Chapter 196: Why Are There So Many People in Your Mental Space?

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If a mental world harbored two beings—the true master and a formidable spirit—it could still be explained as the latter merely lacking the urge to possess the vessel for the time being.

But having three souls inside your mental world was simply absurd; did a mind truly need to be this crowded! Now, with himself included, there were four people in this mental realm.

The Immortal Sect Master had seen little of the world, yet he had never heard of anyone whose mental world hosted four separate souls. Yun Zhi closed her book, quietly observing the Immortal Sect Master.

Out of respect for the elderly and cherished ones, she had allowed Fairy Immortal to strike first. Now, it was her turn.

"Even without my Dao Fruit, this Immortal remains invincible!"

The Immortal Sect Master swept away his dejection, regained his confidence, and clashed once more. "Demonize the World!"

Boundless dark demonic qi erupted from the Immortal Sect Master's body, within which countless fiends writhed and surged. Accompanied by shrill, piercing shrieks, they blotted out the sky, filling the entire mental world as they pounced toward Yun Zhi.

Without so much as a glance, Yun Zhi raised her jade-like arm, causing the golden bell tied to her right wrist to chime softly. Her voice was cold and serene, like a fairy residing in the silent lunar palace.

"Cloud Fall Palm."

With a single strike of her palm, pristine white clouds materialized behind her like an undulating ocean, swallowing the dark demonic qi whole. The pure white clouds then abruptly shifted, transforming into a monstrous, sweeping wave that washed over the Immortal Sect Master.

The Immortal Sect Master felt himself to be nothing more than a pebble, utterly insignificant before a torrential river spanning the sky, devoid of any power to resist.

"Netherworld Undying Flame!"

"Eighteen Golden Bell Shields!"

A reddish-black fire ignited from his chest and spread rapidly, forming a thin membrane across his body, while eighteen massive golden bells crashed down one after another to envelop him, layer upon layer, determined to block the assault.

The waves surged, ruthlessly battering the Immortal Sect Master. The eighteen layers of golden bell shields shattered one by one, and the membrane of reddish-black fire evaporated into mist upon clashing with the seawater. Bearing the residual shockwave of the blow, the Immortal Sect Master crashed against the edge of the mental world.

Yun Zhi rose from her seat, moving with light steps that left a lotus blooming with every stride as she walked toward the Immortal Sect Master.

"Stop right there! Stop! I order you to stop!!" the Immortal Sect Master shrieked, his confidence completely pulverized by the previous attack.

"Gold-Crushing Stone-Cleaving Palm!" A massive hand forged of mist descended from the heavens. This legendary strike in the cultivation world was capable of shattering mountains, rending the earth, and destroying supreme treasures.

Yun Zhi merely waved her hand gently, and the colossal misty hand vanished into thin air. "Tribulation-Breaking Immortal Body!" The Immortal Sect Master manifested his dharma body.

Had it been the outside world, this dharma body would stand ten thousand Zhang tall, reaching the heavens, touching the earth, and plucking the stars with ease. Any attack landing upon it would be minor and inconsequential, whereas its own strikes would bring apocalyptic, irresistible destruction.

Constrained by the mental world, the full scope of the Tribulation-Breaking Immortal Body could not be discerned, yet its might was not diminished in the slightest. "Die!" The Immortal Sect Master grew desperate, seeking to crush Yun Zhi to pieces.

Without even lifting her gaze, Yun Zhi casually waved her hand twice, and the terrifying dharma body was directly slapped into oblivion. "Red Lotus Descent!"

"Reverse Five Elements Killing Array!" "Buddha-Slaying Fist!" "Heavenly Talisman of Sovereign Dao!"

The Immortal Sect Master held back no longer, exhausting every measure at his disposal. Palm arts, fist arts, arrays, and talismans—all manner of attacks emerged in endless succession, each executed with profound mastery, as though he had studied them diligently for hundreds or thousands of years.

