Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 160 - 154: Encounter

Alex felt that just surviving a one-on-one encounter with such a terrifying being was a huge victory in itself.

After all, an entity at the level of a First Generation Celestial Demon was something modern humans could not contend with through individual strength.

"A human from over a thousand years ago, who has survived to this day thanks to the Elixir of Immortality, and is still this powerful… it's a miracle…"

Alex muttered to himself, recalling the scene of their earlier battle.

That horrifying magnetic field, which seemed capable of stirring up celestial phenomena, was simply beyond what a human could fight against.

Such power could, to a certain extent, even influence and alter reality itself.

He assessed his physical condition. After using his "Overload" ability, his body had already sustained considerable damage. Following his feigned death, his condition had hit rock bottom.

'My condition is terrible. I can't stay here any longer. If I run into that old relic again, I probably won't get a second chance to escape.'

'It's a shame I couldn't get the Elixir of Immortality out. That special specimen was too powerful to capture...'

'But just knowing the Elixir of Immortality truly exists is enough. There are plenty of legends about immortal objects in the world. The Elixir of Immortality can't be found only on Kunlun Mountain. Bringing this news back to the specialist team… they'll be thrilled, I'm sure…'

Alex picked up his two short swords from the ground, a glint in his eyes.

'Old relic, you may be powerful, but one day, we will completely decipher the secret to the strength of beings like you and leave you all in the dust.'

'Technology is a tool that can slay gods.'

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Meanwhile, Zhou Yuanjue had searched nearly every palace on the first level of the Immortal Palace.

During his search, he encountered another Ancient Cultivator who had taken the Elixir of Immortality. This one's strength was considerably greater than the previous one's.

However, even if Ancient Cultivators reached Saint Awakening, they were limited by their era and often couldn't advance further; Saint Awakening was their peak. Their inherent strength was already a notch below his own. What's more, after taking the Elixir of Immortality, they lost their physical bodies and their sanity, forfeiting most of their original power. Before they could regain a physical form, dealing with such beings wasn't difficult.

So, although it took some effort, he once again successfully subdued and contained this Celestial Demon that had been transformed from an Ancient Cultivator.

Other than that, he encountered no other threats.

'It makes sense. From ancient times to the present, those who could achieve Saint Awakening have always been exceedingly rare. The ones who actually ascended Kunlun Mountain to seek the Elixir of Immortality were an even smaller fraction. How could they be found everywhere? Encountering two on a single level was already an incredible stroke of luck.'

However, what surprised him was that after searching the entire first level, he hadn't run into any other outsiders. He wondered if some palaces had already been visited and the Elixirs of Immortality taken by them.

At the same time, he hadn't seen Lei Yi either. He had no idea where the man had gone.

He walked out of the last palace on the first level of the Immortal Palace, holding a Golden Silk Jade Bottle. This was already the fourth Elixir of Immortality he had found.

Just as he was about to leave the first level and head for the second via the stairs, he suddenly felt a powerful magnetic field fluctuation coming from the staircase.

'Something's happening?'

Zhou Yuanjue's expression sharpened, and he looked up the stairs.

He saw that the illusion of the Immortal Palace somewhere on the upper level had begun to distort slightly.

'The power of a magnetic field is distorting the illusion?'

'Who's fighting?'

Zhou Yuanjue narrowed his eyes.

From his battle with Tecolamas, Zhou Yuanjue understood that the Saint Awakening Level combatants from various nations who came to the Kunlun Mountain Immortal Realm were not here to fight. If possible, they would absolutely avoid clashing with one another, even for the Elixir of Immortality.

With so many palaces, and at least four Elixirs of Immortality on the first level of the Immortal Palace alone, there was no need for a life-or-death duel here.

Therefore, such a violent clash of magnetic fields was unlikely to have been caused by the Ancient Cultivators who had taken the Elixir of Immortality. There were only two other possibilities.

One was that they had discovered some rare item more valuable than the Elixir of Immortality. The other was that one of his own had engaged an enemy.

'Lei Yi?'

Zhou Yuanjue mulled it over. No matter how he looked at it, he had to go and check it out.

After a brief moment of consideration, Zhou Yuanjue put away the Elixir of Immortality, expanded his own magnetic field, and hurried toward the source of the fluctuations.

Suddenly, less than ten seconds later, just as Zhou Yuanjue was approaching the source of the fluctuation, the intense magnetic field disturbance slowly subsided.

'It's over?'

Zhou Yuanjue was slightly taken aback. The end of a magnetic field fluctuation usually meant the end of a battle.

'Was a victor decided?'

He quickened his pace. Suddenly, his magnetic field seemed to link with an immense one.

The illusion of the Immortal Palace was broken, and Zhou Yuanjue saw the scene within that magnetic field clearly.

A burly man, apparently of Silan descent, lay fallen to the side, seemingly breathless. Standing beside him, with his back to Zhou Yuanjue, was a sturdy old man with a stooped back.

SWISH!!

Zhou Yuanjue clearly saw the old man wave his hand, and a Qi Blade materialized in the air, slicing open the tough storage pouch on the Silan man's body.

'That kind of technique…'

Zhou Yuanjue's brow twitched. More importantly, he had also noticed something unusual about this burly old man.

He was dressed like an Ancient Daoist. Although his body was so solid it looked real, it couldn't hide the fluctuations of a being constructed purely from a spiritual body.

A spiritual body existing in an ethereal form could only have one identity: a Celestial Demon.

'Another Ancient Cultivator who took the Elixir of Immortality and turned into a Celestial Demon? But this one seems different. He actually killed someone at Saint Awakening Level?'

Zhou Yuanjue's expression grew solemn.

Any being who reached the Saint Awakening Level was hardly a weakling. Furthermore, with the abilities of a Saint Awakening Level individual, it was very difficult for anyone to stop them if they were determined to leave. It was just like with Tecolamas; if he had wanted to flee, Zhou Yuanjue would have had a hard time stopping him. If they fought to the death, a situation where you'd lose eight hundred to kill a thousand was a perfectly normal outcome.

There were no ordinary people at the Saint Awakening Level. They all stood at the very pinnacle of human physical potential, legends in any era.

And yet, from the moment the magnetic field fluctuation started until it ended, less than ten seconds had passed. The battle was already over, and the Saint Awakening Level being no longer had any Life Magnetic Field fluctuations or aura. It seemed he was completely dead.

In that instant, Zhou Yuanjue understood that he had encountered an extraordinary being.

As if sensing Zhou Yuanjue's magnetic field fluctuation, the burly old man standing beside the Silan man slowly turned around. He looked at Zhou Yuanjue, revealing a commanding face with white hair, a youthful complexion, and a beard like a halberd.

After seeing Zhou Yuanjue's face clearly, a slight smile appeared on the burly old man's face.

"Have I finally met someone from Donghua?"