Xuan Yin, a God and Devil whose cultivation was one minor stage above Wu Ling and Fairy Jiàn, had still lost to the two of them. Hao Yang Body had also been defeated by them. The result left countless people in the God Realm staring in shock. But when they remembered that Wu Ling and Fairy Jiàn were disciples of Fengyun Pavilion and had cultivated the God Realm's most powerful art, the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, they accepted the outcome—and longed for the technique even more.
Of course, what truly made their jaws drop was that Ci Xin had actually refused to take over as the Thorn Alliance's future leader.
Though the Thorn Alliance's reputation had been badly damaged by two consecutive defeats, it was still one of the nine superpowers, with countless experts in its ranks. Nearly ten quasi-sage-level experts were known to the public, and its hidden reserves were even greater. It was an immensely powerful force. Whoever could bring it under their control would rank among the most powerful and influential people in the God Realm.
For that very reason, even Chi Xue and Po Tian had been eager to take over the Mo Family and Heavenly One Path, respectively. Becoming the leader of such a faction was the dream of every cultivator in the God Realm. Yet Ci Xin had turned it down, leaving countless people astonished.
It made sense, though. In the entire God Realm, perhaps only a handful of people—Ling Tian and Ling Yu among them—would refuse to take over as a sect leader. Now Ci Xin had joined their ranks. For a time, the whole God Realm was abuzz with talk of him, and he was the talk of the town.
Many thought Ci Xin was foolish to turn down an opportunity placed