Chapter 661: The Owners of the Immortal Artifacts
“Judging from this great formation enveloping the Nine Provinces Continent, this Nine Provinces place really has some tricks up its sleeve.” Immortal Lord Luwu pointed and gestured, his attitude condescending.
They didn’t feel the slightest bit of danger.
If it weren’t for the embryonic Heavenly Dao appearing, how could the Nine Provinces be worthy of them making a move?
If they joined forces, as long as they didn’t encounter a Primordial Chaos and Limitless Immortal, they could strut sideways across the entire Immortal Realm.
What could the Nine Provinces use to oppose them? Relying on a mere embryonic Heavenly Dao born from a lower realm?
“Where is Jiang Li? Why hasn’t he hurried to pay his respects to this lord?” Immortal Lord Luwu struck first, wanting to capture Jiang Li alive as evidence that an embryonic Heavenly Dao existed within the Nine Provinces.
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“Are those… Immortals?”
The immortal power of the four Golden Immortals surged mightily, their overflowing power visible to the naked eye. Even someone with no knowledge would know these were Immortals, and that they came with ill intent.
“What do they want with Human Sovereign Jiang?”
The appearance of Immortals meant there was still hope of reaching the Immortal Realm, but this didn’t make the common people happy. On the contrary, they were furious.
So what if they’re Immortals? You weren’t here when the Outer Realm Demons came, and now you show up looking all high and mighty, seeking to interrogate Human Sovereign Jiang.
Get lost! The Nine Provinces doesn’t need the Immortal Realm!
“But these are Immortals after all, the ultimate goal of our quest for immortality and the Dao. If we treat Immortals with this attitude, won’t they hold a grudge? And the Immortals represent the Immortal Realm. If they’re looking for Human Sovereign Jiang, maybe Human Sovereign Jiang really has a problem.”
*Thump—*
The person who said this received a solid punch, thrown by his senior sect brother.
“Human Sovereign Jiang has a problem? Has a dog eaten your conscience!”
“Still talking about questing for immortality and the Dao? If it weren’t for Human Sovereign Jiang, you wouldn’t even have the qualification to cultivate, you might have long ago had your skin and bones used in a blood sacrifice by the Demonic Path!”
“The chance to enter a sect, the essential reading for beginning cultivation, the cultivation techniques opened by the Human Sovereign Hall… all these were provided by Human Sovereign Jiang. Without Human Sovereign Jiang, you’d be nothing!”
“What are Immortals anyway? For nine thousand years we haven’t even seen a shadow of them. I spit on them!”
Only an extremely small portion of people questioned Jiang Li, and this tiny group was soon left stammering and speechless by the list of Jiang Li’s deeds others presented.
Jiang Li’s contributions were far greater than the vague and distant Immortal Realm.
“Look, the Five Senses Reception Mirror has a feed, it’s live-streaming Human Sovereign Jiang and the Immortals up close.”
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“Is this the major event the Empress said we needed to prepare for?” Before the officials of the Tianyuan Dynasty was a massive Five Senses Reception Mirror.
“How did the Empress know? The Human Sovereign only told her to come over.”
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“A mere watchdog of the Immortal Emperor dares to demand others pay respects?” Jiang Li and Yu Yin flew into the air, recognizing Immortal Lord Luwu at a glance.
The Immortal Elder had said that Immortal Lord Luwu, relying on the Immortal Emperor’s favor, acted like a tyrant in the Immortal Realm, offending countless Immortals.
“You girl, are you the current Tianyuan Emperor? A wise man submits to circumstances. Surrender early, and I, your ancestor, will put in a good word for you before the Immortal Emperor, sparing your life.” Immortal Lord Tianyuan recognized Yu Yin’s identity.
“Wait, you don’t carry the bloodline of my Tianyuan Imperial Family. Who are you!” Immortal Lord Tianyuan’s expression changed, his face filled with anger.
A Tianyuan Emperor without Tianyuan Imperial blood! The Tianyuan Dynasty he had worked so hard to establish had been usurped!
Even facing the founding ancestor of the Tianyuan Dynasty, Yu Yin had no intention of saying much. Instead, she took out the Wishful Gourd.
Immortal Lord Tianyuan threw back his head and laughed. “I wondered what reliance a Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator like you could have. So it’s this defective, broken gourd.”
“Truly ignorant and short-sighted. A piece of garbage I discarded, and you treat it as a treasure.”
The Wishful Gourd was something Immortal Lord Tianyuan had bought from the Dao Ancestor at great cost, a third-generation descendant of the Innate Gourd Vine. After learning he’d been cheated, Immortal Lord Tianyuan tossed it to the Tianyuan Dynasty in the lower realm like throwing away trash.
