Immortal Venerable

“Enough!”

A terrifying pressure belonging to the realm of the Immortal Venerable spread from Lu Taixu’s body, and the entire sky darkened in an instant.

Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Great Firmament Golden Immortal, Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, Quasi-Immortal Emperor—and finally, the Immortal Emperor who stood above all the heavens!

Immortal Venerable!

Tens of thousands of spirit mountains surrounding Qingshan Town trembled violently. Countless cracks spread across the earth, as if the entire land might sink into ruin at any moment.

The spiritual energy on this continent was of exceptionally high quality, which meant that everything here was far more powerful than anything on the New Tianxuan Continent.

But even so—

The immortal ships suspended high in the sky continued to rock under this force, their protective formations flashing with blinding light.

The ordinary cultivators gathered in the square went pale.

Even the slightest trace of an Immortal Venerable’s pressure was more than they could withstand. Quite a few of them felt their legs go weak and dropped directly to their knees.

“Ye Chuan displayed his talent during the examination held by our Taiyi Immortal Sect. We were also the first to discover him.”

Lu Taixu stood with his hands behind his back, sweeping his gaze across the experts from the various immortal sects in the sky. There was already a hint of coldness in his voice.

“And yet you have all come here to snatch him right in front of me. Do you think the Taiyi Immortal Sect has declined to the point where anyone can bully us?”

The ten-thousand-zhang immortal sword beneath Gu Changge’s feet rang out with a clear chime, and a sword intent no weaker than Lu Taixu’s shot straight into the heavens.

Two Immortal Venerable auras collided high above.

The clouds were instantly torn in two, while the surrounding space seemed unable to bear the impact and split open with countless dark fissures.

“Lu Taixu, when a heaven-defying prodigy chooses an immortal sect, it should be entirely up to his own wishes. Are you planning to force Young Friend Ye Chuan to join you?”

There was not the slightest hint of retreat on Gu Changge’s face.

“Besides, your Taiyi Immortal Sect specializes in formations and body refinement. Since when have you been qualified to nurture the greatest prodigy in all of history?”

“If I’m not qualified, then are you?”

Lu Taixu sneered. “Your Nine Heavens Sword Sect does nothing but practice the sword. You’ve trained your brains until they’re as rigid as that slab of iron behind you.”

The corner of Gu Changge’s eye twitched. “Who are you calling an iron slab? That is an Emperor Sword!”

Seeing that the auras between the two men were growing increasingly powerful, the woman in palace dress from the Purple Cloud Immortal Palace slowly rose to her feet above the immortal palace.

Purple radiance spread out behind her, easily blocking the pressure created by the collision between the two Immortal Venerables.

“You two can fight over him if you want, but don’t destroy Qingshan Town.”

“Young Friend Ye Chuan is still here. If he gets hurt, the combined wealth of your two sects wouldn’t be enough to compensate for it.”

That was what she said.

Yet the Immortal Venerable aura she released showed no sign of receding. Clearly, she had no intention of giving up her claim on Ye Chuan either.

The golden-robed man from the Myriad Beasts Immortal Sect also took a step forward.

Vast demonic energy surged from his body and condensed into a golden beast so enormous that its end could not be seen.

“We’re only fighting over a disciple. Why bother with who came first?”

“Whoever offers better terms and has greater ability to nurture him should naturally be the one he joins.”

More and more Immortal Venerables began releasing their auras.

The formerly clear sky changed color completely. Sword qi crisscrossed through one section, while purple radiance stretched across another. Demonic energy and pill flames intertwined in the air.

It seemed as though the entire Qingshan Town might be erased from the continent by the aftershocks of these Immortal Venerables’ battle at any moment.

The elder in green robes responsible for the examination had gone deathly pale.

He was only a Heavenly Immortal.

Not only was he incapable of stopping these Immortal Venerables, but even approaching them would likely result in his body being torn apart by the laws colliding around them.

The young cultivators nearby trembled even more violently.

They had never imagined that simply coming to take part in a sect examination would end with them witnessing more than a dozen Immortal Venerables confronting one another on the spot.

And the reason for all of this was nothing more than a struggle over Ye Chuan.

Ye Chuan himself, however, showed no reaction.

