Immortal Calamity

The man stood up. After emerging from the dark Great Canyon, he was met with the blazing sun and staggered. He said softly, "My Soul Body is badly injured. I absorbed yin energy during the rainy night, and now I'm being impacted by the Sun Fire Essence, which makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable."

Whoosh!

He soared into the air to find his true bones, with the woman following behind him. The two flew far away under the blazing sun.

Finally, they landed in a mountain range three thousand miles away, a place with traces of the original inhabitants, but now it was deserted.

The man was a human from this planet. Under the protection of the powerful figure he followed, he underwent a tribulation of Lightning Tribulation, his body shattered, leaving behind a spiritual entity that entered the world behind the Great Curtain.

In essence, if he were to rely on himself, he would most likely die completely, leaving nothing behind.

The saying "When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven" has some truth to it. It's because that peerless expert had enough confidence to allow those around him to also Ascension to Immortality.

At the summit of a great mountain, amidst ancient trees and wolf-infested forests, the man used his Mental Power to part the vines and clear away the thorns, finally revealing the rubble and debris below.

The former Dojo has long been abandoned, and everything is marked by the mottled traces of history. He sighed, "How many years has it been? More than two thousand years have passed, and the people from the mortal world of yesteryear are nowhere to be seen again."

He was lost in thought. The children who grew up learning their skills together on this mountain, the fellow apprentices, the elderly, had all vanished with the passage of time, and even their graves could not be found.

Overwhelmed with emotion, he hadn't felt this way in many years. His dear Senior Sister had once tearfully seen him off as he left the mountain gate.

When he returned for the last time before becoming an immortal, she had already died of old age in these mountains during his tribulation. Now he has come again, and her vivid face appears before him once more. More than two thousand years have passed, yet he still remembers her.

"Without becoming an immortal, everything turns to smoke and dust. Even if one becomes an immortal, one still thinks of escaping. When the curtain falls, all things decay. How pitiful, how lamentable, how tragic."

Zhou Chong dug through the rubble and unearthed the Underground Palace. Inside, he found a Jade Box. Inside, there was a small piece of skull that was still alive, with life emanating from its charred interior.

However, Zhou Chong's expression immediately changed. Who had touched his bones?

When he returned to undergo his tribulation, this place was already abandoned. His gentle Senior Sister, his fellow disciples, and his master and Uncle had all died.

He was shocked to discover that the bone had been gnawed on by some creature, leaving only half of it and having lost a lot of its active energy, so it was not as concentrated as he had imagined.

Why didn't you eat it all? Leave him half.

His face was gloomy, and he wanted to get angry, but he couldn't find a target or know who was responsible.

Looking at the Underground Palace, the Jade Box, and the true bones, he carefully observed the traces here. It was probably within the last one or two hundred years that someone had opened this place.

"Did anything special happen on New Star more than a hundred years ago? Were there any powerful Supernatural Practitioner?" Zhou Chong asked.

Wearing Dark Red Armor, Yuan Hong shook her head and said, "I only recently awakened from the Soul Nurturing Peach Wood, and I don't know what happened more than a hundred years ago."

Zhou Chong pressed the broken bone into the Soul Body, and instantly, blood-red patterns spread out from the charred bone.

A jade pot appeared in his hand, from which Super Material continuously flowed out, which was absorbed by the black bone.

On his Soul Body, blood streaks spread, increasing in number and intertwining, gradually outlining a faint Blood Shadow.

Achieving true physical rebirth is easier said than done. His current forced acceleration is not beneficial in the long run; it is only a last resort.

"Go!" Zhou Chong said, and instantly flew away into the sky.

This place is five or six thousand miles away from Kangning City, where the Sun family is located, but for spiritual beings like them, it is nothing.

Yuan Hong warned, "You are now nourished by the true bone and blood energy, and your strength has greatly increased. However, you have also revealed part of your blood energy form, which will be detected by the detector. In this era, mortals control warships and other powerful objects. If you are hit, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"What a nuisance!" Zhou Chong frowned. This was no longer the era of more than two thousand years ago. Now, even mortals could severely injure him. The cruel lesson from Source Pool Mountain hadn't even been three days in the past.

He allowed his true blood to flow back into the bone fragments, and then reappeared in his Blood Body when he needed to come into contact with the Soul Locking Bell and the God Slaying Banner.

