Chapter 131: Immortal Breakthrough Pill and Inter-realm Talisman
Relying on himself alone, he was absolutely no match for the Heavenly Dao.
To snatch a glimmer of victory from this dangerous situation, there was only one path: drag the Heavenly Dao into an independent world, preventing him from using the West Extremity Realm's world power.
To achieve this, he needed the system's help.
"Do I need to bind with you?" Lu Hengge asked.
The system quickly replied, "You're the first person I've met who's so disgusted with me, but I'm doing this for my own survival, so the binding relationship is optional. Helping you is helping me."
To be honest, Lu Hengge didn't want to bind with the system. He always felt that binding would lead to future constraints; it was just a pure intuition.
But conversely, the system also didn't want to bind with Lu Hengge. After all, it didn't want its host to be a troublesome pain in the neck.
There were billions of small worlds, and countless Children of Destiny! There was no need to obsess over Lu Hengge alone.
"Listen up," the system spoke rapidly. "I'll use my authority to temporarily open up all items in the商城 (store) to you. For one hour, you can use these items freely, but remember, it's only for one hour. If you exceed an hour, these items will be forcibly reclaimed, and even I will be reclaimed."
Lu Hengge thought of a loophole: "What if I take a pill? How do I return something I've consumed?"
The system answered: "Try not to eat pills from the store. If you absolutely must, you can only eat one at most. I'll classify the pill as an early release of a mission reward. After this matter is over, I'll give you a simple mission, and once you complete it, we'll be even."
"If I kill the Heavenly Dao, will there be a reward?" Lu Hengge asked.
Hearing this, the system paused. Good heavens! This kid was thick-skinned. The reward for killing the Heavenly Dao had already been given to Lu Hengge five years ago. He hadn't expected him to still be asking for more...
No! He absolutely couldn't bind with Lu Hengge! If he successfully bound with Lu Hengge, the system's hard days would just be beginning.
Thinking this, the system retorted in annoyance, "Let's worry about staying alive first."
Indeed! Survival was key.
Outside, the Heavenly Dao looked at Lu Hengge with anticipation. This feeling was strange; although the Heavenly Dao had no facial features, Lu Hengge could sense the presence of a gaze.
Lu Hengge didn't know what the Heavenly Dao was waiting for. However, the Heavenly Dao not rushing to act gave him time to breathe and think.
A moment later, the Heavenly Dao's confused voice echoed: "Why is there no reaction?"
"Logically speaking, your last-last life was from the Void Dojo, and this system is also a product of the Void Dojo. As long as the system is placed inside your body, you should awaken your last-last life's memories." The Heavenly Dao was perplexed.
In this life, Lu Hengge wasn't from the Void Dojo. Therefore, Lu Hengge didn't know the entrance to the Void Dojo. Only by awakening Lu Hengge's last-last life's memories could they find the entrance and, incidentally, the Immortal Cauldron to unseal the ascension channel of the West Extremity Realm.
But why... Lu Hengge showed no change? Where did it go wrong?
Meanwhile, Lu Hengge quickly browsed the system's store. To make it easier for Lu Hengge to choose, the system had listed all items most likely to help with the current situation: pills, secret techniques, escape tools, and some hidden weapons specifically for assassinating immortals.
He had to admit, there were indeed many good things. However, Lu Hengge wasn't greedy. After a quick browse, he only chose an **Immortal Breakthrough Pill** and an **Inter-realm Talisman**.
The **Immortal Breakthrough Pill** had no side effects and quickly boosted one's cultivation by a small realm.
The **Inter-realm Talisman**'s function was even simpler: spatial teleportation. Generally, **Inter-realm Talismans** were only found in the Immortal Realm. Because the Immortal Realm was vast, and every immortal had his own created small worlds, such talismans appeared to facilitate quick travel from one small world to another.
Of course, neither of these items was cheap. The **Immortal Breakthrough Pill** required ten million points, while the **Inter-realm Talisman** required fifty million. If he had to earn them through normal missions, it would take an unknown amount of time, but now the system gave him a shortcut to use them directly.
"You certainly know how to pick them," the system gnashed its teeth. Damn it! Both the **Immortal Breakthrough Pill** and the **Inter-realm Talisman** were single-use items. Lu Hengge clearly had no intention of returning them...
The Heavenly Dao fell into deep thought, involuntarily relaxing his control over Lu Hengge.
"Good opportunity!" Lu Hengge's eyes flickered.
The next second, an immortal talisman appeared in his palm. *Zila~* It ignited without fire!
The Heavenly Dao snapped back to attention and recognized the **Inter-realm Talisman** instantly. After all, he was also an immortal and not unfamiliar with such things.
In a flash, the Heavenly Dao guessed Lu Hengge's intention. He was just about to intervene, but the **Inter-realm Talisman** had already burned down to just a corner.
*Whoosh!* Both figures vanished.
The world returned to its usual quiet. Only the lifeless Chu Ge remained on the ground, along with a group of freed Grand Sages.
Everything that had just transpired was too sudden and shocking for these Grand Sages to react. It wasn't until Lu Hengge and the Heavenly Dao had been gone for a long time, and the suppression of the dragon's might lifted, that a Grand Sage timidly spoke: "Quickly, send word back to the Chu family and ask them to come help."
Immediately, the Grand Sages rushed to Chu Ge's side, urgently checking his condition.
A few breaths later, all the Grand Sages' faces turned ashen, their eyes lifeless: "It's over, Second Master is dead."
"Second Master is dead, we're largely to blame!"
"What do we do now!"
"Second Master is dead, we won't live either."
...
A thorough examination confirmed the desperate situation. Chu Ge was completely cold. All the **Haoran Qi** in his body had vanished without a trace. The Heavenly Dao had not only devoured all the **Haoran Qi** from Chu Ge's body but also severed all his vitality, leaving him no chance of revival.
The Grand Sages slumped to the ground. Now, they didn't need to send a message back. With Chu Ge's death, his life token in the Chu family would surely have shattered. In this case, the Chu family would certainly know something had happened to Chu Ge and were probably already on their way.
Chu Ge was the second young master of the Chu family! The Chu family only had two children in total. The Chu family's matriarch had doted on Chu Ge since childhood, viewing him as her heart's treasure. Normally, if Chu Ge even bumped himself slightly, she would fly into a rage, severely reprimanding servants and guards. Now he was dead... The consequences were unimaginable.
"My life is over," a long sigh escaped, these four simple words were the shared thought in the hearts of all the Grand Sages. At this moment, they only hoped the Chu family would consider their years of dedicated service and spare their partners and children, otherwise, after their deaths, there wouldn't even be anyone to collect their bodies.
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## Chapter 132: The Chu Family Ancestor's Prophecy! Now, It's a Fair Duel
Escape? These Grand Sages never even considered escaping. They couldn't! Each of them had left a life token with the Chu family. These tokens not only represented their life and death but also allowed their location to be tracked. Moreover, with the Chu family's methods, being caught after escaping would only lead to a more miserable death.
"I never imagined," a Grand Sage wryly smiled, "that this old man, who has traversed his entire life, would stumble in this small world, the West Extremity Realm."
The West Extremity Realm! Among billions of small worlds, it was considered a lower-middle tier world. When Chu Ge first came to the West Extremity Realm alone, the Chu family hadn't paid much attention to it. After all, although Chu Ge was a playboy, his innate talent and strength weren't weak. A tiny West Extremity Realm presented no safety concerns at all. No one had expected Chu Ge to die here.
Not long after, a **fissure** appeared in the sky. Then, several terrifying auras emerged from the **fissure**. The Chu family had arrived. Moreover, the Chu family had also used an **Inter-realm Talisman**, arriving in the West Extremity Realm in an extremely short time.
The Grand Sages knelt on the ground, not daring to look up: "Greetings, Family Head, Matriarch, Young Master."
In mid-air, three figures stood: two men and one woman. The middle-aged man had a very standard square face, sword-like eyebrows, and eyes filled with majesty. Occasionally, golden characters would flash in his eyes: "Give me a reasonable explanation."
The middle-aged man managed to remain somewhat calm. But the beautiful woman beside him, seeing Chu Ge's lifeless body on the ground, burst into tears: "My son!"
