That Man, He's Back!

Extreme East Immortal Domain, ascension border.

Several Ascension Immortal Gates, each dozens of zhang tall, stood towering above the clouds of the Immortal Realm, majestic and vast, their momentum like a rainbow.

This was the border between the human world and the Immortal Realm, and also the first place one arrived after ascending from the human world.

Every domain of the Immortal Realm had a similar ascension border.

It counted as an Immortal Realm check-in point.

Once someone in the lower realm ascended, the Ascension Immortal Gate would open on its own.

Several guards clad in immortal armor sat around beside the immortal gate, chatting and drinking, talking and laughing with lively cheer.

"Do you know?"

"Several hundred years ago, Ye Mochen, the Demon Realm Supreme, led the Demon Realm army in an attack on our Immortal Realm. The entire Immortal Realm joined as one, stirring up a storm of blood and gore!"

"They fought until the heavens dimmed and the earth went dark, until the sun and moon lost their light. In the end, the whole Immortal Realm was still nearly torn apart by that Demon Lord, Ye Mochen!"

"Dozens of Immortal Emperors joined forces and still couldn't take down that Demon Lord!"

"Only after tearing apart more than half the Immortal Realm did that Demon Lord lead the Demon Realm army away in bitter dissatisfaction!"

"That was the third War of Immortals and Demons in history, and also the time the Immortal Realm suffered the most severe damage to this day!"

"This old brother of yours was fortunate enough to witness that War of Immortals and Demons, and even survived it!"

A rather portly guard captain gave the other guards a vivid, animated account of that unprecedented war between immortals and demons from over a hundred years ago.

The other guards listened with rapt attention, savoring every word.

By now, no one knew how long it had been since any unrest had occurred in the Immortal Realm. It was so peaceful it was almost unbearable.

The daily work of guarding the gate was not only utterly meaningless, it was boring enough to kill!

"Then... then what happened to that Demon Lord in the end?"

"Why haven't we heard any news about the Demon Lord nowadays?"

"Is he already dead?"

One of the guards raised his hand and asked curiously.

The other guards had the same question and all waited for the fat guard to answer.

The fat guard thrust out his general's belly and said smugly, "It's said that after that Demon Lord fought dozens of Immortal Emperors of our Immortal Realm, he returned to the Demon Realm, and not long after, he vanished without a trace from the Demon Realm!"

"Some people guessed that he had suffered grievous injuries and unfortunately perished!"

"The Demon Realm deliberately suppressed the news and didn't dare let it leak, which is why there was never any news of that Demon Lord again."

"So that's how it was!"

"Then it seems our Immortal Realm was still a cut above!"

"Of course!"

"How could those petty scoundrels of the Demon Realm compare to our Immortal Realm? Hahaha!"

Everyone boasted for a while, then threw their heads back and laughed, smug and proud.

"Right, you still haven't said what that Demon Lord looked like."

After they finished laughing, another person asked curiously.

The fat guard was just about to answer when the Ascension Immortal Gate suddenly activated, producing an extremely violent fluctuation!

"W-what's going on...?"

"Why is the immortal gate reacting so violently?"

"No idea. I've never seen this before..."

All the guards were dumbstruck and hurriedly stood up to go forward and check.

They had never seen the immortal gate shake so violently before!

It was as if... someone was forcibly opening a path through the immortal gate to ascend into the Immortal Realm!

Who was it, to be so bold!

They actually dared to force their way into the Immortal Realm!

All the guards waited in strict formation, the long spears in their hands leveled in unison at the immortal gate.

A moment later, the immortal gate overloaded, spiritual light exploded, and a violent cloud of mist surged up. A figure leaped through the mist and slowly stepped out from the shattered entrance of the immortal gate.

This was the first time the guards had seen someone capable of shattering the immortal gate, and they all opened their mouths wide in shock.

After seeing that figure appear, they immediately raised their spears and surrounded him.

