Free Web NovelChapter 619: Chapter 617: The Fall of the Demon Immortal
This Beili Immortal Mountain was truly magnificent, shrouded in immortal mist, ethereal in appearance, suffused with an extraordinary air.
Looking from the outside, one could never have imagined this was a battlefield.
Yet upon stepping within, it became clear—the grand mountain body bore everywhere the marks of having been split asunder by tremendous force, some architectural fragments half-buried beneath shattered stone.
Bodies lay strewn about; after countless years, even the air still harbored a murderous aura that made one’s heart palpitate.
Above all, a majestic and ancient oppression surged down from above.
"It’s the pressure emanating from this immortal mountain—how strong."
Xu Yang gazed at the summit, his heart quivering.
Straightaway, he stepped forward.
He saw three corpses.
Broken, battered, and yet fragments of immortal radiance still clung to their ruined forms.
Xu Yang performed the Heaven-Devouring Spirit-Eating Skill.
Whoosh!
The slivers of immortal light left on the three corpses instantly floated up and poured into the Tripod of Heaven and Earth.
Xu Yang felt in silence—though feeble, this was far more potent than the celestial energy lingering in the air.
A surge of spirit enlivened him, and he unconsciously quickened his pace.
He climbed as he went, devouring immortal energy all the while.
The Purest Essence Qi within the Tripod of Heaven and Earth increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yet even so, Xu Yang had no idea how many resources would be required to forge a twelve-grade Immortal Foundation.
But there could be no doubt—the more, the better!
If at all possible, he would even wish to claim all the immortal energy on the mountain for himself.
Though this could only be a fancy for now.
"Eh? Immortal Elixir!"
Xu Yang’s eyes suddenly gleamed.
Upon the rock ahead, a stalk of immortal fungus had sprouted, about a foot tall, its whole form crystalline like jade, radiating immortal glow, enticing to behold.
"Immortal Elixir!"
A startled cry came from the side.
A silhouette surged out from the hillside.
"The immortal elixir is claimed."
Xu Yang cast a cold glance, laughed coolly.
"Xu Yang!"
The newcomer finally saw Xu Yang—his face changed at once.
He was a Martial Artist of the Star Nebula Infinite Sea, glanced unwillingly at the immortal elixir, then instantly slipped away.
Xu Yang smiled faintly, plucked the immortal fungus with calmness, inhaled deeply—a trace more speed in the immortal energy circulation throughout his body.
The essence contained within was several times more potent than what lingered in those immortal corpses before.
Clearly, this elixir had been nurtured over countless years by the celestial energy that pervaded this land—a peerless treasure.
Xu Yang, delighted, tossed it into the Tripod of Heaven and Earth.
It could be foreseen—this mountain had bred many priceless immortal elixirs.
"The higher up I go, the more precious the elixirs become!"
This mountain was truly astounding. Had it not suffered devastation by war in ages past, the treasures it might have bred would defy imagination.
Xu Yang darted upward like lightning.
In just half an hour, he found three immortal elixirs.
He also encountered others on the way.
Yet, no fight broke out!
The Martial Artists of the War King Clans, Dongyang Profound Sect, and Daqian, upon seeing Xu Yang, naturally would not try to seize them.
And among the Martial Artists of the Five Elements Celestial Realm, most were in deep fear of Xu Yang’s power—save for a few, none dared make a move.
At this point, the Purest Essence Qi inside the Tripod of Heaven and Earth—by Xu Yang’s reckoning, once fully refined—could make the immortal light in his Dantian grow to the size of a washbasin.
Such was a truly shocking gain.
"Xu Yang, there’s something strange this way."
"If you’re interested, you could take a look."
Stone Jade swept in from the other side, spotted Xu Yang, then pointed behind herself as she spoke.
"What’s strange?" Suspicion filled Xu Yang’s eyes.
With lingering fear, Stone Jade said, "It’s a valley, with harrowing traces of battle. Over fifty corpses lie within. As soon as I got close, I felt my mind affected, as if I were about to lose control."
Even now, remembering it, a chill ran through her.
That sense of ’losing control’—just what terrifying thing would happen, she dared not imagine.
Xu Yang’s brows rose; his interest was piqued.
"I’ll go have a look."
"Go ahead, I’ll keep searching elsewhere."
"Be careful."
"En!"
The exchange was exceedingly brief.
To waste time here would be shameful.
Xu Yang showed no emotion; Stone Jade had no reason to set him up.
