Chapter 524 Part 2

Chapter 524 Part 2: Defeating the True Immortal (2)

The method of divination backfired, and the celestial body that could have held on for a while reached the brink of collapse earlier than expected.

This caused a commotion and caught Qiao Mu’s attention, so at this moment he was already on the brink of death.

Before he died, he planned to say something strong to put pressure on Qiao Mu… but the other person’s reaction made him feel like he was hitting a pillow with all his strength.

In fact, whether it was Qiao Mu’s anger at having his secret revealed, his fear, or confidently saying he was the strongest… any of these reactions would have been fine.

But this cold response made him feel extremely uncomfortable; having no reaction was the most painful response of all.

"What are you pretending to be calm for? The Undead Immortal Lord is a hundred times stronger than you!" Immortal Yanshen began to speak confusingly.

"You are right," Qiao Mu nodded in agreement.

Even if Immortal Yanshen muttered that he could see through Qiao Mu’s true nature and that there were others like him in the countless worlds… what difference would that make?

"I’m not pretending, nor am I playing with you. Let me put it this way…" Qiao Mu paused and then changed the subject:

"I heard you have lived for over a hundred thousand years, so what do you like to eat?"

"Hmm?" Immortal Yanshen’s brows furrowed even deeper, and soon his brow cracked like a spider’s web.

At that moment, he truly felt that Qiao Mu was playing tricks on him.

"The cultivator has long stopped eating grains, not to mention that I have already become an immortal—"

"So, this is the difference," Qiao Mu interrupted him calmly.

"When I was young, every time I had a ‘birthday,’ I loved to go to the noodle shop and order a bowl of longevity noodles."

"But later, as birthdays came more and more often, I rarely had time to eat noodles."

"Then, on my sixty-nine thousandth birthday, hmm, it was by the ruins of the Heavenly Court, I had another bowl of longevity noodles. Can you guess how that bowl of noodles tasted?"

Qiao Mu fell silent for a while at this point, as if savoring the taste of noodles from thousands of years ago, and after a long time, he finally spoke again.

"Delicious, but tasteless."

Immortal Yanshen stared with hollow eyes, locking gaze with Qiao Mu.

Those who can ascend to become immortals are naturally the countless talented cultivators from all realms over the years, who easily understand Qiao Mu’s meaning.

A cultivator is extraordinary and does not eat noodles.

Yet, 69,000-year-old Qiao Mu still eats noodles, even though they have lost their flavor…

This longevity noodle is something he made when he was still mortal, and now it is mostly a matter of ritual, but he will still make it.

"This is just like pulling down your pants to fart," Immortal Yanshen snorted coldly.

"It seems you are quite special among those facing tribulations," Immortal Yanshen said, tapping his temples with his finger.

"There’s a big problem with your brain."

"I think so too," Qiao Mu smiled, raising his hand and throwing a punch.

The immense true strength shadowed over the Immortal Yanshen, whose body was cracking like fragile porcelain.

Amidst the loud booming noise.

The body of Immortal Yanshen completely vanished in the true strength, leaving no trace behind.

Qiao Mu turned and walked away as the simple cave behind him collapsed in the thunderous sound, buried under rubble and dirt.

…………………………………..

Outside the cave, in the ruins of the Soul Predicting Path among the mountains, groups of soldiers and martial artists were resting.

At this moment, it had been two days since Immortal Yanshen had leaped away in time.

They had been trapped in this small world of Fang Yuan for two days, resting.

Many soldiers still looked confused; even when Qiao Mu returned and declared that Immortal Yanshen was completely dead at his hands, it did not lift their spirits.

Many people felt confused; this time, their attack on the Soul Predicting Path Immortal Gate was supposed to be the final battle between human soldiers and martial artists.

However, in the midst of the fight, the founder of the Soul Predicting Path, who had already become a True Immortal, appeared.

After decades of struggle, they did not achieve the expected outcome; in fact, even a defeat at the hands of the Soul Predicting Path Immortal Gate would have seemed better to them.

But life often does not go as planned.

In this battle, thousands were injured or killed, with a small portion hurt by the Soul Predicting Path Immortal Gate, while most perished at the hands of the suddenly appeared Immortal Yanshen.

Out of the three hundred old soldiers, only less than a hundred white-headed soldiers remained, and nearly half were lost in this battle, with several dozen killed within Immortal Yanshen’s grand formation.

Qiao Mu noticed their reactions; at that moment, he was uncertain in his heart whether to reveal the matter of the "Great Collapse."

If this issue was made clear, it was feared that even more people would lose their composure, even the most powerful martial artists would be the same—–

Such a strong True Immortal started to show a terrifying face before the Great Collapse, using any means to survive; what hope do these ordinary people have left?

At this moment, the Sky Piercing Water Spirit and Immortal Diyuan have come closer.

"Have you found the way to leave this hundred-mile small world?" Qiao Mu asked.

"Yes," replied the Sky Piercing Water Spirit.

"The Soul Predicting Path Immortal Gate is right by Baichuan City, and in Fang Yuan’s hundred miles, there happens to be a section of the Sky Piercing River that is blocked."

"With this short section of the Sky Piercing River, I have communicated with the Jiu Province Sky Piercing River in the last two days, and I have finally found a way to cross the barrier of the small world."

"Using the Sky River Immortal Boat, which contains the Secret Realm Space, it can hold these tens of thousands of remaining soldiers without any problem."

This hundred-mile small world created by Immortal Yanshen is a temporary battlefield, cut off from the outside, and has its own barriers.

