Chapter 686: True Monarch Sweet

Above the Sky-Gate Peak, the Third Senior Sister held nothing back; the Celestial Eye of Immortality, which she had never once unveiled even in the Demon Realm, burst into a radiant gleam the very instant she set eyes upon the Daoist of No Words!

Boom!

Before the inner-demon incarnation of the Daoist of No Words could even react, a flash of golden light from the Celestial Eye sliced clean through one of his arms, severely crippling his combat prowess!

The Third Senior Sister pressed her advantage, her beautiful eyes flushed crimson like fresh blood—the telltale sign that the Celestial Eye of Immortality was being pushed to its absolute limits.

A thicker, more piercing beam of golden light shot forth, sending the inner-demon incarnation scrambling to the side in a desperate roll, while she snapped her gaze around, relentlessly hounding the Daoist of No Words.

"Hiss—" Below, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou both sucked in a sharp breath of cold air; their Third Senior Sister was truly showing no mercy whatsoever.

"No wonder Third Senior Sister dared to roam the Demon Realm all by herself. With a move like this, probably few Integration Stage cultivators would dare to take it head-on."

Behind them, the Fourth Elder sighed with emotion: "This is the perk of being the ninth disciple's student; when encountering the Tribulation of the Inner Demon, there's absolutely no chance of showing any mercy."

"Come to think of it, Ye Zijin crossed over the exact same way back in the day."

"But then again, this Celestial Eye of Immortality is genuinely terrifying, a special physique that rivals an Immortal Body, certainly not to be underestimated."

The Tribulation of the Inner Demon was a daunting hurdle blocking every cultivator's path, yet as long as one entered the lineage of the Daoist of No Words, they would fear it no more.

There were times when parents manifested in the inner-demon tribulation, but Third Senior Sister’s parents were merely at the Golden Core Stage; displaying the power of the Integration Stage in the tribulation would be too absurd and unfit to serve as a proper trial.

Lu Yang: "..."

He was no longer afraid of his master appearing in his own inner-demon tribulation; he was only afraid that whoever appeared would *not* be his master.

"To think that Third Senior Sister’s inner-demon tribulation would be just like Second Senior Brother's, manifesting as Master." The Eldest Senior Sister’s voice rang out beside Lu Yang, giving him a severe fright.

"Eldest Senior Sister, why are you here?"

The Eldest Senior Sister looked at Lu Yang with a slightly peculiar gaze: "Third Senior Sister is undergoing her tribulation, so naturally, I had to come and take a look."

"Is the interrogation of those two half-immortals finished?"

"Not yet. Those two know quite a few secrets, so the interrogation won't be over anytime soon, but we've already reaped a substantial harvest—for instance, the owner of the Immortal-Destroying Sword Formation you learned has been found."

"Who is it?" Lu Yang remembered it was Eldest Senior Sister who had beaten the owner of the sword formation to death; under the circumstances back then, keeping a captive had been difficult, so she could only kill him, leaving the owner's identity a mystery until now.

"The First Emperor of Yu, Wu Yao."

"Say what?"

Lu Yang was completely dazed upon hearing this outcome.

Seeing that Lu Yang hadn't caught it clearly, Eldest Senior Sister repeated herself.

"The First Emperor of Yu, Wu Yao."

Lu Yang had heard it clearly, of course; he just hadn't processed it yet.

The founding emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty had been quietly beaten to death by Eldest Senior Sister just like that?

For an immortal, aren't you acting a bit too embarrassingly?

Even the Immortal Fairy is better than you.

"Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Meng, it has been a long time." A pleasant voice sounded, tinged with a hint of joy, and when the two turned their heads, they saw Tao Yaoye.

"Junior Sister Tao, it has indeed been a long time."

It truly had been quite a while; from the journey to the Demon Realm until the end of the battle at Spring River City, over half a year had passed without a meeting.

Cultivation knows no years; this was genuinely no empty phrase.

Tao Yaoye had grown even more beautiful, slender and elegant, her clever smile blooming, tender as water, resembling a banished celestial maiden, a scenic view just by standing there.

"Have you found any results from your comprehension of the Feathered Immortal Body?"

