Chapter 2444 - 4444: Unity of Heaven and Man

"Uh..." The Knife Saint thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I suppose, it's an additional answer anyway, saves you from going out and saying I'm insincere. The relationship between these two Divine Clans, I can't say for sure. Sometimes they oppose each other, sometimes they unite; it's very strange. But you must remember one thing. No matter their relationship, they are Divine Clans, superior gods, who would never align with mortals. So even if these two factions oppose each other, they remain united in how they treat mortals!"

Ye Qing took a deep breath, the answer to this question left him a bit despondent. Originally, he thought if the two factions opposed each other, maybe the situation under Heaven could change for the better. But now, it seemed he had been overthinking it. No matter how they oppose each other, they are enemies to mortals, and that fact is never wrong.

"Alright, now it's my turn to ask..." The Knife Saint looked at Ye Qing, "Who sent you here?"

"Old Wang Ba." Ye Qing paused for a moment, fearing the Knife Saint wouldn't know who Old Wang Ba was, he explained, "He's a fortune teller, very skilled in divination, he sent me here..."

The Knife Saint said, "I know, the successor of the Iron Calculation Sect!"

"What? You know him?" Ye Qing widened his eyes in astonishment, size up the Knife Saint for a while, saying, "This... this can't be right, can it? He's so young, you've... you've been in seclusion for so long, how could you have heard of his name?"

"What's so strange about me knowing him?" The Knife Saint replied, "Since you know him, are you unaware of the rules of the Iron Calculation Sect?"

"What rules of the Iron Calculation Sect?" Ye Qing asked curiously.

The Knife Saint replied, "Every generation's Sect Leader of the Iron Calculation Sect bears similar names, the only difference is the number. The first generation Sect Leader was named First Old Wang. The second generation was called Second Old Wang. By this count, this Old Wang Ba is the eighth generation Sect Leader."

"What?" Ye Qing's eyes widened in amazement, he never expected the Iron Calculation Sect had such a tradition. Naming each generation's Sect Leader like this? So what does that mean for the ninth generation Sect Leader, would they have to be called Ninth Old Wang? While that may sound acceptable, what about the eleventh generation? Would they be named Old Eleventh Wang?

"Impossible, the Sect Leaders of the Iron Calculation Sect can't name themselves so casually," Ye Qing asked in disbelief.

"Actually, they do name themselves like that without much thought," The Knife Saint replied, "Since their ancestor first entered the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates, establishing the Iron Calculation Sect until now, their names have been decided this way."

"The Sect Leaders of Iron Calculation Sect have entered the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates?" Ye Qing was again taken aback, he hadn't heard of this before.

"Of course." The Knife Saint gave Ye Qing a glance and said, "You didn't know about these things?"

Ye Qing was hearing these things for the first time, and he was quite bewildered. In fact, the most astonished person was the nearby Fat Wang. He scratched his head and said, "Are you kidding? All those Old Wangs are Sect Leaders of the Iron Calculation Sect? According to what you said, I would be called Ninth Old Wang, but I'm neither a fortune-teller nor part of the Iron Calculation Sect!"

"What's it got to do with you!" The Knife Saint glanced at Fat Wang and said, "Someone who can predict this situation and is still called Old Wang Ba, who other than Iron Calculation Sect's member could that be? As for anyone else named Old Wang, if they can't divine, they have absolutely no connection with the Iron Calculation Sect!"

"Come on, you're talking like I want to be associated with the Iron Calculation Sect," Fat Wang immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Fat Lord here eats well and enjoys life, why bother to be a fortune-teller to deceive others?"

"Alright, stop meddling!" Ye Qing gestured to Fat Wang to back off and then looked at the Knife Saint, "Okay, now it's your turn to answer my question. They all say a beyond peerless master lives at most three hundred years, yet how have you lived this long? Since you debuted, has it been three to four hundred years? Has your power exceeded the realm of beyond peerless?"

"Hehe..." The Knife Saint chuckled softly and said, "You didn't ask, but I was planning to tell you anyway. So consider this a bonus, not a question."

Ye Qing immediately perked up his ears. Although the Knife Saint supplied this answer freely, its value was not low—this question is very crucial. Ye Qing was eager to know what realm exists beyond Beyond the Peak.

The Knife Saint didn't directly answer Ye Qing. He took a deep breath, slowly turned his head towards the six broken skeletal structures not far away, and gently said, "Actually, the so-called Beyond the Peak Realm is merely a general term and can't be considered a real realm. How should we say Beyond the Peak Realm? Above the Pinnacle, they can all be considered Beyond the Peak? But above the Pinnacle, there isn't just one realm. Can they all be categorized as one type?"

This statement excited Ye Qing greatly, he quickly said, "So, above the Pinnacle, there are several realms?"

