Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 72: Don’t Kill Me

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Don’t Kill Me

In the message on the jade scroll, Yamanouchi Jiro wrote: "Huaxia brat Yan Rufeng, bring the Heavenly Union Treasure Sword to the Lop Nur Desert to meet your death."

Yan Rufeng used his divine sense to reply on the jade scroll: "Don’t boast too much. In one hour, I will take your head."

"Whoosh~"

The communication jade scroll quickly flew towards Yamanouchi Jiro.

Flying swiftly towards the Lop Nur Desert, Yamanouchi Jiro saw a flash of light. He scanned with his divine sense and angrily said: "Baka."

The jade scroll turned to dust and was blown away by the wind.

Deep night, the moon shining bright, leaves falling silently. When everyone was immersed in their dreams, Yan Rufeng, not using sword flight, rose into the sky.

One hour later, Yan Rufeng stood in a vast desert. A fierce wind suddenly rose in the sleeping desert, and the flying sand under the moonlight reflected a cold and murderous intent.

"You are quite punctual, aren’t you?"

An old voice came.

"Heh, you must be Yamanouchi Jiro?" Yan Rufeng rose into the air.

"Indeed, it is I."

"Make your move!" Yan Rufeng said flatly.

"Young man, I didn’t expect that in this era of dwindling spiritual energy, you have achieved what others couldn’t in hundreds of years. I admire you," Yamanouchi Jiro said.

"And then?" Yan Rufeng asked.

"Become my disciple and follow me to Japan," Yamanouchi Jiro said.

"What if I refuse?" Yan Rufeng said coldly.

"If given another hundred years, and you said this, I couldn’t do anything to you. But with your Golden Core Stage cultivation now, how long do you think you can survive before me?" Yamanouchi Jiro said with a bit of appreciation.

"Golden Core Stage. Ha ha..." Yan Rufeng laughed up at the sky.

In truth, Yan Rufeng was at the Nascent Soul Stage. However, he cultivated the Twelve Nascent Souls technique. Currently, he had one nascent soul and twelve golden cores in his dantian. The reason Yamanouchi Jiro thought Yan Rufeng was at the Golden Core Stage was because Yan Rufeng’s cultivation technique automatically concealed his true cultivation. When others used their divine sense to scan him, Yan Rufeng appeared as a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

"Why are you laughing? Am I wrong?" Yamanouchi Jiro asked.

"I laugh at your ignorance and your futility," Yan Rufeng said.

"Young man, do you know what kind of existence you’re facing?" Yamanouchi Jiro said proudly.

"Just a Nascent Soul Middle Stage!" Yan Rufeng replied.

"Ha ha..."

Yamanouchi Jiro laughed loudly. "Although I don’t know where you got the information about my cultivation, what you said is truly ignorant."

"Yamanouchi Jiro, are you going to fight or not? I don’t have time for your chatter," Yan Rufeng urged.

"Are you so eager to die?" Yamanouchi Jiro, hovering in the air, lowered his head to ask.

"If you want to fight, then fight. Spare me your nonsense."

Yan Rufeng unleashed his aura. The turbulent desert and flying sand softly drifted down like snow, spreading an icy, murderous intent.

"Ha ha..."

Yamanouchi Jiro laughed. "You do have some ability. Your current display far surpasses that of my deceased disciple. I’m becoming more reluctant to kill you."

"Heh."

Yan Rufeng sneered. "Then why have you come?"

Yamanouchi Jiro smiled indifferently and said, "Before seeing you, I indeed intended to kill you. But now, I have changed my mind. As long as you are willing to follow me and serve Japan, I will spare your life today. You are smart enough to know what to do, right?"

"Ha ha..."

"Thank you for the offer, but working for Japan? Sorry, Yan Rufeng cannot do that." Yan Rufeng said angrily.

"Such determination. Don’t blame me for being ruthless." A flash of killing intent appeared in Yamanouchi Jiro’s eyes.

"Wait a moment..." Yan Rufeng said.

Yamanouchi Jiro showed a hint of joy, "Have you changed your mind?"

"Mm." Yan Rufeng nodded.

"Ha ha..."

