ISWI Chapter 1015-1016 (Patreon)

Chapter 1015: Is This the Strength of an Immortal Realm Prodigy?

With a casual palm strike from Hua Yunfei, the sky darkened and the sun was obscured. Vast purple qi surged forth, shaking the entire immortal city. If not for the extraordinary nature of this immortal city, any other holy land's city would have seen its grand formation shatter and its walls collapse before the palm even fully descended.

All the cultivators within the immortal city watched in awe and amazement. Hua Yunfei was far more terrifying than the Celestial Prince of old. He had practically reached the absolute limit achievable by a cultivator who had not yet become an immortal.

Yet Wang Xuanji merely nodded as she watched the palm descend. Her brows twitched slightly, but she did not even raise a hand. An invisible force surged outward, and the massive palm vanished in an instant.

Wang Xuanji rose calmly into the air, her azure robes strikingly visible. She gazed toward the Eight Sceneries Palace and spoke indifferently, "So you are the successor of the Moral Immortal Venerable. No wonder."

The Moral Immortal Venerable had achieved the rank of Immortal King in the immortal realm. The orthodoxy he left behind was extraordinary, so it was understandable that his successor could reach such a level.

Wang Xuanji clasped her hands behind her back. A divine light shot forth from between her brows.

Hua Yunfei raised an eyebrow slightly. Brilliant divine light erupted behind him as he lifted his hand and manifested a Taiji diagram in front of his body.

The Taiji diagram spun, capable of transforming everything into yin-yang chaos.

Yet the moment they collided, the Taiji diagram in Hua Yunfei's hand exploded.

Fortunately, divine radiance cascaded down from the Eight Sceneries Palace above his head and blocked the divine light.

Even so, Hua Yunfei's face paled slightly. His soul had been wounded—a damage that would be extremely difficult to repair.

Shock filled his eyes. Wang Xuanji's attack had not even touched him, yet his soul was injured? And so severely? Was this the true power of an immortal realm prodigy?

At that moment, Hua Yunfei stopped holding back. The purple qi behind him surged even more violently.

In the next instant, two figures stepped out from within the purple qi. Their auras were identical to his own, and their momentum was no weaker in the slightest.

The spectators in the immortal city widened their eyes in disbelief.

"One Qi Transforming into Three Purities! He can manifest two avatars with combat strength exactly equal to his true self."

"Hua Yunfei has fought so many battles before, even when chased by Alkaid, yet he never brought out all three at once. It seems this is his true strength!"

"A peak figure of this realm, splitting into three with a single thought—who could possibly stand against him? One Qi Transforming into Three Purities is simply a heaven-defying technique."

"This will undoubtedly be a world-shaking battle!"

The crowd erupted in uproar. It was the first time they had witnessed the original version of One Qi Transforming into Three Purities.

However, Wang Xuanji's expression remained calm. "You truly are the successor of the Moral Immortal Venerable—always hiding your trump cards, just like your predecessor. But if you fight me, you stand no chance unless you go all out!

"Back then, when the Moral Immortal Venerable was surrounded and attacked by foreign immortal kings, he finally revealed the true One Qi Transforming into Three Purities. It was not one true body and two avatars…

"Rather, in addition to his true self, there were three avatars… Are you still not planning to reveal your true body?"

Wang Xuanji's voice was calm and flat. Yet countless cultivators in the immortal city were once again deeply shocked. Manifesting two avatars equal to the true self was already inconceivable. And now it turned out he could manifest three? Had all the information about One Qi Transforming into Three Purities circulating in the cultivation world these years been false?

The three Hua Yunfeis standing before Wang Xuanji wore complicated expressions, but they soon all broke into smiles.

In the next moment, a powerful aura descended from the depths of the starry sky. As it arrived in the high heavens, it revealed itself as yet another Hua Yunfei.

At that moment, the expressions of every cultivator in the immortal city grew complicated. This lineage was truly too cunning. Three against one was already shameless enough, yet they had still hidden one more. And it was the true body. Encountering such an enemy would be utterly despairing.

The newly arrived true body of Hua Yunfei recalled the Eight Sceneries Palace to hover above his head. He gazed at Wang Xuanji with a trace of astonishment and regret in his eyes.