The next second, the beautiful woman descended to the ground. Her hands trembled, still unable to touch Chu Ge's body.
"Second brother," the young man clenched his fists. This young man was the Chu family's Young Master, the eldest son, Chu Ge's elder brother.
The auras of the middle-aged man and the beautiful woman were both at the peak of the Half-Immortal realm. However, the young man's aura was ethereal, as if he coexisted with heaven and earth, shining with the sun and moon. This was a true immortal, and a relatively rare Confucian Immortal at that. Traces of tribulation could still be seen on his body, indicating he was only a step away from ascending to the Immortal Realm.
The Chu family had experienced great joy and sorrow in a short period. The joy was their eldest son achieving immortality. The sorrow was their second son's demise. The Chu family's head and matriarch had been cultivation partners for hundreds of thousands of years. In all that time, they only had two children, which showed how difficult it was for cultivators to have offspring. And now, one of their two sons had died... The consequences were unimaginable.
The Grand Sages dared not look up. Although it wasn't their fault, they were still going to die.
"Speak!"
"Who!!"
The young man's immortal might surged, terrifyingly, making hearts tremble. The Grand Sages could only recount the events in detail, without any concealment.
"Family Head, please accept our condolences. We failed to protect our master and acknowledge our guilt."
"We are willing to die to atone for our sins!"
"We only ask that the Family Head not trouble our families, old and young."
The Grand Sages sincerely prostrated themselves.
As soon as their words fell, the beautiful woman's eyes turned ferocious, seemingly weeping blood: "Condolences? How can I accept condolences? You haven't lost a son! It's easy for you to say! Huan'er, when we return, kill all these Grand Sages' sons."
Hearing this, the Grand Sages were terrified.
"Matriarch!"
"We have contributed to the Chu family, even if not with merit, then with hard work!"
"Matriarch!!"
"I only have one child!"
However, the beautiful woman ignored them. Her son was dead; why would she care about the lives of these Grand Sages' offspring? Anyone involved in Chu Ge's death had to die.
The middle-aged man spoke: "Huan'er, kill them."
"Yes, Father," Chu Huan responded, and his immortal might descended. These Grand Sages vanished as if they had never existed in the world.
Silence fell all around, broken only by the beautiful woman's muffled sobs.
After a long while, the middle-aged man sighed: "Rou'er, it has come to this. Now we can only see if we can find Ge'er's remnant soul and send him to be reborn."
Hearing this, the beautiful woman, supported by Chu Huan, stood up, her eyes venomous: "Chu Wendao, I don't care what method you use, but anyone connected to my son's death must die!"
Chu Wendao nodded. No matter who it was! Killing a child of the Chu family was a capital offense! Even the Heavenly Dao of the West Extremity Realm was no exception.
However, a highly shocking piece of news had just come from the Grand Sages' mouths: the Void Dojo.
"Huan'er," Chu Wendao began, "do you still remember the prophecy book left by our ancestor?"
Chu Huan remembered very clearly: "The prophecy book says, 'Heaven and earth overturn, immortals carve deer, using immortal cauldrons as wine vessels, immortal bodies as seats, blood emerges, the void obscures the sun, the dojo is filled with immortal butchers, buried emperors are foreign bones.'"
The Chu family's ancestor, also the first immortal born in the Chu family, was a famous Confucian Immortal. Confucian Immortals were skilled in literary arts and also proficient in divination. This was also why the denser the **Haoran Qi**, the stronger the perception of danger. In the Chu family ancestor's prophecy, the future Immortal Realm would see an extremely cruel scene, where immortals were like pigs and dogs, their heads used for wine, their bodies made into chairs, and even the entire Immortal Realm would be covered in blood, turning into a hell. People from the dojo found joy in slaughtering immortals.
Among them, the **Void Dojo** was mentioned. Chu Wendao didn't immediately connect it to the prophecy, because he felt that a small West Extremity Realm shouldn't have anything to do with the Void Dojo.
"The West Extremity Realm doesn't seem simple," Chu Wendao's eyes flickered. Very few people knew about the Void Dojo. He hadn't expected a lower-middle tier small world like the West Extremity Realm to know of its existence.
"Father, I'll go capture the person who killed second brother," Chu Huan's eyes were icy. Chu Ge greatly admired Chu Huan. The two young masters of the Chu family had a very good relationship, unlike other families where there was internal strife.
Chu Wendao pondered for a moment: "Let's use the prophecy book left by our ancestor to divine. Those Grand Sages said earlier that Lu Hengge used an **Inter-realm Talisman** to teleport himself and the Heavenly Dao away. There are billions of small worlds, and we don't know the anchor point of the **Inter-realm Talisman**. It won't be easy to find out which small world they went to."
Hearing this, Chu Huan nodded. Chu Wendao continued, "Once you find them, don't kill them immediately. Bring them back; I have some questions to ask."
"Understood, Father."
Then, Chu Wendao carefully picked up Chu Ge's body, his eyes filled with sorrow, and he instantly seemed to age considerably.
Seeing this, Chu Huan's killing intent grew stronger. Lu Hengge! Heavenly Dao! Neither of them would be spared!
...
On the other side, in a dark space, *whoosh!* two figures suddenly appeared: one white-haired and black-robed, the other faceless and naked. It was Lu Hengge and the Heavenly Dao.
By the time the Heavenly Dao tried to stop Lu Hengge from using the **Inter-realm Talisman**, it was already too late. As a high-grade item from the Immortal Realm, once an **Inter-realm Talisman** had its anchor point set and its user bound, it could only be stopped after the inter-realm travel was complete.
The Heavenly Dao briefly sensed his surroundings. This wasn't the West Extremity Realm. The Heavenly Dao couldn't use world power to suppress Lu Hengge.
Not far away, Lu Hengge swallowed the **Immortal Breakthrough Pill**. His aura surged, rapidly advancing from the Great Ascension stage's Great Perfection to the Great Ascension stage's peak.
"Now," Lu Hengge said, "we can have a fair duel."
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## Chapter 133: Immortal-Slaying Art VS Immortal Demon-Slaying Technique
"More petty tricks," the Heavenly Dao sneered. Perhaps this was the confidence of an immortal. Even with injuries and his strength less than half of its peak, the Heavenly Dao still had absolute confidence in dealing with Lu Hengge, even away from the West Extremity Realm where he couldn't use world power.
"In your last-last life, you were an immortal," the Heavenly Dao said softly. "But in this life, you're not even at the Half-Immortal realm. In my eyes, you're like an ant."
He saw Lu Hengge swallow the **Immortal Breakthrough Pill** and felt Lu Hengge's aura surging, but he didn't intervene. Instead, he waited until Lu Hengge's aura stabilized at the peak of the Great Ascension stage before stretching his limbs.
This was absolute confidence. To the Heavenly Dao, whether Lu Hengge was at Great Ascension Great Perfection or Great Ascension Peak, it made no difference.
However, the Heavenly Dao was a bit curious. Where was this place?
"This space isn't large, but its rules are complete and its Dao is well-established. It's a condensed small world. To achieve this, one needs not only cultivation above the immortal realm but also a profound understanding of the Great Dao of Space," the Heavenly Dao pondered. "If the master of this small world were still alive, I wouldn't be his equal."
Lu Hengge took a deep breath, his peak Great Ascension aura completely stabilized. The black and white colors in his eyes swirled and diffused. After breaking through to the peak of Great Ascension, his **Insightful Demonic Eye** also entered its second stage.
The **Insightful Demonic Eye** had three layers.
The first layer: **Discernment**. This ability was relatively simple, mostly serving as an auxiliary function, such as seeing an enemy's weaknesses or the flow and fortune of spiritual power in their meridians.
The second layer: **Delusion**. This was a soul attack that could create a non-existent world and pull the opponent's soul into it. Any damage to the opponent's soul would be synchronously reflected in their physical body. However, if the opponent's soul was strong and resilient enough, the duration would be very short, perhaps only a single breath.
The third layer: **Immortal Eye**. This could kill people directly with a gaze. But Lu Hengge hadn't cultivated to the third layer, so he wasn't entirely clear about the method of killing with the Immortal Eye.
