The title of Supreme Taoist is just a distant legend to the vast majority of practitioners.

The true strength of the Supreme Taoist has always been a topic of endless debate among various forces.

Even though Shen Yuan experienced the rebellion in the three states of the southern region and suppressed the lord of the northern Mang Mountain, and displayed extraordinary magical powers, a closer look revealed that the strength of the Supreme Taoist himself seemed to be far less powerful than the legend.

The strength he demonstrated in stopping the flood in Qingzhou is unknown. At the Cangzhou Conference, he only killed a demon king. He killed the lord of Beimang Mountain by taking advantage of the loopholes in the Ten Courts of Hell formation to allow ordinary people to destroy the ancient forbidden land.

These methods can reveal the mysterious magical powers and spells mastered by the Supreme Taoist, and his understanding of many eternal secrets, but there is no intuitive and real information about his strength.

Especially after comparing it with the appearance of the King of Hell and suppressing the Ten Kings of Hell with his own strength, the methods of the Supreme Taoist seemed like child's play in comparison.

The Supreme Taoist who had previously dominated the Xuanhuang Realm seemed to have become a foil in front of the majesty of the Emperor of Shinto. This made the Great Xia court and even the Dongtian Paradise look down on him.

But as the cultivators went to the Fang Cun Secret Realm and experienced the earth-shattering battle in the secret realm, all the trial-takers had a certain understanding of the power of the Supreme Taoist.

Especially when the Fangcun Secret Realm was shattered, the powerful men from the major sects who could only tremble in fear in the aftermath of the battle realized that even if the Supreme Taoist was not as good as the Emperor of Fengdu, he was not someone they could contend with.

Even if he is suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth and only retains the state of transformation of the spirit, he can still be invincible in the world.

At this point, all the practitioners who participated in the Fang Cun Secret Realm trial and survived to the end had their reverence for the Supreme Taoist reached an unprecedented level.

However, compared with many of the Fangcun Secret Realm trial participants, Emperor Xia's emotional changes were much simpler and more straightforward.

"It's you!"

Emperor Xia's eyes widened with anger, he stared at Shen Yuan and said in a deep voice:

"If you just back off, I can pretend nothing happened!"

Emperor Xia didn't know much about the devastating battle in the Fangcun Secret Realm, but just from the fact that Shen Yuan shattered the hand of the City God, one could tell how strong he was.

Even though he was filled with anger towards Shen Yuan, Emperor Xia still did not want to provoke a powerful enemy and add trouble at this critical moment.

If Shen Yuan can be persuaded to retreat, there will be plenty of ways to take action against him later.

The aggressive Emperor Xia showed a somewhat conciliatory attitude as soon as he opened his mouth, which immediately startled the monks from the major sects present.

But then several soul-refining masters who had manifested the Yang God Method to fight against the imperial capital formation were under pressure and spoke loudly:

"Sir Daozi, please do not believe what Emperor Xia says."

"This incense and fire realm is extremely strange, and it seems to be able to affect the rules of the world in the Xuanhuang Realm. There must be a big secret behind it!"

"We have been fighting with all our strength since we came into this world, but no thunder has descended upon us so far. Emperor Xia must be planning something big with this. Master Daozi, please do not be fooled!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia glanced fiercely at the monks of various sects under the imperial capital formation and rebuked them coldly:

"Noisy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Human Emperor Seal held in Emperor Xia's right hand burst into light, echoing the great formation that enveloped the entire imperial capital.

Amid the roar, the huge tripod seemed to carry the fortune of the dynasty and the destiny of humanity and pressed down again, directly pressing the statues of the Yang God into the earth.

Inside the magnificent temple above the imperial capital, the right hand of the City God, which was filled with the power of incense and vows, has been restored again. The majestic god wearing a crown looks down, exuding a majesty that is completely different from that of Emperor Xia.

Amidst the waves of pressure, Emperor Xia said solemnly:

"If the Supreme Daoist retreats today, I swear on my throne as the Emperor of Man that I will never cause trouble for you.

Daozi can also take Xia Yunqiu, Gong Buyu and others away."

Having said that, Emperor Xia can be said to have made a huge concession and seemed full of sincerity.

Even those Soul Refining Masters who had spoken out to instigate the situation earlier couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The current situation is indeed that Emperor Xia has the upper hand, the incense and magic domain has been established, especially the imperial capital is still Emperor Xia's home ground.

To be honest, if they were allowed to choose for themselves, most of them would take the initiative to retreat and leave rather than take the risk of confronting Emperor Xia head-on.

Shen Yuan smiled, and seemed to be quite interested in Emperor Xia's conditions, but there was a coldness in the depths of his eyes.

If Emperor Xia just asked him and Gong Buyu to leave, Shen Yuan might have believed it a little.

However, Emperor Xia took the initiative to add Xia Yunqiu, which immediately made Shen Yuan realize that this promise was nothing but a blank check.

No one knows better than Shen Yuan what Xia Yunqiu, now the crown prince, represents. It can be said that Xia Yunqiu is the biggest flaw in Emperor Xia's position as the Human Emperor.

