novelraw Chapter 1091: How Could There Be a Path to Immortality in This World? (99)
Chapter 1091: How Could There Be a Path to Immortality in This World? (99)
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, Gongsun Wuwei slowly stood up, eyes locked onto 'Mo Xiaofei' as he frowned. “Ying… and you even call yourself a Lonely Emperor?”
'Mo Xiaofei' ignored his confusion and said calmly, “The Gongsun Clan of Xuanyuan Palace has contributed greatly to protecting the land. This Lonely Emperor now pardons your offense of barging into this place. Leave, and from now on, you are forbidden to take even half a step back here.”
Gongsun Wuwei remained frowning. “I read in the clan archives that our supreme martial art was only passed down once… but that person has long returned to dust. Are you their descendant? And not only that, you actually passed down our clan’s ultimate technique to a Demon? Do you realize you’ve violated Xuanyuan Palace’s greatest taboo?”
“This Lonely Emperor can teach martial arts to whomever he pleases! Even if the Yellow Emperor were alive, he’d have no authority over this Lonely Emperor!” ‘Mo Xiaofei’ coldly snorted. “Descendant of the Gongsun Clan, leave at once! Or don’t blame this Lonely Emperor for forgetting the past favor of giving you the 《Imperial Heaven World-Shocking Scripture》.”
When heaven is enraged, corpses pile up in the millions.
At this moment, ‘Mo Xiaofei’ emanated not just a peerless aura, but also a terrifying killing intent… just standing in front of Gongsun Wuwei made his blood churn and body feel as heavy as a mountain.
But Gongsun Wuwei wasn’t willing to leave like this. He forcibly activated the raging true power within him, struggling against the oppressive force from ‘Mo Xiaofei’, gritting his teeth. “What secret is this place hiding? Why are you guarding the person inside that crystal?”
But it seemed Gongsun Wuwei underestimated ‘Mo Xiaofei’s patience—and the merciless decisiveness of someone who had once been an emperor.
“Die.”
At that moment, ‘Mo Xiaofei’ joined his fingers and thrust them forward at lightning speed toward Gongsun Wuwei!Gongsun Wuwei’s expression changed drastically—for the aura coming from this mysterious youth was exactly like the one worshipped at the ancestral temple of Xuanyuan Palace, where the Yellow Emperor’s relics were enshrined!
His heart pounded violently, as if a giant hand gripped it, ready to crush it at any moment!
“Word-kill?!!” Gongsun Wuwei exclaimed in horror!
Life and death seemed to hang by a thread. In desperation, Gongsun Wuwei unleashed a tangible white flame of energy from his body!
That white flame formed a spectral figure behind him, letting out a roar, forcibly blocking ‘Mo Xiaofei’s word-kill attack.
“Xuanyuan Battle Soul?” ‘Mo Xiaofei’ snorted coldly. “This Lonely Emperor has spoken. Even the Xuanyuan Battle Soul must die!”
Within the white flame, Gongsun Wuwei coughed up blood again, his face filled with terror. At this point, he no longer cared about the crystalized person behind him.
Suddenly, Gongsun Wuwei pulled out a jade slip from his chest and crushed it. “Woman! Retreat!!”
His voice boomed like a great bell, shaking the entire Penglai Palace. As the jade slip shattered, it turned into a white light that enveloped Gongsun Wuwei.
With a flash, Gongsun Wuwei vanished before the eyes of ‘Mo Xiaofei’ and Windchaser.
Seeing a living person vanish so suddenly, Windchaser was stunned. He looked at ‘Mo Xiaofei’, whose expression was grim, and hesitantly asked, “Big bro… why did that guy disappear again?”
‘Mo Xiaofei’ frowned and said, “He had the Jade Dragon's Jade Slip, allowing him to freely teleport out of Penglai Palace.”
Windchaser blinked. “Jade Dragon's Jade Slip?”
‘Mo Xiaofei’s eyes narrowed as he stared at the crystalized Penglai Immortal. He said coldly, “The Jade Dragon's Jade Slip was secretly created by Xu Fu behind this Lonely Emperor’s back. It’s the key to entering Penglai, and there are only three. That man had one… Xu Fu, it seems you still haven’t given up on reviving the Penglai Immortal.”
With that, ‘Mo Xiaofei’s expression shifted and he quickly left Penglai Palace—since Gongsun Wuwei had one slip, the ‘woman’ he mentioned likely had another.