"**Insightful Demonic Eye**," the Heavenly Dao mused. "Such a familiar scene. You haven't awakened the memories of your last-last life, but you've already awakened some of its innate divine abilities. The Immortal Cauldron and the **Insightful Demonic Eye** were both among your trump cards back then."
*Whoosh!* A white light flashed! Lu Hengge held the **Desolate Ancient Sword**, his white hair fluttering behind him. Behind him, a demonic-yet-immortal Dharma Idol appeared. Faintly, a golden-yellow giant dragon coiled around the Dharma Idol's neck, its golden dragon eyes filled with coldness and dragon's might, staring intently at the Heavenly Dao. Scales appeared on Lu Hengge's body, giving him an indestructible feeling.
"Today, I shall slay the heavens and achieve the Dao!" Lu Hengge radiated brilliant light, like a deity, burning with the intensity of a scorching sun.
Hearing this, the Heavenly Dao snorted coldly: "You, an ant, wish to slay the heavens?"
The next second, the Heavenly Dao's face contorted. Then, a remarkably familiar set of features appeared on the Heavenly Dao's face, identical to Yao Fan's: "Lu Hengge, what would it feel like to be killed by the person you respect most?"
Lu Hengge's eyes flickered with coldness. "You're not him. You don't deserve to be him."
The Heavenly Dao burst into laughter. *Boom!* A loud bang. The Heavenly Dao's immortal might surged, and a demon-subduing staff appeared in his hand, pressing down on Lu Hengge, making his knees bend slightly.
"What Yao Fan? He was just a toy I casually created when I was bored, meant to amuse you. You actually took it seriously! You should thank me, if I hadn't created Yao Fan, how miserable would you have been in the Three Thousand Dao Sect!" The Heavenly Dao raised the demon-subduing staff, pointing it at Lu Hengge. "A mere mortal, aspiring to slay the heavens! Ridiculous!"
From afar, Lu Hengge slightly tilted his head, all emotions vanishing from his heart, leaving only a still calm.
"Kill!" A soft cry.
In an instant, "Immortal-Slaying Art, First Form: No Waves in the Mortal World!"
Inside him, the **Immortal-Gazing Scripture** rapidly circulated. The demonic qi and spiritual energy in Lu Hengge's body converged towards the **Desolate Ancient Sword**. At this moment, a brilliant silver light shone in Lu Hengge's eyes: "Three Thousand Great Daos, assist me!"
*Ding... Ding... Ding...*
In mid-air, countless inscribed characters appeared out of thin air. Each character shimmered with brilliant light. The inscriptions of the Three Thousand Great Daos were all illuminated at this moment; this was the limit of Lu Hengge's comprehension of the Three Thousand Great Daos.
The **Desolate Ancient Sword** was raised high! Space collapsed! The Great Dao overturned! This single sword strike! It gathered all of Lu Hengge's power, truly his strongest attack.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao finally became excited: "This is the feeling! I didn't expect that after so many years, my greatest opponent is still you! Lu Hengge of this life, Song Mingdao of the previous life. It's all you! Both are you!!"
"Hahahahaha!" The Heavenly Dao fell into a frenzy. It seemed he recalled a distant memory, a memory that made him incredibly excited, making his entire body tremble uncontrollably.
After the wild laughter, the Heavenly Dao reined in his smile, killing intent surging in his eyes. The only reason he had kept Lu Hengge alive until today was to find the entrance to the Void Dojo through him. But now, Lu Hengge hadn't awakened his last-last life's memories. In other words, Lu Hengge had lost his value.
"This time, I won't give you another chance to be reborn. I will refine your soul into a divine puppet and torture you repeatedly with ancient witchcraft every day until you awaken your last-last life's memories."
White steam rose from the demon-subduing staff. The staff was engraved with countless monstrous demon gods, each of whom had died beneath this staff. Of course, there was one exception: Lu Hengge of the last-last life also died by this staff.
Immortal might, like a great sun pressing down. At this moment, the **Desolate Ancient Sword** trembled.
"Immortal Demon-Slaying Technique!" The Heavenly Dao licked his lips, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty excitement. Even when he slaughtered demon gods in the past, he hadn't been this excited. Perhaps killing humans and killing demons truly felt different.
*Whoosh!* The sword struck!
At the same time, the demon-subduing staff pointed upwards. *Ow!!* Deafening dragon roars continuously echoed. Along with the falling sword light, a golden phantom dragon also charged towards the Heavenly Dao.
Soaring blood-light erupted from the demon-subduing staff. The wailing of countless demon gods reverberated throughout the space, disturbing the mind and even affecting Lu Hengge's mental state, causing his already unleashed sword strike to waver.
"Die!" the Heavenly Dao roared. Even with his injuries, even with Lu Hengge holding the **Desolate Ancient Sword**, he was an immortal.
*Boom!* Sword and staff. The moment the blood-red and brilliant lights collided, the surrounding space collapsed into void.
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## Chapter 134: Inter-Realm Talisman Fails? The Relationship Between Heavenly Dao and Void Dojo
At this moment, the word "destruction" was expressed to its utmost extreme. Space was continuously annihilating. But this small world was incredibly sturdy. Under the two terrifying killing moves, it only produced earthquake-like tremors, without showing any signs of complete collapse.
The light was blinding and searing, impossible to look at directly!
A few breaths later, a figure was sent flying backward from the collision's brilliant light, crashing into a wall. *Boom!* Countless shattered stones splattered. His black robe was stained with blood, and his white hair became extremely disheveled.
In this move, Lu Hengge was defeated! And he lost thoroughly. His ultimate, fully refined attack, even with the **Desolate Ancient Sword**, was still no match for the Heavenly Dao.
Firstly, the immortal might made Lu Hengge's aura weaken by a few points. Then, the demon gods' roars from the demon-subduing staff directly tore apart the golden sacred dragon's phantom, pouring terrifying demonic qi into Lu Hengge's body. Originally, Lu Hengge was half a demonic cultivator and didn't reject demonic qi, but the problem was that this immense demonic qi also contained the dying will of the demon gods. These dying wills were full of negative emotions: some were fear of death, some were unwillingness to fall, and some were anger at their own weakness. These were things Lu Hengge couldn't absorb or utilize. In an instant, his spiritual sea was overwhelmed, and he could no longer maintain the sword technique in his hand.
"Cough, cough." Lu Hengge spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. Immortals! They truly weren't to be trifled with! Although the Heavenly Dao was injured, the gap between an immortal and a Great Ascension cultivator was like a small stream and an ocean; it could no longer be bridged by external means.
Still the same point! The **Desolate Ancient Sword** was strong, but its upper limit was constrained by Lu Hengge. That earlier sword strike, if used on a Half-Immortal, would definitely have killed them in one blow, without even a chance to resist. But used on a true immortal, the situation was completely reversed.
"This is going to be tough," Lu Hengge's eyes flickered. Peak Great Ascension wasn't enough. Unless... he could break through to the Half-Immortal realm.
Although he lost that last move, Lu Hengge could feel that the Heavenly Dao was also nearing his limit. His injuries prevented him from exerting the full power of the demon-subduing staff, and the demon god wills within the staff also affected the Heavenly Dao. If he could recover his cultivation from before his rebirth in the previous life, with the Half-Immortal realm combined with his current numerous trump cards and cultivation methods, he should have a fighting chance against the Heavenly Dao.
Too bad! There was no time for him to develop! After rebirth, everything had progressed too quickly.
"Ant," the Heavenly Dao breathed slightly, dragging his demon-subduing staff on the ground as he walked towards Lu Hengge. "You weren't my match back then, and you're even less worthy now."
The Heavenly Dao snickered contemptuously.
Hearing this, Lu Hengge didn't reply, simply watching the Heavenly Dao quietly. Suddenly, Lu Hengge smiled: "You're celebrating too early."
"Trying to trick me?" The Heavenly Dao shook his head. He actually found Lu Hengge's words a bit naive and adorable.
Lu Hengge looked towards a certain spot in the darkness, then threw the **Desolate Ancient Sword**. In the darkness, there was a crisp *snap*. The sound didn't seem like it landed on the ground but rather like someone gripping the sword hilt.