"Absolutely," the Knife Saint replied, "However, I don't know exactly how many realms there are. What I do know is that the highest realm present in the world now is only the Unity of Heaven and Man."

"Unity of Heaven and Man?" Ye Qing stared at the Knife Saint, what exactly is this realm?

"The so-called Unity of Heaven and Man is actually what you commonly refer to as Beyond the Peak Realm. At this realm, one can begin to touch the power of Heaven and Earth, gradually integrating human power with the power of Heaven and Earth, hence the name Unity of Heaven and Man. However, Unity of Heaven and Man is, in fact, a very long process, merely the beginning of this realm," said the Knife Saint, "As for the subsequent realms, they're quite complex and not present in the world, so I don't know what they encompass."

Ye Qing's face filled with shock, suggesting that Beyond the Peak is not the final realm, and there are many realms beyond that, implying there could be even more terrifying characters!

"So what realm are you at now?" Ye Qing asked.

The Knife Saint waved and said, "I guess I have surpassed the Unity of Heaven and Man now. Just that I don't know the name of the realm above Unity of Heaven and Man."

"You've surpassed the Unity of Heaven and Man?" Ye Qing asked, "But didn't you say the highest realm present in the world now is only Unity of Heaven and Man?"

"That's right," the Knife Saint replied, "So these years, I've always been pretending to be dead. Otherwise, do you think I enjoy this?"

The Knife Saint's pretending to be dead has something to do with his realm? What exactly is this? What relation is there between the two?

"Why does it have to be this way?" Ye Qing asked.

"To understand this reason, you first need to know why a person's realm can't surpass Unity of Heaven and Man. Why the highest realm present in the world can only reach Unity of Heaven and Man!" The Knife Saint took a deep breath, gazed at Ye Qing, and said, "Because a person's strength can surpass the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man. But the human body cannot withstand this realm, cannot endure the powers of this realm!"

"What?" Ye Qing was startled again, this was something he didn't quite understand.

"Let me explain," the Knife Saint said, "You also know, with Unity of Heaven and Man, a person's lifespan can reach up to three hundred years. And actually, by the time you're over two hundred, you'll notice your body has become quite decrepit, almost unusable."

"Is that so?" Ye Qing scratched his head, said, "The few masters I've seen aren't like that."

"You're referring to Shijia Wuji and Corpse Ghost Dragon?" the Knife Saint laughed and said, "Understand one thing, Shijia and Wuji are the rightful heirs of Buddhist and Taoist traditions, they practice the most authentic Unique Skills in Buddhism and Taoism. The reason why Buddhist and Taoist sects can create traditions is precisely because of this, their Unique Skills can alter the laws of the universe. Training in authentic Buddhist and Taoist transmission won't encounter these issues. Even if living until three hundred years and dying, your body remains much like when you were young; that's the most wondrous part of Buddhist and Taoist Forces!"

"Is it?" Ye Qing was astonished, thinking about the strength of Shijia and Wuji's bodies, this statement does seem genuine indeed.

"But what about Corpse Ghost Dragon?" Ye Qing asked again, "He hasn't practiced authentic Buddhist and Taoist Unique Skills, how is his body unaffected?"

"Hehe..." the Knife Saint look at Ye Qing and said, "How do you know Corpse Ghost Dragon's body is his original one?"

"What?" Ye Qing looked at the Knife Saint in surprise, "What do you mean by this?"

"You know about Wu Tianchi, right?" the Knife Saint questioned.

"Wu Tianchi, I know!" Ye Qing nodded and said, "But what does it have to do with him?"

The Knife Saint replied, "A master like Wu Tianchi, logically speaking, can use one body for many years. But why does he still need to change bodies, requiring a reincarnation and rebirth approach to continue life?"

"Why?" Ye Qing was bewildered, he had longed to know these details before. Will he find answers to all of them from the Knife Saint now?

"It's simple, because the newly exchanged body can't survive many years. A hundred years is the highest limit!" the Knife Saint said, "Wu Tianchi must change bodies due to this reason. Whereas Corpse Ghost Dragon also has a method for changing bodies. But his method is inferior to Wu Tianchi's. Each time he changes a body, his power diminishes greatly. If he changes many times, he'll be utterly ruined. So for Corpse Ghost Dragon, unless he acquires the genuine Buddhist and Taoist magic transmission, he will gradually become a cripple!"

"Is there such a matter?" Ye Qing marveled, it's no wonder Corpse Ghost Dragon was so persistent in waiting for the opening of the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates. It turns out this guy is aiming for the genuine transmission of Buddhist and Taoist magic. Though speaking of it, Corpse Ghost Dragon is indeed not ordinary, having a method to exchange bodies, no wonder he can be considered as the top person in the past three hundred years.