Divine Firmament Trembles, Darkness Beneath the Lamp
Taiyi Immortal Dynasty, Ancestral Hall of the Divine Firmament Sect.
This place is perpetually shrouded in the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning, its majesty inviolable. Yet today, a crisp, despairing explosion plunged this sacred land of thunder into deathly silence.
"Snap--!"
A purple soul lamp located on the upper level of the Ancestral Hall, second only to the Sect Master, exploded without warning!
The natal soul within the soul lamp didn't even have time to send out a single cry for help before it instantly vanished, turning into a wisp of green smoke.
The temple elder stood frozen, staring intently at the pile of fragments, his eyes bloodshot.
"Thunder... Lei Mie Palace Master?!"
"This... how is this possible?!"
Lei Mie, a cultivator at the Immortal Emperor Great Perfection, wields the power of punishment and holds in his hand the sect's most precious treasure—the sixth-tier Immortal Immortal Artifact, the [Hammer of Lightning Punishment]!
Looking across the entire Taiyi Immortal Dynasty, aside from those few high-ranking Immortal Ancestor patriarchs, who could kill him? Who dared to kill him?
"Something terrible has happened... This is a major disaster!"
The elder guarding the hall let out a shrill roar and frantically rang the "Thunderclap Bell," which represented the sect's highest state of emergency!
"Clang! Clang! Clang--!"
"Boom--!"
At the summit of Thunder Emperor Peak, a terrifying pillar of lightning, powerful enough to tear the sky apart, shot into the heavens!
Lei Wanjun, the sect leader of the Divine Firmament Sect, has broken through his seclusion once again!
At this moment, his face was contorted, and the lightning surrounding him had turned from purple to almost black, a destructive lightning of destruction—a sign of extreme rage!
"Lei Mie is dead?"
"Even the aura of the [Hammer of Lightning Punishment]... has completely disappeared?"
Lei Wanjun's voice was terrifyingly deep, as if it came from the deepest hell.
Lei Mie was his right-hand man and the future hope of the Divine Firmament Sect. And the [Hammer of Lightning Punishment] was the sect's most Divine Firmament Sect artifact, passed down for hundreds of thousands of years!
Now, the person is dead, and the equipment is lost!
"The Dongfang Yueming... Excellent! Absolutely excellent!"
"Having traversed countless superior immortal dynasties for tens of thousands of years, I have never seen such an arrogant ascensionist from the Lower Realm!"
"You killed my true disciple, annihilated my elders, and seized my supreme treasure!"
"If this grudge is not avenged, how can my Divine Firmament Sect stand?!"
With a wave of his hand, Lei Wanjun sent several decrees, each radiating a terrifying aura, flying in all directions as streaks of light.
"Pass down the order!"
Increase the bounty on the "Tianlei Wanted Notice" tenfold!
"Anyone who can provide the exact location of this fiend will be rewarded with a piece of fifth-grade immortal gold! Anyone who can take its head will be rewarded with a sixth-grade Immortal Immortal Artifact and become my personal disciple!"
"Furthermore, immediately send a letter to the palace, requesting the Grand Preceptor to mobilize the ' Heaven-Patrolling Guard ' to seal off the entire border of the Taiyi Immortal Dynasty!"
"I will make him... have nowhere to go, no way to escape!"
Several days later.
The core of the Taiyi Immortal Dynasty is Taiyi Immortal City.
This colossal city, suspended in the heavens and composed of 108 floating islands, is the heart of the entire Taiyi Immortal Dynasty and the most prosperous place among the superior immortal dynasties.
At the city gate, elite guards clad in silver armor, each exuding an aura of at least the Immortal General Realm, were rigorously checking every cultivator entering and leaving.
A massive light screen, hundreds of feet high, floated above the city gate, displaying images of wanted criminals.
The most eye-catching and occupying the largest portion of the text is none other than -- Dongfang Yueming!
The young man in the portrait, dressed in a simple blue robe, had an indifferent gaze. Next to him was a staggering bounty, which attracted countless passing cultivators to stop and watch, marveling at the scene.
"Tsk tsk, just who is this Dongfang Yueming? Why is the Divine Firmament Sect so frantic in their pursuit of him?"
"I heard he killed Young Master Lei Dongtian and also murdered a Hall Master of Law Enforcement! He's an absolutely ruthless villain!"
"A sixth-tier Immortal Immortal Artifact... If only I could..."
Just as everyone was discussing it...
A young man dressed in a luxurious purple robe, holding a folding fan, and exuding an air of arrogance, swaggered over.
His aura was only at the Early Immortal King, but it exuded an extremely pure lightning attribute law fluctuation, clearly indicating that he was a scion of Bufan lightning cultivation family.
The young man walked under the light screen and looked up at the huge portrait.
"Oh, so this is Dongfang Yueming?"
He waved his folding fan, curled his lip, and commented with a look of disdain.
"It doesn't look like the real thing at all."
"That gaze is too dull; it lacks that 'I'm looking at you, but I'm actually looking at trash' quality."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding cultivators all turned to look.
"Where did this rich kid come from? He certainly has a big mouth."
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Judging from the fluctuations of law emanating from him, he's definitely a core disciple of some reclusive thunder cultivator family. We can't afford to offend him."
The young man—who was actually Dongfang Yueming in disguise—was oblivious to the stares of those around him.
He touched the thin, gossamer-like [Thousand Illusions Mask] on his face and chuckled inwardly.
The effects of this fifth-tier immortal artifact are indeed extraordinary.
Not only did he perfectly alter his appearance, but he also flawlessly simulated his soul aura and law fluctuations. Unless a powerful Immortal Ancestor expert skilled in eye techniques personally arrived, no one could see through his disguise.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place."
"The people of the Divine Firmament Sect probably never dreamed that the person they've been hunting all over the world is now standing right under their noses, even commenting on their wanted poster."
A playful smile curved at the corners of Dongfang Yueming's lips.
He withdrew his gaze and walked straight towards the city gate.
"Stop!"
The Immortal General guarding the city stopped him, flashing his demon-revealing mirror.
"Routine check! Show your ID!"
Dongfang Yueming remained expressionless, casually tossing out a purple token that exuded an ancient aura. He had found it from a certain unlucky second-generation thunder cultivator (a miscellaneous item among the spoils of war).
"Thunder Spirit Prefecture, the Lei Family, Lei Wuji."
The guard took the token, checked it, and then looked at the demon-revealing mirror, which showed that everything was normal.
"So you're the young master of the Lei Family. My apologies for my rudeness."
The guards immediately became more respectful. Although the Lei Family of Thunder Spirit Prefecture was not as Divine Firmament Sect, they were still considered a powerful force in the Taiyi Immortal Dynasty.
"Go in."
"Um."
Dongfang Yueming retrieved the token and swaggered into the heavily guarded Taiyi Immortal City with an air of indifference.
As soon as they entered the city, a spiritual aura ten times stronger than that of the Flowing Light Immortal City rushed towards them.
The streets are filled with Immortal Lord and Immortal King, and occasionally you can even see a few powerful Immortal Emperor.
"So this is the capital of a superior immortal dynasty...?"
"It truly is a land overflowing with fertile soil."
Looking at the shops lining both sides of the street, a glint of excitement, the kind only a hunter would have, flashed deep in Dongfang Yueming's eyes.
"My Great Dao of Force..."
"And then there's the sixth and seventh tier immortal gold..."
"This is where we're counting on."