The Person Behind the Scenes

The difference between immortals and mortals is like a chasm, which cannot be bridged by will alone. The immortal immortals have not yet reached the level of immortals and are in the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

Although he has no physical body, only a soul, and cannot be considered a complete Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator, he has grasped the rudimentary form of the Immortal Dao Fruit, making up for his lack of combat power.

If someone in the Tribulation Transcendence stage encounters an Immortal in the spiritual realm, they will be in a very passive position.

But the immortal immortal just happened to encounter the real immortal fairy.

The rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit cannot exert any power in the face of the true Dao Fruit.

After being lectured, the Immortal realized that he was probably not a real immortal, but rather a product of imitation of the Immortal Fairy.

"As for how the Dao Fruit came about, senior, what are your thoughts?" Yun Zhi posed this question to the Immortal Fairy.

The Immortal Fairy had been pondering this very question. She took out the ball of golden light and said, "My initial assessment was correct. This thing can barely be called an Immortal Dao Fruit, but it's far from mature; it's still in its embryonic stage."

"The appearance of the Dao Fruit should be based on the same principle as the appearance of this kid; both rely on willpower."

Lu Yang asked curiously, "Can one create a Dao Fruit simply by thinking about it? If that's the case, wouldn't becoming an immortal be incredibly easy?"

The Immortal Fairy shook her head, correcting Lu Yang's misconception. "It's not a Dao Fruit, but a prototype of one. Not to mention that this Dao Fruit is the product of the Immortal Sect's accumulation over ten thousand years, just the fact that it can be created from a prototype of a Dao Fruit through willpower has significant limitations."

The Dao Fruit is the mark of becoming an immortal, the ultimate product that can change the rules of the world. Its specific concept is far beyond Lu Yang's knowledge, and it is something he cannot grasp at present.

"The prototype of a Dao Fruit and the actual Dao Fruit are worlds apart. As long as I want, I can conjure up as many prototypes of Immortal Dao Fruits as I wish, but there will only ever be one Immortal Dao Fruit, and that is mine."

At this point, the Immortal Fairy revealed a confident smile, believing that her Immortal Dao Fruit was the strongest, and that the Dao Fruits of Ying Tianxian and the others were inferior to hers.

As for the rudiments of the Dao Fruit, in her view, they were things that were not worthy of being presented in a respectable manner.

"However, the rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit has the potential to replace the Dao Fruit."

Yun Zhi's words poured cold water on the Immortal Fairy, who understood Yun Zhi's meaning and instantly calmed down.

"What's going on?" Lu Yang asked.

Only the Immortal Fairy and Yun Zhi knew about the Dao Fruit; Lu Yang and the Immortal Immortal were completely ignorant of it.

Even immortals can't distinguish between a Dao Fruit and its prototype. If it hadn't been explained now, they wouldn't even know where their Dao Fruit prototype came from.

Yun Zhi explained, "The prototype of the Dao Fruit is a rough embryo, quite rudimentary, and even its internal structure is unstable. As the prototype of the Dao Fruit gradually matures, it will become more and more like a Dao Fruit."

"There can only be one of the same kind of Dao Fruit. If a Dao Fruit rudimentary form is to fully mature, the already matured Dao Fruit must be discarded and replaced with a new one."

Lu Yang exclaimed in surprise, "So, it's possible that the fairy's Dao Fruit could be replaced by a nascent form of the Immortal Dao Fruit?"

Lu Yang was worried about the fairy. Although the fairy was not particularly reliable and could not help him much, and always caused trouble for him, Lu Yang still hoped that she could always attain the Dao Fruit and not be replaced by someone else.

Yun Zhi shook her head, her expression solemn. "Senior holds the highest power in the 'Immortal' lineage. No one can rival him in 'Immortal' matters, and even a Dao Fruit prototype that is infinitely close to maturity is impossible."

"There is only one situation in which the prototype of the Dao Fruit replaces the original Dao Fruit: the original Dao Fruit is ownerless, while the prototype of the Dao Fruit is owned."

Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, the fairy is still alive, and no one can replace her."

"But she shouldn't have been alive."

Lu Yang was struck dumb by his senior sister's words.

