Chapter 524 Part 1

Chapter 524 Part 1: Defeating the True Immortal (1)

With a loud crash in the sky, Qiao Yi made a dazzling entrance.

(ps: I got the name wrong in the last chapter, so I’ve made a correction)

The face of Immortal Yanshen began to turn slightly pale.

Using time magic multiple times, even for someone like him, a True Immortal, is a great burden.

And the Qiao family members seem to keep coming endlessly…

At this moment, Immortal Yanshen finally understood what the so-called human disaster truly was…

But Qiao Mu did not give him time to think.

"Die!"

Qiao Sanyan and Qiao Yi attacked at the same time, their immense True strength surged like a massive wave, overwhelming everything.

In fact, the one who appeared last with the name "Qiao Yi" was Qiao Mu’s true form.

Although the previous Qiao Sanyan and Qiao Sanyan appeared together, they were actually both flesh clones.

This is a little tactic to deal with the Immortal Yanshen’s Immobilization Skill.

After all, if the flesh clone is trapped by the Immobilization Skill, my true self may still use the Sky Collapsing Fist to intervene.

If my true self is stuck in frozen time by the Immobilization Skill, the other flesh clones will naturally lose their fighting power.

The daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, who is transformed from Qiao Canxue, only has one strike of power. If her true self is trapped again, there will be no other way.

Therefore, when both flesh clones appeared at the same time, it didn’t matter which one Immortal Yanshen targeted; it was useless.

At this moment, Qiao Sanyan and Qiao Yi’s bodies once again punched together, striking forcefully.

Immortal Yanshen, whose face had already started to turn pale, was once again enveloped in celestial light.

"Leap like a fish."

He took a step forward, and his figure seemed to be washed away by an illusory river, quickly fading away.

Before the torrents of True Strength engulfed everything, his figure had already vanished from the spot.

"Did he escape?" Qiao Mu said with mild surprise, "Is there still energy left to run away?"

Immortal Yanshen was clearly surrounded by him; how did he manage to flee…?

He cast a puzzled glance at Immortal Diyuan… but at that moment, Immortal Diyuan shook his head in slight embarrassment.

Although she was also a True Immortal, she had only ascended thirty thousand years ago, her magical power was not as strong as Immortal Yanshen’s, and she did not comprehend the path of time either.

Now she was merely holding a title; fundamentally, she was no longer a true immortal in essence.

"It is the future." At this moment, Qiao Feixian spoke up.

In her jet-black eyes, the blurry figure of Immortal Yanshen was faintly reflected.

"The figure of Immortal Yanshen is no longer in this world, but exists in a future beyond this time."

Can you still travel to a future time to avoid current dangers and enemies?

Xue Changhe and the other martial artists felt lost.

The true immortal known as Immortal Yanshen was indeed an unexpected and strong enemy, and they still struggled to understand his existence.

"The world is always like this," Qiao Mu said softly.

He also noticed the confusion of Xue Changhe and the others.

Many years ago, when Qiao Mu stood at the gate of the Great Dao Sect in Zhong Province, facing the mighty Patriarch Lingyuan, he had similar thoughts.

At that time, he believed that if he could just defeat Patriarch Lingyuan, peace would reign, and he could live a calm life of playing with cats and walking birds every day.

But such thoughts were completely shattered in the ruins of the Heavenly Court.

He learned of the existence of the Great Collapse and understood the true nature of his immortality.

So Immortal Yanshen will not be his opponent.

Even if he can temporarily suppress with the Immobilization Skill, just a moment of mistake can completely change the situation.

Of course, the only one who will not die is Qiao Mu, not Xue Changhe or the others.

If Qiao Canxue Qiao Feixian had not intervened, the other martial artists on the battlefield would probably have perished completely.

Immortality does not mean being all-powerful; it does not guarantee that one cannot be trapped or suppressed, nor can just anyone save you.

Qiao Mu’s true enemy may not be Immortal Yanshen, but himself.

The immortal Qiao Mu can keep dying; the so-called number of revivals is just a counter.

So, what is the price?

