Chapter 1354: Chapter 1353: Pain Point

"Firmament Tree, you really are a persistent soul." The mastermind grimaced, having been tricked by his old friend’s move once again. It wasn’t the first time Firmament Tree had thrown obstacles in his path.

Firmament Tree was his good friend in the Ancient Era, and after death, gave birth to Time Immortal.

As Immortal Fairy was condensing the outline of the Annihilation Dao Fruit, the mastermind saw that her nature was akin to his own, foreseeing that she would ultimately walk the same path as he did.

Yet at that time, Time Immortal advised Immortal Fairy not to let hatred dictate her life. The Annihilation Dao Fruit was not the right path. It was then Immortal Fairy let go of her hatred, cut off from her past self, and instead concentrated on developing the Eternity Dao Fruit. Thus the world lost one who had transcended, and the mastermind lost a Daoist companion.

Time Immortal had no recollection of the events of the Ancient Era, but deep within, a faint voice was screaming, warning that Immortal Fairy had taken the wrong path.

"How come there was no rebound?" Immortal Jiuchong was astonished, only then realizing that the sword in Lu Yang’s hand was not his usual Green Peak Sword.

"It is my Taishang Sword," said Jiang Pingan. His combat strength was limited, and he could not participate directly in the battle, so he could only assist others. The Taishang Sword was perfect for Lu Yang to wield.

Having broken through the mastermind’s Immaculate Golden Body, Yun Zhi and Immortal Fairy joined forces once again to confront the enemy, with Qilin Immortal, Time Immortal, and Immortal Jiuchong skimming the formation at the side.

Lu Yang’s brow furrowed slightly; he had only wanted to try it out and had not expected the Taishang Sword to be so effective. He sent a message to Jiang Pingan: "Does the effect of the Taishang Sword only cause Dao Fruit to become ineffective?"

"By rights, yes, at least when it struck Daoist Yun Zhi, nothing happened to her," Jiang Pingan replied.

Lu Yang pondered. So, the mastermind’s fearlessness of any attack and his ability to reflect any attack was a method of Dao Fruit?

Immortal Fairy had never mentioned such a Dao Fruit which meant that from Ancient Times to the present, there had never been an Immortal with this type of Dao Fruit.

Does that mean that this Dao Fruit appeared during the Ancient Era?

Wasn’t the path of Dao Fruit created by the Fairy? There were Dao Fruits in the Ancient Era?

"That’s it. He once buried an era, and in that era, Dao Fruits had appeared!" This sentence was not a mere inner monologue but was deliberately spoken aloud by Lu Yang.

The art of attack lies not only in the physical but in striking the heart!

Lu Yang suspected that the mastermind, obsessed with posing as Yingtian Immortal, was connected to his experiences in the Ancient Era.

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, the mastermind became visibly agitated. In his pursuit of transcendence, he had sacrificed too much and was not willing to revisit his past. Lu Yang’s words undoubtedly evoked a painful memory for him!

Taking advantage of the mastermind’s distraction, Yun Zhi and Immortal Fairy seized the moment, forming the Supreme Fist Seal, unleashing cataclysmic, unbridled power to assault the mastermind, while the other Immortals did not dare to intervene, fearsome of being affected by the fallout.

They were the paragons of their respective eras. If not for individual misfortunes, they would have already achieved Harmonization and Omniscience. Now allied, they could slay foes from the past, present, and future!

In an instant, radiance stretched for billions of miles, obscuring all vision. Space shattered, countless Small Worlds were born, not out of intention but due to the overwhelming energy unleashed by their combined might, capable of shaping the world.

In a pinnacle battle, even the slightest error could shift the tide of combat!

The Star River collapsed, Small Worlds perished, and the mastermind’s body trembled continuously, the force of the twin Fairy Fist Technique erupting within him, layer upon layer, innumerable.

"Ah!" The mastermind let out an enraged shout, using his powerful Life Force to forcibly suppress the force of the Fist Technique.

"Boom——"

There was a Self-Detonation once again, more terrifying than any explosion in history. This time, it was not just Immortal Fairy who detonated, but also Yun Zhi.

