Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

274: Crisis is approachingOn the border of the Central Domain, the eight great legions and the many True Immortals who participated in the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation were slumped on the ground. The Imperial Tutor, the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign, as well as Immortal Lord Taiyin and Immortal Lord Linglong, stood at the periphery of the vortex leading to the Underworld.

The Earth Valley had been razed to the ground. Not only the Earth Valley, but even the terrain within a thousand miles around it had become a vast plain, covered with a layer of glistening yellowish gravel, a product of being scorched by Netherfire and Scarlet Fire.

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign leaned on his broken halberd, looking at his palm, where a pinch of fine ash scattered with the wind.

He never expected that the Immortal King Scripture, which had been passed down for millions of years, would just disappear like that.

But fortunately, before it dissipated, he had already finished reading it, and the Dao of the Immortal King was now clear to him.

The Imperial Tutor, standing by, looked at the Immortal King Scripture that had turned to ash, feeling as if his heart was bleeding. But fortunately, His Majesty was still here.

He looked at the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign, ”Congratulations, Your Majesty, on ascending to the pinnacle of the immortal king realm, your prestige spreading across the four seas, revered throughout the universe.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was amiss and couldn’t help but glance at the Underworld vortex.

Hmm, revered throughout the universe, except for Immortal Lord Qin.

His words attracted Immortal Lord Taiyin and Immortal Lord Linglong. Immortal Lord Linglong was more restrained, merely cupping her hands slightly and offering congratulations.

Immortal Lord Taiyin was not so polite, directly asking, ”Congratulations, Imperial Venerable, when will you preach the Dao?”

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign gently shook his head, ”I have not yet proven the Dao. It’s just that my Immortal King Body, with the help of Immortal Lord Qin, achieved the Seven-Colored Immortal King Physique. At most, I am half an Immortal King.”

The Imperial Tutor suddenly understood. No wonder His Majesty was so weak, not conforming to the invincible posture of an Immortal King recorded in ancient history.

Immortal Lord Linglong also nodded slightly, resolving the doubts in her heart.

Just now, she felt that the gap between herself and the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign was not insurmountable.

She originally thought it was an illusion, but now it seems it might not be.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Several fire meteors fell, emitting Saint Lord Level fluctuations, and transformed into human figures after landing in front of them, dressed in uniform Immortal Sect attire.

”Fellow Daoists from Nong Yan Valley, greetings.” The Imperial Tutor slightly cupped his hands towards them.

”Imperial Tutor, you are too polite. We are here only to confirm one thing: the Valley Master, he...”

The leader was a white-haired old man, the current Grand Master of Ceremonies of Nong Yan Valley, a half-step Immortal Lord Level expert, whose Realm was even above the Imperial Tutor’s.

His voice trembled slightly. He had no children, and this current Valley Master of Nong Yan Valley was someone he had watched grow up, no different from his own son.

The Imperial Tutor looked troubled, wanting to speak but hesitating, finally only sighing.

Seeing this, the Grand Master of Ceremonies already knew the outcome, and his expression became dispirited, as if his essence, Qi, and spirit had been drained.

”Grand Master of Ceremonies, you don’t need to worry too much. Immortal Lord Qin merely sealed him, not killed him. When the Seal is lifted, there likely won’t be a life-threatening danger.

Moreover, with Medicine King Lord protecting him, he should only suffer some erosion from Nether Qi, requiring some time to recuperate.”

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign spoke with certainty, but in reality, he didn’t know what would happen.

In fact, he actually thought the Valley Master of Nong Yan Valley would die.

Only those who have personally experienced the Nether Qi of Lord Yin Ming would know how terrifying it truly is.

An existence at the Immortal King level is truly incomparable to those below the Immortal King level.

Even the peerless strike unleashed by the Legacy formations of many Dao Lands, which was enough to severely injure or even kill any Immortal Lord, could only serve to delay and interfere with the half-crippled Lord Yin Ming.

Even he, an extreme Immortal Lord who had refined the Seven-Colored Immortal King Body, rare since ancient times, could only temporarily trap him by sacrificing the Immortal King Scripture.

”Is that true!” The Grand Master of Ceremonies’s face lit up with joy, then became somewhat despondent again, for how could he not know that the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign was comforting him.