The fat guard captain in the lead shouted angrily, "Who goes there! How dare you trespass into the Immortal Realm and destroy the immortal gate!"

The cloud-mist dispersed, and Ning Yechen's figure appeared in everyone's sight.

Ning Yechen looked around, then lazily stretched his waist.

It had been too long since he had come to the Immortal Realm to loosen his muscles and bones; he had nearly lost his way.

After more than a hundred years, the Immortal Realm was still the same damn bird-shape as before, not changed one bit...

Everything he had torn down back then had been rebuilt too.

How nice~

"My Lord Guard Captain, should we go up and take him down?"

The gathered guards watched Ning Yechen like tigers eyeing prey, inching closer bit by bit.

But the fat guard captain stood frozen in place, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, his face full of terror, as if he had seen a ghost!

It was him!

That man!

He wasn't dead!

He had come back again!

The guard beside him noticed that the fat guard's expression was off, leaned in, and asked in a low voice, "My Lord, what's wrong?"

"Everyone is waiting for your order."

"Should we take him down?"

"Take..."

The fat guard captain was so frightened his words stuttered. He had only just opened his mouth and had not finished speaking when the guard beside him nodded in understanding and immediately directed the others forward.

"The guard captain has given the order! Take him down!"

The guards immediately charged forward with spears in hand.

Ning Yechen cast the guards a cold glance. With a sweep of his sleeve, Black Flame rolled over them, and before the guards could make a single sound, they all turned to flying ash!

Although he no longer much liked fighting and killing now, if someone took the initiative to provoke him...

He would not show mercy to a single one!

Eh? (⊙ˍ⊙)!

The guard who had given the order instantly froze in a daze.

Only he and the fat guard captain were left at the scene.

Only then did the fat guard captain continue saying the words he had not finished.

"Take... take your big-headed ghost!"

"He, he, he is that Demon Realm Supreme...!"

Ah...?!

The guard was instantly so frightened that his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

Ning Yechen was very surprised. After more than a hundred years, there were still people who recognized him.

"You know me?"

"Your, Your great name has long since spread throughout the entire Immortal Realm. This lowly one had the fortune to see you once more than a hundred years ago..."

Seeing Ning Yechen walk over, the fat guard captain was so frightened that he dropped to both knees and answered while trembling.

Ning Yechen nodded, revealed a kind and amiable smile, and asked, "It's been too long since I came to the Immortal Realm. Where was the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace again?"

"In, in that, that direction..."

The fat guard captain raised a trembling hand and pointed in a certain direction as he answered.

He did not dare hide a single thing.

To him, the smile on Ning Yechen's face was just like the Grim Reaper waving at him!

He only hoped that when he died, he could be like those guards just now, without the slightest pain...

"Many thanks~"

Ning Yechen thanked the fat guard captain, then once again transformed into a pitch-black divine rainbow and sped toward the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace!

Watching Ning Yechen disappear into the distance, the fat guard captain and the other guard instantly went limp on the ground and fainted outright...

Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace

Qionghua Immortal Palace stood at the peak of the Immortal Realm. One golden and jade-green palace after another shone in mutual brilliance, golden light blazing and resplendent, the sight grand and magnificent!

This was the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace, one of the nine peak forces of the Immortal Realm!

In the blink of an eye, Ning Yechen arrived above the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace. Facing the vast, boundless Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Old thing! You shouldn't be dead yet, right!"

"If you're not dead, then get out here and see me!"

The words, accompanied by demonic sound, swept through the entire Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace. Everyone in the imperial palace felt as if their minds and souls had suddenly exploded, and one after another, they clutched their ears in agony and collapsed limply to the ground.

Those with lower cultivation and strength even bled directly from all seven orifices and fainted on the spot!

This sudden turn of events startled everyone in the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace.

Someone actually dared to speak so insolently to the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace in the Immortal Realm?!

"What junior dares trespass into the Heavenly Dao Imperial Palace and show such disrespect to the people of my imperial palace!"