He lowered his head and looked at the Dao Seed brought out by the Primordial Beginning Divine Sect. He could clearly sense the extremely rich source energy contained within it.

But it was useless to him.

Breaking through had never been difficult for Ye Chuan. An item that merely helped someone overcome a bottleneck was even less useful to him than a chicken rib.

Just as Ye Chuan was pondering this, the Primordial Beginning Dao Seed suddenly began to tremble on its own.

The Dao Seed seemed to have sensed the chaotic aura within Ye Chuan’s body. It immediately broke free from the grasp of the Primordial Beginning Divine Sect’s master and flew toward him.

“Come back!”

The Primordial Beginning Sect Master’s expression changed. He reached out, attempting to summon the Dao Seed back.

But the Primordial Beginning Dao Seed, which had always shared a connection with his heart and mind, refused to obey. Instead, it began circling around Ye Chuan.

The chaotic patterns on its surface quickly lit up, and it even sent out a wave of affection and eager flattery.

Everyone around them was stunned once again.

The Primordial Beginning Dao Seed was the supreme treasure of the Primordial Beginning Divine Sect. It took tens of millions of years to condense even one, and it had never voluntarily acknowledged anyone as its master.

Yet now, before Ye Chuan had even reached out, it had taken the initiative to abandon the Primordial Beginning Sect Master and run to Ye Chuan’s side to curry favor.

The expression on the Primordial Beginning Sect Master’s face was indescribable.

A moment ago, he had still been preparing to use the Dao Seed as a condition to invite Ye Chuan to join the Primordial Beginning Divine Sect.

But judging from the situation now, it did not seem as though he was giving the Dao Seed to Ye Chuan. Rather, it seemed the Dao Seed was trying to dump him, its sect master.

Ye Chuan reached out and caught the Primordial Beginning Dao Seed.

An exceptionally pure chaotic aura flowed through his palm and entered his body. It was then effortlessly refined by the chaotic power within him.

The Dao Seed seemed even more excited.

Ye Chuan examined it a couple of times. Finding it somewhat irritating, he ultimately tossed it back to the Primordial Beginning Sect Master.

“Keep your sect’s treasure safe yourself.”

The Primordial Beginning Sect Master caught it, but the moment the Dao Seed landed in his hand, it began struggling violently again.

Good grief.

He had raised it for countless tens of thousands of years, only for it to stop recognizing its master the moment it saw Ye Chuan.

“If Young Friend is willing to join the Primordial Beginning Divine Sect, this Dao Seed will be yours. I absolutely will not take it back.”

The Primordial Beginning Sect Master spoke again, even changing the way he addressed himself from “this seat” to “this old man.”

“In addition, the twelve chaotic immortal mines belonging to the Primordial Beginning Divine Sect can all be made available for Young Friend’s cultivation.”

“Twelve chaotic immortal mines?”

Ye Chuan was not entirely sure what that meant, but given the quality of the spiritual energy here, they were certainly valuable.

Could this place be the Immortal Realm?

Immortal Venerable…

Above that were the Immortal King and Immortal Emperor realms.

That was the end of the path.

Ye Chuan was somewhat dazed, wondering whether the place he was in now really was the Immortal Realm.

Seeing Ye Chuan’s expression, Lu Taixu’s heart immediately sounded an alarm.

“The Taiyi Immortal Sect also possesses thirteen immortal mines.”

“If Young Friend Ye Chuan becomes our Holy Son, six of them can be transferred directly into your name. All their output will belong to you personally.”

“Isn’t six a little too few?”

Ye Chuan asked casually.

Lu Taixu gritted his teeth.

“Ten.”

Ye Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

Gu Changge’s eyelids twitched violently.

The Taiyi Immortal Sect had only thirteen immortal mines in total, yet Lu Taixu had offered ten of them with a single sentence. How was this recruiting a Holy Son?

He was clearly planning to package up the entire sect and give it to Ye Chuan.

“Young Friend Ye Chuan, my Nine Heavens Sword Sect does not possess that many immortal mines, but we do have three sword mounds. Buried within them are several million immortal swords accumulated since ancient times.”

Gu Changge pointed at the ten-thousand-zhang immortal sword beneath his feet.

“That includes the Emperor Sword beneath me. If Young Friend likes it, you may take it directly.”