“Immortal Fairy, is this box of any use?”

“Of course not. If it were useful, why would the Epoch Immortal bury it? He thought the box was useless but a shame to destroy, so he put it somewhere no one could reach. See, didn’t he set up all those restrictions in that secret domain?”

“Then our founding ancestor...”

“Probably too headstrong and forced his way into the secret domain, damaging the restrictions and triggering some backup mechanism, thus getting himself sucked into the box.”

Lu Yang was speechless.

His expression grew odd. According to Big Senior Sister, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign had vanished without a trace over eighty thousand years ago. So it’s because he relied on his great abilities and insisted on forcing his way into the secret domain, only to end up trapped?

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“Who are you?!” The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord looked warily at the sturdy man who had emerged from the immortal metal box.

To have withstood divine lightning and only have his hair singed, this person is not to be underestimated!

“You struck me with lightning, and now you’re asking who I am?” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign immediately flared up.

I’ve been trapped in this damn box for over two hundred years. I was glad to finally escape, yet the moment I stepped out, I got struck by lightning. Fortunately, my body is tough. Had it been anyone else, they would have been reduced to ashes.

“You are the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign of the Dao-Seeking Sect?!” The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord recalled the identity of the person before him. The appearances of the Dao-Seeking Sect’s three founding ancestors were no secret. During the sect’s celebration, statues of them were even brought out for worship.

This person is also a half-immortal. He was quite active in the late Great Yu era, and after the Great Xia was established, he was one of the founders of the Five Great Immortal Sects. His status is no lower than mine.

“What is your relationship with the Epoch Immortal? Why were you trapped in that box?!”

“Cut the crap! Stand still and take a punch from me!” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign didn’t care about the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord’s identity or the current situation.

His logic was simple. I was caught off guard and struck by lightning. If you stand still and take a punch, that will make us even, and we can talk about everything else afterward.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign shot through the air like a jiao dragon, his fist slamming toward the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord. His fist seemed to burn, erupting with endless radiance. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

How could the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord obediently stand still and take a hit? Gray-white lightning radiated from his palm as he pushed forward, smashing space in a flash.

Fist and palm collided. With a bang, the lightning shattered, transforming into searing flames. The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord was sent flying backward through the fire.

The Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord was stunned. The moment his palm touched the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s fist, he knew he had underestimated him. His body is terrifyingly hard, not something I can match head-on!

Even a physique cultivator at the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage shouldn’t have such a physique. How did he achieve this? Is it the ability of his Incipient Dao Fruit?

“Immortal Fairy, what’s going on with Founding Ancestor Primordial?” Lu Yang asked.

According to the Timekeeper Divine Lord, the Great Qian Dynasty had used faith power to create four Incipient Dao Fruits corresponding to the Four Ancient Immortals.

The Timekeeper Divine Lord and the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord were two of the wielders. The latter possessed the Tribulation Mandate Incipient Dao Fruit, but setting aside the Incipient Dao Fruit, he was still an Apex Transcendent Tribulation cultivator.

How could someone like that be sent flying by Founding Ancestor Primordial with a single punch?

What is his Incipient Dao Fruit?

“Had I known I’d encounter Founding Ancestor Primordial, I would have asked Big Senior Sister about his Incipient Dao Fruit,” Lu Yang remarked regretfully.

“I’ve heard our family’s old ancestor mention Founding Ancestor Primordial’s Incipient Dao Fruit,” Meng Jingzhou said, leaning in.

“What is it?”

“The Unification Incipient Dao Fruit. Its ability is to fuse anything into a single thing.”

“That explains it.” After hearing Meng Jingzhou’s description, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s thoughts cleared. “I was thinking that this kid’s body seemed off. So it’s because he fused his physical body with immortal metal. It appears that this is the ability of the Unification Incipient Dao Fruit.”

With his physical form and the immortal metal fused as one, one could only imagine how terrifyingly powerful the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign’s body had become.

