The Truth - One Finger Kills Celestial Immortals

As Zhou Yu listened to Ji Ning describe the sequence of events, he gradually understood everything.

A few days ago, the young master of the Shaoyan Clan, Shaoyan Nong, arrived in Anchan Commandery and sought the help of geniuses like Ji Ning to enter the Wujiang Immortal Mansion.

After their success, Shaoyan Nong personally escorted Ji Ning and the others out of the Wujiang Immortal Mansion and hosted a victory banquet here to celebrate the achievement.

Yet, for some unknown reason, a powerful Loose Immortal suddenly appeared and struck with the intent to take Ji Ning's life.

"Immortal Ganyu, given Daoist Ji Ning's strength, he surely couldn't have provoked such an enemy. Could it be that you have some rival who is venting their anger on Daoist Ji Ning?" A voice suddenly drifted over.

The speaker was a youth dressed in magnificent, embroidered robes. Zhou Yu glanced at him and realized this was Shaoyan Nong.

"Perhaps."

Zhou Yu said indifferently, "I will get to the bottom of this matter."

"Ji Ning, come back with me first." Zhou Yu said to Ji Ning, then turned his gaze toward the others.

"Disciples of the Black-White Academy, come with me."

"Yes."

The group nodded one after another. They quickly rose and gathered around Zhou Yu. With a wave of his hand, they all vanished from the spot.

"Young Master." Behind Shaoyan Nong, a God and Devil at the peak of the Primordial Spirit stage said with a grave expression, "That Loose Immortal earlier was..."

"Say no more. Let us return first."

Shaoyan Nong spoke without hesitation.

High above the mountain peak, Zhou Yu stood with Ji Ning.

Zhou Yu had only sent the disciples of the Black-White Academy back; he and Ji Ning had not returned.

"Ji Ning, who do you think wants you dead?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Master, I truly have never offended a Loose Immortal of that caliber." Ji Ning had calmed down by now, and he said:

"But this incident cannot be explained away by your rivals, Master. That Loose Immortal clearly knew I was here long in advance; he struck without the slightest hesitation the moment he arrived. I suspect that among the cultivators present earlier, someone tipped him off."

"Who do you think it was?" Zhou Yu asked again.

"...Is it Shaoyan Nong?" Ji Ning felt uncertain now.

Shaoyan Nong's attitude toward him had been excellent the entire time. Ji Ning understood that this was likely due to his Master's influence, but regardless, Shaoyan Nong had no reason to kill him.

Moreover, he had helped Shaoyan Nong complete the trial mission. If the man wasn't going to be grateful, why would he try to kill him?

Yet, after pondering it, Ji Ning arrived at this seemingly impossible conclusion.

The greatest suspicion regarding Shaoyan Nong was why he hadn't held the victory banquet at the Wujiang Immortal Mansion, but instead insisted on keeping them there after they had already left.

Ji Ning had reason to suspect this was a ploy by Shaoyan Nong to stall him.

"Not bad. It seems you weren't misled by Shaoyan Nong's words. Your training over these years has been quite effective." Zhou Yu nodded with great satisfaction.

"Master, are you saying the true culprit is indeed him?" Ji Ning asked in surprise.

"I am ninety percent certain. But whether it is him or not, we shall know once we ask." Zhou Yu smiled. Watching the Shaoyan Clan's fleet depart on their flying ship, he took Ji Ning and directly executed a Great Teleportation.

Swish!

The two instantly appeared inside a room within the flying ship. Shaoyan Nong was sitting cross-legged, with the God and Devil Xiangliu standing behind him.

"Immortal Ganyu!"

The God and Devil Xiangliu was shocked to see Zhou Yu. He immediately moved to shield Shaoyan Nong, but Zhou Yu pointed a finger, and Xiangliu was instantly frozen in place.

Shaoyan Nong attempted to use a life-saving treasure, but he too was instantly immobilized.

"Immortal Ganyu, what are you doing? I am the next Duke of Feather God! If you dare to act recklessly, my Shaoyan Clan will never let you go!" Finding he could still speak, Shaoyan Nong hurriedly issued a threat.

