Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

The ancient Bodhi tree is also known as the wisdom and reincarnation tree.

This tree grows once every thousand years, and it matures when it has grown a hundred cycles. Such a long period of time is enough for time to corrode anything, but the ancient Bodhi tree is beyond time.

The ancient Bodhi tree has three treasures, one is the Bodhi mind, the second is the Bodhi seeds, and the third is the enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. According to legend, it has the miraculous effect of allowing people to experience hundreds of reincarnations, and those who have experienced this kind of reincarnation experience have the potential to step into the Dou Di!
After several days of construction with the strength of many people, the Black Horn area has now been gradually completed, and the buildings on all sides have basically been erected. In the past two days, Yuan Yi and others have led people to restore the previous business system, striving to rebuild the Black Horn area's business system in the shortest time possible.

Xiao Yan finally had some free time, and today, another uninvited guest came from Zhongzhou.

“So, Xiao Yan, you must not miss this opportunity!” Hai Bodong, who came from Zhongzhou, slammed the table, startling Xiao Yan who was eating opposite him. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you may not encounter in several lifetimes.”

"Don't worry! We have already found the location for you, and Danta has also prepared all the relevant measures for you. You just need to go there and withstand this disaster!"

Hai Bodong's words were very passionate, and his tone seemed to give Xiao Yan no right to choose at all. Xiao Yan pounded his chest with his eyes, took the water handed to him by Gu Qinghan, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then looked at Hai Bodong helplessly.

"But Senior Hai Bodong..."

“Don’t say buts!” Hai Bodong interrupted Xiao Yan with a wave of his hand, “You’ve been stuck at the peak of the Ninth Transformation Dou Zun for almost a year. If you’re not anxious, then others are. There’s nothing for you to do in the Black Horn Region anymore. Hurry up and return to Zhongzhou with me and prepare everything you need in advance!”

Hai Bodong spoke in his own way, but Xiao Yan looked a little embarrassed.

"I have prepared all the relevant measures you mentioned. Aren't the others going?"

Xiao Yan asked about the doubts in his heart. That was an ancient Bodhi tree, something that only appears once in a thousand years. Who wouldn't want to go over and explore the opportunity?

Therefore, Xiao Yan had never thought that he would definitely have the opportunity to get the ancient Bodhi tree. After all, there were so many people on the continent who were eager for this opportunity. Although Xiao Yan was very powerful now, he could not do anything to bully others. In his heart, he thought that the opportunity to get the ancient Bodhi tree depended on his own luck and ability.

But now listening to what Hai Bodong said, it seems like he kept it all for himself? Isn't this bad?

At this time, Yunying on the side spoke.

"Regarding this matter, the Tianhe League held a meeting two days ago. The opportunity of the ancient Bodhi tree is indeed rare in the world, and all forces will inevitably feel tempted. However, after discussion, all forces unanimously decided to give this opportunity to Master Xiao."

Yun Ying paused, raised her hand to hold down Xiao Yan who was about to speak, and continued.

"Although the Tianhe League seems to be of one mind now, in fact, there are still many people who don't trust each other. No matter which force is finally decided to get this opportunity, there will be people who are dissatisfied. At that time, unnecessary disputes are inevitable. Those forces don't want to be left with no way out because of this matter. Although the opportunity of the ancient Bodhi tree is extremely rich, it is not wise to break up with other forces in the Tianhe League for an opportunity that you don't know whether you can get."

This is also the most important reason. The opportunity of obtaining the ancient Bodhi tree is indeed very tempting, but that is the case if you get it. If you don’t get it, you will inevitably offend people because of disputes, which is a decision that is not worth the loss for those forces.

However, no one objected to giving this opportunity to Xiao Yan, the middle executor. First, Xiao Yan currently has good relations with all the forces of the Tianhe Alliance. Even if the relationship is not that close, there are almost no people who dislike him. Second, although Xiao Yan belongs to the Xingyun Pavilion, he has no specific position in the Tianhe Alliance. No one would think that the Tianhe Alliance favors a certain force if this opportunity is given to him.

That is to say, although the various forces of the Tianhe Alliance may not wholeheartedly support Xiao Yan's decision given by this rare opportunity, at least they will not feel dissatisfied.

"But..."

Xiao Yan was somewhat moved by Yun Ying's persuasion, but still frowned and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Hai Bodong with a disappointed look.

"Alright! Stop being so fussy! Without you, the Tianhe Alliance wouldn't even exist. Without the Tianhe Alliance, how could those forces sit down and talk peacefully when faced with such a situation?" Hai Bodong raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Yan unceremoniously, "If you don't accept it, no matter who the Tianhe Alliance gives this opportunity to, there will be people who will be dissatisfied. In the end, everyone will have to rely on their own abilities. At that time, will you be happy with the various forces fighting to the death for an opportunity that may not be obtained?"

"No. This should be considered moral kidnapping, right?"

