The Immortal Realm's Invitation - Ziwei Grew Suspicious

"Oh, not bad, you actually managed to block my first wave of attacks." The middle-aged man with a weathered face walked a hundred feet away from Zhang Xingfeng, his face full of amusement, as if the person in front of him was not an opponent, but a toy. However, in his eyes, Zhang Xingfeng really was just a toy.

Zhang Xingfeng looked at the person in front of him, smiled mysteriously, and said with certainty, "You are from the Purple Cloud Realm."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan was not only startled, but also stunned. His mind, hardened by millennia of cultivation, had become somewhat rigid, unlike the cunning Great Emperor Ziwei. In fact, even a cunning figure of Ziwei's caliber would have been taken aback by Zhang Xingfeng's certainty and tone.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xingfeng became even more certain of his guess. "In the Great Emperor Ziwei's palace, I had no memory of anything for a period of time. At that time, I felt something was wrong. Moreover, the fact that the six Immortal Monarch formed a Seven Star Formation with the Immortal Emperor from the beginning was definitely not a good thing. What's more, later, the Immortal Emperor's behavior was completely unlike that of an overlord of the Immortal Realm; he was overjoyed! Most importantly, the Great Emperor Ziwei demanded the Method Formula for refining divine artifacts. I refused twice, and the Great Emperor Ziwei gave up. Giving up so easily is completely illogical, since the method for refining divine artifacts is extremely important to these overlords of the Immortal Realm. All of this indicates that the Great Emperor Ziwei must have a backup plan, and it seems that this backup plan is to kill me and seize the treasure. Even if he can't take it, he won't let anyone else have it."

Seeing Zhang Xingfeng's expression, Zi Yan suddenly sneered, "It's useless for a person who is about to die to know anything!"

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly sighed, took out the Bamboo Leaf Fragrance from the Heavenly Realm, poured himself a cup, and slowly sipped it, completely ignoring the presence of Zi Yan. He closed his eyes, carefully savoring the mellow aroma of the Bamboo Leaf Fragrance.

"I know you're setting up a formation. Don't worry, I'll give you a chance!" Zhang Xingfeng said softly, his eyes closed as if he were immersed in the delicious food.

Zi Yan was startled again. He was indeed setting up an array, and an extremely powerful killing array at that. However, he hadn't expected Zhang Xingfeng's skill to be so clearly weaker than his own, and that Zhang Xingfeng had discovered it. A bad premonition filled Zi Yan's heart. Zhang Xingfeng was clearly an Immortal Monarch level expert; even with numerous divine artifacts, how could he possibly be a match for Zi Yan, a late-stage Immortal Emperor? However, Zi Yan felt pressure. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind, "This mission might fail!" Thinking of this, Zi Yan immediately shook his head, dismissing the thought.

"You're so smug. I've already formed Zi Yan Domain around you, so you can't leave at all. Once my killing formation is complete, you'll have no hope left!" Zi Yan said coldly.

Zhang Xingfeng downed the wine in one gulp, then abruptly put away the jade cup. He stared coldly at Zi Yan, his chilling gaze sending a shiver down Zi Yan's spine.

"Do you know what I hate the most?" Zhang Xingfeng's face was icy cold, as if frozen.

"What?" Zi Yan was taken aback.

"What I hate most is not being in control of myself. In the main hall of the Purple Cloud Realm, I completely lost myself for a period of time. You need to know, I hate that feeling, I hate the feeling of losing myself, I hate the feeling of being controlled by others. Ever since that time, that bastard Ziwei has been my enemy, my mortal enemy!" Zhang Xingfeng's voice was icy, and the cold light in his eyes was like that of Primordial Era.

Zi Yan suddenly felt something was wrong, as if the other party was a powerful figure and he felt suppressed by their aura!

"I'll take you down before I kill that guy!" Zhang Xingfeng suddenly appeared in a blur, his Blazing Heavenly Fire Heavenly Fire Armor flashing with a streak of flame.

"How is this possible? How can he move within my Zi Yan Domain?" Zi Yan was dumbfounded. The Great Emperor Ziwei had not told Zi Yan about the top-tier artifacts on Zhang Xingfeng's body at all, because the Great Emperor Ziwei was worried that Zi Yan would kill Zhang Xingfeng and then take possession of those top-tier artifacts for himself, so he did not say anything.

Since his skills were inferior to others, he resorted to physical attacks!

Fist!

Soft gold diamond cone gloves!

Top-tier support artifact – Tenfold boost to Void Breaker Piercing!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Countless heavy blows, each weighing nearly ten million kilograms, were amplified tenfold by the penetrating attacks of the Drill Glove, resulting in a power far exceeding Zi Yan's imagination!

