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Chapter 619: If You Revere Immortals, Why Not Revere Me?
Chapter 619: If You Revere Immortals, Why Not Revere Me?
Above the Eastern Hongze, a vast expanse of silver-white dragon qi had gathered into clouds, blocking out the sun and moon as it dispersed towards the other three Floods.
This was an unusual occurrence, as the Dragon Cave was no longer guarded.
Such an event should have shocked all four Floods, but at this moment, no one had the heart to pay attention.
"Heh—"
A terrifying giant ape, hunched over, let out heavy breaths. Its long arms reached into the waters, tightly gripping the neck of a ferocious beast.
"Let go, I command!"
In the vast sky, a massive black dragon burst through the clouds, its tail lashing out in uncontrollable fury.
The difference in cultivation between the two was like that of clouds and mud.
However, facing the approaching dragon tail, the giant ape's face twisted into a sinister yet mocking smile. With one final exertion of strength, it finally strangled the beast's neck and then glanced sideways.
It was a hideous ape face covered in scars, staring straight at the black dragon without a hint of fear. Instead, its eyes were filled with indifference towards death.
In an instant, accompanied by a loud rumble,
The giant ape, standing atop the surging green waves with its head reaching the white clouds and blue sky, was easily torn apart by the dragon tail, shattering into countless boulders that rained down like pebbles, swallowed by the raging waves.
The black dragon transformed into a human form, revealing itself to be Qi Tianchuan, who had taken the place of the Northern Flood Dragon King.
He stood there, numb and speechless for a long time.
Although his strength was inferior to his brother Qi Tian Ya, and he couldn't become the Northern Flood Dragon King, Qi Tianchuan was still a Celestial Realm Perfection dragon clan member with vast knowledge and experience. Recently, he had even participated in the shocking capture of the Merit Immortal.
His temperament needed no further explanation.
But at this moment, his mind was still filled with the final glimpse of the ape demon from earlier.
This was the third great demon Qi Tianchuan had slain on his journey.
These demons weren't particularly powerful, and none were a match for him, but they had left a profound impression.
Regardless of their kind, when faced with death, they all made the same choice.
That is, before dying, they would try to kill as many Northern Flood demon soldiers as possible, treating their own lives as if they were of no consequence.
Their eyes held the same indifferent and calm gaze.
This situation was beyond Qi Tianchuan's comprehension. In his opinion, these wild demons had cultivated to such a high level, enduring countless hardships along the way. They should value their lives, but what could make them act in such a bizarre manner?
Even he felt his heart and mind shaken.
What's more, the other Northern Flood creatures would suffer greatly when facing these strange and ferocious beings.
"No wonder the advance is hindered."
The Elder Turtle arrived with numerous soldiers and generals, holding a map and sighing, "We've been a bit careless, losing many of our elite Northern Palace troops. Let's slow down and avoid any more accidents."
After a long silence, Qi Tianchuan finally clenched his fist and said, "Send a message to the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect. Let's join forces to clear out Western Hongze first."
With his command, countless demon soldiers slowly withdrew from Eastern Hongze.
As the surging demonic aura in the sky dissipated,
The creatures finally emerged from their hiding places, breathing heavily with lingering fear, staring blankly at the sky.
They had never imagined that the ones who temporarily saved their lives were those ruthless and cruel villains, whose ferocious reputation had suddenly vanished without a trace.
"Ten Thousand Demon Hall..."
Among the crowd, Ye Jiu, covered in blood, gently pushed away the arms supporting him.
After a fierce battle with two late-stage Celestial Realm dragon princes, he had managed to repel both dragons, but he had also paid a heavy price when facing the techniques passed down by those Immortals.
In the crowd's gaze, Ye Jiu slowly walked into the water, reached out, and picked up a piece of shattered stone, examining it carefully in his palm.
After being shattered, what was once a living body had turned into an ordinary stone, losing its luster and all signs of life.
At that moment, the shattered stone suddenly transformed into a black radiant light and escaped.
Ye Jiu looked up and saw countless large and small stones rising from the water, all turning into radiant lights that gathered into one and soared towards the horizon. There, a small figure transformed it into a black mist and stored it in her sleeve.