Within a few breaths, he was over the hillside and rocky wall, seeing from above a broad valley below.
On either side, the mountain’s walls were split wide as giant pythons, scars of violence covering the ground—a sight that made the heart run cold!
But most shocking of all were those dozens of corpses.
Broken and battered, scattered bones everywhere!
Faint immortal light suffused the area, illuminating every bone with an inexpressible, unnerving eeriness!
Xu Yang frowned slightly, body flickering as he moved in closer.
Arriving nearby, his spirit suddenly trembled.
A most peculiar wave hovered about, inciting in him the urge to dash forward against his will.
"Sadness?"
Xu Yang guarded his mind, face flickering again and again.
Within that wave, he was startled to sense a tide of grief.
Standing at the edge, he swept his eyes across the valley—his pupils shrank abruptly.
Deep in the valley, tight against the cliff, there was a faint glow, rice-grain-sized, flickering within the abdomen of a corpse.
The light was dim, feeble compared to immortal radiance.
But its location made Xu Yang’s heart thud hard.
The abdomen—was the Dantian.
And for an Immortal, that was where the Immortal Foundation lay!
"The Immortal Foundation is shattered, but a sliver of Immortal Seed remains!"
Xu Yang involuntarily swallowed.
This was an Immortal Seed left behind by the shattering of a powerful Immortal’s foundation!
No matter how dim it looked, it was obviously no common elixir could compare to it.
To step into the immortal path, the speck of immortal glow within the Dantian gradually expands, and at last becomes the Immortal Foundation.
In this process, the immortal glow is also called the Immortal Seed!
Xu Yang licked his lips, eyes wary as he scanned the valley, then stepped in with a single stride.
No matter how weird this place, he had confidence in his willpower.
Buzz!
The immortal light lingering about seemed to perceive the foreign intruder and began to ripple.
Xu Yang’s body shook, his face dazed.
In his perception, the corpses in the valley seemed to come fully to life.
Blood-red clouds veiled the heavens, immortal mountains quaked, shattered stones tumbled down.
Streams of radiant immortal light, like collapsing mountains and tsunamis, collided and rampaged overhead.
"Kill!"
"Slaughter these ancient immortals!"
"Hahaha, even in death, I’ll take one of you with me!"
"I refuse to accept this! You hypocrites claim to act on heaven’s behalf, but what right have you?"
"Immortal Lord, your subordinate comes to join you!"
...
These were the bitter wails from the demonic immortals’ side.
"Your Immortal Lord has already fallen—why not surrender?"
"Hmph, fools who don’t know death, still dream of overturning the ancient immortal way? Delusional!"
"Kill, leave none alive!"
...
So thundered the ancient immortals.
On both sides, Immortals fought to madness here.
The blood spurted like rivers, immortal light surged as a tide, carnage filled the lands!
Figures exploded, toppled, unspeakable carnage unfurled.
Xu Yang’s entire body trembled, his face contorted.
He was drowned and engulfed by endless waves of sorrow, unwillingness, wailing, and lamentation, assailing him from all around, as if to bury him entirely.
He battled desperately.
"Wake up, damn it!"
Xu Yang roared within, his will running wild, and clarity slowly returned to his eyes.
Suddenly.
The Tripod of Heaven and Earth gave a thunderous clang—the earth and sky shook.
The Tripod, though untouched, abruptly exploded with sound—heaven and earth rocking violently!
Ancient Evil Qi within surged violently, and the piled-up corpses seemed suddenly drawn by some strange force, coming to slow revival.
Roar!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!"
"Xuanxing Immortal Lord, you fool! To conspire with the ancient immortals, thinking to seize the immortal orthodoxy—did you really believe after dealing with us you could control the ancient immortals?"
"Hahaha, Xuanxing Immortal Lord, you were far too arrogant."
"Immortal Lord, we were defeated; to lose to a fool, your subordinates cannot accept it!"
"If not for that old mutt Xuanxing, our success was only a matter of time—damn it!"
...
An outpouring of aggrieved, hateful, and anguished emotion, dozens or hundreds of times greater than in the valley, surged from within the Tripod of Heaven and Earth, mixed with chaotic fighting and howls.
Xu Yang felt as if struck by lightning—he’d just broken free of the valley’s ’bizarre’ invasion only to be hit by this, and his mind collapsed instantly.
Assaulted from inside and out—hell on earth!
Pft!
Xu Yang spewed a mouthful of blood, sank to one knee, and let out a wrenching, agonized cry.