Lu Yang drew in a sharp breath. No wonder Founding Ancestor Primordial was so headstrong. He really has the skills to back it up.

“You still dare to block?!” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was upset. This person is too unreasonable. Not only did you strike me with lightning without an apology, but you’re now also blocking my punch.

Where is the logic in that?

From the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord’s perspective, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was simply insane. You’re hitting me—how could I not block?

The two became entangled in combat once again.

While the two were locked in battle, the Grand Elder dispelled his Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation and reverted to his original form, seizing the opportunity to slip away.

“Sect Ancestor, are you alright?” Sect Leader Kong quickly stepped forward to support the Grand Elder, helping him back into the scripture library. After being struck by lightning in the sky for so long, he could barely stand.

Under Sect Leader Kong’s instructions, the sect disciples had been completely evacuated.

The scripture library had a defensive array and was the safest place in the sect.

Fang Jin, Lu Yang, and Meng Jingzhou were also very concerned about the Grand Elder’s condition.

“I’m fine. I just expended too much energy earlier. I’ll be alright after a little rest.” The Grand Elder popped a pill into his mouth.

After recovering his strength, the Grand Elder reflected on how all this had transpired. “What on earth is going on? How did two half-immortals suddenly appear? And one of them is the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign. Our sect is going to have to be rebuilt.”

The Grand Elder looked at the pockmarked sect that had not a single spot intact. His heart ached. As the sect’s guardian, it is a great failure on my part that I couldn’t protect it.

“Sect Ancestor, don’t worry. Our sect bought insurance in advance.”

“Insurance? Who bought it?” The Grand Elder was taken aback. This is good news.

“Little Jin foresaw trouble and bought it beforehand.”

“Well done!” Learning that they had bought insurance significantly lifted the Grand Elder’s spirits. He turned to ask Fang Jin, “What made you think of buying insurance?”

In the twenty thousand years since the sect’s founding, no trouble had ever befallen it. Under normal circumstances, buying insurance for the sect would have been a loss.

“Wait, aren’t the two half-immortals fighting in our sect precisely because of that immortal metal box you brought back?” The Grand Elder suddenly realized that both the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord and the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign were connected to that box.

Fang Jin didn’t know what expression he should show. I had bought insurance, then brought the immortal metal box back to the sect, leading to a battle between half-immortals. No matter how I look at it, that doesn’t seem right.

“Tell me in detail. How did this box come about?”

Fang Jin truthfully recounted how he had gone out with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou in hopes of resolving a dispute and how they collected the archaic map fragments and discovered the immortal metal box by chance.

“So it sounds like finding the immortal metal box was purely coincidental?” The Grand Elder believed it was a coincidence. Not only does Fang Jin have no reason to scheme against the sect, but their journey in uncovering the box was full of happenstance.

Fang Jin’s mind wandered. Could it be that Dai Bufan has learned divination arts, and through the letter I sent, he foresaw that I would bring misfortune upon myself, which is why he advised me to buy insurance?

In the sky, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign continued his battle with the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord.

Knowing he was no match for the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign in a direct confrontation, the Thunder Arbiter Divine Lord put distance between them.

“Your body is tough, huh? I’d like to see just how tough it really is!”

A massive five-colored divine lightning pierced through heaven and earth, shattering the void like a meteor. The sky tilted, and the earth slanted, with tremors that could be felt in a radius of a thousand li.

Crack.

A fork of lightning struck the scripture library, and the protective array cracked. It was unclear how many more strikes it could withstand.

The Grand Elder’s eyelid twitched. If that bolt had hit me, I would likely have been in grave danger.

“You think you’re all that impressive just because you can make lightning?!” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign sneered.

The moment the five-colored divine lightning descended, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign activated his Unification Incipient Dao Fruit, completely fusing the hundred-li radius of space around the divine lightning.

This was equivalent to dispersing the five-colored divine lightning across that whole area, with only a negligible portion of it landing on the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign!