When the Immortal Lord Is Angry, the Heavens Turn Gray and the Earth Darkens

【The cause Ji Wuqing has devoted this life to is helping more human prodigies embark on the path of cultivation, thereby strengthening the human race as a whole and preventing humanity from sinking into endless decline.】

【If the Ji Clan were destroyed today because of her alone,】

【then even the prodigies she might nurture after ten lifetimes of effort would not make up for this one loss.】

【That was why she could never allow the Ji Clan to suffer calamity.】

【Nor would she blame her family for abandoning her in the face of disaster.】

【Seeing that Ji Wuqing had made up her mind to go to the “execution ground,” you said calmly,】

【“If you insist on going, I’ll go with you. When necessary, I can help you fight our way out!】

【“I, Chen Yi, have no relatives or ties on Vermilion-Purple Star, so I have nothing to fear. I’ve got only one life—and they’ll have to see whether they’re capable of taking it!”】

【Ji Wuqing did not think you were boasting.】

【Over the past century, while the two of you had been traveling across Vermilion-Purple Star—】

【sightseeing in the mountains and playing in the waters—】

【she had seen you fight.】

【Ji Wuqing knew that your combat strength far exceeded your actual cultivation realm, much like A-Dou.】

【But this time, your enemies were on a completely different level from those you had faced before.】

【“The opponent this time is far stronger than you can imagine. They are beings who have mastered laws. Don’t put yourself in danger.”】

【“You know that I possess a transformation technique. I can even make someone else and myself look exactly alike. I can disguise myself as a foreign race and take you out of here.”】

【“At a time like this, I’m afraid no one is allowed to leave the ancestral grounds. Anything you can think of, the Peace Alliance can think of too. They’re professionals in this regard.】

【“Chen Yi, don’t get involved. Stay here and keep yourself safe. They’ve come to capture me. As long as I show myself, they’ll withdraw their troops.”】

【“What if I insist?”】

【Ji Wuqing’s gaze grew complicated, and she turned her face away somewhat bashfully.】

【“Why do you want to help me…?”】

【Your gaze drifted toward the distant sky.】

【“There was once a man who gave me a peach and helped me advance from a postnatal martial artist to a congenital martial artist.】

【“In return, I took command at eighty and went forth to wage war against the demon race, maintaining order throughout an entire region!】

【“Before that, when I was at the critical stage of breaking through from the Core Formation Realm into the Desolate Realm, you helped me without a second thought as well.】

【“Is it not only right that I do something for you?”】

【Ji Xiaosong, who was standing nearby, burst into tears at the sound of this.】

【“Big Brother Chen Yi! You’re truly loyal and affectionate! Cousin, I’ve made up my mind! I’m going with you too! We’re bound together through thick and thin! We’ll live and die together! We’ll perish together…”】

【Ji Wuqing waved a hand, sending out a spell that sealed Ji Xiaosong’s mouth shut.】

【“Mm? Mmph! Mmmph, mmph!”】

【Ji Wuqing looked at you, curiosity flickering brightly in her eyes.】

【“You took command at eighty? You went to war against the demon race? When did that happen? What exactly led up to it?”】

【“That was back when I was in the human world. At the time… Wait, the enemy is practically at the gates, and this is when you want to gossip?”】

【“Tell me, tell me! Maybe this will be the last time I ever get to hear someone else’s gossip?”】

【“All right, then. Once upon a time, there was a red-haired, handsome-faced man with a banner in one hand and a sword in the other, who traveled across the Five Regions for eighty years…”】

【You had barely begun when you suddenly realized that you could no longer move.】

【Flames flickered across Ji Wuqing’s fingertips as she struck several points on your body with force.】

【Under normal circumstances, you would have been able to evade her, because whenever danger approached, your divine art, “Traffic Light,” would warn you.】

【But just now, “Traffic Light” had given you no warning.】

【“Wuqing…”】

【Facing you, Ji Wuqing slowly backed away, smiling through half-hidden tears.】

【“I hope that if the Torch of Humanity encounters trouble in the future, you’ll be willing to help it once more. I’m going!”】

