Chapter 978: The Ones Who Got Away

In the void above the Five Links Ridge that surrounded the Heavenly Lake Elysium, True Immortal Su Kun of the Heaven Embroidered Palace felt her eyelids jumping and turned to stare in a certain direction into the void. She gasped in fright. “I didn’t think that Senior would personally arrive...”

The seemingly calm space started to crumble as an aged figure clad in pristine robes emerged. The Aged expert maintained a solemn expression while taking several steps forward.

Staring at Su Kun, the Aged expert nodded slightly before turning to stare at the hidden Five Links Ridge below.

Su Kun was shocked by the appearance of the Aged expert and her gaze twisted slightly and her expression turned slightly unnatural. “Senior, you...”

Finally, the Aged expert decided to speak. A hoarse voice rang through the air. “I separated a portion of my Void Origin and created a projection. I left it with my disciple and they’re currently in the Heavenly Lake Elysium.”

True Immortal Su Kun revealed a look of enlightenment. However, she didn’t think that the appearance of the Aged expert’s projection would cause too much deviations in her original plan and she chuckled softly, “Looks like you care a lot about your junior for you to send a projection in with them...”

The Aged expert was none other than True Immortal Chong Shan of the Emptiness Drifting Mountain. He turned to stare at True Immortal Su Kun before muttering in an indifferent voice, “I already have one foot in the grave and there’s no need for me to have too many concerns. I have to say that your Heaven Embroidery Palace’s plans truly exceeded my expectations. You were actually willing to give up such a huge slice of cake with the Elysium placed right in front of you. You even allowed an outsider to take part in this! Looks like this is one of the conditions the Xiong Family put up, right?”

True Immortal Su Kun smiled softly in response. “Nothing I do can be hidden from Senior. Even though Junior Sister Tang Yu is not a member of our Heaven Embroidery Palace, we helped her during her ascension to the Martial Void Realm.”

“What a great scheme! Alas... I don’t have much time left and I can’t care too much about these matters now...” True Immortal Chong Shan sighed softly.

True Immortal Su Kun continued, “To think that the Emptiness Drifting Mountain was in the same situation, or possibly worse back then... They relied on you to restore their glory... Disciples of my sect have heard of your legends...”

All of a sudden, True Immortal Chong Xu sighed, “Looks like you planned a little better than I did... My disciple is doomed...”

True Immortal Su Kun looked at True Immortal Chong Shan’s placid face and asked, “Why don’t you seem anxious?”

True Immortal Chong Shan’s lips trembled slightly, and it seemed as though he was forcing his smile back. The next second, True Immortal Su Kun turned to stare at the Five Links Ridge and muttered to herself, “This is strange... The disturbance to the World Origin Source stopped... That should mean that your junior should have failed his ascension, why...”

Before she could finish, a powerful light tore through the entrance of the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake and entered True Immortal Chong Shan’s body at a speed no one else could catch.

A powerful stream of vitality filled him and his withered body started to recover. Everything happened so quickly that True Immortal Chong Shan was unable to conceal what was happening.

Of course, he didn’t plan to intentionally hide what he did from True Immortal Su Kun. He just didn’t wish for too much of the vitality to escape...

In the blink of an eye, the ripples around his body disappeared. True Immortal Su Kun’s gaze turned a lot more serious and she became a lot more cautious. “Senior, you’re a ruthless cultivator indeed... I’m afraid it wasn’t easy to nurture such a promising junior... You just gave up on him so easily...”

With his projection returning after absorbing Lou Yi’s essence, the death qi that surrounded True Immortal Chong Shan dissipated by a whole lot. His skin regained its original glow and his withered body was filled with vitality again.

True Immortal Chong Shan, who was reaching the end of his lifespan, succeeded in extending his life even further. That wasn’t all. His cultivation also made a huge leap forward. It was as though he would be able to step into the third tier Martial Void Realm as long as he tried a little harder. When that happens, his lifespan might extend for dozens more years!

Now that he was no longer on the verge of death, his voice became a lot more gentle than before. He sighed, “I had no choice in the matter. Who can blame me for not being strong enough to challenge your junior sister? I wouldn’t have chosen to do this if there was any other way out...”

However, his tone was one of extreme indifference as though he didn’t just sacrifice a disciple he poured his heart and soul into.

True Immortal Su Kun

Asked suddenly, “Actually, I’m starting to get curious... If True Immortal Chong Xu learns of what you did today, what would he think?”

“No one will be able to tell him...” True Immortal Chong Shan’s voice turned frosty as he declared resolutely.

Raising her chin slightly, True Immortal Su Kun revealed a look of realization.

However, tiny void ripples that were nearly undetectable by ordinary experts appeared the next moment. Both True Immortal Chong Shan and True Immortal Su Kun were barely able to feel its presence and they failed to react in time.

A trace of hesitation appeared on True Immortal Su Kun’s face as she looked at True Immortal Chong Shan whose expression had turned solemn. She muttered, “Was I mistaken? That seemed like someone escaping from the Heavenly Lake Elysium...”

