No matter what, everybody had to admit that Shang Qing was nearly invincible the moment the illusory Progenitor Chen appeared.

“If you really want to pass through this checkpoint, then you can just go. The higher you climb, the further you will fall,” Shang Qing calmly stated as he gazed at Bu Kong, Zhi Yi, and Yao Xuan. He had changed his mind.

Bu Kong grew annoyed; Shang Qing had the exact same idea as the Daosource Three Skies. The only reason why Bu Kong had allowed so many people to go past his checkpoint was because he wanted to defeat them on a more impressive stage. Shang Qing had the exact same idea. Fine then—they would find out who was more powerful at that time. 

Although Progenitor Chen was invincible, it was still a strand of qi that had no intelligence.

Intelligence was the most important thing for a cultivator, and since the illusory Progenitor was just a humanoid with no intelligence, Bu Kong did not feel threatened by it. 

If Shang Qing was able to summon a Progenitor Chen that possessed intelligence, then there would simply be no point in fighting him. People could still have hope when fighting against Shang Qing since he was only capable of summoning Progenitor Chen’s power, not the Progenitor’s intelligence. 

Since the figure that was summoned was just a shell without any intelligence, its strength could not reach the same level that...