”Naturally.”

A young voice suddenly entered his ears. He abruptly looked up, searching for the source of the sound, and finally saw a young figure stepping out from the center of the Underworld vortex.

”Immortal Lord Qin! Greetings, Immortal Lord Qin!” He hastily bowed.

”Immortal Lord Qin.” ”Fellow Daoist!”

Immortal Lord Linglong and the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign spoke, exchanged glances, and then both moved aside to clear the way.

Qin Jiang walked up to the Grand Master of Ceremonies, gently helped him up, and smiled, ”Grand Master of Ceremonies, there’s no need to worry. A year from now, I will personally bring the Valley Master back.”

Upon hearing this, the Grand Master of Ceremonies’s body trembled slightly, and he couldn’t help but shed tears, ”Thank you, Immortal Lord Qin! Thank you, Immortal Lord Qin! Nong Yan Valley will never forget your kindness!”

”Grand Master of Ceremonies, you are too polite, there’s no need for this,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

He looked at Immortal Lord Linglong, his gaze falling on Immortal Lord Taiyin. He could feel that the aura of the Nine Luminaries Immortal King on her had not completely dispersed.

”Fellow Daoist, what about Lord Yin Ming?” The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign asked.

”He’s temporarily fine, but with the augmentation of the Earth Dao, and already being in a state of recovery, he will break through the Seal and re-emerge in as little as one year, or as much as three years,” Qin Jiang said.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people couldn’t help but gasp.

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign’s expression changed slightly. He hadn’t expected it to be so soon. He had thought it would be sealed for at least several hundred years.

By then, he would have already truly stepped into the ultimate Realm of an Immortal King.

Qin Jiang glanced at everyone and continued, ”This is not the most troublesome part. A year from now, the Gates of Hell will open, and the Underworld Great Domain, which existed in ancient history but never appeared, might emerge.

At that time, the ancient existences that revive might not be limited to just Lord Yin Ming.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Imperial Tutor’s right hand instinctively went to his waist, only to find it empty, then remembered that his spirit slaughtering sword had shattered.

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign also couldn’t help but swallow. Even if there was only one Lord Yin Ming, he might not be able to deal with him, let alone several more.

He was very aware that out of the fifteen great domains of the Underworld, no more than nine had ever appeared.

This meant that, calculating based on Yellow Sky Divine Mother having opened the Yellow Spirit Great Domain, in the worst-case scenario, there might be six Immortal King level existences emerging.

Six Immortal Kings, no, and Lord Yin Ming, who was once the first divine sacred of the Underworld.

Seven Immortal King level existences. It was no longer a question of whether they could be dealt with, but whether the other party was willing to give the living beings of this star system a way out.

For a moment, a suppressive atmosphere spread, but fortunately, the sound did not travel outwards, and the eight great legions and the True Immortals did not know, preventing a disturbance.

”Fellow Daoist, can the Seal on Lord Yin Ming not be reinforced further? At least, at least to hold out until the Gates of Hell open.”

The Emperor Ancestor Sovereign asked, clearly, he had not given up on resisting.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, ”It is possible, but the Valley Master of Nong Yan Valley probably won’t survive.”

Hearing this, the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign lowered his head slightly. Of course, he wanted to say that this was not the time to be concerned about that, but the words stuck in his throat.

The Grand Master of Ceremonies also struggled with his expression. After a moment of silence, he slightly cupped his hands, ”Immortal Lord, this old man is advanced in years, and it’s cold here, so I shall take my leave first.”

With that, he and the Saint Lords of Nong Yan Valley departed.

Qin Jiang did not continue the topic but looked at Immortal Lord Taiyin.

Feeling Qin Jiang’s gaze, Immortal Lord Taiyin was startled, then glanced at Immortal Lord Linglong and straightened her posture.

”Immortal Lord Taiyin, since you have already refined the nine luminaries star nucleus, can you still sense the existence of the Nine Luminaries Immortal King’s Legacy?

Huh?

Immortal Lord Taiyin tilted her head, then closed her eyes slightly. A few breaths later, she suddenly opened them.

Gone? How is it gone?

When she was refining the nine luminaries star nucleus, she could always sense the existence of the Nine Luminaries Immortal King’s Legacy, but now she couldn’t sense it at all.