Above Sky Gate Mountain, Third Senior Sister held nothing back, unleashing the Heavenly Eye of Immortal Dao—a power she hadn’t even used in the Demon Territory—at the moment she saw Daoist Buyu.

Boom!

Daoist Buyu, incarnated as an Inner Demon, hadn’t even reacted before the golden light from the Heavenly Eye of Immortal Dao severed one of his arms, significantly reducing his combat power!

Third Senior Sister pressed her advantage, her beautiful eyes blood-red, a sign that the Heavenly Eye of Immortal Dao was being pushed to its limit.

A thicker, more incisive beam of golden light shot out, and as Daoist Buyu, now an incarnation of an Inner Demon, hastily rolled to the side, Third Senior Sister violently turned her head to relentlessly pursue and pound him.

"Hiss—" Down below, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou both took a sharp breath. Third Senior Sister was showing no mercy at all.

"No wonder Third Senior Sister dared to venture into the Demon Territory alone. With this move, I guess there aren’t many at the Body Integration Realm who’d dare to resist."

"This is the advantage of being Old Nine’s disciple," the Fourth Elder behind them sighed. "When facing an Inner Demon tribulation, there’s absolutely no holding back."

"Just like how Ye Zijin passed it back then."

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"But having said that, the Heavenly Eye of Immortal Dao is truly powerful. It’s comparable to special physiques of Immortal bodies and truly not to be underestimated."

The Inner Demon tribulation is a formidable obstacle for cultivation practitioners, but once one becomes a disciple of Daoist Buyu, there is no fear of the Inner Demon tribulation.

The Inner Demon tribulation can also manifest one’s parents, but since Third Senior Sister’s parents were only at the Golden Core Stage, it would be too unbelievable for them to exert Body Integration Realm power in the Inner Demon tribulation, making them unsuitable as a test for her.

Lu Yang: "..."

He wasn’t afraid of his master appearing in the Inner Demon tribulation now; he was afraid that it wasn’t his master who would appear.

"To think that Third Junior Sister’s Inner Demon tribulation is the same as the Second Junior Brother’s—it’s our master," Eldest Senior Sister’s voice sounded beside Lu Yang, startling him.

"Eldest Senior Sister, when did you get here?"

Eldest Senior Sister looked at Lu Yang with a rather strange expression: "It’s only natural for me to come out and watch when Third Junior Sister is passing her tribulation."

"Have the two demi-immortals been judged yet?"

"Not yet, those two know many secrets, and it will take more than a short time to interrogate them. However, we’ve already made a lot of progress, such as finding the original owner of the ’Immortal Sword Array’ you’ve learned."

"Who is it?" Lu Yang remembered it was Eldest Senior Sister who killed the owner of the sword array. Given the circumstances at that time, capturing them alive was difficult, so they were killed, hence the identity of the sword array owner was unknown.

"The first Emperor Yu, Wu Yao."

"What the heck?"

Lu Yang was briefly stunned by this revelation.

Seeing that Lu Yang didn’t hear clearly, Eldest Senior Sister repeated it.

"The first Emperor Yu, Wu Yao."

Lu Yang certainly heard it; he just hadn’t processed it yet.

The founding emperor of Great Yu was thus quietly slain by Eldest Senior Sister?

What a disgrace to call yourself an Immortal!

Even Fairy Eternity was stronger than you.

"Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Meng, it’s been a long time," a pleasant voice arose, laced with a touch of joy. They turned around to see it was Tao Yaoye.

"Junior Sister Tao, it’s been a long time indeed."

It really had been a long time; from the journey to the Demon Territory to the battle in Chunjiang City, it had been more than half a year since they last saw each other.

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Cultivation knows not the passing of years, and truly it is not just idle talk.

Tao Yaoye had become even more beautiful, standing gracefully like a jade statue, her delicate smile enchanting, her tenderness flowing like water, appearing like a banished fairy. Just her presence alone was a scene to behold.

"Have you made progress with your Feather Transformation Immortal Body?"

Lu Yang remembered that before going to the Demon Territory, he had invited Tao Yaoye, but unfortunately, she was in the midst of a critical period of comprehending the Feather Transformation Immortal Body and could not leave.