Even though she sounded like she was in a state of disbelief, a trace of schadenfreude could be seen deep in her eyes.

Seems like the matter of True Immortal Chong Shan Blood Refining his descendants can’t be hidden any longer! However, that begs another question... How did that person manage to escape? Even experts at our level are unable to determine the direction at which they went...

A cold snort left True Immortal Chong Shan’s lips. “No one can get away!”

𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

As soon as the words left his lips, he disappeared from his spot.

True Immortal Su Kun merely chuckled softly. Even though the person who escaped seemed to use an extremely amazing method to do so, she refused to believe that they would be able to hide from the pursuit of an experienced Martial Void Realm True Immortal!

“Come to think of it... Tang Yu should have already obtained control of the Heavenly Lake Elysium...” True Immortal Su Kun muttered softly.

With the Heaven Embroidery Palace fully supporting Tang Yu’s takeover of the Heavenly Lake Elysium, nothing should go wrong. Even though there were several twists and turns, and True Immortal Chong Shan even took away a portion of the world origin contained within the Elysium to restore his vitality, nothing else should go wrong. She should have been able to control the Heavenly Lake Elysium now that he had left.

“Why hasn’t she come out to meet me?” True Immortal Su Kun mumbled before turning to look at the Five Links Ridge which was faintly discernible beneath her feet. A trace of doubt could be seen in her eyes.

The next moment... The space above the Five Links Ridge rippled once again and it felt exactly like what happened earlier.

This... Did someone else use the same method to escape from the Heavenly Lake Elysium?!

A bad premonition filled True Immortal Su Kun’s heart. When she was wondering if she should give chase to the second person who escaped, horrifying fluctuations came from the Heavenly Lake Elysium below.

Under her shocked gaze, the Five Links Ridge started to collapse. Even though it was protected by the grand formation, the clouds and mist that surrounded the mountain peaks started to dissipate and the Five Links Ridge was revealed to the world. Along with the solitary peak that contained the Heavenly Lake, everything started crumbling.

Realizing that something was amiss, True Immortal Su Kun flew towards the Five Links Ridge to take a closer look at what was going on.

As soon as she took a single step, the void in the distance started to peel open again as True Immortal Chong Shan returned. He stared at her with an expressionless face.

She couldn’t help but stop as she turned to look at True Immortal Chong Shan with a smile. “Senior, did you manage to catch the rat that escaped?”

Glowering in disappointment, True Immortal Chong Shan growled, “They probably passed through the heavenly screen and escaped into the vast sea of stars...”

True Immortal Su Kun gasped in shock. “How... How is that possible? Were they using rank six talismans?!”

Still shaking his head, True Immortal Chong Shan didn’t respond. However, a strange look could be seen in his eyes.

In the next second, True Immortal Tang Yu’s voice rang through the skies. “Senior Sister Su, hurry and stop the person who escaped! He stole the Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar!”

Su Kun wasn’t the only one who was shocked by the news. Even true Immortal Chong Shan was in disbelief at what just happened.

...

Back in the Heavenly Lake Elysium when True Immortal Chong Shan’s projection swallowed Lou Yi’s essence...

Huang Yu realized that something was wrong after True Immortal Chong Shan’s projection turned younger.

He wasn’t the only one who realized things were going south. Lou Zhe and Dai Yikong also revealed unnatural expressions.

True Immortal Tang Yu might have been shocked at what True Immortal Chong Shan did, but as a True Immortal herself, she understood what had just happened. She quickly calmed down and muttered, “Old man, aren’t you afraid that I will spread what happened today? You’ll become public enemy number 1 for what you just did!”

True Immortal Chong Shan’s projection chuckled under his breath and said with a profound look in his eyes, “No you won’t. In fact, I’ll leave the rest of them here for you to do as you wish!”

After he spoke, he turned to leave. However, he paused for a moment before tilting his head in her direction again. “Right. I forgot to remind you. There seems to be quite a few little rats in the Elysium. True Immortal Tang Yu, you better not get overconfident and mess this up!”

True Immortal Tang Yu gnashed her teeth and spat, “There’s no need for you to worry about me. Please take your leave whenever you like. I won’t be seeing you out!”

True Immortal Chong Shan’s projection took a single step and turned into a streak of light that flew out of the Heavenly Lake Elysium. All that was left behind was Shan Yunchao’s lifeless body.

The lustrous mist started to condense once again as a figure stepped out and started walking towards everyone below.

Lou Zhe and Dai Yikong revealed looks of fear as they started running in different directions, only to hear True Immortal Tang Yu’s mocking laughter echoing behind them.

However, it was quickly replaced by her loud gasp. Lou Zhe and Dai Yikong turned to stare at where they had left and discovered Huang Yu had already disappeared.

True Immortal Tang Yu’s voice boomed in their minds the next moment. “What is the name of your companion? How did he leave this place?!”