Immortality Starts With Investment

The instant the sword beam appeared between Wang Xuanji’s brows, countless onlookers turned deathly pale. Merely glancing at that sword light caused their souls to tremble violently, with cracks even appearing on them.

They instantly closed their eyes, not daring to look directly at it. The shock in their hearts reached its absolute peak. What kind of technique was this? How could it be so terrifying?

If it had been aimed at them, their souls would have shattered in an instant, completely erased from existence. Was this the power of a prodigy from the immortal realm?

Hua Yunfei narrowed his eyes. The divine wheel behind his head burst with radiant light. Endless divine radiance surged like a shower of light, swirling around his head and smashing into the sword beam.

The moment the sword light reached his brow, it was shattered apart.

”It ignores the physical body and acts directly on the soul!”

Purple qi swirled around Hua Yunfei as a hint of amazement entered his voice.

Wang Xuanji also raised an eyebrow slightly. She had not expected Hua Yunfei to block that strike. Although she had not used her full strength and had not even summoned her soul sword embryo, even a casual sword beam from the embryo was not something an ordinary quasi-immortal could withstand.

”You are quite good as well,” she said. ”To reach such achievements in this lower realm, you would surely have an even brighter future in the immortal realm. Unfortunately for you, you met me.”

Wang Xuanji’s eyes instantly became as deep as the starry sky, with sword light swirling intensely between her brows.

Hua Yunfei frowned slightly. The sword intent radiating from her brow was indeed terrifying. He could clearly sense that she still had not revealed her true methods.

Moreover, her physical body was extraordinary, seemingly immune to all laws. Such an opponent had truly exceeded his expectations.

Of course, he still had a few hidden cards of his own. Blocking her would not be difficult, but victory was uncertain. The odds might be no better than fifty-fifty.

A battle with even chances held no meaning—it was no different from walking straight into death.

Thus, the moment sword light bloomed once more between Wang Xuanji’s brows, Hua Yunfei drifted backward and said, ”Fellow Daoist’s strength far surpasses my expectations. An immortal realm prodigy is truly extraordinary. There is no point in continuing this fight.

”Fellow Daoist, please proceed to the Immortal Path. The strongest expert of this realm, the Eight-Crowned King, is currently in the Ninth Realm. If you can defeat him, there will be no further suspense regarding who will become immortal in this world!”

Seeing Hua Yunfei retreat on his own, Wang Xuanji did not pursue. She merely raised an eyebrow lightly. ”You are not the strongest in this realm?”

Hua Yunfei’s combat prowess in the quasi-immortal realm already ranked at the top even in the immortal realm. Yet in this mere lower world, he was still not considered the strongest?

Hua Yunfei smiled and shook his head. ”The Eight-Crowned King holds the World Tree in his hands. For a million years, he has been unrivaled in this realm. He has watched generation after generation of prodigies ascend to immortality while remaining seated alone at the peak. The strongest expert of this realm can only be the Eight-Crowned King! How could I possibly compare to him?”

The moment Wang Xuanji heard the words ”World Tree,” her eyes lit up. The reason she had paid such a heavy price to descend to this lower realm was precisely for that item. She had originally thought she would need to search for it. She had never expected it to come so easily.

As for claims of this realm’s strongest expert sitting alone for a million years, Wang Xuanji did not care in the slightest. She had far too much confidence in her own strength.

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Before she could speak, however, an angry roar erupted from within the immortal city. ”Hua Yunfei, you’re talking nonsense. The strongest in this realm is the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, who is currently in secluded cultivation at the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land in the Great Yan Continent.”

”That youth was already unrivaled in the Great Emperor realm. He could shock and kill the Exiled Immortal, scaring my family’s ancestor into not daring to step out of the Ninth Realm.”

”He is now breaking through to the quasi-immortal realm. With the Heavenly Emperor’s heir’s foundation, once he succeeds, he will definitely reach the peak of quasi-immortality and sweep across this entire world. If the immortal fairy can suppress and kill him, only then can she steadily obtain the Immortal Qi.”

