Undying Life

Chapter 654: Chapter 654: Ao Lie

"Zhongshan?" Xuan Yuan looked at Zhongshan with surprise, a hint of seriousness furrowing his brow.

Why was Zhongshan here? How did he end up in the underworld?

In the past, Xuan Yuan had also received great kindness from Zhongshan. On Phoenix Island, it was Zhongshan's guidance that helped Xuan Yuan see through emotional entanglements, allowing him to reach the pinnacle of the Heavenly Extreme Realm and officially become the Palace Master of the Genesis Divine Palace. Although Xuan Yuan had repaid all of Zhongshan's kindness, the history between them couldn't be erased.

"How did you end up in the underworld?" Zhongshan asked incredulously.

Xuan Yuan stared at Zhongshan, a hint of amusement flickering in his eyes. "Aren't you in the underworld too?"

Zhongshan was curious how Xuan Yuan could descend into the underworld, just as Xuan Yuan wondered how Zhongshan could be there. Yet both seemed to have their own secrets, and neither answered.

"Who is this?" Xuan Yuan suddenly frowned, looking at Yinluo Yue.

After all, Xuan Yuan could sense Yinluo Yue's strength, and he also wanted to change the subject.

Naturally, Zhongshan didn't want to dwell on how he came to the underworld either, and smoothly transitioned away from the topic. "Former Supreme of the Tiger Clan, Yinluo Yue!"

"You are Yinluo Yue?" Xuan Yuan frowned in surprise.

"I didn't expect even the Palace Master of the Genesis Divine Palace to know me." Yinluo Yue smiled and greeted.

"And these two?" Xuan Yuan asked again.

"We are both under His Majesty!" Wei Taizhong replied. Obviously, neither he nor Mr. Shi wanted to say much.

Xuan Yuan nodded.

"Why are you sitting here? Don't tell me you're suppressing some kind of fierce ghost here like you once suppressed the Eight Extreme Celestial Tails?" Zhongshan joked.

"No!" Xuan Yuan took a deep breath, his face becoming extremely serious.

"Oh?" Zhongshan was slightly surprised. From Xuan Yuan's expression, he sensed something serious.

"There are intruders in the Great Thousand Worlds again!" Xuan Yuan said solemnly.

"What? Intruders?" Zhongshan widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Not long ago, there was already one who came, trying to travel from the Yellow Springs Road to the mortal realm. I ended up killing him, but it seems he's not alone!" Xuan Yuan took another deep breath.

"What? You killed him?" Zhongshan stared, showing his disbelief.

"How?" Xuan Yuan asked in puzzlement.

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"You said he wanted to go from here to the mortal realm?" Zhongshan was increasingly astonished.

"Yes!" Xuan Yuan nodded.

"But isn't it only immortals who can travel from the Yellow Springs Road to the mortal realm?" Zhongshan was even more surprised.

"He is an immortal, but just a human immortal, the lowest level of immortals." Xuan Yuan explained.

"Just a human immortal?" Zhongshan looked at Xuan Yuan speechlessly. Human immortals, also known as yellow immortals, even if suppressed by the small world, are the peak of the ninth stage of the Tianji realm. However, such a powerful person was killed by Xuan Yuan?

"No way? Xuan Yuan hasn't broken through the Tianji realm for less than a hundred years, so he killed an immortal?" It's unreasonable?

As if seeing Zhongshan's incomprehension, Xuan Yuan smiled and shook his head: "My Genesis Divine Palace is different from other sacred places!"

Different? Can't be exaggerated? Although Zhongshan was unusually strange in his heart, he didn't ask more, just nodded.

Exaggerated Genesis Divine Palace, which has not broken through the Tianji realm for a hundred years, is so powerful?

"Why are you here again?" Xuan Yuan frowned and asked.

Zhongshan was about to answer, but suddenly, a flash of light in his mind, his eyes brightened to see Xuan Yuan.

"How?" Xuan Yuan frowned, looking at Zhongshan strangely.

Zhongshan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I suddenly remembered something about you."

"Oh?" Xuan Yuan responded.

"Are you familiar with the Tian family in this abyssal hell?" Zhongshan asked, fixing his gaze on Xuan Yuan.

"I know of them, but I'm not familiar with them. Their ways don't clash with my Genesis Divine Palace, and we even have some common ground. When I meet people from the Tian family, I usually don't make things difficult for them. Why do you ask?" Xuan Yuan looked at Zhongshan curiously.

"Not familiar?" Zhongshan frowned slightly.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhongshan stared at Xuan Yuan and asked seriously, "Do you know about the Tian family's 'Jingbo Pool'?"

"Jingbo Pool?" Xuan Yuan seemed puzzled, clearly unfamiliar with it.

Indeed, few people in the underworld knew about it, let alone those in the mortal realm.

"The Tian family has specific members who regularly come to the Yellow Springs Road to collect souls descending from the mortal realm. One of my relatives' souls was captured and thrown into the Jingbo Pool!" Zhongshan said, staring at Xuan Yuan.

As expected, upon hearing Zhongshan's words, Xuan Yuan suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with surprise and excitement.

"I don't know if this information is useful to you, but consider it a reference," Zhongshan said lightly.

Xuan Yuan took a deep breath, his brow furrowing into a tight knot. Then, narrowing his eyes, he said, "Jingbo Pool? If what you say is true, it seems I must investigate."

"Oh? Investigate the Jingbo Pool? Could it be that your..." Zhongshan inquired.

In the past, Xuan Yuan had been troubled by love, and the woman had died, potentially becoming a ghost. Given the Genesis Divine Palace's ability to traverse between the mortal and underworld realms, Xuan Yuan must have searched for the woman's soul but never found it. Zhongshan had hoped to use this information to his advantage, and it seemed to have worked.

