199: Chapter 199 Refining the Illusion into Reality

"Even if he is the child of fortune of the Qingling Realm, protected by the Heavenly Dao, he shouldn't possess four Supreme-grade talents at the same time, right?!"

"Who... who exactly is he?"

"Could he be the Reincarnation and Rebirth of an Upper Realm Immortal Venerable or Immortal Emperor?"

Yun Qiyao's heart shook violently, waves of shock surging within her. The way she looked at Ji Taichang completely changed, filled with overwhelming awe!

There was even a faint hint of reverence!

Because Ji Taichang's performance was too terrifying; it could no longer be viewed with common sense. Only the guess of him being an Upper Realm Immortal's Reincarnation seemed somewhat plausible.

Ji Taichang's tall and slender figure slowly floated up, his long hair fluttering. His eyes shimmered with an endless, dazzling sacred radiance, as if an infinite world of Chaos were interweaving within them.

"Netherworld... open!"

Ji Taichang suddenly uttered three words slowly. The sacred radiance in his eyes abruptly turned into endless dark light, and an invisible yet terrifying power spread out, causing heaven and earth to twist and blur as a grand and boundless Netherworld phantom emerged.

This was a world of illusion. Dark clouds covered the sky, a Yin Moon hung high, and rows of towering, dark palaces stood tall. ancient towers, high mountains, and prisons were all present; even many Ghost Messengers and Ghost Soldiers shrouded in Yin Qi were clearly visible.

"Descend!!"

Ji Taichang suddenly let out a loud shout, like a clap of thunder. That blurred Netherworld phantom gradually became solid, overlapping with the internal space of the human emperor flag and manifesting into reality!

Accompanied by a dull, booming roar that echoed like the thunder of creation, everyone present felt their hearts tremble.

A bright Yin Moon hung high, surrounded by grand Ghost Cities, standing palaces, ancient towers, and encircling mountains...

The Netherworld illusion had actually appeared for real, completely modifying and replacing the internal space of the human emperor flag!

"Cough..."

When the Netherworld manifested, Ji Taichang's face suddenly turned pale. He stumbled back a few steps, his aura weakening as his strength was nearly drained.

Yet, he let out a wild laugh!

"Hahaha... as expected of the Heavenly Fox True Pupil!"

"It really is strong enough!!"

Ji Taichang laughed towards the sky, his heart racing with excitement and surprise.

The Nirvana Demon Pupil possessed the most extreme and terrifying power of nirvana, capable of annihilating all things.

The Heavenly Fox True Pupil, on the other hand, possessed the ultimate power of illusions, even capable of turning illusions into reality and creating things out of nothing!

Of course.

With Ji Taichang's current strength, he could only barely construct inanimate objects like buildings, mountains, and rivers; he could not yet create life out of thin air.

But the signs were already there; the potential of the Heavenly Fox True Pupil was clearly limitless!

Once Cultivated to Major Achievement and Perfection, he might even be able to open up a whole new world!!

"He's only at the first level of the Void Refinement Stage, yet he can actually manifest a Small World into reality!?"

The Thousand-Faced Enchantress was filled with horror, her face even contorting from the shock!

The Heavenly Fox True Pupil could indeed manifest the void into reality and bring an illusory world into existence, but that was something only those at the Body Integration Stage or even the Mahayana Stage could achieve!

Although Ji Taichang had only modified the internal space of the human emperor flag—a small-scale manifestation of the void into reality—it was still astonishing enough!

It was nothing short of a miracle!!

Even Yun Qiyao was deeply shaken, her chest heaving as she struggled to calm her emotions.

Simply because Ji Taichang was too much of a Prodigy!

After Ji Taichang swallowed a Medicinal Pill to recover his spiritual energy, he turned and left the human emperor flag's internal space.

"Next, it's time to settle the score with that woman, the Twin Demoness!"

However, Ji Taichang didn't plan to confront the Twin Demoness head-on without thinking.

It wasn't that he couldn't win, but he was mainly worried that the Twin Demoness would flee.

After all, the Twin Demoness was at the ninth level Peak of the Void Refinement Stage and was said to have been pushing for the Body Integration Stage hundreds of years ago. Her strength was far greater than that of the Thousand-Faced Enchantress, and she surely had many life-saving methods. He had to be fully prepared.

Ji Taichang returned to the Qingyun Sect and took some Formation Materials from the Sect treasury.

Then, he moved away from the Qingyun Sect Secret Realm and went to a remote, uninhabited wilderness to begin setting up a Formation!

Buzz—

Ji Taichang formed a hand Seal, and the yang yao disk expanded rapidly. Countless tiny runes continuously flowed out, sinking into the mountains and rivers and branding themselves onto the Void Realm.

Furthermore, one Formation Material after another floated out, sinking into the ground in an intersecting pattern that aligned with heavenly principles, forming dense Formation patterns.

With his current attainments as a Seventh-Rank Array Master, combined with the help of the yang yao disk, a great sealing Formation was soon fully formed!

But that wasn't all.

A mysterious white light lit up in Ji Taichang's eyes as he exerted the full power of the Heavenly Fox True Pupil. His invisible Mental Energy spread out, covering the surrounding mountains and rivers, completely concealing the traces and aura of the Formation.

After finishing all this, Ji Taichang nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time.

His Shadow Clone that he had left outside also came rushing toward his main body.

Next, he could just wait for the Twin Demoness to deliver herself to him!

...

Five days later.

Ji Taichang stood atop a high mountain, looking down at the vast land below, falling into silence.

"Strange, why hasn't that woman, the Twin Demoness, come looking for me?"

"It's been a while since I left Setting Sun Valley. The Tracking Mark is still there, but the Twin Demoness hasn't appeared. Could she really be dead?"

Ji Taichang rubbed his chin.

Although he didn't quite believe the Twin Demoness would die so easily, since she hadn't shown up for so long, it was truly possible she had kicked the bucket.

Whoosh!

Just as Ji Taichang was lost in thought, a Black Dagger appeared silently behind him. There was no fluctuation of aura at all; it was eerily mysterious as it stabbed toward his head!

This was so sudden and stealthy that an ordinary Void Refinement Stage expert wouldn't have been able to react at all and would have been killed in one hit!

But Ji Taichang, as if having foreknowledge, suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the wrist holding the dagger!

The next moment.

Ji Taichang's arm glowed with golden light, his muscles bulging as he suddenly erupted with a burst of brute Divine Power. He forcibly dragged a dark shadow out of the Void Realm and slammed it ruthlessly into the ground. With a dull boom, the massive rock under his feet, weighing tens of thousands of catties, shattered into pieces, sending dust flying everywhere.

But Ji Taichang suddenly felt his hand go empty. The dark shadow instantly vanished from his grasp and reappeared on his other side, swinging the dagger once more!

"Huh?"

"This power... it's Spatial Power!"

Ji Taichang's eyes shimmered with a mysterious white light, keenly perceiving the spatial fluctuations surrounding the dark shadow. Its methods were eerie and swift.

Clang—

Ji Taichang formed a hand Seal, and a snow-white Flying Sword unsheathed. This was the apprenticeship gift Nan Yin had given him, a High Grade Magic Treasure Flying Sword!

Accompanied by a deafening metallic ring, the Flying Sword struck the dagger, sending sparks flying. Two terrifying forces collided, and in the end, the dark shadow let out a muffled groan, blood spilling from the corner of its mouth as it was sent stumbling back repeatedly.

"Only at the first level of the Void Refinement Stage, yet possessing such terrifying power... how is this possible!?"

"The intelligence was fake!"

The dark shadow subconsciously exclaimed, its eyes filled with a trace of uncertainty.