Even the weakened Immortal Yanshen was trapped in the small world he created, unable to escape…

For Qiao Mu and the others, leaving this hundred-mile small world is not an easy task.

Qiao Mu can defeat Immortal Yanshen, but it is difficult for him to leave this small world.

Immortal Yanshen can create small worlds and control time… but he can still be killed by Qiao Mu.

No one is all-powerful. Both have achieved great heights in different fields. Although Immortal Yanshen is somewhat weaker in attack and was worn down by Qiao Mu over five days, he is not helpless.

"Immortal Yanshen is dead, and this matter is settled. It is time to return to Jiu Province," Qiao Mu said, looking at the discouraged soldiers.

A sparkling light appeared, and the Sky River Immortal Boat from the heavenly realm emerged, gathering all the remaining soldiers inside.

Inside the Sky River Immortal Boat, there were already thousands of beings from different races that Qiao Mu had saved from the thousand worlds.

Now, with the addition of these thousand Jiu Province martial artists and soldiers, it didn’t feel crowded; there was a mysterious quality to it, as it was a celestial boat from the heavenly realm.

However, the more extraordinary this thing is, the more it shows the terror of the Great Collapse… both the heavenly realm and the Heavenly Emperor have become things of the past. Who else can survive?

Rumbling…

The Sky River Immortal Boat shook and leaped into the small world of the Sky Piercing River.

As the front of the boat sensed the Sky Piercing Water Spirit, the shadow of the Sky Piercing River in the Great World of Jiu Province quickly appeared ahead.

Qiao Mu stood at the front of the boat alongside Immortal Diyuan and others.

"Immortal Diyuan, I have a question to ask."

"Please, speak, my friend Qiao Yi." Immortal Diyuan’s tone became a bit more polite and distant.

This was due to respect for the powerful and the fact that she was just getting to know "Qiao Yi," while her acquaintance Qiao Huo had already died because of Immortal Yanshen’s Immobilization Skill.

Qiao Mu felt nothing about this; he had been through this for many years and had already become used to it.

"What is Immortal Lord? Is it a realm above immortals?" Qiao Mu asked.

"Not exactly," Immortal Diyuan shook her head.

"In the essence of life, even the Heavenly Emperor is still only at the level of a True Immortal."

"The titles like Immortal Lord and Celestial Being are just forms of respect and honor."

"Just a title?" Qiao Mu asked in surprise.

"Yes," replied Immortal Diyuan.

"As long as the number of living beings is large enough, there will always be different ranks, even in the realm of immortals."

"It’s just like the kings and ministers in the mortal world; there are various classes."

"The titles like Immortal Lord and Celestial Being are respectful names for the stronger individuals among the True Immortals, or those with longer lifespans."

"The Heavenly Emperor stands above all the immortals, as the ruler of the celestial realm, called the Heavenly Emperor. But it doesn’t mean there is a level called Heavenly Emperor."

"The Heavenly Emperor is stronger than all True Immortals and is the lord of the celestial realm, but that is all."

Speaking of the Heavenly Emperor, Qiao Mu remembered something.

When he entered the ruins of the heavenly court years ago, he saw many broken armors of the heavenly soldiers in the palaces, but not a single body remained.

Qiao Mu had just killed the Immortal Yanshen, obliterating his immortal body completely; from this, it seemed that those heavenly soldiers were also completely destroyed, leaving no bodies behind.

Only one person was an exception.

"Why is there only one body of the Heavenly Emperor left in the heavenly court?" Qiao Mu asked directly.

"This…" Immortal Diyuan showed a hesitant expression.

She wanted to show off her vast knowledge as a True Immortal, but this was indeed a blind spot in her knowledge.

The Heavenly Emperor was too high up; as a young True Immortal, she really knew nothing about this matter.

As they talked, the whole Immortal Boat shook again.

From the vast emptiness before, I have returned to the familiar land of Jiu Province.

From a distance, the mountains and rivers look familiar, and I can see the well-known Baichuan City in the distance…

"Baichuan City… has been destroyed," Wu Qizheng squinted; he was not surprised anymore.

"The True Immortal has come to the world, and it is clear that Immortal Yanshen is not the only one."

The distant Baichuan City now lay in ruins, and there was no sign of life inside, just a complete silence.

The mountains and rivers still remain, but the city is in terrible ruin, with no signs of people.

Wu Qizheng’s brow was furrowed; he had not completely lost his will to fight, just confused about how to gain power to compete with the True Immortal.

"Immortal Yanshen is clearly a True Immortal who ascended from the great world of Jiu Province to the Immortal Realm," Xue Changhe said with a frown.

For Xue Changhe, the leader of a clan that values kinship, it is hard to understand Immortal Yanshen’s actions due to his deep love for his homeland.

"Isn’t the Great World of Jiu Province considered his hometown?"

"Do not try to understand True Immortal with the eyes of a mortal," Immortal Diyuan shook his head.

"For a True Immortal, what difference does it make between hometown and a foreign land?"

"In fact, they have ascended from the Great World of Jiu Province, having a closer connection to it, and they are more likely to reach this world than those from other great worlds."

"The immortals have returned," Earth Sword Immortal sneered.

"Aren’t the devoted believers of the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates going crazy with joy right now?"

Qiao Mu looked down at Baichuan City by the Sky Piercing River, his face growing serious.

"After five days, it’s hard to say how many believers are left in Jiu Province."

He and those beside him, including Wei En, all used the Spiritual Sound Conducting Technique at the same time.

Being trapped in the small world of Immortal Yanshen for five days, he doesn’t know what Jiu Province looks like now…