Strongmen (II-in-One)

"True Immortal! This feeling of being as if one has become the very essence of heaven and earth, and is a part of the profound mysteries of heaven and earth... that is a True Immortal!"

"Using one's own Dao to transform the Dao of Heavenly Dao! This is using one's own heart to replace the heart of Heaven! It is said that true immortals can manifest their Dao fruits to reveal all the mysteries of Heaven and Earth, thereby helping each Primordial Spirit True Lord to comprehend the power of Heaven and Earth and achieve the status of Celestial Person... I only glanced at this powerful being, and my understanding of the power of Heaven and Earth has become even deeper... This is a true immortal! A true immortal who has lived for a thousand years! A true immortal who can open up grotto heavens!"

"True immortal! I am so fortunate to have seen your divine countenance! I could die without regret!"

"The Lord of the Abyss has actually summoned a true immortal! A great being who has transcended the mortal realm and become a true immortal of heaven and earth!"

The various forces that came to greet Lord Yuan were all excited and shocked, unable to contain themselves.

Faced with a true immortal, whether they were True Lord Primordial Spirit or Celestial Person, they all trembled with excitement, their eyes filled with fanaticism and worship.

Jin Haoran saw this scene and smiled slightly.

His display of his true immortal cultivation was not in vain, which attracted the profound mysteries of heaven and earth.

Now it seems...

The effect is very good.

"A true immortal."

Qin Yujing, who had initially held some hope for him based on what had been said Gu Jinlai, now wore a bitter expression.

If it were just Lord Lin Yuan alone, with the Aries Star Palace and that Heavenly Dragon that had lived for over a thousand years, they might actually be able to fight against him Gu Jinlai.

But Lin Yuan not only arrived himself, he also brought a True Immortal with him...

A true immortal who, to all the people of Qiantian, exists only in ancient texts and myths.

There's no hope.

There is no hope.

"Is this what a true immortal is?"

Gu Jinlai, people have been constantly scrutinizing Jin Haoran.

The six peerless illusory immortals, including Duanmu Chengyun, Si Wuyai, Dong Xuanzi, Su Xin, and Zhang Yingzhen, can unleash combat power no less than that of true immortals after wielding the power of their grotto heavens.

But...

This was the first time he had ever seen a true immortal who had perfected his own path and attained the Dao fruit.

The way this profound method of manifesting itself is unparalleled by any other cultivation system.

Even peerless immortals and demon gods are no match.

There is an environment where the profound mysteries of heaven and earth can be laid bare before the True Lord for contemplation...

No wonder only immortals who have lived in this world are qualified to open up a grotto-heaven-level cultivation holy land.

Therefore, as long as true immortals exist, one after another Celestial Person being will be continuously cultivated.

If the mysteries surrounding a True Immortal are this wondrous, one can only imagine the combat power of a True Immortal.

That's an existence capable of fighting to the death with demons.

It should be noted that the Demon God is already the most powerful entity in the material world within the Demonic Beasts system.

Even Gu Jinlai, it took all their strength to kill the three deities.

"Incredible."

From Gu Jinlai the present, he sincerely said it.

Anyone who can cultivate to become a true immortal is no ordinary person.

"Welcome, True Immortal! Welcome, Lord of the Abyss!"

At that moment, a voice that sounded like a traditional Chinese opera singer suddenly came from the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, the True Person Wunian of the Sanqing Palace led several Celestial Person of the Sanqing Palace forward and respectfully bowed to the three figures that floated down from the flying boat.

This shout finally jolted the shaken crowd from witnessing the legendary sight of a living immortal.

Without needing any prompting from the people of the Sanqing Palace, the Celestial Person and Primordial Spirit True Lord from various forces simultaneously shouted and bowed in salute.

"Welcome, True Immortal! Welcome, Lord of the Abyss!"

Even the Celestial Person representing Zhenbei City, several True Lords, and the few Primordial Spirit True Lord from the True Immortal Palace who were hiding to the side, were no exception.

In an instant, everyone except for the groups of Gu Jinlai and Star Emperor Jiang Chongshan bowed down.

In this environment where everyone was bowing down, the fact that the people on both Star Emperor Jiang Chongshan's side and the people Gu Jinlai both sides of Lingxiao Palace remained unmoved undoubtedly highlighted the true nature of their respective forces.

It's one thing if it's been the case Gu Jinlai, but for those on Star Emperor Jiang Chongshan's side, it's like sitting on a wax candle.

