Chapter 1184: Chapter 1183: Snow Emperor

"Lord Controller is joking, how could a junior like me have any clues about the Four Ancient Immortals?" Lu Yang slowly backed away, calculating ways to escape.

The gap between those at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage and Immortals was insurmountable by any means, he could crush Yang Kongdong, and so could Lord Controller crush him.

"Oh, you know me?" Lord Controller looked at Lu Yang with interest. Whether it was the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord or he himself, they were all figures from three hundred thousand years ago, their images long gone in the river of history; modern Cultivators shouldn’t recognize him.

That’s not right, since the Demon-Subduing God Lord and the Demon-Removing God Lord fell at the Laurel Fairy Palace, the higher-ups of Great Xia had become aware of his and the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord’s appearances.

"You are Lu Yang? It seems your status in Great Xia is higher than I imagined."

Lord Controller smiled, this junior either knew the news of the Four Ancient Immortals or not, once captured, all would become clear.

He poked the skull of the Bone Staff, and from one side of the staff a bony hand emerged, fingers clenching and then loosening, as if just awakening from sleep.

Lu Yang struck with his sword, leaving only a white mark on the palm of the bone hand, unable to slow its attack.

"Little Yang, let Immortal try instead."

Fairy Eternity directly seized control of Lu Yang’s body.

Fairy Eternity, controlling Lu Yang’s body, lightly tapped her toes in mid-air, deftly avoiding the grasp of the bony hand.

"Oh, indeed there’s some skill here," Lord Controller raised an eyebrow. Logically speaking, Lu Yang should not have been able to dodge that hit, or rather, no Cultivator at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage should have been able to evade it.

Was it just a coincidence?

No matter.

A mere Transcendance Tribulation Cultivator was not worth his concern. Who was he? The one presiding over sacrifices for the Great Qian Dynasty, the Divine Monarch who condensed the Outline of the Dao Fruit with the Power of Faith. He had created so many Semi-Immortals, one could say a word from him could decide the life and death of a Pass Tribulation Cultivator.

Lord Controller threw out the Bone Staff, and as it caught the wind, it turned into a skeleton: "Go and capture him."

Following Lord Controller’s command, the skeleton’s eye sockets blazed with two green ghostly flames. This was his Lifebound Magical Artifact, forged from his own bones, akin to his clone, proficient in many Divine Abilities and magic skills.

The skeleton split into two hundred and six pieces of bone, separating and floating in mid-air.

Then, the bones rearranged themselves in another pattern, forming a cage and trapping Lu Yang.

Fairy Eternity didn’t know how to use a sword and wielded the Green Peak Sword like a hammer, smashing it hard against the cage, numbing her arms with the vibration.

Lord Controller crooked a finger, calling the cage back to him.

This was his Life-bound Magical Treasure, and it was impossible for a Transcendance Tribulation Cultivator to escape.

Then he saw a huge explosion within the cage, and after it cleared, Lu Yang appeared outside the cage.

Lord Controller frowned, Lu Yang’s actions had once again caught him off guard.

"Techniques like the Sky Demon Disintegration Technique, destroying oneself and then reconvening in another space."

"Quite interesting, I do want to see how many times you can use such a technique."

Then the cage trapped Lu Yang, he self-detonated to escape, the cage trapped Lu Yang, he self-detonated to escape, the cage trapped Lu Yang, he self-detonated to escape...

Lord Controller’s eyelids twitched, his face struggling to maintain composure.

Could the Sky Demon Disintegration Technique really be used consecutively?

Had he guessed wrong, and this wasn’t a magic skill but a Dao Fruit Outline?

No, that couldn’t be right. If it was a Dao Fruit Outline, at most it would self-detonate part of the body, how could it be a continuous full-body explosion?

If it was indeed a Dao Fruit, that would be even more absurd. The junior was just at the peak of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, having temporarily reached this realm, how could he possess a Dao Fruit?

𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Little Yang, you see, not only is self-detonation good for attacking, but it’s also very useful for escaping," Fairy Eternity still had the leisure to depict the blueprint of the Immortal Lineage with Lu Yang.

Lord Controller made an "X" gesture with his index finger, and two of the skeleton’s ribs flew from either side towards Lu Yang, stabbing into him. They carried the power of space, like two nails, fastening Lu Yang firmly within this space!