Yes, if I hadn't inadvertently called out the Immortal Fairy's true name, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to be resurrected even after the Great War ended.

Perhaps it is true, as my senior sister said, that without me, it would take another 300,000 years before someone else would accidentally call out the Immortal Fairy's true name.

No, if the Immortal Fairy hadn't been resurrected, then the Immortal Immortal would have been able to bring the nascent Immortal Dao Fruit to maturity, replacing the original Immortal Dao Fruit.

When the great battle of the ages arrives, and the Immortal Immortal leads the Immortal Cult to emerge and spread her name far and wide, who will dare to jokingly call her "Immortal Fairy" like she does?

By then, I fear the Immortal Fairy will never be able to revive and will truly die.

The Immortal Fairy also realized this and was filled with lingering fear.

Yun Zhi briefly outlined her thoughts. " In High Antiquity times, our predecessor was ambushed and killed, and the Immortal Dao Fruit lost its master, becoming an ownerless object."

"The person behind the scenes publicly announced the concept of the Immortal Dao Fruit, fabricated a non-existent Immortal Immortal, and made the followers of the Immortal Cult believe in, contemplate, and resurrect the Immortal Immortal. The Immortal Immortal himself is completely unaware of this, and he will desperately try to accelerate the maturation of the Dao Fruit's embryonic form."

"When the time is right, the person behind the scenes will make their move, seize the Immortal Dao Fruit, and claim it for themselves."

"The only uncertainty now is whether the person behind the scenes wants to pluck the Immortal Dao Fruit when it's ripe, or when it's almost ripe, or perhaps... he's already here?"

At this point, Yun Zhi's voice was as cold as ice, and the killing intent contained within it chilled Lu Yang to the bone.

Yun Zhi and the Immortal Fairy simultaneously unleashed their Divine Sense, scanning every inch of the surrounding space to find the person behind it all.

Suddenly, in the corner of the secret room, the space trembled, and a dark figure walked in gracefully, clapping rhythmically as he praised Yun Zhi's extraordinary qualities.

Lu Yang stared at the dark figure. The person was clearly right there, but when he scanned the area with his Divine Sense, there was nothing there.

Lu Yang felt that the man was like a bottomless black hole, with immense ambition, capable of devouring everything, which sent chills down one's spine.

Yun Zhi and the Immortal Fairy stood in front of Lu Yang, wary of the approaching figures.

"As expected of the strongest among the Five Great Immortal Sects, to me, there are several threats in the Central Continent, but you are the greatest threat!"

"I originally came here to observe whether the rudimentary form of the Immortal Dao Fruit had truly been formed. I never expected to gain so much after only a few days of observation."

The dark figure looked at the Immortal Fairy. Although Lu Yang couldn't see his face clearly, he felt that he was smiling.

"I never expected that you, Immortal Fairy, would be resurrected. This is the biggest variable I could not have foreseen."

"Now that you have been resurrected, the plan to replace the Dao Fruit with the rudimentary form of the Immortal Dao Fruit is now null and void. It's a pity that the Immortal Sect's 14,000 years of preparation has come to nothing." The dark figure shook his head regretfully, it was unclear whether he felt sorry for the Immortal Sect or for his own scheme.

"Yingtian, Qilin, Suiyue, Jiuzhong, who are you! Sneaking around like this, reveal your true colors!" The Immortal Fairy shouted angrily. This person wanted to completely erase her existence; it was a blood feud that could not be resolved!

There has to be a resolution between her and the shadowy figure!

The shadowy figure shook his head and chuckled, "Did your era really only have five immortals? Was the Nine-Headed Immortal truly the first immortal?"

"Fairy, there are too many things that cannot be determined. How can you be so sure that I am one of the four of them?"

"Playing tricks!" the Immortal Fairy gritted her teeth.

Yun Zhi didn't say much, but went straight to the point, using all her strength to make a decisive move.

The shadowy figure's expression hardened. "As expected, your strength is far greater than what you've shown. Even if I were to appear in my true form, I would probably still struggle to defeat you."

"To think that someone like you would exist since High Antiquity is truly a miracle of nature."

Knowing he was outmatched, the shadowy figure decisively self-destructed.

"It's a pity my original body can't know what's going on here."