Chapter 1363: Chapter 1362: Grand Finale

Old timeline.

"Strange, why has the mastermind behind the scenes suddenly stopped moving?" Lu Yang frowned, puzzled as he observed the mastermind, or rather, the mastermind’s corpse.

The change came too abruptly and unexpectedly, creating an odd atmosphere on the battlefield. No one dared to make a move, worried that this might be a trick by the mastermind.

In the battle, Yun Zhi dominated, causing the mastermind to weaken progressively, his self-healing ability unable to keep up with the rate of his injuries, his aura dropping repeatedly.

It was clear to everyone that if nothing unexpected happened, Yun Zhi would soon achieve victory.

At this moment, the mastermind looked towards Lu Yang and Immortal Sister, revealing a strange smile, and then his breath ceased.

"Why did he suddenly die?"

Everyone was shocked, as this twist exceeded their expectations.

"Could it be that the mastermind thought he couldn’t beat Daoist Yun Zhi, so he killed himself to end this with dignity?" Immortal Jiuchong pondered seriously, observing the mastermind’s corpse with Immortal Sense.

At this point, everyone turned their gaze towards Immortal Sister, recalling her Playing Dead Technique.

"Go away, why are all of you staring at me?" Immortal Sister felt something was off about their gazes.

"It probably isn’t the Playing Dead Technique." Lu Yang stepped forward to defend Immortal Sister, "Suicide also seems unlikely, it’s not the mastermind’s way of doing things."

"The mastermind acts cautiously, there’s definitely a big issue here." Lu Yang frowned in thought, feeling like he was overlooking something.

Boom—

Lu Yang looked up and saw that Eldest Senior Sister didn’t stop attacking due to the mastermind’s ceased breath, and was still attacking the corpse.

Whether truly dead or playing dead, destroying the corpse was definitely not a mistake.

"Right, has the mastermind never used the Time Line Dao Fruit?" Lu Yang carefully recalled the battle, realizing that the mastermind had never altered the timeline from beginning to end.

Could his sudden death be related to changing the timeline?

Thinking this, Lu Yang activated the Trace Origin Dao Fruit, performing predict the future, his hands forming seals, and black river waters spread from underneath his feet.

This was the second time Time Immortal saw Lu Yang using this magic skill. Theoretically, predicting the future was taught to Immortal Sister by him, and Immortal Sister in turn taught it to Lu Yang, but in Lu Yang’s hands, it somehow showed completely different effects.

And he always felt this magic skill should be familiar, as though he should know it, but he was sure he didn’t.

Predicting the future itself was a magic skill extended from the Time Line Dao Fruit by Firmament Tree, specifically for checking timelines. As Lu Yang became an Immortal, he could finally perform this magic skill in its most complete form.

People gathered around, heads close together, watching the situation on another timeline.

"Hey, hey, hey, we’re all Immortals, can’t you use Immortal Sense to watch from a distance?"

"Immortal Sense isn’t as clear as using eyes, come on, move a bit to that side, make some space for me."

In the black river waters, a completely different timeline was reflected.

The crowd saw a Lu Yang possessing dual Dao Fruits, saw Yun Zhi’s Harmonization, Lu Yang’s ascension to Omniscience, and him saving Yun Zhi back, as well as Lu Yang narrating the origins of the mastermind.

The more they watched, the stranger the expressions became on everyone’s faces.

"Did the mastermind think he couldn’t beat us, so he ran to another timeline to fight the Omniscient Lu Doyou?" Qilin Immortal’s kirin whiskers trembled.

Was this him thinking he wasn’t dying fast enough?

The crowd’s look at Lu Yang changed completely; they had not expected Lu Yang’s talent to be so terrifying, reaching the All-Knowing Realm in another timeline.

"Haha, I told you Little Yang is the strongest." Immortal Sister chuckled proudly, even more delighted than Lu Yang, her eyes sparkling with joy; her judgment of people had never been wrong.

"But Immortal Sister, what you said is about another timeline," Lu Yang corrected.

"Eh, don’t worry about which timeline it is, just admit I’m right."

Lu Yang nodded sincerely; when had Immortal Sister ever been wrong? Whatever Immortal Sister said was always correct.

New timeline’s Lu Yang, as if sensing something, crossed the timelines and locked gazes with everyone.

After ascending to Omniscience, he knew everything that happened in both timelines.

People were startled, yet only the old timeline’s Lu Yang remained calm, best aware of his own abilities, especially enjoying seeing others surprised.

"Thank you for helping us clear this trouble."

"No need for thanks; if anything, I should be thanking you. If it wasn’t for you pushing Fu Xu into a dead end, this timeline wouldn’t have emerged."

"That’s also true."

"...Can you be a bit more polite?"

"Why should I be polite to myself?"

The two Lu Yangs conversed joyously across the timelines.

"Eldest Senior Sister is looking for me; we’ll chat later." The new timeline’s Lu Yang waved to the crowd, taking a temporary leave. There’s plenty of time in the future for chat, no rush."

"Anyway, the issue has been resolved." Lu Yang smiled, motioning for everyone to head home.

...

"How did the battle go?"

At Sky Gate Mountain, Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi were on tenterhooks, feeling insecure, as the mastermind was the most formidable enemy they had ever encountered.

"We are back." Immortal Sister returned in triumph, her face brimming with a comforting smile.

"Chief Housekeeper, Second-in-command, Xiao Zhi!" Yun Mengmeng rushed over, hugging the three key figures of this battle.

"Sorry for worrying you." Yun Zhi’s tone was softer compared to usual. The battle was unplanned, and Yun Mengmeng must have been very worried about them.

