Bai Suixin beamed, thinking to himself that Heaven had not deceived him after all.
Early that morning, he had cast the Heaven Severing Art and drawn the most auspicious possible lot, with heavenly secrets directing him to You Mountain.
"Do not panic, Fellow Daoist. Lord Bai has refined medicine for nearly four thousand years. There will not be the slightest pain. With spiritual medicines as supplements, you will comfortably become an immortal pill!"
"Who are you?"
Qinglian's face darkened. He had only just emerged into the world, yet he had already encountered a life-and-death calamity. Deeply regretful, he felt that he should have cultivated within the lotus for a few more years.
"Lord Bai is Taibai Xingjun of the Celestial Court!"
Bai Suixin waved a hand and grabbed at Qinglian, using merely one percent of his Incense and Fire Prayer Power—more than enough to deal with a mere Golden Core cultivator.
Celestial Court!
Qinglian committed this grudge to memory. Mana surged through him, and he tore open a crack in space before diving into it.
"Oh? Such talent? As expected, no ordinary spiritual creature!"
Bai Suixin praised him repeatedly. Pinching his fingers to calculate Qinglian's whereabouts, he waved a hand to tear open space, appearing a thousand miles away in the next instant.
Qinglian had just emerged from the void when he saw Bai Suixin pursuing him. Horrified, he said, "A Void Return Realm Human Immortal?"
"Lord Bai is a true god."
With a flick of his finger, Bai Suixin froze the space for a thousand miles. Boundless divine power transformed into a giant hand and seized Qinglian within its grasp.
When Qinglian tried to use another divine ability to escape, he found his mana sealed. He could only watch as he was stuffed into a sleeve, unable to stop