Shocking the Audience, Offering the White Lotus

"Xuan Liu, my disciple, during this enlightenment, what earth-shaking method did you uncover from the complete Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique?!"

On the right side of the ritual platform, Tongtian Cult Master swept his long sleeve and abruptly rose to his feet, his eyes brimming with anticipation and wild delight.

It was not only Tongtian Cult Master. At that moment, Supreme Elder Laozi in the center of the raised platform and Primordial Heavenly Venerable to the left both fixed their saintly Dharma Eyes upon Xuan Liu.

Under the gaze of the myriad immortals, Xuan Liu brushed his azure robe.

His expression remained calm, his Dao body standing tall and straight.

"Reporting to Master!"

Xuan Liu bowed in salute and slowly said, "This disciple immersed his divine consciousness within the golden chapters and principles of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique."

"By a stroke of fortune, I was privileged to witness the supreme scene from the dawn of heaven and earth's creation."

"Thus, by drawing inferences from one instance to many and following the creations of the Heavenly Dao, this disciple deduced Pangu's method of cultivating the physical body, named the Nine-Nine Heavenly Art!"

Nine-Nine Heavenly Art!

Pangu's method of physical-body cultivation!

The moment those words were spoken—

The entire atmosphere on Kunlun Mountain froze solid.

The disciples looked at one another in silence. Not a single person spoke.

Deathly stillness!

A stillness as deep as death itself!

Boom!!!

After that brief silence, the formations of disciples from both the Expounding Sect and the Interception Sect erupted into a frenzy.

"The Nine-Nine Heavenly Art?! Pangu's physical-body cultivation method? How could that be possible?!"

Guang Chengzi's Dao Eyes were filled with horror, his pupils violently contracting.

His entire body stood rigid in place, his voice turning piercing from the sheer magnitude of his shock.

Behind him, Chijingzi, Taiyi True Person, and the other Twelve Golden Immortals of the Expounding Sect—

Every single one of them turned deathly pale in an instant.

"That is Pangu's method! How did he comprehend it?"

"Xuan Liu merely looked through the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique. How could he forcibly comprehend Pangu's supreme method?!"

"Madness... An Interception Sect disciple at the mid-stage of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm actually comprehended Pangu's physical-body method!"

"H-how is that possible?! How could Pangu's physical-body cultivation method be comprehended by him so easily?"

The pride the Expounding Sect disciples had displayed earlier was utterly ground into dust.

Jade Cauldron True Person gripped the Sword of Immortal Slaying tightly within his sleeve, bitterness flooding his heart.

He, Yu Ding, had not lost unjustly!

This man had only just obtained the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, yet he could already comprehend the Nine-Nine Heavenly Art.

Such comprehension was simply too terrifying.

In all honesty, Yu Ding knew that he could never accomplish such a thing in his lifetime.

Meanwhile, on the Interception Sect's side, countless disciples burst into deafening cheers!

"Fifth Senior Brother is mighty!!! Even Pangu's method could be comprehended by him!"

"Fifth Senior Brother is simply incredible—he has raised the boundless divine prestige of our Interception Sect!!"

"Hahaha! Have you heard that, you arrogant fools of the Expounding Sect?!"

"This is the Fifth Senior Brother of our Interception Sect! You boast of your profound foundations, yet before Fifth Senior Brother's comprehension, you cannot even glimpse his back!"

"Fifth Senior Brother honors his master and respects the Dao, and his comprehension is unmatched. He is truly the model for all disciples of our Interception Sect!"

"Hahaha! Fifth Senior Brother is truly astounding! He even comprehended the Nine-Nine Heavenly Art!"

Zhao Gongming was overjoyed, heavily sweeping his cloud-patterned sleeve.

The Three Cloud Fairies' beautiful eyes shimmered, the admiration and wild delight within them reaching the utmost intensity.

Bixiao Fairy could not help grabbing Yunxiao Fairy's sleeve, her lovely face filled with fervor.