In truth, he was deeply wary of Zhou Yu.

A Loose Immortal who had lived for three million years was not comparable to an ordinary million-year Loose Immortal. The reason Shaoyan Nong held such high status in the Shaoyan Clan was that he had a true Celestial Immortal backing him—Celestial Immortal Xuanji.

Shaoyan Nong understood that Zhou Yu's strength might not be inferior to his backer, Celestial Immortal Xuanji.

This was a terrifying prospect. One had to realize that ordinary million-year Loose Immortals only possessed strength at the threshold of a Celestial Immortal; very few Celestial Immortals were as weak as that.

But an Immortal Ganyu who could truly rival a Celestial Immortal was a terrifying existence.

Because of this, although he wanted to kill Ji Ning, he hadn't acted personally, but had instead secretly contacted his clan to send a high-level expert.

This was in the interest of the Shaoyan Clan.

Shaoyan Nong had discovered that Ji Ning was actually a descendant of the "Yuchi Clan," which had been exterminated by the Shaoyan Clan. Since a genius with such a blood feud had been discovered, the Shaoyan Clan's principles dictated that he could not be allowed to live.

Not to mention, Ji Ning was a disciple of Immortal Ganyu and had a formidable background; if allowed to grow, he would likely threaten the Shaoyan Clan in the future.

Thus, the Shaoyan Clan had immediately dispatched an extremely powerful Loose Immortal. Although not a million-year Loose Immortal, his strength was comparable to one of seven or eight hundred thousand years.

It was just unexpected that an assassination attempt by such a powerful Loose Immortal would end in failure.

"The Shaoyan Clan?"

Zhou Yu smiled without saying much. He looked at Ji Ning and said, "Ji Ning, ask whatever questions you have. He cannot lie in my presence."

"Hmm." Ji Ning nodded, then stared at Shaoyan Nong and asked, "Shaoyan Nong, does this assassin have anything to do with you?"

"The assassin was sent by the Shaoyan Clan." Shaoyan Nong spoke, but he was horrified in his heart; he couldn't control himself, blurting out the truth subconsciously.

"Why? I don't recall ever offending you." Ji Ning frowned as he asked.

"Because you used the Wind Wing Evasion Technique. Xue Hongyi told me your mother was named 'Yuchi Xue', and that you are a remnant of the Yuchi Clan. That makes you an enemy of my Shaoyan Clan."

As Shaoyan Nong spoke, Ji Ning understood everything completely. So that was it, so that was it!

The Yuchi Clan had actually been wiped out by the Shaoyan Clan. His mother's severe injuries back then, which eventually led to her death, were not without a "contribution" from the Shaoyan Clan.

Seeing Ji Ning's eyes turning red, Shaoyan Nong felt a sense of dread and hurriedly said, "Ji Ning, don't be a fool. Whatever compensation you want, I can give it to you, but if you kill me, not only will there be no place for you in the Great Xia Dynasty, but your master will also be unable to escape the blame. My Shaoyan Clan is a tribe that has followed the Xia Emperor since the era of Gods and Devils; we have more than one Celestial Immortal."

"If I don't kill you, will your Shaoyan Clan let me go?" Ji Ning asked coldly.

"At the very least, they won't hunt you down at any cost, and Immortal Ganyu won't be implicated either," Shaoyan Nong replied quickly.

Hearing this, Ji Ning felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

That's right, he could handle his own fate, but if he implicated his master because of this, would he even be worthy of cultivating immortality?

"Haha, implicate me?" Zhou Yu looked at Shaoyan Nong, and the next moment, an invisible force suddenly erupted.

Chi! Chi!

Silently and without a trace, both Shaoyan Nong and the God and Devil Xiangliu were annihilated into nothingness.

After the two died, some primal energy was absorbed by Zhou Yu. Although it was scarce, Zhou Yu did not mind, as every little bit added up.

At this moment, Ji Ning was stunned.

"Master, how could my revenge implicate you?" Ji Ning quickly spoke up.

