Chapter 11: Drawing the Bow to Shoot a True Immortal

Within a hall of the Heavenly Mang Palace in the Great Xia royal capital, the chamber was suffused with a faint crimson glow.

The black-robed Xia Emperor sat high on his throne, while below him sat three generals clad in dazzling golden armor, each exuding a formidable aura no less than the Xia Emperor's—clearly they were also Celestial Immortals! The three sat bolt upright, exuding a murderous air. To make Celestial Immortals behave like soldiers was a simple matter for the ancient imperial clan.

"Whoosh~~"

Suspended in midair were numerous images, scenes of battle that had been detected. The Xia Emperor's control over the Great Xia world was extremely formidable; any disturbance at the Celestial Immortal level would be discovered.

"Young Master Xiamang, this time the Non-Action Sect truly thinks highly of our ancient imperial clan. With just a probe, they've sent out two thousand troops. There are too many battlefields... you cannot detect them all." An old man with fiery red beard below laughed heartily, a hint of flame flickering in his eyes.

"I don't have that many Pure Yang treasures to probe two thousand battlefields." The black-robed Xia Emperor smiled as well. There were only a few hundred images in midair; that was the limit for simultaneously probing different locations.

Among these hundreds of images was the battle at Anchan City!

After all, in Anchan City there was the extremely powerful Tonghe Celestial Immortal, as well as the peerless prodigy Ji Ning, whose background was astonishing!

"What formation are those eighteen Celestial Immortals setting up? A Turtle-Snake Formation?"

"Tonghe Celestial Immortal is in danger!"

In an instant, they all noticed this battle. Among the two thousand troops, some were feigning attacks, most were merely probing, and only a very few were on 'kill' missions. Naturally, these killing battles drew their attention.

"Hmph."

The Xia Emperor's face darkened, but he continued watching and did not give any orders.

In the image, Tonghe Celestial Immortal had been trapped in the 'Turtle-Snake Formation'. Suddenly, the Xia Emperor and the three golden-armored generals all changed expression, for they saw a youth using a divine ability to tear through the air and arrive.

"Ji Ning?" The Xia Emperor frowned. "What madness has seized him?"

"Is this the Ji Ning you've been watching, Young Master Xiamang?"

"How unwise."

The three generals also shook their heads slightly. Suddenly, their expressions froze.

In the image, Ji Ning's sword finger instantly stretched to a thousand zhang, sweeping across the sky like a giant divine sword, directly slashing at the 'Turtle-Snake Formation'. The resilient formation collapsed under the terrifying sword finger, and the caught-off-guard eighteen Celestial Immortals had six killed on the spot.

"What!" The Xia Emperor shot to his feet, a terrifying divine light blazing in his eyes.

"Impossible." The three generals also stood up abruptly, staring fixedly at the image.

Watching the scene of Ji Ning using his Three Heads, Six Arms technique to pursue and slaughter those Celestial Immortals, the Xia Emperor no longer needed to feign authority before these three generals. He said incredulously, "What's going on? I don't know if Ji Ning's second avatar has undergone the tribulation, but his true body definitely has not."

"If his true body had successfully undergone the tribulation, he would be a Celestial Immortal. His divine abilities, escape arts, and techniques would all be far stronger than now."

"Clearly, he has not become a Celestial Immortal!"

"But without becoming a Celestial Immortal, how can his strength be so great? Can a Void-level Fiendgod be this powerful?" Countless thoughts surged in the Xia Emperor's mind.

The three generals beside him were no less shocked than the Xia Emperor. The most burly among them frowned and said, "A Void-level Fiendgod, even if he has cultivated some of the top divine abilities in the Three Realms, can reach a level close to a Pure Yang True Immortal, generally on par with Tonghe Celestial Immortal. How is he so much stronger than Tonghe Celestial Immortal? This strength has already crossed the threshold of a Celestial Immortal."