"The Northern Flood will join forces to clear out Western Hongze."
Ye Jiu roughly understood the identity of the person before him and guessed the reason for the demons' fearless attitude towards death.
He conveyed the information he had succinctly.
The small girl's reaction surprised Ye Jiu. She remained calm, as if feeling no pressure at all, and simply nodded, "I understand."
After speaking, she turned and flew towards the west.
"Count me in."
Ye Jiu drew his radiant long sword without hesitation and followed her.
He knew that against those two Dao Realm experts, the remaining three Floods had almost no chance of victory. But since someone was still daring to stand up, he naturally had to follow, regardless of their identity.
As the Celestial Realm experts gradually left,
The remaining creatures in Eastern Hongze stared at the silver-white dragon qi in the sky, gradually accepting the reality.
The kind Dragon King was gone, and from then on, no one could protect them anymore.
As time passed, some figures gradually left the crowd, summoning their treasures and heading west as well.
...
Eastern Hongze, Dragon Cave.
Qi Tian Ya sat cross-legged, freely inhaling and exhaling the silver-white dragon qi.
Since the Hongze no longer required the guardianship of the four Dragon Palaces, these resources naturally belonged to him.
"Old Lu, don't be jealous. Helping the Immortals will bring you benefits."
Lu Xiao quietly flipped through a book, not responding, but a hint of cold light flashed in his narrowed eyes, revealing a glimpse of his thoughts.
If Qi Tian Ya absorbed the dragon qi of all four Floods, his strength, already superior to Lu Xiao's, would surely soar even higher.
At that time, although it would be a division of rule, the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect would still be suppressed by the Northern Dragon Palace.
It had been ten million years, and he had already grown accustomed to it.
The Boundless Dao Monarch Sect was now a colossal force, occupying nearly half of Hongze, while the seven sects of Nan Hong were like ants, helplessly awaiting their destruction.
As long as he made the right choice.
There was always a chance to turn things around, no need to rush...
Lu Xiao diligently worked on his task, and within a short period, he had uncovered most of the road that the Eastern Dragon King had spent a hundred thousand years constructing.
He had learned the names and backgrounds of every "brick" that paved the way for the Jade Seal to ascend to the heavens. All this information would be presented to the Great Immortal Hongze.
Once the Great Immortal finished consuming the merit food, he would settle the past accounts one by one.
As long as Lu Xiao did his job well, the Immortal would not mistreat him.
"This is... the right choice."
Lu Xiao closed the book, and a smile returned to his face.
But in just a breath...
Qi Tianya suddenly opened his eyes, and Lu Xiao coldly looked towards the Dragon Palace.
...
The empty Dragon Palace was left with only a few silhouettes.
On the square tables, wisps of blue smoke still lingered, as if it were still the same academy from before.
However, behind the tables, there were no more figures, and the crisp laughter had long faded away.
On the stone wall at the deepest part of the palace, a hideous dragon head with distorted features hung high, its twisted purple beard dyed dark red, and its two dragon horns had lost their luster. In its wide-open, lifeless eyes, the blood tears had dried, leaving long scars.
It stared silently at the palace, striking fear into the hearts of the Eastern Hongze's creatures.
"Heh! Heh!"
Zi Yang, with a pale face, unintentionally met his father's gaze and quickly averted his eyes in fear, sitting on the ground with his fingers deeply embedded in the stone bricks, his gaze fixed on the bulging blue veins on the back of his hand.
From the start, Zi Yang had not supported his father's plan.
Zi Yang had never believed that these ordinary mortals could have any impact on the high and mighty Immortals.
But the sudden glimpse of hope had clouded his judgment.
In that moment of delusion,
The entire clan was imprisoned, the father was beheaded, and the dragon's soul was trapped in a gourd, enduring endless torment, never to rise again.
Now, Zi Yang finally understood why Xuan Qing had become despondent.
Zi Yang's mind was consumed with thoughts of killing that Immortal, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't come up with any solution, and even with his remaining sanity, he felt an indescribable fear for having such thoughts.
"Don't look at me... I... I dare not think about it..."
