The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

This punch is the true embodiment of the terrifying power of the Ba Snake!

Yin Jiu You, though currently a soul body and unaffected by physical attacks, witnessed Changtian unleash almost the most potent power of the Ba Snake in human form with this punch. Its vastness was like the ocean, its solidity like a mountain, it astonishingly broke through the barrier between reality and illusion!

This punch, Yin Jiu You was not confident he could take it.

However, he didn’t intend to take it.

Yin Jiu You stood in place, watching the punch approach, feeling the wind from the punch lift the black hair off his forehead—though he was a soul body, he was truly influenced by the punch—and his eyes suddenly showed a peculiar smile.

The ground slightly trembled, and in the next moment, the scenery completely changed.

The pond disappeared, the waterfall vanished, the rough barbarian-style buildings were gone, and the roadside fragrant flowers and wild herbs were nowhere to be found. Suddenly, it changed into a cramped, narrow space, with thick railings and solid stone walls dividing countless monotonous and rough compartments.

Such compartments were familiar to Changtian. Inside the God Demon Prison, there were plenty of rooms like this—cells.

The Flesh Furnace had finally revealed its true face!

With the change in scenery, Yin Jiu You no longer stood in place. The place where Changtian stood also transformed into a cell, so his punch directly struck against the stone wall!

The Flesh Furnace was refined using the relic bones of the barbarian ancestor, with divine skills attached to the stone walls that rendered even powerful prisoners helpless. Yet with Changtian’s punch, the entire Flesh Furnace trembled, and Yang Ze as the Artifact Spirit groaned in pain. The stone wall in front shattered silently into dust, and then the next wall...

Changtian’s punch powerfully broke through seven stone walls, only then did it gradually weaken, and created a huge fissure in the ground.

"Three thousand years apart, you remain as fierce as ever." Yin Jiu You’s voice came from outside. Changtian turned his head, seeing him slowly walking from the prison’s passageway, staring through the bars at him from afar, with a smug smile on his face, "This time, do you admit defeat?"

Within this Flesh Furnace, even if Changtian broke out of prison, he could instantly move a very long distance away.

Changtian said with slight annoyance: "Yang Ze, have you had the Flesh Furnace recognize Yin Jiu You as its master?"

Yang Ze’s voice immediately echoed through the dim prison: "Divine Monarch, I am very sorry. After all, Lord Yin is my former master!"

Changtian sighed lightly, feeling rather irritated. By now, would Changtian misunderstand? Yang Ze is the Artifact Spirit of the Flesh Furnace, this prison holds onto the last command of the old master, yet after Yin Wushang’s death, the Flesh Furnace is an unmastered Magic Artifact.

This rank of Magic Artifact already has the ability to choose its master. Yang Ze once belonged to Yin Jiu You’s faction, and loyal to the Barbarians wholeheartedly, if choosing between Changtian and Yin Jiu You as master, it certainly could only be Yin Jiu You.

The sudden change in scenery indicates that the Flesh Furnace Changtian is in, has aligned with Yin Jiu You! The world is like a chess game, who could have anticipated that just a moment ago the two were still in a united stance against a common enemy, and in the next moment Yin Jiu You had the Flesh Furnace acknowledging him as master, while Changtian became a prisoner here!

Changtian frowned: "Before breaking out from the great prison, why should we fight until both sides are hurt? The entrance to the Flesh Furnace has disappeared. Even if it recognizes you as master, leaving here can only be done by violent means. What good does imprisoning me do you now?" This was precisely the question Yin Jiu You had posed to him earlier.

Yin Jiu You laughed, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "It’s useless, but it can make you suffer a setback, throwing you back into prison again gives my heart immeasurable satisfaction!"

Changtian gave him an odd look: "Not just for that, right? Your idea is to weaken my strength, hinder the speed of my return? Ultimately, the one eager to leave here is only me. The more urgent I am, the more vigorously I will break the Flesh Furnace, you can sit back and reap the rewards, and at worst, you can give a little push at the final moment to fully escape without lifting a finger, isn’t that right?"

Yin Jiu You laughed, shrugged: "The one who knows me, is Changtian."

"Your tendency to enjoy the fruits of others’ labor; that hasn’t changed over all these years." Changtian sighed lightly, unexpectedly performed a Cleaning Technique, clearing away the dust on the ground, then sat cross-legged calmly.

His actions left Yin Jiu You blinking in confusion: "You’re not in a hurry to leave?"

Changtian said coldly: "I am, but before leaving, I want to get answers from you first."

"What?"

"After consuming the Dao Fruit, I traveled through three thousand worlds, probing the fundamental nature of Dao, yet there is something that violates the operation of Heavenly Dao, not being punished, but rather protected by Heavenly Dao, which I have never understood." Changtian stared at Yin Jiu You, "Upon thinking thoroughly, the answer likely can only be found from you."

Yin Jiu You pondered: "Speak."

"I want to know the mystery of creating something from nothing, also known as— the mystery of life soul!" Changtian frowned, "The vastest world originates from nothingness, the smallest life also originates from nothingness. Though the two cannot be compared, they bear similarities. I want to understand the mystery of life soul so I can explore the origin of the world."

Yin Jiu You felt moved: "You’ve attained such insight? You’re only a step away from the True God Realm, aren’t you?"

"Yes."

He calmly smiled: "In that case, why should I share this secret with a lifelong adversary?"

"Because—" Changtian’s eyes suddenly emitted golden light, "You have no choice."

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