"Monstrous." The Xia Emperor looked at Ji Ning as if gazing at the most precious treasure in heaven and earth, greed flickering in his eyes.

"Congratulations, Young Master Xiamang."

The three generals stood up simultaneously.

The black-robed Xia Emperor also smiled.

Of course it was worth congratulating!

He was born into the ancient imperial clan, and the ancient imperial clan's greatest strength was uniting all forces. The reason the ancient imperial clan became the ancient emperors was that among them there was a large group of True Gods and Dao Ancestors. Naturally, not all of these True Gods and Dao Ancestors were from the ancient imperial clan. Why did they support the ancient imperial clan?

It was because the ancient imperial clan had continuously helped them before they rose to prominence. Having received kindness from the ancient imperial clan, how could the True Gods and Dao Ancestors not repay it?

One must know that the stronger a cultivator, the more they valued their Dao-heart, and the more they needed to keep it unhindered.

If someone had shown them great kindness and they did not repay it, a 'knot' would form in their heart, affecting their Dao-heart and possibly leading to a deviation. Of course, there were extremely rare True Gods and Dao Ancestors who walked a 'heretical path'—no matter how well you treated them, they would still kill you without hesitation, and their Dao-hearts remained clear. But such cases were extremely rare.

"Ji Ning?" The black-robed Xia Emperor's eyes shone. He now saw a prodigy worthy of his full support, and this genius had not even undergone the tribulation yet.

He had a feeling...

As long as Ji Ning did not die, becoming a Celestial Immortal would certainly not be difficult, and he would likely become one of the most顶尖 existences among Celestial Immortals. To have such an existence become his absolute ally—that would be immensely worthwhile! Of course, if he was extremely lucky and Ji Ning became a True God or Dao Ancestor, the Xia Emperor would be even more grateful to heaven and earth.

One must know why the Xia Emperor held such a special status. Besides having a master who was a Dao Ancestor, it was because he had a sworn brother—the Yinglong Dao Ancestor!

A master was just a master; generally, they only guided the disciple. The master only had 'kindness' toward the disciple. Thus, even if the Xia Emperor encountered danger, the Chiming Dao Ancestor might not intervene. Even if he watched the Xia Emperor die, the Chiming Dao Ancestor's Dao-heart would not be affected, for he had many disciples, and all of them had received his kindness.

The Dragon God of Ying was different; he and Ji Ning were sworn brothers, so the relationship was much closer.

And now he had begun to help Ji Ning with all his might, making Ji Ning remember the favor, so that if he encountered danger in the future and asked Ji Ning for help, how could Ji Ning stand by and do nothing?

"Monstrous talent—from ancient times to the present, this is the most monstrous I have ever seen." The black-robed Xia Emperor stared at Ji Ning in the image. Although there had been some monstrous talents in antiquity, the Xia Emperor had never seen them with his own eyes. Now he was witnessing a living, peerless prodigy right before him.

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Outside Anchan City.

The face of the Perfected Immortal Fuhua was handsome, and he was known for being unrestrained and carefree, but at this moment his face was twisted. His little sister Zicao, whom he had watched grow up, had died! The moment he sensed that the talisman seal for Zicao had shattered, he immediately performed a great teleportation to arrive. He had long comprehended the Grand Dao of Qiankun, so this great teleportation required no talisman and took much less time.

But because he was in another major world, his perception could not pinpoint Zicao's exact location, only a general area.

With this teleportation, he arrived outside Anchan City.

Relying on his perception of the Qiankun world, he instantly understood that Zicao was in danger. At close range, a great teleportation took much longer than his escape techniques. He broke through the sealing formation in an instant, but since he couldn't make it in time, he could only send a voice transmission to stop it. Unfortunately… the young man did not hesitate at all. He directly used his Three Heads and Six Arms, and with six palms forming sword fingers, he annihilated Zicao.

"Little sister Zicao." The Perfected Immortal Fuhua's perception of Qiankun was as if he had seen it with his own eyes—he saw his little sister Zicao die and turn to ashes.