Having been granted the "Immortal" blessing by Immortal Fairy, Yun Zhi could swiftly recover her body.

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The mastermind indeed possessed formidable strength, and though Yun Zhi felt that self-detonation was unbecoming, there was no room for such concerns when facing the mastermind. Every combat technique had to be employed.

"Cloud Falling Palm."

The Star Cluster Cloud appeared once again, transforming into a giant palm seal that encompassed myriad rules and magic skills, any single one of which would be enough for a Crossing Tribulation Cultivator to ponder for a lifetime.

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Space was constrained, nailing the mastermind in place in this world. When the palm struck down, all the laws receded.

Seeing that they couldn’t avoid it, the mastermind simply stopped trying to dodge. There was not the slightest hint of fear in facing the Cloud Falling Palm.

Boom——

The heavens shattered and the earth split, the laws of the Dao chimed sonorously, bursting forth with Infinite Tribulation Light. This palm was even more powerful than the one at the beginning of the battle. The Qilin Immortal felt a chill in his heart; even at his strongest, it would be very difficult to find a way to survive this palm—it was a palm that could extinguish an Immortal.

However, the mastermind walked out from the Cloud Falling Palm without a scratch.

Yun Zhi frowned; at the moment her palm struck, she felt that the moment the laws of the Dao and the Infinite Tribulation Light touched the mastermind, they completely vanished without a trace.

Was it the reappearance of that previous unblemished Vajra constitution?

No, that wasn’t quite right.

Yun Zhi’s eyes were cold, her gaze filled with an imposing intent to kill. Her killing intent boiled over, and no matter what tricks the mastermind had, this time she was determined to obliterate them right then and there!

Space trembled, stars resonated in unison. Those stars that had been destroyed during the battle miraculously reborn, stuck together, and returned to their intact form—it was Yun Zhi using her magic skills to restore them all.

"Manipulating creation, moving stars to change constellations."

The stars turned into flames, burning fiercely. Their positions were rearranged, forming the Nine-layered Supreme Killing Formation. Yun Zhi liked stargazing and also enjoyed using stars to set up her formations, but there simply hadn’t been an opportunity in the Cultivation World.

The killing formation prison activated, enveloping the mastermind. The killing formation turned into a purgatory, evolving into Infinite Divine Powers. The elements of earth-fire-fengshui were like the creation of a world, dazzling and scorching to the eyes.

The mastermind’s Qi and Blood boiled, and the surrounding space twisted. Creating a new world, spawning countless stars across the sky, and using thunder as a bond to link the stars, constructing a peerless Great Formation to counter the killing formation.

Boom! The clash of the two great formations caused them to shatter. Time distorted, and the whole world lost its luster at this moment.

The Immortal Fairy Eternity closed in for the kill. Her backdrop was filled with frequent extraordinary phenomena: myriad beasts roared in unison, all nations came to attend court, humans were born from jade, and nine luminaries galloped across the sky... These were not the deliberate doing of the Immortal Fairy Eternity but the result of a battle on such a scale that the collision of both sides brought forth countless creations.

Each extraordinary creation could give rise to a powerful being, but at that moment, no one cared about such chances for creation. What they sought was the life of their opponent!

"Is this all you’ve got, Daoist Yun Zhi? It’s not enough!" The mastermind laughed arrogantly. Fighting against two without losing any ground, he had the capital to be arrogant. "I had intended to matchmake both Daoist friends with Little Lu, but since you are seeking death, you can’t blame me for what happens next!"

The golden bell tinkled as it collided. Yun Zhi struck again, every move she made exuded elegance, unworldly, as if a Heavenly Maiden had descended to the mortal plane.

The attack seemed elegant, but once it landed on the mastermind, he quickly lost his ability to laugh.

Yun Zhi’s next move was always stronger than the last, an unusual way of attacking that was certainly no spur-of-the-moment breakthrough, but a return to the peak! Reclaiming the power that truly belonged to her!

"You’re Harmonizing?!"

"Since you are Transcendent, naturally I must Harmonize," responded Yun Zhi coldly. This was the first time she had gone all out since she reached the Harmonization Realm!