"Yan Rufeng, I am a god in Japan. Follow me, and I will make them respect you as an immortal," Yamanouchi Jiro said.

"Ha ha..."

Yan Rufeng also laughed, "When I said changed my mind, it wasn’t to follow you to Japan."

"Then what is it?" Yamanouchi Jiro asked in confusion.

"Become my servant, and I will spare your life," Yan Rufeng said sternly.

"Baka."

"You are seeking death yourself. Don’t blame others. Take this."

A flame burst from the quiet desert, instantly surrounding Yan Rufeng in a sea of fire. The yellow sand on the ground seemed like it was doused with oil, burning more fiercely, covering a radius of hundreds of miles in intense flames.

"Rain Covering the World."

As soon as Yan Rufeng finished speaking, rain began to fall from the sky, the droplets growing heavier until all the flames were extinguished. Only then did Yan Rufeng withdraw his spiritual energy.

"Impossible. This is absolutely impossible."

Yamanouchi Jiro said in shock.

"Nothing is impossible. One last time, will you become my servant?" Yan Rufeng asked sternly.

"Stop boasting. Take this!"

"Fiery Fire Burning!"

In an instant, thousands of fire swords descended on Yan Rufeng from above.

Yan Rufeng dared not take it lightly. He quickly formed hand seals and shouted, "Ice Seal Thousand Miles."

A bone-chilling cold instantly spread. The air condensed into an ice wall. When the fire swords struck the ice wall, they dimmed. Then, the ice wall continued to grow taller, freezing all the fire swords within moments.

At this moment, the scorching desert had turned into a world of ice and snow. Yan Rufeng continued to pour in spiritual power. The area covered by the snow and ice expanded more and more, and the cold grew even more intense.

As the air filled with ice chunks, Yamanouchi Jiro finally realized the danger. Surrounded by flames, he used all his cultivation techniques and shot away like a cannonball.

Would Yan Rufeng let Yamanouchi Jiro escape so easily? He changed his hand seals, casting an invisible spiritual energy restriction.

"Boom!"

Yamanouchi Jiro was instantly bounced back by the spiritual energy restriction and was frozen in place the moment he landed.

Frozen solid, Yamanouchi Jiro couldn’t move an inch.

"Yamanouchi Jiro, didn’t you claim to be a god of Japan earlier? Now what?"

Yan Rufeng opened a gap for Yamanouchi Jiro to speak.

"I’m not resigned. Has this world changed? When could a Golden Core Stage slaughter a Nascent Soul Stage?"

"I told you that you were ignorant, and you refused to believe it. So you could die with clear understanding, take another look at my cultivation."

With difficulty, Yamanouchi Jiro released his divine sense to probe.

He was immediately shocked. "How is it possible? Why can’t I see your cultivation?"

"There is no secret. I am simply stronger than you," Yan Rufeng said indifferently.

"No..."

Yamanouchi Jiro roared to the sky, "I did not expect that I, Yamanouchi Jiro, who once dominated the world, would fall into the hands of an unknown Huaxia child. I am not resigned..."

"Now you can die in peace!" Yan Rufeng said calmly.

"I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die. I am willing to be your most loyal servant," Yamanouchi Jiro said fervently.

"Yan Rufeng has no need for servants."

Yamanouchi Jiro instantly aged, his eyes dull. "Yan Sect Leader, as long as you don’t kill me, I will do anything you ask, even if it’s to be a guard dog."

"Yan Rufeng does not keep dogs."

The higher the cultivation level, the less willing one is to die. When Yamanouchi Jiro came to Huaxia, he noticed the great changes in the spiritual energy of the land. The rapid rejuvenation of spiritual energy made his cold heart burn with passion. He wanted to live. With his cultivation, he could live another five hundred years. Five hundred years would be enough to raise his cultivation by another level, making him even more unwilling to die.

However, what Yamanouchi Jiro did not expect was that all of this would become an illusion. Would Yan Rufeng give him a chance? Clearly not.

"Ha ha..."

"If that’s the case, then I, Yamanouchi Jiro, will drag someone down with me even in death."

Yamanouchi Jiro’s body began to swell. Obviously, he was preparing to self-destruct, intending to die along with Yan Rufeng...