Duobao Daoist and Golden Spirit Holy Mother exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with delight.

One person, however, was the exact opposite. Long-Eared Fixed-Light Immortal's gaze was full of gloom and jealousy.

Why...

Why was it not Long-Eared Fixed-Light Immortal who had displayed unparalleled might at the Xuanmen Grand Tournament?

Why was it Xuan Liu, a mere mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal?!

It was not only the disciples. Upon the ritual platform, the expressions of the Three Pure Ones were equally remarkable when they heard the words "Nine-Nine Heavenly Art."

"Hahaha! Eldest Brother, Second Brother, did you hear that?"

Unable to suppress the exhilaration in his heart, Tongtian Cult Master threw back his head and laughed, his voice shaking the clouds. "A single Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique allowed him to draw inferences from one instance to many and comprehend the Nine-Nine Heavenly Art!"

"With such comprehension, he deserves to be the foremost among the three sects!"

"Hmph! It was merely luck—nothing more than a fortunate accident!"

Primordial Heavenly Venerable's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, yet he stubbornly insisted.

He had calculated every possibility, yet never expected such a freak to emerge among the Interception Sect's disciples.

Not only had Xuan Liu risen to fame in one brilliant stroke at the Xuanmen Grand Tournament and seized the champion's position—

He had even comprehended the Nine-Nine Heavenly Art from the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique.

Such comprehension, such fortune, was simply too outrageous.

"Alas!"

Supreme Elder Laozi sighed, the admiration and astonishment in his eyes incomparably profound.

"This child rose to fame in one brilliant stroke at the Xuanmen Grand Tournament, then used the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique to comprehend the Nine-Nine Heavenly Art. His comprehension truly surpasses all in the Primordial World."

"Third Brother, you have gained a fine disciple indeed!"

Seeing this, Xuan Liu's expression remained as still as an ancient well.

He glanced at Primordial Heavenly Venerable on the raised platform, then at Tongtian Cult Master, whose face was filled with ecstasy.

He knew that although the Interception Sect's prestige and momentum had now surpassed the Expounding Sect at the Xuanmen Grand Tournament, reaching an unprecedented pinnacle—

Within the unseen tide of destiny, the Interception Sect's greatest hidden danger remained unresolved.

The Interception Sect had ten thousand immortals coming to pay homage, yet lacked a supreme treasure to suppress its providence.

Thus, though its providence flourished brilliantly for a time, it was also constantly leaking away.

This was one of the reasons why the Interception Sect's Dao lineage would be utterly destroyed in the future Investiture of the Gods calamity.

And today, at this moment when the myriad immortals watched and its providence was at its most flourishing—

He would bring forth the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus he had obtained on Penglai Immortal Island to suppress the Interception Sect's providence.

"Master, this disciple has something to report!"

Xuan Liu took a step forward and unhurriedly straightened his azure robe.

Yet what he did next, within the span of a single breath—

Turned the atmosphere of all Kunlun Mountain upside down.

Xuan Liu swept his left hand, and the void abruptly tore open into a massive rift.

The next instant, a supreme lotus suffused with endless, indestructible Pure World immortal radiance, its surface covered in flawless restriction divine patterns—

Floated out from that dark rift and hovered above his palm.

It was none other than the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus!

The instant the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus appeared, Pure World light filled the heavens and swept across the entire void.

A myriad auspicious rays shone forth, while a wondrous fragrance assailed the senses.

"Master!"

Xuan Liu's expression was composed as he spoke in an exceptionally steady voice. "This treasure was a fortuitous creation that this disciple and Eldest Senior Brother Duobao happened to discover earlier on Penglai Immortal Island."

"This disciple knows well that although our Interception Sect possesses the supreme splendor of ten thousand immortals coming to pay homage, we lack a supreme treasure capable of suppressing the providence of a great sect and preventing its loss."

"Therefore, today, at this grand tournament of the three Profound Sects, this disciple Xuan Liu is willing to offer the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus entirely to Master. I hope Master will accept it!"