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Chapter 558 - 421 The Secret of the Immortal Court

Chapter 558: Chapter 421 The Secret of the Immortal Court

Within the stele, each drop of the Red Gang Star River bore a weight heavy as mountains, now firmly suppressing the flesh of the three powerhouses.

Yet the minds of these titans remained active, seemingly unconcerned by their current predicament, instead meticulously pondering the recent exchange of blows.

Tian Jizi’s tone revealed his confusion, "The key issue is that he’s untouchable. Not only are the old ghost’s and my martial arts and magical Tao unable to hit him, but even detecting his presence is exceedingly difficult."

Bai Hai Liu casually remarked, "This blood river contains some bizarre temporal and spatial anomaly. Without certain trans-time dimensional legacies, it’s nearly impossible to ascertain his location."

"I can hit him," Xingxiao claimed, appearing to have somewhat recovered from his earlier frenzied state, speaking with a calm face, "Under the influence of the Celestial Stars Sword Formation, my mana is limitless, and my attacks blanket every inch of the battlefield."

"But even if I were to land a hit, ninety-nine percent of the destructive force is transferred elsewhere."

Tian Jizi expressed his surprise, "There’s such a thing?"

Bai Hai Liu scoffed, "Just look at those few spectators, no matter how they’re affected by the fallout, they don’t die. The same Divine Skill must be preserving them."

"I see," Tian Jizi sighed, "It’s truly a power from the Immortal Court, indeed not something the forces of the mortal realm can oppose."

His thoughts broke through the surrounding stele, spreading outward: "Lin Xing, since we can’t do anything to you and you can’t kill us, perhaps we can stop and talk?"

Xingxiao snorted coldly, "Talk about what? I don’t believe his power will outlast mine; just keep fighting and he will eventually lose."

Tian Jizi sighed, "Continuing this way will inevitably draw the attention of the Ming Mountain Sect and Taihe Sect. Do you want to draw them here at this very moment?"

Xingxiao remained silent, seemingly conceding to this option.

Meanwhile, Lin Xing’s consciousness swept over the three, "You three fellows... can’t be killed?"

Bai Hai Liu, sensing Lin Xing’s consciousness, broke into a smile, "It’s not that you can’t kill us, we simply can’t die."

Lin Xing didn’t respond but continued to sense the state inside and outside the three bodies.

Even though he was focused on their bodies, Lin Xing felt a distant threat, a sense from beyond the nine heavens, a threat from outside this world.

It seemed that if he continued trying to obliterate these three, something very bad was bound to happen.

Lin Xing spoke slowly, "You don’t have the power yourselves; who’s behind this? Kunlun? The Immortal Court?"

Bai Hai Liu casually responded, "You possess the supreme legacy from the Immortal Court; how could we dare confront you without power from the same source?"

Tian Jizi elaborated with a light tone, "We three have been designated by the Immortals of the Immortal Court as the ’Chosen of Calamity.’ As long as we are in this realm, before the predestined calamity, we are undying and indestructible, with dangers turning into blessings, and misfortunes turning fortunate."

"If you attempt to slay us, you will not only find it difficult but may also invite internal and external disasters, leading to your own ruin."

He chuckled bitterly, "We thought our collective strength was enough to subdue you, but who could have anticipated this outcome."

Tian Jizi lamented, "So it is true, the power of the Immortal Court can only be matched by power from the same source?"

"Preordained calamity? The ’Chosen of Calamity’?" Bai Yiyi spoke in Lin Xing’s mind, "Sounds quite intimidating, feels like something on par with our trans-dimensional force, something beyond normal rules."

On the other side, receiving no reply from Lin Xing, Xingxiao spoke coldly, "What’s the matter? Overwhelmed by the realization that the Immortal Court can even alter fate’s design?"

Lin Xing responded indifferently, "A dog’s words. What breed would you like to become this time?"

Hearing this, Xingxiao’s spirit seemed thoroughly provoked, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Lin Xing, yet he did not respond anymore.

Worried about further conflict between the two sides, Tian Jizi quickly changed the subject, "Lin Xing, the Immortal Court has many strong figures, which naturally means different factions, different interests."

"Some Immortals would sacrifice this world willingly for their ascent to immortality."

"Yet there are also those driven by justice and emotion, wanting to preserve the current world and the Mirror World."

"Lin Xing, that Immortal who defeated you on the Moon six years ago, he is now plotting to cleanse both worlds with evil energy, and he is our common enemy."

Lin Xing grew interested upon hearing this, as he had always been curious about the Immortal Court but lacked a channel to understanding it.

Now, hearing Tian Jizi’s words, he asked, "What else do you know?"

Tian Jizi did not intend to conceal anything, for he knew that to survive, to protect the numerous nations, civilizations, and billions of people in this world, Lin Xing was an essential ally.

"A hundred years ago, a prodigious cultivator stumbled upon a trans-temporal power from a hundred years in the future. His cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking the long-standing history where no one had ascended."

"This individual is Tian Xuzi, and he is now the Immortal from the Immortal Court who stands against us."

Bai Yiyi had already reconstituted her physical body and, clad in neat attire, she stood before three square steles. Upon hearing Tian Jizi’s words, she immediately asked, curious, "What exactly does this Tian Xuzi want to do? Does he want to destroy both worlds just to deal with Lin Xing?"

Tian Jizi sighed once more and spoke slowly, "All along, the Immortal Court has been channeling evil qi to the lower realm. Do you know where this evil qi comes from?"