Under such a heavy blow, the unsuspecting Zi Yan was immediately severely injured, her body completely covered in blood. However, Zi Yan looked at Zhang Xingfeng and suddenly let out a cold snort, "Hmph, not bad, you were actually able to hurt me. But I wasn't paying attention just now. This time, let's see how you can hurt me?"

The immense immortal energy instantly coursed throughout his body, and his injuries were completely healed in the blink of an eye.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, a white, somewhat transparent aura appeared on Zi Yan's body, composed entirely of terrifyingly concentrated immortal energy.

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly frowned. His Divine Sense noticed that a late-stage Immortal Emperor was watching from a thousand feet away. The aura he sensed told Zhang Xingfeng that the person was none other than the Great Emperor Ziwei! However, the Great Emperor Ziwei was still trying his best to completely conceal his aura. The Great Emperor Ziwei believed that no one in the entire Immortal Realm could detect him.

But the Great Emperor Ziwei was wrong. There were only two people in the entire Immortal Realm who could discover him: Zhang Xingfeng and Li Qiang!

However, Zi Yan was unable to detect it, since his power was similar to that of Great Emperor Ziwei. If Great Emperor Ziwei wanted to avoid it, Zi Yan simply couldn't sense it.

"Hehe, once that brat is dead, I'll take that divine artifact. The array attack is truly wondrous; I doubt anyone in the entire Immortal Realm can discern who launched the attack from the traces!" Great Emperor Ziwei thought smugly.

Suddenly, the Great Emperor Ziwei's face darkened. "What kind of bullshit 'God Forging True Manual' is this? What black Qi Cauldron? What exactly is this black Qi Cauldron? I, Purple Star, have been in the Immortal Realm for so many years and have seen a lot, but I have never heard of a black Qi Cauldron. It seems to be a cauldron for forging divine artifacts, but where does this cauldron come from? I, Purple Star, have already ruined several of the precious cauldrons in my collection. Not only have I wasted a lot of precious materials, but I haven't even forged a single divine artifact. It's truly infuriating."

Ziwei suddenly glanced at Zhang Xingfeng, who was currently attacking Zi Yan frantically, and thought to herself, "Could it be that this kid wasn't completely fooled by me back then? Was the method for forging divine artifacts that he gave me fake? Yes, that's possible."

"Hahahaha... Your attack power is really impressive, but you're only at the early stage of Immortal Monarch, while I'm already at the late stage of Immortal Emperor. The difference is too great. Your attacks can't break through my aura at all, hahahaha..." Zi Yan laughed triumphantly.

Zhang Xingfeng unleashed a million punches in succession before retreating to the side. He was inwardly shocked. "Truly formidable! A late-stage Immortal Emperor is indeed impossible to deal with; he's too strong. He actually formed such a powerful defensive aura simply with his incomparably powerful Immortal Yuan energy." However, Zhang Xingfeng didn't know that it wasn't the aura that was powerful, but rather Zi Yan's overwhelming strength.

Zi Yan's expression suddenly turned cold. "Hmph, now that you've attacked, it's my turn! Ziyan Array Seal - Killing Formation!"

Instantly, cloud-like characters began to form above Zhang Xingfeng's head. Upon closer inspection, it was the character for "kill"! Black energy flowed around the cloud-like characters, and the powerful sense of oppression filled Zhang Xingfeng with terror!

"We'll fight to the death. If we really can't win, we'll have to hide in the Dragon Spirit or the Heavenly Universe!" A ruthless look appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's face!

Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon!

In an instant, eight Avatar appeared simultaneously within the formation.

Suddenly, seven Jie Sha Blades and one Jie Sha Blades formed from Rou Jin appeared on the eight Avatar.

With a flick of the wrist, Void Breaker Jie Sha Blades rose, its ripples emitting strange sounds, and spatial rifts appeared along the Jie Sha Blades's edge.

"Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon - Slayer Saber Art: Heaven and Earth Opening!"

Eight rays of light, brilliant light, like the first ray of light in the darkness before dawn...

"Silk..."

Space shattered instantly, the powerful crushing force clashing completely with the cloud-script killing intent! The chaotic, terrifying crushing force of that dimensional space was indeed formidable; the cloud-script killing intent began to slowly crumble, disintegrate, and disintegrate...

Zi Yan's eyes flashed with light, and he said, "Eight mid-level divine artifacts, kid, I underestimated you. Not bad, not bad." Zi Yan sighed, but he was a little confused. "That Avatar just now seemed different from the Avatar of the immortals usually. It seemed that all eight Avatar were very powerful. What's going on?"

Even the distant Great Emperor Ziwei was shaken. "That kid said he only had seven Jie Sha Blades, how come there are eight now, and they're so powerful? Didn't he say he only had seven? Didn't he say he only had seven?" The Great Emperor Ziwei couldn't accept that his Bewildering Melody had failed.