Under the blazing sun, they entered Kangning City early.

The two Soul Body circled the Sun family four times. After careful observation, Zhou Chong. He confirmed that the palm-sized golden flag was the legendary God Slaying Banner, which had disappeared in ancient times.

"A rare and divine artifact, specifically designed to kill those at the primordial spirit level. Throughout history, the number of peerless experts who have died by this small flag is at least several hands' worth," Zhou Chong sighed. He never expected to have the opportunity to witness it in this era.

Yuan Hong nodded and said, "When I first saw it, I also felt it was incredible. It's one thing for other treasures to appear, but for even a legendary item to appear at this special time seems a bit strange."

Zhou Chong frowned and said, "Even if I have true bones, it would be extremely dangerous to take down the God Slaying Banner, since it's not a true flesh and blood body. I need to subdue the Soul Locking Bell first, use it to contact the God Slaying Banner, and then quickly take it away. It will be much easier after my flesh and blood regenerate."

"The Soul Locking Bell is also terrifying; it can easily steal a person's three souls and seven spirits," Yuan Hong said.

"At least the Soul Locking Bell is still relatively normal. The God Slaying Banner is too unusual and extremely terrifying. No one who has ever held it for very long has ever done so. We need to be careful."

When!

Wang Xuan had just woken up in the afternoon when he heard the booming of the bell. He was astonished; how dare that woman be so bold as to launch her attack in broad daylight, under the clear sky?

"Hmm?" He sensed an extraordinary aura; an even more powerful Soul Body had appeared. Had the Transcendent Immortals arrived?!

Wang Xuan cleared his mind, freeing himself from strong mental fluctuations, and calmed his spirit before checking on the situation at the Sun family's place.

Even without astral projection, he was a superhuman and could see Soul Body in the Real World; he saw a Mysterious Man.

Without a doubt, that person's spiritual body was extremely terrifying, far surpassing that of the woman in red armor. This person had most likely reached the level of the Carefree Journey.

Even if it hasn't happened yet, it's already incredibly close; one foot is already in the door!

This man was incredibly audacious; he used supernatural powers to try and remove the bell, right under the sun. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was practically like seeing a ghost.

As the great bell rang, a bone appeared, its crimson patterns spreading and covering it. It transformed into a Blood Shadow, its body radiating crimson symbols, drawing the Silver Bell there, attempting to refine it.

When!

After the Silver Bell shook violently, it actually... caused the Blood Shadow to explode, and drops of blood splattered out, startling Yuan Hong so much that her face turned pale and she screamed.

The man was a being who had walked out of the curtain, yet his true blood was scattered by the Soul Locking Bell!

The next moment, the true bone glowed, and the scattered blood flew back and covered the Soul Body again, forming Blood Shadow.

However, when his Soul Body was grazed by Zhong Bo, although not a single soul or spirit was pulled away, a small part of his Soul Body was shattered!

"You said there's something strange about the Sun family. Indeed, someone is hiding inside this Soul Locking Bell, trying to refine it!" Zhou Chong said to Yuan Hong, his face extremely grim.

He was taught a lesson as soon as he entered the mortal world, and he was injured as soon as he attacked the Sun family's Soul Body!

Inside the hotel, Wang Xuan was alarmed. The man's mental fluctuations were very familiar, consistent with the roars of the Transcendent Immortals Source Pool Mountain was destroyed.

The Transcendent Immortals have descended to earth and entered the human realm!

Although Wang Xuan sensed the seriousness of the situation, he also felt that this person was not as powerful as he had imagined.

"You demons and monsters, get out here!" Zhou Chong's voice was icy cold and filled with killing intent. He said, "You dare to try to use other people's primordial spirits to sacrifice to the bell and help you refine it? That's extremely vicious!"

As he spoke, he summoned several powerful treasures: a snow-white ruler, a blue shield, and a flying sword. In particular, a talisman seemed extremely powerful, as it was directly affixed to the Silver Bell.

Then, he reached out a large, blood-red hand to grab the silver bell, acting domineeringly and trying to take it away directly.

"Fellow Daoist, please calm down. I did not intend to harm you. I was trapped inside the bell. In order to save myself, both my souls and six spirits entered here. I had no choice but to try to refine the bell here, just to protect myself."