Normally, when Yu Yin used the Wishful Gourd, it would be endlessly chatty and happy. Now, it was acting completely out of character, silent and wordless.
Yu Yin spoke, her tone flat. “Who is truly ignorant and short-sighted, and whether the Dao Ancestor foresaw today, will only be known after we fight.”
Yu Yin took light, lotus-like steps, walking towards Immortal Lord Tianyuan, her expression icy, making Immortal Lord Tianyuan feel like he was the one at Tribulation Transcendence Stage and Yu Yin was the Golden Immortal.
As Yu Yin stepped forward, the national fortune of the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Nine Provinces Spirit Plant Array provided dual empowerment. Immortal artifacts like the Brahma Tower all arrived on the scene, and even the Yin-Yang Heaven Seal came, allowing Yu Yin to command them, all to help the Wishful Gourd vent this pent-up anger.
“With Big Brother here, I’d like to see who dares bully you.” The Yin-Yang Heaven Seal shook its seal body, radiating anger.
“Master, everyone…” The Wishful Gourd was moved almost to tears, but unfortunately, immortal artifacts have no tears.
“Well, this is finally getting a bit interesting.” Immortal Lord Tianyuan sensed Yu Yin’s skyrocketing power.
“There’s so much pointless talk even during a fight.” Yu Yin’s words were spoken for the gourd’s benefit, and also for Immortal Lord Tianyuan’s.
The Wishful Gourd immediately reorganized its mindset and spewed forth immeasurable Calamity Light, catching Immortal Lord Tianyuan completely off guard.
After its upgrade, it was no longer the Wishful Gourd of old.
Yu Yin bit her index finger and drew three Confucian Guardians on the Great Scholar’s Manuscript.
Three Celestial Immortal-level Confucian Guardians appeared, protecting Yu Yin on her left and right.
Yu Yin held the Yin-Yang Heaven Seal and softly chanted, “Enlighten.”
Immortal Lord Tianyuan’s immortal robe developed sentience and attacked him. Seizing this opportunity, Yu Yin threw a punch fit for a ruler surveying their domain, her imperial majesty vast and mighty.
Immortal Lord Tianyuan tore off his immortal robe and met Yu Yin’s fist with his own. The two fists collided, the released shockwaves capable of destroying heaven and earth, enough to split the entire world in two.
The Brahma Tower utilized spatial power to transfer the shockwaves behind Immortal Lord Tianyuan, who solidly took the full brunt of all the attacks.
He was also at a disadvantage in the fist clash with Yu Yin, feeling pain. He noticed a small stone tied to Yu Yin’s finger.
Yu Yin had bound the Other Mountain Stone to her middle knuckle.
“What a clever little girl, able to command so many immortal artifacts!”
Immortal Lord Tianyuan was furious but dared not take out his own immortal artifacts, fearing they might be enlightened by the Yin-Yang Heaven Seal and turn against him.
His immortal robe was a lesson learned.
“Even without using immortal artifacts, you are not my match. Tianyuan Places a Piece!”
A chessboard appeared simultaneously beneath the feet of Immortal Lord Tianyuan and Yu Yin. Yu Yin represented the white pieces, Immortal Lord Tianyuan the black pieces.
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“Is this the Brahma Tower this humble monk refined?” The Immeasurable Capturing Light Buddha raised an eyebrow. The Brahma Tower was refined by him and consecrated by the Buddha, making it quite extraordinary.
“No need to pay attention to that side. That girl is Tianyuan’s responsibility. What we need is to capture Jiang Li!” Immortal Lord Luwu said.
“Why capture him? Such a rebel against the Immortal Realm should be executed on the spot!” Immortal Lord Netherfire wanted to erase the Nine Provinces, this stain.
The Immeasurable Capturing Light Buddha pressed his palms together, utilizing spatial power. “Amitabha, then this humble monk will make a fool of himself and make the first move…”
Before the Buddha could finish his sentence, Jiang Li appeared above his head. A large hand pressed down on the Buddha’s head, and with a slight twist of the wrist, as if plucking an apple from a tree, Jiang Li plucked the Immeasurable Capturing Light Buddha’s head right off. The simple, honest smile was still frozen on the Buddha’s face.
“You all have quite the leisure, daring to be distracted while fighting me.” Jiang Li chuckled lightly, crushing the Immeasurable Capturing Light Buddha’s skull.
Immortal Lord Luwu and Immortal Lord Netherfire’s pupils contracted. They discarded their leisurely attitude, treating the situation as if facing a formidable enemy.
A sudden, absurd feeling struck them—they might not make it back to the Immortal Realm.