Involuntarily, the Heavenly Dao's expression became suspicious. Could Lu Hengge really have a backup plan? No! He was an immortal! The most backup plans Lu Hengge could prepare wouldn't be his match.
The Heavenly Dao's eyes were suspicious. He raised the demon-subduing staff and threw it into the darkness. Soaring blood qi surged again, but the next second, there was a crisp collision sound. Immediately after, the demon-subduing staff changed its trajectory and smashed into the wall on the side.
"Hmm?" The Heavenly Dao muttered in confusion.
At this moment, a phantom figure walked out of the darkness, with a helpless expression: "You kid, I'm already dead, and you still won't let me rest." The phantom floated in mid-air, holding the **Desolate Ancient Sword**. It was indeed Jiang Wuxu. And this place was precisely the interior of the Sword Tomb.
Then, Jiang Wuxu looked at the Heavenly Dao. In an instant, the Heavenly Dao's expression changed drastically. He had seen Jiang Wuxu! Many years ago, when the Heavenly Dao was in the Immortal Realm, he had seen Jiang Wuxu once. At that time, Jiang Wuxu was still a giant of the Immortal Realm, far beyond his reach.
Jiang Wuxu had too many titles: First Sword of the Immortal Realm, Emperor of Plain Clothes, Master of Sword Prison... Each title represented one of Jiang Wuxu's identities and the power behind that identity. The Heavenly Dao originally thought Lu Hengge becoming the master of the **Desolate Ancient Sword** was purely due to good luck. Now, it seemed there was a great connection with Jiang Wuxu.
"This is... Sword Prison?" The Heavenly Dao was surprised and uncertain. Rumor had it that Jiang Wuxu had died in Sword Prison and built a Sword Tomb within his own Sword Prison. Now, seeing Jiang Wuxu's soul phantom, the Heavenly Dao instantly understood Lu Hengge's intention in using the **Inter-realm Talisman**: on one hand, to make the Heavenly Dao lose the world power of the West Extremity Realm, and on the other hand, to use Jiang Wuxu's power to counter him. What a deep scheme!
Jiang Wuxu smiled: "I know you, Heavenly Dao of the West Extremity Realm."
The Heavenly Dao took a step back. *Whoosh!* The demon-subduing staff flew back into his hand. Fighting Jiang Wuxu was simply asking for death. Even if Jiang Wuxu was already dead and only a wisp of his soul remained, he was not someone the Heavenly Dao could provoke.
"I need to leave here," the Heavenly Dao thought to himself. He also had an **Inter-realm Talisman**. However, **Inter-realm Talismans** were too precious, and the Heavenly Dao usually didn't dare to use them.
Jiang Wuxu's smile was unclear, and this smile made the Heavenly Dao's heart grow increasingly uneasy. While the **Desolate Ancient Sword** had an upper limit in Lu Hengge's hands, in Jiang Wuxu's hands, the **Desolate Ancient Sword** had no such limit.
"I'll let you off for now," the Heavenly Dao pulled out an **Inter-realm Talisman**. The next second, the **Inter-realm Talisman** ignited spontaneously. Watching the **Inter-realm Talisman** turn to ash, the Heavenly Dao's lips curled into a ferocious smile again: "Lu Hengge, I don't believe you'll hide here forever. When you return to the West Extremity Realm, no one will help you."
One breath later, the Heavenly Dao's smile stiffened.
Two breaths later, the Heavenly Dao's smile slowly receded.
Three breaths later, the Heavenly Dao's face turned extremely pale.
An **Inter-realm Talisman** was an instant-use item. The moment it burned to ash, it should have taken effect. Now several breaths had passed, and the Heavenly Dao was still in the Sword Tomb, which could only mean one thing: the **Inter-realm Talisman** had failed...
Lu Hengge was not surprised. It was easy to enter, but hard to leave. Lu Hengge could use the **Inter-realm Talisman** to enter the Sword Tomb because he had the **Desolate Ancient Sword**, which was like having a key to knock on the door. But the Heavenly Dao didn't have the key to open the door. To leave the Sword Tomb, he needed the permission of its master, Jiang Wuxu.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave," Jiang Wuxu smiled. "Let's chat."
In fact, he had some questions he wanted to ask the Heavenly Dao of the West Extremity Realm. Back then, when he was being hunted by people from the Void Dojo to the West Extremity Realm, the Heavenly Dao of the West Extremity Realm had once had contact with them. Perhaps the Heavenly Dao knew something.
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## Chapter 135: Five Immortals Died in the West Extremity Realm
The Heavenly Dao's face was extremely grim. Perhaps he had never considered such a situation. He believed himself to be an immortal, capable of controlling everything, but Lu Hengge had found a variable beyond the Heavenly Dao's control.
Currently, the **Inter-realm Talisman** had failed. He had just exchanged blows with Lu Hengge and was in a state of exhaustion. Everything was unfavorable.
The Heavenly Dao's eyes burned with resentment, looking at Lu Hengge as if he wanted to devour him: "I can't believe I would stumble because of you."
Hearing this, Lu Hengge shrugged. Actually, it was the Heavenly Dao's arrogance. If he had thought more deeply about the **Desolate Ancient Sword**, he surely would have guessed Jiang Wuxu's existence. But alas, there were no "ifs."
Jiang Wuxu raised the **Desolate Ancient Sword** and said to the Heavenly Dao: "Will you put down your weapon and come over yourself? Or should I beat you up, and you crawl over? You choose."
The Heavenly Dao's mouth twitched a few times. If anyone else said that, the Heavenly Dao would be angry, but when Jiang Wuxu said it, the Heavenly Dao only felt a deep sense of powerlessness and helplessness. After a moment of hesitation, the Heavenly Dao put down his demon-subduing staff.
"King Jiang, don't let this kid fool you," the Heavenly Dao said. "Do you remember? You were originally hunted by people from the Void Dojo. Logically, you should kill Lu Hengge, because you and the Void Dojo have a blood feud, and this Lu Hengge, his last-last life was from the Void Dojo!"
The Heavenly Dao gave up resisting. He knew very well that his current strength was less than three-tenths of his peak, and he had no chance against Jiang Wuxu. But the Heavenly Dao was still trying to persuade Jiang Wuxu with words. After all, he and Jiang Wuxu had no enmity, while Lu Hengge, on the other hand, was connected to the Void Dojo.
Hearing this, Jiang Wuxu glanced at Lu Hengge. Seeing this, Lu Hengge's heart tightened.
However, a few breaths later, Jiang Wuxu shook his head: "I already knew his last-last life was from the Void Dojo."
Lu Hengge was stunned. Similarly, the Heavenly Dao was also stunned. The Heavenly Dao felt puzzled: "King Jiang, why would you help someone from the Void Dojo? He's your mortal enemy!"
"I act according to my conscience," Jiang Wuxu said softly. "When my heart is clear, I do as I please. I have high hopes for this kid, so I'm willing to give him a push."
The Heavenly Dao remained silent.
Jiang Wuxu looked at Lu Hengge again, then pointed a finger. In an instant, a strange memory surged into Lu Hengge's mind. Countless grand and magnificent scenes flashed by, like a vivid life chronicle: "It's time for his last-last life's memories to awaken."
Lu Hengge's head throbbed. Then, everything went dark, and he fell unconscious.
Jiang Wuxu moved Lu Hengge's body to the side and waved to the Heavenly Dao: "I have some questions for you."
The Heavenly Dao, surprisingly obedient, walked to a spot not far from Jiang Wuxu and sat down on the ground. Jiang Wuxu plunged the **Desolate Ancient Sword** into the ground, his eyes filled with melancholy. After a moment, he slowly began: "What was your relationship with the Void Dojo people who hunted me back then?"
"No relation," the Heavenly Dao replied.
Jiang Wuxu's eyes turned cold. Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao added: "I wasn't lying. When you were hunted by the Void Dojo people to the West Extremity Realm, I sensed their aura, so I voluntarily appeared and chatted with them, hoping to enter the Void Dojo, but they refused."