Qian Huashan and Zhao Riyue, two veterans of three dynasties who had come with him, became anxious and urged, "Your Majesty, a true immortal has arrived! This is a resident immortal! A mythical figure even more powerful and sacred than the Heavenly Emperor of yesteryear. We should pay our respects quickly, otherwise, if we offend the true immortal, the land of Qian Tian will be in danger of collapsing in the blink of an eye."

As they spoke, they immediately led their people to bow down.

Qin Yujing and Jiang Yinlong glanced at Jiang Chongshan, then at Imperial Tutor Taiyuan.

Jiang Chongshan ignored the others and instead focused his gaze on Gu Jinlai.

There is a strong tendency for them to Gu Jinlai.

"Your Majesty, bowing down when faced with an irresistible force is not a bad choice."

Imperial Tutor Taiyuan sighed and offered his advice.

He himself also lowered his head.

If it were only a sage who came, he would still have the courage to fight for the Qian Tian inheritance, and even...

Even if he is a mere mortal, at worst he can preserve the bloodline of the Qian Emperor's royal family and live in anonymity. There will always be a chance for him to make a comeback.

But a true immortal...

A true immortal who has lived in this world for a thousand years, whose power far exceeds the limits that a divine weapon wielder can reach...

This far exceeded the limits of what he could fight against.

Seeing Imperial Tutor Taiyuan bow his head, Qin Yujing and Jiang Yinlong dared not be negligent and followed suit.

For a moment, only the Lingxiao Palace 'Gu Jinlai group and Star Emperor Jiang Chongshan remained standing upright in the arena.

Their presence became somewhat glaring in comparison to everyone else.

Gu Jinlai.

At this moment, True Person Wuzhong couldn't help but speak up, "Learning has no end, and those who have attained enlightenment are our teachers. Why don't you pay homage to the pioneers of your cultivation path, the supreme experts who far surpass you?"

"Ha, when Xuan Tianzun drew his sword a few months ago, I never saw you lower your head or bow your head."

This Gu Jinlai.

Upon hearing this, True Person's expression immediately changed.

He had already been defeated by Xuan Tianzun, who was only at the Celestial Person Realm, and had his divine weapon, the World Sword, taken away from him. When he encountered Xuan Tianzun, who had already broken through to the Saint Realm, at Lingxiao Palace, he knew that he would surely die if he continued to fight, so he fled in panic. This scene...

It became the greatest shame of his life.

Now that Gu Jinlai had reopened this wound, he was immediately enraged. "Gu Jinlai... you... you dare to do this! I knew there must be collusion between your Lingxiao Palace and Xuantianzun, otherwise, why would Xuantianzun send the World Sword belonging to our Sanqing Palace to your Lingxiao Palace and help your Lingxiao Palace target our Sanqing Palace!?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's gaze immediately fell upon Gu Jinlai.

Not only him, but even that True Immortal turned his gaze toward the group from Lingxiao Palace.

They came from the land of immortals.

However, the Immortal Kingdom has focused all its energy on the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battle for the past six months, and almost all of its manpower and resources have been invested in this meat grinder.

They are still paying attention to the Holy Dynasty, which only has six True Immortals in combat power, but the level of attention has decreased.

It could also be said that Jin Haoran was no longer in charge; his task was simply to collect spirit crystals.

Therefore, there was not much reaction to " from Gu Jinlai".

At most, it just feels like...

"Qian Celestial Person, are you trying to defy the true immortals of the Immortal Kingdom?"

Jin Haoran chuckled and turned his gaze to Lin Yuan: "It's your territory, you handle it?"

Lin Yuan nodded, stepped forward, and the aura of a top-tier Void Immortal began to rise from his body. " From Gu Jinlai? Wu Si mentioned you in his message, a leader of a rising power that has grown rapidly in less than ten years? Just now Wu Zhong said that there is collusion between your Lingxiao Palace and Xuan Tianzun? Is this true?"

"Lord Yuan, you must not believe Wu Nian True Person's one-sided story..."

Jiang Chongshan immediately spoke up.

"And who are you?"

Lin Yuan interrupted Jiang Chongshan directly.

"He is the current Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, Jiang Chongshan."

The Immortal True Person was standing to the side, spoke up.

"The current Emperor of the Great Qian?"

Lin Yuan glanced at Jiang Chongshan: "Has the Great Qian royal family fallen to this level?"

After a moment, he waved his hand. "You may leave. I don't want to waste my breath on a junior like you."