Windchaser, used to his big bro’s erratic actions, sighed and quickly chased after him. “Guess I’ll look for that Boss later and ask for help to get big bro back to normal…”
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Outside the Penglai Palace Plaza.
Facing Qin Chuyu’s barrage of sword aura, Gong Fanxing remained completely composed—or rather, she had the upper hand.
“Little girl, you've reached the Enlightened Dao Realm, but your mastery of the Green Lotus Sword Canon is still lacking.” Gong Fanxing giggled. “What was Taibai teaching you? It’s supposed to be a sword technique of deep emotion and passion, yet you made it into a cold, detached thing untouched by the mortal world. If I were your Green Lotus Sword Song, I’d be hiding somewhere crying by now!”
Qin Chuyu’s sword aura suddenly surged with killing intent.
Just then, a loud voice came from inside Penglai Palace. Gong Fanxing’s expression flickered but quickly returned to normal. She chuckled, “Little girl, when you reach the ninth level of the Sword Canon, this mistress will spar with you again.”
She then pulled out a white jade slip from her sleeve, crushed it, and threw a charming smile at Da Zhe, who was munching on a Vermilion Fruit on the sidelines. “Young man, see you again if fate allows.”
Da Zhe nearly choked on the fruit seed and rolled his eyes. “Go find the guy who hid you in a golden house.”
“Just a joke,” Gong Fanxing smiled meaningfully.
Da Zhe shivered. Miss Maid happened to glance at him, and he immediately looked away, pretending to continue eating as if nothing had happened.
He swore to the heavens… he did nothing!
“You’re not getting away!”
Qin Chuyu shouted coldly, and Green Lotus Sword Song unleashed a blinding sword light that instantly slashed through the plaza outside Penglai Palace!
But just before the sword light hit Gong Fanxing, a white light flashed—and she vanished. The attack missed and struck the palace’s front entrance instead, carving a massive crack through it!
Qin Chuyu's face was cold as ice as she stared at the spot where Gong Fanxing had vanished, her eyes filled with intense killing intent.
“They… how did they disappear?” Daoist Baijie frowned in confusion, looking toward Miss Maid.
Miss Maid responded calmly, “Don't worry. They have their own means of leaving. It won't be counted against you, honored guest.”
But Daoist Baijie didn’t feel relieved. In fact, a vague sense of unease crept over him… If Gongsun Wuwei and Gong Fanxing could leave at will, why had they willingly remained trapped here for so long?
At that moment, Qin Chuyu walked straight toward the passage opened by You Ye.
Miss Maid suddenly called out, “Miss Qin, it's been a long time since you returned to the shop. I must remind you, time doesn't stop counting just because you're away.”
“No need.” Qin Chuyu turned back and glanced at her coldly, then stepped into the passage without another word.
“Please, go ahead.” You Ye nodded and said no more.
Just as Qin Chuyu left, the space in the plaza distorted… and when the distortion settled, Luo Qiu appeared beside You Ye, bringing a young girl with him.
The moment Da Zhe saw the girl, he immediately pulled the necklace from his neck—Zhanlu Sword appeared at once.
But Miss Maid raised her hand to stop Da Zhe from acting impulsively, then looked toward Luo Qiu.
The girl immediately hid behind Luo Qiu in fear, clutching him tightly and trembling slightly. Luo Qiu gently patted her hand, saying, “It’s alright. He’s just being cautious. He won’t hurt you.”
Still, the girl clung tightly to his waist, and for a moment, Luo Qiu had no better way to calm her down.
“Master, who is this?” Miss Maid stepped closer, a trace of curiosity in her voice.
“She’ll stay by my side from now on,” Luo Qiu said after a brief pause. “Her identity is my sister. As for her name… call her Luo Ya.”
“Master’s… sister?” Even You Ye was briefly stunned—so versatile and omniscient, yet this time she couldn’t instantly process the information.
“Is that a problem?”
“No.” Miss Maid quickly shook her head and respectfully stepped back.
“Luo Ya will be under your care from now on,” Luo Qiu said gently. “Thank you.”
Miss Maid shook her head slightly.
Luo Qiu patted the girl's—Luo Ya’s—hand again. Only then did she slowly let go, though clearly reluctant. Luo Qiu said to her, “I have some matters to take care of. Stay with this sister for now. She’ll take good care of you. Don’t be afraid.”
Luo Ya looked hesitantly at Miss Maid, who gave her a warm smile. Luo Ya clenched her fists nervously and finally walked over to her side.