"Were there others hunted to the West Extremity Realm besides me?" Jiang Wuxu could sense the lingering auras of other immortals in the West Extremity Realm, but because too much time had passed, the auras were faint and untraceable.
"Yes," the Heavenly Dao confirmed. "Just that I know of, there were already four: Beicang Wu, the clan leader of the Golden Sacred Dragon Clan; Mu Mu, the fairy from the Jade Lake; Xuan Qianchi, the sect master of the Divine Calculation Heavenly Secret Pavilion; and Gu Yu, the Twin Immortal-Demonic Monk." Of course, adding Jiang Wuxu, that made five.
Hearing this, Jiang Wuxu's eyes flickered. It seemed his guess was correct. He wasn't the Void Dojo's only target. Basically, all the renowned giants of the Immortal Realm were targets.
The Void Dojo was very strong. Even Jiang Wuxu had to admit that. However, Jiang Wuxu was somewhat surprised: "Even Xuan Qianchi of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion died?"
There were many immortal sects in the Immortal Realm. But among them, the most recognized were "One Sword, One Pavilion, Two Gates, Three Pools, Four Peaks."
"One Sword" naturally referred to Jiang Wuxu. Jiang Wuxu was a rogue cultivator. In the Immortal Realm, he was the only one with no sect background whom no one dared to provoke.
"One Pavilion" was the Divine Calculation Heavenly Secret Pavilion. They entered the Dao through literary arts and achieved immortality through divination. The Heavenly Secret Pavilion was best at divination, foreseeing heavenly destiny, and deducing fate.
"Two Gates" were the Daoist and Buddhist Gates. In the West Extremity Realm, Daoist and Buddhist Gates weren't common, but in the Immortal Realm, these two major sects had countless disciples and followers. The characteristic of such immortal sects was cultivating念力 (thought power) and accumulating incense, using the faith of others for their cultivation. As long as they had enough followers, these two major sects were basically invincible.
"Three Pools" were very low-key: Goodness Immortal Pool, Jade Lake, and Immeasurable Evil Pool. These three sects were very low-key in the Immortal Realm, only creating a small stir in the Immortal Realm when they opened their doors to recruit disciples.
"Four Peaks" were the four highest mountains in the Immortal Realm, and each mountain had a sect. These four sects were not fixed; every so often, the immortal sects would compete with each other, and the top four winners would be eligible to reside on the four great peaks. As for the Golden Sacred Dragon Clan, they were demonic beasts and not within the scope of human immortal sects.
The reason Jiang Wuxu was shocked by Xuan Qianchi's death was because people from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion were the least likely to die. They could divine fortune and misfortune, deduce their own destiny. As long as it didn't involve karma, they could foresee their own crises and find a glimmer of hope within them. If even Xuan Qianchi couldn't survive the Void Dojo's pursuit, then the Void Dojo was truly terrifying.
"Xuan Qianchi died very early," the Heavenly Dao stated. "He died before you came to the West Extremity Realm."
Jiang Wuxu raised an eyebrow. The Heavenly Dao didn't seem to intend to hide anything, having already revealed so much.
"The first immortal to die in the West Extremity Realm was the Twin Immortal-Demonic Monk, Gu Yu. He died when I had just become an immortal and the Heavenly Dao of the West Extremity Realm not long before. The Void Dojo people drove him to the West Extremity Realm, killed him, took his soul, but didn't take his immortal body."
"The second to die was Xuan Qianchi. However, Xuan Qianchi shouldn't have died completely. A wisp of his soul should have entered reincarnation and been reborn."
"The third was you, King Jiang."
"The fourth was Mu Mu, the fairy from the Jade Lake."
It was no exaggeration to say that half of the Immortal Realm's top fighting power had died. This was only the situation in the West Extremity Realm. There were billions of small worlds, and perhaps other small worlds also had immortals being hunted. The Void Dojo's goal was very simple: to clear out all the top fighting power in the Immortal Realm, and they only targeted giants; other ordinary immortals were not within the Void Dojo's hunting range.
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## Chapter 136: I am Lu Hengge, and also Song Mingdao
The Heavenly Dao told him everything he knew. Jiang Wuxu pondered.
At this moment, the Heavenly Dao looked at the unconscious Lu Hengge: "King Jiang, this kid is from the Void Dojo. If you don't kill him now, he'll definitely become a disaster later. He might even secretly leak your whereabouts to the Void Dojo."
Jiang Wuxu looked at Lu Hengge. Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao rejoiced: "Kill him, and your mind will be at ease." No matter what, the Heavenly Dao still hoped to kill Lu Hengge. With Lu Hengge alive, whether Jiang Wuxu's mind was at ease or not, his own certainly wouldn't be.
Jiang Wuxu looked at the Heavenly Dao with interest: "Do you think I'd believe the words of someone who wanted to join the Void Dojo?"
Heavenly Dao: "..." It seemed that was true! As long as Jiang Wuxu wasn't an idiot, he wouldn't listen to the Heavenly Dao.
"Between you and Lu Hengge," Jiang Wuxu said softly, "I trust this child more."
Hearing this, the Heavenly Dao knew that his earlier words were useless. The Heavenly Dao was still thinking about escaping. If the **Inter-realm Talisman** was useless, he needed to consider other methods.
Jiang Wuxu ignored the Heavenly Dao's little schemes, simply gazing at the unconscious Lu Hengge, lost in thought. After a long while, Jiang Wuxu spoke: "Do you want to die or live?"
"Live," the Heavenly Dao was very blunt. Facing Jiang Wuxu, there was no need for pretense. If Jiang Wuxu insisted on killing him, then no amount of words would be useful.
"Hand over all the luck of the West Extremity Realm," Jiang Wuxu's demand was harsh. "Then you can leave."
The implication was that all this luck would be transferred to Lu Hengge. Jiang Wuxu had no use for the West Extremity Realm's luck. He was already dead, with only a wisp of his soul remaining. Demanding the luck was for Lu Hengge's sake.
From ancient times until now, since the West Extremity Realm was created, the entire world's luck had never converged on one person. Even the previous Children of Destiny only bore at most half of the world's luck. Of course, there was another point. If all the luck converged on Lu Hengge, then the West Extremity Realm would belong to Lu Hengge. The Heavenly Dao would be a Heavenly Dao in name only, unable to use the West Extremity Realm's world power against Lu Hengge.
Of course, as the Heavenly Dao, he had control over luck. But the problem was that Jiang Wuxu clearly wasn't just asking for the luck; he wanted the luck to remain with Lu Hengge from now on.
The Heavenly Dao fell into a dilemma. Jiang Wuxu wasn't in a hurry. After some hesitation, the Heavenly Dao compromised. With a wave of his hand, he handed over the remaining luck of the West Extremity Realm to Jiang Wuxu. Jiang Wuxu took the luck, and without thinking, shoved it into Lu Hengge's body. Then, he cast an immortal spell on Lu Hengge, firmly locking the luck within Lu Hengge's body so the Heavenly Dao couldn't snatch it away.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao's expression was grim. But there was no other way. If he didn't hand over the luck, he would die today. Even if he died, the luck would still be Lu Hengge's. The result was no different.
"Can I leave now?" the Heavenly Dao asked. He didn't want to stay in this accursed place for another moment.
Jiang Wuxu waved his hand, and a void **fissure** appeared before the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao didn't hesitate, diving straight into it. Then, the **fissure** healed. Silence returned to the Sword Tomb.
Jiang Wuxu looked at the unconscious Lu Hengge, lost in thought. What exactly was the Void Dojo plotting? What benefit did killing so many Immortal Realm giants bring them? Perhaps, when Lu Hengge recovered his last-last life's memories, these questions would be answered.
...
In the darkness, Lu Hengge didn't know which way to go. Suddenly, a bright light appeared ahead. In his ears, several urgent shouts rang out, growing louder: "Madam, push harder! It's almost out!"
The light grew larger and larger. The next second, Lu Hengge's vision suddenly cleared. Everything around him was incredibly unfamiliar. He tried to speak but could only babble indistinctly, eventually turning into cries.
"Madam, it's born! It's a boy!"
"It's a boy!"
