What is an immortal?

Chapter 1082 - 1047: We Arrived Too Late

"This Spirit Realm is terrifying beyond measure, to even devour the spiritual power of spiritual treasures!" Red Flower Ghost Mother and the Purple-Blue Dual Demons witnessed the scene, greatly alarmed, and immediately felt the urge to retreat.

However, they were acutely aware that they were presently at the core of the Forbidden of the Three Realms Immortal Boat, and to leave now would leave the Three Realms Immortal Boat with little chance of survival.

This moment of hesitation was as critical as a hair's breadth, causing the three to completely lose the opportunity to escape.

Immediately after, the deafening roaring sound erupted, countless Chaos Divine Thunder surged out from the depths of the Spiritual Domain like a divine punishment, thoroughly sealing off their escape route.

The faces of the three, Red Flower Ghost Mother included, turned pale, and they hurriedly pushed the protective spiritual treasure to its limit, while simultaneously deploying other protective measures, fully defending.

Yet, the Chaos Divine Thunder was like a razor-sharp blade that destroys everything, instantly pouring down, engulfing their figures.

A few breaths later, the chaos lightning dispersed, revealing the scene within.

Only the two broken bodies of the Purple-Blue Dual Demons could be seen hovering in the air, barely alive, already unconscious.

As for the Red Flower Ghost Mother, she had mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

Yuan Ming frowned, the entire Chaos Spiritual Domain was under his control, yet the Red Flower Ghost Mother disappeared in an instant.

"Could it be that this Ghost Witch used divine skills to escape?" Yuan Ming was somewhat puzzled in his heart.

But he quickly dismissed this speculation.

The power of space at the edge of the Chaos Spiritual Domain was as solid as a territorial barrier, making it absolutely impossible for anyone to escape silently.

Yuan Ming took a deep breath, gathered a large amount of Chaos Spiritual Light to protect himself, while simultaneously summoning the Shura Palace to suppress the Purple-Blue Dual Demons within.

Then, he utilized his Divine Sense to meticulously search for the whereabouts of the Red Flower Ghost Mother, but to no avail.

With a change of thought, Yuan Ming's main soul entered the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, using the Desire Power to cast divine skills for investigation.

Despite his all-out efforts, he still could not find any trace of the Red Flower Ghost Mother.

At that moment, the edge of the space in the Chaos Spiritual Domain suddenly shook violently, as if under attack.

The spatial barrier of that Chaos Spiritual Domain was as firm as a rock, showing no signs of breaking.

"You're still here after all!" Yuan Ming's lips curled into a cold smile, his hands quickly forming seals, causing the Spiritual Domain to rapidly contract.

As the Spiritual Domain shrank, the Chaos Spiritual Light became more intense, and the effect of devouring spiritual power became increasingly stronger.

No matter what divine skills Red Flower Ghost Mother used to conceal her tracks, as long as she was still within the Chaos Spiritual Domain, she would inevitably be affected by the domain.

Since finding her tracks was impossible, Yuan Ming decided to shrink the domain and force her out.

The rumbling domain operated, reducing from its vast range that initially covered the entire cavern to less than half in just a few breaths.

The devouring effect thus increased twofold.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed behind Yuan Ming, and a giant dark ghost claw appeared out of nowhere, its claw burning with black flames, viciously grasping at the Chaos Spiritual Light around Yuan Ming.

This black ghost claw was shockingly powerful, actually penetrating most of the Chaos Spiritual Light.

Yuan Ming sneered, his fingers moving continuously.

An eggshell-like light sphere appeared instantly, tightly enclosing his body within.

The light sphere manifested turtle-shell-like patterns, appearing indestructible.

This was precisely the Tao Divine Ability that Yuan Ming had plundered from Xuanwu.

The dark ghost claw gripped onto the light sphere, emitting a sharp, piercing shriek, yet failed to break it open.

At that moment, the palm of the ghost claw suddenly split open, and a figure flashed out—none other than Red Flower Ghost Mother.