He looked at Gu Jinlai, "I just want to know, is it true or false that your Lingxiao Palace and Xuan Tianzun are colluding? Or is it that Xuan Tianzun is not the murderer of Wushi True Person?"

"It is absolutely true that Xuan Tianzun used despicable means to assassinate Senior Brother Wushi. Everyone here can attest to this."

Master True Person bowed and spoke loudly. After he finished speaking, he glanced at everyone in the room, and no one refuted his statement.

Even Lingxiao Palace, Jiang Chongshan and others were no exception.

True Person continued, "The reason why Xuan Tianzun was able to assassinate Senior Brother Wushi was all because of Xuan Yue. Afterwards, Xuan Yue was taken away from the Sanqing Palace by Xuan Tianzun, and Lingxiao Palace stepped in to hide him. Although Xuan Yue himself may have been wronged, before we had investigated the truth of the matter, he became a member of Lingxiao Palace and even took charge of the World Sword, becoming the biggest beneficiary. It is hard for us not to suspect that Lingxiao Palace was involved in this matter."

After saying that, he added loudly, "Moreover, just a few months ago, when we descended upon Lingxiao Palace, intending to demand an explanation, Xuan Tianzun reappeared and forced our Sanqing Palace forces to retreat! I think everyone can see clearly whether Lingxiao Palace is cooperating with Xuan Tianzun or not!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Standing behind Gu Jinlai, Xuan Yue couldn't help but step forward and said urgently, "Back then, you were really going too far. Brother Xuan Tianzun... Xuan Tianzun couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up to uphold justice!"

"What a fine way of calling me 'Brother Xuan Tianzun,' what a fine way of saying 'Xuan Tianzun couldn't stand by and watch and stood up for justice'! Xuan Yue, is this how you treat your mentor who regards you as his disciple?"

True Person proclaimed loudly, "Everyone, in recent days, based on information leaked by Lingxiao Palace that Gu Jinlai has obtained a Heavenly Dragon, I've had a new thought. The Heavenly Dragon is a beast with combat power reaching the True Immortal Realm on the Land. If it had been revealed a year or two ago, who could stand against it except my Senior Brother Wushi? Even now, if the Abyss Lord hadn't received my message and rushed over, tell me, if Gu Jinlai were to rely on the power of the Heavenly Dragon to sweep across Qiantian... who in the world today could stop him!?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room changed their expressions simultaneously.

Even Taiyuan, the imperial tutor standing beside Jiang Chongshan, showed a strange Primordial Spirit.

Although they knew the truth about Xuan Tianzun's assassination of Wushi True Person and understood that Wunian True Person's words were unfounded, if Gu Jinlai truly wanted to sweep across Qiantian with the power of the Heavenly Dragon...

Who can withstand it?!

The answer is...

No!

"Gu Jinlai, is that it? Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"

Lin Yuan's somewhat cold gaze fell on Gu Jinlai's hands.

"Explain."

Gu Jinlai chuckled lightly, "As the saying goes, it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them. What he said is all speculation. Shouldn't it be the person who suspects whom bears the burden of proof?"

"It seems you intend to avoid answering?"

Lin Yuan reached out, and a layer of golden scales appeared on his hand. "Or... do you intend to remain stubbornly unyielding?"

"Don't you want to know why I didn't bring a celestial dragon with me at this crucial moment, even though I clearly obtained one?"

This Gu Jinlai.

"Tianlong? I have killed more than one over the years. Whether you bring it or not is meaningless."

Lin Yuan said calmly.

"Is that so? Then what about the celestial dragon that protects the Aries Palace, which has lived for over a thousand years, spans over a thousand meters, and is capable of unleashing great Divine Ability powers?"

This Gu Jinlai.

"Unleash a powerful Divine Ability!?"

A strange light flashed in the eyes of Liu Yuxi and Jin Haoran behind Lin Yuan.

Able to unleash great Divine Ability...

This means that the celestial dragon definitely possesses the combat power of a supreme illusory immortal!

Even if a Heavenly Dragon of this caliber is still slightly inferior to Abyss Master Lin Yuan, he is still a powerful ally.

Gu Jinlai...

You didn't bring it with you?

"You possess a celestial dragon that can be considered a supreme illusory immortal?"

Lin Yuan was reminded of the related traditions of the Aries constellation.

If it truly is the dragon guarding the Aries constellation...

Perhaps it truly possesses power comparable to that of a supreme immortal.

