Chapter 1628: Chapters 1576-1577 Dragon Slayer Evil dragon

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The strong, how do they distinguish themselves!

The status of the strong is never self-proclaimed, but is manifested by the authority they wield, the benefits they possess, especially in such a transcendent world.

For some powerful beings, even if they don’t need those benefits and look down on such things, what should be theirs is theirs, and cannot be taken away at will.

When I reach this step, I should obtain what I deserve. I might not use it, but you can’t just not give it to me–that is the true thought of the mighty.

In the Divine Land World, the greatest authority is not held in the hands of Heavenly Court, but by the true controllers like Lord Sheng Pei Xuanjing, Taoist Monarch Xuantian, Sword Emperor, Blood Fiend Demon Monarch, Ancestor Celestial Master, the several Great Arhats and Great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism School, the Church Master of Witch Deity Teaching, Taisu Yuanjun, Mystic Capital True Monarch…

It was they who started the War of Sealing Gods, subdued and expelled the Demon Race, secured the human race’s leading role, and established the robust grip of Heavenly Court.

The existence of Heavenly Court is merely a compromise between them, a concession, an institution established for managing the heavens and the earth, to grasp the benefits for themselves.

They are the major shareholders of the Divine Land World, who have exerted efforts towards the development of the Divine Land World, and naturally, the benefits from the world’s progression are to be owned by them.

The many Imperial Honors, True Gods, Star Lords, and Emperor Monarchs of Heavenly Court are merely minor shareholders enjoying the dividends distributed by these major shareholders, the benefits released to win over the masses.

To put it bluntly, these strong beings at the Taoist Monarch level are the true masters of the heavens and earth. If they wish, they can completely replace the Divine Court that manages the Divine Land World without any impact.

And they have the qualifications to do so because of their accomplishments, their feats of driving away the Demon Race to establish Heavenly Court, and expanding the Chaos Void to bring forth fortuitous opportunities to the beings of Divine Land World. Moreover, their qualifications stem from their strength–they are absolutely entitled to do so.

However, as the Heavenly Court Expansion Plan continues to develop and the Divine Land World is promoted, there are more and more powerful beings, and this old pattern naturally causes dissatisfaction among some.

Because some strong beings have their unique fortuitous opportunities, they stepped out of the Divine Land World, found their paths in the Chaos Void, ascended rapidly, reaching a realm almost comparable to that of the major shareholders like Taoist Monarch Xuantian.

And then these powerful beings realize something–that although they have acquired this strength and reached this Realm, upon returning to the Divine Land World they are still but minor shareholders. Even though their authority in the Divine Land World has grown compared to before, it falls short of their expectations and is insufficient to demonstrate their status.

Furthermore, they also find that what they struggled so hard to obtain, once integrated into the Divine Land World, does not result in them receiving the largest share.

“After merging a world, how should it be divided?”

“Seventy-thirty split!”

“Why only thirty percent?”

“Seventy percent belongs to them; getting thirty percent still depends on the face of those Taoist Monarchs.”

“Whose face?”

“Those Taoist Monarchs!”

“Correct!”

“Then all my tireless efforts… have I become a beggar?”

“Well, there’s no helping it; doing this task is indeed like begging. Just so, how many True Immortals want to get down on their knees for this meal, yet have no way in?”

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This is the situation many strong beings face; they find that all their efforts become possessions of others, giving the most but gaining the least, almost on the verge of begging.

Cultivators, by nature, are unruly and defiant, the stronger and more independent they go their own way, the more they remain self, utterly self-reverent.

They will never sacrifice for the so-called greater good; they themselves are the greater good.

The saying “My heart is the Heavenly Heart, my will is the Heavenly Will,” speaks of these strong beings.

A Tao-Certifying True Immortal, or even a powerful True Immortal who has entered the Taoist Monarch level, roaming the Chaos Void, can shatter stars and destroy worlds with the flick of their hands–how could they be content to be so humble.

Naturally, they want to rebel, to gain more, wanting to stand tall as they snatch those benefits.

Yet this is futile, at least for now it is, because they do not face a single opponent but a united front of an interest alliance.

Perhaps there are various contradictions, conflicts between good and evil, division between Dao and Demon, enmity between Buddhism and Demon Race, and strife between Dao and Buddhism within this interest alliance, but they share common benefits. When someone tries to shake their benefits, they will naturally face thunderous suppression.

No one is willing to easily let go of their original benefits and rights, especially when the stakes are unimaginably high, which is worth for them to set aside many contradictions and conflicts temporarily to act in unison.

About this alliance of interests, Pei Xuanjing is very clear, but he has made no concessions, for he cannot possibly give up these things, to hand over willingly.

Pei Xuanjing’s Cultivation has reached such a realm, with an uncertain path ahead, requiring constant trial and error, needing the power of heaven and earth. If abandoning the authority in his hands, it will undoubtedly delay his progress, which is intolerable for Pei Xuanjing.

It is not merely about some fortuitous opportunities, some amount of authority, but about the prospects of Pei Xuanjing’s path to enlightenment, concerning the interests of the entire Shenxiao Lineage, and this was gained at a great cost. Why should it now be easilily surrendered.

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