At that moment, ‘Mo Xiaofei’ and Windchaser exited Penglai Palace quickly, and Luo Qiu approached them directly.
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This was already the second time ‘Mo Xiaofei’ had encountered Luo Qiu in a short span.
But before he could speak, Luo Qiu said, “I’ve purchased Penglai Palace from Your Majesty.”
Hearing this, ‘Mo Xiaofei’ looked surprised, then frowned deeply. “You want to buy Penglai Palace from this Lonely Emperor?”
“Penglai Palace has been identified as belonging to Your Majesty,” Luo Qiu replied calmly. “Since I want it, I can only buy it. Of course, there are other ways… but I’d rather not go that far.”
“It’s always others buying from you people,” ‘Mo Xiaofei’ said slowly, his tone cold.
“I’m acting in a personal capacity now,” Luo Qiu said, shaking his head.
‘Mo Xiaofei’ was silent for a while, then said, “One condition.”
“Please name it.”
“No one is allowed to enter this place from now on,” ‘Mo Xiaofei’ said solemnly.
“Not even Your Majesty?”
“Not even this Lonely Emperor.” ‘Mo Xiaofei’ nodded. “If you can promise that, then Penglai Palace is yours.”
Luo Qiu nodded. “Then I thank Your Majesty for the generosity. From now on, no one but me will ever step foot in this place again.”
‘Mo Xiaofei’ took a deep breath, clearly displeased but keeping it to himself… Still, as an emperor, it was difficult for him to accept such terms.
With a cold snort, ‘Mo Xiaofei’ turned and strode into the exit passage. Windchaser, panicking, hurried after him.
“I’ll… I’ll catch up with you guys later!” he called back before vanishing into the tunnel after ‘Mo Xiaofei’.
After that, Luo Qiu looked toward Daoist Baijie.
Daoist Baijie, as if prepared all along, sighed deeply and walked forward calmly.
Taking advantage of the moment, Miss Maid suddenly turned to Da Zhe. “Go fetch Tai Yinzi. He’s been ‘missing’ long enough. Time to give an explanation.”
Da Zhe froze. Tai Yinzi?
That horny metal mutt?
But… Miss’s tone felt kinda scary…
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Achoo—!
Somewhere, that metal dog Tai Yinzi sneezed loudly. To be fair, the metal body Count Drekeya had given him was sturdy—he’d fallen from a ridiculous height and still survived with just a sliver of health.
But inside, Tai Yinzi was in absolute despair—he looked up at the soaring Penglai Palace.
How was he supposed to get back up there?
No way. Absolutely impossible.
Somehow, he had found a tree branch and was now hobbling along with it like a cane.
Suddenly, a strange noise startled him. Cautiously parting the bushes, he spotted a massive… Gaia!
And this one was far larger than any he had seen before—it was the same Valkyrie-Class that had suddenly appeared and chased Da Zhe nonstop!
At first, Tai Yinzi was terrified—but then he realized the giant Gaia was severely damaged.
Its body had been nearly split open.
However, the torn sections were now beginning to repair themselves… Curious, Tai Yinzi climbed onto the Valkyrie-Class’s body and started to inspect it.
Inside the damaged area, he spotted a strange orb—about the size of a basketball.
“What is this?”
Unable to resist his curiosity, Tai Yinzi poked the orb with his branch—only to trigger some kind of transformation. At the same time, the Valkyrie-Class’s eyes suddenly opened!
Terrified, Tai Yinzi instantly rolled off its body.
Air began to flow… the damaged Valkyrie-Class slowly began to float.
【Survival System Activated… Preparing for Displacement… Scanning for Available Coordinates…】
Tai Yinzi: ??
【Three Nearby Coordinates Found… Awaiting Host Command… Awaiting Host Command… Command Not Detected… Random Coordinate Selected… Selection Complete… Preparing for Displacement…】
Tai Yinzi: ??????
The space in front of Tai Yinzi began to distort bit by bit. The massive Valkyrie-Class twisted and spiraled along with it… until it completely disappeared.
Tai Yinzi stared blankly at the scene… If not for the huge crater left behind by the Valkyrie-Class, he would’ve thought he was hallucinating.
As for where the Valkyrie-Class had gone, Tai Yinzi honestly didn’t care. Emmmm…
At that moment, a figure rapidly descended from above and landed right in front of Tai Yinzi, reaching out and grabbing him by the collar.
