Chapter 1770: Lingxu Realm

Only at this critical juncture, with the War God Pavilion carrying out the handover of its new Pavilion Master, can the disputes among the various sects in the entire Cloud Forest State swiftly subside. The authorities will then cease to focus on these conflicts, and your War God Pavilion will become the protector of the entire Cloud Forest State."

Qingya’s expression turned to doubt. "Are you trying to bribe me with this primordial pill and then push our War God Pavilion to the forefront of the storm? If that's truly your intention, I'm afraid I cannot agree to such a proposition."

Xu Yang burst into laughter. "What are you afraid of with me here? I will be the one backing you. This way, the War God Pavilion will have nothing to worry about, no matter what forces it encounters."

Countless times, Qingya felt the urge to reach out and take the primordial pill that was so close. Yet, she held back, unwilling to gamble the lives of everyone in the War God Pavilion and her entire family for her own selfish desires.

"I have a genuine doubt, and I hope you can answer truthfully. With your strength and the prowess of those peerless experts in your team, you could easily make the entire Profound Yellow Sect the dominant force in Cloud Forest State on your own. Even our War God Pavilion would find it hard to stop your rise. Why then do you go to such great lengths to seek my cooperation?"

Xu Yang smiled faintly and spoke slowly. "I knew you'd have this doubt. In truth, I'm doing this to ensure the internal conflicts in Cloud Forest State end as peacefully as possible. I don't want to expose my full strength prematurely. If you were a supervisor sent by the great imperial dynasties, what would make you more wary: a Profound Yellow Sect that emerged out of nowhere within days and swept across the entire Cloud Forest, or the War God Pavilion, which has always shown great respect to the imperial forces and has merely undergone a handover ceremony for its new and old Pavilion Masters?"

At this, Qingya immediately understood Xu Yang's intentions. "So that's it. You don't want to alert anyone too soon, which is why you want to hide behind the War God Pavilion and secretly manipulate everything. If that's the case, I can only conclude that you harbor even greater ambitions, and cooperating with you would be like seeking a tiger's skin – inviting disaster."

Xu Yang shrugged, neither confirming nor denying. "What's the point of a top-tier martial artist lacking such ambition and desire, even if they cultivate the world's most powerful techniques and become a peak martial artist? I chose you as my cooperation partner because I saw your true inner self. You and I are the same kind of person; the War God Pavilion is far from the end of your journey. Don't hesitate any longer. I know you've already had the same thoughts as me and will certainly choose to cooperate."

It was unclear where Xu Yang got such confidence, but when he finished speaking, the young girl before him truly had no other choice. With a helpless sigh, she unhesitatingly swallowed the primordial power pill in front of her.

Not long after, a powerful martial aura surged wildly from every part of the girl's body, from her limbs to her bones, and through her meridians. This surge allowed Young Lady Qingya to advance three levels, directly reaching the peak of the Soul Transformation Realm. Moreover, she unintentionally activated the Spirit Void Realm. The Spirit Void Realm is a special state where one's spiritual power and cultivation foundation are highly synchronized, considered a unique martial artist cultivation system. Ordinary people would likely be unable to enter this threshold even in their entire lifetime.

Once the Spirit Void Realm is activated, it is equivalent to skipping a major cultivation realm, allowing one to directly attempt to break through to the Dao Integration Realm. If one has an epiphany and successfully integrates with the Dao, they can even bypass heavenly tribulations, becoming a legendary martial artist in the Ancient Martial God Path whose name can be recorded in history. Every martial artist who enters the Dao Integration Realm can become an honored guest of a major imperial dynasty; the entire Ancient God Path comprises only four such dynasties. One can imagine what achievements such strength and status represent. After realizing she had entered the Spirit Void Realm, when she opened her eyes again, Qingya's gaze towards Xu Yang showed a very noticeable emotional change.

Undoubtedly, Xu Yang's appearance completely changed Qingya's destiny, allowing her life, which might have otherwise been mediocre, to undergo a qualitative leap and transformation. With her current realm and unleashed cultivation potential, returning to the War God Pavilion and taking over as Pavilion Master would clearly be effortless.

However, Xu Yang knew well that it would still be somewhat difficult for the girl to achieve overnight success. For her to return to the War God Pavilion and assume the position of new Pavilion Master, Xu Yang and his companions would still need to personally assist to better achieve this goal.

At this moment, sensing the various changes in the void above, all the powerful martial artists from the combined major sects and cultivation forces were completely stunned.

"Damn it, after all this, your War God Pavilion actually betrayed the alliance of our major sects!" someone cursed. "It seems the War God Pavilion is determined to side with the Profound Yellow Sect. This time, you've truly led our major sects astray. You two conspiring together like wolves and jackals are utterly despicable."

Hearing the curses from the martial artists below, who had utterly failed in their schemes, Xu Yang merely scoffed dismissively, not even bothering to glance their way. He simply snapped his fingers.

Long Kun, that god-of-war-like figure, suddenly appeared from an unknown location, unleashing a furious barrage of attacks downwards. Wave after wave of battlefield-shaking tremors erupted, and thousands of cultivators from the major sects fell on this battlefield.

This conflict had dragged on for too long. After all, besides Xu Yang, any single person from the Profound Yellow Sect—Long Kun, Ling Yao, or Xiao Hua—could turn the entire Cloud Forest State upside down.

Clearing out these miscellaneous small fry was truly no challenge for them; they suppressed them with ease.

The combined siege by the major sects had come to an end. As she watched the countless bodies on the battlefield below, Qingya wasn't sure how she felt.

But she quickly recovered from this moment of self-reflection, and her eyes radiated the aura of a female overlord. "Those who achieve great things naturally don't dwell on trifles. Conflict and slaughter will never cease. This is the rule of inheritance in the Ancient Martial God Path."

Xu Yang suddenly seemed to catch something important and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the girl before him. "I'm curious what kind of upbringing and ideological indoctrination could have shaped you into having such a personality and ambition."

Qingya smiled and spoke slowly. "You may not know this, but among the current four imperial dynasties of the Ancient Martial God Path, the East冥 Dynasty, which is furthest from us, has for generations worshipped nine ancient war gods, also known as ancient martial gods."