CHAPTER 1563: CHAPTER 1583: RENE BRENNAN

After a tumultuous cloudburst over Black Mountain, Hugh Zuck and Mia sat cross-legged, facing each other. As they breathed and meditated, it seemed they had merged into one again, their souls intertwined and colliding in the void.

After a total of nearly four hours, they simultaneously opened their eyes, exchanged smiles, and Mia snuggled into Big Bull’s embrace while Big Bull chuckled foolishly.

"Alright, now Mia will teach you a supreme mystical skill from this world, called Eight, Nine Profound Skills."

"Eight, Nine Profound Skills?" Big Bull asked, puzzled.

"Yes," Mia smiled and said, "Once mastered: you can ascend the clouds above, and shrink the earth below. With a finger, you can split mountains; with a breath, stones can dance and sand can fly. You can alter appearances, making fools of those before you; summon ghosts at will, commanding the void at your leisure. With bean soldiers and straw horses, you’ll command eight-sided prestige on the battlefield. In peril, paper tigers bring forth spiritual marvels. Wind, cloud, thunder, and rain of your command; water and fire, blades and spears dare not harm."

"Sounds quite mystical!" Zhang, the fool, exclaimed with bright eyes.

"Indeed, you can also call it the Seventy Two Transformations. In any case, this divine ability is exceedingly powerful, and you should start practicing it right now." As Mia spoke, she bent a finger to imprint the mystical decree onto Hugh Zuck’s brow, instantly generating the memory of this skill in Big Bull’s mind. Hugh Zuck immediately closed his eyes and began learning the cultivation method of this divine ability.

Seeing Big Bull had entered deep cultivation, Mia slowly rose to her feet, leaping into one of the bedrooms within the Immortal Palace of Mia, where she found clothes to change into, then washed and dressed, pinning up her long hair.

Young girls grow their hair, women pin it up; having transformed from girl to woman, she naturally dressed as a woman.

After tidying herself up, Mia entered some secret places within the Immortal Palace, retrieving the magical treasures, Elixir, and mystical rarities she left behind years ago, seemingly preparing for a long journey, taking many items with her.

At that moment, a sudden tremor echoed through the Immortal Palace, quickly followed by shaking mountains and trembling earth.

Mia’s eyebrows raised, and her divine consciousness instantly spread out.

"Hmph, seeking death, they even pursued here!" As she and Big Bull traversed this way, she knew someone was tracking them; she just didn’t expect those pursuers would chase all the way here.

Previously, she was depleted in cultivation level and strength, hence she did not wish to face anyone, merely wanting to hide here with Big Bull to recuperate, awaiting the return of her powers.

That reunion of yin and yang with Big Bull just now had already returned her vanished divine skills and power, even surpassing the heyday, so in this world, how many could stand against Mia now?

She glanced at her husband Big Bull using divine consciousness, as he, being deeply engrossed in cultivation, was oblivious to the external upheaval. She took a deep breath, and with a tap of her toes, she was outside the Immortal Palace.

The Immortal Palace that Yusuf saw on the mountain top was like mist and illusion, exceedingly breathtaking, and at this very moment, over a dozen people were attacking the gates of the palace below.

Among these dozen people, three were Taoist Ancestors, two of whom she found somewhat familiar.

"Hua~" Mia’s body appeared like particle energy, emerging in the void beneath the palace gates, with a finger flick sending their second wave of attack flying away instantly.

"Who?" Those attacking the palace gates were startled to see a beautiful woman emerge, all retreating behind the three Taoist Ancestors.

Among these three Taoist Ancestors wasn’t just anyone; one was Herb Kain, who once ambushed Yusuf in Misty Space along with Big Dark Sky and Broderick Hopkins, another was Taoist Ancestor Luoyue, a woman, while the last was ’Ba Juetian’, a top Taoist Ancestor stronger than Luoyue and Herb Kain, comparable to the ranks of Three Pure Ones, Ben Berry, and Bryden Vance.

Seeing Mia appear, all three raised their eyebrows, unabashedly assessing her.

Mia’s aura was that of a Taoist Ancestor, the pinnacle of Taoist Ancestors’ aura, yet Ba Juetian did not recognize her.