【With a single step, Ji Wuqing vanished.】

【You anxiously called out to Ji Xiaosong, whose mouth was still sealed shut.】

【“Xiaosong! Your cousin immobilized me. What technique from your clan did she use? You should know, right?”】

【“Mmph! Mmph, mmph!”】

【Ji Xiaosong hopped up and down, pointing at his sealed mouth.】

【“Oh, come on! If you can’t talk, write it down!”】

【Ji Xiaosong pointed toward the sky with one hand and raised an eyebrow, as if saying: How did I not think of that?】

【He then used his true qi to carve words into the ground. The fact that he could use true qi meant that he had reached the Qi Transformation Realm.】

【“Flame Meditation! It’s derived from the ‘Immobility’ divine ability! Unless your cultivation is higher than hers, you’ll be immobilized the moment she strikes you!”】

【“This is bad. It won’t be easy to dispel…”】

【Divine arts wield the power of divine abilities, and the dimension of a divine ability is naturally one level higher than that of ordinary techniques.】

【Thus, using spells or killing moves to oppose a divine ability puts you at an inherent disadvantage.】

【The best way to dispel a divine ability is to use another divine ability that counters it.】

【Unfortunately, you had yet to comprehend the divine ability that countered “Immobility.”】

【However, you could continuously invoke your other divine abilities and use them to batter against the seal imposed by “Flame Meditation.”】

【You would eventually be able to break free, but it would take some time.】

【Fortunately, you were now in the Desolate Realm, and the energy within your body had completely transformed into divine power rather than true qi.】

【Moreover, the Eternal Half-Emperor had elevated you to the mid-stage of the Desolate Realm, so you possessed enough divine power to break through the immobilization.】

【“Big Brother Chen Yi, what will happen to my cousin?”】

【“Is your cousin a prodigy?”】

【“More than a prodigy! She’s a prodigy among prodigies! I’ve never seen her cultivate much since we were children, yet her cultivation kept shooting upward. Though she’s a woman, she’s ferocious beyond compare—invincible among those of the same realm!”】

【“Then do you think the foreign races will let someone like her go, when they’ve caught hold of such leverage and such an opportunity?”】

【“She’s doomed.”】

【You closed your eyes and focused all your strength on breaking through the immobilization.】

【Meanwhile.】

【Surrounding the Ji Clan’s ancestral grounds, tens of thousands of Peace Alliance soldiers stood atop clouds of rainbow light and shouted in unison.】

【“Hand over Ji Wuqing, or we will flatten the Ji Clan!”】

【“Hand over Ji Wuqing, or we will flatten the Ji Clan!”】

【“Hand over Ji Wuqing, or we will flatten the Ji Clan!”】

【They repeated those words again and again. With each thunderous cry, waves of divine might swept through every city in the Ji Clan’s ancestral grounds.】

【Buildings throughout the cities were damaged and collapsed with a roar, as though the land were being shaken by an earthquake.】

【The common people fled with their heads covered. Some died, while others were injured.】

【Seeing this, Ji Baiming clasped his fists and bowed toward the Golden Sea Immortal Lord.】

【“Immortal Lord! Please withdraw your divine might! The Ji Clan is discussing the matter, and we will give you an answer very soon!”】

【“Discussing? Do you think I have time to wait for you? I came here to demand a person, not to wait for you to hold a meeting!”】

【When the Immortal Lord grew angry, the heavens darkened, the beasts bowed their heads, and the countless people fell to their knees!】

【Even the powerful upper echelons of the Ji Clan felt as though a mountain were pressing down on them. Their legs trembled with the urge to kneel, and they did not dare meet his gaze—not even for an instant.】

【The Ji Clan’s higher-ups had already split into two factions.】

【One faction advocated protecting Ji Wuqing. She possessed an exceptionally rare aptitude for the immortal path and had originally been highly likely to become the Ji Clan’s next Immortal Lord. To let such a talent perish would be far too great a loss.】

【The other faction advocated abandoning one piece to save the whole. No matter how important Ji Wuqing was, she could never be more important than the entire Ji Clan.】

The number of people who support the latter is ten times greater than the number who support the former.