A cheerful hum came from within Lu Yang. An adorable girl emerged from him with a grin. She was clad in a pale yellow dress and looked like the girl next door. Hovering in the air, she flew a lap around Lu Yang smugly.

“Hmph, you still need this immortal’s help, don’t you?”

“Yes, yes, yes. I’ll have to trouble you to act, Immortal Fairy.”

“I wouldn’t call that trouble. As a veteran minister of our dynasty, you’ve been loyal in assisting this immortal. It’s only right that I keep you safe.”

“Your humble subject kowtows in gratitude for the imperial favor!”

The monarch and minister conversed in a language that others couldn’t understand. The atmosphere was harmonious and peaceful, as between a wise ruler and a virtuous subject. They completely ignored the young man’s presence.

Despite facing such a situation, the young man felt no anger nor even a sliver of fighting spirit, only an endless chill rising from the depths of his heart.

From the moment this girl appeared, the oppressive pressure I deliberately radiated vanished without a trace for no apparent reason. This is completely beyond my understanding.

Who is she?! Who is she?!

The young man’s mind raced, and his spirit platform spun wildly as he analyzed the situation.

Advanced Transcendent Tribulation Stage? Wait, Lu Yang called her “Immortal Fairy” just now. At this thought, the young man couldn’t help but shudder. Could she be a half-immortal?! And why does this junior named Lu Yang have another soul entity inside him?

The girl noticed the young man’s gaze. She frowned slightly and pursed her lips, looking somewhat displeased.

“What right do you have to snatch Xiao Yangzi’s things? Xiao Yangzi belongs to me.”

The young man regarded her as a formidable foe and dared not be careless. He cupped his fists and said courteously, “This old man is Cyan Smoke. I was unaware that this junior was under Your Excellency’s protection. I meant no offense. I apologize for overstepping.”

“You are the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord?” The middle-aged man pinned to the large rock by the Chengying Sword looked shocked upon hearing the young man’s title. “Didn’t you die at the hands of Master Mingyu?”

“Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord?” Lu Yang had heard the name before. He recalled that this person had cultivated Buddhist scriptures in reverse, turned from Buddha to devil, and became a great devil of the Buddhist Kingdom. His name alone could make children stop crying. But Lu Yang had never heard of him causing trouble in Great Xia.

“Since you’ve overstepped, stay here, then.” Although the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord had been polite to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, the moment she remembered that he had wanted to seize Lu Yang’s things, her impression of him soured.

At these words, the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord shuddered, instantly feeling like a great calamity was about to befall him.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s tone was flat, but the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord knew this was the haughtiness of someone high up looking down at someone inferior. To an inferior person who could be disposed of with a flick of the wrist, there was no need to waste any emotion on them.

“Do you really think this old man can be toyed with so easily?” the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord roared.

I’m an almighty Basic Transcendent Tribulation cultivator. How could I allow myself to be toyed with in the palm of someone’s hand?

Those who had cultivated to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage were all ruthless characters, each with a few trump cards that they wouldn’t use unless absolutely necessary.

The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord’s eyes focused as he chanted some Buddhist scripture.

“Evil World of Five Impurities, Universe Sealed in Ice!”

Suddenly, heavy snow began to fall in the Qingfeng Sword’s small world like goose feathers, and the temperature plummeted. Even Lu Yang, who was unaffected by heat and cold, felt a chill and had to use the Three Flavor True Fire and the Golden Bird True Flame to withstand it.

The temperature of the small world dropped to an extremely terrifying level. Lu Yang even felt as if the moisture in his body was about to freeze.

“Evil World of Five Impurities, Vipralopa Era Upon Us!”

The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord’s chanting shifted again, becoming fervent. His eyes filled with fanaticism and bloodlust.

The spirit energy in the small world was completely frozen, unable to be refined. This was the vipralopa era, often mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures—a desperate world-ending struggle. In such an age of decline, cultivators could not use spirit energy and cultivate, reduced entirely to mere mortals. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

“Five Ghosts Move the Mountains, Six Generals Support the Heavens!”

The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord summoned eleven colossal figures, even taller than Meng Jingzhou’s dharma manifestation.

The middle-aged man’s face was warped with despair. So this is the legendary Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord’s ultimate move? I’ve heard that anyone who witnesses it has a one-in-ten chance of survival.

The mountains moved by the five ghosts and the heavens supported by the six generals were not real. They were the amalgamation of human evil thoughts: noise, anger, sorrow...

Consumed by such evil thoughts, even if one survived by a fluke, they would become deranged.

“Even Mingyu dares not face his move head-on. Let me see just how capable you really are, half-immortal!” The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord didn’t dare to hold anything back and used every trump card he had. I refuse to believe that this girl-next-door would be unscathed!

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy twitched her lips, looking impatient. “What nonsense? Arhat Fruit Fist.” She struck with her immortal fist technique.

As soon as Arhat Fruit Fist was unleashed, it carried the intent of purification. With a single punch, the entire small world was instantly renewed. It was as if spring had returned, flowers blooming in warmth.

The evil world of Five Impurities, Vipralopa Era, and the universe sealed in ice all vanished, replaced by a new world brimming with vitality.

“Bodhi Leaf Fist.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy changed her fist technique. Bodhi Leaf Fist could lull people into sleep. Despite both possessing purification abilities, the mountains and heavens formed from condensed evil thoughts were washed away by a flood of purification intent. All negative emotions disappeared without a trace.

“What fist technique is this?!” The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord was horrified.

Arhat Fist? Bodhi Leaf Fist? They sound like random names. How could they have such power?

“Cyan Smoke into Cyan Clouds!”

Seeing he was outmatched, the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord decisively used his escape technique. This was the top-tier escape technique that had allowed him to flee from Master Mingyu’s clutches back then. It enabled one to create a convincing clone to deceive the enemy while their true form dissolved into a wisp of cyan smoke and dissipated, preventing anyone from tracking them down!

“What’s this? You call that an escape technique? The Epoch Immortal and the Heaven Mandate Immortal have escape techniques far superior to yours.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pressed her palms together, interlacing her fingers. The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord, who thought he had escaped, was suddenly crumpled into a ball and forced back to his original form.

“What method is this? Who exactly are you?!”

Despair flickered in the Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord’s eyes. This is an opponent on a completely different level from Master Mingyu. Mingyu’s techniques were at least within my understanding, but every move this girl has performed is beyond my comprehension!

“You are unworthy of knowing who this immortal is. Freeze.”

The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord was alarmed. Could this be the legendary Immobilization Spell?

But when he tried to move, he realized he wasn’t immobilized.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy shot him an unfriendly look. “If you dare move even an inch, you’re dead.”

The Cyan Smoke Venerable Lord instantly froze in terror.

“And you two as well.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy also used her immobilization technique on Mo Xiaochou and the middle-aged man. The effect was remarkable.

“Settled.”

Lu Yang hurriedly went forward to welcome the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s triumphant return. “With Your Exalted Majesty’s intervention, how could such petty villains not be defeated?

“Your Exalted Majesty’s divine might is unrivaled throughout the ages, with wisdom favored by the Heavens and unparalleled martial insight. Your brilliance far eclipses all predecessors and illuminates future generations!” Lu Yang applauded vigorously, his flattery sincere.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy planted her hands on her hips, brimming with pride, as if she had just defeated a formidable enemy. “Right, right? This immortal is very powerful.”