Chapter 469: Chapter 92: Taiyi, Seething with Rage, and a Farewell to the Teacher
Chairman Ao Tao was stuffed back into the Peach Blossom Spring.
This person was causally linked to Lu Xuan. Although Lu Xuan had now cultivated his Primordial Body to the Minor Achievement stage and had come extremely far on the path of Cause and Effect,
he still didn’t dare let Ao Tao appear before the Immortal Mother and the others for too long. It wasn’t worth the risk, no matter how small.
’If they really saw through my true identity, everything else would be manageable, but the plot to obtain the Dao Fruit would be a complete failure...’
As a thousand thoughts raced through his mind, Lu Xuan silently retracted the surging Immortal Dao Rhyme and the grand momentum of the world, gathering it all back into his body. He quietly contemplated the changes that had occurred within himself.
The more he comprehended, the more shocked he became.
’This is... Upper Grade Immortal?’ he thought.
Upon first entering the Immortal realm, he already possessed the characteristics of a Celestial Realms Level titan, leaving imprints and other selves of him across all worlds and realms.
He already possessed some characteristics of the Dao Fruit level itself. As long as all living beings beneath the Dao Fruit realm did not forget him at the same time, and as long as he did not simultaneously vanish from the Ancient History of all worlds,
he would never truly die!
Or rather, he could die, but he would merely fall into the cycle of Reincarnation, destined to return one day!
This trait was even more absurd than the Daluo’s state of "so long as my other selves are unending, I am immortal"...
’In a way... I’m already truly undying and immortal.’
Lost in thought, Lu Xuan extended a finger and traced a line in the air. The void silently collapsed, returning to its fundamental state.
His eyes gleamed. He suddenly had a premonition that he might... be able to advance even further.
To take another step forward from his current foundation as an Upper Grade Immortal.
The Dao symbolized by the Innate Divine Demon could begin to gestate. Once it was fully formed, he could then achieve the state of Innate Immortal. By stacking the two, he might be able to surpass the Upper Grade!
The premonition came on so strongly that it was no longer a feeling, but a certainty!
"Immortal..."
Lu Xuan let out a soft sigh. Two years in the Current World, yet over three thousand years in Ancient History—he had finally reached this stage!
He raised his eyes, ignoring the terrifying surge of power within him, and gazed at the Immortal Mother and the two Emperors, their expressions a complex mixture of emotions. He smiled and said,
"Aren’t you three going to congratulate me on achieving the Immortal rank?"
The Immortal Mother’s eyelid twitched violently. ’Upper Grade Immortal... impossible to kill, impossible to destroy.’
’This Profound Yellow was already reckless and unrestrained. Now, I fear...’
She lowered her gaze, retracting her Daluo-level killing intent, and said flatly,
"If you, Emperor, would abandon your enmity toward us, we would naturally offer you a grand gift. Throughout this vast world, there would be nothing you desire that you could not have."
"Is that so?"
Lu Xuan smiled.
"Then what if I wish for the heavens to be empty of Immortals?"
"That is asking too much."
"A pity," Lu Xuan said regretfully. "Then there is nothing left to discuss."
After a pause, a faint smile touched his lips.
"The destiny of the Qin Dynasty is coming to an end, but this so-called destiny was decreed by you Immortals and Buddhas, and I do not accept it. When Qin’s destiny concludes, I intend to march on the heavens. Queen Mother, you should think long and hard: what does the current Celestial Court have that can possibly stop me?"
The expressions of the three Daluo turned grim.
After a long moment, the Immortal Mother narrowed her eyes.
"Look across the Qin Dynasty in the Human World. How many True Immortals do you have? How many at the Immortal rank? War on the heavens... Emperor, you are still too naive. The Qin’s destiny has another thousand years remaining. We shall see your true capabilities then!"
With that, she cast a wary glance at Kunpeng, Duobao, and the Ancestral Dragon,
then departed without a backward glance. South Pole Longevity and West Pole Gouchen followed beside her, and all three vanished from the Sea Eye Ruins.
Duobao raised his eyelids slightly.
"Junior Brother, we could have held them here just now and used that chance to get you out."
"No."
Lu Xuan shook his head.
"I did consider that, but..."
His gaze grew profound.
"That flying saber came out of nowhere and nearly severed me from my new rank. If not for a stroke of luck—a turn of fate—I might never have achieved the Upper Grade Immortal realm... Who fired that saber?"
Duobao and the others grew solemn as they recalled the waterfall of Immortal Light from moments before.
Kunpeng, in particular, had felt it most keenly. He had faced that Celestial Blade head-on, and the result?
His body had been pierced straight through. He hadn’t even been able to delay it for an instant!
Taking a deep breath, Kunpeng said with a grim expression,
"It came from the Northern Celestial Court. Could it have been the newly enthroned Northern Emperor?"
"No, it wasn’t him," Tathagata Duobao refuted. "True Martial has only just ascended to the Daluo realm. He has no accumulated foundation or depth whatsoever. He is absolutely incapable of such a feat!"
"Then who could it be?"
Duobao shook his head, indicating he didn’t know. It was the Ancestral Dragon beside them who looked thoughtful.
"A Celestial Blade... It reminds me of someone, but while he is quite extraordinary, he certainly does not possess this level of power."
"Who?"
Lu Xuan asked curiously.
"Lu Ya," the Ancestral Dragon replied. At his side, Duobao and Kunpeng were stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter.
"It can’t be Lu Ya."
Tathagata Duobao shook his head and said,
"I know Lu Ya Daoist. He made a move during the great calamity in the Late Shang Dynasty, slaying Zhao Gongming. But at the same time, he was almost killed by the Primordial Golden Dipper. He absolutely does not possess this kind of power, and his so-called Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber could never sever a heavenly rank!"
Kunpeng nodded in agreement, but Lu Xuan’s expression flickered.
’Lu Ya... It’s Lu Ya again?’
’In the vision Xiaoyan saw, the being who annihilated me was also suspected to be Lu Ya, but thinking about it now, it just doesn’t add up.’
’I’ve already achieved the Upper Grade Immortal realm and possess some of the characteristics of a Dao Fruit. For anyone else to destroy me, they would have to erase every imprint I’ve left across all worlds and all of time,’
’and to do that, they’d first have to get past my three masters...’
’In other words, even if a being at the Dao Fruit level were to strike me down, they could only kill me temporarily. I would eventually return in the future!’
At this thought, Lu Xuan felt a sense of relief.
’In that case, the illusory past Xiaoyan saw is destined never to come to pass.’
As he thought this, a smile unconsciously spread across his face, though it was hidden by his Bronze Mask. Lu Xuan immediately said,
