Demon Sword Sect's Undercover

According to the procedure, these three represented the three major systems of Daoism, Buddhism, and others. The next step should be for the host to continue the procedures and invite demonstration and enlightenment, but how can the current situation be entirely at the host's discretion? Not exhibiting over a hundred treasures would certainly draw everyone's resistance.

A Daoist timely stood up below, "Master Hou, do you plan to continue hosting? Or should we first present our treasures to Jinxiu? We are all people who abide by the rules; we won't blindly upstage the host, and everything will be guided by the Sword Sect's will."

Hou Niao looked, and it was Yuqing Jue Mingzi from the Wu Sect. This guy's words seemed splendid, as if everything followed the Sword Sect's arrangement, but it was a forced coercion; either agree and suffer the consequences or refuse and draw the dissatisfaction of the entire continent's Daoism.

All the cultivators' eyes were on the cloaked Master Hou. At this moment, the resplendent cloak, full of colorful splendor, did not bring him glory but made him look more like a circus clown.

The Daoist Sect pressed forward step by step, and he had to maintain a forced smile, not daring to show any dissatisfaction. Being this kind of sect hierarch was quite suffocating.

But Master Hou's face was one long tested, "The Sword Sect's procedure arrangement is not as important as the feelings of our guests. Since everyone wants to see the treasures, our Sword Sect will go with the flow; how about you start, Daoist Jue Mingzi? Those who are willing to present treasures can go up to the altar in succession and showcase to the masses."

There was no choice but to follow the trend; the Daoist Sect came prepared, with plans well laid, obviously intent on embarrassing the Sword Sect. All he could do was wait in silence, either for an outbreak or a calm.

It all depended on the Little Peacock's side; otherwise, saying anything would be wrong, and doing anything would be a crime.

Jue Mingzi showed no sign of color, ascending the Heavenly Altar solemnly. With a pat on the spiritual bag, a firebird flapped its wings and emerged, its body blood-red, and with its wing movement, the entire range of the altar felt a waft of warmth. It wasn't ordinary flame but one of the true holy fires of the Cultivation World, the Taiyan Fire.

"Fire Peacock, one of the ancient Holy Beasts, not much use really, just likes spitting fire. Interested Daoists can take it for play, probably very convenient for camping."

He spoke casually, half-joking, but just the four words 'Ancient Holy Beast' commanded respectful awe, along with the power of the Taiyan Fire. Among the countless Demon Beasts of Jinxiu Continent, which could spit true fire?

True fire has innumerable kinds; it's genuine Dao Fire, accessible only to the Nascent Soul Masters, to be used for camping?

The cultivators looked on enviously, but in Jue Mingzi's heart, he disdained it. This fire peacock could indeed spit Taiyan Fire, but to forcefully associate it as an Ancient Holy Beast was somewhat of an overreach, just exploiting the ignorance of Jinxiu locals with grandiose talk.

This is not an Ancient Holy Beast; Ancient Holy Beasts would never fall to being kept in humans' Spiritual Beast Bags. They might choose to be friends with humans, but never servants or pets.

It was not called a Fire Peacock either; Jue Mingzi just thought it sounded more grandiose to call it such. If not for its lack of aesthetic splendor, he would even dare call it a Fire Phoenix, just perhaps no one would believe it.

Flamingo is its real name, barely considered a kind of exotic beast of the Universe, bred from their own Beast Garden. Otherwise, even with Yuqing's vast wealth, it would not be so easily shown to others.

Amidst those Great Daoism families, this would just be considered a flashy mix-up, drawing laughter, but to the Jinxiu people, how could they discern such matters?

Yet the Flamingo does indeed have a trace of Peacock or Phoenix bloodline, and its abilities among various mutations are also outstanding, so in terms of rarity, it does not lose out to the previous three treasures. In this aspect alone, he is not completely deceiving the masses.

The key is its usability, with independent Spiritual Wisdom, making this so-called Fire Peacock very unique indeed, quite a grand gesture.

Now, all four treasures in the sky were astonishing, perfectly displaying the heritage of the Upper Realm Daoism, truly not something the Jinxiu Continent, with its mere two thousand years of spiritual revival history, could compare to.

Within these ten years, to guide Jinxiu's cultivators to focus on foundational knowledge, Upper Realm preachers seldom brought these treasures to disturb their Heart Realm, but today, from Zhi Xuan Daoist's opening, a decade of pent-up passion for artifacts erupted uncontrollably.

Nobody wanted to be looked down upon; for these Upper Realm envoys, the most unacceptable thing was to be overshadowed by other Upper Realm Daoism in front of Jinxiu's bumpkins, which implies a lack of strength, heritage, or sincerity of your Daoism.

The Daoism able to come here were notable within the Universe Cultivation Realm; aside from those like The Three Pure Ones which were super Daoism, other Upper Realm Daoism, at least in their universe, had faces and reputations, surely they wouldn't lack just this one treasure?

Those dispatched here carried very rich luggage, backed by the resources and artifacts of their home Daoism; how could they lack items?

Cultivators continually ascended the Heavenly Altar, introducing their respective treasures, one after another dazzled for their novelty and uniqueness, without a single ordinary one, each with an eye-catching feature.

Zhi Xuan Daoist nodded repeatedly, and beside him, Daoist Hui Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "Senior brother, such a strategy; controlling the entire event's proceedings with but a single artifact. Look at that Hou dog, as if made of wood; he's probably still pondering how he might present a unique treasure? Perhaps we should lend him one, shouldn't act too overbearing, right?"

Taixuan Gu Bai shook his head, smiling, "Do not underestimate him. In the past, he killed Bao Xishan of the Ran Dao Realm, and those treasures wound up with him, becoming quite proficient with his skills; also possessing some Anchor Chain artifacts, though not extraordinary, they pass muster; he does not lack treasures."

Yun Ji Guzhu sneered, "I bet he will bring out none! The Sword Sect has some dignity in this regard; how could those stolen goods be displayed? Do not forget they seek to organize the Loser Alliance, an alliance without preachers; he's a Jinxiu local; bringing out none isn't surprising."

Zhi Xuan Daoist smiled slightly, "Senior brother Guzhu speaks rightly; the Sword Sect probably won't make a move. Rather than being passive, isn't it better to hide one's weaknesses? However, he might take out a Flying Sword. Within the Universe Cultivation Realm, a sword cultivator's Flying Sword is indeed an authentic treasure."

He deliberately said this, as not everyone knew some secret internal plans. Where there are many who know secrets, who can predict anyone's true thoughts?

Daoist Hui Yuan scoffed dismissively, "Junior brother, you're wrong. If it were a Sword Ball from Xiao Mountain, then indeed, it's a top-notch treasure. But what power does a Flying Sword produced by Jinxiu Continent have? It's just not the same thing!"