This is the question Qiao Mu began to ponder after he discovered his true nature and saw the corpse of the Heavenly Emperor in the ruins of the heavenly realm.

"There will always be high mountains ahead, and there will always be strong enemies."

Qiao Mu said calmly:

"Xue Changhe, have you considered that if there were no Immortal Yanshen coming to our world, the last Immortal Gate on Earth would have been defeated by the martial artists of Jiu Province."

"So, would it be a smooth path from then on? Would everyone live a, um, happy and perfect life?" Qiao Mu smiled, but it was just a slight curve of his lips, and there was no joy in his eyes.

Xue Changhe was taken aback.

He was not speechless due to this question, after all, he was not a young person anymore.

Yet, through Qiao Mu’s question, he caught a glimpse of the spirit of this member of the Qiao family’s martial arts.

Was he very pessimistic?

Did he feel that life is unpredictable, and there will always be obstacles ahead?

No, this is not pessimism; it’s just a piece of advice gained from a long and winding life journey.

Xue Changhe raised his eyes to look at Qiao Sanyan and Qiao Yi in front of him.

He vaguely noticed that even after defeating a coming True Immortal, this elder from the Qiao family did not show any clear signs of joy.

This also did not seem like the calmness of a wise elder; rather, he truly did not feel such emotions in his heart…

"These elders from the Qiao family…" Xue Changhe showed a thoughtful expression.

But before he could respond.

Qiao Mu had already turned around and asked Qiao Feixian beside him.

"Qiao Feixian, since you saw him escape to the future, do you know how far into the future he went?"

Qiao Feixian was silent for a moment, as if she was pondering:

"It should be in one day or two days in the future."

One day, two days?

This is shorter than Qiao Mu imagined.

Immortal Diyuan interjected from the side:

"This Fang Yuan has already become a small world created by Immortal Yanshen within a hundred miles."

"His immortal body has been nearly eighty percent damaged. Even if he reappears in a day or two, it will be difficult to leave this small world within a hundred miles."

After the fish jumped to the future, Immortal Yanshen would naturally not appear in the same place; otherwise, the enemy could just wait for him there, which would make such a tactic meaningless.

"Alright. I can wait," both Qiao Mus spoke at the same time.

To deal with Immortal Yanshen, even an Immortal Yanshen with an eighty percent damaged immortal body, one must not be careless.

Whether it is the real body or the flesh clone, leaving them alone to deal with him is not a good idea. Once they are caught by the Immobilization Skill, unexpected changes will surely occur.

…………………………………

The fourth day.

When Immortal Yanshen appeared from the void again, his face was even paler, and his figure looked like a faint shadow, already beginning to blur.

"What on earth is a Qiao family member…?"

After Immortal Yanshen appeared, he quickly turned into a streak of light and flew away, temporarily opening a cave in the mountain to sit cross-legged and recover.

"And that Empress Reincarnation, as well as the Earth Source…" Immortal Yanshen’s face turned blue.

In front of True Immortal Diyuan and Empress Reincarnation, he actually did not have many secrets.

Even if he escaped to two days into the future, he did not feel that he had truly escaped or was completely safe.

Of course, Immortal Diyuan has great insight and knowledge, but he is not to be feared.

The Heavenly Emperor’s daughter certainly has greater achievements in the path of time than he does, but she is now just a reincarnated cultivator.

These few people have their own strengths, but in front of Immortal Yanshen, they can only jump around a bit and will ultimately not be his match.

The true variable that he cannot understand is actually still…

"The disasters of the human world are truly fitting…"

At this moment, his celestial body is mostly damaged; if it continues to deteriorate, then even as an established True Immortal, he may not be able to maintain the existence of his celestial body.

A True Immortal is simply one who lives long, not someone who cannot die. Even the mighty Heavenly Emperor will eventually die.

Immortal Yanshen understands the path of time; he can use the Immobilization Skill to pause time, rewind his own time, allowing his celestial body’s injuries to heal and reach peak condition; he can cross the river of time and leap into a brief future…

But he too will die.