He closed his eyes, curled up, and muttered in a hoarse, almost inaudible voice.
Zi Xian squatted beside her brother, burying her head deeply in the crook of her arm.
As the pride of the Eastern Dragon Palace, she had never imagined that the words 'family destruction' would be so close to her, just a lift of the Immortal's hand away.
The so-called kindness was, in fact, the greatest cruelty, how absurd and laughable.
It was so laughable that Zi Xian had already fallen into a state of madness, and the entire Eastern Dragon Palace was the greatest sinner of Hongze!
...
Zi Lan carried a tray of food and looked at her aunt and uncle in this state, not knowing why, tears suddenly rolled down her cheeks.
She turned and stumbled out of the palace, only to bump into someone's chest.
The jade dish shattered on the ground, and Zi Lan, dazed, wiped her tears vigorously, kneeling to pick up the pieces. She tried to wipe the soup off her sleeve, but no matter how hard she tried, it wouldn't come off, and she finally broke down in tears, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it wasn't on purpose!"
But the figure did not scold her, it quietly stepped over her and walked towards the palace.
Zi Lan looked up in a daze, and through her tear-filled eyes, she saw a familiar handsome white side profile.
Back in the Nan Hong Immortal Cave, she had blamed him for being too cruel, but after witnessing how the Dragon Grandpa had died in such a humiliating manner, Zi Lan suddenly felt that perhaps his approach was the right one.
Later, she had also heard her uncle and aunt mention him.
But the youth in their stories, though his character was similar to what she remembered, the deeds he had done did not match up.
How could someone who struggled to kill Yue Tianji also kill the Western Dragon King?
Zi Lan had never imagined that their reunion would be under such circumstances.
She stared at the youth's back, quickly got up, and followed him step by step.
"Run! There's..."
No one would have expected that in the seemingly peaceful Eastern Dragon Palace, two Dao Realm experts were present.
Even in such a situation, the first words out of the Purple Beard White Dragon's mouth were still, "Run."
Shen Yi slightly raised his eyes and looked at the hideous dragon head on the stone wall.
His eyes were like ancient wells, deep and dark, not the lifeless gray of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Emotionless Dao.
Even in his normal state, Shen Yi did not express any sadness or other emotions.
He continued walking towards the front and stopped beneath the dragon head.
"You..."
Zi Yang and Zi Xian finally sensed something amiss and looked up with their dim, lifeless eyes.
Then they saw Shen Yi reach out his hand.
"Don't move! This has nothing to do with you!" Zi Yang suddenly stood up like a mad beast, shouting hoarsely.
What kind of son could bear to see his father's head hung high, unable to close his eyes in death?
But he really couldn't move... because it was the Immortal who hung it there.
No one knew what kind of terrifying things would happen after offending this unpredictable Immortal.
"Hmm."
Shen Yi seemed to ignore them, gently took down the dragon head, and placed it on the table.
Zi Xian was struck by lightning, her body stiffening as she turned around.
As she had predicted, at the moment the dragon's head was taken off, two more figures appeared outside the grand hall, standing indifferently.
Qi Tianya and Lu Xiao simultaneously raised their eyebrows.
They were the left and right-hand men of the Immortal, so the dignity of the Immortal represented their reputation.
An unknown young man with a Middle Heaven Realm cultivation base had just strolled into the hall, humiliating them.
"You are the most talented person I've ever seen in Hongze."
Lu Xiao entered the hall and chuckled lightly, "And the dumbest one, too."
It was ridiculous to offend an Immortal Official recognized by the Immortal Court over such a meaningless matter, even more so than Xuan Qing and Zi Yang.
He walked up to Zi Yang, crouched down, and slammed the prince's head to the ground, "Are you reminding him that you care about him, so he's one of them?"
At this age, possessing such strength meant he was most likely not a native of Hongze but an outsider.
Qi Tianya also stepped forward, patted Zi Xian's head gently, "Tell Uncle, who is he?"
Such a feat couldn't be left for Lu Xiao alone.
The siblings trembled, biting their lips tightly, their eyes fixed on the two Dao Realm experts' toes, but they remained silent.
