Suppressing Immortal Mountain

The Five Elements Mountain awakened, radiating fluctuations comparable to a Supreme's. "Do you know what you're doing? This being brought great calamity upon the Upper Realm and slaughtered far too many. Once he emerges, the world is doomed to descend into chaos!"

"Chaos?! You're twisting black into white! You actually dared suppress Kun Peng's own son!" Sky Desolation roared in the Willow Deity's hand, immortal qi flowing as immortal-path pressure surged into the heavens. Part of an Immortal King's primordial spirit had refined him in the Void God Realm, then the Willow Deity had refined him again. After a further baptism by the source of creation within the increasingly awakened reincarnation immortal qi, he had almost completely recovered.

"An immortal artifact! You're... Sky Desolation!" The Five Elements Mountain went numb. How was it supposed to fight this?

Without fully awakening, it stood no chance at all!

The Five Elements Mountain shifted its gaze to the Willow Deity, who held Sky Desolation.

"You?!" The fluctuations emanating from the Willow Deity were even more outrageous. Having achieved alternative immortalization and advanced a considerable distance beyond the pinnacle of the ultimate path, the Willow Deity now genuinely possessed True Immortal-level combat strength. With Sky Desolation in hand, no one could stand against the Willow Deity! Even the Remnant Immortals of the Upper Realm would be killed in an instant.

And this figure looked terribly familiar, seemingly having appeared in the Upper Realm in ancient times. This was the sacrificial spirit who had established many divine kingdoms!

"Fuck!" The Five Elements Mountain could not help swearing.

What kind of monsters were these? It was only a Five Elements Mountain! Even if breaking its seal gave it strength comparable to a True Immortal's, that still would not help. The other side had equal combat strength, and it simply could not win. Once its time ran out, it would be helpless.

"Calm down! I think we can sit down and talk. There may be some misunderstanding here. Otherwise, this could easily turn into a war that engulfs the heavens." The Five Elements Mountain's attitude immediately softened.

"There's no misunderstanding. Today, I'm going to chop you into five pieces," Sky Desolation sneered.

The Five Elements Mountain silently undid its seal, immortal-path energy flowing from it. Even though it deliberately sheltered the people below and restrained its power, its terrifying pressure still forced many on Immortal Mountain to their knees. A Five-Colored Figure condensed into being, driving the Five Elements Mountain to confront the Willow Deity and Sky Desolation.

Like the Little Pagoda, it was an innate being nurtured within chaos. One had taken the form of a pagoda, the other a mountain. Compared to flesh-and-blood beings, however, they leaned more toward artifacts. Thus, unlike forged weapons, which were generally weaker than cultivators of the same rank, their combat strength equaled that of cultivators at their level.

Sky Desolation slashed downward with chaos qi, severing the chains on the Undying Being. The Five Elements Mountain tried to stop him, but the Willow Deity blocked it. Golden willow leaves danced through the air and bombarded the Five Elements Mountain, wreathed in innate primordial qi. Nothing could withstand them; even the Great Dao was ground away.

The Undying Being was startled awake and instinctively absorbed the surrounding vital essence. Sky Desolation drew upon the stars of the celestial sphere, transforming their power into the world's source essence and pouring it down into him. His emaciated body rapidly filled out, golden light blazed from his eyes, and his strength recovered swiftly.

He looked up to see the Willow Deity and the Five Elements Mountain flying into the starry sky. The former was pinning the Five Elements Mountain down and beating it savagely. The mountain could only tumble about, its condensed five elements spirit dao body blasted apart again and again.

Meanwhile, a Black Great Halberd drew in the vital essence of heaven and earth, continuously nourishing him.

"Sky Desolation!" The appearance of his mother's weapon filled the Undying Being with excitement.

"Get up. The Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable will descend soon. You can defeat him yourself," Sky Desolation said.

The Undying Being immediately narrowed his eyes and concentrated on healing. His gaze shifted, fixing intently on the Upper Realm Altar.

The great tribulation had yet to begin, and the Willow Deity was still pinning the Five Elements Mountain down and thrashing it relentlessly. No news could reach the Upper Realm, so the Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable and many sect masters from above would likely descend without knowing a thing. Having received a warning, the Heaven Mending Sect would stand by and let events unfold, observe the situation, and then choose a side to avoid offending the stronger party.

The Five Elements Mountain soon exhausted its strength. Under the horrified gazes of everyone on Immortal Mountain, the Willow Deity suppressed it, turning it into a seal held in one hand, then slowly descended.

The Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable's Five Elements Mountain, their undying guardian, had been effortlessly suppressed! It could not stir up even the slightest wave!