Only by killing Xia Yunqiu can Emperor Xia consolidate his position. This is already a fight for humanity, there is no room for compromise.

Shen Yuan did not agree, but looked at the city god statue in the temple with interest.

"I would like to try and see what the difference is between the capital city god born from the gathering of the city gods of Daxia and the connection with the incense and fire domain."

“Arrogant!”

Having said that, Emperor Xia already understood Shen Yuan's attitude and no longer held any hope.

Inside the temple, the majestic deity slowly stood up from the throne, and the incense and magic domain attached to the present world began to invade the present world following the actions of the City God.

In the sky, the clear daytime sky that had originally recovered was once again shrouded in a dim yellow. The incense and fire realm replaced the original present world and forcibly dragged Shen Yuan into it.

The incense and vows that have gathered in the imperial capital for three thousand years manifested in the incense domain and turned into a huge token that fell from the sky.

"Those who disobey the orders of the Emperor will be beheaded!"

Shen Yuan suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart, and used Hu Tian's magical power to tear through space and escape from this place.

Just as Shen Yuan was leaving, a blade light carrying the killing power of all the people fell on where he was standing.

In that ray of knife light, it seemed as if there were projections of countless lives that had been beheaded over the past three thousand years. The endless resentment of these lives was integrated into the incense and transformed into this blow.

The sword light ignored the defensive magic and directly cut through the true spirit. Even the great immortal Huanxu would find it difficult to resist.

The hidden figure appeared in the space dozens of miles away, and before Shen Yuan could stop, the knife light fell again like a shadow.

Shen Yuan frowned slightly, realizing that dodging was useless, and he moved his hands without any hesitation. He waved his sleeves lightly towards the knife light in the sky.

A secret place in a small space, a space in the sleeve!

The entire space solidified at this moment, and the miniature black hole opened in the sleeves easily swallowed the knife light and exiled it within the small secret realm.

This is the method Shen Yuan realized after re-enacting the Fang Cun Secret Realm. It is a method of gathering all things into the secret realm, and has a bit of the charm of the great supernatural power of holding the universe in one's sleeve. However, it is fundamentally different from that great supernatural power that is famous in all realms.

The decree that gathered the resentment of all living beings in the imperial capital for three thousand years was unable to have the slightest effect on Shen Yuan, which made Emperor Xia tremble in fear.

Within the incense and fire domain, the City God opened his eyes and waved his hand, and a token fell from the sky again.

"The evil heretics must be suppressed forever!"

In the incense and fire realm, the newly opened domain pressed down on Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan was not afraid at all. The Qi of heaven and earth within the small secret realm was surging. He used the space in his sleeves as a medium to perform the Nine Breaths to Subdue the Qi Great Power and forcibly resisted the suppression of the Incense and Fire Realm.

Even though the entire Jingzhou territory and the incense and magic domain were all under his control, they still could not completely suppress Shen Yuan. The vast Qi of heaven and earth even showed a tendency to resist.

On the top of the altar, Emperor Xia looked extremely unhappy. Although the City God had returned to his position and the incense and fire domain had covered the territory of Daxia, the time was still too short.

The 3,650 City Gods throughout the world have barely condensed the body of a City God, and they do not have any extra incense and vows to provide to the Capital City God.

The incense that had been stored for thousands of years before Daxia was all used to create the incense domain, so the City God had a status but nowhere to display it.

In addition, the civil and military judges, as well as the City God's ghost messengers have not returned to their positions in the City God Temple. The City God Temple is not complete and is only equivalent to the Great Immortal Huanxu.

In a real life-and-death fight, the City God may not be able to defeat the Supreme Taoist.

As soon as he thought of this, Emperor Xia's gaze suddenly fell towards the imperial city.

"You enter the incense and fire realm and help the City God suppress the Supreme Taoist!"

In the imperial city, several eunuchs with feminine faces hesitated and did not immediately respond to Emperor Xia's order.

Emperor Xia sneered upon seeing this and said:

"If the City God fails, can you remain unscathed?"

Having said this, the eunuchs no longer hesitated. Their swollen bodies tore through their brocade clothes and transformed into ferocious flesh and blood Shuras.

And their aura was surprisingly the same as the one around them, all of them were at the spirit refining realm.

Without seeing any movement from Emperor Xia, these flesh-and-blood Shuras took the initiative to tear open the dim incense domain and strode into it.

With the arrival of several flesh-and-blood Shuras, the dim yellow color in the incense domain became more and more intense, and even made Shen Yuan sense a familiar breath.

Within the Incense and Fire Domain, several flesh and blood Shuras stepped into the void and headed straight for Shen Yuan who was suppressed by the Incense and Fire Domain.

Shen Yuan, who was in a stalemate with the Xianghuo Fayu, showed a look of surprise, and the Huiming sword at his waist was suddenly unsheathed.

A sharp sword light tore through the incense domain and slashed towards the flesh-and-blood Shura that was several feet tall.