They couldn't betray their allies under their father's watchful eyes.
But! But Shen Yi! Why did he come here? Why did he have to extinguish their last shred of hope?
He should have gone to the Central Continent, joined a major sect, achieved fame and glory, and then returned to seek justice for them!
Zi Yang suddenly began to sob, and the last glimmer of light in his eyes slowly faded.
He closed his eyes slowly.
However, no one noticed that Shen Yi had also closed his eyes.
The accumulated lifespan of a demonic being was rapidly depleting, transforming into a blood-red grand seal.
At the same time, a majestic hall's illusion enveloped the entire Eastern Dragon Palace at a visible speed.
"..."
The black-robed youth sat behind the desk, slowly opening his eyes and gazing at the dragon's head on the table, which was where the Eastern Dragon King once sat and preached.
The books on the desk were in disarray.
He gently caressed the purple beard of the dragon's head, straightened the books, and asked in a clear voice, "Are you really afraid of Immortals?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Tianya and Lu Xiao froze, as if their inverse scales had been touched. They replied in a deep voice, "We revere them!"
This idiot was already a dead man, and he dared to speak such nonsense, which meant his death wouldn't be easy.
However, Shen Yi seemed completely unaware of their anger. He calmly put down the books, and his expression became peaceful again, "Then look up and see what I am."
Before they could finish speaking, the two Dao Realm experts, puzzled, released the siblings and turned to look at the figure behind the desk.
This outsider cultivator had acted strangely from the beginning, arousing their curiosity.
However, they didn't see anything unusual about Shen Yi.
On his youthful face, a slight smile lifted the corners of his lips, giving him an innocent appearance.
But as his tone became mocking, the two experts suddenly detected a hint of ferocity in his smile, even his straight, white teeth seemed like the fangs of a ferocious beast.
"Are you really looking?"
The entire hall suddenly became chilling, like a dead zone.
In an instant, only Shen Yi and the Immortal could see the boundless land and water, which abruptly appeared in the minds of the two Dao Realm experts.
Countless lifespans had been spent to obtain the Demon Emperor's weapon, various Immortal Arts, divine abilities, including Immortal Arrays and many Stone Guardians. Even if they exhausted all their resources, it would be difficult to pose a threat to the two Dao Realm experts.
But Shen Yi was not using his own powers at this moment.
At least for this instant, he was an Immortal.
The entire Nan Hong and Xi Hong suddenly stirred, and the vast heavenly energy between the two regions erupted into chaos!
In front of this vast land and water, the cultivators and demonic tribes seemed insignificant.
"Roar!"
Qi Tianya sensed something amiss, his eyes filled with deep fear. Black scales instantly covered his body, and he was about to transform into his true form to escape.
Lu Xiao instinctively wanted to summon the Ancestral Stele.
Both of them seemed to have lost their voices, unable to speak, as they were directly facing the pressure of the two regions.
"..."
Zi Yang and Zi Xian stared blankly, watching as the black dragon rose and was grabbed by an invisible giant hand. His body became as tiny as an eel, frantically struggling. Lu Xiao's dark golden robe shattered, and his fingers, which were trying to summon the Ancestral Stele, broke one by one, followed by his entire arm exploding into a bloody mist.
Only the thick heavenly energy, indescribable, filled the entire hall, roaring like waves.
Shen Yi sat behind the desk, his eyes lowered, carefully smoothing the hair of the dragon's head. When he felt it was neat enough, he extended his palms and placed them against his own forehead, slowly closing the dragon's eyes.
He wiped away the two tear streaks with his thumb, leaving only a gentle whisper.
"The path you prepared for them, they refuse to take."
"Then I'll take my own path."
Shen Yi stood up, walked around the desk, collected the two piles of severed limbs and corpses on the ground, and left the Dragon Palace as quietly as he had arrived.
His path was called the Yellow Springs.
The remaining three people in the hall stared blankly at the empty hall.
Their pupils had narrowed to pinpoints.
What had they just witnessed...
What had they really gotten to know along the way?
Shen Yi was not a reincarnated Immortal; he was a true Immortal!
(End of Chapter)
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