Upon hearing the voice, even Hua Yunfei and the other quasi-immortals turned to look. The Eight-Crowned King had been scared into not daring to leave the Ninth Realm? Who said that?

However, when they saw who had shouted, the corners of every quasi-immortal’s mouth twitched. The one who had spoken was none other than the quasi-immortal from the Dao One Holy Land. He was in a state of utter panic.

Hua Yunfei had split into four, wielding one immortal weapon and three supreme Extreme Dao Weapons. His power was so overwhelming that he had nearly become invincible. Even Hua Yunfei could not win and had chosen to retreat on his own. No matter how strong their own ancestor was, how much stronger could he possibly be?

If their ancestor fought this immortal realm female prodigy, the outcome was uncertain at best. Even if he won, he would likely suffer severe injuries. In that case, wouldn’t the Heavenly Emperor’s heir ascend to immortality with ease?

The best course was to let this immortal realm female prodigy fight the Heavenly Emperor’s heir instead. Their ancestor could sit firmly on the sidelines and strike at the very end, securing immortality without risk.

Under such circumstances, he no longer cared about tarnishing his ancestor’s reputation. He only hoped to lure the female prodigy to the Great Yan Continent.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuanji frowned slightly. As someone of her level, how could she fail to see that these weaker cultivators were simply trying to redirect disaster onto others for their own benefit?

Still, for the Heavenly Emperor’s heir to be mentioned in this situation, could it be that he was not weaker than the current Hua Yunfei? In this mere lower realm, were there actually three powerhouses on Hua Yunfei’s level? How was that possible?

Wang Xuanji furrowed her brows for a moment, then stopped dwelling on it. What did three matter? Even if all three joined forces, dealing with them would still be as easy as raising her hand. She had not even summoned her sword embryo, yet Hua Yunfei had already retreated on his own. If she truly brought it out, killing the three of them would be effortless.

Thus, Wang Xuanji said nothing more. She merely gave the Dao One Holy Land quasi-immortal—who had tried to treat her like a fool—a cold glance. A silent, formless gaze swept over him.

The Dao One Holy Land quasi-immortal’s face turned deathly pale. He could no longer hold his stance and crashed straight down into the immortal city.

Everyone’s expressions changed once again. Previously, when they looked at the Heavenly Emperor’s heir, they had already felt that although everyone was at the quasi-immortal realm, the gap between them was greater than the difference between a Mahayana cultivator and a Qi Refining novice. Now another quasi-immortal could not even withstand a single glance from Wang Xuanji.

It made them question their entire cultivation journey. They felt as if the immortal path they had been walking was completely different from that of these supreme prodigies. Otherwise, how could the disparity be so vast?

Wang Xuanji no longer spoke. She strode forward with large steps and stepped into the teleportation array leading to the Immortal Path. Accompanied by a surge of divine light, Wang Xuanji vanished from the spot.

The group of quasi-immortals hurriedly followed, waiting for the next activation of the array. After all, Wang Xuanji had arrived too suddenly. If even the Eight-Crowned King fell to her, then the Heavenly Emperor’s heir would most likely be in serious trouble as well.

Although the cultivators knew that not everyone from the immortal realm was overwhelmingly powerful, Wang Xuanji’s tone made it clear that she was a top-tier existence even in the immortal realm. Because of this, no one wanted to miss the upcoming battle. It might very well decide the final victor who would claim immortality in this generation’s Immortal Path.

For a time, quasi-immortals and Great Emperors all set off one after another. Even the Dao One Holy Land quasi-immortal, whose soul had been heavily injured by a single gaze, struggled to his feet. His heart was filled with worry. Their Dao One Holy Land did not have many members. As long as their ancestor ascended to immortality, the entire sect could basically rise together. If their ancestor lost, it would mean far more than just losing their chance to enter the immortal realm.

Their ancestor, who had been unrivaled for a million years and could have ascended long ago but had waited for perfection, would become the butt of jokes and a laughingstock if he failed now. The scene would be unimaginable.

Meanwhile, Hua Yunfei dispersed all his avatars. Only one figure remained. Under the complex gazes of the crowd, he stepped onto the teleportation array together with the others to watch the battle!