Yang Shen controlled the sword to tear apart the flesh and blood that was comparable to the Dharmakāya, cutting the three flesh and blood Shuras in half, and then the remaining force of the sword light and shadows cut down again.

Under the Disha sword technique, the flesh and blood Shuras had no power to resist at all and were easily killed.

But just as Shen Yuan was about to put away the Huiming Sword, under the dim light of the incense domain, the beheaded flesh and blood Shura slowly squirmed, and its torn body healed again.

Shen Yuan frowned, and the sword light tore the flesh and blood Shura apart again. The complete body was chopped into tens of thousands of tiny pieces of flesh by the sword energy.

But this was still of no avail. The sword light could only tear apart the flesh and blood Shura's bodies. Their souls and spirits seemed to have merged into the incense and fire domain, and their bodies could be restored no matter how Shen Yuan killed them.

However, under the sharp sword light, several flesh and blood Shuras could not threaten Shen Yuan at all. No matter how they used their magical powers and spells, they would be killed by a single sword.

The situation once again fell into a strange stalemate, seemingly no different from before.

Emperor Xia was furious. He had never thought that even if he used his trump card, he would be unable to do anything to Shen Yuan. The opponent's strength was beyond his expectations.

"If you want to completely suppress him, you can only..."

"No, no! I haven't pacified the situation yet. If it is exposed in advance, even if I suppress the Supreme Daoist, it will cause great trouble."

Just as Emperor Xia was hesitating, a feminine voice slowly sounded in his ears.

"What are you hesitating about?"

"Is it still difficult for you to give up this burdensome human body?"

"To achieve the status of a god as a human emperor is to ascend to heaven and surpass the status of a god in the lower realm. Even in the upper realm, one can be comparable to a star lord and control the power of heaven and earth.

Compared to the supreme godhood, what is there to be nostalgic about the incomplete body of the emperor? "

There was a flash of madness in Emperor Xia's eyes, but there was still a last glimmer of clarity in his true spirit.

"Completely abandoning the throne of the Human Emperor is undoubtedly giving up the initiative, which will add uncertainty to the future. This is something I absolutely cannot accept!"

A soft voice sighed faintly:

"Okay! Since you insist on doing this, I will teach you the method of dividing the soul, which will allow a part of your soul to enter the capital city god.

By then, the City God will be able to achieve the status of a divine monarch, and you will still be able to control the world's situation and govern the destiny of humanity."

"good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, complex information flooded into Emperor Xia's mind like a tide.

Inside the incense and fire domain, he glanced at the location of Emperor Xia outside the domain with some doubt, and the sword light around him once again killed the flesh and blood Shura.

Being in the Xuanhuang Realm, without the home advantage of the Fangcun Secret Realm, Shen Yuan's strength has indeed been greatly weakened.

But even if it is weakened further, it is still not a problem to deal with the city god and the flesh-and-blood Shura who can only use crude means.

The reason why Shen Yuan pretended to be in a stalemate was to lure Emperor Xia into revealing his true identity.

He didn't believe that Emperor Xia paid such a high price just for these things, and there must be a bigger conspiracy behind it.

Suddenly, a strange aura rose from the body of Emperor Xia on the altar.

Shen Yuan's eyes focused, and he saw the incomplete soul that had split from Emperor Xia's body ascend into the incense and fire realm and merge into the city god deity.

The City God, who looked no different from Emperor Xia, seemed to be endowed with a different kind of vitality, and a powerful aura continued to rise from the body of the deity.

At this moment, the City God seemed like a king who had descended to the earth, and his status had reached the level of a god comparable to that of an immortal.

With the upgrading of the City God, the incense and fire domain solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye. Shen Yuan, who was pretending to be in a stalemate, finally felt a fatal threat under the pressure of the City God.

At this moment, a bit of human madness finally appeared on the face of that majestic god.

“Is this the power of the gods?”

The City God spoke slowly, and his inspiring words created ripples within the Incense and Fire Realm. The terrifying power was contained within the body of the deity, and it seemed as if he could control this vast world of Incense and Fire Realm in his hands with every move he made.

After briefly indulging in the power of the gods, the City God's gaze suddenly fell on Shen Yuan, with a flash of contempt in his eyes.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."

"The era of the Supreme Daoist should also come to an end!"

With five fingers spread out, heaven and earth collapsed, and the energy of heaven and earth around Shen Yuan dissipated in an instant.

Facing the terrifying pressure, Shen Yuan seemed unaware of it. He smiled and said:

"Finally I've got you."

The god-driving magical power that had entered the second realm was mobilized at this moment, and the dormant magical power of communicating with the netherworld was also catering to Shen Yuan at this moment, and the first and second magical powers of the Earthly Fiends were all added to him.

The soul of the City God on the throne trembled suddenly. For some reason, he felt an unprecedented fear from Shen Yuan.

It was as if the God Emperor and the King of Hell from above the sky and below the nine underworlds were shouting orders in unison, and their majestic voices echoed throughout the entire Dharma realm.

“Kneel down!”