But...

"So what? You think you can threaten me like this? You're sorely mistaken..."

Before Lin Yuan could finish speaking, Gu Jinlai waved his hand and said, "No, no, no! I'm not threatening you. I just want to tell you a fact."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Lin Yuan said expressionlessly.

"I just wanted to tell you that the reason I didn't bring that Heavenly Dragon, whose combat power reached the level of a Supreme Void Immortal, with me is because..."

As the Chaotic Star Body at its perfect level began to operate, the characteristics of the Child of Stars were activated, and a powerful pressure comparable to that of an innate divine beast gradually began to rise from his body.

Gu Jinlai reached out, wisps of lightning swirled around his palm.

"I am stronger than that celestial dragon!"

Lin Yuan, Jin Haoran, Liu Yuxi, and the others were all startled, and they instinctively wanted to laugh.

How could a cultivator from the Qiantian realm claim to be stronger than Tianlongmu, a supreme Void Immortal?

This is because they have never left the Qiantian realm and do not know how vast the world is or how many strong people there are.

However, when they sensed the rapidly rising aura emanating from Gu Jinlai, and the oppressive force formed by the subtle fusion of the characteristics of the Child of the Stars with the magnetic field of the stars, which resembled "using one's own heart to replace the heart of heaven," their expressions gradually became solemn.

"You..."

Lin Yuan looked at Gu Jinlai, wanting to say something, but under the subtle pressure brought by the Child of Stars, he didn't know what to say.

However, Jin Haoran, who was behind him, suddenly said, "I remember Lin Yuan said that in Qian Tian, they call Void Immortals 'Land True Immortals,' but they don't have an accurate concept of the strength of Land True Immortals. You can clearly talk about the concepts of Great Divine Ability and Supreme Void Immortal... Have you been to the Immortal Kingdom or the Holy Dynasty?"

"That's not something you need to worry about."

Gu Jinlai Lin Yuan's gaze, Gu Jinlai spoke in a calm tone, "I just want to tell you, don't use your strength to interrogate someone like that. The grudge between my Lingxiao Palace and the Sanqing Palace, if you trace it back to the end, is just a struggle for dominance in the Qiantian. It has nothing to do with anything else. If you really want to stand up for the Sanqing Palace, then you are interfering in the struggle for dominance in the Qiantian."

He paused slightly at this point. "Now, tell me, are you going to get involved?"

"Hmph, what a big mouth you have."

At this moment, Liu Yuxi, standing behind Lin Yuan and Jin Haoran, snorted coldly, "I don't care whether you have traveled to the Holy Dynasty or other holy lands, but you must understand one thing: standing in front of you are Jin Zhenxian, one of the thirty-six true immortals of the Immortal Kingdom, and Lin Dixian, one of the seventy-two earth immortals. Each of them, if placed a hundred years ago, would have been a person who could open up a holy land and become a sect or ancestor."

"Um?"

Gu Jinlai hearing Liu Yuxi's words, Gu Jinlai was not only not intimidated by the string of names she rattled off, but rather somewhat surprised. "The Immortal Kingdom only has thirty-six True Immortals?"

This quantity is not large.

It's not that there's a lot, but that there's too little.

It should be noted that even the Holy Dynasty could muster six True Immortal-level warriors.

"Only thirty-six True Immortals?"

Liu Yuxi seemed amused by this saying that Gu Jinlai.

Before she could speak again, Gu Jinlai suddenly seemed to realize something and said, "The Immortal Kingdom is currently at a critical juncture in the war Demonic Beasts. The battlefield of the Blood Marsh Demon Abyss has drawn almost everyone from the Immortal Kingdom to the battlefield, not even sparing some of the Celestial Person are outside. Under such circumstances, how could a True Immortal and two Void Immortals actually leave the Blood Marsh Demon Abyss and arrive in Qian Tian?"

His eyes held a hint of sharpness. "The Three Pure Ones Palace's plea for help is probably not the main reason! What other purpose do you have?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Haoran, Lin Yuan, and Liu Yuxi all slightly changed their expressions.

Immediately afterward, Jin Haoran gave Gu Jinlai questions and said directly, "This Palace Master Gu of Lingxiao Palace claims to have abilities that surpass even the strongest Void Immortals, but I don't believe it. Lin Yuan, he is ultimately a member of your Qiantian. As the host, you should go and experience his skills firsthand and see if he is truly as worthy of his reputation as he claims."

