"It seems that a powerful figure from the Great Sheng behind Xiao Yan intervened in this matter."
Han Xuanji could easily find the answer.
Based on previous conversations with Xiao Yan and the information about Xiao Yan provided by the system, it seems that Xiao Yan is also under considerable pressure.
If one fails to make a name for oneself in the Dao of Principle, then one can only return to inherit the legacy of the Great Sheng Dynasty...
It seems that Xiao Yan found his simulated self and challenged the two to a full-fledged battle. The outcome wasn't the key; the key was the potential Xiao Yan demonstrated.
It is obvious that Xiao Yan's performance in the battle against him earned the recognition of the powerful figures of the Great Sheng.
Will I leave in the simulation?
Han Xuanji pondered to himself. Putting himself in that situation, he thought that if he had a system, he might go, but if he didn't, he probably wouldn't agree.
As expected, the result was as predicted.
Han Xuanji declined the invitation.
"As expected, in the simulation I should have focused on continuing to develop. If I rashly went to such a powerful force, Xiao Yan probably wouldn't be able to protect him on his own. If I got caught up in the power struggle, I could easily become a pawn and be sacrificed."
Han Xuanji wasn't stupid. Although he had shown considerable talent, he might not necessarily receive much attention in this holy dynasty.
It should be noted that the Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty is quite powerful on the Eternal Continent, and has countless geniuses with the potential to become Sage.
Moreover, the competition within the royal family was extremely fierce. Even with his outstanding talent, Xiao Yan was only one of the contenders for the throne. Furthermore, he possessed great talent and potential, but had not yet translated them into true strength.
If something really happens, you'll be in trouble yourself, let alone protect him.
Han Xuanji understood her simulated self perfectly and continued watching.
[You also learned about the Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty's conditions from Han Xuanji. Any one of them was far beyond what Thousand Souls City could provide, yet Han Xuanji still refused.]
[Upon learning the news, you were first overjoyed for no apparent reason, then a surge of inexplicable anger welled up within you.]
[Do you think that someone like Han Xuanji, staying in a small place like the Soul Household, will only slow him down? The stage for the top geniuses of the Eternal Continent should be in the wider world outside.]
[Find Han Xuanji and ask him why.]
He turned around and explained, "What I need now is time, a place where I can cultivate in peace and take each step steadily from here on out."
[After learning of the other party's thoughts, you expressed your support and told them that the Soul Household would never stop them from leaving.]
[As time passed, after the Principle Conference, Han Xuanji's prestige in Thousand Souls City reached its peak. Even the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord had heard of his name, and the Soul Household firmly secured their position as city lords...]
[Following the Principle Conference, Hun Qianxue seized the opportunity to announce an extraordinary decision in the Lineage council hall: elevating Han Xuanji's status to that of a guest elder at the Eternal True God level. This was no longer the treatment an outsider should receive, yet not a single elder in the assembly objected. Even the neutral old men knew that Han Xuanji's name was now the face of the Soul Household.]
Time flows silently, and a thousand years have passed.
Over the course of a millennium, under the management of Hun Qianxue, the Soul Household grew increasingly powerful, annexing all the resources and territory left behind by the destruction of the Heavenly Martial Sect. Talented individuals emerged from within the family, and the family flourished. Han Xuanji's name spread from Thousand Souls City throughout the entire Sacred Radiance Domain. His mastery of the Dao of Principle was unparalleled among the younger generation of the Sacred Radiance Domain. Every day, people came seeking his guidance, wanting to become his disciples, and trying to win him over. He always declined most of these invitations, living a secluded life, only occasionally meeting with acquaintances.
[And you, too, have broken through to the level of Eternal True Lord within a thousand years. While your speed is far inferior to his, it's not slow either.]
[A thousand years of living together day and night is enough to change many things silently.]
[Your relationship with Han Xuanji developed naturally, without any grand confessions or earth-shattering vows. It was simply that after a casual drink together, he lingered a little longer and glanced at you as he saw you off.]
[Another thousand years passed, and no grand ceremony was held; only Hun Qianxue and a few close relatives and friends were present.]
The scale of the wedding was completely disproportionate to your combined status, but you didn't care. When he saw you in your phoenix coronet and wedding gown, a rare moment of stunned silence appeared on his usually composed face.
"So this is the direction it's heading?"
Han Xuanji wasn't too surprised. After all, he was a normal person, and Hun Qianling fit his aesthetic preferences, so it was normal for them to get together.
In the simulation, he doesn't have a system, so his cultivation speed won't be too outrageous, and he won't have too high aspirations.
[Even after marriage, Han Xuanji remained engrossed in cultivation, and you had no plans to have children. You were both cultivators, and cultivators have incredibly long lifespans; moreover, the probability of cultivators fathering offspring is extremely low, so you weren't in a hurry. You knew he had a broader Dao Path follow, and you had your own clan affairs to manage. Being able to spend every day together, to stand side-by-side in this city, you already had few regrets.]
[The days flowed by peacefully until that day.]
[An unusual fluctuation of spiritual energy appeared deep within the southern Desolate Domain, shaking the entire Thousand Souls City's ley lines. At first, everyone thought this was normal, after all, ferocious beasts had come and gone in the depths of the Desolate Domain for thousands of years, but this time was different.]
The frequency of the fluctuations increased, and the tremors of the earth's veins grew more violent. Cultivators who had ventured out disappeared one after another, and several outposts near the edge of the Desolate Domain were reduced to ruins overnight, followed by an overwhelming tide of beasts.
[This was no ordinary horde of ferocious beasts; it was organized, and included many beasts at the level of Eternal True God. Their numbers far exceeded any previous record. At the edge of that surging beast tide, the auras of the Saint Realm ferocious beasts slowly awakened, like demon Devil God had slumbered for countless eons finally opening their eyes.]
The world has changed.
[Before you could react, you were swept up in this sudden calamity. Under the onslaught of the terrifying beast tide, the outer cities fell one after another, and the beast tide surged into the major cities of the Nine Mysteries Prefecture like a flood bursting its banks.]
"Such a sudden beast tide?"
Han Xuanji couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Something unusual must be going on.
Normally, a beast tide is at most caused by some True God- level ferocious beasts, with only a very small number of ferocious beasts at the Sage Realm Stage being mobilized.
He hadn't expected it to be so turbulent; there must be something big happening behind the scenes that he was unaware of.
As far as he knew, the terrifying beings of the Desolate Domain had an agreement with the powerful cultivators of the Eternal Continent, and the strongest on both sides would not easily intervene.
In other words, we need to deal with this beast tide ourselves.