The old man of creation led a group of experts around the world. For over a thousand years, they had explored more than half of the Immortal Realm on foot.
Today, as they walked across a plain, the old man of creation suddenly slowed his pace.
"Hurry up, stop dawdling!"
A cultivator beside him immediately kicked the old man of creation hard in the backside, sending him sprawling to the ground.
"If you weren't somewhat useful, I would have long ago dismembered you, skinned you, and refined your soul."
A relative of this cultivator had died at the hands of the old man of creation years ago. He was one of the dozen or so enemies the old man of creation had recruited in his earliest days.
Seeing the old man of creation being beaten, the other dozens of powerful figures watched with cold eyes, showing no sympathy.
In any group, there are always one or two individuals who serve as punching bags, absorbing the excess passion of the masses.
Currently, the old man of creation was fulfilling that role.
With him around, the entire team appeared harmonious and exceptionally pleasant.
The old man of creation was long accustomed to it. After enduring a beating on the ground, he finally got up and brushed the footprints off his backside.
"I sense the Creation Jade Disk is nearby."
"Then why didn't you say so sooner!"
More punches landed on the old man of creation.
Receiving these blows, the old man of creation merely wore a simple, dull smile, displaying a remarkable ability to endure insults without retaliation.
"In which direction? Hurry and lead us to it."
"Yes! Yes!"
The old man of creation immediately bowed and led the group in one direction.
A distance of tens of thousands of miles was but a blink of an eye for a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
At this point, the old man of creation reached out towards the void and scooped out a Creation Jade Disk, which he held in his hand.
"Hahahaha…"
"We've finally found another Creation Jade Disk!"
"Quickly hand over the Creation Jade Disk to me!"
"Why should I give it to you? Give it to me!"
As this group of experts was about to quarrel over the Creation Jade Disk, the old man of creation understood the implications.
He dared not continue holding the Creation Jade Disk and immediately tossed it before the crowd.
Then, the old man of creation resumed his dull and expressionless demeanor, retreating far to the side, not daring to get involved.
"Everyone, listen to me first!"
At this moment, a white-haired elder with considerable prestige among the crowd stepped forward and shouted.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say, but if you expect us to yield it willingly, that's absolutely impossible."
The white-haired elder cupped his hands and said hastily.
"With such a treasure before us, I naturally would not dare to ask everyone to yield it willingly!"
"Does everyone remember how the Nine-Headed Serpent and Kunpeng Ancestor died?"
Upon the white-haired elder's mention, many whose hearts had been burning with desire became calmer.
Many had personally witnessed the death of the Nine-Headed Serpent, killed by the spirit of the Creation Jade Disk.
Although they hadn't personally witnessed the death of Kunpeng Ancestor, after years of investigation, they all knew he too had died at the hands of the spirit.
Recalling these past lessons, everyone was less eager now and listened quietly as the white-haired elder continued.
"Everyone has cultivated with great difficulty. With this treasure before us, do not let your eyes be blinded by greed and overlook the dangerous nature of the Creation Jade Disk's spirit."
"Therefore, if we were to fight each other for this treasure now, we would still inevitably fall prey to the spirit."
No one present was foolish. Those who had cultivated to this point without dying were all cautious individuals.
Now, with the white-haired elder's reminder, everyone deeply agreed.
"Then what is your plan? Speak it out."
The white-haired elder stroked his long beard, cleared his throat, and continued.
"My idea is that the spirit of this Creation Jade Disk is rebellious and very difficult to deal with."
"We don't know what hidden methods it possesses. Fighting it alone would easily lead to us falling into its trap, and ultimately being killed by it."
"Since that is the case, why don't we join forces and subdue and seal this spirit first, rendering it powerless to resist?"
"After subduing the spirit, whoever ends up with the Creation Jade Disk and the Dao Tree, we can then compete for it based on our own abilities. What do you all think?"
"Good!"
"Let's do it!"
"This plan is excellent!"
The suggestion put forth by the white-haired elder was immediately met with everyone's agreement.
"Then let's make our move!"
With that, everyone attacked together and quickly apprehended Xiao Fei's nine clones.
Xiao Fei, hidden within the Creation Jade Disk, had heard all their discussions clearly.
Now that he was apprehended by dozens of powerful figures, he couldn't help but curse them as cunning old foxes in his heart.
He knew that resistance in front of these dozens of powerful figures would be futile, so he didn't resist, allowing them to do as they pleased.
Then, the dozens of powerful figures, with their hands and feet all over the place, tightly bound Xiao Fei's nine clones, preventing even a single hair from moving.
As for Xiao Fei's main primordial spirit, it had long since merged with the Creation Jade Disk and could not be extracted. Now, they could only use Daoist techniques to seal it along with the Creation Jade Disk.
As for whether there were any hidden dangers within the main primordial spirit, that would be the problem of whoever obtained the Creation Jade Disk.
In fact, they had a better method: to torture Xiao Fei's nine clones severely and extract information.
To find out what hidden methods he possessed that allowed him to kill two Great Luo Golden Immortals consecutively.
However, everyone had their own selfish desires. Everyone present thought that they themselves might be the ones to ultimately obtain the Creation Jade Disk.
At that time, the secret methods of the Creation Jade Disk's spirit would become their own secret methods, and naturally, they could not be revealed to the public.
Therefore, everyone pretended not to have considered this aspect.
With the spirit of the artifact no longer a concern, everyone finally felt at ease and could attend to the main business.
That is, the moment the final seal on the Creation Jade Disk was completed, a great battle instantly erupted.
This battle, involving dozens of Great Luo Golden Immortals, was earth-shattering.
The old man of creation, standing far away, unconsciously retreated another few thousand miles.
Learning from the experience of the previous time when the treasure was snatched by Kunpeng Ancestor, everyone was even more vigilant this time, ensuring no one could easily succeed.
This battle raged for three years without a moment's rest.
However, Xiao Fei's clones, who had been tightly sealed, occasionally stole glances at the battlefield.
The powerful figures present were all engrossed in the fight and naturally did not notice. Only the half-dead old man of creation in the distance would occasionally glance in Xiao Fei's direction.