455: Yuan Chen

Just then, a palm suddenly appeared without warning.

Neither Night Lord nor Abyss Lord, Positive Separation, and the others following him noticed it.

By the time they discovered it, the palm had already acted.

It forcefully crushed the light sphere belonging to Night Lord, which was at the very front.

"Ah!"

A scream emanated; it was Night Lord's.

The sudden incident caused the pursuing Immortals to quickly stop, to avoid an unforeseen calamity.

There are far too many dangers in the universe; sometimes even gods cannot escape, let alone these small Immortal Law Realm practitioners.

Moreover, those who can cultivate to this stage are all resolute and cautious individuals.

Speaking of the moment Night Lord was crushed, although no ripple was emitted, these Immortals each had their own detection methods.

That one blow was enough to crush a not-insmall star system.

"A dignified righteous path powerhouse, yet he willingly degenerates and attempts to step into the demonic path—he truly deserves to die!"

A cold snort was heard, full of righteous indignation.

The next moment, ripples appeared in the void, and a composed, white-robed man with his hands behind his back slowly walked out.

The newcomer was none other than the Zhengyuan Sect Master—Yuan Chen!

After Yuan Chen appeared, he greeted the Immortals, cupped his hands, and smiled, "Fellow Daoists, long time no see."

The pursuing Immortals, upon seeing his face, also greeted him.

"So it's Brother Yuan Chen, still as impressive as ever, taking down this scoundrel in one move, haha!" The Immortals smiled outwardly, but inwardly they were cursing.

Yuan Chen's strike was too swift and too ruthless; if he hadn't been ambushing them, he must have been tailing them, waiting for the right moment to strike decisively.

If that were the case, it would be somewhat terrifying.

Not to mention how Yuan Chen managed to tail them without being discovered.

Just that one move alone suggests Yuan Chen's cultivation has likely approached the late stage of the first phase of the Immortal Law Realm.

If that were truly the case, even if they joined forces, they might not be able to defeat him.

The risks were too great; unless necessary, no one was willing to take them.

The pursuing Immortals were all quick-witted individuals; the moment Yuan Chen appeared, they all understood the crucial points.

Therefore, they all became amiable towards Yuan Chen.

While they were talking, one of the pursuing Immortals suddenly asked, as if casually, "Brother Yuan Chen eliminates harm for the righteous path; otherwise, who knows how many innocent common people would be persecuted in the future. This is truly a righteous act."

"However, how will that demonic creature be dealt with?"

"Such a thing should be dealt with as soon as possible~"

While praising Yuan Chen, the topic suddenly shifted to another matter everyone cared about, spoken with implied meaning.

Yuan Chen looked at the person who spoke; it was Phantom Lord, another famous powerhouse in the Xichen Domain!

But he also knew that Phantom Lord was just the person the Immortals had put forward, representing their collective intention.

At the same time these words were spoken, everyone's attention in the field, which was already focused on Yuan Chen, became even more undisguised.

"Phantom Lord is right; this calamity was indeed caused by that demonic creature."

"Night Lord is at most a small part of it; if the demonic creature isn't properly dealt with, it might just be treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

If that were the case, killing Night Lord would be meaningless; perhaps even more Night Lords would emerge."

Blah blah blah... "Sect Master Yuan Chen, how do you plan to deal with this demonic creature?"

With continuous questioning, even the lively and tense atmosphere became even more strained.

"What everyone says is reasonable; this demonic creature indeed needs to be properly dealt with. In my opinion, why don't we all... Eh?"

Yuan Chen was speaking when he suddenly let out a light "Eh," and his expression abruptly changed.

"Not good!"

He shouted, warning the Immortals, "Night Lord isn't dead; he's escaping!"

It turned out that while the Immortals were conversing, after Night Lord's light spheres were crushed, the scattered light particles re-converged.

The re-formed light sphere was only one-third of its original size, and its brightness was far less than before, appearing listless.

A greatly weakened voice emanated from it, "Today's matter, Night Lord remembers; he will repay it in the future!"

Immediately, it shot away at a speed far exceeding its previous pace.

It turned out that at the moment he was crushed by Yuan Chen, Night Lord finally reacted and unleashed his ultimate skill—the Great Art of Eternal Night Disintegration!

As Yuan Chen's power-condensed palm crushed him, Night Lord actively cooperated.

This greatly reduced the damage from that blow and provided enough momentum for his subsequent escape.

However, the cost was too heavy: he sacrificed a large portion of his immortal body.

At the same time, Night Lord held back, quietly waiting for an opportunity.

Even if it meant watching the power gained from disintegration dissipate for nothing, he would not hesitate.

Finally, he found a suitable opportunity, taking advantage of the Immortals' outward cooperation but inner discord, and decisively acted.

He re-condensed, thereby allowing himself to withdraw and leave.

The Immortals' expressions also changed upon seeing this, but not because of Night Lord's threat.

If mere threats from others could scare them, they might as well not be involved in this world and go home to farm.

In fact, they weren't too concerned even if Night Lord really hadn't died and escaped.

By the time Night Lord recovered, who knew how many years it would be.

What truly caused such a significant reaction from them was that when Night Lord left, he took the demonic creature with him, unnoticed by Yuan Chen.

In this way, things were truly bad!

"Brother Yuan Chen, this is..."

The only female Immortal among the pursuing Immortals couldn't help but open her mouth, wanting to say something.

Her title was Fairy Xian Qing, also a famous Immortal Law Realm powerhouse in the Xichen Domain.

In the Immortal Realm, most areas have more males than females.

So, under the same conditions as male Immortals, female Immortals more easily gain attention and become famous.

After all, for male Immortals, having a female Immortal as a Dao Companion, a strong alliance, is naturally a very good choice.

This time, a treasure capable of turning mortals into Immortals appeared in the Xichen Domain.

Even if it was a demonic creature that likely had huge flaws and hidden dangers, countless people still flocked to it.

Even Fairy Xian Qing was no exception; she was equally eager for it.

Whether to use it herself or give it to her descendants, it was undoubtedly a very good choice.

Of course, for the righteous path, one must still wear a cloak of justice.

Before Fairy Xian Qing could finish speaking, she suddenly moved without a word, rushing in a certain direction.

It turned out that the rapidly fleeing Night Lord light cluster suddenly split into six equal parts.

Each part had identical aura, brightness, size, and even microscopic aspects, without the slightest difference.

On the Immortals' side, including Yuan Chen, there were only five in total.

Not too many, not too few, just right; the number of divided parts was exactly one more than the number of Immortals.