338: Fellow Taoists, please show up and kill the immortals!

A mechanical prompt sounded in Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue's mind, but he was in tears.

"I can't go back! I can't go back! My Family has been destroyed! Destroyed by my own hands!"

Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue wept bitterly, lamenting his difficult fate. He was just a half-grown child when he took over the great responsibility of the Dongfang Family. He had no resources, no Cultivation Technique, only the heavy burden on his shoulders to restore the supreme glory of the Dongfang Immortal Clan.

At that time, he was just a beggar.

Again and again, he teetered on the brink of death, again and again, he fought his way out of desperate situations. He should have died, but again and again, he rose… starting from scratch.

Until he ascended to his current position as Duke Who Protects the Nation of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The hardships and dangers of that journey were not for outsiders to know.

"I've been a slave, a tenant farmer, I've gone to sea to do business, I've become a bandit, I've accepted an imperial amnesty to become a general. I've been framed, conspired against, imprisoned, exiled, fallen into valleys, climbed to the peaks, and now! I'm truly tired."

Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue tightened his grip on the guandao in his right hand, pressing a brightly shining Talisman onto Dongfang Ningkong's chest.

"Dongfang Ningkong, from today onwards! You are the last remaining member of my Dongfang Immortal Clan. Your responsibility is to restore my Dongfang Immortal Clan.

But, you must remember one thing: my Dongfang Immortal Clan has no cowards. You must never again ruin your future due to romantic attachments!"

"Grandfather, this is..."

"Go to other worlds, and you must do well. Grandfather will clear the last obstacles for you!"

With that, Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue raised his blade to the sky and, facing a certain direction, unleashed a heaven-shattering strike.

Within the Great Xia Imperial Capital, everyone was in a state of unease.

Duke Who Protects the Nation, who had always been reclusive in his mansion, was enraged, and his rage was destined to bring about a storm of blood within the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty.

"Duke... Duke Who Protects the Nation is enraged! Is it His Majesty's imperial decree that angered Duke Who Protects the Nation?"

"Is Duke Who Protects the Nation unwilling to see his Bloodline slaughtered like this, so he's making one last stand?"

"Run! Duke Who Protects the Nation's ferocity is renowned! A great battle between the Imperial Family and Duke Who Protects the Nation has broken out in the Imperial Capital. Even if it's not directed at us, we will still be caught in the crossfire!"

Countless people fled in panic.

Duke Who Protects the Nation Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue, the foremost person in the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty, the pillar of the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty.

How could these ants withstand such a person, fighting for his life in the Imperial Capital?

Boom!

At this moment, a battle erupted in the west of the Imperial Capital.

In an instant, the entire world was illuminated.

A True Immortal had appeared!

Many people couldn't open their eyes; it was too brilliant. A figure stood within that brilliance, holding a large guandao with one hand, and the other hand behind his back, appearing poised and calm.

"It's somewhat interesting, but unfortunately, only somewhat interesting. Mortals should do what Mortals should do!"

The words had barely fallen.

Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue fell back like a meteor, crashing heavily into the Dongfang Family mansion. The terrifying shockwave reduced the entire mansion to ruins.

Before the shockwave arrived, Dongfang Ningkong had already vanished as a white light. The last scene he saw was his grandfather giving him a tragic smile.

Yes, it was a tragic smile!

He could never forget that scene.

The world turned upside down. By the time Dongfang Ningkong regained his composure, he had already appeared in a cave.

In front of him was a skeleton, which, though a skeleton, was as warm and lustrous as fine jade, emitting a soft white glow.

In front of the skeleton was a jade bottle.

Inside it was a blood-like liquid. There was also liquid on the stone slab, along with an introduction to the tomb owner's life.

"Initially Cultivating, Undergoing Tribulation in three breaths. Later entered the world, unrivaled. Then Artifact Refining, his body itself could shake heaven and earth, contending with Immortals. Again, he studied the Dao of alchemy, using his body as a Medicinal Pill. On the day the Medicinal Pill was formed, an Immortal descended to the Mortal world, taking me as a great medicine. So I drew my sword, but alas, a Mortal striking down an Immortal, though successful, left my body crippled. At the brink of death, I extracted the Immortal source from within. If future generations consume this Immortal source, they shall be my disciples.

Remember, we Cultivators, even when facing an unrivaled Immortal Emperor, as long as our Battle Intent remains, even if we die, we can still unleash one more strike!"

After reading the tomb owner's epitaph, Dongfang Ningkong's expression changed somewhat, but the most urgent task was to consume the Immortal source first to heal himself.

He kowtowed three times.

After consuming the liquid, Dongfang Ningkong sat cross-legged to refine it. A vast and boundless life essence filled his entire body, repairing his injuries.

At this moment, what Dongfang Ningkong didn't know was that in the shadows, two gazes were watching him.

"This arrangement should achieve the effect of encouraging the new group member's junior. I just don't know if Ning Ge's potion will work," Li Tian Ce murmured, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

"Hmm?!" Bailu exclaimed in shock, "You put Ning Ge's magic potion in?! Where's Chu Ge's medicine?!"

"Here it is!" Li Tian Ce shook the jade bottle in his hand, the liquid inside sloshing, "He caused his own trouble, but his grandfather has to clean up his mess! What a filial grandson! If it were my grandson, I'd beat him to death! This time, let it be a lesson!"

Bailu: "..."

"A lesson? A lesson that changes someone's gender?!"

Li Tian Ce shrugged and said helplessly, "Our newcomer has great expectations for his good grandson, but his good grandson is just a sycophant."

"As the saying goes! A dog can't change its habit of eating shit! So, I thought about changing his gender, that way, he won't be a sycophant anymore!"

Bailu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Aren't you afraid Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue will fight you to the death?"

"Fight to the death? Would I be afraid of him?" Li Tian Ce crossed his arms and said indifferently, "I'll return to my world. If he can find me, he wins!"

Clap!

Bailu covered her face with her hand, somewhat speechless.

"Forget it! I don't want to meddle in your two's affairs. What I want to know most right now is whether Chu Ge and the others can slaughter that Immortal!"

...Great Xia Imperial Capital.

A True Immortal displayed his might.

Defeating Duke Who Protects the Nation in one move caused a sensation throughout the city.

What kind of power was this? Duke Who Protects the Nation, the foremost person in the Great Xia Dynasty, was not even a match for a True Immortal in a single exchange.

Indeed, there was an unbridgeable chasm between Immortals and Mortals.

"Where did Dongfang Ningkong go! Speak quickly!" The True Immortal from the Hao Ri Holy Land stared intently at Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue.

The Daoist Son had ordered him to keep a close eye on Dongfang Ningkong.

But no sooner had the Daoist Son left than Dongfang Ningkong slipped from his control. If he were questioned about this, he would have no way to explain.

At that time, only one outcome awaited him.

Death!

Duke Zhenguo Dongfang Guyue's mouth was bleeding. He used his great blade to support himself as he rose, then took several Medicinal Pills, which made him feel a little better.

"True Immortals are indeed powerful, but this old man is not to be trifled with!"

"Today, this old man will slaughter an Immortal for fun!"

Saying this, he bowed towards a certain spot in the sky.

"I respectfully invite Fellow Daoist to appear and slaughter this Immortal!"