"Not at all, you guys are so amazing, I believed you would definitely succeed!" Yun Mengmeng said cheerfully, she always had unconditional trust in Xiao Zhi and the others.

"My Lord, was the body of that man not brought back?" Qinghe stood by, respectfully asking.

"No, the body was destroyed by Miss Yun so thoroughly that not even dregs were left."

Qinghe shook her head regretfully. As the mastermind assassin behind the attempt on the Lord’s life, a thousand deaths weren’t enough; she wanted to desecrate the corpse to ease her anger, but unfortunately, she didn’t get the chance.

"Immortal Sister, hurry and tell us, what was the battle like?"

The celebration had just reached its midpoint when the battle erupted, but now with the battle over, the people continued the second half of the celebration.

"There’s a lot to say." Fairy Eternity boasted proudly, if not for her intervention, Yun Zhi would have already achieved Harmonization.

"... I had long determined that Little Yang alone wasn’t powerful enough, so at the critical moment, I decisively took action and together with Little Yang, we managed to hold back Miss Yun."

Caught up in the excitement, Fairy Eternity abandoned her buns, stood up and re-enacted the scene, feeling particularly cool about herself.

Yun Mengmeng, Qinghe, and Ao Ling were star-struck by the display, also thinking Fairy Eternity looked extraordinarily cool.

Lu Yang silently nibbled on his bun, having a bad premonition.

Suddenly, Yun Zhi sat between Lu Yang and Fairy Eternity, expressionless, pressing down on their shoulders.

"Eldest Senior Sister, is there something wrong?" Lu Yang whispered, inexplicably feeling guilty.

"I’m here to thank you. During the battle, you said a lot to stop me from Harmonization."

"Junior Brother, you said my smile was especially beautiful, is it like this?" Yun Zhi revealed a cold smile, stunningly frigid, scaring Lu Yang so much that his hands trembled, barely holding onto his bun.

"Now that Immortal Senior, you’ve recovered your Immortal Body, and Junior Brother has also become an immortal, perhaps we should spar."

"Yun, Miss Yun, what are you doing? I warn you, if I become Omniscient, you’ll regret it!"

"It’s unfair, Eldest Senior Sister, it was all Immortal’s idea, not my intention at all!"

The Ancient Three Immortals and Great Xia’s duo were drinking Immortal Wine nearby, not listening or looking, pretending they were unaware of the tragic scene unfolding by Lu Yang’s side.

"Such great wine!" Meng Junzi took a sip, his eyes gleaming, the fragrance filled with Immortal Energy.

"A fine vintage from forty thousand years ago, a sole jar left in this vast world." Qilin Immortal laughed loudly, today was indeed worth celebrating with a drink.

"It’s a pity Ying Tian is not here." Immortal Jiuchong sighed. The Four Ancient Immortals shared their blessings, but one fewer person at the gathering felt somewhat lacking.

"Ying Tian reincarnated only at the Body Integration Realm, as told by Daoist Lu, one needs to reach the Transcendance Tribulation Stage to awaken memories from the first life, it’s useless to call him over now."

"No other way then, this fine wine is only for us brothers to drink." The immortals laughed brightly, they considered for Ying Tian Immortal, and it’s not their fault if he couldn’t enjoy the fortune.

...

Beneath the shade of trees, Lu Yang and Fairy Eternity lay side by side, wrapped in decorative bandages, a sort of medal from their battle with Yun Zhi, Lu Yang even bandaged one of his eyes.

"Hadn’t it been for us holding back most of the Dao Fruit’s power to maintain Miss Yun’s Realm, how could we have let Miss Yun win?" Fairy Eternity said indignantly.

Yun Mengmeng, Qinghe, Xia He, and Bai Shuang, on the side, showered them with warm care, feeding them nourishing foods, taking meticulous attention.

Meng Jingzhou, having climbed to Sky Gate Mountain and seen this scene, nearly had his nose bent out of joint from irritation.

"Old Meng? What brings you here?" Lu Yang sat up and asked.

Meng Jingzhou looked at his good friend and asked solemnly, "You didn’t invite me to the celebration, did you?"

"Ahahaha, that totally slipped my mind, I mean, weren’t you in Imperial City as a fortune teller? It’s too far, so I didn’t call."

"I was at our sect at the time."

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

The atmosphere was quite awkward for a moment, but fortunately, Meng Jingzhou didn’t come to settle scores, changing the subject.

"Old Lu, you haven’t been looking at the news recently, have you?"

"No."

Meng Jingzhou thought to himself, I knew it, enjoying life here beats being online.

"After you became an immortal, various civilizations have been paying great attention to you, posts and videos related to you have never decreased in popularity."

"Really." Lu Yang grinned, thinking it might be a good idea to search himself online.

"But there are also some bad rumors spreading."

"Bad rumors?"

"There are rumors saying you have a great influence on the Cultivation World, some negative practices in the Cultivation World are reportedly led by you."

"Nonsense, how is that related to me!" Lu Yang blustered, clearly irritated by the baseless rumors, having devoted his life to righteousness and diligently practicing cultivation, a model of the Righteous Path, Seek Dao Sect regards him as a role model.

Meng Jingzhou nodded sincerely, outraged, "Exactly, that’s what I thought too, so I represented the newspaper to interview you. So, you think the ethos of the Cultivation World has nothing to do with you, right?"

"Of course, I’ve emphasized repeatedly, the ethos of the Cultivation World was crooked to begin with, it wasn’t led astray by me. People say history is written by the victors, then why do I, the victor, still get falsely accused?" Lu Yang, the Sword Immortal, said so during the interview with reporter Meng Jingzhou, displaying extreme anger.

The next day.

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