Yuan Ming smirked slightly, his hands weaving seals, invoking the surrounding Chaos Spiritual Domain.

Within the Spiritual Domain, a vast energy converged instantly, transforming into dozens of Chaos Divine Thunders, shooting like lightning towards the black ghost claw and Red Flower Ghost Mother.

Under the thunderous bombardment, both shattered instantly, turning into nothingness.

In that instant, a flash of black light appeared in the void, and the figure of Red Flower Ghost Mother miraculously reappeared.

Her clothes remained clean, and the fluctuations of mana, soul power, and qi-blood showed no signs of weakening, as if none of the previous attacks had occurred.

A trace of astonishment flashed in Yuan Ming's eyes, thinking to himself: "This Chaos Divine Thunder can destroy everything, how did she accomplish this?"

As he pondered, Red Flower Ghost Mother already opened her mouth and let out a sharp screech, countless black sound waves converged into a black dragon silhouette, crashing directly towards Yuan Ming's turtle shell divine skill.

Though the turtle shell could withstand attacks of mana and power, it appeared to struggle against attacks of divine skills.

The black dragon silhouette broke through instantly, passing through Yuan Ming's body, his expression showing pain as the soul power within him was swept clean.

But Yuan Ming was already prepared; his main soul was long hidden within the Stealing Heaven Tripod, and the annihilation of the soul splitting within him was but a trivial loss.

He lightly waved his sleeve, summoning the Chaos Divine Thunder once more, reducing Red Flower Ghost Mother's form to nothing again.

With a flash of black light, she reappeared intact.

Yuan Ming frowned, contemplating: "This technique of substitute rebirth, does it require no cost?"

The Red Flower Ghost Mother saw this, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.

She stared intently at Yuan Ming, her voice tinged with madness: "Your Soul Power hasn't reached the level of the Ghost Witch, how can you withstand my Demon Dragon Roar!"

Yuan Ming sneered, unmoved, continuing to shrink the Spiritual Domain, summoning the Chaos Divine Thunder.

The Spiritual Domain had already shrunk to within a hundred zhang, and no matter where the Red Flower Ghost Mother hid, she could not escape the thunder's bombardment.

After being struck down several times, she was resurrected once more, but Yuan Ming keenly noticed that although her Mana and Soul Power remained unchanged, the wrinkles around her eyes deepened, her white hair increased, and her appearance was clearly aging.

"It seems the price of this substitute resurrection technique is lifespan." Yuan Ming said indifferently.

The Red Flower Ghost Mother saw this and felt a sinking heart, hurriedly pleading: "Fellow Daoist Yuan, we have no grudges; we're only fighting because our positions differ. If you spare my life, I am willing to teach you this Divine Skill!"

Yuan Ming paid no heed, continuing to wield the Chaos Divine Thunder.

The Spiritual Domain had shrunk to thirty zhang or so, and even if the Red Flower Ghost Mother concealed herself, there was nowhere to escape.

In just a moment, she was struck down several more times, her appearance increasingly aged, her skin dry as withered wood.

The Red Flower Ghost Mother's face was pale as paper, eyes full of despair, cursing madly in her heart: "Those three bastards, Shui Jingtian, Chu Nan, Wu Shiyuan, why haven't they appeared yet!"

As she was extremely anxious, Yuan Ming's cold voice sounded: "Fellow Daoist Red Flower, are you waiting for reinforcements? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed; even if they arrive, they won't set foot in my Chaos Spiritual Domain. You should just go quietly."

Yuan Ming didn't activate the Chaos Divine Thunder again, instead, behind him a flash of Blood Light appeared, and a blood-colored wheel manifested out of thin air, six deep black holes distributed on it, emitting soul-stirring Magic Power.

Seeing this, the Red Flower Ghost Mother exclaimed, "This... this is the Six Paths of Reincarnation from the Reincarnation Demon Lord, how do you have this?"

Yuan Ming remained unmoved, simply urging gently, and the blood-colored wheel began to spin, waves of blood-colored flames lunging at the Red Flower Ghost Mother like hungry wolves.