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Lin Yuan stepped forward. "Let me see what methods the leader of this top power that has risen in Qian Tian during the hundred years I was away has, and whether he can really sweep across the world with the combat power comparable to a true immortal, or even a high-level true immortal, like the Heavenly Emperor of that time."

"You?"

Gu Jinlai looked at Lin Yuan and shook his head. "Not enough."

His figure slowly began to rise into the void. The magnetic field rotation power triggered by the activation of the Star Child to a certain degree condensed on his body. In an instant, it seemed that an inexplicable power descended rapidly between heaven and earth, causing the wind and clouds to surge within a radius of hundreds of miles.

The massive imbalance and convergence of positive and negative electrons caused a change in the celestial phenomena. Thick clouds began to spread in this direction, and during the spread, the collision of electrons emitted dazzling lightning, illuminating the world in an instant.

Amidst the dazzling electric light, Gu Jinlai looked down at Lin Yuan, Jin Haoran, and Liu Yuxi, and made a gesture.

"All three of you come at me together."

"You..."

A flash of anger crossed Liu Yuxi's eyes.

As a dignified immortal from a celestial realm, she was met with utmost respect wherever she went in any surviving holy land or grotto-heaven. Yet, this mere Qian Tian...

"To shake the heavens with one's own power... such power..."

Jin Haoran's expression turned solemn. "How come this is so much like the sign of a true immortal substituting their own heart for the heart of heaven and transforming the Heavenly Dao way with the fruit of the Dao?"

"It is not about substituting one's own heart for the heart of Heaven."

Lin Yuan seemed to have seen something and said, "He's not using the power of the Dao Fruit, but rather it seems like... talent!"

As he spoke, he emphasized, "This is a primordial divine beast!"

"A primordial divine beast!?"

Jin Haoran quickly realized something, his face showing astonishment. "The Path to Martial Immortality!? How could someone, with such exceptionally favorable circumstances, embark on the incredibly difficult Path to Martial Immortality!?"

"Whether it is the path to becoming a Martial Immortal or not, we'll only know after we fight it."

As soon as Lin Yuan finished speaking, he soared into the air.

The golden scales that had initially appeared only on his hands quickly covered his entire body.

The golden scales shimmered under the electric light, giving him an air of majesty and holiness.

This is his divine weapon!

Name: Qilin!

The main material of this divine weapon is the mythical beast Qilin!

As a sacred beast, the Qilin is more powerful than ordinary divine beasts. However, the person who forged this divine weapon was obviously limited in skill and failed to fully utilize the material. As a result, this divine weapon only inherited the Qilin's astonishing speed, while other attributes such as strength, defense, and Divine Ability were completely absent.

Even so, thanks to the astonishing speed granted to him by this divine weapon, he was still able to retreat calmly when facing true immortals.

It was thanks to this divine weapon that, in the battle of the Heavenly Emperor, only he and the previous number one person in the world, Wushi True Person, survived, while the Imperial Tutor Tai'a and Xuwu died.

"Pick me up..."

After Lin Yuan's entire body was covered in scales, he suddenly soared into the air like a golden streak of light, fiercely shooting towards the Gu Jinlai in the sky.

"Boom!"

Almost at the same time he soared into the sky, thunder roared!

A bolt of lightning, like a divine sword cleaving through the heavens and earth, fell from the sky, its dazzling light illuminating everything in the world.

But...

Faced with this attack that was as fast as the speed of light, Lin Yuan seemed to have sensed it the Unseen, and his figure flickered as he directly dodged it.

Upon seeing this, Gu Jinlai flipped his hand over.

This time, it was no longer a sword light that could shatter heaven and earth, but a net of hundreds or thousands of lightning bolts forming a protective trap.

Thunder dragons crisscrossed and intertwined in all directions; their terrifying, blazing power alone was enough to make anyone tremble.

Faced with such lightning, Lin Yuan's figure was like a swimming dragon, freely roaming among hundreds and thousands of lightning bolts. In the end, he actually broke through the blockade of lightning and rushed to within thousands of meters of Gu Jinlai.

"You are very strong; your speed and perception are astonishing!"

Those Gu Jinlai have expressed their heartfelt admiration.

The next moment, he pointed with his hand, and countless bolts of lightning rapidly circulated, forming a dazzling halo, like a ring made entirely of lightning. The ring swirled and formed a black hole-like devouring force, instantly binding Lin Yuan's figure tightly.

"It's useless now."