Myriad Daos of the Heaven

There's a hidden Restriction on this plaza!

Jiang Jichen was inwardly astonished.

Moreover, this kind of hidden Restriction could only be controlled by the one who set it up.

Without a doubt, all the Restrictions here were the work of that woman.

After all, she was the one who had activated the hidden Restriction on the plaza.

Jiang Jichen's gaze fell upon the woman.

She was a woman dressed in blue gauze.

Her figure was petite and delicate, and she possessed the tranquil grace of a gentle landscape painting.

Even when she shouted in anger, her voice was melodious and pleasant, with a unique charm.

Her skin was crystalline and smooth, as if her bones were made of jade and her flesh of ice and snow.

'This must be what they call 'skin of ice, bones of jade'!'

Furthermore, her features were exquisite and perfect, utterly captivating and intoxicating.

She was a girl of breathtaking beauty and graceful elegance.

But to Jiang Jichen, she was, more importantly, an incredibly powerful Restriction Technique Expert.

At that moment, countless beams of the Light of Restriction surged toward him from all directions.

These Restrictions resembled transparent white ropes, seeking to bind and restrain him.

All of this was, of course, under the control of the woman in blue.

But how could Jiang Jichen possibly let her have her way?

The instant the Restrictions were about to land on him, Jiang Jichen unleashed the full power of his Golden Body Fourth Realm.

SNAP!

With a sound like ropes snapping, the beams of the Light of Restriction shattered one after another, unable to restrain him in the slightest.

But the Light of Restriction was endless.

As soon as he shattered one wave, another would descend.

At that moment, Sinking Mountain suddenly appeared in Jiang Jichen's hand.

He then strode forward, swinging Sinking Mountain in a wide arc.

Sinking Mountain itself weighed one hundred thousand jin, and it was now being swung with Jiang Jichen's immense strength.

The Light of Restriction before him couldn't hinder him in the least.

He walked through the sea of Restrictions as if it were empty space.

In just a few steps, he appeared before the woman.

Then, Jiang Jichen brought Sinking Mountain crashing down.

Dominating, tyrannical, fierce, invincible...

Elder Lishan, Shi San, Big Black, and Little Bai—the Three Strange Bandits—watched the Spirit Infant Realm youth with gazes of shock and complexity.

"Village Chief, watch out!"

"Lingchen, show mercy!"

The group snapped to their senses and cried out in terror.

At the same time, they flashed forward, wanting to help her.

But it was too late. There was no way they could be faster than Jiang Jichen.

Moreover, they were too far away from him.

'The Village Chief of Luochen Village is actually this delicate and exquisite woman?'

Hearing their cries, Jiang Jichen was rather surprised.

'To think this beautiful woman is actually a bandit leader.'

Facing Jiang Jichen's attack, the Village Chief of Luochen Village wore an incredibly solemn expression.

Previously, she hadn't paid Jiang Jichen any mind, thinking she could restrain him simply by activating the hidden Restriction in the plaza.

But he was like a humanoid Fierce Beast, smashing through everything in his path, unstoppable even by the Light of Restriction.

'What a powerful man!'

The thought surfaced in Luochen Fairy's mind.

At the same time, her hands blurred into motion, and layer after layer of mysterious, ancient-feeling Light of Restriction appeared to block her front.

CRACK!

Sinking Mountain finally struck.

The layers of the Light of Restriction in front of Luochen Fairy shattered.

But Sinking Mountain's momentum didn't lessen, its power utterly ferocious.

Sinking Mountain only came to a halt when it struck the very last layer of Restriction.

It stopped a hair's breadth away from Luochen Fairy's exquisitely beautiful, jade-like forehead.

"Miss, do you wish to continue fighting?"

Jiang Jichen hadn't come here to kill. He wanted to take over this mountain village and use it as a base for his future development.

Therefore, he had exercised restraint and not dealt a killing blow.

Otherwise, with the strength he still had in reserve, he would have undoubtedly unleashed a continuous flurry of attacks.

He would have continued until he had slain the woman before him.

"I've lost!"

Luochen Fairy was decisive, admitting her defeat directly.

She was at the Late-stage Nascent Soul Realm, and she didn't seem old; it was even possible she was younger than Jiang Jichen.

'The talent of people like her is truly terrifying, and their backgrounds must be astonishing.'

'To possess such a high Cultivation at her age requires more than just unparalleled talent.'

'It also needs to be built upon a mountain of Cultivation Resources.'

Jiang Jichen had started too late and had come from the remote Celestial Pearl Country, so it was inevitable that his Realm would temporarily lag behind these geniuses.

'However, at my current pace, it won't take long to catch up to most of them.'

With Luochen Fairy's surrender, Jiang Jichen put away Sinking Mountain and declared, "In that case, I am taking over this village. Any who object will be killed!"

In that moment, Jiang Jichen revealed his ruthless, decisive side.

Unexpectedly, however, Luochen Fairy was quite cooperative. "No matter. As long as I agree, they will have no objections."

Her gaze then swept across the crowd as she spoke calmly, "Six months ago, I was the one who seized this village. Now, I have been defeated and must naturally yield it. None of you need to object. Even if I leave, you should all obey this Young Master's commands. I'm sure he will treat you well. If not, he could have easily slaughtered all of you just now!"

Jiang Jichen was rather surprised to hear Luochen Fairy's words.

'So, she only took this place over six months ago herself.'

'That means she's only been in the Six Paths Illusion Realm for half a year, same as me. She's a newcomer, too.'

And judging by the surrounding bandits, they seemed to trust her completely.

An idea sparked in Jiang Jichen's mind, and he asked, "Miss, I wonder if you would be interested in pacifying the Land of Stray Bandits with me?"

Jiang Jichen's voice wasn't loud, but to everyone's ears, it boomed like celestial thunder.

'Did I hear that right?'

The question arose in all their minds, each thinking they must have misheard.

Even Luochen Fairy was startled by Jiang Jichen's ambition.

'This Spirit Infant Realm youth's idea is completely insane, isn't it?'

She stared at Jiang Jichen in disbelief, thinking she must have been hallucinating just now.

But Jiang Jichen continued, "Hiding away in this remote corner, you'll never obtain top-tier and sufficient Cultivation Resources. Your Cultivation will forever stagnate here!"

"And have you forgotten your original reason for stepping into the Six Paths Illusion Realm?"

"Which one of you isn't a genius from one of the Six Paths? You came here to seek the Dao in your hearts, to make yourselves stronger."

"Not to passively guard some corner and waste your lives!"

"If that's the case, even if you live here for decades or a century, what's the point?"

"A man should harbor ambitions that span the world! A true man should have the courage to die on the battlefield and have his body brought back wrapped in a horse's hide!"

"So I ask you, are you willing to follow me, Lingchen, and sweep through this Land of Stray Bandits?"

Jiang Jichen's voice wasn't loud, but it was resonant and powerful, shaking the hearts of all who heard it.

It made one's blood boil with excitement.

Luochen Fairy silently watched the strange young man who had suddenly barged into her life.

Because of his speech, a flame in her heart began to burn.

Her voice was delicate and crisp, yet it carried a heroic spirit. "This humble girl, Luochen Fairy, though but a woman, is willing to follow you... to conquer the world!"

She didn't say the Land of Stray Bandits, but... the world!

Because she knew that the ambition of the young man before her was boundless.

In fact, the world wasn't what he wanted at all!

'His heart, I imagine, is set on... the very pinnacle of the heavens, isn't it?'