Ascension of The Unholy Immortal-Chapter 404: Dong Hue

The blood drained from Elder Hue's face. There was only one "old fox" she could be referring to—the Dong Clan Patriarch himself.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Elder Hue hurriedly pulled out a second jade scroll, this time looking toward Kai with a forced smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Kai?"

Kai raised an eyebrow, visibly surprised. "You know me?"

"Of course," Elder Hue replied quickly, clasping his hands in a respectful gesture. "It is a fortunate encounter to meet you in person. This scroll is addressed specifically to you."

Kai took the scroll, curiosity flickering in his eyes. He unrolled it slowly, scanning the words. His face remained impassive, but Revenant Sia, standing beside him, could feel a subtle shift in his aura.

"That's all, Respected Revenant. I shall take my leave now." Elder Hue bowed deeply once more and hurried off, disappearing into the distance as quickly as he had come.

Revenant Sia barely spared him a final glance. Her gaze had returned to Kai, whose expression had grown visibly darker.

"That old fox is truly thoughtful," she said with a teasing smile. "Even sent you a personal invitation."

Kai didn't respond immediately. He stared at the scroll in his hands, his mind elsewhere....

Finally, he muttered, "It wasn't sent from the Dong Clan."

"Oh?" Revenant Sia's brow furrowed. "Then... Divine Spirit Palace?"

Kai gave a small, absent nod.

Now Revenant Sia's expression grew serious. For an envoy near the half-step Void Return Realm to be dispatched as a mere messenger, the person behind the invitation had to hold immense power—greater than Elder Hue.

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But who could that be?

Her gaze dropped to the scroll in Kai's hand, narrowing slightly as she spotted the signature at the end. "Liang Yifei... the Divine Spirit Palace's newly ascended elder?"

Kai's grip on the jade scroll tightened imperceptibly before he relaxed his fingers. "So he's already reached that level."

Revenant Sia studied him for a moment before letting out a soft chuckle. "Interesting. You know him?"

Kai exhaled slowly, his gaze distant. "You could say that."

The air between them grew heavy with unspoken implications. Revenant Sia tilted her head, her crimson lips curling in amusement. "And now he's invited you to his wedding?"

Kai didn't answer immediately. Instead, he turned the jade scroll over in his hands, tracing the intricate sigil of the Divine Spirit Palace embossed on its surface. The invitation was formal, elegant—yet beneath the polished words, he sensed something else. A challenge?

Revenant Sia's voice cut through his thoughts. "You're hesitating."

Kai's jaw tightened. "I'm considering."

A slow, knowing smile curled Revenant Sia's lips. "Ah. So he is the one you've been avoiding all this time."

Kai didn't deny it.

Revenant Sia chuckled, shaking her head. "No wonder your odds of victory are so low. That boy is a monster even by my standards."

Though she didn't like to go out much, that didn't stop her from learning about major events like the battle in the Devil Realm. Liang's appearance at the time had been brief, but word of him still spread quickly.

Four years. That was the timeframe given—four years until the wedding.

Four years until he would have to face Liang again.

Revenant Sia studied him for a long moment before sighing. "Forty percent odds, you said?"

Kai exhaled sharply. "At best."

"And if you lose?"

"Then I cease to exist." His voice was calm, but the weight behind those words was crushing.

Revenant Sia's expression turned serious. "You're betting your very soul on this."

Kai's lips twitched into a humorless smile. "It was decided long ago. Neither of us can take another step in cultivation—unless..."

"...unless we become one again."

Revenant Sia gave a slight nod. "When the soul is split, the path ahead fragments with it. No matter how high we climb, it's a broken ascent. You can only return to the source—or fall forever short."

"I've seen soul-splitting techniques before," she said, folding her arms. "But none that produced such perfect halves. It's rare. Show me the technique.

Kai hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Very well."

He raised a hand, and a swirl of dark and light energy coalesced above his palm—a mesmerizing dance of opposing forces. The darkness writhed like living shadow, while the light shimmered with an ethereal purity. Yet, instead of repelling one another, they intertwined seamlessly, forming a perfect, unstable harmony.

Then, from the depths of the swirling energy, ghostly runes materialized, forming an ancient scripture in the air.

"Heaven's Decree is fixed, yet the Mortal Blade carves anew."

Revenant Sia murmured the words, her voice tinged with awe. "Heaven-Severing Mortal Unity Scripture..."