Chapter 836: Mediating the Fight
Jing Yuanzi left the world peacefully.
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As one of the first in Penglai's middle generation to attain the Heavenly Origin, Jing Yuanzi had limitless possibilities in his future.
He had been one of the prodigies of his peer group, but he had always lagged behind the Mount Shu Sect's golden generation. Even among the prodigies in his sect, he had merely kept pace with his senior and junior brothers. He had never been able to achieve a decisive gap.
Nevertheless, that was just how it usually was for cultivators that had just passed through the Heavenly Gate. Then, with just one moment of enlightenment or fated opportunity, they could surpass their peers by several centuries' worth of cultivation.
That was what had happened to Jing Yuanzi. He attained the Heavenly Origin very early on and left his peers far behind.
If he could solidify that advantage, then Jing Yuanzi would have a strong chance of becoming the next sect leader of the Penglai Supreme Sect once Daoist Cangsheng stepped down.
Over the years, Jing Yuanzi's status in the Penglai Supreme Sect had indeed been like that of a crown prince. The sect leader position of the Righteous Path's Top Immortal Sect was already beckoning him over. It could even be said that half his butt was already on the sect leader's seat.
This battle at Mount Shu was meant to be his chance to prove himself.
If he could defeat Daoist Yan in a one-on-one fight, then that meant there was no one else in his generation who could rival him. He would become the undisputed number one among his peers! From then on, the title of the Penglai Supreme Sect's crown prince would be rightfully his.
Jing Yuanzi's plan hadn't been fully realized, but he had at least fought Daoist Yan to a draw. That alone would count as a military achievement when he returned to his sect. However, Di Nufeng's interference meant it was no longer a fair one-on-one fight. That was why Jing Yuanzi had gotten so furious. And that resentment was why he had vented his anger on the iron-eating beast.