"The family head has an heir!!"
The voices were noisy. During this time, many people wiped his body. Not long after, a cheerful male voice sounded, filled with joy: "Madam! You've worked hard!! Rest well!"
Lu Hengge felt himself being held in someone's arms, incredibly warm. The noisy voices gradually faded, leaving only the cheerful male voice and a gentle female voice.
"Madam, what should we name our child?"
"Didn't we already agree? If it's a boy, he'll be Song Mingdao. If it's a girl, Song Qiu."
"Hahahaha, good, then Song Mingdao it is."
"Dao'er, open your eyes and look at father."
...
In a flash, Lu Hengge was five years old. No, his name was Song Mingdao. Born in the Immortal Realm, his father was Song Ying, the peak master of the Buried Emperor Peak, and his mother was Su Wan, a fairy from the Jade Lake.
With such a background, Song Mingdao's growth was astonishing. At merely five years old, he could already undergo the immortal tribulation and become an immortal. Of course, with his parents guarding him, the immortal tribulation was exceptionally easy, like drinking water, without any turbulence.
At twenty, he understood the immortal mandate. At fifty, he crossed the immortal sea. At two hundred, he built an immortal bridge. At a thousand, he was already at the Half-Immortal Emperor realm. A thousand years was but a flick of a finger for an immortal. At a thousand years old, Song Mingdao's cultivation was already on par with his father's. In fact, his command of various immortal arts was extremely proficient, and his combat power slightly surpassed his father's.
This memory was incredibly beautiful, making one忍不住 (can't help but) sink into it. In Song Mingdao's world, this memory might just be an ordinary childhood, but for Lu Hengge, born in the West Extremity Realm, this memory was more precious than anything.
At this moment, the style of the memory changed. One day, the golden light and immortal qi of the Immortal Realm vanished. A gate, seemingly leading to hell, opened, and many people claiming to be from the Void Dojo poured out, wreaking havoc in the Immortal Realm. Song Mingdao's parents were captured and taken into the Void Dojo. Song Mingdao didn't hesitate, actively entering the Void Dojo to find his parents.
Every scene within the Void Dojo greatly shocked Song Mingdao, even making him tremble and feel fear from the depths of his being, far beyond what a Half-Immortal Emperor could handle. And so, after wandering in the Void Dojo for countless years, Song Mingdao escaped. After escaping, he was severely injured, his Half-Immortal Emperor cultivation having fallen to that of an ordinary immortal.
Then, he fled to the West Extremity Realm. After a bitter battle with the Heavenly Dao of the West Extremity Realm, he was severely injured and defeated. Before his death, he used the Immortal Cauldron to seal the ascension channel to the Immortal Realm. Song Mingdao knew very well that the Immortal Realm was no longer what it used to be. Allowing cultivators from the lower realms to ascend would undoubtedly harm them. So, before his death, Song Mingdao did the last thing he could: prevent the cultivators of the West Extremity Realm from ascending to the Immortal Realm.
...
Inside the Sword Tomb, Lu Hengge's aura became calm. Then, a pair of black and white eyes slowly opened. At this moment, Lu Hengge's temperament had changed dramatically.
"I am Lu Hengge."
"And also Song Mingdao."
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## Chapter 137: The True Purpose of the Void Dojo
Having awakened the memories of his past life, Lu Hengge remembered many things. Lu Hengge slowly sat up. In an instant, Lu Hengge was filled with an ancient, weathered aura, an aura identical to that of the Golden Sacred Dragon Secret Realm before, as if Lu Hengge had lived for billions of years and become one with heaven and earth.
Seeing this, Jiang Wuxu remained silent, not wanting to disturb him. Lu Hengge was quiet. After a long while, Lu Hengge sighed: "So it was me."
Hearing this, Jiang Wuxu finally spoke: "Have you remembered everything?"
Lu Hengge nodded. He had remembered everything. When he was Song Mingdao, those memories flooded Lu Hengge's spiritual sea like seawater. Some memories, even after so many years, were still as clear and profound as if they had happened yesterday.
"How do you feel?" Jiang Wuxu's immortal power soothed Lu Hengge's mind. Many powerful figures who awaken their past life's memories fall into a period of self-doubt and then undergo a drastic change in personality, gradually becoming like their past selves.
"Not so good," Lu Hengge replied. It wasn't that his body couldn't bear the vast memories, but that the content of the memories was somewhat difficult for Lu Hengge to accept.
After a long while, Lu Hengge slowly spoke: "I am not from the Void Dojo."
Song Mingdao was initially from the Immortal Realm. It was only after the Void Dojo's entrance opened and Song Mingdao's parents were captured there that he entered the Void Dojo. Outsiders didn't know this. So, when Song Mingdao escaped from the Void Dojo, dragging his severely injured body, everyone in the Immortal Realm believed he had defected to the Void Dojo.
Of course, there was another point that made everyone in the Immortal Realm firmly believe this idea: Song Mingdao's body was covered in a decaying, putrid aura. Many immortals, upon contracting this decaying aura, would quickly have their immortal bodies invaded, losing their self-awareness and becoming immortal puppets of the Void Dojo.
But Song Mingdao did not. This alone made everyone firmly believe that Song Mingdao had defected to the Void Dojo. From that moment on, Song Mingdao was no longer the most admired young person in the Immortal Realm but a coward who clung to life and groveled before the Void Dojo.
This blow was immense. On one hand, Song Mingdao hadn't found his parents in the Void Dojo. On the other hand, after a narrow escape, he faced the cold shoulder and disdain of the entire Immortal Realm, with many even hunting him down under the guise of justice, when in reality they only coveted the cultivation methods and magic treasures of Buried Emperor Peak that he possessed.
Because of this, when Song Mingdao was being hunted by people from the Void Dojo, not a single person in the Immortal Realm offered help. Lu Hengge gave a self-deprecating laugh. Song Mingdao was foolish, as foolish as his past self.
Song Mingdao's escape path was constantly hampered by people from the Immortal Realm. Song Mingdao knew this well. Yet, he still worried about the Immortal Realm's safety until his death.
"Truly foolish," Lu Hengge scoffed to himself. Song Mingdao's life was both fortunate and unfortunate. From birth, he stood at the starting line ahead of everyone else. Immortality, which others sought their entire lives, he achieved at five years old. He even left his peers far behind, ascending to the Half-Immortal Emperor realm.
But his misfortune was unique. His parents were captured. He himself was in grave danger. After escaping death, he not only had no one to rely on and nowhere to go, but also faced a double pursuit from both the Immortal Realm and the Void Dojo, eventually dying at the hands of a Heavenly Dao from the West Extremity Realm, a place he had never even heard of.
His first half of life was brilliant and exciting. His latter half was one of wandering and hardship.
In contrast, Lu Hengge was luckier. Because Lu Hengge met Jiang Wuxu, even though he had wasted five hundred years in his previous life, Jiang Wuxu gave Lu Hengge another chance.
"I当年 (back then) flew up to the Immortal Realm, becoming an Immortal Realm giant, the name Song Mingdao had already been in the past for thousands of years. Although I never met Song Mingdao, the ancient texts I read had mixed opinions about that name. But when I saw you, I knew Song Mingdao wasn't from the Void Dojo," Jiang Wuxu said with a smile. "I've had a lot of contact with people from the Void Dojo. You don't have their foul stench."
"Foul stench" wasn't a metaphor; it was a real smell. Jiang Wuxu could smell a strong scent of decaying corpses from the people of the Void Dojo. This smell was profoundly repulsive to the soul. It seemed the people of the Void Dojo had been dead for a very long time, but for some reason, they possessed living consciousness, and their cultivation levels started at Half-Immortal Emperor.
The former Song Mingdao and Lu Hengge were so alike! At this moment, Lu Hengge's Dao heart became even more firm.
Slay to prove the Dao! Only for himself! What noble righteousness? What concern for all under heaven? All nonsense! Lu Hengge in this life didn't have Song Mingdao's unattainable starting point, nor countless resources to squander. So, to grow quickly, he had to kill. No matter when, taking the path of a demonic cultivator was always the fastest way to grow, especially for rogue cultivators without resources.