“Sili!!!”
Tai Yinzi instantly recognized this guy—the one who slapped him down from above earlier!
“Oops, my bad, I didn’t know you were a colleague back then.” Da Zhe chuckled awkwardly. “Miss You Ye told me to bring you back and explain everything properly… Oh right, something weird happened here just now. What was it?”
But Tai Yinzi was in no mood to explain anything—especially upon hearing that the maid had given the order. He panicked.
“Bro, can we make a deal?” Tai Yinzi asked seriously.
“What?”
“Can you… pretend you didn’t see me?”
Da Zhe smiled. “Let me send you to heaven instead.”
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Outside Penglai Palace.
Daoist Baijie, who had already mentally prepared himself, looked quite relaxed. Smiling, he walked over to Luo Qiu, cupped his hands in salute, and said, “Boss Luo, thank you for saving both the Daoist and Demon of Divine Land from unnecessary losses. I’m truly grateful.”
Luo Qiu looked at him and suddenly said, “Old sir, according to our contract, after all parties have safely withdrawn, we’ll be collecting your life and soul. But since the service time isn’t over yet, if I return you a bit of time, what would you do with it?”
Daoist Baijie was stunned, then thought quietly before sighing. “I’d probably return to Mount Kunlun and enjoy the view.”
“That’s all?” Luo Qiu asked curiously.
Daoist Baijie sighed. “I entered Kunlun at thirty, succeeded in Qi cultivation at fifty, established my foundation at seventy… Always slower than others. I couldn’t compare with my peers’ talents and was eventually caught up by the younger ones. Maybe I was just lucky and lived a little longer. I stumbled into the Enlightened Dao Realm, but honestly, I was already content long ago. I’ve tasted longevity, shown off a bit, lived out my old dreams during this millennium. I’m ready to face death calmly. Even if I had more time, I couldn’t break through beyond Enlightened Dao Realm. Rather than drive myself mad chasing illusions, it’s better to enjoy the clouds of Kunlun and pass on quietly. Let the future generations handle what comes. Every era has its own burdens. If you cling on, you’ll just be cursed as an old fossil.”
Looking at the massive Leixia Ship and the battered Penglai Treasure Vault, he shook his head. “Is there really an Immortal Path in this world? It looks like the peak of power, but there could always be something stronger. Immortals might not be the end. The pursuit never ends… I’ve lived freely for a thousand years—let’s call that the end of my Immortal Path.”
“If I have time, I’ll visit you on Kunlun someday,” Luo Qiu said with a faint smile.
Daoist Baijie grinned lightly. “Then you’d better come soon. I don’t think I have much time left.”
Luo Qiu replied calmly, “If there are no surprises, you should live to the limit of your current realm. And if you break through and change your life form, who knows? You might live even longer.”
Daoist Baijie was stunned. “I can still live that long?”
“A certain lady paid on your behalf,” Luo Qiu smiled. “She said she doesn’t like owing people anything.”
“Who?” Daoist Baijie asked in disbelief.
“That, I’m afraid, must remain a secret between me and my client.” With that, Luo Qiu waved his hand.
Daoist Baijie, still in shock, vanished from the area.
A while later, Da Zhe climbed onto the plaza of Penglai Palace, dragging behind him a limp, hopeless-looking metal dog—Tai Yinzi.
A flash of white light—then the plaza outside Penglai Palace fell completely silent.
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Utter silence.
So quiet it was eerie. One could hear their heartbeat, their breath.
Count Drekeya looked at his bloodstained hands, trembling as he reached toward the giant crystal once more.
“Just a bit more… just a bit more… almost there…”
He frantically dug at the nearly-broken crystal, drawing closer and closer to the sealed body within. Power surged endlessly through him.
“Just a little more… almost… there!”
Finally, the crystal shattered!
Count Drekeya reached out in ecstasy to grab the body within—but at that instant, darkness consumed his vision.
In the blink of an eye, the broken crystal restored itself, his wounds vanished, and he was back at the beginning.
“I was so close… I was so close!!!”
His furious and anguished roar echoed through the great hall… He collapsed to his knees, pounding the hard floor in despair, weeping.
“I don’t want this anymore… I don’t want it!! I don’t want it!!!”
Then, Count Drekeya slowly stood up, pupils shrinking, eyes once again filled with fanatical determination.
He lunged at the crystal once more.
“Just a little more… just a little more… this time for sure!”
(End of Chapter)