Now, it looked like not only had she successfully comprehended the Feather Transformation Immortal Body, but she had also broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and her entire temperament was different from before.

Tao Yaoye was delighted that Senior Brother Lu had noticed her transformation, her eyes curving into smiling crescents, "Yes."

She heard that Senior Brother Lu had returned from the Demon Territory and had been wanting to meet him, but she couldn’t find the opportunity until Gan Tian passed her tribulation, gathering all the disciples, and finally giving her the chance to see Senior Brother Lu.

The Feather Transformation Immortal Body is a type of immortal physique which allows one to borrow power from one’s future self. During the process of borrowing power, one’s body will transform, becoming as pure and exalted as an immortal.

At the beginning of the establishment of the cultivation system, those with the Feather Transformation Immortal Body borrowed light from the future that turned into feathers, resembling ascension to immortality. Therefore, the ancients called this process "Feathered Ascension to Immortality," hence the name Feather Transformation Immortal Body.

But the transformation is not without cost; apart from falling into a lengthy period of weakness after the "Feathering," due to borrowing power from the future, that future self becomes weak. If, at that future moment, one is engaged in battle, it results in a sure-death situation, which is why generations of Feather Transformation Immortal Bodies do not use this ability lightly.

"This girl’s talent is quite something, I reckon she might be stronger than another Feather Transformation Immortal Body I’ve encountered," the Fairy Eternity mused.

"Fairy, you’ve also encountered a Feather Transformation Immortal Body?" Lu Yang thought about it and realized it made sense; in the ancient Great Era, with geniuses clashing, all sorts of physiques would emerge.

"Indeed, that guy was some Saint Heir from a holy land, can’t remember his name, had a pretty face but was truly unprincipled. He was jealous because the Fairy, at the time, was well-known and wanted to use me to gain fame."

"As a result, he overestimated himself and got soundly defeated by me. Seeing he couldn’t beat me, ah, he got desperate and activated his Feather Transformation Immortal Body, borrowing strength from his future self, and his realm surged explosively from the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage to the Void Refinement Stage!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Without the Fairy continuing, he could roughly guess what happened next.

As they reminisced, the Inner Demon masquerading as Daoist Buyu was defeated, the Thunder Tribulation dissipated, and Third Senior Sister’s realm stabilized at the Body Integration Realm.

She became the fifth among the disciples to attain the position of a Great Power upon reaching Body Integration.

The crowd congratulated her upon seeing this.

Dai Bufan stepped forward to offer his congratulations with a fist salute, "Congratulations to Junior Sister Gan Tian, from now on we can address you as True Lord Gan!"

"Junior Sister Gan Tian is remarkable indeed."

"Senior Sister Gan, you’re so amazing!"

"Senior Sister, your eyes are shining!"

Third Senior Sister thanked everyone one by one, neither arrogant nor impetuous as she covered her eyes again.

Eldest Senior Sister stepped in front of Gan Tian and said, "Alright, Third Junior Sister has just broken through and needs to calm her mind and consolidate her realm."

Though Eldest Senior Sister spoke softly, no one dared to ignore her words. After everyone had offered their congratulations, they obediently left.

The Elders saw that Gan Tian had successfully passed her tribulation without any mishaps, so they too left.

With the tribulation over, River Spirit closed the gap in the Sect Protection Array.

"It’s a pity about this zither," Third Senior Sister said, caressing the charred ancient zither with a touch of heartache. It had been struck several times while she was dealing with the tribulation of the Inner Demon, and its strings were completely broken.

"Don’t worry, now that you also reached the Body Integration Realm, I will find suitable materials and craft you a new one as a congratulatory gift," Eldest Senior Sister said indifferently.

The two Venerates had shared the locations of their treasure troves, and the collection of a Semi-Immortal was truly bountiful; among it, there would certainly be materials better suited for crafting a zither.

Actually, the best material for crafting a zither would be the Time Immortal, but Eldest Senior Sister felt it would be disrespectful to use the remains of such a venerated predecessor and thus didn’t bring it up.