Chapter 2518: Chapter 2518: Approaching
The battle between two Immortal Emperors at the Cultivation Resource Exchange Market in Demon-Slaying Immortal City stirred quite a wave in the Immortal City. For several consecutive days, it became a hot topic among gathered immortals.
During these days, many immortals noticed that Alchemist Fang left the Demon-Slaying Immortal City with his few immortal companions, the white-clothed immortal master and disciple, and the Golden-Haired Immortal Ape.
As for their destination, no immortal knew.
They only knew that Alchemist Fang had already become enemies with the Dragon Taming Palace, and it was feared that he would not return.
In the future, the Immortal City would lack a brilliant alchemist and artifact refiner, and crafting Immortal Pills and Immortal Artifacts would require a greater price.
Though the Red Ape Immortal Emperor fled injured, there were still many Dragon Taming Palace disciples within the Demon-Slaying Immortal City. They, seeing Fang Bai and other immortals leave, followed distantly to find out their direction, planning to inform the Red Ape Immortal Emperor later.
However, keen immortals noticed that no matter how many Dragon Taming Palace disciples went to track Alchemist Fang and others, not a single one returned.
This indicated that during their pursuit, the Dragon Taming Palace disciples were discovered by Fang Bai and other immortals and were all eliminated.
Thus, Fang Bai and the Dragon Taming Palace had formed an irreconcilable enmity.
As time passed after Fang Bai and the others left Demon-Slaying Immortal City, this matter gradually faded from the memory of many immortals. As the date of the scene unveiling for the Ancient Battlefield outside the city approached, the topics among immortals shifted to this event.
On this day, three Immortal Emperor Realm mid-stage experts suddenly descended into Demon-Slaying Immortal City.
Among them was the Red Ape Immortal Emperor, who had previously fled injured.
Returning to Demon-Slaying Immortal City, the Red Ape Immortal Emperor’s injuries were fully healed, and alongside him were two other immortals of equal cultivation from his Dragon Taming Palace.
Upon learning that Fang Bai and the others had long left and their whereabouts were unknown, the Red Ape Immortal Emperor was furious but helpless, so he and his two companions stayed temporarily in the Immortal City, waiting for the Ancient Battlefield scene to open, ready to see if they could seize any opportunities.
During this time, more and more immortals from the nine Heavenly Domains of the Immortal Realm arrived, nearly overfilling the Immortal City. Hence, some immortals simply went near the Ancient Battlefield outside the city, meditating and conserving energy, patiently waiting for the day to come.
"Let’s go! The Ancient Battlefield scene is about to open, let’s watch together!"
On the eve of the scene unveiling for the Ancient Battlefield, thousands of Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors inside and outside Demon-Slaying Immortal City began calling friends and riding Auspicious Clouds toward the Ancient Battlefield Ruins in the mountains outside the city.
They flew with a roar, their garments fluttering fiercely, covering the sky and blocking the sun, their aura like a tide. In the mountains they passed through, the Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts trembled, fleeing into hiding.
Upon reaching a vast valley nearby, the immortals began to disperse, each finding a vantage point to observe the forthcoming manifestation of the Ancient Battlefield around the valley.
The valley was immensely large, spanning a thousand miles, scattered with some broken Immortal Artifacts and immortal bones, alongside some patches of bloodstains that had persisted for ages.
Before the appearance of the Ancient Battlefield scenes, there were already some signs in the valley. Most notably, the Immortal Qi and Blood Fiend Qi had become several times denser than before, faintly echoing with the weak sounds of battle cries, as though countless immortals, demons, and monsters were warring, causing ripples in the space around the valley.
By the following day, the Immortal Qi and Blood Fiend Qi in the valley would coalesce into images of ancient wars that would manifest in the sky above the valley, offering the gathered immortals a chance for reflection and comprehension.
Every hundred years, the Ancient Battlefield scene opens. During this period, some highly insightful immortals advance in their cultivation, significantly enhancing their powers, while others leave empty-handed and disappointed.
However, for most immortals, they can perceive and understand something from the images of the ancient war, even if only a little.
After all, the ancient war from ages ago involved numerous powerful beings from various races, and every move, or even a shout, was imbued with profound principles, benefiting the immortals who observed these images greatly.
That ancient war lasted for ages, extending over a hundred years, yet the images of the ancient war displayed in the valley would remain for only about ten days before vanishing.
Once the ten days passed, the valley would return to its original state, as if nothing had transpired.
Ten days might feel as brief as a fleeting moment for the immortals on the scene, not even lasting as long as one of their closed-door cultivation sessions.
At midnight, nine immortals - four men and five women - arrived together on two Immortal Birds, descending onto the peak of a mountain dozens of miles away.
The nine immortals, regardless of their attire or the auras they emitted, were markedly different from one another, indicating they weren’t disciples of any particular sect but rather nine Loose Cultivators who had temporarily gathered.
"An Immortal Emperor Realm mid-stage expert, a Half-Step Immortal Emperor, and the rest are fourth or fifth-grade Immortal King Realm experts... Not a strong assembly! But those five female immortals are unparalleled talents of the Immortal Realm, truly rare to see."
Immortals evaluated the nine newly arrived immortals, their gazes lingered longer on the five female immortals.
The love of beauty is universal.
Immortals are no exception.
Since it wasn’t yet time for the Ancient Battlefield scene to open, it was pleasant to admire some exceptionally beautiful, statuesque, and graceful female immortals.
"Those immortals are so annoying! I really want to gouge out their eyes!"
A green-robed female immortal wrinkled her nose disdainfully, snorting softly.
The green-robed female immortal, of fourth-grade Immortal King Cultivation Realm, was on par with the strengths of the three sisters beside her.
The four sisters encircled a red-robed female immortal, chattering incessantly. Although the many gazes thrown their way angered them, they eventually ignored the adoring, green-eyed, or ill-intentioned looks.
The red-robed female immortal, a fifth-grade Immortal King Realm expert, surpassed the four green-robed sisters by one minor realm.
However, in terms of the unique, enchanting allure around her eyes and brows, the younger four female immortals couldn’t compare to the red-robed female immortal.
The five female immortals stood grouped together, mirrored by another cluster of four male immortals.
Yet, to the surprise of many, the four male immortals were not centered around the Immortal Emperor Realm mid-stage expert but rather the white-clothed young immortal of the Half-Step Immortal Emperor Realm.
This intrigued many immortals about the white-clothed immortal in the Half-Step Immortal Emperor Realm. They speculated that if the Immortal Emperor Realm expert served as a foil to him, his status might be significant, perhaps the son of an Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Realm.
"Master, what is that Ancient Battlefield scene like?"
A white-clothed immortal, appearing youthful on the surface, whispered to the middle-aged white-clothed immortal beside him.
Before accompanying his master to Demon-Slaying Immortal City, he had heard of the Ancient Battlefield scenes in the mountainous areas outside the city, filling him with excitement and anticipation.
