Chapter 2630: What Do You Want?
"A mere Immortal Emperor Realm mid-stage cultivator was actually elected as the Palace Master of the Emperor’s Palace? Has the once glorious and exceedingly powerful Emperor’s Palace fallen to such a state?"
The Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor laughed coldly, his tone full of sarcasm.
The surrounding immortals of the Emperor’s Palace, upon hearing these words from the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor, seemed as if they’d heard the greatest joke, looking at each other and then laughing with a snicker.
Fang Bai looked at the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor, who was bewildered by the laughter, and said expressionlessly, "Your ten breaths of time are up. Have you made your choice between the path of life and death?"
"I... have... made... my... choice..."
The Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor said word by word, suddenly raising his right hand, crushing a jade token, from which an overwhelming killing intent burst forth.
This killing intent was transformed into dense sword beams like rain, carrying a strong deadly crisis toward the Emperor’s Palace disciples who encircled him on all sides.
"Disciples of the Emperor’s Palace, retreat quickly!"
Fang Bai realized something was amiss as soon as the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor raised his hand. He shouted loudly as he immediately summoned the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, which instantly enlarged a thousand times, flipped over, and descended like a huge lid onto the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor.
Hearing Fang Bai’s shout, nearly two hundred disciples of the Emperor’s Palace instinctively flew backward.
Fortunately, Fang Bai acted promptly. The Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron not only covered the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor within it but also blocked those sword beams.
The surge of killing intent that erupted from the jade pendant belonged to an Emperor Realm expert. From this, Fang Bai deduced that it was a trump card left by the Carefree Immortal Emperor for Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor’s survival.
In the last moment, Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor crushed the jade token left by the Palace Master and unleashed the killing intent stored by the Carefree Immortal Emperor within it.
The killing intent of an Immortal Emperor is incredibly powerful. He originally thought it could severely injure the many Emperor’s Palace disciples and turn the tide completely, but he never expected that as soon as the killing intent was released, everything turned black before his eyes, as if the whole world was shrouded.
Moreover, the beams of killing intent shooting in all directions seemed to collide with some obstacles, causing violent tremors in space.
"How... how is it possible?"
The Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.
It’s known that the jade token contained the killing intent of the Carefree Immortal Emperor, and the strength of the Carefree Immortal Emperor was slightly stronger than a typical Emperor Realm expert, making the power of that killing intent so formidable that even an ordinary Emperor’s Instrument would struggle to withstand it.
But the Emperor’s Instrument surrounding him at this moment, made of unknown material, was exuding a faint green glow, with an ancient and heavy aura pervading the surrounding space.
The powerful sword beams infused with Emperor Realm killing intent crashed into the unknown Emperor’s Instrument enclosing the area, and the instrument merely quivered slightly before remaining unmoved.
He had no idea that Fang Bai’s Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron was an existence that surpassed even an Emperor’s Instrument, with a power far beyond his imagination.
If it weren’t for the killing intent released by the Carefree Immortal Emperor holding off the descending Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, he would have already been crushed into the dust.
He reacted quickly too. Seeing things weren’t going well, he prepared to escape, but the oppressive force within the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron was overwhelming, trapping him in a cage, unable to get free for a moment, making him show a horrified expression.
Outside the Great Cauldron, including Fang Bai, all the immortals of the Emperor’s Palace breathed a sigh of relief.
If Fang Bai hadn’t timely summoned the Great Cauldron to cover the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor and stop the scattered Emperor Realm killing intent, many Emperor’s Palace disciples would have fallen on the spot.
Fang Bai flew to the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, raised his hand to slap the cauldron, and a loud "buzz" sounded as the cauldron shook violently once.
On the surface, there seemed to be no change in the Great Cauldron after Fang Bai’s slap, but the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor trapped inside was in bitter agony.
After all, the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron is a Divine Artifact, and the power of the sound waves it generates when it vibrates is astonishing. Although with Fang Bai’s current realm and cultivation level, he couldn’t fully unleash the power of the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron, this sonic force was equivalent to an attack by an Emperor’s Instrument, and how could the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor withstand it?
The sonic waves, like a tide, fiercely struck the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor, instantly piercing through his ears.
The Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor shuddered as if he lost his soul, falling into a state of confusion.
"Collect!"
With a slight movement of his mind, the Five Elements Origin Qi Cauldron shrank instantly to the size of a bean, transforming into a green glow, and entered Fang Bai’s Sea of Consciousness between his eyebrows.
Without giving the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor a chance to recover, Fang Bai raised his left palm, striking it down towards his Qi Sea.
"Ugh..."
The Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor’s entire body was like being struck by lightning, with his Immortal Qi dissipating without a trace, followed by his whole body going limp, falling from the clouds.
Fang Bai grabbed in the void, using a big palm of Immortal Essence to catch the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor and pull him back to his front.
The immortals of Bluewater Immortal City, watching from all sides, couldn’t believe their eyes seeing a dignified Immortal Emperor Realm Peak expert like the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor being captured by Fang Bai, whose cultivation was just mid-stage Immortal Emperor Realm.
However, some immortals with exceptional vision knew the ancient cauldron Fang Bai had just summoned might be an Emperor’s Instrument. It was by leveraging the might of that Emperor’s Instrument’s ancient cauldron that Fang Bai managed to suppress the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor.
"What... what do you want?"
Being grabbed by the Immortal Qi Palm and brought before Fang Bai, the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor looked at the strange smile on Fang Bai’s lips and couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.
"An Immortal Emperor Realm Peak expert... this is quite useful for refining into a Puppet Corpse... hehe..."
Fang Bai muttered to himself in a low voice. Upon hearing the words "Puppet Corpse," the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor felt as if his soul had escaped in terror. Struggling to speak, he was knocked unconscious by a slap from Fang Bai, plunging into endless darkness.
"Let’s go!"
After the other Emperor’s Palace disciples finished cleaning up the battlefield, Fang Bai waved his large hand, capturing the Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor, leading the group of Emperor’s Palace disciples away in a majestic flight, leaving behind nearly a thousand corpses of the Carefree Palace immortals and the debris of the ruins.
The immortals of Bluewater Immortal City stood there dumbfounded, watching them leave until they disappeared beyond the horizon, only then snapping back to reality.
"Is the Carefree Palace just destroyed like that?"
"This battle, the Carefree Palace suffered greatly!"
"Jin Zhong Immortal Emperor was also captured..."
"Strange! Isn’t it said that the Carefree Immortal Emperor has always been protecting the Emperor’s Palace disciples? How could this happen? Could it be that those disciples repay kindness with enmity?"
"Without a huge grudge, why would the Emperor’s Palace disciples go against the Carefree Immortal Emperor?"
"I used to see Emperor’s Palace disciples inside Bluewater Immortal City, but later they all vanished for some reason. I felt something was off back then..."
"This matter... is hard to talk about... hard to talk about..."
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The immortals within Bluewater Immortal City discussed endlessly, unable to understand why such a large-scale battle occurred between the Emperor’s Palace disciples and the Carefree Palace.
However, they knew after this battle, a deep hatred had formed between the Emperor’s Palace and the Carefree Palace, and the Immortal Realm would experience more turmoil because of it.
Some immortals who were friends with the Carefree Palace, after the Emperor’s Palace disciples left, quietly flew to Red Dawn Mountain to report to the Carefree Immortal Emperor.