In the distance, inside the hotel, Wang Xuan knew who was hiding inside the bell—the traitor, the one trapped within Soul Locking Bell.

However, the truth is different from what Mr. Ghost said. Most of the traitor's three souls and seven spirits have entered the bell's body and are actually actively refining it.

Wang Xuan hadn't fully trusted him at the time, and now it seemed that this suspicious person was indeed harboring evil intentions. If he really came to save him, he would definitely be sacrificed to the bell and have it help him refine this rare treasure.

"That damned traitor!" A cold glint flashed deep in Wang Xuan's eyes.

Zhou Chong said coldly, "What a joke! Do you really think I don't understand? You clearly used the sacrificial bell technique just now. If you hadn't been trapped inside and unable to use it, you might have succeeded."

Mr. Ghost said, "Fellow Daoist, I was only trying to protect myself earlier, after all, I didn't know whether you were friend or foe. Now that we've laid our cards on the table, how about we let this go?"

Zhou Chong ignored him. The talisman he had stuck on the bell glowed, which significantly reduced the spreading silver ripples. He Bloody Hand out and grabbed the bell, intending to take it away.

Yuan Hong was shocked. The man from behind the curtain was so strong that he had almost sealed the Silver Bell. But she was still worried and said, "Be careful!"

Zhou Chong replied, "This bell has only activated the first layer of runes. If the second layer of runes were to revive, I would not have come at all. Even with my Soul Body covered by true blood, I could not withstand its bell waves."

"Fellow Daoist, how about you let me out? I'll give up this bell and keep it!" Mr. Ghost said from inside.

"Who are you? Are you related to the beings in the curtain?" Zhou Chong asked, without letting him out. Across the sky, he reached out Bloody Hand and pulled the Soul Locking Bell out of the Sun family's secret vault.

"If you don't let me leave, I'll risk everything and perish with you, sacrificing myself to activate the second layer of runes on the bell!" Mr. Ghost threatened.

Inside the hotel, Wang Xuan gasped. Was Da Zhong's current performance merely the result of the first layer of rune revival?

The Sun family was thrown into chaos as Bloody Hand reached into their home, shocking them. This was far too domineering and arrogant! How dare they do this in broad daylight!

Of course, many people were also trembling, feeling extremely terrified.

One Energy Beam after another shot up, firing at the Bloody Hand!

"Shut up!" Zhou Chong said coldly. Thinking of how the Sun family had destroyed the passage to Source Pool Mountain, he was filled with endless rage. He slapped his other blood-red hand towards some of the Sun family members.

Puff!

On the spot, six members of the Sun family's direct lineage exploded, their bodies and souls annihilated.

Of course, Zhou Chong was extremely cautious and avoided a certain area, not daring to attack the direction where the God Slaying Banner was located. Even though that thing had only revived one layer of runes, he still kept a distance.

"An extraterrestrial invasion, damn it!" someone from the Sun family exclaimed angrily.

As Zhou Chong forcefully lifted the large bell, attempting to leave the area, he simultaneously swung his other Bloody Hand, grabbing several high-ranking members of the Sun family and squeezing them tightly.

With a soft "poof," several high-ranking members of the Sun family turned into a bloody mess.

Boom!

An energy cannon struck Zhou Chong, causing him to stagger backward. At this stage, he was wary of the super Energy Beam, and blood splattered.

"How dare a mortal like yourself Transcendent Immortals?" Zhou Chong said coldly, retreating with the Soul Locking Bell. He was hit by the energy cannon again, his true blood splattering, but he reformed himself.

In the hotel, Wang Xuan watched indifferently. He had no sympathy for the Sun family, but such immortals were also repulsive. What right did they have to look down on mortals?

Regardless, he wants to obtain powerful trump cards here today. The Golden Bamboo Slip from the pre-Qin period and the God Slaying Banner are both his targets.

It would be even better if we could silently eliminate both the Transcendent Immortals and the Sun family!

"The Immortal Calamity has finally arrived," a centenarian from the Sun family roared. "The Mothership Restart Plan, begin!"

"This... are we really going to carry out that plan? There's a terrifying amount of uncertainty involved," someone said in a trembling voice, hesitating as he watched the Blood Shadow retreat.

"Reboot! They've already come knocking on our door, what are you hesitating for? Your generation has no guts! Transcendent Immortals?!" the centenarian roared.