Chapter 841 - 374: My Name Is Shangguan Xiaoxiao (3)
Hongbo Fairy said, "Not necessarily, if this kind of person grows to our level... they might be even more terrifying than us."
"So, will you give him the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill?"
"I will, why not? After all, in the end, it will still be mine."
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Before the next day.
That night, Hongbo Fairy had already delivered a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to Li An.
Upon opening the jade box, a single golden Immortal Pill lay perfectly round and translucent, glowing with golden light. Just a whiff made Li An feel completely refreshed, even his Life Seed was slightly stirred.
On the Golden Core, there were nine Immortal Patterns, resembling dragons soaring and phoenixes dancing, extremely mysterious.
There was no mistaking it—Nine-Turn Golden Pill.
"Thank you, Master Uncle!"
Li An bowed respectfully.
"Act with confidence; you won’t be mistreated."
Hongbo Fairy smiled slightly, then left.
The Nine-Turn Golden Pill was already in his possession, yet Li An felt little joy, still troubled as he was.
There remained one matter, yet unresolved—
How to find the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon from the life and death altars?
Moreover, this process must appear natural. Otherwise, not only would Hongbo Fairy and the hidden manipulators behind her intervene, but even the Heaven-Devouring Great Demon himself would surely detect something amiss, making any attempt to ambush him far more difficult.
Yet Li An knew absolutely nothing about the secret realm’s situation, only vaguely learning of the life and death altars, Longevity Immortal Palace, and other places from Shangguan Shengxian and Hongbo Fairy. How could he lay out a plan?
Moreover, being watched, how could laying a plan not be discovered?
He had already exhausted every effort to connect with Shangguan Shengxian, and that was with Li Nianxue’s help. Once in the secret realm, he had no one else to rely on, truly trapped between Heaven’s limits and the Earth’s end.
"I can only act according to circumstance."
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Early the next day.
In the Saint Realm, the army was assembling.
This time, the Saint Realm was almost deploying in full force. All cultivators at the Immortal Level or above were going to battle.
Immortal Army of a million!
There were nearly a hundred Taiyi Golden Immortals alone, those who had been in retreat for years without concerning themselves with worldly affairs all emerged, and around five to six hundred Golden Immortal level figures, countless Celestial Immortals, and Profound Immortals.
Even Li An was quite surprised; the foundation of the Saint Realm had surpassed his expectations.
The world knew that if this battle was won, it would mark the reappearance of the Celestial Court; if lost, the strange rulers of the world would have no chance of ever resurfacing. Hence, no force held back.
Li An, Yunxi, Ye Cauldron, Ye Tiancan, Biyao Fairy, Luo Changying, and other core talents formed their own squad, totaling one hundred and seventeen.
"Let’s set out!"
Hongbo Fairy gave the order. She performed the Star Shifting technique from above the Saint Realm’s skies, and within it, Li An felt as though the entire coordinate system of the Saint Realm was shifting, space turning and moving...
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Meanwhile.
Eleven Days, Celestial Emperor Province!
In the entirety of the Eleven Days, the Celestial Emperor Province was a famously sacred place. It was said that during the Celestial Court era, a Celestial Emperor successfully attained the Dao here, thus its name.
And Taiji Mountain was located at the southeastern corner of the Celestial Emperor Province, a renowned mountain.
Now, within the Celestial Emperor Province.
Various forces from the Twelve Heavenly Palaces, Sacred Lands, and famous mountains had already gathered here in droves. Additionally, many renowned celestial palaces and sacred lands from the thirty-three heavens had crossed the sky wall to arrive here.
The battle on Purple Cloud Mountain, the revival of Immortal Feng, had spread across the world, known by all. The strange forces could not sit idly by, so they had long fortified this place into an impregnable fortress, impossible to breach.
In the Celestial Emperor City, atop a resplendent pagoda akin to a celestial palace.
"A mere Li An, thinking he can stir up the wind and clouds... truly laughable."
A Lanyi man smiled slightly and said, "If not for that person’s reappearance, who could touch the life and death altars?"
"Brother Tian Lin speaks reason... we returned from the Deceit Realm, revived for another lifetime, how could we allow our path to be cut off again!"
"Once we enter the Taiji Mountain secret realm and guard the life and death altars, anyone who comes... shall die."
"In years past, competing with that person, it was regrettable to die midway. Now with life and death reversed, we have finally returned. Li An, trying to redefine the order of life and death, is truly seeking his own demise."
Those gathered here... turned out to be the Deceased Spirits from the Deceit Realm!
－－Taiji Mountain’s secret realm leads to the Deceit Realm, the Era of Eternal Life. Therefore, aside from external defenses, within the secret realm, those most suited to journey forth are naturally the Deceased Spirits from that lifetime.
"Brother Zhuyue, this is all your fault; if you had eliminated that child in the Purple Cloud Province back then, we wouldn’t need to mobilize such forces."
One man looked at another and laughed.
Zhuyue said blandly, "His fate was not yet sealed."
"But come to think of it, this person has cultivated the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill to some extent. If we could acquire his Life Seed, perhaps we too might have the chance to rival that person..."
The Lanyi man spoke with a slight smile, "That person gained eternal life with this skill, why shouldn’t we?"
His strength... was the greatest among the Deceased Spirits.
"You have no chance."
At that moment, a clear female voice suddenly sounded. Upon hearing it, all the Deceased Spirits were astonished, all looking toward it, seeing a person stepping through the sky’s waves. She was dressed in purple, her long hair flowing, yet her frame seemed somewhat frail and sickly.
She walked in, smiling, "Li An’s life belongs to me."
Among the Deceased Spirits in the hall, not one dared to speak. The Lanyi man muttered, "You... have also reappeared?"
"Is it... Yuan Ziyi?"
The other Deceased Spirits’ eyes flickered uncertainly, seemingly filled with fear.
"Yuan Ziyi’s rebirth in this world... might it awaken the slumbering one?"
"After achieving the position of eternal life, that person sealed themselves beyond time. I once heard, that person buried their life-long companion, the Purple-Clothed Fairy, at the end of time... how could friend Ziyi reappear?"
"Might they... also appear in this era?"
The appearance of this purple-clothed woman seemed to stir certain memories among the Deceased Spirits. When mentioning "that one," their faces were involuntarily filled with awe!
Yet the purple-clothed woman merely smiled slightly, "I have been reborn; in this life, I am no longer Yuan Ziyi."
"My name is Shangguan Xiaoxiao."
...
Goodnight.