CHAPTER 496: CHAPTER 496: REPELLING SUIBAI WITH ONE PUNCH

"Huh?" Suibai was startled to see the sudden surge in Luo Li’s Super Divine Dragon Breath and her daring disrespect. How did this little girl, only in the Nirvana Realm, suddenly become so fearless? He cautiously glanced around but, failing to notice any formidable beings arriving, sighed in relief.

"Senior Sister, what’s going on with her?" Jun Moxiao was also dumbfounded.

Su Wanyi: "..."

Even Su Wanyi, who was always calm, looked at her Little Junior Sister in disbelief.

It’s merely bluff and bluster, contempt flashed in Suibai’s eyes as he reassured himself. He took two steps forward, his Super Divine Dragon Breath growing even mightier, bearing down like an enormous mountain.

With a cold smirk, Suibai said, "Are you all from the Divine Land? Heh, quit stalling. Who gave you these Spirit Stones?"

"Are you qualified to ask that?" Luo Li retorted with a cold smile. She also took a step forward, and Suibai’s mountain-like Super Divine Dragon Breath instantly crumbled.

"What? You’re also in the Eternal Realm? How is that possible?" Suibai gaped, staring at Luo Li in disbelief. This little girl in a pale yellow dress had just shattered the pressure of his Eternity Realm Super Divine Dragon Breath with ease. Clearly, she was on par with him. How did she achieve that?

"Suibai!" Luo Li said with a cold laugh, "Since you know I am in the Eternal Realm, why don’t you surrender obediently?"

"Impossible! Eternal Realm Cultivators can’t even enter the Nether Immortal Ancient Land! How did you get in?" Suibai roared in rage.

"That’s none of your concern. I have my ways..." Luo Li responded with another cold smile. With her hands clasped behind her back, she slowly advanced towards Suibai, her Super Divine Dragon Breath growing stronger.

The moment Suibai harbored murderous intent, Ye Yun took control of Luo Li’s body. He didn’t reveal his Divine Sense. Ye Yun had his own plans.

It was still unclear whether the seven lakes constituted a Seven-star formation. If Suibai still had reinforcements deep within the Nether Immortal Ancient Land, their combined strength would be even greater. By then, the Seven Bone Dragons, given their existing grudges against Suibai, might not be able to resist joining in. Ye Yun was waiting for that very moment.

"Regardless of who you are, if you dare to threaten me, then die!" Suibai growled, lunging at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun threw a punch.

BOOM!

One punch sent Suibai flying.

Coughing up blood, Suibai stared in disbelief. This person is in the same realm as me, yet his strength is terrifyingly potent! What is his origin? How can there be such a fearsome Eternal Realm Cultivator on the Cangnan Continent?

Observing the bewildered Suibai, Ye Yun smiled faintly. He had intentionally kept his cultivation at the Eternal Realm, matching Suibai’s, so as not to startle him too much.

"You must be from the Divine Land—am I right?" Suibai retreated continuously, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth as he asked reluctantly.

"Correct. If I weren’t from the Divine Land, how could these Spirit Stones appear on the Cangnan Continent?" Ye Yun smiled.

Suibai’s expression changed drastically as if he had realized something. In a flash, he transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the black mist.

Ye Yun didn’t chase him, instead turning and walking back. Let Suibai call upon his reinforcements. He just needed to bide his time.

"Master, you’ve come?" the Big Black Cat asked, mustering its courage.

Ye Yun nodded. At that moment, Luo Li’s eyes underwent a mysterious change. Countless star-like runes emerged from deep within her pupils, and the Power of Life and Death swept through the surroundings like a roaring wind. Everyone instantly fell into a mental trance.

Only a second passed before they all regained consciousness.

Ye Yun had erased their memories of the recent encounter with Suibai. He didn’t want these youngsters to know the truth about Suibai; he didn’t want them to bear too much of a burden. Moving forward, bearing such responsibilities and confronting the hidden mastermind, was his duty as their invincible ancestor.