Xiao Yan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Why did Hai Bodong's words sound more and more wrong? As if he would be a sinner if he didn't accept this opportunity?
"I don't care about your morality or immorality, stop pretending to be a good guy!" Hai Bodong was a little impatient, jumped onto the table and grabbed Xiao Yan's collar, "Boy, don't you understand how much responsibility you bear now?"

Cai Lin, who was sitting nearby, saw Hai Bodong grabbing Xiao Yan's collar. Although she raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction, she did not say anything to stop him.

Cai Lin and Hai Bodong have the same understanding on this matter.

Hai Bodong frowned and spoke to Xiao Yan word by word.

"In the past few years, you have been working with others to improve the system of Tianhe League, so I have never told you about this. But now that the operation of Tianhe League has been completely stabilized, you should do your most important thing at the moment and improve your strength as soon as possible!"

"It's true that Yunying is the leader now, but you are the real core of the Tianhe League. If you collapse, the Tianhe League will be completely finished no matter who takes over."

"So the most important thing you should do now is to improve your prestige as quickly as possible. You must always convince others that you are the middleman."

"Now everyone is temporarily getting along with each other on the surface for the sake of the five major forces' face and the benefits they have given. But if one day in the future you, the core, are not enough to convince them, the collapse of the Tianhe League will only take a moment. Even if it barely survives, it will definitely not be the Tianhe League you expected."

"You are also someone who has unified the Black Horn Region. You should know better than me, right?" Hai Bodong stared at Xiao Yan closely, slowly loosened his collar, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to maintain the order you expect and practice what you call the righteous path, strength is a must."

Hai Bodong truly admired Xiao Yan for what he had done in the past few years, but at the same time, he was also anxious for him.

Yes, there are indeed many people who support Xiao Yan, including some of the top experts in Zhongzhou Continent.

But no matter how many people support him, it is not enough to rely on Xiao Yan's own strength. In fact, because of Xiao Yan's current strength, his prestige in the Tianhe Alliance has begun to gradually decline. Many people are privately discussing that Xiao Yan is just a guy who relies on the power of others to bully others.

It doesn’t matter whether Xiao Yan is really taking advantage of the power of others or not. What matters is that others think so, which is a big problem.

Therefore, whether Xiao Yan is willing or not, he must take this opportunity to improve his strength to a higher level, so that he can completely bring his prestige in the hearts of others back to the peak.

Xiao Yan looked at Hai Bodong in astonishment. After a long while, he regained his composure and spoke softly.

"Senior Hai Bodong, thank you." Xiao Yan raised his hand and pressed his neck, smiling somewhat self-deprecatingly, "Maybe the Tianhe Alliance has developed too smoothly in the past few years, and I'm a little indecisive."

In recent years, in order to maintain his fairness in the eyes of others, Xiao Yan tends to think too much about everything. This causes Xiao Yan to fall into a vicious circle on things that he shouldn't think too much about.

Just like Hai Bodong said, Xiao Yan had to accept this opportunity regardless of whether he was willing or not.

"I understand. I'll take it. No, I have to take it!"

Xiao Yan looked serious and responded solemnly. Hai Bodong nodded in satisfaction, jumped off the table and crossed his arms.

"Now that we have made the decision, let's pack up and prepare to go back."

"Okay." Xiao Yan nodded, "I will explain some things to Sect Master Yuan Yi later, and then we will return to Zhongzhou immediately."

At this moment, Yunying suddenly spoke again. "Mr. Xiao, there is one more thing you should pay attention to. Although the Tianhe League has now unanimously agreed that you will take over the opportunity of the ancient Bodhi tree, Zhongzhou is not entirely controlled by the Tianhe League."

Hearing Yunying's words, Xiao Yan frowned.

"You mean the Soul Palace?"

Soul Palace is currently the only major force in Zhongzhou that has not joined the Tianhe Alliance. In recent years, with the rapid development of the Tianhe Alliance, Soul Palace has been silent from beginning to end, as if it is completely unaware of the Tianhe Alliance, which makes people feel a little uneasy.

Yunying nodded slightly and continued.

"It's not just the Soul Palace. According to reliable information, the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan and the Nine Nether Earth Python Clan, two of the three major demon beast families, are also looking for people to inquire about the news of the Ancient Bodhi Tree. If nothing unexpected happens, these two families will also send people to compete for the opportunity to obtain the Ancient Bodhi Tree."

In other words, two of the three dragon kings of the Taixu Ancient Dragon were dead and one was injured, so they could not cause any waves for the time being. The remaining Donglong Island already represented that most of the Taixu Ancient Dragons had surrendered to Xiao Yan, otherwise the three major demon beast families would probably have to come and get involved.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan folded his arms and said softly.

“The Sky Demon Phoenix Clan shouldn’t be worried. I can ask Senior Phoenix to let everyone know later. Even if the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan sends people over, they won’t fight to the death.” Xiao Yan tapped his brows lightly and said in a deep voice, “But I don’t think I’ve heard much about this Nine Nether Earth Python.”

The Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan is already considered a legendary magical beast, and the Nine Nether Earth Python is even more elusive. Although it is one of the three major magical beast families along with the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan, Xiao Yan really has no impression of this family.

"According to what we know, the Nine Nether Earth Python is the weakest of the three major demon beast families. It has been hiding in the family space for many years and has never appeared in Zhongzhou, so it is little known. However, it is one of the three major demon beast families after all. Although I don't know how powerful the family is, I think its foundation is not bad."

Yunying raised her hand and told everyone what she knew about the Nine Netherworld Python. At this time, Gu Qinghan, who had remained silent from beginning to end, also spoke.

"There are also the Eight Ancient Clans. This ancient Bodhi tree is a great opportunity even for the Eight Clans. Although the Eight Clans will not send out their strongest men, they should send some young talents to explore it when the time comes."

As he said this, Gu Qinghan's mind appeared with Xun'er's peaceful face, and his expression became a little conflicted.

If Xun'er came out by then, when he saw Xiao Yan's many wives and children, that scene would be
Gu Qinghan couldn't help but cover his face, not daring to think about it any further.

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then slapped the table and stood up.

“No matter what, since I have the trust of everyone in the Tianhe Alliance, no matter how difficult it will be, I will do my best to fight for this opportunity!” Xiao Yan said, with a firm look in his eyes, “Not only for others, but also for myself!”

“Don’t worry, Xiao Yan.” Cai Lin stood up and clenched her fists, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xiao Yan. “Just go ahead without worry. If anyone dares to stop you, I will help you beat him up!”

Hearing Cai Lin's firm words, Xiao Yan felt a warm current in his heart and nodded heavily.

"Ah! I'll leave it to you then!"

In the southern region of Zhongzhou, in a remote mountain range, a figure was fleeing at high speed.

Looking closely under the hazy moonlight, I found that the upper body of the voice was a human body, but the lower body was a thick, narrow snake tail. If an experienced person saw it, he would definitely blurt out the identity of this figure.

The Nine Netherworld Python!
At this moment, the eyes of this high-level semi-saint level Nine Nether Earth Python were filled with panic, as if it was escaping from something extremely terrifying and swimming frantically in the mountains, not daring to stop for even a moment.

"Damn it! Damn it! How could there be such a monster?!"

This Nine Netherworld Python cursed Immortal as it fled, with fear in its eyes beyond words.

At this moment, a voice as if coming from hell echoed in his ears.

"Don't even think about escaping."

"Hmm?!"

The Nine Netherworld Python's body trembled suddenly, and before he could react, a blood-red sword light flashed across the moonlight, and with just one strike, it cut off the snake tail on his lower body!

“Uh ...

A shrill and miserable wail sounded in the night, echoing throughout the entire mountain range. The Nine Nether Earth Python fell heavily to the ground, its upper body trembling constantly. It turned its head with difficulty and fear, looking at the black shadow slowly approaching from behind him in horror.

It was this black shadow who just killed two one-star late-stage Dou Sheng elders of the same level and several half-saints in just the blink of an eye. His strength was so strong and his methods were so cruel that he was like a soul-devouring devil!

As the black shadow slowly walked out, the moonlight illuminated the cold and pretty face stained with blood, and the scarlet sword in his hand emitted a blood-red glow under the moonlight, which made people shudder.

Mad dog, Nalan Yanran!
"You guys are really haunting me." Nalan Yanran said coldly, stepping on the broken tail of the Nine Nether Earth Python and coming in front of him. She slowly squatted down and stared at him with eyes like a ferocious beast. "I didn't bother to pay attention to you after three years of seclusion, but I didn't expect that you would come to trouble me again just after I came out of seclusion."

Nalan Yanran's eyes widened slightly, and there was a ferociousness in them that made people's heart palpitate.

"Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

"me."

The Nine Netherworld Python's breathing gradually quickened, and its heartbeat became more and more rapid. The evil spirit from Nalan Yanran frightened him so much that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

Perhaps it was due to excessive blood loss, or perhaps it was due to a great mental shock, which caused the Nine Nether Earth Python's pupils to completely lose their size after just a few breaths, and its body softened and fell to the ground, without any life left.

A powerful man at the semi-saint level was actually scared to death by Nalan Yanran!
"Hey, you're dead already?"

Nalan Yanran poked the corpse of the Nine Nether Earth Python with the scarlet sword, then curled her lips in dissatisfaction, slowly stood up and looked at the starry sky, her eyebrows slightly narrowed.

"This is so troublesome. I originally wanted to find Xiao Yan to complete the engagement."

Nalan Yanran murmured in a low voice, with a scarlet fierce light flashing in her eyes.

"Since you like to cause trouble to me so much, don't blame me."

Murmuring softly, Nalan Yanran stepped over the body of the Nine Nether Earth Python and gradually disappeared into the forest. As the red light of the scarlet sword in her hand became weaker and weaker, she finally disappeared completely into the night. (End of this chapter)