"No."

The Perfected Immortal Fuhua's eyes instantly turned red, his face twisted.

"You all must die!" The Perfected Immortal Fuhua went completely mad. A black-and-white great seal appeared, its main body black and its handle white. This black-and-white seal manifested out of thin air, instantly turning into the size of a mountain, and crushed directly forward. Although the formation's restrictions were quite formidable, the Perfected Immortal Fuhua had comprehended the Grand Dao of Qiankun and was not bad at formations. Moreover, his own power was far too strong, far surpassing his opponent's.

Rumble~~~

Where the great seal passed, the formation restrictions were directly broken.

On the other side.

"Ji Ning, be careful."

"There's an enemy."

"He broke the seal—he should be a Celestial Immortal or a True God." The Immortal Diancai, Yu Wei, and the Celestial Immortal Tonghe all transmitted urgently.

"You go quickly!" Ji Ning naturally understood. He also controlled the great formation. The moment he killed the Celestial Immortal Zicao, a black great bow appeared before Ji Ning. He reached out and grabbed it, while a single arrow appeared in his other hand, flames instantly igniting on the arrow.

Ji Ning drew the bowstring in midair, surging divine power entering the Rahu Bow, transforming and gathering power onto the arrow. Ji Ning's heartforce was also infused into it. The use of heartforce in the Houyi Archery Art was even more advanced than Ji Ning's own. With his current heartforce, he could only shoot seven arrows at most.

"Go."

Hum!

The world trembled. A dazzling red light tore through the heavens, and a vast amount of worldly power continuously converged into the arrow. This was the Houyi Archery Art, a terrifying archery art that could wildly draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

Although it was listed among the ten great divine abilities since Pangu created the world, in terms of sheer power, it even surpassed the Star Picking Hand!

"Rumble~~~" The black-and-white great seal crushed everything.

The fiery red arrow, like a meteor, streaked across the sky.

Bang!!!

The two collided, the surroundings rumbled, and the earth sank downward, pressed down by the shockwave.

"Hm?" The Perfected Immortal Fuhua's expression changed slightly. In the Three Realms, very few knew the Houyi Archery Art. Some disciples of Patriarch Bodhi knew it, but it was not their specialty, so they rarely used it. Thus, very few had truly tasted the power of the Houyi Archery Art. Ji Ning, having reached the third level of heartforce and with a more perfect application of it, could now unleash the Houyi Archery Art to a very high level.

With one arrow, the black-and-white great seal slowed down.

"Twang." Ji Ning drew the bow again, another arrow shot through the air, also with full force. Ji Ning's heartforce was consumed wildly. He dared not let the enemy approach, for true Celestial Immortals or True Gods—those at the theoretical threshold were rare; most were much stronger.

Another fiery red meteor streaked across the sky.

The Perfected Immortal Fuhua once again controlled the black-and-white great seal, blocking that arrow.

Twang! Twang! Twang! Twang! Twang!

Another five arrows in succession forced the enraged Perfected Immortal Fuhua to be unable to kill Ji Ning and the others immediately.

"Let's see how many more arrows you can shoot." The Perfected Immortal Fuhua's gaze was terrifying. He knew well that the most powerful archery techniques of divine archers generally had very few shots. Sure enough, after seven arrows were shot, buying a little time, they could no longer stop the enraged Perfected Immortal Fuhua.

The black-and-white great seal crushed all formation restrictions, directly bearing down on Ji Ning and the others.

"Go."

Ji Ning had shot seven arrows to buy time for the Immortal Diancai, Yu Wei, and the Celestial Immortal Tonghe to escape. But when they tried to perform a great teleportation, they found that the surrounding space had been isolated by the Perfected Immortal Fuhua from the outside, making teleportation impossible.

"None of you can escape. You all must die." The Perfected Immortal Fuhua's murderous aura soared to the heavens, and the black-and-white great seal came crashing through the air.

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