Chapter 2626: You Don’t Recognize Me?
Inside the Immortal Hall, shadows shifted as nearly two hundred immortals sat cross-legged on the ground.
When the hall doors opened, light cast on them, revealing their pale faces and haggard appearances.
These immortals were originally strong figures either in the Immortal King realm or the Immortal Emperor realm, yet at this moment, not a hint of their former power emanated from them.
This situation could only mean one thing: their Qi Sea had been sealed, leaving them unable to exert their mana at all.
Fang Bai’s gaze fell on an immortal curled up on the ground, barely clinging to life, his vitality weak, already on the brink of death.
Fang Bai felt that if he had arrived a few days later, this immortal’s flame of life might have completely extinguished.
Under the gaze of nearly two hundred immortals, Fang Bai strode to the side of the curled-up immortal.
He checked the damage to the immortal’s Qi Sea and found it to be more severe than he’d imagined, causing his brow to furrow as he cursed under his breath, "Aoyue Immortal Emperor... damnable!"
He casually stuffed a superior Immortal Emperor level Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill into the immortal’s mouth, then transferred a thread of Chaos Immortal Qi into his body.
The Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill, not only capable of limb regeneration but also reshaping the Qi Sea, is a supreme healing immortal pill.
The nearly two hundred immortals in the Immortal Hall were all disciples of the Emperor’s Palace, scattered across the Immortal Realm after its fall a millennium ago.
After hearing that the Carefree Immortal Emperor had fallen out with the top eight powers and was willing to protect the Emperor’s Palace disciples, they rushed over, only to be imprisoned in this Carefree Valley.
Their Qi Seas were sealed by the Carefree Immortal Emperor, unable to circulate immortal laws, losing all combat strength, and all their cultivation resources were confiscated by the Carefree Immortal Emperor.
Thus, after that Emperor’s Palace disciple was severely injured by Aoyue Immortal Emperor, with no immortal pills available and loss of self-healing ability, the other Emperor’s Palace disciples could only watch helplessly as his vitality slowly faded, feeling both grief and anger yet powerless.
"A superior Immortal Emperor level Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill!"
"He carries the unique aura of our Emperor’s Palace disciples, could it be that a fellow disciple has come to rescue us?"
When they saw Fang Bai take out an immortal pill and place it into the mouth of that Emperor’s Palace disciple, exclamations of surprise resounded within the Immortal Hall.
The nearly two hundred Emperor’s Palace disciples looked at Fang Bai, perceiving the familiar aura on him, their faces lighting up with joy.
Most of these immortals had their Qi Seas sealed, trapped in this Carefree Valley for hundreds of years.
To an immortal, enduring hundreds of years without seeing the light of day might be bearable, but being unable to cultivate for hundreds of years is a fate worse than death.
After being trapped in Carefree Valley, nearly two hundred Emperor’s Palace disciples had already resigned themselves to die, not believing that any immortal would come to rescue them.
After all, since the downfall of the Emperor’s Palace, the surviving disciples were scattered across the Immortal Realm, and even if they could gather some, they were no match for the Carefree Immortal Emperor; attempting to rescue them would be suicidal.
And though many Immortal Traced sects in the Immortal Realm sympathized with the downfall of the Emperor’s Palace and maintained good relations, which sect would dare oppose the Carefree Immortal Emperor to rescue them?
But now, suddenly, an immortal appeared before them, bringing forth a superior Immortal Emperor level Nine Revolutions Rebirth Pill to save that severely wounded Emperor’s Palace disciple.
However, this sudden appearance of an immortal, despite the Emperor’s Palace disciple’s unique aura, was unfamiliar to everyone present.
"Could this immortal be a disciple of the Emperor’s Palace in heritage?"
Seeing this immortal’s youthful looks, many Emperor’s Palace disciples in the Immortal Hall speculated silently.
After Fang Bai gave the severely injured Emperor’s Palace disciple the immortal pill and transferred a thread of Chaos Immortal Qi, he knew the disciple was no longer at risk of death, but full recovery would require some time.
"Seeing that you’re all safe gives me peace of mind!"
Fang Bai’s gaze swept over the nearly two hundred Emperor’s Palace disciples inside the Immortal Hall, and he exhaled lightly, a look of relief on his face.
"You... are a fellow disciple of our Emperor’s Palace?"
An Emperor’s Palace immortal stood up, scrutinizing Fang Bai from head to toe, uncertainly asked.
Fang Bai glanced at the immortal, laughed heartily, and said, "Gushan Immortal Emperor, do you not recognize me?"
His face changed rapidly and instantly became another visage.
When they saw his current appearance clearly, the nearly two hundred Emperor’s Palace immortals in the Immortal Hall all shuddered, and some immortals cried out in surprise, "Palace Master?"
Gushan Immortal Emperor, holding mid-realm Immortal Emperor cultivation, was one of the seventy-two generals of the past Emperor’s Palace and the strongest among the trapped Emperor’s Palace disciples now.
"You... you..."
When Fang Bai transformed into the appearance of the former Emperor’s Palace Master, Gushan Immortal Emperor’s eyes widened suddenly, his mouth opened, trembling and unable to speak.
In Gushan Immortal Emperor’s eyes, Fang Bai in front of him, in both form and appearance, was exactly like the former Emperor’s Palace Master, even the aura was identical, but the realm of cultivation differed too greatly, so he dared not acknowledge.
Just then, a miserable cry sounded from outside the Immortal Hall, and some Emperor’s Palace disciples recognized the cry and said, "It’s Aoyue Immortal Emperor!"
"Yes, it’s Aoyue Immortal Emperor! I’ve already taken him down!"
With a deep voice resonating, the light in the Immortal Hall dimmed, and a tall figure swept inside, appearing before the immortals.
"Tian... Tianzhi Immortal Emperor!"
Some immortals exclaimed, faces filled with ecstasy.
"Haha, it’s me! Fellow disciples, we meet again!"
The immortal who entered the Immortal Hall was none other than Tianzhi Immortal Emperor.
Earlier, Tianzhi Immortal Emperor and Aoyue Immortal Emperor had battled in Carefree Valley, and though Tianzhi held the advantage, he could not kill Aoyue quickly.
Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the four Immortal Emperor realm high-rank puppet corpses released by Fang Bai, after eradicating over a dozen Carefree Palace disciples, formed an array to assist, and along with Tianzhi Immortal Emperor, slew Aoyue Immortal Emperor within several breaths.
Tianzhi Immortal Emperor walked up to Fang Bai, clasped his fists, and bowed, "Report to the Palace Master, Aoyue Immortal Emperor has been slain! What shall we do next?"
Among the many Emperor’s Palace disciples in the Immortal Emperor realm, hearing Tianzhi call Fang Bai "Palace Master," all looked at Fang Bai in shock, their minds blank.
"Palace Master... did he not perish a thousand years ago?"
Every Emperor’s Palace disciple thought the same.
"The Palace Master is here, why don’t you come greet him quickly?"
Seeing the immortals standing still, Tianzhi Immortal Emperor lightly scolded, kicking Gushan Immortal Emperor on the backside, grumpily saying, "Why are you still standing there? I tell you, the Palace Master didn’t truly perish back then... Well, let’s talk about this later in detail!"
Gushan Immortal Emperor finally snapped out of his daze, then forced himself to calm down, pondering over the matter, seemingly realizing something, he became excited, stepping forward to pay deep respect to Fang Bai, saying, "Palace Master... you’re... you’re still alive... that’s wonderful..."
Before he finished speaking, his eyes reddened, tears uncontrollably falling.