A Mock Exercise

The eldest sister recounted what she had witnessed in the secret chamber, which greatly angered the Immortal Fairy.

"Which bastard dares to impersonate me? Does he even know that I was invincible in High Antiquity times, and everyone who saw me would avoid me!"

The Immortal Fairy had reason to be proud; after all, cultivators who mastered the ability to make their words lawful were virtually invincible among their peers, yet they died at the hands of the Immortal Fairy.

"I feel there's a familiar aura about the sect leader. Could it be coming from that person who impersonated me?"

The Immortal Fairy grew angrier the more she thought about it, and she shouted that she wanted to go out and confront the Immortal Immortal to expose his true colors!

Yun Zhi stopped the Immortal Fairy: "Senior, don't be anxious. That person who claims to be an Immortal Immortal can freely appear inside statues. Immortal Immortal statues are scattered throughout the entire continent. If he escapes, it will be difficult to catch him later."

"So you mean...?"

"When the sect leader spoke with the immortal immortal, he mentioned the selection process. Ostensibly, it was to select talent, but in reality, it was to choose a body for the immortal immortal to possess. As long as Lu Yang becomes the target, the immortal immortal will walk right into the trap, and then he will have no way to escape."

The immortal fairy seemed to awaken from a dream. "Little girl, you have quite a few ideas!"

"Hmm?" Yun Zhi raised an eyebrow.

Seeing that the dim-witted fairy was about to anger her senior sister, Lu Yang quickly escaped.

When the eldest sister's soul left her body, she wouldn't have cared about the form of address, but now that her soul is intact, it's hard to say.

Fairy, may you have good fortune.

"But what exactly is the situation with the Immortal Immortal?"

Lu Yang never expected that there really would be an immortal being. Was the fifth immortal from High Antiquity an immortal being, or an immortal fairy?

Emotionally, Lu Yang leans towards the latter; in terms of sophistication, Lu Yang leans towards the former.

"Or is there a sixth immortal in High Antiquity?"

Lu Yang opened his eyes, broke out of his cultivation state, and sensed his current realm.

"I should now be at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, only half a step away from the Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

"What are you doing here?" Meng Jingzhou complained from the side, also snapping out of his meditation.

Man Gu seemed to be deep in thought, "Is the detailed division of realms one of the reasons for Brother Lu's strength?"

Meng Jingzhou quickly stopped Man Gu: "Don't think nonsense. Lu Yang is acting crazy, you can't go crazy with him."

"You three, get ready for the drill!" a cult member reminded the three at the door.

Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu were completely bewildered. An exercise? What exercise?

The loudspeaker arrays placed in various locations blared. "Attention all, the righteous path is about to attack! Attention all, the righteous path is about to attack!"

Outside, some believers, adding to the atmosphere, screamed, "The righteous path has arrived! We're doomed!"

"Run for your lives!"

"We would rather die than surrender!"

"Let's fight the righteous path to the death!"

"Hahaha, you righteous scoundrels, don't think you can catch me!"

May the immortals protect me!

Then came the sound of hurried escape.

Lu Yang: "... You guys are really into your roles."

Lu Yang briefly explained the exercise to Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu, and the two then understood what had happened.

The three of them quickly fled the room, shouting as they ran, "It's terrible! The Great Xia Dynasty, along with the Five Great Immortal Sects, has attacked!"

The person in front glared at the three of them. "Stop yelling! If the Great Xia Dynasty and the Five Great Immortal Sects all come, we'll have to turn this into a surrender drill!"

It is evident that the Immortal Cult has a very detailed classification of the types of exercises.

On the way to escape, Lu Yang saw some cult members packing their belongings quickly and efficiently, stuffing everything into their storage rings. Their movements were so skilled it was heartbreaking.

Some people burst into tears, saying they would live and die with headquarters.

Some people even took advantage of the chaos to steal things and made a fortune.

"Hey, what are you doing, you little brat!" A member of the cult discovered the thief.

Without turning his head, the man said, "It's an exercise, so the more realistic the better. These things are all possible!"