"Haha, although the Shaoyan Clan is strong, they do not cover the sky with one hand. Having lived for so many years, do I not know what is important? A mere Shaoyan Nong—killing him is nothing," Zhou Yu said.

"On the contrary, it is no longer safe for you to remain in Anchan Commandery. I order you to head to the Great Xia capital immediately to participate in the upcoming Immortal Fate Assembly."

"The Immortal Fate Assembly?" Ji Ning was taken aback. He had heard of the Immortal Fate Assembly before, but he had intended to accumulate another three hundred years before participating in the next one.

But now that his identity had been exposed to the Shaoyan Clan, participating in the Immortal Fate Assembly was not a bad choice.

As long as I achieve good results there, the Shaoyan Clan will no longer be an insurmountable existence. Once this thought crossed his mind, Ji Ning understood that his master had pointed him toward a bright path.

"I understand."

Ji Ning nodded. He knew he couldn't help with anything right now, and following his master's instructions to participate in the Immortal Fate Assembly was the best choice.

"You should be able to use Shaoyan Nong's treasures; take them with you." Zhou Yu waved his hand, sending Shaoyan Nong's storage magic treasure to Ji Ning.

"Master... I will definitely return!"

Ji Ning bowed deeply. Previously, when facing the Loose Immortal's assassination attempt, he had survived thanks to his master's treasures, and just now, his master had risked danger to kill Shaoyan Nong directly. Ji Ning was naturally deeply moved and secretly swore that he would return stronger.

"Go, go and forge your path." Zhou Yu said nothing more.

He didn't tell Ji Ning that he didn't care about the Shaoyan Clan at all, partly to put some pressure on him; only with pressure could he grow faster.

Because his life tablet remained within the tribe, the Shaoyan Clan knew of Shaoyan Nong's death in an instant.

Shaoyan Nong's shattered life tablet was quickly brought before Celestial Immortal Xuanji. At this moment, Celestial Immortal Xuanji was angrier than he had ever been.

Shaoyan Nong was the child of his most beloved female disciple and someone he had always valued highly. How could he have died in Anchan Commandery?

Without the slightest hesitation, Celestial Immortal Xuanji left his place of seclusion and headed straight for Anchan Commandery.

Upon arriving at Anchan Commandery, he performed a secret technique and quickly used Shaoyan Nong's life tablet to locate the place where he had fallen.

"It is here."

Celestial Immortal Xuanji was sitting on a celestial carriage pulled by nine flood dragons. After confirming the location, he stood up from the carriage and stepped into the void ahead.

Celestial Immortal Xuanji did not hesitate to cast a time-reversal spell.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Time reversed, and scenes from the past unfolded before Celestial Immortal Xuanji.

But soon, the reversing time came to a halt. Celestial Immortal Xuanji tried desperately to channel his magic power, but he could not make time reverse even a fraction further.

"What?" Celestial Immortal Xuanji could not believe it.

For this to happen, either a terrifying powerhouse had appeared here in the past, or someone with an extremely high comprehension of the Great Dao of Time—or even someone who had completely mastered it—had deliberately used some means to forbid the reversal of time here.

How could Nong'er have provoked such an existence? Celestial Immortal Xuanji subconsciously felt it was impossible.

Suddenly, Celestial Immortal Xuanji looked into the distance, where a figure had appeared out of nowhere.

In Celestial Immortal Xuanji's perception, this figure had no aura at all, as if he did not exist.

"Could he be the murderer?"

This thought flashed through Celestial Immortal Xuanji's mind, and at that moment, the figure moved. He simply pointed a finger.

Swish!

Space and time seemed to shorten instantly, and a finger containing terrifying space-time power arrived right in front of Celestial Immortal Xuanji.

"What?"

Celestial Immortal Xuanji frantically channeled his magic power to activate his treasures, hoping to block this finger, but though the finger appeared slow, Celestial Immortal Xuanji's movements were completely unable to keep up with its speed.

The finger tapped against the center of Celestial Immortal Xuanji's brow with an understated ease.

Ssh!

Without a sound, a Celestial Immortal was reduced to dust.