However, Zhang Xingfeng possessed eight Jie Sha Blades, whereas Zhang Xingfeng had previously stated he had Jie Sha Blades in the Purple Cloud Realm Hall. This clearly indicated to Ziwei that "your Bewildering Melody is ineffective!"

However, how could Ziwei know that one of Zhang Xingfeng's eight Jie Sha Blades was transformed from Rou Jin? It's just that the Great Emperor Ziwei didn't inquire about the function of Rou Jin back then. It's estimated that in the Great Emperor Ziwei's view, intermediate-level divine artifacts were not very attractive, so she only asked about top-level divine artifacts.

Ziwei had been suspicious from the beginning because of "The God Forging True Manual", and now that she has seen the eight Jie Sha Blades, she is even more certain!

"Damn it, that bastard Zhang Xingfeng, he actually lied to me! He actually lied to me!" The Great Emperor Ziwei, true to his reputation as a ruthless ruler, once he realized he'd been tricked, he no longer believed in the * God Forging True Manual *. However, the Great Emperor Ziwei was puzzled. "How could Zhang Xingfeng possibly evade my Bewildering Melody? Does Zhang Xingfeng have some other secret technique?" At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng became even more mysterious in his mind...

Suddenly, Ziwei felt a jolt in her heart.

"This is bad! The intense spatial shattering and powerful fluctuations caused by Zhang Xingfeng just now will definitely be detected by the Azure Emperor and the others!"

Upon realizing this, Ziwei immediately sent a telepathic message: "Senior brother, hurry! The powerful fluctuations just now mean that the Azure Emperor and the others are about to arrive!"

Upon sensing this, Zi Yan immediately replied in his mind, "How could I have imagined that an Immortal Monarch was so powerful that he actually broke my killing seal? But don't worry, Junior Brother, I will definitely return successfully without being discovered by others. You just wait for my good news in the Purple Cloud Realm." Even now, Zi Yan still believed that Zi Wei was still in the Purple Cloud Realm.

As Ziwei had predicted, the actual situation turned out to be exactly as she had imagined.

The Azure Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor sensed the powerful aura almost simultaneously, and their powerful Divine Sense observed everything in an instant.

"Who is that guy? He actually attacked Zhang Xingfeng, and his cultivation has reached the late stage of Immortal Emperor!" The Azure Emperor frowned. "There are six or seven people in the Immortal Realm who have reached the late stage of Immortal Emperor, two of whom are at the Purple Cloud Realm, one each from my Fengyuan Gate and Tianlong Sect, and two or three of those hermits. But who exactly is this guy?"

Although the Azure Emperor knew that there was a late-stage Immortal Emperor in the Purple Cloud Realm, Zi Yan never showed himself, remaining in seclusion for cultivation. He would occasionally emerge, but no one else knew.

The Azure Emperor immediately increased the intensity of his Divine Sense, attempting to analyze the aura emanating from Zi Yan. At this moment...

"Yuanmu, that late-stage Immortal Emperor is Purple Cloud Realm expert. I can sense the aura of the Purple Cloud Realm Cultivation Method on him," the Heavenly Emperor transmitted through his mind.

The Azure Emperor was taken aback, then laughed, "Impressive! You're even farther away than me, yet you were able to identify it so quickly. Alright, now that you know it's someone from the Purple Cloud Realm, hurry up and make your move! Let's go!" With that, the Azure Emperor immediately began his Great Teleportation to the Azure Gleaning Realm's Teleportation Array! He began a lightning-fast teleportation, heading towards Chenmeng City!

At the same time, the Heavenly Emperor also Great Teleportation to the Teleportation Array in Tianlong City and began a lightning-fast teleportation, with the destination also being Chenmeng City!

Ziwei immediately felt uneasy. "It seems those two guys will soon be able to detect Zi Yan's aura with their Divine Sense. Senior brother, you idiot, you've made such a commotion by dealing with a mere Immortal Monarch level nobody. You're more trouble than you're worth!" Ziwei's initial intention was for Zi Yan to kill Zhang Xingfeng quickly so that the Azure Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't find out.

But now the plan has failed!

"Since we've already come this far, let's just kill Zhang Xingfeng, return to the Purple Cloud Realm, and with the Heavenly Fire Armor, I believe my strength will definitely rise another level. Relying on the Heavenly Fire Armor's defense and the Seven Star Robe's tenfold amplification attack, I will definitely be able to dominate the Immortal Realm. And I also have the secret method for refining divine artifacts!" Ziwei's heart was filled with murderous intent!

In an instant, he made his move! He was prepared to attack together with Zi Yan. The two extraordinary experts at the late stage of Immortal Emperor would strike at the same time and kill Zhang Xingfeng in a flash.

"The Seven Stars of Ziwei - Tianxuan Light!"