"Stop thief!"

The Immortal Cult was in complete chaos, and the exercise was extremely realistic.

Lu Yang and his two companions left with the cult members, heading towards an exit.

Leaving the exit, after traveling an unknown distance, I arrived at a completely unfamiliar place.

The person who covered the retreat of this safe passage was Vice Leader Jin. He destroyed the exit, eliminated the cause and effect, and prevented the righteous path from finding them. His movements were so smooth and seamless that it was clear he practiced regularly.

The congregation applauded, delighted at the successful conclusion of the performance.

Only Man Gu had a question:

How should we get back?

The entire room fell silent.

Yeah, the connection wasn't disconnected during previous drills, so why was it disconnected this time?

The passage is severed, the cause and effect are eliminated, and you want to return the way you came? Not a chance!

Vice Leader Jin was somewhat embarrassed. He had gotten so caught up in the exercise that he had become too engrossed, making it seem as if the righteous path was about to arrive.

However, as the deputy leader, he quickly found a way to remedy the situation.

"Don't panic, everyone. I have a flying boat in my storage ring that can hold everyone. Let's fly back."

The headquarters is full of experts; apart from Lu Yang and a few others, everyone there can fly.

However, a large group of cultivators flying in the sky would easily attract the attention of the Great Xia Dynasty. If a few constables from Great Xia came to investigate, they would tell them to stop and show their identification. And then, wow, they would all be big shots on the wanted list, with the lowest sentence being life imprisonment.

That would be a laughing stock.

It would be better to take a flying boat and disguise oneself as a low-level cultivator renting a boat for tourism. This is a common practice and would not be detected.

Vice Leader Jin took out a somewhat old-looking flying boat from his storage ring. This was intentional; this style wouldn't attract official attention.

Everyone was a seasoned veteran and understood Vice Leader Jin's idea. They all sat on the flying boat, suppressing their cultivation levels and showing only that they were at the Qi Refining stage. Lu Yang, with his three Foundation Establishment Realm, became the one with the highest cultivation level.

On the flying boat, Vice Leader Jin reassured everyone, "Actually, it's not a big problem. At the speed of the flying boat, by the time we get back, most of the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining geniuses from the branch will have arrived. The timing will be just right."

The airship flew slowly through the air, completely unaware that danger was approaching.

Not far from the flying boat, three mysterious figures dressed in gray robes hovered.

"How's this airship?"

"It's not a flying boat belonging to the Landing Money Merchant Guild or any of the other major merchant guilds. It looks quite old; it must be rented."

"There are quite a few people, but their cultivation levels aren't great. There are only three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. Let's just make do and take a cut. Maybe one of them is hiding something good."

"Let's pull off a heist?"

"Dry!"

Three gray-robed figures transformed into streaks of light, swiftly approaching the flying boat and forming an array to imprison it.

"Don't move, it's a robbery!" One of the men had a fierce look on his face and two scars, clearly a desperate criminal.

"I suppose you've heard of the infamous reputation of the Hu brothers. As long as you obediently hand over your money, we guarantee we won't kill you!" Another man stuck out his long tongue and licked the sharp knife, looking somewhat perverted.

"If you don't hand it over, don't blame us for being ruthless!" The third person let out a series of strange cries, like the wailing of ghosts, which were extremely eerie.

Don't think we're afraid to kill; we've killed more people than you've ever met!

They released a terrifying aura, intimidating everyone.

These three were actually at the Nascent Soul Early Stage!

Generally speaking, as long as they release their aura, the other party will give up resisting, hand over money, and beg them to spare their lives.

Whether they stay or leave depends on their mood.

Then the three Hu brothers saw that the passengers on the flying boat didn't seem afraid; instead, they all showed strange smiles.

The passengers released their auras one by one: Nascent Soul Realm Spirit Transformation stage, Void Refinement stage...

The three Hu brothers felt an aura beyond their comprehension and swallowed hard.

Oh no, it looks like we messed up.

Vice Leader Jin stood up and asked slowly, "I heard that you've killed more people than we've ever met?"