able to weaken his strength by half is already the limit.

However, now that Chai Xin has fully activated the Xuanhuang Seal, the power of Xirang that erupts is enough to weaken the strength of a Half-Step Immortal by more than 20%!

Of course, this is not only due to the further improvement in the quality of the Xuanhuang Seal, but also due to the sudden increase in Chai Xin’s own strength.

Even if the magic weapons are of exactly the same quality, the power they can unleash will be vastly different when wielded by people with different levels of cultivation.

As the dazzling divine light enveloped the heaven and earth, the Tianjian Patriarch, who had been confident of victory, suddenly showed a look of surprise on his face.

Then, his brows quickly twisted into knots and his face immediately turned ashen.

He suddenly felt as if he was suppressed by a power that came from deep in his soul and blood, and he could only exert less than 80% of his magic power!

"Boy, what kind of cunning tricks did you use to weaken my power? It seems that you were able to defeat Dongfang Zhuo and Feng Qingcheng with the help of external forces..."

The face of Tianjian Patriarch was as gloomy as water, but there was an imperceptible hint of relaxation in the depths of his eyes.

At least from the current situation, his and the senior executives behind him's judgment on Chai Xin is basically correct.

Although this kid has extraordinary talent, he is indeed not yet at the level where he can defeat two invincible saints in the Yuanxian realm by himself.

This shows that he cannot be considered one of the top geniuses in history, and he can only hope to enter the realm of Half-Step Heavenly Monarch.

There is an insurmountable gap between "hope" and "certainty".

Any top-notch force that has existed for more than 100 billion years will have produced hundreds of geniuses in history who are "hopeful" of becoming a Half-Step Heavenly Sovereign.

But among these hundreds of people, less than one percent actually reached that realm!

However, in such a long history, there have been no more than three or two people who were "destined" to become Tai Tianjun.

Even a super top force like Taiyi Sect, which has two Heavenly Sovereigns, has only produced five such people in hundreds of billions of years.

In other words, according to the judgment of Tianjian Laozu and others, the talent that Chai Xin has shown so far has a maximum of one percent chance of becoming a half-step Tianjun...

And this is still under the premise that the factor of "accidental death" is not included in the calculation process.

Of course, even for a peerless figure who is considered "definitely" able to achieve the Half-Step Heavenly Sovereign, this is still only under the premise of excluding "accidental death".

In other words, even among geniuses who are "destined" to become Half-Step Heavenly Sovereigns, there are examples of them dying due to "accidents".

As for the geniuses at the lower levels, their number of premature deaths is even more numerous.

If one really makes a strict calculation, the Tianjian Patriarch even feels that a genius like Chai Xin may not even have a one in ten thousand chance of becoming a Half-Step Heavenly Monarch.

"Devilish tricks? Haha, this tone is really uncomfortable. Well, since you two are here, why don't you stay forever!"

Chai Xin's eyes were cold, and before he finished speaking, the Xuanhuang Seal had suddenly expanded to more than ten feet in diameter, hovering above his head, completely protecting his body.

At the same time, he clenched his palm, and a golden holy sword shining with dazzling golden light appeared.

"Yan!"

A dragon roar that resounded through the heavens was heard from the darkness, and a divine dragon that seemed to be made of red gold suddenly rushed out from the sword.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoosh..."

Wherever the red-gold dragon passed, the boundless sword energy melted as quickly as ice and snow encountering the scorching sun. The entire sword world began to twist and split, with faint signs of collapse!

"Good boy, no wonder you can suppress the two capital altar masters, you really have some ability! Fellow Daoist Xuanming, there is no need to hide anymore, act quickly and capture him!"

Feeling that the sword world he manifested was in danger of collapse, the Tianjian Patriarch finally felt fearful and began to call for his companions.

"You can't even handle a Yuanxian-level kid, Tianjian, you've really gone backwards lately!"

As a chilly laugh came from the depths of the void, a dark sky full of bitter rain suddenly appeared out of thin air. On the edge of the sword world, another world condensed by Taiyin Guishui appeared.

In the Taiyin Guishui world, a slender female cultivator wearing black feathered clothes slowly appeared.

"Humph, if you are sure you can defeat them all by yourself, I don't mind withdrawing my power and letting you take the lead!"

The Tianjian Patriarch felt a little embarrassed when being ridiculed, and could not help but refute in a cold voice.

"Hey, you're already old, but you still can't help being teased. How boring!"

The female cultivator in black was none other than the leader of this trip to Sanqing Mountain, the "Xuan Ming" mentioned by Tianjian Patriarch, that is, Queen Xuan Ming.

The strength of Empress Xuanming is not inferior to that of Patriarch Tianjian, the two just have different strengths.

Ancestor Tianjian is a sword cultivator, so he is naturally good at attacking; Empress Xuanming is skilled in controlling water, and is indeed an expert in sealing and trapping.

One of these two people is good at attacking, and the other is good at controlling. The power they can unleash when they work together is extremely powerful. I am afraid that even against ordinary powerful immortals, they will not be able to protect themselves to some extent.

If Taiyi Sect and Sanqing Mountain sent them here without any discussion, Chai Xin would never believe it.

(End of this chapter)