These flames were the Reincarnation Fire that could burn lifespans, terrifying the Red Flower Ghost Mother, who attempted to dodge, but within the mere thirty zhang of the Chaos Spiritual Domain, there was nowhere to escape.

Soon, the Red Flower Ghost Mother was completely enveloped by the Reincarnation Fire, her sparse lifespan burning out quickly in the flames, ultimately becoming a dried-up corpse.

Yuan Ming lightly brushed his sleeve, collecting the Red Flower Ghost Mother's corpse, then retracted the Spiritual Domain, his figure quietly dropping into the underground caverns.

His battle with the Red Flower Ghost Mother and the others hadn't lasted long, as the Demon Clan reinforcements hadn't arrived yet.

Yuan Ming again used the Flame Killer God, waving his hand, and dozens of streams of Red Light like meteors fell into the seventh-level Magic Array here, rapidly merging into it.

With a low shout from him, "Explode!"

These seventh-level Magic Arrays burst apart, the Array Patterns shattered, and the Three Realms Immortal Boat lost control, crashing hard towards the ground like a massive meteorite.

Yuan Ming repeatedly used Flame Killer God, completely destroying all Magic Arrays here.

Then, he raised his hand to carve through the air, the Void appearing like a torn cloth, forming a narrow spatial rift.

Yuan Ming entered without hesitation, his figure instantly disappearing.

Just after Yuan Ming left, the Void space above the underground suddenly surged, and three figures appeared out of thin air.

An old man with a black beard carried five treasure swords on his back, his aura immense, famously known as the Five Sword Demon Emperor of the Demon World.

And the two blonde men were the ancestors of the Copper Tiger Clan in the Demon World, physically robust as mountains, muscles knotted, exuding Fiery Sun-like power.

The slightly taller one calls himself the Copper Tiger Great Saint, while the shorter one is the Little Saint.

"Damn it! We're late!" The Five Sword Demon Emperor looked around, his face ashen.

The Copper Tiger Great Saint shouted: "Where are the Red Flower Ghost Mother and the others? Why are they nowhere to be seen? Have they gone to chase the murderer?"

The Five Sword Demon Emperor spread his Divine Sense, his facial expression changing drastically.

"What's wrong?" the Copper Tiger Little Saint asked upon seeing this.

The Five Sword Demon Emperor said in a deep voice: "There's strong death energy, resentment, and Residual Soul breath pervading here, I'm afraid..."

His words were unfinished, but the Copper Tiger Great Saint already understood his meaning, his face instantly turning pale: "This... how is this possible! The Red Flower Ghost Mother's strength isn't weak, combined with the Poison Skill of the Purple and Green Demons, the three of them together, how can they be slain by someone!"

The Five Sword Demon Emperor did not answer, instead furrowing his brows tightly.

Su Wu and his companion went out to investigate and have not returned... the Red Flower Ghost Mother and the others were even without a trace... worse still, the Three Realms Immortal Boat was completely destroyed.

The Demon World's century-old plan crumbled at this moment.

"The plan to invade the Chuyun Realm is no longer possible. What should we do now? Should we notify Lord Yan Emperor?" the Copper Tiger Little Saint whispered.

The Copper Tiger Great Saint immediately interjected: "Of course, notify! That thief must be a Cultivator from the Chuyun Realm; such a remarkable figure has emerged from the Chuyun Realm, and Lord Yan Emperor must be warned early."

The Copper Tiger Little Saint did not speak, but looked towards the Five Sword Demon Emperor.

The Five Sword Demon Emperor also looked over, and a similar thought flashed in both their eyes — escape.

Yan Emperor's power is unrivaled in the Demon World, and his methods are extraordinarily ruthless.

The Three Realms Immortal Boat was destroyed under their watch; returning to the Demon World might lead them to certain death.

The Wentian Secret Realm, though fraught with dangers, is not unstoppable for those with Mahayana and Fiery Sun Bodies.

Instead of risking death by returning to the Demon World, they might as well stay in the Wentian Secret Realm.