"Y-you... you people!" Immortal Mountain's venerables and deities backed away, not daring to approach. "The Immortal Mountain Heavenly Venerable won't let you get away with this! You've brought a terrible calamity upon yourselves!"

Their cultivation was too low for them to understand the level of the magnificent battle the Willow Deity had just fought beyond the heavens.

"I'll wait for him to come down!" The Undying Being shrank his body, golden wings resting behind his back, and eyed the people of Immortal Mountain with ill intent-especially the great Five Elements Mountain seal in the Willow Deity's palm.

"Go. Your parents should be there." The Willow Deity waved a hand and pierced through space, revealing a separate space beyond.

Shi Hao immediately rushed inside with his grandfather. Aman hesitated briefly, but Shi Hao turned back and pulled him in with them.

"You... you're from the Stone Kingdom Ancestral Land?!" Qin Wu's scalp tingled. Only a short while ago, he had looked down on them. Not even a quarter of an hour later, they had stormed their doorstep and suppressed the Five Elements Mountain.

"That's right. Scared?" Chen Yao hid the Reincarnation Disk deep within his primordial spirit. With the power it supplied, his cultivation was now shooting upward. The higher-level power made his many divine abilities even more wondrous, giving him considerable insight.

The people of Immortal Mountain were as silent as cicadas in winter. Those who knew the history between the Stone Kingdom and Immortal Mountain had differing reactions.

Immortal Mountain had its own factions. Some favored building good relations and cooperating with the Shi Clan, while others wanted to suppress it and place Immortal Mountain in control. Some friendly Qin Clan members who lacked influence now stepped forward and tried to negotiate.

"No hurry. Once your Qin Hao comes out, we'll start with him and have a proper chat," Chen Yao said with leisurely composure.

The Reincarnation Disk protected his path, and unlike the Little Pagoda, it was not so neurotic. When help was needed, it helped. Calling that satisfying barely did it justice.

Just then, the Little Pagoda's voice came from Shi Hao's direction:

"No matter what, we can at least collect some interest, right? Go loot their treasury! I need a hearty replenishment!"

The Reincarnation Disk replied, "Is the source of creation not good enough? The heavenly treasures here are barely better than nothing."

"You don't understand. It's about the sense of ceremony! This family drama over here is so boring. Hurry up and help me look!" the Little Pagoda transmitted.

"Be self-reliant. Go do it yourself," Chen Yao interjected.

"That's different. If I act, I incur karma. If you feed it to me, that's another matter," the Little Pagoda insisted.

Time slowly passed as the chaos artifact spirits exchanged voice transmissions from afar, the Willow Deity questioned the Five Elements Mountain through voice transmissions, and the people of Immortal Mountain remained in prolonged silence.

Shi Hao finally reappeared with his parents. Shi Zhongtian cheerfully stroked Qin Hao's head, while Shi Ziling and Qin Yining fussed over Shi Hao's well-being before doing the same for Aman.

They already knew that Shi Zhongtian had acknowledged Aman as his adopted grandson and that the Ancestral Land had formally entered him into the clan genealogy. Naturally, they treated this child, who had been so good to Shi Hao back then, as their own. Aman had left them with an excellent impression all those years ago and had now accompanied Shi Hao for several years, so there was nothing difficult about accepting him.

Only Qin Hao remained somewhat glum, looking decidedly unwilling as Shi Zhongtian vigorously rubbed his head.

But things had now changed. With the unrelated Aman also being treated as their own child, his parents' earlier assurance that their family would never harm one child for another's sake suddenly became much more convincing. He had somewhat accepted their explanation that they had only wanted to obtain sacred medicine and genuinely wished for another child, not to take his blood to save Shi Hao.

Still, he was very unhappy about having become, in a sense, a replacement for his older brother. His resentment toward his parents had lessened, but his feelings toward Shi Hao had not really changed. Even so, his attitude was a little better than in the original story, which counted as a good thing.

Next came the main event.

"Ah, they're here." Chen Yao raised an eyebrow, then sensed his Three Corpses God.

Completely controlled through Twin Hands, the Three Corpses God had developed more wondrous properties under his brief surge in cultivation.

Beyond their original cravings for finery, fine flavors, and carnal desire, the Three Corpses God now had some additional special traits.

They could also sense the corresponding negative emotions and even draw them out.

Such as greed, anger, and ignorance.

The Three Corpses God arose from the seven corporeal souls disturbing the three souls. The aspect that caused bodily ailments after manifesting as the Heavenly Demon Tribulation was already present. Now, as Grand Luo Insight took shape and his cultivation briefly soared, the mental aspect was gradually emerging as well.

He looked toward several members of the Qin Clan and smiled.