"Look! What's that?"
"Why are there so many eyes in the sky?"
"There seems to be a woman up there, too. Double Pupils!"
Almost in the blink of an eye.
A strange phenomenon manifested in the heavens.
The golden light from earlier rapidly spread out.
It formed one enormous pupil after another in the sky.
A majestic woman also floated before everyone's eyes.
Since venerables from the Great Wilderness were present.
They immediately recognized her as the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman.
She was a mighty figure who had lived for who knew how many years!
Surely she had not come to seize the treasure.
"Yue Chan of the Heaven Mending Sect pays her respects, senior!"
"The Deer-Chasing Academy..."
Seeing another mighty figure descend.
The War Goddess and Yue Chan hurried forward to pay their respects.
This woman was not someone the two juniors could afford to provoke.
"The Heaven Mending Sect, the Deer-Chasing Academy, and all you experts who have yet to show yourselves-this will not do!"
The Double Pupils Woman seemed to move only her lips.
Yet everyone within hundreds of miles could hear every word she spoke.
Such overwhelming pressure.
Even the Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow slowly descended.
He lowered his head, trembling all over.
The Vermilion Bird beside him was in much the same state.
With just a few words.
This woman had subdued countless ferocious beasts and divine beasts.
Such was the might of the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman.
Next, the woman slowly turned her head toward Shi Xiu.
It seemed she had also come for the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body.
"My respects, senior!"
"Mm, so you are the one with the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body!"
After she said this.
A flash of golden light appeared in the Double-Pupil Woman's hand.
What looked like a golden page floated out of her palm.
It slowly drifted over to Shi Xiu.
"Senior, what is this?"
"This is the complete Kun Peng Precious Technique. Consider it my first-meeting gift to you!"
He had never expected the Double Pupils Woman to be so direct.
At the sight before them.
Surprise appeared in Fairy Yuechan's and the War Goddess's eyes.
"Isn't this rather inappropriate?"
The voice descended from the heavens.
Its owner was not physically present in the Great Wilderness.
His voice sounded impossibly ethereal.
He must have been some mighty being from the Upper Realm.
And his words carried considerable authority.
"So it is Mr. An Lan. I have come precisely to establish the rules!"
"Oh? Rules? Hahahaha!"
To think this was actually the legendary An Lan!
He was an Immortal King-level figure!
Who would have thought even this legendary being would take an interest in the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body in the lower realm!
This was no small honor!
"Why do you laugh, Mr. An Lan?"
"At the pinnacle of immortality, I stand proud above the world. Where I, An Lan, stand, there is heaven! Let us see what rules you intend to set!"
At this moment, even Shi Xiu had never imagined.
That he would actually draw a legendary Great Emperor here as well.
However, these mighty beings would never let ordinary people like them hear the rules they established.
Who knew what agreement the Double Pupils Woman had reached with the other party?
The golden eyes slowly disappeared.
The Double Pupils Woman rose slowly into the sky and vanished into the clouds.
Meanwhile, the people from the Heaven Mending Sect and the Deer-Chasing Academy seemed to have received some sort of order.
They, too, disappeared from everyone's sight together.
It felt as though these people had all gone off to attend a meeting.
And that meeting was clearly centered on Shi Xiu.
"Brother Shi Xiu, this..."
The scene unfolding before his eyes left Shi Hao utterly stunned.
He had never imagined that his big brother carried so much weight.
He had drawn all the legendary immortals here.
Although Shi Xiu was also a little nervous.
He could tell that he had already become a coveted prize in these mighty figures' eyes.
Then I'll just wait and see.
Let's see what game they're playing.
He slowly accepted the golden page.
Shi Xiu closed his eyes and began to study its mysteries.
Meanwhile, the ferocious beasts that had fought most fiercely earlier now kept far away from the two young brothers.
Each retreated to one side.
Until those mighty figures in the Upper Realm gave the word.
They dared not act recklessly.
Elsewhere.
Just as the Double Pupils Woman flew upward.
She discovered that a crowd already stood before her.
They were elders or sect leaders from various sects and major powers.
Even the Ruthless Great Emperor could be seen among them.
They had all come for the same matter.
They had to reach a conclusion today.
"Everyone, I believe scrambling over the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body like this violates the harmony of heaven."
Sweeping her peripheral vision over the crowd.
The Double Pupils Woman finally rested her gaze on the Ruthless Great Emperor.
And the latter, as though performing a coordinated duet with her.
Immediately played along.
"Then what do you suggest?"
"Let the Heavenly Dao Treasure Body choose for himself. We must not interfere recklessly. Let each rely on their own abilities. How does that sound?"
"What do you mean, rely on our own abilities? Do you want to plunge the world into chaos?"
"No, that is precisely what I was about to address. Elders, Great Emperors, and Immortal Emperors must not personally..."
In truth, the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman and the Ruthless Great Emperor had one central idea.
To keep these people from the Upper Realm from crossing the line.
And stop them from trying to conquer him through force!
Everyone would compete fairly.
Whether these holy maidens and fairies made their moves themselves.
Or the sacred lands' ancestors sent their own girls forward.
Everyone would have a fair chance.
At set intervals, the person they selected could appear before that boy.
If fate connected them, she could stay; if not, she would leave.
After all, Dao Companions in this cultivation world were not restricted to one husband and one wife.
In theory, everyone had a chance.
But while one faction made its move, the others had to wait patiently.
They were not allowed to trip anyone up in secret.
If anyone played dirty, the remaining ancestors and the Immortal Gate could join forces to punish them.
She had originally thought this proposal would meet with considerable opposition.
Yet, unexpectedly, An Lan was the first to agree!
"Good, this is interesting. Let us see whose girl can win this boy's favor!"
Upon hearing An Lan state his position, two more ancestors soon stepped forward in agreement.
Because such an approach befitted their status!
"This old man agrees as well. I was just about to send my great-granddaughter down to the mortal world for training!"
"You old demon, you certainly have your abacus clicking! This boy is destined to become the Dao Companion of someone from our righteous path!"
"What? Dao Ancestor, aren't all your female disciples free of the desires of the six senses?"
"You! Are you asking for a beating?"
For a time, lightning flashed and thunder roared across the entire sky.
It looked like the end of the world.
Meanwhile, everyone in the lower realm trembled in terror.
Even their gazes toward Shi Xiu carried awe.
Clearly, in everyone's eyes, this fellow was as precious as a giant panda.
Who would dare touch him?
If someone provoked this boy, a bolt of heavenly lightning might wipe out their entire sect one day.
Even legendary Great Emperors wanted to become this fellow's father-in-law.
What could anyone do about that?
The winds and clouds churned in the sky for nearly four hours.
Finally, everyone reached an agreement.
They would follow the Double Pupils Woman's proposal.
However, at the end, the Ruthless Great Emperor offered one more small suggestion.
"Since we have reached an agreement, would one of you masters clear these little fellows' memories?"
Indeed.
Although the beings of all the heavens had reached an agreement.
The entire Great Wilderness probably knew a certain person's identity by now.
If things continued like this, trouble would follow.
Only if that boy remained unaware could they compete.
"What is difficult about that? Watch this old man. I guarantee they will forget everything that happened over these past four hours!"
What kind of immortal art was this?
It could actually erase four hours of someone's memories by force!
What an impressive method!
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