"She became a ghost and entered the underworld, traveling the Yellow Springs Road. But when I descended to find her, she was nowhere to be found. I thought she might have met with an accident on the Yellow Springs Road. Now it seems there's another possibility," Xuan Yuan said gravely.

"Would you be willing to go to the Tian family?" Zhongshan asked solemnly.

"After dealing with the intruders from the Great Thousand Worlds, I will definitely go," Xuan Yuan replied earnestly.

"In that case, we'll leave first. When we have news, we'll inform you," Zhongshan said.

"Thank you!"

Without further words, Zhongshan and his three companions flew away from the peak, heading in the direction Wei Taizhong had indicated, toward the Tian family. Xuan Yuan slowly resumed his seated position, returning to his previous state.

After flying for half a day, something felt off to Yinluo Yue.

"Wait!" Yinluo Yue suddenly exclaimed.

"What is it?" Zhongshan asked in confusion.

"I sensed someone just now, fleetingly, heading towards the Yellow Springs Road. And it wasn't just one person—it seemed like six," Yinluo Yue said in surprise.

"More than one? Immortals?" Zhongshan immediately connected the dots.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Wei Taizhong asked.

"Return. If Xuan Yuan can truly fend off six immortals, having him as a strong ally when we go to the Tian family would be beneficial," Zhongshan said seriously.

"Understood!" The group nodded.

They quickly retraced their steps toward the Yellow Springs Road. Before reaching it, they stopped at a distance.

They watched Xuan Yuan from afar.

Xuan Yuan remained seated at the peak of the mountain, while in front of him, six men in green robes stood in mid-air. The men varied in appearance, but all had a powerful and arrogant aura. The leader had a slightly prominent forehead and a fierce demeanor.

"Ao Lie?" Yinluo Yue exclaimed in surprise.

"Ao Lie?" Mr. Shi echoed, puzzled.

"The leading immortal, Ao Lie, was once the Supreme of the Dragon Clan. Later, he was forced out of the small thousand world by Emperor Xuan Sha. How has he returned?" Yinluo Yue said, astonished.

"Ao Lie?" Zhongshan furrowed his brow. Why had he come back?

"The Genesis Divine Palace? Still causing trouble, I see," Ao Lie sneered.

"Supreme Ao, I advise you one more time to leave. For the sake of our past connections, I can pretend I didn't see you," Xuan Yuan said sternly.

"Pretend you didn't see me? You think you can stop me from returning? When I became an immortal, you didn't even know where you were," Ao Lie retorted disdainfully.

"Then why don't you try?" Xuan Yuan said coldly.

Ao Lie was about to respond when someone behind him spoke calmly, "Brother Lie, we aren't here to cause trouble."

Reminded by his companion, Ao Lie nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's put it this way, I'm just here to retrieve something from the East Sea. Once I have it, I'll leave."

"The rule of the small thousand world is that once you leave, you are no longer part of it. Please go back!" Xuan Yuan refused bluntly.

"Hmph!" One of the men in green robes snorted, his temper flaring. In a flash, he disappeared from his spot and attacked Xuan Yuan with a palm strike. Xuan Yuan didn't move forward but closed his eyes and touched his forehead with a finger.

A strange thing happened. Though Xuan Yuan remained seated, an illusion of him suddenly appeared in mid-air, becoming increasingly solid until it met the green-robed man's palm strike.

"Boom!"

A massive collision ensued, creating a ten-zhang black hole. The powerful spatial shockwave shattered countless ghosts, turning them to dust.

The green-robed man was sent flying back, while Xuan Yuan's illusion shattered.

"The techniques of the Genesis Divine Palace are indeed mysterious and unpredictable," Yinluo Yue said, looking curiously at the still-seated Xuan Yuan.

"Do you think you alone can stop the six of us?" Ao Lie sneered.

Xuan Yuan didn't reply. His hair began to flutter without wind, and a holy light suddenly enveloped his entire body. Within the light, he appeared blurry and ethereal.

At that moment, a massive white cloud appeared in the sky, radiating countless beams of white light that exuded a sense of holiness. Simultaneously, numerous feathers made of white light descended from the sky.

"The heavens?" The man who had just clashed with Xuan Yuan sneered.

"Not 'the heavens,' but the Genesis Divine Palace's 'Holy Light Curtain,'" Ao Lie corrected, shaking his head.

"What's happening?" Another green-robed man asked in shock, as Xuan Yuan's form underwent a drastic transformation.

From Xuan Yuan's back, two beams of white light exploded, revealing a pair of enormous white wings, each spanning ten meters. The white wings soared skyward.

Xuan Yuan's eyes snapped open, revealing a pair of silver pupils that emitted a terrifying, world-destroying aura. Looking into those eyes felt like staring into the heartless will of the heavens.

Wings sprouting from his back, eyes embodying the will of the heavens?

Ao Lie and his companions drew sharp breaths.

"Brother Lie, what's going on?" one of the green-robed men asked, frowning.

"Genesis Divine Palace, the Genesis Body? This generation of the Genesis Divine Palace has produced a Genesis Body?" Ao Lie exclaimed, drawing a sharp breath.

"The Genesis Body? How could that be? How could such a holy physique appear in the small thousand world?" another green-robed man asked, astonished.

"No matter. What of the Genesis Body? Can he stop the six of us, the Earth Immortals? The Genesis Body is a treasure in itself. Today, we'll kill him and use his blood to refine our immortal weapons!" another green-robed man said excitedly.