The hearts of the citizens of Muxue City were in their throats, having thought that resolving the Yang Kongdong matter would be the end of it. Little did they expect an even more terrifying existence to descend!

The various City Lords who had flown in to watch the battle were filled with regret. From Lord Controller’s leisurely stroll, it was clear that his cultivation level absolutely crushed that of Yang Kongdong and Lu Yang.

In other words, this was an Immortal!

If the Immortal took things seriously, a mere flick of his finger could reduce thousands of miles to flat ground. Although they were lofty Integration Period Cultivators, in front of an Immortal, they were no different from ordinary people!

...

At Tiger Roar Martial Arts Hall, Xue Shilou sat meditating with closed eyes, the scenes of his past flickering through his mind: learning swordsmanship from a young age, practicing his stance in the snow, gaining a bit of fame, the fusion of personalities, awakening of his bloodline, shining brightly in the Extreme Northern Lands, and receiving pointers from Daoist Lu on the Rake Skill and Shovel Skill.

Every part of his past had a reason, his experiences must contain some kind of meaning.

Daoist Lu deftly used a shovel to bury bodies, clearly, this was something he had done often.

Does this mean that as a Sword Cultivator, one must act in secrecy and kill imperceptibly?

Furthermore, it’s about being selfless in your swordsmanship, with one strike to the throat!

The mystery of the Rake Skill contained the unity of One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand and Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin.

Yes, indeed, a rake is also a type of sword.

Xue Shilou tossed his sword to the side and grabbed a rake. In that moment, the nine teeth of the rake were no longer just nine teeth—they were nine swords!

Meng Jingzhou frequently looked up at Lu Yang above him, then turned to glance at the mumbling Xue Shilou beside him, feeling like his eyes were not enough.

Xue Shilou, as if in communion with the rake, saw many Illusory Shadows appear around him, each shadow holding a sword and demonstrating different swordsmanship. Then the shadowy figures merged one after another into the rake, becoming a Swordsmanship unique to Xue Shilou.

"This is the swordsmanship I created... Rake Swordsmanship!"

"Rake Swordsmanship is not easily revealed. Once it appears in this world, it must end with death!"

Xue Shilou didn’t need to verify the strength of the swordsmanship he had created. The moment that the swordsmanship was born, the third trial of the Snow Emperor Bloodline automatically qualified him!

This was the best proof!

"I want to make my wish come true!" Xue Shilou stated, having completed the three trials of the Snow Emperor Bloodline, which would allow the Snow Emperor to grant any wish.

This was the only way to save Daoist Lu!

Space twisted and a white-robed, white-bearded elder walked out.

With his every breath, the entire Extreme Northern Lands seemed to breathe with him, his thoughts influencing the will of the Extreme Northern Lands.

He was the Snow Emperor, an existence only from the legends of the Extreme Northern Lands, someone no one had ever seen!

The white-bearded elder had a solemn expression and an inherent dignity. Following his appearance, except for Xue Shilou, no one knew who this white-bearded elder was, but they held their breath, not even daring to breathe heavily.

It was as if the presence of this white-bearded elder made legends something that offended the majesty of the heavens!

"Is it you who completed the three trials?" The Snow Emperor said while exhaling a chill, the air itself seemed to freeze.

"Junior Xue Shilou pays his respects to the Snow Emperor!" Xue Shilou knelt on the ground and bowed.

"What, he is the Snow Emperor!" Murong Grandpa was a cultivator born and bred in the Extreme Northern Lands and had, of course, heard tales of the Snow Emperor. He had not expected that this supremely powerful figure who suddenly appeared was the Snow Emperor!

Could it be that the Snow Emperor truly exists?

"Indeed, there has not been a qualified person for eighty thousand years." The Snow Emperor’s expression did not change, but one could hear the esteem he held for Xue Shilou in his tone.

"From now on, you shall be the new Snow Emperor. You have passed the three trials, and as per the rules, I can fulfill one wish for you. What is your wish?"

Upon hearing these words, Xue Shilou, excited, pointed to Lu Yang in the sky who was impaled by ribs.

"I want to save him!"

The Snow Emperor looked up, his cold gaze fixing on the young man dressed in ancient ceremonial garb. His expression tightened and his eyes deepened, as if he were an omniscient being that could see through all things.

He spoke slowly, with a certainty that could not be questioned.

"I can’t defeat an Immortal."