"What's in the Void Dojo?" Jiang Wuxu was very curious about this.
Hearing this, Lu Hengge recalled: "The Void Dojo is actually a graveyard."
"Many deceased people are buried there, but some are not dead; they remain in the Void Dojo in a state of living death."
A graveyard? Jiang Wuxu understood. It seemed the smell of decaying corpses he smelled was real.
Lu Hengge frowned slightly. In Song Mingdao's memory, he found some suspicious points about the Void Dojo, and Song Mingdao's parents being captured was also related to these suspicions. It seemed there was a secret to advancing to Immortal Emperor hidden in the Void Dojo.
Speaking of which, in the era when Song Mingdao existed, no Immortal Emperors had appeared in the Immortal Realm for a very long time. The highest cultivation level was only Half-Immortal Emperor. Jiang Wuxu was also a Half-Immortal Emperor. Many giants of the same realm as Jiang Wuxu had tried to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm but had all failed. This feeling was very similar to cultivators in the West Extremity Realm trying to undergo tribulation and ascend to immortality but getting stuck at the Half-Immortal realm and ultimately failing.
However, these were not matters Lu Hengge should be concerned about. He hadn't even become an immortal yet; worrying about Immortal Emperors was undoubtedly unnecessary.
Jiang Wuxu pondered: "In Song Mingdao's memory, does he know why the Void Dojo people hunted the giants of the Immortal Realm?"
"No," Lu Hengge replied. "However..."
"There's a direction for speculation." Lu Hengge didn't hide anything. "The people of the Void Dojo want to resurrect someone. Although I don't know the conditions for resurrecting this person, it should be related to a series of massive disturbances."
Of course, Lu Hengge didn't say some other things. These were his own secrets, known only to him.
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## Chapter 138: The Declining West Extremity Realm! Seeking Truth, Returning to the Three Thousand Dao Sect
Actually, Lu Hengge had a question in his heart. Jiang Wuxu was already dead. Why was he still concerned about these matters? Could it be... he was planning to be reborn later?
However, Lu Hengge naturally wouldn't speak such words directly. The two each fell into thought.
After a long while, Jiang Wuxu pulled out the **Desolate Ancient Sword** and tossed it to Lu Hengge: "You brat, I told you the Sword Tomb would be closed for a while, and you not only came in yourself but also brought someone else in."
Lu Hengge was a bit embarrassed: "It was an emergency."
Hearing this, Jiang Wuxu didn't seem to blame Lu Hengge. "Kid, let me ask you a question. If you become an immortal and ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future, how will you treat the people of the Immortal Realm?"
Jiang Wuxu stood up. Should he tell the truth? Or lie? Lu Hengge hesitated for a few breaths and chose the former: "If I have the chance, I will avenge Song Mingdao. Those who hindered his escape will not be spared."
Jiang Wuxu chuckled and shook his head: "Your hatred for evil, that fits the path of a sword cultivator. Just follow your heart. Putting aside Song Mingdao's life, you and I are both cultivators from small worlds, without family or connections in the Immortal Realm. So, you must act according to your heart. The path of the sword cultivator most avoids a troubled heart."
"What if I kill the innocent?" Lu Hengge asked.
Hearing this, Jiang Wuxu looked up at the ceiling of the Sword Tomb: "What is innocent? That depends on how you define it."
Lu Hengge had some realization in his heart. Jiang Wuxu waved his hand: "Go back to the West Extremity Realm. I've already locked all the West Extremity Realm's luck within your body. Come here less often in the future. This is where dead people like me live; it's not good for living people like you to come too frequently."
Then, Lu Hengge patted the dust off himself and slowly stood up. As he stood, his aura surged, rapidly rising from the peak of the Great Ascension stage towards the Half-Immortal realm.
Having awakened the memories of his past life, Lu Hengge inherited a portion of Song Mingdao's cultivation. However, due to the immense passage of time, this remaining cultivation only allowed Lu Hengge to break through to the Half-Immortal realm. At this moment, Lu Hengge had entered the Half-Immortal realm. Jiang Wuxu's expression was calm. This was a normal phenomenon. In fact, Lu Hengge's performance was even considered poor. Some powerful figures, upon awakening their memories, could directly break through from mortal to their previous life's cultivation, ascending to heaven in a single step. In contrast, Lu Hengge's progress was merely a small breakthrough.
Lu Hengge slowly bowed, making a deep bow towards Jiang Wuxu. Then, a void **fissure** appeared behind him.
It wasn't until Lu Hengge had left that Jiang Wuxu sighed.
"I saw the killing intent in your heart."
"If you ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future and slaughter its people, doing things only those from the Void Dojo would do, will I regret not killing you today?"
To be honest, the Heavenly Dao's words weren't without effect. For a brief moment, Jiang Wuxu saw the monstrous killing intent in Lu Hengge's heart, and he hesitated for an instant, wondering whether to kill Lu Hengge.
However, no one answered this question. People like Jiang Wuxu cared more about karma. The words "karma" were even more profound than "luck." It was best to avoid it!
...
Back in the West Extremity Realm, Lu Hengge's state of mind was completely different from before. His gaze was no longer confined to the West Extremity Realm; he began to consider his plans for ascending to the Immortal Realm. Moreover, ascension was not far off. Now, he was already at the Half-Immortal realm. Coupled with Song Mingdao's memories, ascending to become an immortal was not difficult.
"Immortal Cauldron..." Lu Hengge's eyes flickered. He knew where the Immortal Cauldron was. However, before going to get the Immortal Cauldron, there was one place he wanted to visit.
Lu Hengge's figure vanished from where he stood. Having returned to the Half-Immortal realm, Lu Hengge had essentially recovered his previous life's cultivation, and he was even stronger than his previous life. Both his weapons and cultivation methods were far superior to those of the previous Lu Hengge.
"The West Extremity Realm has declined," Lu Hengge observed on his journey. Below him, vegetation withered, and living beings looked listless. All the luck of the entire West Extremity Realm was concentrated on Lu Hengge alone. This caused other living beings, deprived of luck, to have their lifespans drastically shortened. This wasn't just limited to simple life forms like plants; humans, demons, and beasts faced the same predicament.
Mortals without luck had shortened lifespans. Cultivators without luck not only had shortened lifespans but also experienced a decline in their cultivation. Previously easy breakthroughs in realm barriers became extremely difficult. In the future, there would be fewer and fewer powerful figures in the West Extremity Realm. Before, the Immortal Cauldron sealed the path of ascension, preventing West Extremity Realm cultivators from ascending. Now, the situation had changed; even without the Immortal Cauldron's seal, the West Extremity Realm would no longer produce cultivators capable of ascending.
Not long after, Lu Hengge arrived at the Three Thousand Dao Sect. The demonic guards were sluggishly dozing off, appearing extremely listless. Upon closer inspection, these guards' cultivation levels were slowly declining. Lu Hengge arrived at the former main hall: "Zhu Zhu."
His voice echoed through the hall. After a long while, the hall remained silent, with no one responding. The entire hall was eerily quiet. Lu Hengge released his divine sense and frowned; he couldn't sense Zhu Zhu's aura.
What was real? What was fake? Lu Hengge was a bit confused. But at this moment, he seemed to realize that Zhu Zhu was fake.
For a moment, Lu Hengge felt a pang of panic. If Zhu Zhu was fake, then... was Yao Fan also fake? What about Ji Hu? Was she real or fake? From the moment Lu Hengge was born in the West Extremity Realm, all these years, who were truly real and who were merely constructs? At this moment, Lu Hengge questioned the reality of the world for the first time.
Lu Hengge wanted to visit Yao Fan's hometown. He wanted to see if there was someone named Yao Fan there, if there was a tombstone carved with Yao Fan's name.
Thinking this, Lu Hengge turned to leave. At this moment, several demonic guards walked in, led by a maidservant, her voice urgent: "What did the Emperor say? If we delay any longer, the Princess will truly be in danger!"
These people didn't notice Lu Hengge. However, Lu Hengge stopped in his tracks. He heard the words "Princess." The next second, Lu Hengge appeared. The demonic guards and the maidservant were startled, but the maidservant seemed to recognize Lu Hengge. After a moment of surprise, joy filled her eyes.