The regret stemmed from the fact that One Qi Transforming into Three Purities was apparently no longer a secret in the immortal realm. Now that he had arrived in this world, hiding his true body had become much harder, and it would be far easier for others to suspect which one was the real him. That was truly a pity.

Wang Xuanji looked at the four figures before her. A faint smile finally appeared on her face.

She then turned toward the Hua Yunfei above whose head the immortal artifact floated—the one everyone assumed was the true body—and said, "You are not the true body… Even at this moment, you still hope to use the immortal artifact's protection to confuse my vision and affect my judgment of your real self. No wonder you could become the number one genius of this realm!"

The onlookers erupted in uproar once more.

For the first time, shock appeared on Hua Yunfei's face. With One Qi Transforming into Three Purities, the true body and avatars were nearly identical, showing no discernible difference. Yet this immortal realm prodigy had seen through it?

His expression turned grave to the extreme.

In that instant, the four figures each wielded a supreme weapon: one held the Diamond Ring, one the Yin-Yang Diagram, one the Plantain Fan. Aside from the Eight Sceneries Palace, all were supreme Extreme Dao Weapons.

Their positions formed a mysterious formation that perfectly complemented one another. Layered together, their combined aura rose to an even higher level.

Countless cultivators in the immortal city were shaken to their core. An enemy like Hua Yunfei was simply too despair-inducing. Even if their strengths were equal, fighting one against four was already suffocating enough. Yet each of them also wielded powerful weapons. It was simply too oppressive.

However, Wang Xuanji, who held nothing in her hands, still stood with her arms clasped behind her back, showing not the slightest fear. Only a divine light rippled between her brows as she spoke calmly, "Come."

In the next moment, a beam of divine light slashed toward Hua Yunfei's true body. The four figures did not hesitate for even an instant. They charged downward with overwhelming force.

For a time, it seemed as though purple qi flooded the heavens and the world itself inverted. The combat prowess of both sides was truly terrifying. Had they not deliberately avoided the immortal city, the shockwaves from their battle would have razed it to the ground.

At this moment, Hua Yunfei resembled four divine generals. Each one fought like an entire army. Countless divine techniques rained down, while the supreme Extreme Dao Weapons smashed forth relentlessly. The Eight Sceneries Palace opened its gates wide, unleashing streams of phenomena that resembled entire worlds seeking to exile Wang Xuanji.

Such methods left everyone watching chilled to the bone. They all believed that even if the Celestial Prince and the Lotus Emperor were still alive, they would meet the same fate if surrounded and attacked by Hua Yunfei—perhaps dying even faster than before.

The crowd's shock toward Hua Yunfei reached its peak. His combat strength was horrifying, his techniques varied and numerous, and his treasures plentiful. For a moment, many even began to doubt whether the Heavenly Emperor's heir could truly contend with him.

Yet soon, something even more shocking occurred. Despite facing endless techniques and attacks, Wang Xuanji remained standing in place, appearing peerless and detached, as if she existed beyond this world entirely.

Countless divine arts and dao techniques could not approach her by even half an inch. The assaults from the various Extreme Dao Weapons were equally profound, yet Wang Xuanji did not even need to lift a hand. Even when the immortal artifact Eight Sceneries Palace unleashed streams of phenomena, Wang Xuanji merely raised her hand. Immortal light flowed across her body as she casually pried the phenomena apart with her bare hands, remaining completely unaffected.

Everyone was stunned. Hua Yunfei was already terrifying enough. But Wang Xuanji, who had descended from the immortal realm, was even more astonishing. Was this the true terror of an immortal realm prodigy?

While the crowd remained shaken, Wang Xuanji, who had stayed calm and composed the entire time, spoke lightly, "You are quite impressive. Unfortunately, you are limited by your aptitude… You possess only a Sacred Spirit Root and do not even have an immortal physique! It ends here. Soul-Quelling Decree!"

In the next instant, divine light surged between Wang Xuanji's brows. A sword beam shot forth with a resounding boom…

In that split second, endless purple qi parted before it. The Taiji diagram was pierced straight through, and even the immortal artifact Eight Sceneries Palace trembled violently.

The sword beam was unstoppable, moving at an inconceivable speed. In an instant, it arrived right before the brow of Hua Yunfei's true body…

Chapter 1016: The Dao One Holy Land Is Getting Anxious!

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.

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!