Lu Yang recalled that he had invited Tao Yaoye before going to the Demon Realm, but unfortunately, she had been at a critical juncture of comprehending the Feathered Immortal Body and could not leave.

Looking at her now, she had not only successfully comprehended the Feathered Immortal Body, but her realm had also broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, her entire demeanor subtly altered from before.

Tao Yaoye was delighted that Senior Brother Lu noticed her changes, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "That's right."

She had heard about Senior Brother Lu's return from the Demon Realm and had been yearning for a meeting, but she could never find the opportunity until Gan Tian underwent her tribulation and the disciples gathered, allowing her to finally find a chance to see Senior Brother Lu.

The Feathered Immortal Body was a unique celestial physique capable of borrowing strength from one's future self; during the borrowing process, one's own body would also undergo changes, becoming holy as an immortal. At the inception of the cultivation system, when the Feathered Immortal Body borrowed future strength, the radiant light transformed into feathers, resembling an ascension to immortality, hence the ancient ancestors termed this process "Feathered Ascension," naming it the Feathered Immortal Body.

Yet, feathering was not without its costs; aside from falling into a prolonged period of weakness after "feathering," because strength was borrowed from the future, the self at that exact future moment would become weakened. Should that future self happen to be in the midst of battle, it would be a certain death scenario, which was why successive generations possessing the Feathered Immortal Body would never lightly deploy this move.

"This girl's talent is decent, probably stronger than the Feathered Immortal Body this Immortal once encountered."

"Fairy, you've encountered a Feathered Immortal Body before too?" Upon a second thought, Lu Yang realized it made sense; in the ancient era, geniuses clashed, and every kind of physique would bound to emerge.

"You bet, that brat was the Holy Son of some Sacred Ground, I can't recall the name clearly, dressed all properly but acting entirely dishonorably. Seeing this Immortal's towering fame back then, he wanted to step on this Immortal to make a name for himself."

"As it turned out, he had great ambitions but terrible skills, beaten to a pulp by this Immortal. Seeing that he couldn't best me, sigh, he grew desperate, activated the Feathered Immortal Body to borrow his future strength, and his realm skyrocketed from the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage all the way to the Void Refinement Stage!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Without needing the Fairy to continue her tale, he could roughly guess what transpired afterward.

During their time reminiscing, the Daoist of No Words transformed from the inner demon was defeated, the thunder tribulation dispersed, and Third Senior Sister's realm stabilized at the Integration Stage.

Becoming the fifth Integration Stage powerhouse among the disciples.

The crowd stepped forward one after another to offer their congratulations upon seeing this.

Dai Bufan took a step forward with his hands clasped, leading the congratulations: "Congratulations to Junior Sister Gan Tian, from now on we can address you as Perfected Lord Gan!"

"Senior Sister Gan Tian is truly magnificent."

"Senior Sister Gan, you are so amazing!"

"Senior Sister, your eyes can actually shoot light!"

The Third Senior Sister thanked each of them one by one, calmly and unhurriedly covering her eyes with the blindfold once more.

Eldest Senior Sister stepped in front of Gan Tian and spoke: "Alright, Third Senior Sister has just broken through and still needs to quiet her mind to consolidate her realm."

Eldest Senior Sister’s voice wasn't loud, but who dared to disobey her words? The crowd left obediently after offering their congratulations.

Seeing Gan Tian’s successful tribulation with no mishaps, the elders departed as well.

With the tribulation concluded, the River Spirit closed the gap in the sect-protecting grand array.

"What a pity for this zither." Third Senior Sister caressed the charred ancient zither, feeling a pang of sorrow; she had been struck several times while using it to withstand the inner-demon tribulation just now, snapping the strings.

"No matter, it just so happens you've reached the Integration Stage. I will look for suitable materials later to forge a new one for you as a celebratory gift," Eldest Senior Sister said nonchalantly.

The two Supremes had surrendered the locations of their hidden treasures, and a half-immortal's collection was bound to be immensely rich, surely containing materials far more suited for crafting an ancient zither.

In truth, the finest material for forging an ancient zither was the Immortal of Time, but Eldest Senior Sister felt that doing so would be somewhat disrespectful to the senior's corpse, so she refrained from mentioning it.

The second update will be at eleven o'clock.

(End of this chapter)