An ordinary cultivator witnessing such an onslaught would have long been frightened out of their wits, but before Yun Zhi, these attacks were utterly inadequate.

Lu Yang's mental world seemed to transform into her domain; with a mere wave of her hand, as if shooing away flies, every single attack dissolved into nothingness.

"Far inferior to an Immortal," Yun Zhi remarked on his various attacks, noting that not only was the destructive power lacking, but his horizons were limited as well.

The exact same attacks would yield far better results if executed by Fairy Immortal instead.

"These are all modern offensive techniques. Do you possess any ancient styles?" Yun Zhi noticed that although the spells he used were varied, without exception, they were all arts circulating in the present era with traceable paths, lacking a single lost ancient technique.

This was highly unusual.

The ancient era had suffered a great collapse, causing many heritages to be lost. Most of today's offensive methods were deduced by later generations through trial and error.

If the Immortal Sect Master truly were an ancient immortal, he should, like Fairy Immortal, be able to employ ancient ultimate techniques—such as the Water-Avoiding Art that stripped away all water, or the rather embarrassing Art of Playing Dead.

The reason Yun Zhi had refrained from suppressing him with a single palm strike was precisely because she wanted to see what kind of attacks he could bring forth.

"Who... who on earth are you!" The Immortal Sect Master's terror now far exceeded that of losing his Dao Fruit; this was ridiculously powerful.

Just what kind of people were inside this brat's mental world? The former had used inscrutable means to seize his Dao Fruit, while the latter possessed matchless cultivation and boundless magical power!

"Did you not say it yourself? That you would suppress me on Lu Yang's behalf."

"You are Lu Yang's Eldest Senior Sister?!" The Immortal Sect Master's voice leaped an octave as his eyes widened. For a moment, he forgot his current predicament, cursing Lu Yang's shamelessness furiously in his heart.

What kind of absurd wishes had this brat made? Each was more ridiculous than the last. He had thought defeating Lu Yang's Eldest Senior Sister would be a breeze, which was why he agreed to Lu Yang's terms and entered to possess him.

Now it seemed the roles were completely reversed.

It was Lu Yang's Eldest Senior Sister who could suppress him with absolute ease! A massive trap.

The Immortal Sect Master finally understood; Lu Yang was never his follower to begin with. He had disguised himself as bait, acting for all this time just to lure him inside.

How laughable that he had believed he was about to possess a vessel perfectly compatible with himself. Was the boy an undercover agent from the righteous factions infiltrating the Immortal Sect?

Yet Lu Yang's performance during the tournament did not seem feigned.

Light suddenly dawned upon the Immortal Sect Master as everything clicked into place—Lu Yang had been sent by the other three demonic sects! That explained everything.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting! I yield! I will tell you whatever you want to know, I only beg you to spare my wretched life!" The Immortal Sect Master knelt and begged for mercy, his attitude shifting remarkably fast.

"Speak! Who exactly are you! Why did you impersonate me!" Fairy Immortal stopped studying the prototype Dao Fruit and came scurrying over. Lu Yang followed behind her, while Yun Zhi listened quietly from the side.

All three desired the answer to this question. "I am..."

The Immortal Sect Master dragged out his words to draw their attention, then erupted with all the strength in his body, turning on his heel to flee, intending to break through the barrier of the mental world and escape this wretched place!

Without surprise, he crashed heavily into the barrier, entirely unable to break through. Yun Zhi had long anticipated this and had reinforced the strength of Lu Yang's mental world beforehand.

The Daoist Buyu had tried this exact trick before Yun Zhi numerous times; it never worked.

"Still dishonest! Fairy Fist!" Huang Doudou clenched her hands into fists, raining blows upon his face like a downpour. "Don't hit the face, don't hit the face! I'll confess everything this time, truly!"

The Immortal Sect Master understood completely now; admitting defeat early was better than anything. The opponents were highly experienced, and none of his tricks would work here.

"Speak! What is your name!" Huang Doudou demanded with an air of triumph. "I am shameless."