Chapter 1248: Let Me See Who You Really Are!
Above Zhongshan Commandery, the atmosphere was steeped in deadly tension. Time itself seemed to freeze in that moment; no one made a move.
Lu Yang heaved a sigh of relief. The barrier had finally been set up before the Sixth Immortal detected it.
At some point, the Midheaven Emperor-Lord had appeared beside Lu Yang.
When Yun Zhi was constructing the barrier, she had also captured the fleeing Midheaven Emperor-Lord in passing and entrusted Lu Yang with the important task of keeping watch over him.
That said, Lu Yang felt that Yun Zhi had overestimated his capabilities.
“Emperor-Lord, I’d advise you not to think about escaping,” Lu Yang warned slowly, having noticed the Midheaven Emperor-Lord’s desire to flee amid the chaos. “You once tried to claim the Reincarnation Incipient Dao Fruit for yourself, and the Sixth Immortal was lurking nearby, listening when you said that. Do you think he’ll let you off?”
The Midheaven Emperor-Lord’s expression shifted several times. He had to admit that Lu Yang spoke the truth. The Sixth Immortal’s power was beyond anything he could imagine.
If I shatter the barrier, I won’t be the only one escaping—the Sixth Immortal will get out too.
And when the Sixth Immortal comes knocking on my door later, it’ll mean certain death!
The Sixth Immortal turned his gaze toward his opponent. For the first time, his usually insipid tone carried a trace of gravity, and his black mist contracted to its utmost, forming something akin to armor to guard against any sudden assault.
He then let out a chuckle. “Yun Zhi, how many times can you strike in your current state?
“If I’m not mistaken, as time passes, you will gradually unite with the Dao. The more times you strike, the faster that process will be. What will you do then? Surely you don’t wish to speed up your Dao Union?”
The Heaven Mandate Immortal and the other two immortals were startled. What does the Sixth Immortal mean? What is Dao Union?
Lu Yang, who had been about to relax, grew solemn. The three immortals were unaware of the inner workings, but he understood it. Is Big Senior Sister drawing ever closer to the Dao Union state? Will she unify her being with the Dao once more, but no longer be unable to withdraw from it as she had the first time?
The Sixth Immortal’s words failed to elicit any response from Yun Zhi. She simply spoke with detachment, laying out two facts in a tone that brooked no objection.
“You are mistaken on two counts.
"First, I still have many chances to strike.
“Second, your opponent is not me.”
Yun Zhi’s tone shifted abruptly, becoming extremely emotional as she seethed with rage—a stark contrast to her usual demeanor.
“Your opponent is me!”
Everyone present recognized the voice and realized what had transpired.
“Everlasting has borrowed Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi’s body?!” The Heaven Mandate Immortal. Something like that can be pulled off?
Since the Sixth Immortal and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy shared an irreconcilable enmity, Yun Zhi would naturally not overstep and intervene in this immortal battle.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy stretched her borrowed body. Lass Yun’s body is indeed useful, more than sufficient for me to unleash my full power.
Boom!
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy didn’t give the Sixth Immortal any chance to react. Her gaze was as cold as a blade as she transformed into a searing bolt of lightning, streaking across the sky and driving a ferocious punch straight at him.
The Sixth Immortal feared no one. He chose to meet her head-on.
Their fists collided. The instant they made contact, the black mist clinging to his knuckles couldn’t withstand the force of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s punch and dispersed right away.
This was something only the combined efforts of the three immortals had been able to achieve earlier.
The black mist rapidly re-coalesced, and the Sixth Immortal’s eyes turned frigid. “It seems your new body serves you well.” With the Everlasting Immortal borrowing Yun Zhi’s body, it’ll be very difficult for me to bypass the Everlasting Immortal and seize the Reincarnation Incipient Dao Fruit. Prolonging the stalemate won’t yield anything good either.
Better to find another opportunity.
The Sixth Immortal traded blows with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. The Immortal Fairy Fist Technique was domineering, forcing him to lose ground, and he kept retreating until he reached the barrier’s edge.
Seizing this opportunity, he slammed his fist into the barrier. But it didn’t shatter as expected. Instead, ripples spread across the entire barrier, absorbing the force of his blow.
Given time, a mere barrier naturally couldn’t stop him, but how could the Everlasting Immortal Fairy grant him that chance?
“Don’t dream of escaping!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pressed her attack, yet she seemed immaculate and holy, like a celestial immortal descending from beyond the heavens.
The two collided again and again. The void shattered, and shockwaves rippled outward, the sound of Dao resounding through the heavens. Primordial runes interwove into an ocean that dissolved into light particles.
Even the three ancient immortals had never seen the Everlasting Immortal Fairy overcome with such rage. She was unstoppable, slaying anyone who stood in her way, be they man or god. They wished to intervene but were unable to. In a battle of such intensity, with both combatants moving at tremendous speed, any strike they launched could likely hit the Everlasting Immortal Fairy rather than the Sixth Immortal.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s fury toward the Sixth Immortal was not solely because he had killed her. It was because her death had plunged the Four Ancient Immortals into profound grief and had left Qing He, Ao Ling, and Lianyi heartbroken even after their memories had been erased.
It also led to the emergence of the pitiable and hateful Hui Doudou, who brought about the fall of the Ember Legacy Dynasty and forced the four immortals into hiding for three hundred thousand years.
All of it stemmed from me! I’ve let everyone down!
The Immortal Fairy Fist Technique was incomparably overbearing, her divine might unparalleled. Before her, any powerhouse would pale in comparison.
Although it was said that the Five Ancient Immortals had jointly pioneered the Dao Fruit path, in truth, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy could have done it alone. In other words, the great ancient era, where half-immortals were as plentiful as rain, all originated from the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s fists were fluid and unpredictable. Though they appeared random, they were all within the variations of the Immortal Fairy Fist Technique.
At the sight of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy performing her fist technique, the Qilin Immortal felt his body aching as memories of the ancient era flooded back.
The Immortal Fairy Fist Technique originated from herbs, with each punch representing the effect of a different herb. Logically, with enough beatings, one could adapt to them. But the problem was that when herbs were combined, they produced new effects, and the combinations were infinite, rendering adaptation impossible.
Although the black mist continued to reform, it shook erratically, a sign that the Sixth Immortal could no longer control it with precision.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had a fire burning within her. If the Sixth Immortal didn’t activate his Dao Fruit, then neither would she. I will defeat him fair and square!
Realizing that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s fists were all aimed at his face, the Sixth Immortal shifted from offense to defense. Although he managed to deflect them temporarily, he noticed that her punches were growing faster and heavier.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy hadn’t demonstrated her true ability at the outset of the battle. After all, she adopted a different cultivation system and was borrowing Yun Zhi’s body for the first time, so she required some time to familiarize herself with it. Now, she had gradually acclimatized herself to Yun Zhi’s body through combat.
Her gaze blazed, her fists glowing brightly. With a thunderous boom, she smashed through the Sixth Immortal’s defenses and into his face!
Even as the Sixth Immortal hurriedly drew black mist from other parts of his body to protect his face, it was futile. Nothing could stop this devastating blow.
“Skulking in the shadows and afraid to show your face. Let me see who you really are!”
Boom!
The black mist shrouding the Sixth Immortal was completely dispersed, revealing a face that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and the three other ancient immortals were extremely familiar with.
“Yao Sheng!”
The only one in the ancient era who had mastered the great, mighty ability of Law Follows Words—Yao Sheng.