"Who dares trespass on my demonic realm's sacred ground!"
"Audacious human!"
"Trespassing on my demonic realm, you deserve death!"
...
Lu Hengge's calm gaze swept over them. In an instant, all the guards' limbs dissolved and dissipated into the world. Lu Hengge, possessing all the luck of the West Extremity Realm, was essentially half a Heavenly Dao.
The maidservant was terrified. Seeing this, Lu Hengge spoke: "What did you say happened to the Princess just now?"
Hearing this, the maidservant immediately knelt down, her voice anxious: "Reporting, Your Excellency, the Princess suddenly fell unconscious a few days ago, completely lifeless. No matter what method we use, we can't wake her up. It's been like this for many days. There's truly nothing we can do."
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## Chapter 139: The Bold Di Ji! Clothes All Exposed
"Take me to see her." Lu Hengge felt a strange sense of joy. Zhu Zhu wasn't fake. She was just in trouble. Hmm... why did that feel a bit off?
The maidservant quickly assented. She had secretly witnessed Lu Hengge chatting with Zhu Zhu before and knew that the Princess and Lu Hengge had a good relationship, not an antagonistic one. Moreover, from Lu Hengge's display of power, his cultivation was clearly profound, perhaps he could save the Princess.
The maidservant led the way, with Lu Hengge following behind. Opening the secret chamber door, and walking down for a long time, the maidservant finally said respectfully: "Your Excellency, the Princess is lying inside. To maintain the Princess's physical vitality, this secret room is covered in ten-thousand-year-old ice. Please be careful when you enter."
Lu Hengge nodded. *Creak!* The door opened.
Lu Hengge immediately saw Zhu Zhu lying on the bed, her breath gone, vitality extinguished. The maidservant did not follow. The ten-thousand-year-old ice was unbearable for her; she might freeze into an ice crystal the moment she entered.
Lu Hengge stepped inside. In an instant, a chilling cold penetrated to the bone, rising from his feet. The next second, a dragon's roar echoed within Lu Hengge's body. The searing heat melted some of the ten-thousand-year-old ice, but Lu Hengge restrained himself considerably. After all, this ice was meant to maintain Zhu Zhu's vitality; it wouldn't be good if it all melted.
Seeing Lu Hengge unharmed, the hope in the maidservant's eyes grew stronger. Even the Demonic Emperor needed to use demonic qi to protect himself when entering the secret chamber, yet Lu Hengge entered so casually, without any discomfort.
A few breaths later, Lu Hengge arrived at the ice bed. His **Insightful Demonic Eye** decomposed Zhu Zhu's body into its most basic forces and structures. All problems were laid bare. Lu Hengge frowned slightly. Something was wrong!
Zhu Zhu's body was very strange. All the vitality in her physical body had vanished, with no aura whatsoever, no different from a dead person. This was why Lu Hengge hadn't sensed Zhu Zhu's presence when he released his divine sense earlier; in his divine sense, Zhu Zhu was already a corpse, and a thoroughly cold one at that.
However, under the observation of the **Insightful Demonic Eye**, Zhu Zhu's spiritual sea was exceptionally active. Simply put, Zhu Zhu was conscious at this moment. She could even sense changes in the outside world, but her body couldn't move.
"Her spiritual sense is increasing," Lu Hengge's eyes flickered. "And it's increasing very quickly."
To be honest, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. As a high-level alchemist, Lu Hengge had seen many difficult and complicated diseases. Even unusual cases like Di Ji's innate poison body had been covered, but Zhu Zhu truly stumped Lu Hengge. However, one thing was certain: Zhu Zhu wasn't dead.
Lu Hengge pondered for a while, then pulled out a pill from his storage ring that enhanced physical blood and vitality, placing it into Zhu Zhu's mouth. The pill instantly transformed into a warm current, automatically dissolving and entering her stomach.
A moment later, Zhu Zhu's finger twitched. "It works," Lu Hengge realized.
Outside the door, the maidservant also saw Zhu Zhu's finger twitch and immediately became excited. Lu Hengge didn't continue feeding pills; instead, he turned and walked out of the secret chamber. Seeing this, the maidservant looked puzzled. However, she didn't dare to ask too many questions.
Lu Hengge mused for a moment, then spoke: "Youra Princess should be fine. Her soul is rapidly strengthening, but her physical body isn't strengthening along with it. So, her physical body can't control the powerful soul, causing her to fall into a state of suspended animation."
Suspended animation? The maidservant was stunned. Lu Hengge had not encountered a similar situation, but he roughly speculated that this was the reason.
"Then how do we solve it, Your Excellency?" the maidservant asked.
Lu Hengge casually said: "Actually, it's not difficult. Just increase her physical body's strength. Preferably, elevate it to an immortal body. That way, her physical body will definitely be able to control her soul."
Maidservant: "..." You call that not difficult? The maidservant's face was mournful. An immortal body! Those three words sounded incredibly distant just by hearing them.
But in Lu Hengge's view, making Zhu Zhu's body an immortal body was indeed not difficult. Zhu Zhu was the Princess of the demon race, and the demonic blood in her body was extremely pure. With just a little opportunity, her bloodline could completely revert to its ancestral form, becoming a direct descendant of a demon god. With this excellent foundation, the rest became very simple: continuously feed Zhu Zhu things that purify demonic qi. It could be demonic blood, or pills. In any case, as long as the demonic qi was concentrated and pure, it would work.
Moreover, Lu Hengge already had a suitable candidate in mind. Although his relationship with Zhu Zhu wasn't extremely close, she was an acquaintance, and helping her was just a matter of convenience.
"Wait here," Lu Hengge released his divine sense, instantly locking onto a certain location.
Hearing this, the maidservant bowed respectfully. She had to admit, Zhu Zhu's maidservant was quite polite, much cuter than those other demonic cultivators who were always shouting and threatening to kill.
Lu Hengge vanished instantly. A moment later, the maidservant slowly raised her head, standing at the secret chamber's entrance, worriedly looking at Zhu Zhu.
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A million miles away from the Three Thousand Dao Sect. A blessed land of caves. Now, it had also become a territory of the demon race.
Amidst the swirling white mist, a smooth, pale figure was washing herself in the water. Beside the pool, many maidservants were scattering flower petals into the water, and the fragrance permeated the air, making one's nose itch.
"You may leave," the woman spoke.
"Yes," the maidservants bowed and retreated. Only the woman remained by the pool.
In the white mist, a charming, delicate face appeared faintly. It was Di Ji. Di Ji slightly closed her eyes, lying in the pool. The two large white mounds on her chest seemed to have buoyancy, floating on the water without any covering. In her previous status, she would absolutely not have been qualified for such treatment, but now she was the Demonic Saintess of the demon race, holding a higher position than Mo Ke.
"When will I find that medicinal herb!" Di Ji sighed with closed eyes.
Back in the Dragon Den, Lu Hengge told her that as long as she found that medicinal herb, he could refine a pill to help her completely control her innate poison body. But more than five years had passed, and there had been no news. Finding such rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures truly depended on fate.
"I want a man," Di Ji spread her hands, murmuring softly.
I'm not sure if it was because she had half-demonic blood in her body, but as she grew older, Di Ji's desire for men grew stronger. That physiological craving, born from her body's instincts, made her involuntarily reach for herself every night. As for where her hand went, that was unknown.
But unfortunately, no man dared to touch her.
"Sigh." A sigh. Taking advantage of being alone, Di Ji was about to reach out again.
At this moment, a voice interrupted her hand's movement: "Put on some clothes and come out. I have something to tell you."
Di Ji was startled. However, the voice was very familiar. After a brief thought, Di Ji tentatively whispered: "Young Master Lu?"
"It's me." Lu Hengge wasn't by the pool, but his voice was very clear.
Di Ji immediately beamed with joy, emerging from the pool and casually draping a semi-transparent thin veil over herself as she walked outside.
At a pavilion, Lu Hengge sat on a stone bench. A waft of fragrance came from behind him. Lu Hengge looked up at Di Ji, shook his head. Demonic women truly were uninhibited.