"Is this fellow Daoist the master of the Immortal Palace?" Ba Juetian, the strongest in cultivation, clasped his fists.

"What if yes, and what if not?" Mia sneered coldly.

"Since you too are a Taoist Ancestor, that makes us fellow paths. Hence, we’ll be brief: hand over Hugh Zuck! We know you and he entered inside earlier!"

"Hand over Hugh Zuck?" Mia was taken aback, then oddly asked, "Why must I hand him over? Why did you chase us earlier?"

Bajuetian shook his head and replied, "Hugh Zuck killed a comrade of mine, so he must be captured and brought to justice!"

"Oh, so that is the reason!" Mia nodded, then said, "Hugh Zuck is now my husband, so the trouble my husband caused, I am responsible for it. Can I go with you instead?"

"You?" Bajuetian scrutinized Mia again, frowning, "I am Bajuetian, may I ask to know your esteemed name?"

"I hold my name openly, unchanged: I am Rene Brennan. I’ve seen you before with that young girl, though you haven’t seen me!" Mia pointed to Taoist Ancestor Luoyue at the side.

"Rene Brennan? True Mia?" Upon hearing these words, Bajuetian, Luoyue, and Herb Kain, the three Taoist Ancestors, were scared, retreating steps, even those Heavenly Emperors turned pale instantly.

Who hasn’t heard of Rene Brennan, ranked third among the supreme Taoist Ancestors post-Opening the Heavens and Earth in the Primordial Era.

Below Elder of Longevity is Dante Stewart, Taoist Ancestor, below whom is True Mia, renowned for possessing the Purest Mystical Aura, excelling in Eight, Nine Profound Skills, outmatching Dante Stewart in Divine Techniques, for while Dante Stewart boasted a formidable physique, True Mia’s Divine Skills were unparalleled.

"Yes, I will accompany you, allowing you to bring justice, wherein you can unleash your greatest attack against me, without me dodging or hiding. Should you slay me, my husband’s grudge with you will be wiped clean. However, if you fail to kill me, I will resolve the matter of your attack on my celestial gate with you, alright?"

"True Mia, calm down, please calm!" Bajuetian, Luoyue, and Herb Kain perspired on their foreheads. Damn it, they struck at True Mia?

"What is it? Planning to renege?" Mia counter-queried coldly.

"N-no...n-no...we...we..." The three stammered, lost for words, clueless on how to proceed.

"Have you decided against vengeance?" Mia sneered.

"Yes, yes, yes, we won’t seek revenge, it’s not much of a vengeance. We’ll leave, we’ll leave!" Bajuetian, the three backed away, intending to leave!

"Good, since you’ve said so, should you renounce vengeance, then I should settle the matter of your assault on my Immortal Palace! Let’s say, since you’ve attacked my celestial gate once, I will give each of you a slap in return, shall we?" As Mia spoke, she suddenly made her move!

Bajuetian, the three were so frightened they nearly lost their spirits, especially Luoyue, who shouted, "True Mia, spare my life!"

"Pa~" A slap first landed on her, indicating a smack across her face!

By the time Luoyue begged for mercy, Mia had already slapped her, and in the next moment, in terror, Luoyue’s body fractured like ceramics, bursting into fragments, not shedding a drop of blood nor a piece of flesh, transforming into countless small fragments blown away by the wind, dissolving into smoke!

Such was True Mia, world-renowned, an immensely powerful supreme Taoist Ancestor!

"True Mia, spare us..." Bajuetian and Herb Kain lacked any valor to counterattack, merely escaping while begging for mercy!

Yet in an eerie spectacle, as Mia gently waved her hand, it seemed ten-odd slender hands slapped onto their faces!

More than ten explosive slaps boomed, and when the gentle breeze blew by, it was as if nothing ever occurred here, no one had ever come!

Mia smiled, suddenly tilting her head to glance at a tree outside the mountain gate, atop which perched a Lark: "Enough entertainment? Let’s continue the game!" With her voice fading, her body shot upward, transforming into a large hunting hawk, talons gleaming with golden light, targeting the Lark on the tree!