"If there are no other changes, I will die."

After fighting with Qiao Mu for several days, Immortal Yanshen already understands the situation.

As the founder of the Soul Predicting Path Immortal Gate, he was best at divination before he became an immortal.

After becoming immortal for a hundred thousand years, it is not easy to comprehend the ways of time, and he has explored going back to the past, crossing into the future, and pausing time. However, the immortal techniques he mastered focus on saving his life rather than on combat, which is not comprehensive…

But even though he possesses many techniques to save his life, he feels that he is close to his end.

This small world of Fang Yuan Hundred Miles is a temporary space he created, cut from the greater world of Jiu Province.

In his peak period, he could easily leave.

But at this moment, after using a leap, his immortal body is already unstable.

It is difficult for him to leave this small world of Fang Yuan Hundred Miles.

If I stay here, I will not be able to heal. The daughter of the Heavenly Emperor and Immortal Diyuan are near Qiao family member; it is only a matter of time before they find me.

"Where is the change… where is it…" Immortal Yanshen knows his time is short.

With a thought, he sits cross-legged in this temporary cave, and a body of Qiao Yan floats out from his wide sleeves.

During several days of fierce fighting with Qiao Mu, he was not without the power to fight back, but Qiao Mu’s overwhelming True strength held him down.

After a successful battle of attrition on the third day, he managed to slay Qiao Yan, but who knew another Qiao family member would come right after…

If this continues, not only will his immortal body crumble, but his will to fight may break first.

"From the heavens, four and nine, if one escapes, there should still be hope. Let me calculate."

Snatching Qiao Yan’s body is also an important medium for Immortal Yanshen.

At this moment, his fingers dance in the empty space in front of him, and complex symbols immediately appear in the void.

Fortune-telling does not predict oneself; predicting one’s own fate, life, and changes can be too uncertain to be accurate.

So this time, Immortal Yanshen is not predicting himself, but is taking a different approach.

First, he will predict his greatest enemy, a member of the Qiao family, and then use that information to understand himself and his opponent, creating appropriate strategies.

In the shining light, Qiao Yan’s body burst forth with streams of blood light, which faintly revealed a glimpse of a scene.

"This is…" Immortal Yanshen stared closely, his eyes widening slightly.

With a loud snap.

His two eyeballs suddenly burst open in their sockets, transforming into a cloud of misty immortal energy that twisted and was difficult to restore.

Immortal Yanshen stood still like a statue, as if he had been affected by his own Immobilization Skill.

From the center of his eye socket, spiderweb-like cracks were continuously spreading across his body.

At that moment, there was a loud bang.

The secret cave where he was hiding was pierced by a figure.

In the midst of the fierce wind, the cave crumbled and fell apart.

The two figures of Qiao Mu appeared before him again.

However, at that moment, the almost petrified Immortal Yanshen had a smile on his lips, though it was a bitter smile.

"I see now, it’s not unfair to lose to you."

At this moment, Immortal Yanshen’s eyes were completely blind; as a nearly immortal True Immortal, he could restore his body with a single thought, yet his eye sockets were now just empty.

"Heh, what endless, countless Qiao family members… they are just different in form," Immortal Yanshen grinned and said.

"Don’t think that you are unique."

"The Great Collapse is coming. There are others like you in the countless worlds who are also facing this fate."

"And the Undead Immortal Lord… he has the same essence as you." Awe appeared on his face, "However, the Undead Immortal Lord who has walked the path of immortality will only be stronger than you."

"You move an inch, he moves a mile; you will never be able to catch up with him in all eternity…"

"That is indeed quite impressive." Qiao Mu’s expression was blank, and his response was surprisingly cold.

"The path of immortality requires one to give up emotions and desires in order to strengthen the heart. Moreover, there have been many who have reached enlightenment and ascended since ancient times." He calmly commented.

"If, as you said, there are similar individuals in the countless worlds who have stepped onto the path of immortality, then it makes sense that he has traveled further in his cultivation than I have."

Immortal Yanshen: ……..

He suddenly didn’t know what to say.