Chapter 722

Chapter 722: The Slaying Immortal Butterfly

Ye Yun spoke inwardly to the Ancestor of the Sword Path. If he truly tried to observe the entire Celestial-Demon battlefield with his soul power alone, he wouldn’t even glimpse a single hair before being obliterated by the Heavenly Immortal rules. But if the Ancestor lent his soul power, there might be a chance.

Shui Yingying’s eyes hardened with resolve. “We’ll use the Starry Sky soul searching technique. Even if something goes wrong, the three of us won’t bear the consequences alone. If Ye Yun suffers here, how could I repay your kindness?”

“These trinkets mean nothing to me. If you wish to repay debts, it’s I who owe you both.” Ye Yun chuckled, dismissing her concern over the Purple Stone he’d given her. Even that couldn’t compensate for their loyalty in the Broken Space.

Had the sisters abandoned him during that crisis, he’d have understood—any sane person would flee such danger. Yet they’d stayed, stirring unexpected gratitude in him. He’d sworn to forge a karmic bond with them. Confidence surged: in this battlefield, he’d match any foe, even Earth Immortal realm adversaries. Only battle would prove superiority.

Though he could now easily defeat Shui Lingling, their sparring lacked lethality. Both held back, measuring strength through bursts of true qi and spiritual power. Her Starry Sky methods and his Born as a Sword remained shelved, unlike their first life-saving clash.

“Enough talk—where’s the path? This monotonous scenery risks leading us astray.” With the soul search decided, their next step was capturing someone knowledgeable.

“Those old men meddled! We should’ve reached the Three Celestial Heavens and Seven Demon Heavens by now!” Shui Lingling fumed, imagining their smug faces.

“Anger breeds recklessness.” Ye Yun smoothed her ink-black hair, smiling faintly. “Wouldn’t that please them?”

“But Ling’er’s furious! When I find the culprits…” She glared at the bloodied sun staining the Broken Space’s twilight haze.

“A Celestial’s handiwork.” Ye Yun marveled at the crimson orb. Such power dwarfed his own—only a peer of the Slash Immortals could achieve this.

He recalled Xumi Daoist’s mimicry of sun and moon through spatial layers in the Xumi Treasure. Though clever, it paled against true mastery. His own spatial laws remained inferior, fueling his hunger for strength.

The Ancestor of the Sword Path sighed. His spirit perception, crippled by Heavenly Immortal rules, barely spanned miles. “That Zhanxian Heavenly Immortal’s paranoia irritates. His inheritance isn’t worth this hassle.”

Few had entered this Broken Space during its closure. Outsiders would desperately seek alternate routes, coveting the Heavenly Immortal inheritance. Let others take risks first—they could wait.

“Let’s stay put. Finding ‘rabbits’ here beats wandering.” Ye Yun agreed—without clearer leads, patience suited best.

Atop the Soul Cliff, Shui Lingling peered downward and froze. “Yingying! Ye Yun! Look!”

A starburst shot into the abyss, swallowed by darkness. Ye Yun hurled fire, revealing a colossal black cocoon amidst dissipating mist.

“A Slaying Immortal Butterfly?! Impossible! Some Heavenly Immortal must’ve sealed it here!” The Ancestor roared, “FLEE NOW!”

Ye Yun yanked both girls through space as the cliff imploded behind them.

“In my prime, I’d have…” The Ancestor trembled, equal parts terrified and covetous. Every cultivator would kill for that cocoon—its value surpassed all heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

“What WAS that? Its aura felt… deadly.” Shui Lingling shuddered, lifespan nearly drained by a mere brush with its power.

“Ye Yun saved us.” Shui Yingying breathed deeply, her innate spiritual body both bait and predator to the creature.

“Luck favored us.” Ye Yun smirked as Shui Lingling’s guilt vanished into cheer. “Maintain the act longer next time.”

Turning serious, he asked the Ancestor: “Explain the Slaying Immortal Butterfly.”