Controlling Luo Li’s body, Ye Yun walked to the base of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower, sat down, and took out the Spirit Stones to begin absorbing their energy.

"Sect Master, why are you absorbing Spirit Stones? What if Suibai sees you?" the Big Black Cat, startled upon regaining consciousness, hastily asked.

"It’s alright. Everyone can absorb them safely now," Luo Li smiled, then closed her eyes and began to absorb the Spirit Stones.

Seeing their Sect Master doing so, the others no longer hesitated and also took out their Spirit Stones to begin absorbing.

After exiting Luo Li’s sea of consciousness, Ye Yun also modified a part of her memory.

「Once all this was done.」

Ye Yun turned his gaze towards the distance, watching the streak of light rapidly traversing the black mist.

Suibai fled at full speed, heading towards the one hundred and eighth Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

It’s so strange. How could an Eternal Realm Cultivator have infiltrated the Nether Immortal Ancient Land? And from the Divine Land, no less! How... how is that possible?! Suibai mused as he flew frantically, continuously pondering the origin of the mysterious Eternal Realm Cultivator he had just encountered.

In the eyes of a Divine Land Cultivator, the Cangnan Continent is known as the Forbidden Zone of the Hidden Dragon—a place that no Spirit from the Divine Land would willingly or dare to enter.

Entering the Forbidden Zone of the Hidden Dragon requires traversing the extremely dangerous Ancient Road to Heaven. Those with a cultivation base below the True God Realm cannot enter at all. Even True Gods below the True God Realm Fifth Layer face a high risk of perishing while crossing the Ancient Road to Heaven. If even True Gods struggle to enter, how did this mysterious Eternal Realm Cultivator manage to cross it? Suibai was deeply puzzled.

Despite the unexpected setback, his mood wasn’t somber; instead, he felt a strong sense of confidence. He was no longer the same Suibai who had been bullied by the Bone Dragons. After a hundred thousand years of effort, he had gotten extremely lucky with this opening of the Nether Immortal Ancient Land. Using the God-level Dragon and Tiger Pills and Spirit Stones imbued with Divine Nature, he had managed to rid himself of those strange powers. As long as he merges his Yin and Yang bodies, he will have a chance... to return to the True God Realm!

He could say he had spent nearly a hundred thousand years on this plan. Now, by a stroke of fortune, it was finally about to succeed. After succeeding, with his Divine Skills, he could surely cross the Ancient Road to Heaven and return to the Divine Land.

Thinking of the Divine Land, Suibai was filled with immense eagerness. To be precise, he hadn’t returned to the Divine Land for millions of years and had no idea what it had become.

The body he had possessed, belonging to a native cultivator of the Cangnan Continent, was not subject to the limitations of that mysterious Curse. So, after returning to the Divine Land, his cultivation could continue to advance without any restriction.

I must return to the Divine Sovereign Realm, return to the Divine Land, and reclaim my former glory! Suibai resolved in his heart.

As Suibai rejuvenated and shed that eerie, long hair, the memories dormant within his sea of consciousness gradually began to surface. However, a small portion of crucial memories had yet to be recovered.

The one hundred and eighth Heavenly Mechanism Tower was the largest in the entire Nether Immortal Ancient Land. It was immensely tall, appearing from afar like a colossal pillar reaching into the sky, radiating an infinite silver glow.

The black mist here was terrifyingly dense. One could only imagine how potent the toxins within it were.

Cultivators who came for training had never made it this far, to the one hundred and eighth Heavenly Mechanism Tower. Reaching the vicinity of the eightieth or ninetieth Heavenly Mechanism Tower was already extremely difficult. Historically, very few had ever ventured beyond the hundredth.

A streak of light broke through the black mist and flew into a valley.

「In the valley」

A simple, crude palace constructed from black stone stood there.

「In the palace」

Two burly figures, a man and a woman, sat facing each other in meditation, their hands forming Hand Seals. They were motionless, their eyes closed. Both shared a common feature: their bodies were covered in long, coarse red and black hair.