Bai Yiyi naturally had no idea, and Tian Jizi did not expect an answer from her. He simply asked rhetorically and continued, "This evil qi is the residual waste expelled by the Immortals of the Immortal Court during their cultivation. To avoid contaminating the Immortal Court, it has always been dumped into the lower realm."

"Ah?" Bai Yiyi, upon hearing this answer, exclaimed in annoyance, "This... this sounds like we’ve been eating the shit expelled by Immortals all this time."

"Moreover, the world is so vast, the universe seemingly endless, why does the Immortal Court insist on dumping it on the heads of mortals?"

Tian Jizi shook his head and chuckled bitterly, "I would like to know as well."

He continued, "It is said that the Ascended Tian Xuzi is originally from Xia Country people of this era. Not long after he ascended a hundred years ago, he sought to protect his homeland and thus convinced the Immortal Court to divert the evil qi of this era into the Mirror World."

"Since then, for a hundred years, the current era enjoyed peace, but the Mirror World has been plagued by wars every year."

"Is it his doing? He did such a thing to protect the current era... but you mentioned just now that he also intends to use this evil qi to purge both worlds. Why is that?" Bai Yiyi asked, astonished.

Tian Jizi replied, "Lin Xing, six years ago, shortly after Tian Xuzi fought with you across realms, Xingxiao and the others managed to contact the ascended predecessors of Xingdou Sect through Kunlun."

Bai Yiyi nodded slightly upon hearing this, knowing that Xingxiao had found Xingdou Sect’s hidden legacy and had been cultivating according to its teachings.

Although this sect had long since lost its descendants, it had once been a famous great sect, so the possibility of previous members ascending to the Immortal Court was quite plausible.

"The predecessor mentioned that Tian Xuzi holds a high position in the Immortal Court and had secured the dominion over both worlds a long time ago, but has never lightly used his authority to interfere with the lower realm."

"The drastic changes in both worlds these recent years, however, stem from two reasons."

"First is the deal Tian Xuzi made with another powerful being, in which he agreed to use these two worlds as the place for the other party to channel their evil qi."

"Second is his desire for the trans-temporal legacy that you have mastered."

Tian Jizi lamented, "It was this legacy that triggered the anomaly a hundred years ago, led to the endless cycles of reincarnation in the past decade, the current drastic changes in both worlds, and countless unusual events."

"In our world, some people refer to it as one of the Three Pure Ones’ instruments, believing that mastering the Three Pure Ones’ instruments can change the past and future, manipulate history, and rewrite destinies."

"Some have used it as their own abilities, causing chaos in time and space, completely altering the direction of the world."

"Moreover, the fates, memories, and consciousness of countless people have been thoroughly changed because of this legacy..."

"Tian Xuzi wants to take that legacy from you and combine it with the one he has obtained, to possess the truly complete trans-temporal legacy."

"The ascended predecessors of Xingdou Sect do not wish to see a villain like Tian Xuzi gain more power, nor do they want to watch the Mirror World, their homeland, be completely destroyed. That’s why they wish to lend us a hand, to help both worlds get through this catastrophe."

Lost in thought, Bai Yiyi said, "The method of averting this catastrophe that you speak of, could it be the one you are attempting in Moon Kill Country?"

Tian Jizi answered openly, "The method we are trying in Moon Kill Country is to use a grand formation to erase the people’s memories every day. As long as new memories do not form each day, the influence of the evil qi cannot linger in people’s hearts."

"You have also seen the experiments we conducted on those people from Ming Mountain Sect, and this method has been very successful on them."

"Yet, this is just a temporary solution, not addressing the root cause, one of the last resorts."

"To truly resolve the catastrophe, one of us needs to ascend to the Immortal Court."

"The Immortal Court, which has always governed many Immortals, relies on various laws established at its creation that prevent Immortals from easily descending to the lower realm and causing tremendous destruction."

"Among these laws, there is one that states an Ascended Immortal can protect their homeland for a hundred years, free from the disturbance of evil qi."

Bai Yiyi’s heart stirred slightly upon hearing this, "Could it be that a hundred years ago, Tian Xuzi protected the current era for a hundred years using this law?"

Tian Jizi confirmed, "Exactly. So as long as one of us ascends, we can continue to protect this realm for a hundred years. When the time comes, we can either protect the current era or the Mirror World, just shifting the population of the other realm over to get through this great catastrophe."

"But Lin Xing, nowadays ascending to the Immortal Court is much more difficult than before, and without the support of upper realm Immortals, there is no hope of success."

Bai Yiyi asked, "To ascend, one needs support from above?"

Tian Jizi said indifferently, "To ascend as a wild Immortal indeed does not require connections, but within the tightly regulated Immortal Court, where the ranks of Immortals are limited, there is a slot for every turnip."

"Without a recommendation, even if you possess extraordinary talents and carry a peerless legacy, you will not gain entrance."

"However, if someone above supports you, even if you have mastered only up to the seventh or even the sixth scene of the fourth legacy, you can enter the Immortal Court and be ranked among the Immortals."

Looking at Bai Yiyi’s indignant demeanor, Tian Jizi said, "Fortunately, the predecessor from Xingdou Sect not only designated us three as the ones to avert the catastrophe but also agreed to offer us a place. As long as we ascend afterward, we can gain entry into the Immortal Court and protect one realm."